Chapter 2853 - 1352: Seeking Another Way (2)

Whoosh——

The sound of a sharp blade tearing through the air echoed dully, yet no human body was split into three parts. In fact, neither the clash of defense magic nor the Mithril Scimitar was heard.

"Oh dear, why do you never learn~"

The unscathed ’Double Leaf’ covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, raising an eyebrow and saying, "You two... don’t tell me you misunderstood the part where I just used earth elements to flip this corpse over?"

[Damn!]

The two instantly realized something was wrong and immediately decided to split up, fleeing in two directions without looking back, trying to escape Double Leaf’s casting range.

"Trying to run?!"

The girl’s expression turned stern as she raised the magic wand high, but upon seeing the two desperately quicken their pace, she let out a ’pfft’ and then lowered the [Enforcer] with a sweet smile, saying, "Run if you want! If it’s just fleeing, I won’t stop you. Anyone who wishes to run is welcome to do so~"

It was clear that she did not intend to eliminate every one of those who attacked her. Even though she could at least keep one of them if she wanted, in this killing game, letting someone who gives up on action survive is the right way, even if it’s just a simple deterrence and provocation, yet the effect is undeniably good.

Double Leaf did not believe that these attackers were a united force, nor did she think that Tan Mo could find so many people willing to risk their lives to help him eliminate her and win the bet. In other words, most executors of this killing game probably had an employment relationship with Tan Mo.

As it was a matter of employment, the only thing maintaining their stance was interest. However, be it money or fame, even though Double Leaf didn’t know what Tan Mo could promise them, it was likely less important than their own lives. The ’deserters’ who turned and ran without hesitation already proved this point.

So, after a very brief thought, she decided to let them go.

That way, as long as they were not especially determined, seeing this would prevent them from wholeheartedly engaging. At the very least, it wasn’t worth risking their lives against Double Leaf for a pyrrhic victory, because they knew that if they fled, they would be spared.

[This area is probably already sealed off...]

[It’s unknown whether BLACK is present, but his men have probably gathered here...]

[Not sure if there are players, likely a message courier is present, but most should be NPCs. After all, as someone on the ranking list, it’s relatively difficult to turn ordinary players against me.]

[The first round was a joke; by the second round, it got serious. The level of those people plus a long-range attacker was quite online, which means he couldn’t buy much time. Based on this pace calculation, it shouldn’t exceed half an hour, at best shorter.]

[So, I need to survive at least another twenty minutes to ensure I win this round, tsk tsk... Something feels off with this pace, am I overthinking it?]

[No, it shouldn’t be me overthinking. If nothing unexpected has occurred, then BLACK probably encountered a special situation, like someone changed plans at the last minute, ha ha, ha ha ha ha, such an idiot, making such a rookie mistake at this critical time.]

[But I can’t let my guard down; based on those people’s strength, the next assault will likely be much trickier, really. This is the Inner City District of Academy City. What kind of person could seal this area and also restrain the Elders?]

[Leaving Frank and fleeing... won’t do, who knows if that bastard Tan Mo would order to kill him just to make a ’jealous’ joke at me, this risk can’t be taken.]

[Could he have found someone of Epic Tier?]

[It’s a possibility. If it were me, I might also want to use Diana and the others to eliminate that bastard...]

[Epic Tier, can I hold on now?]

[Oh, it’s frustrating and so annoying! Though slightly better than expected, dealing with that scum is really bothersome!]

"Enough of this!"

The girl stomped her foot in anger and yelled, "Whoever’s left? Come over here, right now! Now it’s you who don’t have enough time, right?"

Immediately after, as if taking the girl’s words as a charge order, a full twenty people in black nightwear, covered from head to toe and wearing funny masks on their faces, swiftly attacked from all directions. And then—

They completed an encirclement of Frank Hughes, who was surrounded by a pile of elemental shields, with an outer barrier of [Tower of Thick Earth]!

"Wha..."

Double Leaf was first stunned, then suddenly turned around, shouting angrily at those who already drew weapons, with the leader’s sword tip touching the barrier, "You’ve got the wrong person!"

"We haven’t."

The man standing at the outermost part of the group, not involved in breaking the barrier, turned, facing Double Leaf with his funny mask, and laughed lightly with a somewhat distorted voice, "Our target is indeed you, Lady, the alternative method was due to your impressive skills; after all, we didn’t want to end up like those people earlier, so... ha."

He shrugged, not continuing further.

"Fine, you’ve got guts."

Double Leaf gritted her silver teeth, then vanished into thin air before this man, only to reappear in front of the assailant swinging a sword towards [Tower of Thick Earth], instantly raising three defensive [Crystal Rock Barriers] of extraordinarily high defensive power.

"The real one was here all along?"

The tall orc, with a mocking face, laughed wildly. His giant sword made a mock strike mid-air before splitting into two shadows, which fiercely smashed against the hastily raised defense magic of the girl, tearing apart the outermost barrier in an instant.

Unlike the previous attackers, this group seemed quite talkative. Moreover, the important point was—

[Very strong.]

The [Enforcer] in her hand trembled slightly as a mighty force swept across Double Leaf, who slightly frowned and glanced at Frank, who was still staring at her intensely from within layers of shields, spat lightly, then raised her hand to swing the [Enforcer·White Frost]—now ice-blue—launching a total of six [High-Pressure Water Cannons] straight at the muscular orc with a funny face.

"A very promising young lady!"

A hunch-backed dwarf with a funny mask smacked his lips and then threw out a gentle blue glimmer, instantly forming a fluid-like moving shield on that orc’s body, absorbing at least seventy percent of the damage from the six high-pressure water cannons.

As for the remaining thirty percent of the force, the tall and strong orc with a funny mask shook his strong body, surprisingly standing firm and taking it on the spot, without affecting his sword strike shattering the second barrier.

Meanwhile, the others didn’t just stand around leisurely but split into two teams with perfect harmony, one pressuring Double Leaf with attacks and another slowly destroying the [Tower of Thick Earth].

Fifteen seconds!

Although Double Leaf continued distracting herself to mend the barrier, under the opponent’s siege, the [Tower of Thick Earth] lasted only fifteen seconds before it turned into a mass of pure earth elements and dissipated in the air, exposing the man in the center who was seemingly safe, protected by layers of elemental shields.

"Don’t mind me, run!"

The moment when the sound barrier and the Tower of Thick Earth were simultaneously broken, Frank’s anxious shout immediately reached Double Leaf’s ears.

"This is such a worn-out sob story, save it for Diana when we get back!"

Chapter 1352: End