I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

"Holy crap! That's 'seeing flowers through the fog'? That's incredible!"

Inside the Ironblood Alliance's territory, a young warrior player stared wide-eyed at the figure on the distant hillside, who seemed like a god, relentlessly picking off members of the Blood Wolf Guild.

He had only heard of the name through public channels.

What do you mean by "killing the guild leader with one arrow" or "evaporating a hundred people with one arrow"?

At the time, he thought that those people must have exaggerated and boasted to the heavens.

But now, when he saw this scene with his own eyes, he realized that the rumors were not exaggerated at all, and were even... somewhat conservative!

That's not a normal attack at all!

Those were clearly miniature shells with built-in tracking and armor-piercing effects!

"What are you all looking at! Focus on fighting the boss!"

The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance, a warrior named "Iron Blood Banner," noticed the commotion among his subordinates and immediately shouted a reprimand.

He himself was also deeply shocked by Li Wu's terrifying output ability.

As the branch leader of District 21, one of the five super guilds, his vision and knowledge far surpass those of ordinary players.

He could clearly tell that each of Li Wu's attacks dealt more than a thousand damage, and the attack speed was astonishing, almost one arrow per second!

What does this mean?

This means that the archer named "Seeing Flowers Through the Fog" has a DPS of at least 1,000!

One thousand damage per second!

This number made even the heart of the Iron-Blooded Banner warriors clench slightly.

As the top warrior of the Iron Blood Alliance, he himself, equipped with top-tier gear, could barely break the 500 damage per second even with all his burst skills activated.

Meanwhile, the opponent was just standing there doing basic attacks, and their damage per second was more than twice that of his!

How can we play like this?

Can the differences between people really be that great?

"A monster... what a monster..." Iron-Blooded Banner's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm.

He knew very well that now was not the time to dwell on this.

"Listen up, everyone! Ignore Blood Wolf and Flower Language's mess! Let them fight however they want! Our only goal is the BOSS!"

Iron Blood Banner emphasized this again in the guild channel.

"We, the Iron Blood Alliance, must take down this boss today!"

He knew very well that the Blood Wolf Guild's branch in District 21 had completely failed this time.

Whether or not they can kill those two people today, their reputations are already ruined.

Who would dare to cooperate with a guild that abandons even a regional leader because of personal grudges? Who would respect them?

Blood Wolf Guild has already been eliminated from the 21st District pie!

While the Flower Language Guild appears to be on the side of the victors, their decision to wage a full-scale war against another super guild in order to protect two players is, in the eyes of Iron Blood Banner, utterly foolish.

Two dogs fight, play off.

Now is the perfect time for the Iron Blood Alliance to reap the benefits!

……

On the other side of the battlefield, the leaders of [Rising Storm] and [Sword and Rose] shared the same thoughts.

"Interesting, very interesting."

The guild leader of 【Fengyun Zaiqi】, a mage named "Fengyun Jiutian", watched the escalating guild war in the distance with a playful smile on his lips.

"That idiot Blood Wolf Soul is blinded by hatred. And that little girl Flower Language is still too young and impulsive."

A rogue player next to him whispered, "Guild leader, should we also...?"

"No." Feng Yun Jiutian shook his head. "Let them fight. The fiercer the better. Ideally, both sides should be crippled before we step in and swallow everything whole."

His eyes gleamed with shrewdness and calculation.

"Pass on my order: have the Second and Third Regiments flank the boss and clear out all the lone survivors around it! This boss can only be ours, [Rise of the Storm]!"

……

"Rose, what do you think?"

In the territory of "Sword and Rose", a voluptuous female hunter asked their guild leader, "Sword Pointing at Rose".

With her sword pointed at Rose, the female knight who had previously ordered everyone to grind to the bone in the guild's headquarters now kept her gaze fixed on the figure on the hillside.

There was no greed or scheming in her eyes, only a pure, admiring gaze and fighting spirit, like that of a worthy opponent.

"Very strong."

She only said two words.

