Genius Chapter 194: What is Momo thinking?

Chapter 194: What is Momo thinking?

Translated by Karai of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Addis

 

“Can they close the gap?”

“No way! Their people have completely split the road!”

“Think of a way to stop them from reaching the lake.”

The mage’s assault had an unexpected result. The mage’s double poison circles, in just a short amount of time after entering the crowd, caused massive health losses to the mid and back lines of the Eclipse faction. This forcefully and abruptly disrupted Eclipse faction’s plans. The mages and healers in the middle had no choice but to retreat to the sides to avoid the opposing mage’s fierce attacks, which led to an irreversible loss of control on the battlefield.

The Abyss faction’s main group rushed to the lake, while Eclipse faction’s people were split apart and completely unable to block them, signaling the collapse of their front-line defense. 

“What was Momo thinking!? How could the mage dare to play like this? Wasn’t he afraid of making a mistake halfway and losing the entire mage group?”
“No, he didn’t just plan for the physical swordsman; the array master was also part of his plan.”

CloudTraveller had a bad feeling the moment he saw Momo move people to the mountainside. He just didn’t expect the opposing formation to take such a huge risk—having the entire mage group jump into the crowd. If they got controlled, it would be over. But that didn’t happen. Momo had precisely arranged this sequence of displacement controls. At that critical moment just now, the physical swordsman shouldn’t have made it in time, but UnchainedWanderer and the array master behind him provided sudden assistance, holding that gap of 2 seconds, allowing the physical swordsman’s greatsword formation to successfully connect.

Kawaii asked, “What do we do now? The lake surface slows us down, so it’s going to be hard to surround them again.”

Not being able to surround them meant that as long as Abyss’s team stayed there, the path between their respawning players and the lake would be wide open.

CloudTraveller said, “They’ll go passive if they move to the lake. Don’t forget, this is our respawn point, and we can send reinforcements faster than they can.”

Sleep said, “They must have used resources to revive nearby. I just saw some of their people respawn on the road.”
“We have the respawn point inside the base, while they’re outside it—that’s their disadvantage,” CloudTraveller said. “Once they get to the lake, we’ll immediately cut off their rear, which will stop their reinforcements from behind. Then, we’ll clear out the ones on the lake, and we can regain our defensive advantage.”

In that last clash, the Abyss faction players did manage to tear a hole in their defense, but they also lost a group of people. Now, if you counted carefully, Abyss faction actually had fewer people than them. These players had to revive at the closest respawn point to the Summer base by using resources, which cost them precious time—an inherent disadvantage for Abyss.

Eclipse faction wasn’t intent on taking the Winter base. Their basic strategy was to hold onto two bases, so CloudTraveller didn’t plan to activate the teleport point between Summer and Winter. In a deadlock between the two, he would focus all his energy on defending Summer.

After all, defending a point is much easier and more stable than attacking one.

Even though their resources were currently less than Abyss’s, the Abyss faction was consuming far more resources. If Momo insisted on taking the Summer base, he would most likely activate the teleport point to speed up reinforcements. However, the enormous resource cost of opening the teleport would put Abyss at a disadvantage.

At that moment, Eclipse’s opportunity would arise.

CloudTraveller knew that to win, he absolutely couldn’t afford to be impatient.

Just then, a voice suddenly came through the channel.
“Wait a minute, their formation is still changing.”
“Their formation is shifting, and it’s a bit strange.”
“The mage is moving forward again!”

CloudTraveller snapped back to attention and changed his position to observe the situation inside the base. He noticed that there were some movements around the main group of the Abyss faction. This time, he clearly saw the professions—aside from the physical swordsman in the front line, the rest were all mages. Moreover, the Abyss faction wasn’t in a rush to push toward the lake; they were patiently staying in place, maneuvering around them while controlling their rear position.

“They’re waiting for reinforcements,” CloudTraveller quickly said. “They’re waiting for their group to gather. If they don’t move to the lake, we will. Let’s extend the battle line and surround their frontline physical swordsman on the lake.”

Momo wanted to wait for his team to gather before charging? They couldn’t give him that opportunity.

