In the dense, deep woods, the white-haired man lifted his gaze, looking at the fallen Caster and the shocked and uncertain enemies.
"This slash, for Is… Ines and W!"
Isolde my ass! Can you stop fcking thinking about your damn Isolde! She's a bad woman, a bad woman, a bad woman!!!*
Viego's expression was somewhat twisted, but this did not affect his movements in the slightest. The Black Mist once again covered his body, causing several incoming magic projectiles to hit empty air, only splashing up mud from the ground.
"Where did he go?!" The Caster who had first shouted the alarm turned his head left and right, constantly scanning his surroundings, his eyes filled with a hint of panic. This Caster had seen Viego on the battlefield before; he was one of the Casters who had launched a fierce offensive against Viego earlier, nearly killing him. He had seen the Sarkaz warriors killed by Viego, seen the ashen skin and bodies of those corpses. The effect, like some ancient witchcraft of the Sarkaz tribes, had already planted a seed of fear in his heart.
And now, when Viego had truly come before him in person, that seed of fear in his heart began to take root and sprout. Therefore, he was the one among all the Casters who reacted most violently, and also the one who appeared most panicked and most vigilant. But fear made him lose his calm judgment, leading him into the abyss of death.
A faint, thin black mist dispersed, and the figure of the white-haired man appeared behind him. A sharp pain struck, and a longsword passed through his body.
Viego was once again enveloped in the Black Mist, avoiding the second round of attacks from the Casters, and then, in the same fashion, appeared behind a crossbowman, taking the life of a third person. The power of the Ruination continuously cycled between being depleted and replenished.
To the enemies in the forest at this moment, he was like an evil spirit sent by the Grim Reaper to harvest their lives.
But Viego could notice that although the enemies were surprised, they were not afraid. Their fighting will was very firm, and they were well aware of Viego's current situation of dancing on a knife's edge. They and Viego himself both knew that he couldn't withstand a round of their focused fire, so he could only rely on constantly hiding and then suddenly appearing to kill one person at a time to slowly wear down their combat strength.
There were a full thirty of them in the forest: ten Casters, twelve armored warriors, and eight crossbowmen. Even if they had to split off some people to block the other two small squads charging the forest, it was definitely enough to keep Viego busy killing for a while. In other words, they could make countless mistakes, while Viego could not make a single one.
"He has the ability to hide himself! Group up in twos and threes, back-to-back!" someone had already shouted aloud. "He can't last much longer! The sound of explosions on the other side has already stopped, the others will be here to support us soon!"
The enemies began to move, quickly closing in on their companions. Viego took the opportunity in the process to once again kill two people who were a step too slow, but the remaining enemies had already regrouped with their teammates.
The enemies are smart. This is going to be difficult.
The sound of explosions had indeed stopped. This meant that the two small squads that had made a desperate charge had likely been dealt with by the Casters… It seemed he would have no reinforcements.
Viego's figure appeared in the canopy of a dense, large tree, looking down at the Sarkaz who were gathered in groups of twos and threes below. The risk of killing two or three people at the same time was too great; it would be very easy for them to catch an opening. The Black Mist could only let him move quickly and conceal his figure, but it couldn't make him truly invincible. In other words, it was invisibility without invulnerability; he could still be killed by AOE.
The nearly depleted Ruination did not allow Viego to use the Black Mist too much. Each time, he could at most hide himself for a second, or even less than a second, and then had to rely on the replenishment from killing the next person to continue using the Black Mist. It was equivalent to Samira's E: a kill resets the cooldown, but no kill, no reset, and it would put him in a dangerous situation.
If he didn't take out the Caster squad, he couldn't go find Ines and W. Moreover, the nearly depleted Ruination in his body made it impossible for Viego to retreat. He was still too weak now, unable to even control the outcome of such a small-scale battle, easily forced into a desperate situation by the enemy…
If I had known it would be like this, I would have sucked a few more mouthfuls from W before leaving, Viego sighed in his heart.
The next moment, the sound of another explosion made Viego suddenly look up, towards the direction where the explosion came from. The sound was very close, as if it had already reached the front of the forest, or even charged into the other side of the forest.
There are still people alive in those two squads, and they've even charged to the edge of the forest?
The enemies below also heard the explosion and were also in some commotion. A common question appeared in their minds—had the defensive line on the other side been broken through?
Viego sensed the enemy's distraction, seized the opportunity, and leaped down from the treetop. The blade, covered in Black Mist, came down hard on an enemy's skull!
Pain Pierces the Heavens—Youth Edition!
The sixth person killed was a crossbowman. Viego let go decisively, abandoning the longsword stuck in his head, drew a crossbow bolt from his quiver, used it as a dagger, and stabbed it into the neck of another enemy beside him—seven!
Everything happened in just two short seconds. The Black Mist dispersed, and Viego disappeared from his original spot again. The figures of their companions fell to the ground. The mercenaries became somewhat silent, just cautiously observing their surroundings. After waiting for a moment, Viego did not appear.
"Not right…" someone shouted as if waking from a dream, "The other side! He went to the other side!"
"It's too late." Another Caster spoke up, stopping the others' movements. "There are only six people on that side. Whether he went over or not, we can't split up anymore. Don't give him any opportunities."
"Then what do we do?"
The Caster who had spoken up to stop the others looked at the surrounding trees, his expression ruthless. "Move together. We'll withdraw from here. Those with fire Originium Arts, set a fire. Leave him no place to hide!"
It had to be said, their reaction was indeed very fast.
Viego had indeed gone to the other side of the forest, where the explosions had sounded, and had cleaned up the few Casters who were there blocking the mercenary squads. The Casters on this side were completely unaware of what was happening in the forest, and didn't even know that Viego could hide himself. In their view, there were a full twenty-two people on the other side. How could they not solve a single person?
—Even if they knew Viego was a good fighter and had a strong healing ability. The lack of intel on Viego became the opportunity for their death.
But when Viego arrived, the people from those two small squads were already dead. In fact, only two people had charged into the forest at that time. They were holding bombs, attempting to take the enemy down with them in a suicide explosion. But in the end, they had only managed to injure one crossbowman.
Viego turned around and looked at the burning forest behind him. He understood the enemy's plan. But this, on the contrary, was just what he wanted.
Viego took the remaining explosives from the fallen mercenaries. He had a feeling that he was about to become a crazy explosion maniac like W.
"Thirty vs one and you still got counter-killed… Do you even know how to play?"
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