Chapter 411: The Mingjiao’s Counterattack

Although Master Jiéjué’s words caused quite a stir among the players, they were quickly forgotten after several successive battles.
The number of Mingjiao disciples kept growing, but they still couldn’t withstand the overwhelming force of the million-strong army, which advanced with unstoppable momentum!
As the troops moved deeper, the frontline heroes from various martial sects were nearly wiped out and forced to retreat from the front lines.
Kai Xin, who repeatedly took the lead in attacks, gained even greater respect in Master Jiéjué’s eyes. During battles, he showed special care for the Emei Sect disciples, trying to spare their lives. As a result, the Emei Sect disciples became much closer to Kai Xin and his group, always smiling when they saw him return to the team.
Master Jiéjué even asked Zhou Zhiruo to bandage Kai Xin’s wounds and give him medicinal pills. Zhou Zhiruo didn’t dare neglect this task and carried out her master’s orders half out of compliance and half out of sincerity.
Seeing this, Gu Feng and the others lamented the unfairness—there was such a huge difference in treatment among “internal disciples.”
But when they checked their scores later, Kai Xin had an astonishing score of over 700 points, leaving everyone silent…
In just two hours, he had killed more than 700 people, while Gu Feng and the others had only killed around 200. No wonder Master Jiéjué valued him so highly!
“…”
Such results also inspired many players’ fighting spirit. Realizing that the number of kills might affect their perception of the main characters, they stopped following the Emei Sect team and rushed forward eagerly to earn as many points as possible ahead of Kai Xin and the others.
This led to countless players flooding toward Guangming Summit!
A similar situation occurred sooner or later in the other five major sects as well…
After several unstoppable attacks, the teams of the six major sects advanced several kilometers with little exertion, continuing their climb up the mountain.
The Mingjiao was clearly at a severe disadvantage.
…
“Damn, why are you still here?”
At the middle of Huangshan Mountain, many players were leisurely making their way forward, but soon someone rushed up behind them and said, “Everyone ahead is almost at Guangming Summit. Hurry up and finish it off!”
“…”
These people remained calm. Most of them didn’t believe the mission would end so easily. After all, the Mingjiao had recruited quite a number of players, and its experts were no less skilled than those from the six major sects!
The person who chased after them didn’t say much more and shook his head before rushing off. Only after they disappeared did these people cautiously stop, look around, and then speak up:

“A bunch of fools, rushing to their deaths.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the clothing of everyone present suddenly changed at once…
Black clothes and pants, with sacred flame emblems on their chests—transforming them instantly from players into Mingjiao disciples!
All of them wore cold expressions, devoid of any facial emotions.
“They’re here.”
Cruel words were spoken.
The others looked at each other in shock:
“We can’t send messages via pigeons; logging off means losing eligibility, and we can’t log back in for 24 hours.”
“It must be to prevent us from leaking information outside.”
The same transformation occurred simultaneously in various places in Huangshan, with many players quietly turning into Mingjiao disciples.
At the same time, some hidden rocks and bushes were suddenly lifted, revealing NPCs in special attire who leaped out swiftly, wielding swords in one hand and shields in the other. They attacked the unsuspecting players without warning.
Tigers among sheep!
Cries of pain filled the air!
The sudden attack caught many off guard.
By the time the players tried to fight back, those attackers disappeared like rats into holes, leaving only corpses behind.
The players stared at each other in panic, drenched in cold sweat.
“Be careful! They’re from the Thick Earth Flag!”
“Gather together—don’t scatter!”
Amidst the warnings, everyone activated their protective barriers and focused on the ground. The Thick Earth Flag was skilled at digging tunnels and launching surprise attacks.
Just as everyone was watching the ground, sudden violent winds blew from the sky!
They looked up.
Countless huge black objects were falling from the sky.
Bang! Bang!
Many players couldn’t dodge in time and were blasted, vomiting blood. Their protective barriers were no match for the force of those heavy objects!
Only after the objects landed did everyone realize they were actually huge, thick solid logs, with hooks and chains attached at both ends, extending into the air.
Following the chains and hooks, the players saw, in chaos, burly men with hooks in their hands—muscular, broad-shouldered, and shirtless—working in pairs to lift the logs back into the air and hurl them down with force.
Dozens of these huge logs formed a massive prison, roaring as they fell…
Many players tried to fly away to resist, but they were knocked aside by the roaring logs mid-air, only to be killed by others thrown from different directions!
In the air, martial skills were completely useless.

In an instant, the giant tree launched several waves of attacks, severely injuring many players. Its surface was covered in shocking amounts of blood. The players were extremely anxious and shouted loudly, “Hurry! Shoot them down!” “Fight together! Otherwise, we’ll all die here!” Thwack! Thwack! Before their words faded, the ground around them suddenly opened up, and the soldiers of the Thick Earth Flag, who had launched a surprise attack before disappearing, emerged from the pre-dug underground passages. “Kill them!!” A furious cry marked the beginning of the brutal battle between the players and the Five Elements Flag… Not only did enemies from the Five Elements Flag appear in the rear, but they also showed up in the front and along the middle areas! “Damn it!” “Did the Thick Earth Flag dig through the entire Huangshan Mountain? Why are their people everywhere?” As they spoke, toxic liquid rained down on the crowd, causing countless players to scream in pain. Morale plummeted, and despair spread everywhere. “Poison! Damn it!” “The Flood Flag’s people have arrived too.” “Who has an antidote? Give me one quickly!” “Damn! There are hardly any enemies left—this battle is hopeless…”… The front line faced the heaviest resistance, with at least three flags involved. In many places, the Flaming Flag was used to set the entire forest on fire, creating paths of flames for encirclement and attack. The retreat of the players in the front was quickly noticed by people like Happy. “What’s going on ahead?” “It seems we’ve encountered the Five Elements Flag’s people!” “What are the Five Elements Flag? A bunch of losers! Emei Sect disciples, follow me!” With a tone full of contempt, Master Mu Jue gave the order, and thousands of Emei Sect disciples took to the air, charging toward the retreating martial artists and entering the territory of the Five Elements Flag. “Kill!” Gu Feng and the others rushed forward without hesitation. But Mo Mo was stopped by Happy, who acted first: “Stay behind to protect Zhou Zhiruo and keep an eye on the position of the Five Elements Flag’s flag bearer.” After saying that, Happy rushed out immediately, leaving Mo Mo standing there, staring at his back: “Protect Zhou Zhiruo?”