Free Web NovelChapter 66: Chapter 32: Prisoners Banding Together
The instance had already been going on for half a day, with players either scampering around inside the ancient palace or being re-imprisoned.
Gradually, they all began to discern some rules.
The first was that when players eliminated each other, they couldn’t plunder the spell release count.
This forced those players who originally planned to amass spell releases by defeating opponents to think twice before making a move. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Initially, there were a few ruthless individuals who caused trouble with other players as soon as they were released from the prison cell.
The result was nothing but a waste of a considerable amount of time due to endless struggles. If they failed to kill successfully, they would only make enemies.
Those who didn’t comprehend the opponent’s superpower system could end up being killed instead.
In summary, though there were benefits to eliminating players, they were disproportionate to the efforts required.
Secondly, the refreshment of these light groups was truly random and only the prison cell was exempt from this.
Some players had light groups refreshed exactly where they had left mere moments ago. Finding them was purely luck-based.
This frustrated those relatively stronger players as this mechanism meant that their rankings might be lower than that of the luckier ones.
Last but not least, the guard team was not invincible.
Under normal circumstances, as long as they gathered more than three combat-oriented superpowers, they could tackle at least one six-man guard team.
Of course, this didn’t include the Guardian Officer.
Up to this point, the Guardian Officer was an unbeatable BOSS and everyone had to run at their sight.
At this moment, twenty players gathered in a dark corner.
They all shared a common feature - a low leaderboard rank.
"Everyone, if we continue with this trend, I’m afraid none of us will advance to the next round."
The summoner of this group was a pointy-eared bald man.
Baldness was not uncommon among the Elf Clan.
"To be honest, I’ve already figured out the overall layout of this ancient palace."
"During this process, I’ve found a position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"If we can hold that point, we can control a large area of the ancient palace."
"When it’s time, isn’t it easy for us to harvest the refreshed spells there?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many eyes brightened.
They thought, "This bald elf has ambitious plans. He seems to be advocating for us, prisoners, to establish our own kingdom."
But the fact remained that if they didn’t take any action, their chances of advancing were slim.
"However, if we want to hold that point, there’s a huge obstacle we must overcome."
Seeing everyone’s interest, the bald elf continued,
"That is, we need... to take down a Guardian Officer."
He looked around at everyone, one by one.
As expected, the proposal of fighting a Guardian Officer immediately sparked hesitation among them.
"Take down a Guardian Officer? Are you telling fairy tales?"
"I encountered a Guardian Officer before. In less than 3 seconds, two of us were caught."
"Buddy, did you gather us here just to serve as meat for the grinder?"
Obviously, they weren’t convinced.
Rather than being captured by the Guardian Officer and getting re-imprisoned, they’d rather continue wandering outside, hoping to stumble upon a spell.
Or, all twenty of them could united to eliminate other contestants, which seemed more practical than targeting a Guardian Officer.
"I know what you’re thinking."
The bald elf seemed to have anticipated this reaction.
"Don’t assume that with a numbers advantage we can sweep other players off the field."
"If we gather together without defending a crucial point, the guard team would quickly surround and attack us."
"Why don’t you first ask, which Guardian Officer is our target."
He believed that many of them should have noticed that the Guardian Officer’s activity range was limited.
They only moved within their own jurisdiction and never stepped into the territory of other Guardian Officers.
Up to this point, there were six particularly formidable Guardian Officers.
For example, the Wolfhead Cleric, the moment you turned your back to him, you’d be forcibly pulled onto the boxing stage for a one-on-one fight, with no chance to escape.
Or, the Tiger Monk, who could force a target to make eye contact with him, plunging them into a state of fear.
Besides these, there were the Horse-Head Knight, the Donkey Head Knight, the Serpent Head Shield Guard, and the Pig-headed Shield Guardian.
"The Guardian Officer I want to defeat, let’s temporarily call her Fox Rune Master."
"From my observations, I can tell that her ability is to summon vines that can bind only up to three people at a time."
"Think about it, if twenty of us charge at her together..."
The Guardian Officer that the bald elf wanted to target was not any of these six.
"If it’s really like you say, it’s worth a shot."
"Securing territory, huh? Good, I’m so tired of being chased by those guards."
"But your words aren’t enough. You must first take us to the scene."
"Agreed." xN
After a round of discussions, they temporarily agreed to the plan.
"Before going on, maybe we should share our abilities."
"Let me start."
The bald elf volunteered, "My superpower is the ’Three thousand annoyances,’ and it allows me to control hair."
"???" xN
Everyone was dumbfounded upon hearing this. Where the hell do you have any hair to control?
"Ah, I can control other people’s hair as well."
The bald elf chuckled.
"So, what’s the cost of using your superpower?"
"Bleeding from seven orifices."
"Big Brother, you better save it!" xN
