Chapter 304: Hong Meng Breaks the Deadlock

The battle between the elite squads of the two guilds showcased what a peak showdown is.

Their coordination was tacit, the details were well handled, and in a short time it was clear that neither side could break the stalemate.

Morning Star is at third tier, Hong Meng at fourth, and the two sides' levels are pretty much the same.

So they trade blows back and forth, making for a lively scene.

Unlike Su Sheng's team when they fight, which is almost a one‑sided crush.

Shield Rush!

Ying Huo swings the shield, unleashing a shockwave—Defender Knight Level 40 skill.

Binding Talisman!

The humble Jiang Yuan floated back three steps, landing just at the edge of the Shield Rush shockwave's range, then tossed a Binding Talisman.

Side step, dodge! Ying Huo was quick, canceling the skill's afterglow and slipping away from the Binding Talisman.

But after the Binding Talisman, a Yellow Talisman followed immediately.

Ying Huo raised an eyebrow.

Charge!

Snap~

The Yellow Talisman exploded behind Ying Huo.

Prison Cage Talisman!

Facing Ying Huo's charge, Jiang Yuan side‑stepped, but Ying Huo instantly altered angle and redirected the charge.

However, in front of him, a Mage from Hong Meng hurled several spells; as long as Ying Huo kept that charge line, they would definitely get hit a few times.

Similarly, Morning Star also had spells blocking Jiang Yuan's movement.

They trade blows.

"When will this fight end?" Li Wenwan watched the battle.

It has to be said it was indeed spectacular; it may not be highly entertaining to watch, but only those in the know appreciate how beautiful the tactics and coordination are.

"Almost..."

"Hong Meng is about to win," Su Sheng smiled faintly.

"Huh?"

Huang Mingxin was slightly stunned; the current situation seemed to favor Morning Star, though the forces were still evenly matched.

But the main tank on Hong Meng's side looked close to collapse, while on Morning Star's side Ying Huo relentlessly chased Jiang Yuan, suffering repeated setbacks.

Although the Mage has melee capability, Jiang Yuan wielded a dust‑sweeping staff, clearly a ranged fighter; against Ying Huo's close combat he could only keep pulling back.

But at that moment...

Jiang Yuan suddenly side‑stepped and tossed a sigil.

Missed?

Ying Huo is right in front of him.

Obviously not; as a renowned master, Jiang Yuan wouldn't make such a basic mistake at this moment.

Sure enough!

As that sigil detonated at a distance to the side, Jiang Yuan's figure vanished and reappeared exactly where the sigil had been.

Blink Talisman!

Mage's Hidden Skill!

But it's merely an escape skill with no damage; what is Jiang Yuan doing?

Yet Ying Huo felt a bad omen in his heart: run out quickly!

But!

Boom!

A towering blaze erupted on the spot, instantly engulfing Ying Huo completely.

"What the heck?"

Huang Mingxin stared blankly at the scene.

"Siege Tool, Heavenly Bombardment. It indiscriminately covers a 10×10 area causing massive damage, and it doesn't distinguish friend from foe—meaning if you drop the bomb, you can blow yourself up too," Su Sheng said with a smile.

As for how Su Sheng knew it came from Tie Chui Airen's craftsmanship, he only needs to gather materials and can commission the dwarves to forge it.

Of course, others don't have this crafting list; it's Su Sheng's exclusive hidden list, since other players can't even purchase Gunpowder.

Su Sheng saw that a Hong Meng archer, while moving, launched a sphere in that direction; it was a hunter‑class archer, and everyone assumed he was just setting a trap.

A Level 40 hunter only has a spike trap, which causes continuous bleeding and adds vulnerability during the bleed.

If they could entangle Jiang Yuan, catching him in that trap wouldn't be a big issue.

But Su Sheng recognized it as a Heavenly Bombardment, and Jiang Yuan kept pulling Ying Huo that way.

Su Sheng didn't know the exact damage of the Heavenly Bombardment, but it's a Siege Tool meant for blasting people...

Su Sheng could hardly imagine.

He also didn't know where Hong Meng got this thing; the Tie Chui Airen crafting list for Su Sheng requires, aside from other materials, 500 units of Gunpowder to make one.

That means 10 Gold Coins per Gunpowder, so 500 units cost 5,000 Gold Coins! One Heavenly Bombardment, at current gold prices, would be 450,000 per item?

Anyway, Su Sheng isn't that extravagant, and they're not besieging a city now.

He guesses Hong Meng's people got it as a direct quest reward; if they had crafted it themselves it wouldn't be so lavish—spending 450,000 on a bomb...

But the item is highly threatening, and it's unclear whether Hong Meng actually has it.

Sure enough, after the explosion subsided, Ying Huo's figure remained, and only a fragment of a flashing cauldron lay on the ground.

Deputy President!

The Qimingxing side was startled; what is this thing? The Deputy President of the Guard Knight was just blown up like this?

Jiang Yuan chuckled, then went to pick up the fragments of that cauldron.

He didn't want to use siege tools to blow people up either, but the forces were roughly equal, and due to formation issues, our side was still at a disadvantage; to break the stalemate, we could only resort to some means.

These things aren't many; using them makes Jiang Yuan feel a bit reluctant.

But taking care of Ying Huo isn't a loss either.

Run! Go find the Chairman!

The Qimingxing people were also decisive, directly abandoning the enemy before them and turning to flee.

After all, the Deputy President had already been blown up; if no one entangles Jiang Yuan, they could only be worn down bit by bit. At this point, the world map isn't an arena PK; preserving life to go find the Chairman is the optimal solution.

Should we chase, Dao Ye?

The Hongmeng members were inquiring.

Within Hongmeng, members like to call Jiang Yuan Dao Ye, rather than Deputy President.

Forget it, as long as we got the cauldron fragments, everyone's condition isn't great either; let's rest and recuperate.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand.

Without Ying Huo, the remaining four of Qimingxing, letting them go is fine; continuing to chase would just waste time, and might not even kill them.

But just at this moment.

Cry!

A Fire Phoenix shot up into the sky.

Boom!

That Qimingxing archer, face full of shock, was blown into white light; their condition was all low health, naturally they couldn't withstand Li Wenwan's Fire Phoenix.

Immediately after, Cold Ray flickered; Chen Guan's silhouette appeared, and the Qimingxing MM girl collapsed directly.

Whoosh~

Pa! Binding Talisman!

Then Boom-Ka!

Thunder exploded.

Yin-Yang Five Thunder Talisman! After changing profession to Yin-Yang Adept, regular skills were enhanced with Yin-Yang; Su Ba's attacks, aside from the most basic skills, all have Yin-Yang prefix.

That half-health mage was also taken away by black-and-white lightning.

The remaining Qimingxing warrior still didn't know what was happening, when a figure came charging...