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"Swish..."
The soul appeared outside Venom Valley's graveyard, and Liu Yuhan immediately gestured for Yi Tianchen to be quiet. Yi Tianchen was taken aback as he saw a group of people (souls) rushing toward Southern Wilderness City in the distance.
These were the players who had just been ravaged by the Three-Headed Spirit Serpent, now hurrying back to resurrect.
Liu Yuhan signaled Yi Tianchen to step aside and whispered, "Quick, check what you dropped!"
Yi Tianchen hurriedly inspected his belongings, and he couldn't help but be stunned. His luck this time was almost frightening; all his equipment was intact, but he had lost 23 gold coins. For someone who already had over 2000 gold coins, this was hardly a concern.
"I lost 23 gold coins, but everything else is here!"
Liu Yuhan didn't pay much attention and nodded, saying, "That's good. I lost over 20 Copper Coins!"
"Uh... please don't use 'also.' I'm talking about gold coins here; if it were Copper Coins, it could crush someone!"
Liu Yuhan shot him a glare and suddenly realized, "What did you just say? 23 gold coins? Didn't you go bankrupt?"
Yi Tianchen was momentarily confused before remembering that he hadn't had the chance to tell Liu Yuhan about the over 2000 gold coins he had fished out from Black Wind Stronghold. He quickly explained the situation.
Liu Yuhan was so angry she started stomping her feet. "Wow, you kept such a huge sum of money to yourself and didn't even give me a heads-up!"
"Uh... I never said I wouldn't share!" Yi Tianchen scratched his head.
"Then how much are you planning to give me?" Liu Yuhan crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking at him with an expression that said she expected him to cough up some serious cash.
"1000 gold!"
"That's more like it!" Liu Yuhan smiled brightly and reminded, "Tianchen, let's not revive! Let's log off directly; I'm really hungry!"
Yi Tianchen paused for a moment, then remembered that it was already past eight in the evening, and they hadn't had dinner yet. Moreover, if they rushed back and the Three-Headed Spirit Serpent was still around, reviving would make it hard to escape. It was better to log off directly.
With their decision made, they summoned the System and vanished in a flash of white light!
The next day, after quickly taking care of hygiene and devouring breakfast at lightning speed, Yi Tianchen briefed Li Tielong, Mu Wanqing, and Lin Yan on the situation before each returned to their rooms to log in.
Yi Tianchen reappeared outside Venom Valley at the graveyard. Almost simultaneously, a white light flickered beside him as Liu Yuhan's beautiful figure appeared.
"Let's go!"
Yi Tianchen called out and ran alongside Liu Yuhan toward Venom Valley.
In Zero Era, movement speed under Soul Status doubled, and neither monsters nor players could see them, but they could see everything around them. It was said that some exceptionally fierce players used Soul Status to scout their opponents' information with great success.
At this time, it was just past seven in the morning. The morning light was bright, and the entire forest radiated vitality. Dew hung on the leaves, reflecting sunlight and creating shimmering spots of color.
Navigating through thorns, Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan quickly entered Venom Valley. The Forest of Single Trees under the sunlight was breathtaking!
It was a massive banyan tree that had grown for who knows how many years. Its dense leaves piled up in clusters, resembling a large umbrella opened wide. Countless birds chirped as they flew in and out, bringing the entire Forest of Single Trees to life with a peaceful atmosphere.
As they continued forward, countless Venomous Patterned Snakes crawled along the interwoven roots and branches. Gone was their lethargy from the night before; they slithered back and forth, flicking their blood-red tongues with an undeniable aggression.
Without lingering any longer, Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan headed straight to the rock wall and climbed into the cave. Their bodies lay about fifteen meters inside the cave, with Yi Tianchen's One Hand still tightly holding Liu Yuhan. The scene looked incredibly affectionate.
Unable to resist, Yi Tianchen stole a glance at Liu Yuhan beside him, his heart swelling with sweetness. Liu Yuhan remained silent, gently biting her lip, a charming blush blooming on her fair cheeks, her eyes sparkling with youthful shyness.
Just as he was reveling in the moment, Yi Tianchen suddenly shivered, his gaze fixated on his own corpse lying nearby. A dazzling golden light burst forth, revealing the twenty-three gold coins that lay there, completely intact.
In the Zero Era, items discarded by players would refresh after twenty-four hours. However, this seemingly normal scene was anything but for Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan; it was the height of abnormality.
The reason was simple: there had been numerous pursuers after Yi Tianchen last night. Although due to special circumstances, everyone—including Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan—had been killed in an instant, it was impossible that no one had noticed their bodies lying in this cave.
