76 Controlling the BOSS’s Move Path

Sa gubat, nakikita lamang ni Blue River ang Goblin Merchant, na nakalabas ang pwetan. Daladala ang malaking backpack at hinahabol ang larawan ni Lord Grim. Ang lahat ng players ng Tyrannical Ambition ay hindi inaasahang kumalat sa kakahuyan at maging sniper guerillas.

Itong Goblin Merchant, kapagkaharap ang normal na players, hindi ba't magtatatalon ito at malaya't madaling makakatapon ng item galing sa kanyang backpack? Bakit ngayon nahihirapan siyang habulin si Lord Grim? Noong nagtapon ito ng Granada, tinamaan ni Lord Grim ito balik sa gitna ng ere, kaya naman sumabog ito sa ulunan nito. Napaka talaga noon. Anong timed grenade? Gumagamit ka ng trigger type!

Kahit na ganito ito, paratamaan ang grenade sa gitna ng ere pabalik sa ulo ng goblin Merchat, hindi lang mabilis si Lord Grim, ang kanyang macroing ay napaka eksakto rin!

Nababaliw si Blue River sa kakahabol rito habang malungkot na nagbubuntong hininga ito.

Tutal, si Lord Grm ang umaatake at nangunguna sa goblin Merchant paalis. Hindi pa siya gumagalaw sa pinakamabilis niyang speed. Si Blue River naman at ang iba ay mabilis na nakasunod. Sa likod ng kanyang Blue Brook, ang lipon ng iba pang players na pinapanatili ang kanilang hakbang sa likuran nila na para bang lobo.

Paanong hindi alam ni Blue River na ang mga taong nasa likod ng kanyang pwetan at tuso? Pero ang Blood Gunner incident ang nagturo sa kanila ng isang madugong aral. Kung siya ay naalangan at hindi kumilos paharap, edi makakakuha ng lamang ang Tyrannical Ambition

"Thousand Creations, umikot ka paharap at harangan mo siya." Sabi ni Blue River.

"Bakit ako?" nalulungkot na sabi ni Thousand Cranes

"Battle Mage ka: Paghindi ka pumunta sino?" gamit ang additional effects ng Chaser, ang battle mages ay mas mabilis kaysa sa iba ng isang grado.

"Andiyan pa si Little Sea!" binabanggit ni Thousand Cranes ang isa pang Battle Mage, si Little Sea.

"Ang skill mo ay mas maganda" hindi takot si Blue River na masaktan si Little Sea. Lahat sila kinikilala ang skill ni Thousand Creation.

"Sa mata ng lalaking iyon, ang kaunting skill ay wala lang" sabi ni Thousand Creations

"Gaano kadaming beses ka ng lumaban sa kanya?" sabi ni Blue River

"Hindi ako naniniwalang hindi mo nakita ang makakatakot niyang skill!" sabi ni Thousand Creations

"Sige! Wala namang haharangan na eh, nakaabot na tayo" panunuyang sabi ni Thundering Light. Habang nagaaway ang dalawang lalaki, ang Goblin Merchant ay nakarating na sa kanilang range. Humakbang paharap si Thundering Light at gumamit ng Raging Flames.

Hindi madali pa sa mage ang matamaan ang target. Una, kailangan niyang maging pamilyar sa realease time ng magic at malaman ang direksyon ng galaw ng target pati na rin ang speed nito para malaman ang susunod nitong posisyon. Si Thundering Light ang ekspertong hindi nagkukulang sa area na ito. Malaki ang area na nasasakupan ng Raging Flames, kaya bahagyang madaling tamaan. Tumpak niyang pinili ang area ng tatlong katawan na nasaharapan ng Goblin Merchant at nagcast ng kanyang magic at inilabas ito doon.

"Spitfire!" sa mga sandaling ito, nagpadala ng mensahe si Ye Xiu sa party.

Ang party channel ay talaga namang malinis. Takot silang maapektuhan ang pangunguna ni Ye Xiu. Noong Makita ni Spitfire ang mensahe, walang sabi-sabing kahit anong salita, nagpaputok siya ng Light-Element na bala. Ang Light element na bala ay kumislap at nagpadala ng pa pa na tunog, ang biglang tumama sa katawan ng Goblin Merchant.

