Xiongba Tianxia lost nearly two hundred healers in an instant.
The entire guild was thrown into chaos.
"Run! We're under attack!"
The remaining healers of Xiongba Tianxia faced hundreds of assassins at dangerously close range, with no one to protect them. Their only option was to flee toward the main force.
Healers were naturally slow on their feet, and against the swift assassins, they were quickly run down.
Had the healers stayed together and fought back against Zero Wing's assassins, they might have put up some resistance. Taking them down wouldn't have been easy.
But the moment they scattered and ran, everything collapsed. Even those who might have survived were cut down.
Without healers and without any resistance, they were lambs waiting for the slaughter, dispatched at will by Zero Wing's assassins. By the time Xiongba Tianxia's rear guards rushed over to protect the healers, more than half of them were already dead.
The surviving healers thought they were safe, but then they spotted over a thousand more people charging in, roaring like tigers. The rear guard of several hundred protecting the healers was instantly scattered, giving Zero Wing's assassins yet another chance to continue killing Xiongba Tianxia's healers.
"Guild Leader Xue Ji, it's bad! Our rear has been ambushed. Half our healers are dead. These people are incredibly fierce—we can't hold them here. We need reinforcements!" a commander fending off Zero Wing's assault urgently reported.
"What? Where did these people come from?" Xue Ji had been commanding from the front lines. Upon hearing the report, he whipped his head around and saw over a thousand players charging through in a relentless assault. The Xiongba Tianxia forces sent to intercept them were crushed in an instant. These people cut through like a blade, threatening to cleave Xiongba Tianxia's formation in two.
Xiongba Tianxia was already locked in a bitter struggle with Snake of the Body. This sudden blow dealt devastating damage.
Without healers to restore their health, the frontline Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights of Xiongba Tianxia were quickly killed. The guild retreated steadily, losing over a hundred players in no time at all.
"Damn it! Who the hell are they? How dare they declare war on our Xiongba Tianxia—do they have a death wish?" Xue Ji's eyes turned bloodshot, wishing he could tear apart every single person who had ambushed their rear.
"Guild Leader, they're wearing the Six-Winged emblem on their chests. They must be from Zero Wing," a ranger said.
"Zero Wing? Weren't they fighting Dark Star? How did they suddenly show up here?" Doubt swirled in Xue Ji's mind, but he quickly suppressed it. He coldly issued a command over the guild battle channel: "Nothing but stragglers, and they dare to ambush us? They're courting death. Everyone, wheel around and hit Zero Wing with everything we've got. Wipe them out first!"
Xue Ji was, after all, a senior member of Xiongba Tianxia and had experienced numerous large-scale battles involving tens of thousands of players. He knew exactly what needed to be done.
Snake of the Body was already a match for them, and now Zero Wing had struck from behind—a pincer attack. For Xiongba Tianxia, this was lethal. If the battle dragged on, they would be completely annihilated. The only solution was to break through on one side or hold the line and wait for reinforcements.
Holding was clearly not an option, so breaking through was the only path. Breaking through Snake of the Body? Impossible. That left Zero Wing. In terms of combat strength and numbers, Xiongba Tianxia absolutely outclassed them.
Meanwhile, Bai Qingxue of Snake of the Body quickly realized that Xiongba Tianxia had been ambushed—from the rear. She didn't know who was behind it, but this was a golden opportunity. They might be able to deal a crushing blow.
"Everyone, charge in! We cannot let Xiongba Tianxia reorganize!" Bai Qingxue smiled faintly as she directed over ten thousand players into a ferocious assault.
Xiongba Tianxia suffered devastating casualties while trying to reposition and attack Zero Wing. Before they knew it, over a thousand players had fallen.
Xue Ji's heart was bleeding.
They had fought for so long before and lost only a little over a thousand. Now, in just a few short minutes, another thousand were dead…
"Kill them! Destroy Zero Wing!" Xue Ji pointed his sword at Zero Wing's three thousand fighters and roared across the guild channel.
Xiongba Tianxia still had nearly ten thousand players. Dealing with three thousand should have been effortless.