It was a trap!
Yi Tianchen suddenly realized. Liu Yuhan also noticed this seemingly ordinary yet perilous situation. She shook her head at Yi Tianchen and said softly, "It won't be that simple. Right now we are in soul status; even if there are players here, they can't see us. You go left, I'll go right; let's take a look first!"
"Okay!"
Nodding, Yi Tianchen headed to the left and began searching carefully within the cave. The cave was about ten meters high, with scattered rocks on both sides of the passage. If someone were lying in ambush here, these rocks would be the perfect hiding place.
Confidently, Yi Tianchen rushed over and climbed atop the rocks. To his surprise, he spotted three archers and a mage concealed among them, their eight eyes like radar fixated on Yi Tianchen's corpse, ready to strike as soon as he revived.
"Damn..."
In an instant, Yi Tianchen felt furious. He punched each of the three archers and kicked the mage. Though he couldn't hit them for real, it felt satisfying nonetheless.
He quickly returned to Liu Yuhan, who emerged from the right side of the rocks and held up four fingers. The meaning was clear: there were four players on the right side as well—eight players in total lying in ambush was indeed a tough situation!
Liu Yuhan approached and said with pursed lips, "One swordsman, one knight, one assassin, and one Berserker!"
"Oh?"
Yi Tianchen paused for a moment. "On the left are four ranged classes, and on the right are four melee classes. It seems these guys are quite average, giving us hope for a piecemeal approach!"
Liu Yuhan was taken aback, unsure how to respond.
One could imagine that once the battle commenced, Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan would first need to deal with the ranged classes on the left. Although they were in a cave, there was still a distance of over ten yards from the right to the left, and with the cover of scattered rocks, it would take at least three to five seconds to reach them.
However, this assumption was based on knowing the enemy's plan. If one were to analyze it closely, they would realize that this ambush layout was actually quite deadly!
From the perspective of the enemy's ambush strategy, once Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan revived, they would immediately come under attack from the four ranged classes on the left. It was easy to imagine that being hit simultaneously by four ranged attackers would lead to their first instinct being not to counterattack but to dodge.
But where would they dodge to?
Clearly, the scattered rocks on the right were the best option. However, if they moved in that direction, they would simultaneously face attacks from eight players. With their revival only restoring 50% of their Vitality, the consequences could be dire!
Unfortunately, upon realizing their opponent's ambush, what seemed like a guaranteed kill tactic turned into a powerful springboard for their counterattack.
Soon after, the two huddled together to discuss their counterattack strategy in detail. The four ranged classes on the left would undoubtedly be their first targets. Only by controlling and eliminating these four ranged attackers could they buy themselves time for a counterattack.
Moreover, mages had low health and defense, giving Yi Tianchen a strong chance of taking one out in a single blow. As for the remaining three archers, they needed to be dealt with within five seconds. Otherwise, if the four players on the right rushed in for a pincer attack, it would spell danger for them.
Having determined their first and second targets for elimination, Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan moved to their respective corpses, nodded at each other, and consumed a revival card, instantly coming back to life—
"Swish swish..."
"They've revived! Attack!" shouted an observant player, his voice filled with excitement and barely contained enthusiasm.
With a focused gaze, Yi Tianchen locked onto his target ahead. As he downed a bottle of Fourth-Level Life Potion, he activated Savage Charge in an instant and transformed into a Phantom that darted forward. Thanks to his incredible speed, all four ranged attackers missed their initial shots.
"Die..."
With a sudden leap, a brilliant golden light erupted from Yi Tianchen. Enhanced by the effect of Werewolf Transformation, Yi Tianchen soared high above and plunged into the chaos of rocks below. The Fury of the Wilderness descended with formidable power, striking directly at the mage, and with a powerful shove, pierced through the mage's frail chest—
-1233! Critical Hit! -3720!
Having successfully eliminated the mage, Yi Tianchen unleashed Unfolding, and Necromantic Binding swiftly followed, ensnaring one of the archers in place. The other archer suddenly froze, a layer of frost enveloping him.
It was Liu Yuhan's Frost Arrow.
"Chop chop chop..."
The sword shadows danced as the archer cried out in frustration, unable to launch a single attack. They had cleverly exploited the System's mechanics regarding ranged skills; when the target was within one yard, ranged skills would be rendered ineffective.
"Damn it... our tactics have been seen through! Everyone, charge!" A swordsman emerged from the rocks on the right, shouting hoarsely as he leaped into action.
The countdown began...
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