Chapter 83: The Priest’s Reckoning

Even a cornered dog will leap over a wall, a sentiment that applied doubly to the members of Sword Sweeping the World.

After Yingning revealed her formidable strength, the management of Sword Sweeping the World knew that challenging her one-on-one was tantamount to suicide.

They would absolutely not continue to make fools of themselves; even if it meant shamelessly incurring the infamy of ganging up on a single opponent, they would undoubtedly find a way to swarm and kill Yingning, then camp her resurrection point to prevent her return!

Having been so thoroughly shamed, only successful revenge could restore their reputation and maintain morale.

Not only did they need to show their own members the guild’s power, but also to ‘kill the chicken to scare the monkeys’ (TL Note: A Chinese idiom meaning to punish an individual as a warning to others), thereby deterring anyone from daring to criticize Sword Sweeping the World!

In this world, the victor writes history; only those who laugh last can claim true victory!

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[Su Shunhua: Master, fall back! Get off the bridge!]

Yingning also realized their intentions, and decisively retreated from the narrow bridge.

Had she remained on the bridge, she would undoubtedly have been bombarded into cinders by fireballs.

Upon stepping off the bridge, she was greeted by a chorus of cheers befitting a hero.

Never before had the Gunfire Rose guild experienced such profound elation and pride.

It was a classic tale of the small defeating the great, one warrior against a hundred!

With her singular prowess, their guild leader had cleanly and decisively reclaimed the dignity their members had lost.

“Guild Leader! So cool!”

“Guild Leader! Fantastic work!”

Hearing of Yingning’s string of victories, the female mage and Qingyu, who were still in the dungeon, could barely contain their excitement.

The female mage stomped her foot fiercely, clenching her fists as she looked down. “Yes! Ning Beibei (TL Note: ‘Beiyantou’ is a familiar nickname for Ning Beibei) is mighty!”

Qingyu, though equally exhilarated, was slightly calmer than the female mage. “I’m growing increasingly curious about this ‘expert sister’ Ning Beibei (TL Note: ‘Beiyantou’ is a familiar nickname for Ning Beibei) keeps mentioning.

Without guidance, Ning Beibei couldn’t have grown so rapidly.

But what kind of being could transform Yingning from a complete novice into a super expert capable of crushing Leng Shisan, A’si, and Huaji?

And what level of strength must this person possess themselves?”

The female mage offered no reply.

After a moment of contemplation, Qingyu spoke in a grave tone, “We should be ready to go out and meet them at any moment.

Sword Sweeping the World is about to get desperate…”

After Yingning safely reached the opposite bank, she merely gave a symbolic nod to the enthusiastic members, her gaze fixed on Su Shunhua with worry as she sent a private message:

[Come back quickly! Before their guild leader gives the order!]

[Su Shunhua: I want to pull off something big!]

Yingning was speechless for a moment, then spoke with concern:

[Come back quickly! While I have a grudge against Sword Sweeping the World, your life is far more important! What can a small priest like you possibly do?]

Su Shunhua waved his hand from afar, signaling reassurance, then gazed past Yingning, wondering, ‘Why aren’t they here yet?’

[Ning Beibei: …Stop messing around, come back quickly. I trusted your rationality when I agreed to let you go ahead. Your life is far more precious than mine!]

Currently, the state of war remained active; both sides were locked in a fight to the death.

Unless one side was completely annihilated or surrendered, Yingning couldn’t disengage from combat; otherwise, she would have canceled Su Shunhua’s summon long ago.

The terrain here was flat and open, offering no advantageous spots for a ‘divine intervention’ (TL Note: A strategic advantage from above).

While Yingning and Su Shunhua possessed an undeniable level advantage, in a true battle, even a multitude of ants could fell an elephant.

With five hundred adversaries, the rational choice dictated that they should seize this opportune moment to retreat.

But Su Shunhua had no intention of retreating.

Given their equipment advantage, and his healing output—which, despite appearing modest, was undoubtedly the highest in the entire server—they needn’t fear being ganged up on and killed.

Their true concern was a prolonged battle!

Su Shunhua had sacrificed sustainability for an explosive healing output that could last for about five minutes.

Stamina was their Achilles’ heel.

However, this ‘explosive healing’ was far more than simply providing a lot of healing.