Kumalat ang liwanag sa katawan ng Goblin Merchant. Nanginig ito mula ulo hanggang paa. Matapos ang sandaling pagkalingat, bigla na lang itong nagbago ng direksyon patungo sa kaliwa ng gubat at tumakbo.

"Pun*ta!" nagulantang si Thundering Ligh. Ang kanyang magic ay tapos ng mag cast at akala niya makikita niyang lumipad sa ere ang Goblin Merchant. Ito ay magandang opurtunidad para makalaban sila kahit dalawang Segundo lang. Pero sino ba namang magaakala na bigla na lang magbabago ng direksyon ang Goblin Merchant at mag agro sa ibang target. Dahil sa pagbabago ng direksyon, ang Raging Flames ay umakyat pero tinamaan lang ang hangin.

"May skill ka ba? Marunong ka bang maglaro? Hinayaan mong maggot ito sa key moment, tanga!" pumadyak naman si Thundering Light sa sobrang galit at galit na sumigaw sa direksyon ng puno.

"Ang ingay" sabi ng Brawler sa Blue Brook Guild at nagtapon ng brick sa Goblin Merchant. Kahit na nagtapon siya ng Brick ang effect nito ay mababawasan ng kalahati, kung itatapon iyo sa likuran ng ulo ng Goblin, may tyansang mapataas ang dizzy ng kalahati rin. Ang resulta, ang tyansa ng dizzy ay mataas at maaari itong magbigay ng kaunting oras.

Pero sino ba naman ang magaakala na ang putok ng baril ay tutunog habang lumilipad ang brick sa gitna ng ere. At sa isang Bang, ang brick ay nabiak ng pirapiraso at isang kumpol ng brisk dust ang nahulog. Nagulat ang Brawler.

"Pun**ta!!!" sigaw ng Brawler, "Sinumpa ba ako? Nananaginip ba ako? Ang Tyrannical Ambition ay may ganitong eksperto?"

Walang sumagot sa kanya. Ang mga players na may magandang mata ay nakita ang kakaibang bagay sa kamay ni Lord Grim ay nagbuga ng usok ng baril.

"Pagtuunan niyo ang weapon ni Lord Grim." Sabi ni Blue River sa lahat, "Kakaiba ito"

"Model?"

"Wala…" walang maisip na salita si Blue River sa mga sandaling ito.

"Hulihin muna ang Goblin Merchant bago magsalita!" sabi ng isa.

Kahit parehas na hindi nagtagumpay sa paghinto sa Goblin Merchant, ang agwat mula sa Blue Brook Guild at Goblin Merchant ay mas malapit. Sino ba naman ang magaakala na noong tumakbo ang Goblin Merchant sa puno na iyon, ang magpapakita ay hindi spitfire kung hindi grappler. Ang Grappler ay dinakmal ang Goblin Merchant at tinapon patungo kay Lord Grim.

Ang Grapplers ay specialists sa pagGrab at ang bawat grab na may iba't ibang effect. Itong Fling na ito ay tinapon ng mas mabilis at mas malayo kaysa sa kadalasang Fling ni Lord Grim. Ang Blue Brook Guild ay muli na namang walang kwentang napatid at lahat ay nagngingitngit sag alit. Sa isang banda, binate naman ito ni Lord Grim at matapos ang isa or dalawang atake, naibalik na muli niya ang agro ng Goblin Merchant sa kanyang sarili. Gumamit pa siya ng isang Circle Swing at Fling. Sa isang kisap mata, ang distasya mula sa Goblin Merchant at Blue Brook ay lumawak muli.

"Sandali lang" may napansin si Bound Boat.

"Ang OT kanina ay baka hindi talaga aksidente. Ito ay isang bagay na hinanda nila. Sinasadya ito." Sabi ni Bound Boat.

"Anong sinasabi mo?" natakot ang lahat

"Gusto nilang gamitin ang ganitong klase ng paraan para magiliw na makontrol ang lugar na patutunguhan ng Goblin."

"Ano namang klaseng paraan ang posibleng gamitin?" nawala ang lahat

"Ang katotohanan ay nasa harapan niyo" sabi ni Bound Boat.

