MMORPG: The Elementalist

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Swoos.h.!.+

The instant he was locked on by the Bowmaster, Qin Ruo heightened all of his senses without delay. He located his pursuer quickly with his Water Elemental Perception and noticed the alarming tail of black light the first time.

‘Danger!"

He couldn"t turn around in time. He also did not have any other means to contact his League Summoner to bring him back immediately, let alone time to consider the next step. He pondered why the pursuing Bowmaster was able to identify his Mimic ident.i.ty, which had successfully deceived ample Angel and Demon Faction players before this guy showed up. He wondered what had he done wrong that raised the suspicion of the Bowmaster.

Qin Ruo subconsciously reacted in the most logical way.

‘Self-defense!"

The Shadowmesh Arrow is a consumable item designed by the Alchemist Guild. The arrow is embedded with an Attacking Spell Magic Circle that could release a mesh with a strong binding property. Once caught, not only would Qin Ruo"s true ident.i.ty be revealed, he would surely die brutally in the hands of the Demon Faction players.

In response to the instructions in his mind, a golden radiance directly emerged from Qin Ruo"s shoulder.

It appeared at almost the same time that the Shadowmesh expanded. When the giant net came down on him and appeared to have firmly caught Qin Ruo within it, the blinding gold radiance on Qin Ruo"s shoulder also leaped out at the same time.

Swis.h.!.+

Shadow Break…

Poochie had successfully nullified the Bowmaster"s Shadowmesh.

Qin Ruo was smart enough to hastily flee the scene to avoid getting entangled by the pursuer. He flapped his wings and continued accelerating forward as if nothing had happened. At the same time, a Magic Scroll quickly appeared in his grip…

The next thing happened in the blink of an eye. The scroll flicked open.

“Frozen Realm!”

The failure of his expensive arrow in capturing its target and the appearance of the golden monster were enough to stun the Bowmaster. As the pursuer realized his target was indeed that person, a flash of terror appeared in his eyes.

The alarmed Bowmaster gave up his prey and clumsily halted his forward dash. He flew back to the Warp Portal in reverse and returned to where Sinistress and his group were standing with clear embarra.s.sment on his face, just in time before the Tier 5 AoE spell exploded in midair.

The Bowmaster was none other than Dictator.

He was in the Underworld with Sinistress and other Death Cult winged Champions before this. But as soon as they received the news that Angel Faction was on the verge of taking down Sin City, they immediately stopped their quest there and traveled back to the Mythical Continent.

They made in the nick of time right before Qin Ruo destroyed the Warp Portal.

When Sinistress and his underlings stepped foot in Sin City, they were all shaken by the scene unfolding before their eyes. The familiar, once prosperous city, was now beaten to a point of non-recognition. The odor of smoke and messy bloodstains were present everywhere. Worst of all, the ferocious battle was still ongoing as they could clearly hear the clamor from the Angel Faction side which was at such a close distance.

They looked further and realized, to their greater surprise, that the “red-tagged” players from Rival Faction were just a couple of dozen meters away from the City Square. The situation near the Resurrection Point was no less chaotic, which had probably been strewn into havoc by the Angel Faction as well. They found it especially hard to accept that the most vital fortress of Sin City, the Warp Portal at the city center was destroyed just as they arrived at their beloved base.

‘G.o.d!"

‘How long was it since the day we left Mythical Continent again? Why had everything become so unfamiliar?"

They were enraged by what they saw and just as everyone had prepared to join the battle, Dictator suddenly reacted before everyone and flew into the air with his bow.

They were first happy, then confused to see him chasing after a winged Berserker from their own faction. He even released a million dollar Shadowmesh Arrow.

‘What the f*ck is he doing?"

That moment, the modest Sinistress" emotions almost crumbled due to the consistent anomalies he had to endure.

If not because of the sudden appearance of the well-recognized Shadowfox on the Berserker"s shoulder and his signature Magic Scroll spell, Sinistress would have really thought that Dictator had turned against the entire Demon Faction for his personal gain.

But when he finally realized Dictator"s true intention and saw through Qin Ruo"s imitation, the situation then turned even more unfavorable for the Demon Faction.

“…”

Frozen Realms that exploded in mid-air overwhelmed the surrounding areas silently. The frosty aura shattered the Demonic Wings of more than eighty champions who rushed back from the Underworld in the blink of an eye. Besides smas.h.i.+ng them down hard from the air, the enormous aura also dealt the final blow to the last line of defense in front of the city square.

It was the only barricade left that stood in the way of the Angel Faction"s siege army. They did not expect an attack to come from their backs and were stunned by the powerful AoE spell.

The icy snow white-washed the area.

Priest, Bowmaster, as well as other non-Elementalist and non-Warrior Cla.s.ses with low Magic Defense and low HP were instantly killed.

The defense line became porous after being lambasted by the spell.

Then…

Boom!!!

With a resounding battle cry, Angel Faction players burst through the Demon Faction"s final attempt to hold them back like a swift current of water.

The Demon Berserker in the air also transformed into a brilliant incandescent figure most familiar and feared by Demon Faction players—Winter Demon!

Many players were petrified in that instant.

When the ink-black Demonic Wings turned into a pair of holy Angelic Wings, the Aquamancer spun around majestically in his set of snowy white Magic Robe and Dark Gold Cape. He threw a mysterious gaze on the Bowmaster who stood on the Warp Portal at the exact moment the Angel Faction"s siege army breezed past the Demon Faction"s defense line.

