The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 116 The Advantage is On My Side! Brothers, Charge! (Long Chapter)

At the foot of Red Moon Mountain, as the players launched their charge, both the members of the Great Ape Gang who were still preparing for battle in front of the bridge and Xia Ling, who was already prepared, were all taken aback by the players' frenzy.

"Don't these people have any regard for their lives?"

Xia Ling was a little dumbfounded as she watched the players charging directly at the Great Ape Gang without any formation whatsoever.

Although Lin Qi had previously stated that the Obsidian Martial Arts School would fight to the death, the way they fought was truly eye-opening.

The Obsidian Martial Arts School originally had very few people, less than a hundred at most, while the Great Ape Gang on the other side had more than 1,500 people. Given such a disparity in strength between the two sides, the Obsidian Martial Arts School was not very large.

Normal people would choose to hold their ground and specifically target mountain paths unsuitable for large-scale battles to ambush the Great Ape Gang. This would maximize the suppression of the Great Ape Gang's numerical advantage while also leveraging the strength advantage of the Obsidian Martial Arts School disciples to continuously wear down the Great Ape Gang.

Once the Great Ape Gang is worn down to an unbearable level, the Obsidian Martial Arts School will win.

But what the hell is this now?

Fighting in such a vast area at the foot of the mountain, without even a basic formation, everyone was carrying swords, spears, and halberds, but not a single person was holding a shield to block the front line and defend against arrow attacks.

This doesn't look like a gang war at all; it's just thugs fighting.

"Guild Leader, what do these people from the Obsidian Martial Arts School want to do? Are they going to engage and fire arrows?" Vice Guild Leader Qi Ke looked at the charging players and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Before preparing to attack Red Moon Mountain, they had already made all sorts of mental preparations. They were going to fight a war of attrition with Obsidian Martial Arts School on the mountain road. Even if the casualties were heavy, they were determined to take Red Moon Mountain.

But when the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School rushed up on their own initiative, he was truly at a loss.

"Whatever the Obsidian Martial Arts School wants to do, they're doomed today." Guild leader Watu glanced at the players, now less than 500 meters away, and ordered, "All elders, lead your teams forward to meet the enemy! Archers, unleash a volley of B2-grade arrows to reduce their numbers. Once the battle begins, all archers, spread out and snipe; don't give them a chance to get close!"

Although Vatu didn't know what Lin Qi wanted to do, he knew very well that none of those who rushed up today would survive.

With Vatu's command, the more than 1,500 members of the Great Ape Gang transformed into a well-trained army. Twenty-two quasi-martial arts level elders each led a ten-man vanguard squad. These vanguard squads were led by Limit Apprentices, assisted by two Advanced Apprentices, and each of the three carried an A6-grade alloy shield. The other members carried A6-grade spears.

Twenty-two vanguard squads, led by the elders of the Great Ape Gang, stood in the front row, with shields as tall as a person on the ground, forming a steel wall over a hundred meters long.

Behind the wall were members of the Great Ape Gang, each wielding a specially made spear over four meters long. Anyone who dared to cross the shield would be met with a collective thrust from at least a dozen spears, a sight that even a master apprentice would find difficult to withstand.

Following closely behind were over five hundred archers, in groups of ten, led by a senior apprentice. The others coordinated with the senior apprentice's attacks to maximize the effectiveness of the senior apprentice's shots. With the addition of B2-level arrows, even a top-tier apprentice wearing A6-level armor could be taken down if they weren't careful.

After the Great Ape Gang quickly set up their formation, everyone watching was amazed by their strength and imposing presence.

"These well-trained gang members are comparable to those in the suburbs. It seems the Great Ape Gang has big ambitions." Flo on the mountain looked at the Great Ape Gang's formation with an extremely ugly expression.

A well-trained and coordinated army can often easily defeat enemies of higher levels, especially when equipped with superior weaponry. The Great Ape Gang is such an army right now.