In the Abyss crowd, Su Mo noticed the restless movement of heads. While their positions were shifting, Eclipse faction was changing too, especially when they locked onto Eclipse’s direction. This made him even more certain of CloudTraveller’s strategy.
“They’re pretty aggressive over there.”
“Isn’t it simple? They want to pinch us, but they’re forgetting they don’t have as many people as we do.”

BrokenOracle spoke up, “What’s your plan? Are you going to push the whole group onto the water to fight for the boss?”

They were still some distance from the Summer God boss. Forcing a push wasn’t impossible, but reaching that spot might be too much to handle. The goal of attacking the base was to kill the boss and hold out for 15 minutes. Even if they managed to get the boss, they’d face a new problem afterward.

They might end up surrounded by the enemy.

The further they pushed in, the more they would deplete their forces, and they’d be moving farther from the closest respawn point. Put simply, the deeper they pressed, the fewer people they’d have. At that point, CloudTraveller could wait until their entire force was inside, then block the path behind them and tightly defend the outskirts of the base. This would cut off their reinforcements, trapping them completely and leaving them surrounded by the enemy.

Back when Eclipse faction captured the Summer base, they had used a quest buff to revive on the spot. In a similar situation where they were surrounded, instead of respawning outside, they revived in place and caught Abyss off guard, which led to Abyss losing the Summer base they had defended for so long.

Now, the same scenario was unfolding before them, except this time they were the attackers, and Eclipse was the defender. Without an on-the-spot revive buff, it would be hard to pull off a surprise attack. The best solution would be to open the teleport point.

Once the teleport point was opened, they could respawn at the Winter base and rotate personnel with those stationed there. But the teleport point was the most resource-draining feature in the faction war gameplay, and from the beginning until now, Momo had no intention of activating it.

BrokenOracle hesitated slightly as he thought about this. He had a good idea of what Momo was concerned about, and he also had an idea of what CloudTraveller was planning.

He just wondered, with all these preparations Momo had made, what final move had he yet to reveal?

A backup plan to capture the Summer base without opening the teleport point.

BrokenOracle had his doubts, and the other commanders, after hearing his question, gradually began to feel anxious as well, discussing it in the channel.

Strawberry said, “There’s just over an hour left. How about we just open the teleport point and bring in some assassins to steal the boss?”
Watermelon replied, “The lake at the Summer base has a slow effect. Assassins would be instantly spotted and killed if they went up there, okay?”
Apple chimed in, “How about I give you a tortoise cart?”
Watermelon was confused, “I’m an assassin. When I stealth to steal monsters, the most that can see me are marksmen. And you want me to sit on a tortoise cart? Are you stupid? That’s just announcing to everyone that there’s someone on the tortoise cart!”
Apple retorted, “I’m offering you a ride, and you’re still so cranky!?”
Watermelon was speechless.
Was this offering a ride? This was offering death.

SeaTangerine said, “The Black Tortoise won’t work. The summoner numbers are limited, and going out alone would make it too big a target, easily focused down.”

“Has the distance from the base’s monument been measured?” Momo asked.

BrokenOracle immediately marked a location on the map. “We used to defend this point a lot. This is the farthest distance we’ve tested from the base’s monument, and it’s also the boss’s leash range.”

Su Mo glanced at the map. The distance BrokenOracle marked was about 20 meters from the central pavilion, but this maximum distance was still on the lake’s surface. To reach that far, they would need to push at least 10 meters deeper into the lake, a distance they could currently manage.

SeaTangerine said, “I wouldn’t recommend fighting on the edge. It’s too easy to lose the boss’s leash. If our main tank gets knocked away, all our effort would be wasted.”

“What about this spot?” Su Mo moved the position BrokenOracle marked five meters inward. “This spot gives us a 5-meter safety distance. If we adjust our formation, the mages can hold the rear, and our support line between us and the nearest respawn point won’t be broken.”

BrokenOracle said, “Five meters is still risky. They have a lot of physical swordsmen, and we might not be able to protect our main tank.”

“No, I mean this spot is where our team would be positioned,” Su Mo smiled. “I think you’re missing something.”

BrokenOracle asked, “What do you mean?”

Momo replied, “Why do you think the boss has to be fought inside the crowd to be safe? We have so many mages—ranged output works more in our favor.”

