Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 181: Competition among peers
As the saying goes, enemies meet in a narrow road, and people in the same industry attract each other.

Persia, who also worked in the studio, followed the same plot and led his team into the arms of the underground forces.

Like Ruilong, he also thought of the fishman who triggered the hidden task, so he chose the same task.

The upgrade progress of both sides is similar, and they have met several times before in the northern forest.

This time, both studio bosses chose the farther [Tidal Beach] as their starting point. There were no other players around, only these two teams of acquaintances.

Since they are in a competitive relationship, choosing to level up in the same place will inevitably lead to targeting.

"Brother Long, do you need me to interfere?"

A few days of gaming had made Xinbo familiar with the operation, and with her extraordinary reflexes, she was already considered a first-rate player.

According to the theory of relativity, interfering with the other party's leveling is equivalent to leveling up yourself.

It would be great if we could drive the other party away, but unfortunately the beach is full of murlocs. If we want to interfere, we can only rely on our numerical advantage to annoy the other party temporarily.

"Forget it, we are all in the studio. I gave Persia a lot of trouble in the last game. Let's let him go before the PK starts."

Ruilong's last words pointed out that he wanted more.

Although he said he would not take action, this "Brother Long" had already taken the initiative to walk towards the Persian team.

"Old friend, there are only two teams here, don't you think it's too boring?"

"Boss Ruilong, you still feel bored even with beautiful women around, are you going to recruit more female players in the studio this year?"

The conversation between the two was posted on a nearby channel, and the subordinates of both sides could see what they were talking about.

Apart from meaningless greetings and memories of previous games, they really started chatting like old friends.

"Brother Long, if you don't hurry up, we'll start the action."

Xin Bo's private message dampened Ruilong's interest. After seeing the message, he could only shrug and put away his smile.

The two had indeed known each other for many years, but because they were both running studios, there were things he had to do.

"Just killing monsters is too boring, why don't we raise the stakes a little bit?"

"Haha, don't think I don't know what Boss Long is thinking. There are only five of us here, so we have a higher chance of losing no matter what we bet on."

"Look at what you said. I came here with sincerity."

Ruilong took out the [Gift from Amon]. After receiving the item, he told his men not to open it until later.

This is the experience of many games. Only the unopened "blind box" has its value, and the lottery itself is more important than the gift content.

"I don't know what's in there, maybe some in-game currency, or maybe some equipment."

"What a coincidence! I also told my men not to open it. I also plan to check the forum tomorrow and see the results of individual unboxings before deciding whether to sell it or not."

Both parties make money from the game, and if the stakes are too high it will hurt the relationship, but cheap items are meaningless.

The value of the unknown item can be high or low, and this gift is the most suitable bet.

The gift for meeting was determined as the stakes, and all that remained was to set the rules.

"Since no one has started the mission yet, I will pick four people to compete with your team to see who can kill 30 murlocs first."

Ruilong looked at Persia's team. The team of five mages was very efficient in clearing monsters, and the opponents were all internal test players, so there would naturally be no problem with their operations.

But the people on his side are not bad either. There are players from every profession, they are well-equipped and have a high tolerance for errors.

"Anyway, these are all props whose value is unknown, so I'll make a bet with Boss Long. But if I win, I'll take all 10 gifts."

"If you lose, just give all five gifts to Xin Bo. After all, she is the beauty you praised."

The two men smiled at each other and returned to their respective teams. The competition officially began.

Although they are all murlocs, due to their different locations, the murlocs on Tidal Beach are of higher level than those on Tranquil Beach.

[Tidal Murlocs: Murlocs who like to travel in groups and can use ice energy]

【Level: 10】

The Tide Murloc is slightly larger in size and possesses the skill [Cold Beam], which attaches a layer of white ice to the weapon, slowing down the attack of the target hit by the Murloc.

"Brother Long, the situation is not favorable for us. The attack slowing effect will not affect the output of the mage."

The people chosen by Ruilong are all output, but except Xinbo and a hunter who are ranged, the other three in the team are melee.

He originally thought that melee combat did not require waiting for mana to recover, and leveling up would be more efficient by relying on equipment advantages.

"Xin, calm down, I know the situation is not good for us."

For the sake of fairness, Ruilong did not let the other five people interfere in the hunt, otherwise the other party would not admit it even if they won.

Because different teams could not know the progress of the mission, these five people became referees, responsible for counting the number of kills of each team.

The score now is 10:15, and Ryzen is five monsters behind.

The Persian team of five mages are stopping to drink water and restore their mana. When their mana is fully restored, the gap in monster spawning will be widened again.

"What are you waiting for? Do you really think those props are worthless?"

"Don't forget our upgrade at Serenity Beach. What I'm waiting for will arrive soon."

Ryzen still adopts a steady hunting approach, not rashly entering the monster pile, and there are hunters pulling monsters back at all times.

However, the mage does not need to go through so much trouble after recovering his mana.

Four of them cast [Fire Arrow] and one cast [Ice Arrow], and the fishman fell down in frustration before he could even touch anyone.

By the time Ruilong killed 18 monsters, Persia had already completed 25 kills, and the outcome was clear.

But at this time, Ruilong asked the team to retreat, as if giving up the bet.

"Boss, they're retreating."

"We only have enough mana for the last wave. Let's kill the last five and then we'll go over, lest he defaults on his debt."

Since there was no change in their health, the five mages did not stop to rest.

What Ruilong had been waiting for finally arrived, and it was thanks to the reminders from his subordinates who were watching the battle that he was able to avoid danger in advance.

"Xin, it seems that it was a bad thing that you didn't die last time. Have you forgotten the horror of patrolling monsters?"

"Haha, you are worthy of being Brother Long, you think of everything."

Each monster has a fixed route of movement, but don't forget that there is a type of monster whose route of movement is particularly long.

The patrolling fishmen travel in groups of five. If a player who is fighting encounters a patrolling team and happens to be in poor condition and unable to escape, the result can only be death.

[Warning: Frost Arrow]

The five Persians were imagining the joy of opening a blind box when a sudden warning made them realize that something was wrong.

The patrolling murlocs include not only the most common [Tide Murloc], but also the [Tide Murloc Captain] who can cast ranged spells.

The pressure from the ten monsters caused the mage to lose his firepower advantage, and his spellcasting was constantly disrupted when he was approached.

Coupled with the slowing [Ice Arrow] making it impossible for them to escape, the five-man Persian team died on the spot.

After the patrolling murlocs left, Ruilong returned to the battlefield to continue hunting.

Because the map was remote and the resurrection time was too long, this gamble ended with Ryzen's victory.

Persia, who was willing to admit defeat, presented Amon's gift, and after completing the last mission target, he returned to Free Town in disgrace.

(End of this chapter)