But for her to say those two words, coming from the mouth of a president known for her arrogance and pickiness, is already the highest praise one can give to a person.

"That 'Seeing Through the Fog' is a talent worth recruiting," Sword Pointing at Rose continued. "The Flower Language Guild has made a good move this time."

"What about us?" the huntress asked. "Should we also try to curry favor? The Blood Wolf Guild has gone mad; they certainly won't refuse us as an ally."

"No." Sword Pointing at Rose shook her head, and a confident smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

"Adding flowers to brocade is never as good as providing charcoal in the snow."

"What the Flower Language Guild can do is merely add icing on the cake. But what we, Sword and Rose, want to do is something that no one else can do."

Her gaze shifted from Li Wu to the center of the battlefield, to the [Rotting Beast - Grassos], which was rampaging wildly and swatting countless players away like ants.

"Pass on my order: all members, form teams of ten, and disperse to attack!"

"Don't try to tank the damage head-on. Use your speed and positioning to whittle down the boss's health!"

"Today, we're not going to fight for the first kill of this boss, we're only going to fight for... the highest contribution points!"

"I want everyone to see the power of Sword and Rose!"

"I want to show that 'opinionated' person who knows exactly who Area 21's most worthy ally is!"

At this moment, the three super guilds each made their own choices.

Although their purposes differed, their actions implicitly reached a tacit understanding.

That is—ignore the fight between Blood Wolf and Flower Language, and focus all your efforts on attacking the BOSS!

At this moment, the situation on the battlefield became both clear and bizarre.

On one side, two super guilds are locked in a fierce, life-or-death battle over two players.

On the other side, three other super guilds, leading tens of thousands of casual players, launched a fearless "human wave tactic" against the regional leader.

The entire battlefield was clearly divided into two parts.

Hua Zitong, at this moment, is at the very center of the second battlefield.

She nimbly weaved through the BOSS's storm of tentacle attacks, her longsword constantly leaving white scratches on the BOSS's hard shell.

-5!

-7!

-8!

Her damage output is slightly higher than that of ordinary players, but it's still a drop in the ocean compared to the BOSS's seemingly endless health bar.

"roar!"

Grassos seemed annoyed by the little bug that kept jumping around at his feet.

It abruptly stopped attacking the other players, and its only gaping hole, filled with sharp teeth, was aimed at Hua Zitong.

Immediately afterwards, a dense, dark green energy rapidly gathered in its mouth!

"Oh no! The boss is about to unleash a skill! Get out of the way!"

The surrounding players, witnessing this scene, screamed in terror and scattered in all directions.

Hua Zitong's pupils also contracted sharply.

She could feel a deadly sense of crisis locking her in place.

Without a second thought, she immediately charged to the side.

The instant she left the spot.

A thick, bucket-like, dark green ray shot out from Grassos's mouth, striking precisely where she had just been standing.

Nourishes—

There were no earth-shattering explosions.

The moment that ray touched the ground, it corroded the rocks and soil in that area into a pool of disgusting green pus emitting black smoke.

A massive, bottomless, corroded pit, over ten meters in diameter, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Everyone who witnessed this scene couldn't help but gasp.

If you get hit by that, let alone a single player, even a hundred-person team would probably be instantly melted!

Hua Zitong stood at the edge of the pit, looking at the green pus that was still bubbling, panting heavily with lingering fear.

She turned her head and glanced at the figure still calmly picking off enemies on the distant hillside. A bitter smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

It seems that trying to challenge a monster of this level all by oneself is still too much of a stretch.

She took a deep breath, opened the team channel, and sent a message to Li Wu.

[Seeking Mist Among Flowers: This thing has too high defense, and its skill damage is outrageous. I can't handle it by myself.]

[Seeking Mist Among Flowers: How much longer can you hold out against Blood Wolves?]

She quickly received a reply from Li Wu.

The reply was as concise as ever, yet it was filled with undeniable confidence.

[Seeing Through the Fog: Hold out until they dare not come again.]