To describe it more accurately, it meant one thing: Immortality!

Under the blessing of this terrifying healing, as long as there weren’t a second and third ‘Fire Mother is Not Happy At All’ (TL Note: A unique weapon) simultaneously striking Yingning, Su Shunhua was confident that Yingning and he could withstand all damage for these five minutes, outputting their full power without dying!

Furthermore, Yingning possessed two crowd-control removal skills, and Su Shunhua had three skills to remove crowd-control from allies.

If Yingning and Su Shunhua decided to go all out, they would essentially become an unstoppable bulldozer, immune to control and invincible for five minutes!

They would push wherever they went, and no one could stop them!

Unfortunately, after the five-minute burst, Su Shunhua’s healing reserves would be depleted, and they would still be overwhelmed and killed.

Otherwise, he would risk exposing his true capabilities, which could trigger a detrimental chain reaction, potentially even forcing the game company to shut down the server and roll back data.

And five minutes was simply not enough time to eliminate five hundred people.

So, if Su Shunhua wanted to pull off something truly grand, how could they resolve the issue of sustainability?

How could they win the battle within five minutes?

Su Shunhua had an idea, though it heavily relied on luck.

With a ‘ding-dong,’ a message arrived in his voicemail.

A quick glance at it solidified his resolve instantly!

Let’s do this!

After this, they were going back to their old stomping grounds to level up!

[Su Shunhua: Master, I’ll distract them. You use the opportunity to charge over… Let’s pull off something big together!]

[Ning Beibei: Hey, hey! What are you doing?! Don’t be rash! A gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after ten years! Your safety is far more important!]

[Su Shunhua: Doesn’t Master want to use this to expand the guild’s reputation? Two people taking on five hundred! Two people clearing out an entire Sword Sweeping the World branch guild! And it won’t be some tricky maneuver, but a head-on clash! A direct confrontation! If word gets out, the entire game will erupt!]

[Ning Beibei: That’s enough! I know we’re strong, but trying to defeat five hundred people is still too much… Once the fight starts, we won’t even be able to run away!]

[Su Shunhua: Alright, I’ll distract them in a moment. You take the opportunity to cross the bridge, then charge directly into their backline to target the squishy ones… Get ready…]

[Ning Beibei: Hey! Don’t! You’ll die!]

[Su Shunhua: I’m going in!]

Ignoring Yingning’s anxious pleas, Su Shunhua patted Lihuanhuan’s shoulder. “Miss, you’re a priest, aren’t you?”

“Yes! Why?” Lihuanhuan retorted irritably, her mood fouler than it had ever been.

“What a coincidence, so am I! Perhaps you could teach me how to play a priest, Miss?” Su Shunhua blinked, surely displaying the cutest expression possible.

“Get lost! I don’t have time!” Lihuanhuan sneered, her voice cold with disdain.

“Alright then… If that’s the case, I suppose I’ll have to demonstrate myself. I hope you’ll offer some pointers after you’ve watched…” Su Shunhua lowered his head, feigning disappointment.

“Hmph,” Lihuanhuan scoffed, her eyes not on Su Shunhua, but fixed with hatred on Yingning across the swamp.

The next second, she felt as if something had struck the back of her head.

Instinctively, she whipped her head around, only to see a priest’s staff rapidly growing larger in her vision, looming closer and closer…

“CRACK!”

Smiling innocently, Su Shunhua swung his priest’s staff and slammed it squarely into Lihuanhuan’s face.

Amidst Lihuanhuan’s incredulous and bewildered gaze, he followed up with an upward flick.

Lihuanhuan was launched into the air.

Immediately afterward, Su Shunhua lifted his foot and kicked.

Right between the eyebrows!

Although Su Shunhua had never invested skill points into strength, as a pet, his inherent strength growth was 1.5 times that of a player, making it far from negligible.

Lihuanhuan spun through the air, floating above the swamp.

Finally, she plunged headfirst with a ‘sploosh,’ a few bubbles rose to the surface, and then she gurgled out of sight.

Facing the utterly silent Sword Sweeping the World faction, Su Shunhua innocently blinked and waved at the swamp.

“Miss? Miss, where did you go? Don’t be naughty, come out quickly! You haven’t told me if this is how a priest is supposed to be played!”