From start to finish, Lu Ran never once modified the deathmatch arena’s rules again.
He sat cross-legged within his own safe zone.
Watching the now data-cleared, empty deathmatch arena.
But his mind was racing with thought.
Lu Ran wasn’t being impulsive; he had his own plan.
“If given the chance, they will definitely take it.”
“Most likely, it will be five high-combat-power professionals with a clear team composition.”
“The healer must die first. The Blood Spear cannot be saved; use it to kill them at the start!”
“After the healer is dead, I can control the remaining four indefinitely.”
“Even if there is an assassin-type class who uses stealth to attack me, the Ancient Golem will absorb the damage.”
“Once stealth is broken, I can continue controlling them.”
“Corpse Explosion cannot be saved. Focus fire on them one by one, kill them, while infinitely stacking Bone Storms. I cannot lose this battle!”
…
Lu Ran’s ideas quickly took shape in his mind, and his thinking was clear.
He even planned to infinitely spam the long-unused Bone Storm to stack its damage!
“Right, also need to watch out for any ranged classes among those four; they need to be killed first. Otherwise, even if controlled, they might still manage to output damage,” Lu Ran added in a murmur.
At the same time.
In all instance lobbies outside.
The professionals staring at the deathmatch panel suddenly noticed: The Eagles were sending people in!
And it was a full five-person team, entering directly!
Name: Mia; Level: 61; Class: Saintlight Shaman; Guild: Hall of Valhalla; Country: Eagle
Name: Bate; Level: 60; Class: Swamp Druid; Guild: Fox Kingdom; Country: Eagle
Name: Gene; Level: 62; Class: Templar Crusader; Guild: Dark Templar; Country: Eagle
Name: Miles; Level: 60; Class: Demon Hunter; Guild: Sacred Nut; Country: Eagle
Name: Cassie; Level: 61; Class: Martial Arts Master; Guild: Free New World; Country: Eagle
The moment the five-member team’s information appeared, the whole world erupted!
“These guilds look kinda familiar?”
“Nonsense! They’re from the top six Eagle guilds! Except for the number one Storm Guild, the other five are all here!”
“Are you guys not seeing the names? These five are the guild leaders of those five guilds!”
“Holy crap, what kind of lineup is this? This is terrifying!”
“Damn, I really didn’t see this move from the Eagles coming!”
“That Necromancer has kicked an iron plate this time!”
…
Moreover.
These five were all figures on the global level ranking.
Lower-level players originally on the ranking had been killed off by Lu Ran.
Currently, on the global level ranking, the Eagles only had six people left: the leaders of the six major guilds.
Now, apart from Neil, the leader of the Storm Guild, the other five were all here!
And.
Their class composition was balanced.
Saintlight Shaman, a healing-type hidden class, also possessed crowd control skills.
Forest Druid was also a hidden class, and its post-transformation tankiness surpassed the vast majority of pure tanks!
The other three were violent, high-damage hidden classes!
Templar Crusader, melee burst!
Demon Hunter, stealth assassination!
Martial Arts Master, crowd control stacking!
The strategy was quite clear.
Because they didn’t know exactly what was going on with the Necromancer inside the deathmatch arena,
the Eagles sent this standard, perfectly composed team of five.
The healer was responsible for maintaining everyone’s health, the Druid to absorb damage, and the other three to get close and unleash their ultimate skills. Not a single ranged attack class was included.
They were evidently following the conventional tactic of melee classes countering magic classes, maximizing the team’s advantages!
It was also a coincidence.
Among the leaders of the top six Eagle guilds, apart from Neil, the other five happened to form this exact lineup!
In the various Dragon Xia instance lobbies.
The Dragon Xia professionals fell silent.
Even the hushed whispers died down considerably.
Looking at the opponent panel before them and the three-minute preparation countdown that had already begun,
Everyone knew it was hopeless now!
The deathmatch arena allowed no exit!
That Necromancer was doomed!
The planned celebrations vanished into thin air. A stifling atmosphere pervaded everyone’s hearts, filling all the Dragon Xia instance lobbies.
Yu Cangqiong and the others were naturally very familiar with these guild leaders on the panel.
Old acquaintances!
“I knew the Eagles would take this seriously, but I never expected them to field these five,” Lei Tai said with a furrowed brow.
“It seems Lu Ran really scared them badly, otherwise they wouldn’t go this far. It’s just strange, why didn’t Neil come?” Ye Hongyi wondered quietly.
“Maybe because I’m not involved. Neil is a proud man. Even though I outrank him on the global level list, he’s never accepted it and wouldn’t admit to being second best,” Yu Cangqiong analyzed.
But Liu Xinxin remained silent.
After the three spoke a few sentences,
Yu Cangqiong looked at Liu Xinxin and asked, “Xinxin, what’s your take?”
At this moment, Liu Xinxin, upon seeing the information of the five on the class panel, had actually relaxed instead.
The serious, grave expression on her face had vanished.
Returning to her shy and quiet demeanor,
She said with a slight smile, “No need to worry. Lu Ran has won.”
The confidence in her tone made Yu Cangqiong and the others pause for a moment.
But having worked with Liu Xinxin for so long, they absolutely trusted her analytical skills. Their eyes immediately lit up, their hearts settling with reassurance!
On the other side.
Nanaemi of Sakura also saw this.
She shook her head and said, “The result of madness can only be death. With this lineup, even if I went in, I would die. Or rather, anyone in the world going in alone would die. There’s no counterplay.”
Five big names on the global level ranking.
Five leaders of major Eagle guilds.
Five hidden classes!
A full, perfectly configured five-person team!
Including a healer.
Fighting them solo? How could anyone possibly win?
Even though Nanaemi found this Necromancer far too bizarre and mysterious, she still didn’t believe he stood a chance of survival.
But just then,
Her maidservant cautiously asked, “And if the Necromancer wins?”
Hearing this,
Nanaemi instinctively shook her head, but then paused immediately, pondering, “If that Necromancer wins… the Eagles’ losses would be massive! Only Neil would remain on the global level ranking. Furthermore, it would clarify why Dragon Xia inexplicably blocked cross-country teleportation: it was for that Necromancer!”
Meanwhile, inside the deathmatch arena.
The moment the five entered, Lu Ran immediately looked at their information panels.
He then muttered in surprise, “Pretty good luck. Aside from the healer, four melee classes? This victory is really handed to me.”
The stunning blonde woman with the explosive figure was the Saintlight Shaman, Mia.
Lu Ran glanced at her and nodded to himself. The Blood Spear was reserved for her.
The other four? Death’s Grasp for area control!
The Demon Hunter could stealth and ambush, but it didn’t matter.
Though Lu Ran unconsciously straightened up, tightened his buttocks, and his standing posture became somewhat peculiar.
No helping it—the Demon Hunter’s weapon was a damn curved blade!
As for the opposing five, the moment they saw Lu Ran’s information, their reaction was much like those who came before them to feed kills: they were utterly dumbfounded.
