As soon as the Iron Commandment adjusted its ways, the Gamers quickly discovered that apart from the teapot automatons, a number of new automatons that have been principally cell cylindrical cages resembling an octopus confirmed up.

When he first noticed them, Edward thought that his group was being insulted—how might something shifting so slowly and carefreely seize the Gamers?

Nonetheless, Iron Commandment quickly proved that it might by means of motion!

And there was nothing particularly mysterious or profound about it both: the cages and the teapots have been merely counting on numbers.

As soon as caught by the cage automatons, the captive could be repeatedly laid low with some nonlethal magical beam. The break up second of ache would forestall the captive from praying, casting spells or sacred arts, therefore attaining the target of restraining them.

And Edward’s group discovered that firsthand because of Joe being caught when he let down his guard.

Furthermore, Princess Leah seen the gimmick of this flooring as they fought

“The teapots that may’t struggle or transfer would soften into silver liquid that the floorboards take up, which then create new ones endlessly!”

To most individuals on this world, such a operate that retrieves ally corpses and relentlessly create new models was positively endlessly troublesome.

However that was not the case for the Gamers

“We will’t stun them suddenly. We now have to focus our injury and kill them one after the other!” Leah then yelled.

And that was definitely true: by logic, the teapots that would not struggle or transfer being recycled by the ground meant that those which the Gamers fully destroyed could be retrieved as effectively, conserving the enemies coming with out finish.

However solely the Gamers have been totally different in that respect. The monsters they killed could be immediately provided as sacrifices to Xi Wei, the God of Video games!

And that’s true even when they’re within the Elven Synchronized Mind Nation (SIN)!

Due to this fact, gorgeous flocks of teapots like Edward wouldn’t have a lot impact, and would as a substitute permit the teapots to be melted down for materials recycling. As compared, utilizing highly effective single-target expertise to take out their enemies one after the other in order that their corpse vanished instantly was the correct selection.

Be that as it might, the battle had develop into attritional, and it was after combating a very long time that Edward realized that his facet’s defeat was inevitable. Combating on was subsequently meaningless since they might not flip the tables with their present power.

“Retreat!” Edward ordered determinedly at that.

“Surrender. There isn’t a escape…”

However even earlier than Iron Commandment completed, the Gamers’ physique was sparks they usually merely vanished.

If Edward and the others might communicate then, they’d positively have mocked the automaton loudly: We now have city portals, foolish!

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“So, you guys weren’t really respawning.” Marni had run into Edward and the others on the spawn level, and couldn’t assist conveying his disgrace that they got here out by means of teleport and never demise.

“Although I’m somewhat upset by what you stated, enterprise comes first… how far have you ever guys gone in Darkish Sky?” Edward requested Marni.

“We discovered a shining monster, however the enemies between the primary stratum to the third stratum took an excessive amount of of our time, and the buffs Miss Eleena gave us on the entrance was fading by then. Even when we might get down the monster’s throat, there is no such thing as a getting previous the melting tentacles-we’d simply die on the way in which.” Marni stated with unhappily.

The one in command of snatching the important thing in Marni’s group was the Berserker Swordmaster, Zonyan Grayclaw.

Whereas Berserker Swordmasters had extra HP than Spirit Swordsmen in the event that they have been on the identical stage, their core talent ‘Grateful Useless’ burns by means of their HP, which left them extra susceptible than Spirit Swordsmen.

The rationale Marni’s social gathering selected Zonyan as their key snatcher was as a result of the digestive fluids secreted contained in the physique of the shining monsters have been extraordinarily devastating. No Participant would final lengthy even when it wasn’t a Berserker Swordmaster, and most conventional lessons wouldn’t have the stats of a hidden-class like Warrior Princess.

Alternatively, though Berserker Swordmasters have been weak, their vampiric talent buffs might stack. After weathering by means of the primary spherical of assault on the entrance with Eleena’s buff, Zonyan would rush into the goal’s physique, activate Grateful Useless to triggered important injury inside. Then, he would use his vampiric help talent to heal his HP, therapeutic by means of combating and therefore try and take the important thing.

Whereas the concept was good, there have been two issues with the precise implementation.

For one, the shining beasts have been normally too removed from the doorway of the Darkish Sky Stratum, and Eleena’s buffs could be waning by the point a goal was lured there.

Secondly, the injury Zonyan might inflict was not excessive sufficient that he might survive the digestive fluids, and he would soften aside midway by means of…

“I see. I bought the concept now.”

Edward nodded, and informed Marni about his plan.The latter appeared uncertain after contemplating it for a second. “In different phrases, you need to have everybody clear Darkish Sky as quickly as attainable?”

“That’s proper. There are nonetheless 4 days till the occasion is over, and I’m able to free a day to do what I can and assist different gamers to clear Darkish Sky.

“However what good is that?”

“It’s a technique for Metal Earth,” Edward defined solemnly. “There are too many enemies down within the fourth stratum, and having just some of us would by no means get it clear. That’s the reason we want numbers to carry again the small fry, whereas we consider one thing to take out the enemy’s mastermind.”

“I see, in order that’s what you’re going for.” Mani nodded and smiled in understanding. “That works. I definitely don’t thoughts, to not point out that we must fumble round Darkish Sky for a very long time for those who don’t assist us. There’s positively no hurt and all income for us if we might rise up to the fourth stratum.”

Therefore, as Edward’s social gathering went to work, increasingly more Gamers efficiently cleared the trial of the Darkish Sky Stratum, therefore changing into an indeniable helping power within the advance right down to Metal Earth.

Thus, on the fourth day of the Elven SIN occasion, the Gamers made their remaining preparations below Edward’s instruction.

Within the subsequent break up second, a bunch of over fifty Gamers concurrently activated their Metal Earth Keys, arriving on the identical time on the realm constructed totally of steel.