While the members of Sword and Rose were dealing with the little giant, Xia Yao was not idle either.
She shot arrows at the Frost Giant the entire time, delaying its southward advance as much as possible.
However, in front of a giant boss with more than 13 million HP, the effect of her skills was too limited.
Until the three-headed giant arrived in Ares City, their health had only dropped by about 15%.
Two areas further south from Ares City is the north gate of the royal city, and the time they have is becoming increasingly limited.
Seeing this, some players felt that their hopes of success were becoming increasingly slim, and couldn't help but speak out in the world.
"Let's give up, everyone. The giant's level is too high. We can't even stack heads against them."
"That's right. I just saw several of the leaders of the top ten guilds being trampled to death and forced back to the city. Even they didn't have the energy to fight back, let alone us small fry? Going up would just be a waste of lives. Instead of this, we might as well just wait and see. At worst, we can just rebuild the royal city."
"I've died over a dozen times, and every time I didn't even get to touch the frost giant's skin before getting frostbitten by its cold wave. Didn't you see how quickly my health dropped? Even drinking a large bottle of red potion couldn't replenish it. It was really too difficult."
"I really want to call the planning a jerk! Making the world boss this difficult is intentionally trying to dampen everyone's enthusiasm?"
All kinds of discouraging words appeared in the world, making some already hesitant players even more discouraged.
Fortunately, this sentiment is in the minority, and most players are still determined to save the royal city.
Not everyone chooses to face difficulties head-on. Some are afraid, retreat, or even log off. Players who face them understand this, but someone on this continent always needs to shoulder the responsibility.
They are willing to shoulder the heavy burden, sacrifice themselves, and protect humanity's most precious home.
So thousands of players, led by their friends, captains or presidents, rushed into the city of Ares with weapons in hand.
They stood in the front line in groups, facing the cold wave attack from the Frost Giants!
The first group of players were soon injured by the cold air, but they had no complaints. Until they were frozen to death, they used all their strength to exert their last bit of heat.
Then the second row of players came up, using fireballs, blizzards, thorn vines... countless skills intertwined together and rushed towards the giant together.
Red numbers kept popping up above the Frost Giant's head.
These are the damages suffered by the players at the cost of their lives. Although one or two are not many, when tens of thousands of them are accumulated, they can actually add up to considerable data!
"The Frost Giant's health is decreasing at a steady rate! It's only 80% left now! Come on, everyone!"
Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly, and the players in the back row immediately followed suit. If that momentum were converted into a sonic attack, it would be enough to make the giant lose a layer of skin!
Suddenly someone added, "The cold wave seems to have receded. Brothers, the opportunity has come, let's go!"
Previously, because the cold wave had engulfed the three giants, players would lose health the moment they approached. Now that they heard the cold wave had receded, didn't this create a perfect opportunity for them? So, everyone rushed forward, shouting!
The skills are colorful and display gorgeous special effects on the ground and in the sky.
Without the cold wave defense, the Frost Giant's blood dropped a little faster than before.
Players who saw hope couldn't help but feel excited!
They attacked tirelessly, hoping to be destroyed before the giants reached the royal city.
However, they forgot about the remaining two giants.
Although the cold wave has receded, new difficulties have suddenly emerged.
The storm giant on the left suddenly opened its mouth and blew a violent gale towards the ground!
The players in the front row had no time to find cover and were blown into the sky one after another, along with the mobile stalls, benches, tables and chairs of Ares City, which were all swept into the sky!
Screams were heard from above, and the players in the back row immediately retreated into alleys and buildings, thankfully escaping danger.
With the Storm Giant leading the way, the Frost Giant effortlessly took a few dozen-meter-long step and flattened the intricate and exquisite gate of Ares City in one fell swoop!
The city gate, which was more than 20 meters high, collapsed with a loud bang, stones flew everywhere, rumbling sounds shook the city, and the dust raised rushed into the city like a sandstorm.
Some players were choked by the dust and their eyes were streaming, causing them to cough continuously.
After finally coughing out the dust in their throats, the players were about to breathe a sigh of relief when, at that moment, a pair of eyes larger than the pots in the village looked down from high above...
Player: !!!
Help! ! !
The storm giant crushed them to death while they were hiding in the corner. Several beams of white light flew out from under its feet, making the two players hiding behind the tank not far away tremble.
Even though this is a game and people can be resurrected after death, the process of death is too terrifying and they don’t want to experience it!
Unfortunately, according to Murphy's Law, the more a person fears something, the more likely it is to happen.
The two players huddled in the corner like quails, listening to the storm giant's footsteps going away, thinking they had escaped danger.
Unexpectedly, a bolt of lightning suddenly came from the front, like a winding snake, without giving them any time to react, and instantly electrocuted them to death on the spot!
"Fuck! I thought the giant on the right was just for show, but it turns out he can actually unleash lightning!"
