MMORPG: The Elementalist

Chapter 577 - Opening Pandora’s Box

Chapter 577: Opening Pandora’s Box

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Blitz!

When the terrifying magical fluctuation emerged from the middle of the square, the players from Demon Faction at the top of the city wall as well as the ones surrounding the square had witnessed the nightmarish casualties that splattered the square.

As the destructive black light ascended, those who had just been resurrected at the Magic Circle instantly turned into bands of white light before they squeezed back into the crowd. The sea of white lights, juxtaposed by the nightshade created by the AoE Dark Spell, glistened brighter and brighter briefly blinding the eyes of the surrounding players.

There were at least a few hundred men jammed inside the sixty-meter radius around the resurrection circle a while ago. Most of them had lost either a piece of equipment or their weapon in hand after being killed at the frontline not long ago. Moreover, since they were still far from the main battlefield, none of them had activated defensive spells or skills as they thought that they were safe.

Sustaining a Tier 5 AoE offensive spell under such conditions would surely be a disaster...

As if the god of death had descended onto the square, more than three hundred players at least were wiped out by the AoE spell.

Only those who still had their defensive armor intact, as well as classes with higher HP such as Warriors and Elementalists, could have survived the impact.

The moment the tragedy took place, most players blinked twice to confirm if what they had just witnessed was real. If not for the blinding white lights signifying the death of a player, none would have believed that an Elementalist from the rival faction had successfully infiltrated the five million strong army this far to the posterior.

Panic and fear soon crept through the crowd like a highly contagious disease!

‘This world is getting more insane by the day!’

‘It’s already bad enough to let the siege army from Angel Faction force us back into the square. Now even the Resurrection Circle was infiltrated?’ What the f*ck is happening!’

“Round the enemy up. Don’t let the Elementalist get away!”

“Damn!!”

“Crush him!”

Players within an effective attack range clamored and rushed over quickly. Some directly triggered their Demonic Wings and flew over to the point with their flying Pets.

The importance of the Resurrection Circle is no less than the Warp Portal. Being breached at their most tightly protected zone was an embarrassment no Demon Faction player could tolerate...

However, after the effect of the Tier 5 AoE Spell settled, there was no sign of any rival faction player, usually marked by a striking red color, found within the dead zone.

On the Resurrection Point stood only a few Warriors who were either activating Combat Aura, Berserk or retreating fast. Other than that were a few more Elementalists who had also fled in mighty haste. These were the only survivors left after the calamity.

The Resurrection Circle was unaffected by the attack. It remained operational and players were being continuously brought back to the Sin City from the Resurrection Gallery.

Resurrected players reacted differently when they saw the unexpectedly empty Resurrection Circle, bodies, and equipment were strewn over the ground.

Some became alerted while the others displayed their greedy natures.

Those who were alerted immediately activated their Defense Spells, but more players reached out their greedy hands on the Gold and Dark Gold Equipment on the ground.

To them, it was no sin to claim deserted high-grade equipment.

‘These are fortunes dropped from the sky!’

The Warriors who were initially retreating also realized what they had missed and quickly turned back to garner the dropped items with pillaging greed.

Since there was no Field Commander deployed here to oversee the combatants this far back in the battlefield, the Resurrection Point had turned into chaos all of a sudden. Most players ditched their original objectives. Although none had forgotten how horrible the scene was a minute ago, the sight of the missing enemies and players’ gold-rush for equipment had momentarily taken away their vigilance and ability to think straight.

“F*ck!”

“Scumbags!”

Bawls were unceasing from the outer periphery from players who were unable to reach the equipment. This, however, still did not stop opportunists.

Soon, the Resurrection Point was once again packed by people barging in for equipment as well as players who just came out of resurrection.

In the air, more than a hundred pairs of eyes ignored the commotion and scanned the crowd around the Resurrection Point cautiously and thoroughly. Still, there was no indication of the enemy player.

“Had he been summoned away after a single ambush?”

The winged players were all skilled Tier 5 players. They were well aware that a Master Summoner would be capable of utilizing powerful Teleportation Magic skills. If this was one of Angel Faction’s trump cards, then the sudden appearance and disappearance of the enemy player was explainable.

However, as the winged players moved away from the Resurrection Point after failing to locate the enemy, the same Magical Fluctuation emerged once again at the center of the magic circle.

The exact same thing happened as if a tape had been rewound and played back.

A black light flashed, then numerous other white lights followed suit.

The powerful Elemental Wave destroyed Elemental Perception within a hundred-meter radius. The dark glare blurred everyone’s vision, making the Demon Faction players unable to see clearly and identify the culprit who had just cast the same spell for the second time in such a short interval!

If the first unexpected ambush was a justifiable mistake, then the recurrent ambush that struck the same spot could only be a terrible humiliation slapped hard on the face of every Demon Faction player.

The death of the other hundreds of men was unforgivable.

“F*ck!”

“Block all the escape routes! Nobody move now!”

Under the bellow, more than a hundred League members charged in. The atmosphere around the Resurrection Point had become extremely tense.

The nearby Demon Faction players had learned their lesson this time. They now confirmed the Dark Elementalist had never left the Resurrection point in the first place. They obediently followed the order since everyone wished the bastard could be caught soon.