Even though most of the members of the Great Ape Gang are ordinary people, there are also advanced apprentices and ultimate apprentices mixed in. With the cooperation of ordinary people, it is not difficult to kill ultimate apprentices and quasi-martial artists. After all, ultimate apprentices and quasi-martial artists are also human beings, made of flesh and blood. They do not have the steel skin and iron bones of monsters and are not afraid of ordinary weapons.

The ninety disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are indeed all exceptionally strong. There are 60 advanced apprentices alone. Such a high level of combat power would rank them among the top thirty in the wilderness gangs of the City of Light.

However, it's difficult to achieve much effect against such a large army.

"A bunch of rabble, fire the first volley!" Vice guild leader Qi Ke looked at the players who had rushed within 300 meters, his eyes full of disdain, and waved his hand.

Suddenly, more than five hundred archers fired a volley at the same time.

call out!call out!call out!

Like raindrops, arrows rained down on the players with a whooshing sound. More than fifty of these arrows were made of B2-grade alloy, which A6-grade armor could not defend against. These arrows were mixed in with the rest of the arrows, making them impossible to distinguish.

"That barrage of arrows is so cool! So many arrows, that's a lot of points!"

"The arrows are coming! I can already smell the points! The advantage is on our side, brothers, charge!"

"Do you think that if so many arrows are being shot at us at once, and we stand here a little longer, won't they shoot us even more times?"

"Genius! How come I didn't think of that? Let's stand here a little longer. An A6-level arrow sells for 300 points to the martial arts school. So many A6-level arrows would be 150,000 points. If we buy them all together, I think I could add a second floor to my house on Crimson Moon Mountain."

Some players, seeing the more than five hundred arrows coming their way, showed no panic on their faces, but rather ecstatic. They all stood still, quietly waiting for the arrows to arrive.

"Are those people crazy? The arrow rain has passed, why aren't they taking cover?"

This scene left both the vagrants observing the battlefield from afar and the members of the Great Ape Gang completely bewildered. Faced with such a rain of arrows, how could they still stand there and have the leisure to chat?

"Old Zhen, should we wait a bit?" Yi Ye Fu Yun glanced at the dozen or so free players waiting in place and couldn't help but hesitate.

"Wait what?" Fang Zhen scoffed as he used the second level of the Leopard Shadow Step. "Arrows are worthless. Didn't you see what those three vice leaders were wearing? That's A6-level armor! Even if you were riddled with B2-level arrows, you wouldn't earn that many points to exchange for a set of A6-level armor."

"No wonder, I was wondering why my sister ran so fast, not even glancing at the B2-level arrows. If we sell this armor, our team will have the second level of breathing techniques and inner disciple uniforms." Yi Ye Fuyun suddenly realized that he was too weak-willed, having been attracted by the wealth in front of him, completely forgetting the biggest loss of this war.

After the system update of High Martial Arts, the Shocking Breathing Technique was also completely revamped. Although it is much more difficult to learn, it has been greatly simplified and the improvement is extremely fast.

The first level corresponds to those below the martial artist level, while the second level corresponds to the advancement of martial artists. Without the second level of breathing techniques, according to Master Lin Qi, it is impossible to train and improve one's martial artist level. It can be said to be an essential technique after advancing in rank.

The second level of the Shocking Breathing Technique is much more expensive than before, requiring a full 200,000 points.

As for the previous bug with the skill card, it has been fixed by the game developers, or rather, it is no longer effective for martial arts-level training methods, according to the latest regulations of the martial arts school.

Any martial arts disciple who has not purchased the corresponding breathing technique record from the martial arts school will face serious consequences if discovered.

The first offense will result in a fine of 100,000 points and the payment of related learning points; the second offense will result in immediate expulsion from the martial arts school.

This made many players who originally wanted to exploit the bug give up their idea of ​​borrowing the points privately. After all, it is much easier to earn points now than before, and the stronger you are, the faster you can earn points. There is no need to save such points and risk having your account canceled.