"Si Lord Grim. Lahat ng ito ay dahil sa pamumuno niya" sabi ni Blue River

"Anong gagawin natin?" tanong ng isa

"Maghiwalay kayo sa tig-dalawang grupo at atakihin lahat sila!" sabi ni Blue River

"Magiging madali tayong atakihin!" bahagyang nagaalala si Bound Boat sa mga players sa likod nila.

"Ang mga patapon na ito ay hindi maiiba nag sitwasyon." Sabi ni Blue River

"Bakit wala akong nakikita niisa mula sa Herb Garden?" sabi ni Bound Boat

"Ang patapon na si Plantago Seed ay nagtataggong muli. Kailangan nating maging maingat rito. Bakit wala pa dito ang mga players natin!" nagaalala na si Blue River. Ang kanilang Blue Brook Guild ay hindi lang itong isang dosena o ano karaming tao!

"Ang players ng Herb Garden ay nandito na!" nilabas bigla ni Bound Boat ang salitan ito.

Hinihintay ni Blue River, tulad ng inaasahan, ang lupon ng player ay nasa gubat sa harapn nila. Kahit na ang pangalan sa kanilang ulo ay hindi malinaw, marami ng transaksyon si Blue River sa kanila at agad na natukoy na ito'y pangalan ng mga taga-Herb Garden

"Iikot sila para paligiran sila." Sabi ni Bound Boat

"Ang patapon na si Plantago Seed, ay siguradong nakatanggap ng impormasyon galing sa traydor." Paghamak ni Blue River

"Paghinarang na nila ang daan ni Lord Grim, pakikiabangan natin ang sitwasyon at kukunin balik ang boss." Sabi ni Bound Boat.

"Sugod!" sigaw ni Blue River

Chapter 76 – Controlling the BOSS's Move Path

In the forest, Blue River practically only saw the Goblin Merchant, with his butt out,

carrying a massive backpack and chasing Lord Grim's figure. The rest of Tyrannical

Ambition's players had unexpectedly all scattered into the woods, becoming sniper

guerillas.

This Goblin Merchant, when facing normal players, wouldn't it bounce around and freely

and easily throw items out of his backpack? Why was it having such a hard time chasing

Lord Grim? When it threw a grenade, Lord Grim had actually hit it back in midair, making

it explode onto its head. It really was stupid. What timed grenade? You were using a

trigger type!

Although it was like this, to hit the grenade in midair back to the Goblin Merchant's head,

Lord Grim wasn't only quick, his microing was extremely precise too!

Blue River madly chased after it while sighing with sorrow.

After all, Lord Grim was both attacking and leading the Goblin Merchant away. He

couldn't be moving at his fastest speed. Blue River and the others quickly caught up.

Behind his Blue Brook Guild, a crowd of other players also steadily kept pace behind

them as if they were wolves.

How could Blue River not know that those guys behind his butt were despicable? But the

Blood Gunner incident taught them a bloody lesson. If he hesitated and didn't move

forward, then Tyrannical Ambition would take the advantage.

"Thousand Creations, go around to the front and block him." Blue River said.

"Why me?" Thousand Creations was depressed.

"You're a Battle Mage; if you don't go who will?" With the Chaser's additional effects,

Battle Mages were faster than others by a grade.

"There's still Little Sea!" Thousand Creations was talking about another Battle Mage,

Little Sea.

"Your skill is better." Blue River wasn't afraid to hurt Little Sea. Everyone recognized

Thousand Creation's skill.

"In that guy's eyes, my little skill is nothing." Thousand Creations said.

"How many times have you fought with him?" Blue River said.

"I don't believe you can't see his terrifying skill!" Thousand Creations said.

"Okay! There's nothing to block anyways, we've already caught up." Thundering Light

ridiculed. While these two guys argued, the Goblin Merchant had already entered their

range. Thundering Light stepped forward and used Raging Flames.

It wasn't easy for the mage to hit the target. He first had to be familiar with the magic's

release time and determine the target's movement direction and speed to predict its future

position. Thundering Light was an expert and wasn't lacking in this area. Raging Flames

covered a wide area, so it was a bit easier to hit. He accurately chose the area three bodies

in front of the Goblin Merchant and casted his magic, releasing it there.