“Qin Ruo!!”

“…”

The battle ensued. The image of Qin Ruo transforming back to himself from a Demon Faction Berserker had imprinted permanently in every player"s minds who were present.

Even Netherclaw, Snowmelt, and Black Dragon who were among his allies were in great disbelief.

They finally understood what Qin Ruo"s trick was in dismantling the entire Demon Faction"s backline all by himself. Disguise and transformation. What a remarkable ability.

“He is out of this world,” Netherclaw lamented quietly.

Qin Ruo, on the other hand, had all his attention grabbed by the Bowmaster who had seen through his near-perfect disguise.

Although the battle had not ended, the outcome of this siege battle could not be reversed.

Demon Faction couldn"t even claim back the west gate till now. Their spirits were greatly hampered after the Resurrection Point and Warp Portal were being hijacked successively. The end was written with only twenty minutes left on the clock.

Inside the city square, Angel Faction"s siege troops did not miss the opportunity and had successfully infiltrated the Warp Portal. They escalated the battle"s intensity around the entire city square and even spread skirmishes to several other smaller Resurrection Points nearby.

No matter how powerful Demon Faction was, there was no coming back from this one. Not with such limited time.

The only thing that sparked Qin Ruo"s concern now was the strange Bowmaster from the Demon Faction.

‘How did he realize it was me?" He had a hunch that in the coming days, this person was going to be his long-term nemesis.

At the same time, the Death Cult members who were pinned back into the Warp Portal, including the Bowmaster Dictator, also look at Qin Ruo, startled.

“Just as I expected, it"s him!”

Dictator took a deep breath and felt fortunate. He had luckily retreated in time. Otherwise, he would not have remained unharmed. Winter Demon"s frost spell was no joke.

‘Speaking of which, how did an Aquamancer like him manage to master Mimic?"

Dictator frowned and couldn"t stop pondering.

“d.a.m.n it!”

Beside him, Death Cult League Master Sinistress was mad, extremely mad. Although he managed to rebuild a proper defense line with his men, the limited help he got suggested that there was no way he could counter the Angel Faction"s elite troops at this point. His relatively small party had to confront the likes of Majestic Hero, Netherclaw, and more than ten other veteran Champions. This was not even mentioning Qin Ruo, who was hovering and eyeing from the back.

“We are too late…”

“Sin City is finished…”

Sinistress could feel a void developing in his chest.

The time left was now a little under twenty minutes.

Not only had the opponent taken control of the west gate, but they had also charged all the way into the city square and surrounded two of their most strategic landmarks—Resurrection Point and Warp Portal.

Even the dumbest could tell that within such a short interval, Demon Faction was already out of methods to completely eradicate Angel Faction troops from Sin City. The victor of this war had already been determined. So was the fact that the Demon Faction players" Honor Points would be reset to zero soon. Inevitable.

No matter how disgruntled they were, their downfall was imminent.

“Order our comrades to retreat from the frontline,” A few League Masters including Darkgold Emperor relayed their final order as League Leaders after accepting the imminent fate of defeat.

“Don"t ask, just follow the order.”

“Those who are still willing to follow me, make no more unnecessary sacrifices. Let us all go to the Mercenary Guild and accept an Honor Quest. We have to start all over again.”

Since the outcome could no longer be reversed, the League Masters decided to minimize their losses and conserve their strength so that they could be at least compet.i.tive in the aftermath.

This time, not only second-tier Leagues like Darkgold Empire had chosen to withdraw, but powerful leaders from top-tier Leagues like Satan"s Salvation and Zeus Legion had also made the same call.

“We will repay today"s disgrace by a hundred times in the future!”

Sinistress and Death Cult was the last batch to withdraw from the Sin City.

The dreadful state of Sin City in its final minutes had deeply scarred the normally una.s.sertive top Champion from Demon Faction. Sinistress had learned through the hard way that Angel Faction was no longer the little sheep that Demon Faction could easily trample on anymore.

The revitalized Angel Faction not only had revenge today. They also did it in an overwhelming fas.h.i.+on, which left indelible humiliation to the Demon Faction"s players.

In the next ten minutes or so, the resistance that was thrown against Angel Faction reduced significantly by time. Without backup from the League, Sin City was unable to withhold Angel Faction"s vicious bombardment.

The conquest of Sin City by the Angel Faction forced the Demon Faction"s defenders to back out from the other three directions and thus leaving the city square.

Witnessing the thick, red current that flooded the entire city square, every Demon Faction"s players an equal share of misery—one of disappointment, loss, sorrow, and sadness.

As the countdown ended, about ten thousand NPCs with Demonic Wings burst out from almost every corner of Sin City. Continuous and loud system notifications woke the entire Mythical Continent.

Siege War has now officially ended.

Every player from Angel Faction receives one Honor Point.

Honor Points of all Demon Faction players have been reset to zero.

Angel Faction players are given three minutes to leave Sin City. Regular Corps will take over Sin City for the next two months starting now. After three minutes, any Angel Faction player that approaches Sin City will be attacked by NPC.

The number of players inside Sin City were simply too large. Even the NPCs were unable to chase them all away immediately. So they were asked “nicely” to retreat by themselves.