While Fang Zhen and Yi Ye Fuyun were chatting, the first wave of arrows arrived in front of them.

clang... clang... clang...

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In an instant, more than five hundred metallic clanging and scraping sounds rang out in the center of the battlefield. All the arrows were deflected by the ninety players present and fell to the ground, even the B2-level arrows with amazing penetrating power.

"This...this...how is this possible!"

At this moment, everyone in the audience, or rather, everyone except Lin Qi, was shocked by this scene.

The volley of over five hundred arrows was completely deflected, leaving none of the ninety members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy unscathed, not even a scratch. This shattered everyone's understanding of arrows.

"How exactly does the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy train so many masters?"

Flo, standing on the mountain, stared at the arrows strewn across the battlefield, his mouth agape.

For a skilled person, using a weapon to block arrow attacks is not a difficult task; in fact, anyone with good eyesight and quick reflexes can do it.

Even within the Qingque Gang, there are several such experts who can block all shots from several apprentices of the same level, demonstrating exceptional strength among their peers.

But everyone at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is like that, which is terrifying.

"This Obsidian Martial Arts School is quite interesting." Even Estina, who didn't care about the battle, couldn't help but take a second look at the players on the battlefield, and she understood why Xia Ling would befriend the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

A martial arts school that can train so many masters must have considerable methods for cultivating them. If it can cultivate a large number of such confidants, it would be extremely useful for both an individual and a force.

"Guild Leader, what do we do now? The opponents are all experts!" Vice Guild Leader Qi Ke was shocked when he saw the players who were unharmed and couldn't help but ask Guild Leader Wa Tu.

Ninety exceptionally quick-witted experts—even the Great Ape Gang has never had so many. If we were to fight these experts to the death, the losses would be enormous.

"No wonder they dared to challenge our Great Ape Gang. So this is the confidence of the Obsidian Martial Arts School." Gang leader Watu's expression was also somewhat grim. Such a master with extraordinary reflexes could gain a huge advantage even against opponents of the same level. Usually, it would take several times more masters of the same level to fight against and kill them. Watu gritted his teeth and said, "Kill! Let the vanguard entangle them, the rest of you find an opportunity. Today, I must take Crimson Moon Mountain!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Vice Leader Chik immediately ordered the vanguard to advance, preparing for a war of attrition with the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Immediately, the vanguard of the Great Ape Gang transformed into an iron wall, rapidly and systematically advancing towards the players, while the central army followed behind, waiting to fill any gaps.

"Once we get close, form groups of three and surround those extreme apprentices and near-martial artists. We must not let those experts get to the back row!" The elders of the Great Ape Gang present also gave orders one after another.

In an instant, the Great Ape Gang's elite apprentices and advanced apprentices, each wielding a large shield, formed groups of three and surrounded the elite apprentice and quasi-martial arts player who was at the forefront.

An A6-level shield is so powerful that even a near-martial artist at their peak would have difficulty damaging it with an A6-level weapon. When surrounded by three advanced apprentices, even a near-martial artist would find themselves in a tough fight, struggling to break through their defenses and constantly being ambushed by the other two.

As the twenty-two vanguard squads, led by twenty-two quasi-martial arts elders, surrounded Xiang Luowu and the other twenty people, the twenty players present didn't even use their weapons; they all slammed their palms onto the large shields.

Martial arts skill of the warrior level: Lightning Palm!

With the power of the Thunder Palm doubled, every player above the Limit Apprentice level could unleash a penetrating thunder force of nearly three thousand kilograms.

boom!

boom!boom!

boom! boom! boom!

Suddenly, the Great Ape Gang experts, each wielding a large shield, flew more than ten meters away as if they were ramming a truck with their shields. They all crashed into the Great Ape Gang members behind them, injuring a number of people. Their shield-wielding arms were also blown apart and deformed. Their screams echoed throughout the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)