Chapter 49: Shifting the Battle to Clear Breeze

Finishing the video, Lin Zheng clenched his fists and dived straight into the game! The moment he came online, Lin Zheng received several messages. He clicked on the latest voice message and deleted the rest! The message was from Yang Qi. When he opened it, she yelled: "You unreliable bastard of a god-stick! Get your ass over to the Breezy Forest right away! People are going to die!"

Although Yang Qi's voice sounded extremely anxious and her hurried message failed to explain clearly what was happening, Lin Zheng instantly guessed what was going on! Glorious, hailed as the top guild in Frostfall City, had just lost face in front of players nationwide. It would be a miracle if they didn't retaliate! With the matter blowing up this intensely, Yang Qi would definitely go to help, and she was probably surrounded by now! At this thought, Lin Zheng was simultaneously frantic and furious! He immediately sprinted from the Blazing Prairie toward the Breezy Forest while sending a party invitation to Yang Qi. With a "Clang—", Lin Zheng joined the party, reuniting with the exact same group from noon!

"Big Brother God-stick!" "God-stick!" "Big Brother!" Three voices rang out simultaneously!

"Damn it! You unreliable jerk, only showing up now?!" Yang Qi bellowed in the party channel.

"Cut the crap, what's the situation?" Lin Zheng retorted.

"Situation? The situation is terrible! Those catty bastards brought hundreds of people! You really can't afford to mess with a massive guild; one cry brings out a whole army! Your big sister here went on a rampage for a bit and took down a few dozen, but I'm about to bite the dust too!"

"Hang in there, I'm heading over right now!"

"Even if you come, it won't help, there are just too many people. Forget it, you'd better bail, don't make a pointless sacrifice! We'll settle this score later after we establish our own guild!"

"Bail my foot! If I bail right now, I'll never be able to show my face again!" Lin Zheng roared. "You guys hold on, I have a way to deal with these damned people!"

"What are you planning to do? At least give me some confidence!" Just as Yang Qi finished asking, a broadcast echoed across Frostfall City. To her astonishment, it was Lin Zheng's voice!

"Listen up, all students of Dragon Garden! Breezy Forest, coordinates 123.321. I'll only say this once: Xi has been bullied! Come or not, that's up to you!"

As soon as Lin Zheng finished shouting, Xiao Meng exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Big Brother God-stick, you're so smart! Why didn't I think of calling our people from Dragon Garden to help? That's wonderful! We're saved!"

"How many people can Dragon Garden possibly bring?" Yang Qi asked with a hint of worry.

"I have no idea!" Xiao Meng replied. This made Yang Qi's heart sink—if they only brought a few stray kittens, it wouldn't even be enough to whet the appetite of Glorious! But Xiao Meng's next words nearly caused Yang Qi to tumble right off her horse!

"I only know that all 9,259 members of our Cute Girls Support Club have logged in, and I'm not sure about the guys! Probably around the same number!" What an overwhelmingly powerful response; even Lin Zheng was struck dumb! He had heard that Dragon Garden had a total of 21,000 enrolled students, and with 9,259 girls alone playing the game, needless to say, the guys would at least exceed that figure! Combined, well over eighty percent of the entire school's student body was playing the game. Lin Zheng immediately developed a headache—was he running a higher education institution or an internet cafe?!

Whatever, this wasn't something he could control anyway. They were college students; loving to go online and play games was the most normal thing in the world. Besides, even if he wanted to ban it, he couldn't find a reason, as no school rules prohibited them from playing games!

Since Lin Zheng was already on the edge of the Breezy Forest, running toward Yang Qi and the others based on the map wouldn't take long. Finding their location on the map in the center of the Breezy Forest, Lin Zheng arrived at the PK site within minutes! Before he even reached them, Lin Zheng heard the chaotic din. Raising his gaze, good grief, there were over a thousand figures surrounding the area inside and out! A massive barrage of magic, arrows, and ammunition was being poured entirely in one direction! Glancing through occasional gaps between people, the target of all those attacks was none other than that rascal Yang Qi! Fortunately, Yang Qi had just obtained the Dark Gold-grade Bloody Nightmare at noon, boosting her defense by a massive margin and rendering her virtually un-pierceable by anyone in Frostfall City; otherwise, those ranged attacks alone would have killed her several times over.

At this moment, Yang Qi was displaying extraordinary valor! Single-handedly, she blocked all incoming attacks for Xi and the other three, fighting a bloody battle atop the Bloody Nightmare! Any member of Glorious who dared to step forward was met with a direct sword strike. Under her Pepper-Pattern Sword, not a single enemy could withstand a single blow; she was practically an undefeated female war god, terrifying the surrounding members of Glorious! However, being invincible came at a price—the durability of the equipment on Yang Qi's body was nearly depleted. Naturally, being relentlessly beaten by a thousand people, even without their attacks piercing her defense, still heavily consumed equipment durability. Consequently, Yang Qi's equipment durability plummeted drastically. Several pieces of gear already looked tattered and worn, on the verge of losing their final points of durability at any second. Once that happened, Yang Qi—stripped of her iron-clad defense—would simply be reduced to fish meat on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered!

Witnessing this scene, blood rushed straight to Lin Zheng's brain. With a furious roar, wielding the Shattered Moon, he charged straight in!

"Watch out! They have backup coming!" A player from the Glorious guild spotted Lin Zheng and immediately shouted a warning!

"Only one guy showed up, what is there to fear? Hmph! Anyone who dares to mess with us in Glorious never meets a good end!"

"Exactly! A few of you go over and hack him to pieces!"

"Remember his ID! Every time you see him from now on, kill him until they don't dare to show their faces!"

...

Listening to the arrogant remarks of the Glorious guild players, Lin Zheng laughed out loud from sheer anger and directly switched his title: "Ghost God!"

"Roar—" A massive black ghost god materialized with a roar, startling the players charging toward Lin Zheng for a fraction of a second. Realizing this was merely Lin Zheng's buff special effect, they flew into a rage and lunged at him once again! Facing the dozen or so players charging at him, Lin Zheng let out a fierce roar, "Death Charge!" "Bang—" The colossal ghost god threw out a punch, sending all dozen players flying. Enormous damage numbers floated above their heads in mid-air, and those with slightly lower health were instantly obliterated!

"Charge—" Lin Zheng roared as he thrust deeper into the densest part of the crowd. The phantom of the ghost god knocked people flying one after another. In the blink of an eye, Lin Zheng had penetrated deep into the ranks of the Glorious guild. Surrounded by a multitude of foes, every single person glared at him as if they wished to tear him limb from limb! Instantly, blades, spears, swords, and halberds—every conceivable weapon rained down upon Lin Zheng! Unfortunately, with the Ghost God state activated, Lin Zheng's damage reduction reached 110% for a short duration. The damage inflicted by these attacks was even less effective than hitting Yang Qi! Watching the tiny slivers of damage floating off his body, Lin Zheng couldn't help breaking into a sneer. A single Stomp skill landed, and the players surrounding him were instantly killed on the spot. Yet, even more fearless players surged forward. Seeing this, Lin Zheng's smile grew even brighter!

"Burst—"