"SUPER PROVOKE!!!!!!" Bulldog, the strongest tank in the group, with all might.
Super Taunt (Active)(Level 5): A super powerful scream that encourages any target within five meters to aim at you. Cost: 300 MP per use.
The assassins feel their minds confused and mindlessly attack the tank.
Even the most distant walk towards him.
During that small moment of distraction, Silva, the other tank, tried to do something, but it was impossible.
Two mages conjured fireballs at him.
BOOOM!!! BOOOM!!!
Cobra, the mage of the group, shredded and also cast spells to attack the assassins.
Enemy mages could not be seen because they were hiding somewhere.
slash!!!! slash!!!
clang!!!! clang!!!
Swords and daggers collide with the large, heavy shield, sounds of metal being hit by something hard echoes through the area.
slash!!! slash!!
The cutting speed was super fast, Bulldog couldn't even keep up with the speed.
BOOOOM!!!! BOOOM!!!!
Silva and Bing finish casting the spells buffs to help Bulldog in the fight.
But they noticed something strange.
Where are the mages? Why were there no more enemy spells? Even Wang Cai was not there.
Looks like he's gone somewhere.
"I'm done dealing with the mages" He spoke from the top of a small hill.
"Kill these idiots!!!!" Bulldog yelled excitedly.
Without the meddling of the mages, killing the assassins would be too easy.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Silva ran as fast as he could to get close and attack, he also used the taunt skill to force the assassins to attack him.
Neither of them had ways to nullify the skill, so they just became the puppet of the two tanks.
Within moments, they were defeated, but something strange happened.
Unlike the creatures generated by the game's system, which are always defeated and turned into pixels. The corpses were still at the scene.
This just proves one thing, they were players.
Assassins and mages were players.
"Are you done dealing with them?" Wang Cai suddenly appeared at the side of the group.
"Are you an assassin class???!!!" It wasn't hard to tell because of the stealthy shape and great speed.
"Yea."
"Why are there players here? Isn't this an escort quest?"
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
"Which?"
"This game is called Infinite World, so the possibilities are infinite. If an NPC hired us to take the supplies to the top of the mountain, nothing prevents an NPC from hiring bandits to steal the supplies. Inside that mountain there must be NPCs who are with the bandits that are in the quest description. Also, there seems to be no PK during the quest. You killed those five over there, but their names didn't turn red."
"..." The group was thoughtful about this, but soon realized that the quest was more difficult than it appeared.
It was not only the road full of traps, but also other players coming to attack and steal.
Also, this was the best place for PK. Without the name turning red, those who like to kill other players would have a lot of fun here.
"How are we going to proceed with the quest? If there are too many players who are working for the bandits, we're going to have too many problems."
"I don't think so. Because if there really were that many players on the other side, they would have already appeared. Because they should only be signed when someone from that side is also signed. There's no logic in hiring a player if there's no player on the other side."
"Our only solution is to walk faster to avoid more problems. I will push the cart and you will be the scout to analyze the surroundings, in exchange, we will continue to take down the creatures and you will be the leech"
"Ok. Shadow Step"Wang Cai's figure slowly disappeared until he could no longer be seen.
"Can we trust this guy? He looks a little suspicious."
"We can't completely trust him, but we also need him if we want to climb the mountain safely. He seems to be an intelligent person capable of sensing things faster than others."
"If he dares to cause trouble, just attack to kill. We may fail the quest, but he will also be killed with us"
"We will do that"
…
So Wang Cai became the group's scout to see the areas ahead and around. His running speed was high enough to run all over the place in no time.
On a few occasions, Mountain Bandits appear to steal the cargo, but are defeated by the group. They were not players, but beings generated by the system to be defeated.
Always being close enough, Wang Cai was like a leech.
His level slowly rises.
Five hours later…
The group had already walked halfway, but there was still the other half.
Before continuing, they had to take a break to rest.
Hunger, tiredness, and sleep were already taking a toll on the characters.
So they had to find a place to rest.
The best they could find was a small cave on the side of the road, not too big or small, but just enough for two to stay inside with the supplies. The other cave had room for three players.
Thus, two groups were divided.
"This is really tiring… We can't disconnect because supplies can be stolen… This is really disheartening"
"Just deal with it. This is an A rank quest. The rewards will be worth it."
…
In the middle of the night…
Dark clouds completely cover the moon and stars, preventing light from illuminating the mountain.
The setting was too good for a murder.
Some shadows appeared at the entrance of the two caves, but something strange was seen.
In the two caves there were only two players. Where was the fifth player?
Looking around, they saw nothing. It felt like he was somewhere else.
Wasting no more time, they look at the supplies before pulling out their weapons to attack.
It was impossible to get the supplies out without killing the two players lying on the ground.
So they surround the two and cut down.
"Double Mutilate" Wang Cai's low voice echoed in the cave.
"!!!!!!!" This surprise attack scared the five assassins, they tried to block but it was impossible.
slash!!! slash!!!!
Two blood-shining daggers slash down the back of one of the assassins.
CRITICAL DAMAGE!!!! CRITICAL COMBO X2!!!!!
Two very tall red numbers appeared on top of the killer's head, he instantly passed out.
-2492
-3048
The damage done by the combo of the two skills, Fatal Strike and Mutilate, was enough to cause instant death to one of the assassins.
That was pretty insane.
But the price was that over a thousand aMP points were spent.
A thousand MPs for using Fatal Strike and four hundred MPs for using Mutilate.
Attack power was high, but the expenditure of resources was also.
Wang Cai still had over a thousand MP left.
The amount was enough to kill one more assassin.
"Shadow Steps" He hid in the darkness again.
A known killer was not a killer.
The group was so shocked by the loss of their companion in this short time, that they could not even react to the attacks of the tanks.
"AHHHH!!!!!"
slash!!! slash!!!
Wang Cai appears behind the back of one of them and slashes with the dagger.
The Bleed effect has been applied a few times.
A lot of blood oozed from the wounds, but the numbers above the head were very low.
"Super Provocate!!!!" The tank used the taunt skill.
slash!!! slash!!!
The tanks defend themselves while Wang Cai slashes with all his might when attacking the back.
The damage of his attacks was always doubled because of attacking the back.
Within seconds, the bodies fell to the ground lifeless, but they didn't immediately disappear.