“Ranged output is fine, but there’s one problem. An exposed main tank will be attacked from all sides,” BitterMelon said. “Even with multiple healers watching my health and carefully timing their cleanses, it’s hard to withstand the focused fire from so many people. It would be multiple groups attacking at once. If a warrior gets controlled and silenced from healing, they’d be gone in an instant.”

And the Summer base had high-defense warriors, but none as tough as BitterMelon.

So, they could only pull the boss into the crowd because the crowd provided the best cover. But the 5-meter distance was too risky—one small mistake, and the boss would break free.

“And that’s not the main issue. The main point is that you still have to pull the boss over here,” Apple said. “If we manage to pull the boss out, some of our people will need to follow and protect it. By that time, our group will have moved in as well, and if Eclipse seizes the opportunity, our rear could get surrounded.”

Strawberry added, “That way, we’d all be inside, and fighting the boss in the crowd would be safer.”

The discussion had come full circle—ultimately, they would still need to go inside. They might as well open a teleport for support.

“We can’t open the teleport,” Su Mo calmly explained to the others. “Looking at Eclipse’s defense, they clearly don’t plan to open theirs. CloudTraveller has been dragging us along, draining our resources. If we open the teleport to support the Summer base, we’ll immediately fall into a resource disadvantage compared to Eclipse faction.”

Su Mo continued, “At that point, we might be able to capture the Summer base, but another situation will arise.”

“If Eclipse loses the Summer base, they’ll throw all their remaining resources at the Winter base,” Su Mo analyzed the resource gap. “That means during the 15-minute occupation of the Summer base, Eclipse faction will go all in.”

Strawberry said, “Wait, but don’t we have more resources than them?”

Apple replied, “Yeah, but the teleport consumes a lot of resources! Once we open it, we’ll immediately have less than them, and they won’t open their teleport.”

Eclipse faction didn’t need to open their teleport at all.

“The issue with teleport point consumption is that we want three bases, which means we use more resources than them. CloudTraveller has been exploiting this weakness, carefully managing resources. They only need two bases, while we need three. Their strategy is completely different from ours,” Su Mo explained.

“If we open the teleport now, the Winter base will face a full-scale resource clash. Have you considered the terrain? The Summer base is easy to defend and hard to attack, while the Winter base is just a straight line. Their respawn point is not far from the ice cave, so they won’t be easily surrounded, and the cost of capturing it is much lower for them than for us.”

On top of that, there was the issue of both teams’ compositions. The team led by Midnight Bell had incredibly strong assault capabilities, making it difficult to block them at the Winter base. The Winter team also lacked mobility, and once assassins moved out of the warriors’ protective circle, they were easily targeted. In such a close matchup, Su Mo believed that once they opened the teleport, CloudTraveller would throw all their resources into blocking the Winter base.

At that point, they’d be at a resource disadvantage, unable to hold both Summer and Winter bases. Their troop deployment wouldn’t be fast enough to keep up with the enemy’s attacks, and the advantage they had built up would slowly be worn away. It’s not that it couldn’t be done, but it would be extremely hard to pull off.

Eclipse faction was strong. Resource superiority was just an advantage, but it was never the deciding factor. CloudTraveller had commanded countless resource battles and had far more experience than Su Mo. The teleport point was a useful tool, but its resource drain was crippling.

“If we want to take the Summer base, it’s easy. Open the teleport, throw all our resources into it, and we’ll definitely take the Summer base,” Su Mo said. “But our original goal was to take the Winter base. Eclipse faction can afford to only focus on two points; we can’t. Our advantage in resources is meant to capture the third base, not to give up all our previous efforts and settle for two.”

BrokenOracle, hearing this, asked, “You’re saying this because you have a better alternative than opening the teleport?”

“I do,” Su Mo replied, “with just two professions—warrior and summoner.”

Everyone: “What? Two professions?”

“No healers, no support?”

Su Mo quickly corrected himself, “Oops, I misspoke. We’ll also need physical swordsmen.”

Strawberry, curious, asked, “What are the physical swordsmen supposed to do? Hold the front line?”

Su Mo replied, “No, the physical swordsmen are there to die.”

The physical swordsman captain, already holding the front line for the entire group, was stunned. “…Huh?”

Nervously, he asked, “Are we all supposed to die?”

BrokenOracle: “?”

Watermelon: “!”

