Chapter 174: Multi-Front Melee (Part 1)

The Magma Cave Ant General dodged Zhu Zhiquan's attacks in succession and continuously attempted to counterattack.

It soon discovered that the person before it was extremely formidable in close-quarters combat; even though the human's attributes were inferior in every aspect, the opponent fought it to a draw by relying on superior combat techniques and weapon advantages.

Ling Xi and some players with healing skills nearby hurried over to treat the wounded, but because this was a chaotic battlefield, everyone could only perform simple treatments.

Those who were severely injured could only be sent to the nearest Tricycle carriage, using its mobility and the carriage's defensive capabilities to provide a good treatment environment for their side.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more Magma Cave Ant-men entered the battlefield along the tunnels dug by the Ghost Horn Ants, among which several Magma Cave Ant Generals were mixed in.

If it weren't for the fact that many of the indigenous soldiers were experts with decent strength holding them back, some Player Group leaders would definitely have ordered a retreat.

After all, even if the players who came here joined a Player Group, most were just a rabble. Especially those Player Group leaders; after the day they became leaders, many of their hearts gradually became twisted.

Even if these Player Group leaders were willing to let their subordinates attack the nest alongside the indigenous people, as soon as the Player Group's casualties exceeded their expectations, they would choose to have their subordinates withdraw from the battlefield without hesitation.

If you ask why? It's simple, because everyone knows that whether the nest can be taken down depends mainly on the strength of the indigenous people; it's already quite good that their own side can trade blows with a Magma Cave Ant General, not to mention there are even stronger Magma Cave Great Generals!

Therefore, most players participating in the attack on the nest either want to improve themselves or want to get closer to the indigenous people; as for asking them to fight for their lives? Then sorry, they are unable to do so.

At this moment, the battle between Zhu Zhiquan and the Magma Cave Ant General before him had entered a white-hot stage; Zhu Zhiquan activated Boiling Blood and the Nightmare Demon Eye, continuously closing in on the Magma Cave Ant General.

The Magma Cave Ant General realized its own kind were being held back by the humans, and after spitting out a pillar of fire to force Zhu Zhiquan back, it began to enter its second stage.

But Zhu Zhiquan drew the Spirit Valley Longsword hanging on his left side and directly activated its attached skill—Spirit Valley Melody; suddenly, the Magma Cave Ant General and the surrounding Magma Cave Ant-men heard a strange piece of music, after which a wave of drowsiness surged into their hearts.

Zhu Zhiquan took the opportunity to thrust the Xuangang Spear at the Magma Cave Ant General; although it was dodged by the opponent, it successfully interrupted the opponent's possibility of entering the second stage.

Thus, Zhu Zhiquan launched an even more ferocious attack, alternating between holding the spear in one hand and the sword in the other, and soon carved multiple scratches onto the Magma Cave Ant General's insect shell.

The Magma Cave Ant General realized it had no chance to enter the second stage while fighting hand-to-hand, so it simply gave up on engaging Zhu Zhiquan and turned to run toward a newly dug tunnel entrance.

"Phoenix Cloud Fire!" Zhu Zhiquan shouted loudly, and immediately four fire phoenixes circled around him, after which Zhu Zhiquan pursued the Magma Cave Ant General.

Others saw that a Magma Cave Ant General was about to run, so they blocked the surrounding Magma Cave Ant-men's chances of making contact with it with all their might, while a portion of them raised their weapons and killed their way toward it.

At this moment, the Magma Cave Ant General grinned, then stomped hard, and a Magic Wave followed its stomp, overturning everyone nearby.

Subsequently, the Magma Cave Ant General quickly lunged in front of a player holding a long-handled broadsword, kicked the player flying, and took the opportunity to snatch the long-handled broadsword and fight with Zhu Zhiquan again.

The two had fought for no more than three rounds when the Grappling Hook Tree Demon threw out its vine, which was like a Grappling Hook, to hook the Magma Cave Ant General, and then Sun Zi enlarged one of his hands and hit the Magma Cave Ant General's head with a punch from behind.

