Chapter 271 - 182: The War Begins (Part 3)

This battlefield was the players’ home turf, after all.

Although the Dark Boundary continued to drop jars, increasing the number of Firewood Thieves, the players’ attacks came one wave after another.

THUMP! THUMP THUMP!

BOOM!

Faced with such an offensive and with no Touch in the Jar to defend them, some Firewood Thieves could only erect magical barriers, either taking the hits head-on or dodging.

But under the dense barrage, their efforts were a drop in the ocean, and they began to suffer casualties.

Some Firewood Thieves who were in the middle of their Prayer were also engulfed by the attacks and killed.

This forced the Ordinary Firewood Thieves to focus their Power on protecting those performing the Prayer.

The fluctuations within the Dark Boundary also grew more frantic, as if it sensed the unfavorable situation.

"Getting anxious?"

Seeing this, Luo Ge let out a cold laugh. With the players performing so well, his opponent beyond the Dark Boundary had to divert its energy to maintain the battlefield, which naturally lessened the pressure on him.

He seized the opportunity and used his Spirit Candle Power to land a heavy blow on the entity beyond the Dark Boundary.

VMMMM—

Space trembled violently once more, startling both the players and the Firewood Thieves.

The progress of the large jars appearing from the Dark Boundary instantly froze. Some of them simply vanished, swallowed by the Dark Boundary itself.

Seeing this, Faraway immediately gave the order for the vanguard to push forward, attempting to completely seize the area where the praying Firewood Thieves were located.

But moments later, the large jars reappeared.

The pressure on Luo Ge increased once again.

The only difference was a new change that occurred in the Firewood Thieves already on the battlefield.

CRACK!

The jars on the heads of the Firewood Thieves protecting the praying ones began to crack. Their skin also split open involuntarily as blood flowed out, and strange flames ignited on their bodies.

The next moment, shattered pot shards began to circle around them. Their demeanor became utterly crazed as they started to charge the players.

"Ah... AHH!!!"

Screams, as if muffled by flesh and membrane, echoed from within the bodies of these Firewood Thieves.

This was the first time the players had ever heard the Firewood Thieves make a sound.

"This is bad, fall back!"

Li Miao, who was at the front, sensed something was wrong and quickly called out to the others.

BOOM—

After their bodies bizarrely expanded and contracted, a violent explosion followed.

In an instant, a strange shockwave accompanied by warm chunks of flesh and blood spread out in all directions. The closer you were, the greater the impact.

Players who were too close were killed instantly by the blast.

"Huh? They’re self-destructing? No way, this..." Niuniu, watching from the back, was stunned.

’What’s going on? We haven’t even started self-destructing yet, so why are the Firewood Thieves using our move?’

’This is completely backward!’

Niuniu was suddenly a little dejected. He had been hoping for the Explosive Bulls to make a name for themselves on the battlefield.

Seeing this, Mushroom, who was beside him, burst out laughing. "Alright, don’t be so down about it," he chuckled. "It’s for the best that you don’t have to use your tactic."

It was true. The Explosive Bulls were incredibly powerful, but they also had significant limitations. If the battle reached a point where they were needed to turn the tide, it would mean the situation was dire.

Hearing this, Niuniu felt that it made sense.

Still, he wasn’t quite reconciled to it.

"No, I have to tell Faraway. If things get bad, we should just go plant explosives under the Dark Boundary."

"Let’s talk about it later. The Firewood Thieves are going berserk right now. If you go over there, you’ll just be throwing your life away," Mushroom said with a shrug.

Niuniu heard him and didn’t say anything more.

Mushroom was right. The front-line Firewood Thieves seemed to have gone mad to ensure the instantaneous arrival of reinforcements. Their successive self-destructions not only halted the players’ advance but also blocked their various remote Magic and Arrow attacks.

Seeing this, Faraway frowned and began directing the players to fight while retreating, tying down the enemy while ensuring their own safety and minimizing casualties.

Fortunately, if players were killed directly by these Firewood Thieves, they could have a quick Resurrection. It wasn’t as troublesome as having their bodies seized.

So, even though the Firewood Thieves’ self-destructions had caused some casualties among the front-line players, their main force was still intact.

However, the war seemed to have just begun.

Because no new Firewood Thieves had been sent in for quite some time.

VMMMM—

Space vibrated once again.

Luo Ge’s brow furrowed.

"WHIIINE—"

Accompanied by a terrifying, whining cry, a massive tentacle slowly extended from the ripples of the Dark Boundary...