newbobooks Chapter 405 Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas
Chapter 405 Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas
[Time until the next safe zone shrinks: 00:09:59]
The final ten-minute countdown has begun.
For the remaining players in Region 58, these ten minutes were no longer a sprint for glory and ranking, but a desperate final migration to a known slaughterhouse. For Lin Tian, it was a slightly busy but still tedious "cleaning" time.
Countdown 09:45.
In the southern part of the central area, there is a relatively gentle sloping entrance.
A team of about fifty people, hastily assembled from several small groups of individuals, is cautiously peeking out.
Team leader Zhao Dayong, a burly soldier, wiped the sweat from his brow and muttered, "Damn it, why isn't there a sound from inside? Wasn't it just a loud commotion a moment ago?"
"Brother Zhao, could they all be dead? Or... all hidden away?"
A thief named Hou San shrank his neck beside him.
"Who cares! The circle's about to shrink to our butts; if we don't go in, we're dead! Fortune favors the bold!"
Zhao Dayong gritted his teeth and shouted, "Brothers, follow me inside, then find a corner to hide in!"
"Charge!"
Fifty men mustered their courage, let out a shout, and rushed down the slope.
What awaited them was not the ruins and possible ambush they had expected.
The stellar rays, like the scythe of death, pierced through the hearts of the fifty people huddled together.
Before the screams could even fully escape, fifty clusters of white light appeared at the entrance of the slope and quickly dissipated.
From the hope of "fortune favors the bold" to death, it only takes two or three seconds.
Countdown 08:20.
In the west, at the end of a narrow canyon passage.
More than three hundred people gathered here; they were the remnants of two small guilds, "Wolf Fang" and "Iron Wall," who had merged to form this group.
Chairman Han Lang and Shi Lei were having a tense discussion.
"Brother Shi, the central area is just ahead, but the situation inside is unclear..."
Han Lang's expression was solemn.
Shi Lei stared at the edge of the poison circle on the map, which almost touched his back, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"We have no choice, Brother Han! If we stay outside, the three-layer shrinking circle damage won't last us more than thirty seconds! If we go in, there might be a glimmer of hope! Even if Lin Tian is inside, if we all rush in together, then scatter and run, he can't possibly kill us all, right? Some of us will surely survive!"
Han Lang glanced at the tired and fearful faces of his teammates behind him, then at the deathly countdown, and nodded emphatically:
"Alright! Charge in together! Once inside, don't linger, don't gather together, find cover and spread out! Survival is victory!"
"Listen up, everyone!"
Shi Lei turned and roared at the three hundred men, "It's a fight to the death! Charge into the central area, then immediately scatter and take cover! Run!!"
Three hundred people, driven by their last instinct to survive, surged towards the canyon exit like a burst dam, rushing into the edge of the central area.
They had just stepped into that desolate ruin, and hadn't even had time to carry out the order to "spread out and take cover."
The sky suddenly darkened.
It wasn't dark clouds, but rather as if stars were falling from the sky—countless tiny yet deadly beams of starlight, like a torrential downpour, shot down from a newly torn astral rift directly above them!
The range of the [Starry Sky Storm] precisely covered the area where the three hundred people had poured in.
"What is that?!"
"Scatter!!"
"Defense! Activate shields!"
The terrified screams were instantly drowned out by the terrifying sounds of star fragments tearing through flesh, piercing shields, and exploding.
Five seconds of continuous attacks, followed by a final, violent explosion of starlight, turned this area into an absolute dead zone.
Three hundred people, like moths thrown into a fire, vanished in an instant.
They never saw Lin Tian's location until their deaths—Lin Tian was simply on a broken pillar a few kilometers away, precisely unleashing his skill in that direction.
Countdown 06:50.
To the northeast, a large and disciplined force is rapidly approaching.
This is the main force of the [Dragon Soars Across the Seas] guild, with more than 1,500 members, making it one of the most powerful forces in the region.
The guild leader, Long Zaitian, rode a precious griffin, his face grim.
The deputy, Yun Feiyang, whispered beside him, "President, the central area is just ahead. According to the 'Broken Army' remnants who escaped, there might only be Lin Tian inside, but..."
"But what?"
Long Zaitian's voice was cold and hard.
"But Lei Hao, leading six hundred main force members, was wiped out without even making a splash. The 'Dark Blade' in the west was also completely annihilated. Inside... it's like a black hole that devours everything."
Yun Feiyang spoke with difficulty.
Long Zaitian stared at the constantly changing number of remaining people and the countdown on the map, which seemed to mock them, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked.
He's an ambitious guy who wants to compete for the top spot in the region or even be among the top in the entire region. How could he accept being scared into entering the circle by a lone player?
"No matter how strong an individual is, there are limits! We have 1,500 elite troops! They are all highly skilled and work together seamlessly! He might be able to wipe out 200 or 300 in an instant, but surely he can wipe out all 1,500 of us in a flash?!"
Long Zaitian roared, "Give the order! Advance in 'Steel Hedgehog' formation! Warriors on the outside, mages in the middle, healers in the flanking positions, scouts at full speed! Slowly enter the central area, step by step! I don't believe he dares to charge our complete formation head-on! As long as we withstand the first wave, find his position, and focus fire to wipe him out!"
Upon receiving the order, the elites of [Dragon Soars Across the Seas] swiftly changed formation, forming a massive, heavily fortified circular array. Like a steel fortress covered in spikes, it slowly rolled over the ruins, advancing towards the central area.
They were nervous, but more than that, they felt a sense of pride belonging to a major guild and a determination to fight to the death.
They have advanced less than two hundred meters.
Ahead, about a kilometer away from their formation, on the tallest broken pillar, Lin Tian, who had been standing still, finally turned his gaze in this direction.
"Nice formation," he commented casually.
Then, he raised his hands.
With your left hand facing the open space to the left front of the [Dragon Soars Across the Seas] formation, unleash [All Things Guide] at maximum power!
With his right hand facing a half-collapsed building to the right rear of the formation, [Shinra Tensei] at maximum power!
Immediately afterwards, he unleashed the full range of [Starry Sky Storm] directly above the core area of the formation!
Finally, he used Star Leap several times in succession, appearing in several directions on the flanks of the formation. With a series of taps of his fingers, several Star Rays shot out like precise scalpels towards the locations in the formation with the densest healing auras or where the command nodes were located.
A terrifying gravitational pull stretched to the left front, causing the soldiers on the left flank of the formation to stagger and disrupting the defense;