Some even contacted their fallen friends for the name of this abominable killer.

The answer shocked those who asked. “Qin Ruo!”

“League Master of Fallen Angels! He is here?!”

‘An Aquamancer?? How is that possible?’

Players who received the news impatiently asked for clarity over and over again, only to be given the same answer. They were a little dumbfounded. ‘The spell was definitely the Black Sun Apocalypse of a Shadowmancer. Why was it the Aquamancer Qin Ruo who had attacked them instead?’

‘Maybe it was a player of the same name?’

“It has to be him. Qin Ruo’s Honor Points had just been increased by a few hundred points...”

When this news was delivered to Berserker Lord, the veteran Champion who was also keeping an eye on the Resurrection Point immediately showed a deeply concerned expression.

‘Sigh, we should have anticipated this. This guy had really shown up at our weakest link and dealt us two terrible blows! The infamous Winter Demon does live up to his own name. Such courage and wit are rare nowadays!’

Berserker Lord could feel a chill down his spine.

After the Resurrection Point was bombarded twice, players who were killed at the front line would certainly be too daunted to resurrect now.

As long as Qin Ruo still loomed free, the risk of being instant-killed once they stepped out from the circle would continue to haunt them.

Nobody would dare bear the risk of being killed again and drop more equipment. This situation would only become worse since players will be constantly sent into the Resurrection Gallery by the count of thousands. In just a few minutes time, the whole gallery would then be overcrowded by countless Tier 5 players.

The posterior of the Demon Faction would not be secured if this painful thorn continued to be pierced their sides.

He turned to the west side of the square when the temperature of his spine dropped a few more degrees.

Majestic Hero and his troops had hit the Demon Faction hard. At least two thousand men died in that ambush.

The siege army of Angel Faction had successfully marched on for a whole eighty meters before they were finally held back by the Demon Faction’s defensive line on the west side.

This made them only a little over a hundred meters away from the Warp Portal and Resurrection Circle! Not forgetting the latter who was still being threatened by Qin Ruo and still nowhere to be found at the moment.

Berserker Lord’s mind was on the brink of blowing up. His face contorted into crinkles more hideous than before.

“Find him at all cost! Use AoE spells to force him out. Drag him out of his Stealth even if it means our comrades lives.” Qin Ruo invisibility was more difficult to deal with than he had expected. This had then made Berserker Lord lose his cool.

He knew only one thing—If this problem was not dealt with as quickly as possible, Sin City would indefinitely be doomed and it would cost the entire Demon Faction’s dignity and more realistically, its collection of Honor Points.

***

At the Resurrection Point, numerous players formed a circle measured at one hundred and twenty diameters with their bodies. They stood close to each other, leaving no room for anyone to enter or leave the circle.

No one was stupid enough to resurrect at this point after the location had been blasted by Dark Spells twice. Only dropped Equipment and few players that had survived the attack were seen inside the human barricade now.

There were a total of seventy survivors. Most of them were from the Warrior class with recovered HP (HP is halved during resurrection).

Needless to say, they were the ones who benefitted from being closest to all the dropped equipment.

“Qin Ruo is among you guys. Everyone within the circle, leave the place at once with your Return Scrolls. Now!”

“Be quick!”

A few League members who are most probably Field Commanders shouted toward the ones who remained inside the Resurrection Circle, “You will be given five seconds. We will cleanse the area with heavy fire after that. Those without a return scroll, blame yourselves for your bad luck.”

After the warning was placed, more than seventy players inside the circle immediately ransacked their backpacks and took out their Return Scrolls.

The magical rays left behind by the scrolls brightened up the place.

Most of the players left the spot hastily. Some unlucky ones stayed put because they were out of Return Scrolls.

“Don’t worry about them.”

“Do it!”

The commanders showed no mercy and gave out the order.

Suddenly, one of the Berserkers that had not left the encirclement spread his Demonic Wings abruptly and dashed to the sky. He escaped the Resurrection Circle just in time and flew toward the Warp Portal under the others’ questioning sights.

“Tsk!” The few Field Commanders rubbed their lips unhappily and frowned at the rude Berserker, but said nothing about it.

Even though the Berserker did not bear any recognizable sigils and was somewhat careless in forgetting to bring his return scroll, they couldn’t simply just bring down a winged Champion. So they had no choice but to let him get away with it.

The next moment, AoE Spells and Skills were simultaneously cast into the Resurrection Point. It lasted for an entire second...

“F*ck! Target missed!”

“Damn you! You are lucky then. I paid two Honor Points for friendly fire!”

“How about you?! Did you get a clear shot?”

“I don’t... think so. I didn’t receive any notifications...”

“I also see no corpse. This guy is not dead yet. I bet he got away just in the nick of time...”

“How come? What does that make us then? A bunch of losers for letting a single player take down our city?” The spirit of the Demon Faction players near the Resurrection Point had now dropped to a new low.

Presently, none of the dispirited Demon Faction players noticed that the winged Berserker who had just left the Resurrection Point, was now diving toward the Warp Portal nearby with a mysterious smile on his face.

As he landed on the crowded Warp Portal, the Berserker quietly took out a bottle filled with golden fluid and uncorked it.