Seeing some players being electrocuted to death by the lightning giant, the feeling of despair spread over me again.
It’s too difficult… It’s really too difficult…
They originally thought that the cold wave had disappeared, giving them hope of victory, but they didn't expect that the giants on both sides actually had hidden special moves!
There was a storm and thunder and lightning, and they couldn't even get close to them. How could they play?
The captains in charge also realized this problem and urgently called the team together: "We can't rush through in close combat. Retreat first. Prepare the ranged attack and attack from the longest range. Attention, if you see the Storm Giant open its mouth or the Lightning Giant's skin start to flash, withdraw immediately. Don't fight to the death!"
Too many players have died, and after death they have to rush back from the resurrection point in the royal city. The time in between is wasted and will only increase the pressure on their front-line combat.
Originally, they planned to stop the giant in the middle of Ares City to save part of the city, but now it seems that the chances of winning are really slim. The two giants next to them are not vegetarians, so they can only give up strategically.
So the captains temporarily adjusted their tactics and decided to fight with a dirty style.
The second largest city is gone, but the royal city is still there.
As long as the center does not fall, players will have a chance to make a comeback!
After a quick adjustment, the number of players in Ares City was indeed stabilized. As soon as they saw the Storm Giant and the Thunder Giant start to move forward, the players immediately hid behind the cover, and the Holy Light players were responsible for holding up the barrier to block the following thunder and lightning.
Relying on this guerrilla tactic, the players finally regained their home ground with great difficulty.
Although the overall attack is not as good as before, at least it can continue to output, and the health of the three giants is decreasing little by little.
The dawn once again shines on the players' faces.
However, they would never have imagined that accidents would always come faster than tomorrow.
The system suddenly popped up a densely packed box in front of everyone!
Different words are written in each box, and a big exclamation mark is added at the end of each word, as if to tell players how urgent these tasks are!
"What the hell? Why did I suddenly receive dozens of temporary tasks?!"
"Me too! There are so many missions, I can't even see them all!"
"I flipped through a few of them, and it seems like they all ask us to rescue NPCs."
"Fuck! We're all busy with our own affairs, how can we save others?"
"Captain, what should we do? Should the NPC rescue us or not?"
Players from each team asked their captain in the voice chat.
The captains were also in a dilemma for a while.
To be honest, they also wanted to save him, but given the current situation, if they rushed out they would be immediately discovered by the giant, and if they were discovered they would be dead.
Then let's not save them. The system has given them so many rescue missions out of thin air. There must be a reason behind it. It is very likely that those NPCs are carrying some important plots and missions. Once they die in this disaster, the information can never be retrieved.
The captains felt heartbroken at the thought of losing so many NPCs.
How to choose?
It’s such a hard decision.
The captains were extremely worried.
The next second, an extremely calm voice came from the regional channel: "All rescue missions are given to me. You are responsible for holding the giant back."
Everyone was shocked.
Just now... it seemed like the number one on the list was speaking?
One of the captains was the first to recover from his shock and asked on the microphone, "Boss, there are many rescue missions. If you accept them all..."
I'm afraid not...
The last few words were stuck in his throat.
The voice on the other end: "No problem, as long as you cooperate with me."
The players in Ares City suddenly paused.
He then took a deep breath and replied, "Okay, we will fully cooperate with you."
The conversation between the two was heard by everyone in the channel.
At first there was silence in the channel, and no one responded.
However, a few seconds later, one voice after another rang in my ears.
"Boss, our team 2 will cooperate with you."
"Team 10 also cooperated."
"Team 7 agrees."
"Team 33 is fine."
"Team 48..."
"Team 119..."
Countless voices responded one after another. Each person's voice was different, but to the players, they all sounded firm and unified.
Their blood boiled instantly. If the big boss bravely took on all the tasks alone, what would the tens of thousands of people be afraid of?
"The worst that can happen is death! Anyway, as long as I have a life, I won't be afraid of running out of firewood!"
A player shouted into the microphone, and was immediately greeted with nods from everyone.
"You're right. Dying in the game is normal. Instead of hesitating here, why not give it your all?"
"Yes, everyone has to die. Some people's death is heavier than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather. Today, I will be that Mount Tai!"
"Couldn't agree more!"
The players' fighting spirit was rekindled.
Xia Yao smiled softly on the other end. "There's no need to be so desperate. Your survival is the greatest help to Ares City."
After the speech, everyone said: "Got it!"
This rescue mission is open to all players in Ares City, and is not visible only to a single player as before.
Players can choose to accept or not.
If you accept it, the public task will fall on your head; if you don't accept it, it will continue to float in front of the players until it is accepted by someone else.
At this moment, all players saw that the densely packed task boxes, as thick as stacks of paper, were disappearing one by one.
This shows that the boss really took on all the rescue missions by himself!
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