Finally, Zhu Zhiquan seized the opportunity to sweep the Xuangang Spear hard against the opponent's ankle, causing the Magma Cave Ant General to fall.

Seeing the Magma Cave Ant General fall, others immediately swarmed up to punch and kick it. The Magma Cave Ant General struggled continuously on the ground, but there were simply too many people around; as soon as one was knocked down, two more immediately filled the spot.

The chaotic attacks left the Magma Cave Ant General with no chance to get up; if it weren't for its vigorous vitality as a Supernatural Being, this Magma Cave Ant General would have been beaten to death long ago, and now it was merely making a deathbed struggle.

Seeing that this Magma Cave Ant General had no possibility of getting back up, Zhu Zhiquan released the Phoenix Cloud Fire toward the area where there were more Magma Cave Ant-men, and then prepared to check on how Zhao Yuxin was doing.

At this moment, behind him, Jiugong Xizi had just finished off a Magma Cave Ant General and was preparing to check on the situation of the members of her own Player Group.

But the moment she turned around, she saw Zhu Zhiquan right behind her.

Seeing one of the enemies who killed her younger brother right before her eyes, cold killing intent radiated from Jiugong Xizi's eyes.

Immediately, disregarding the current situation, she raised the long sword in her hand high, and at the same time, a huge long sword formed above Zhu Zhiquan's head.

Accompanied by her downward swing, that huge long sword fell straight toward the top of Zhu Zhiquan's head.

Clang!!!

At the critical moment, a layer of transparent glass blocked the top of Zhu Zhiquan's head; after the huge long sword struck this layer of glass, it immediately shattered into pieces and dissipated into white light.

"Baka! Who did this! Get out here!" Jiugong Xizi roared while brandishing her long sword.

"Yo, so it's a little cherry blossom, no wonder you'd launch a sneak attack on your own side in such an important place." Huang Jing held a staff with a pattern of the Nine Phoenix Chicks, and a yellow short bow was slung across her waist.

A player behind Jiugong Xizi scolded: "Baka yaro! What do you mean by this! Daring to go against our Black Mouth Dao Group, do you not want to live anymore!"

"Black Mouth Dao Group? Hmph, stop trying to bluff!" Huang Jing stuck the staff into the ground and shouted: "Phoenix Chick Chorus Staff, rise!" Immediately, behind her appeared: Jinfeng, Caifeng, Huofeng, Bingfeng, Qingluan, Dapeng, Thunder Bird, Peacock, and Dafeng.

As soon as these nine birds appeared, a majestic and solemn aura radiated out, and the pattern on Huang Jing's staff also transformed from static to a vivid animation.

Jiugong Xizi frowned and looked around, only to find that Zhu Zhiquan was nowhere to be found; many people around had noticed this, and if things continued like this, the reputation of her entire team would likely be greatly diminished.

Thus, she turned and led her subordinates to deal with the Magma Cave Ant-men; Huang Jing had no heart to bicker with them either, and after dispelling the attached skill of the Nine Chicks Chorus Staff, she ducked into the carriage of a Tricycle.

And this Tricycle was exactly the one belonging to Zhu Zhiquan and the others; at this moment, inside the carriage, Ling Xi was treating Zhao Yuxin with all her might, only it looked like Zhao Yuxin would not be able to wake up in time.

Most of the surviving plants created by Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin surrounded the perimeter, guarding against any possible danger.

Through the rear window, Huang Jing could see that Xuebao was driving in the driver's seat, and this was also the only plant not guarding by Zhao Yuxin's side.

Huang Jing looked at Zhao Yuxin and asked softly: "How is she?"

Ling Xi held her breath, the light radiating from her hands continuously treating Zhao Yuxin's injuries, and the sweat beads on her forehead gathered at her chin, ready to drip at any moment.

Zhu Zhiquan and the surrounding plants stared fixedly at Zhao Yuxin, turning a deaf ear to what Huang Jing said.

Huang Jing understood that the treatment had entered a critical moment, so she silently exited the carriage and turned to cooperate with others to kill the Magma Cave Ant-men.

At the same time, a portion of the players broke away from the battlefield; they were not deserters, but reinforcements heading to the Jiading Cheng stronghold.