"Spitfire!" At this moment, Ye Xiu sent a message to the party.

The party channel was completely clean. They were afraid of affecting Ye Xiu's leading.

When the Spitfire saw the message, without saying another word, he fired a Light-element

bullet. The Light-element bullet flickered and sent out a pa pa sound, instantly hitting the

Goblin Merchant's body.

Light scattered around the Goblin Merchant's body. It trembled from head to toe. After the

short distraction, it suddenly changed directions towards the left side of the forest and ran.

"F*CKER!!" Thundering Light was dumbstruck. His magic had already finished casting

and he thought that he would see the Goblin Merchant fly up into the air. This would have

been the perfect opportunity to let them fight over it for at least two seconds. Who knew

that the Goblin Merchant would suddenly changed directions and aggro onto a different

target. Having changed direction, that Raging Flames rose up but only hit air.

"Do you have any skill? Can you play? You let it OT at a key moment, you idiot!!"

Thundering Light stomped furiously and shouted angrily at the tree in that direction.

"So noisy." A Brawler from Blue Brook Guild said this and threw a Brick at the Goblin

Merchant. Although a thrown Brick would have its effect reduced by half, it was thrown at

the back of the Goblin's head, so its chance to Dizzy increased by half too. As a result, the

chance to Dizzy was quite high and would stall it for a bit of time.

Who knew that a gun sound would ring out while this flying Brick was in midair. With a

bang, the Brick was broken into pieces and a pile of brick dust fell down. The Brawler was

also dumbstruck.

"F*CKER!!!" The Brawler shouted, "Am I cursed? Am I dreaming? Tyrannical Ambition

has this sort of expert?"

No one answered him. The players with good eyes had seen that the weird thing in Lord

Grim's hand had puffed out gun smoke.

"Pay attention to Lord Grim's weapon." Blue River said to everyone, "It's weird."

"Model?"

"No..." Blue River couldn't think of the word at this moment.

"Capture the Goblin Merchant before talking!" Someone said.

Although both had failed to stall the Goblin Merchant, the distance between Blue Brook

Guild and the Goblin merchant still closed. Who would have thought that when the Goblin

Merchant ran to that tree, the one to appear wasn't a Spitfire, but a Grappler. The Grappler

grabbed the Goblin Merchant and threw it towards Lord Grim.

Grapplers were specialists in grabbing and each grab had different effects. This Fling

threw it faster and farther than Lord Grim's usual Fling. Blue Brook Guild once again

went on a pointless trip and everyone was seething with anger. At that side, Lord Grim

had already welcomed it and after two or three attacks, he reestablished the Goblin

Merchant's aggro onto himself. He did another Circle Swing and Fling. In the blink of an

eye, the distance between the Goblin Merchant and Blue Brook Guild widened once again.

"Wait a moment." Bound Boat figured something out.

"That OT just before might not have been an accident. It was something they arranged. It

was intentional." Bound Boat said.

"What are you saying?" Everyone was frightened.

"They want to use this sort of method to actively control the Goblin's move path.

"Is that sort of method even possible?" Everyone was at a loss.

"The facts are in front of you." Bound Boat said.

"It's Lord Grim. It's all because of his leading." Blue River said.

"What do we do?" Someone asked.

"Disperse into groups of two and attack everyone of them!" Blue River said.

"That'd make us easy pickings!" Bound Boat was a little worried about the players behind

them.

"Those trash won't change the situation." Blue River said.

"How come we haven't seen anyone from Herb Garden?" Bound Boat said.

"That trash Plantago Seed is hiding again. We have to be cautious of this. Why aren't our

players here yet!" Blue River was worried. Their Blue Brook Guild wasn't just these

dozen or so people!

"Herb Garden's players are here!" Bound Boat suddenly put out these words.

Blue River looked forward, as expected, a crowd of players lay in the forest in front of

them. Although the names on top of their heads weren't clear, Blue River had had many

dealings with them and instantly determined that they were Herb Garden names.

"They're going around to flank them." Bound Boat said.

"That trash Plantago Seed, he definitely received info from a traitor." Blue River

disdained.

"When they go block Lord Grim's path, take advantage of the situation to steal the BOSS

back." Bound Boat said.

"FORWARD!" Blue River roared.