Everyone else was speechless.

What? The other strategies at least had some finesse, but now the physical swordsmen were being sent to their deaths?

The mages immediately felt at peace and stopped complaining, thinking their role was much better in comparison.

“No, you don’t need all of them,” Su Mo smiled. “Captain, just pick a few. The tankier the better. We’ll need eight.”

The physical swordsman captain breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that not all of them were needed. But the next second, hearing that Su Mo wanted him to pick the ones for a suicide mission, he was floored. He had to choose?

Watermelon chimed in, “Ahem, eight is a good number.”

The mage captain said, “I think so too.”

The physical swordsman captain asked, “How are we supposed to die?”

“Let’s not discuss that for now,” Su Mo replied as he glanced at the command interface. “Right now, we need to push forward as a group and enter the range of the base monument.”

During the discussion, the resurrected teammates gradually made their way from the nearby respawn point to regroup. The resource meter representing the entire faction was shrinking, with each returning teammate consuming the resources they had gathered over the past two days. The cost of the offensive was too high… Su Mo noticed the small blue dots on the minimap, indicating the positions of the resurrected teammates, had reached the main road of the Summer base. He immediately ordered, “Mages, get ready to open the poison and curse circles.”

“Physical swordsmen, prepare!”

“Push!”

As the command echoed, the resurrected teammates surged into the crowd, while the surrounding mages simultaneously activated their circles. In an instant, poison circles appeared one after another around the Abyss faction’s large group. These poison circles acted like a protective barrier, forcing the nearby melee fighters of the Eclipse faction to step back to avoid being controlled.

However, the Eclipse faction did not give up. CloudTraveller organized a group of physical swordsmen to jump into the crowd. If the Abyss faction could use mages to disrupt their formation, then they could use physical swordsmen to create chaos within their large group.

But when the physical swordsmen charged in to disrupt, the Abyss faction’s large group remained remarkably composed. In the crowd, array masters activated their arrays one by one, layering various control arrays in the midst of the chaos. The physical swordsmen were only able to run wild for a few seconds before they were swiftly controlled and punished by the array masters as soon as their immunity wore off.

The advantage of having so many mages lay in the fact that even if some were controlled by the enemy, the remaining mages still had the ability to fight back.

On the other hand, the Eclipse faction had jumped in with physical swordsmen, who, unlike the mages that required precise timing to control, were melee fighters with a limited control range. Moreover, their original positions had been split by the Abyss faction’s charge, causing their attacks to scatter rather than focus on a single point, greatly diminishing their effectiveness.

The inability to break through the large group meant that the surrounding Eclipse faction players could not provide support.

In the end, the result was merely a consumption of lives.

Viewers in the livestream watched as both sides clashed, initially believing the physical swordsmen would play a significant role in the crowd, only to find that once they jumped in, they were quickly trapped.

“They jumped in too scattershot,” Deep Night said. “The Eclipse players were split into two sides, and those who were initially concentrated in the middle were also dispersed. The enemy had too many control abilities!”

The mages’ curse circles blocked the outermost paths, while the array masters layered their arrays as they moved, making it nearly impossible for anyone jumping in to avoid stepping into the control range of the array masters.

[Abyss faction’s setup shouldn’t be that fragile!?]
[They have a lot of healers and mages.]
[The array masters were stacking defenses, and the Daoist priests were also building up their defenses. As long as the mages didn’t die, the healers could quickly restore their health.]
[Physical swordsmen had a hard time jumping in; if they wanted to jump, they needed warriors to help clear a path for a retreat.]
[Where is the path? The whole area is filled with the mages’ curse circles.]
“They have a lot of mages, and standing along the edges allows them to support two rounds of curse circles,” Wending Tiantian quickly stated. “The Abyss faction’s plan is simple: they want to push as a group to the stronghold and kill the boss.”

The viewers in the livestream were also witnessing a faction battle for the first time. Previously, they had only seen post-battle videos on StarNet. Observing the live scene made it clear just how difficult it was to fight for the summer stronghold. The summer stronghold offered a universally loved attack buff; it could be said that all DPS players adored this buff. As a result, the difficulty of attacking and defending the summer stronghold had always been the highest among all strongholds.
[No wonder Abyss didn’t take the summer stronghold after being there for so long last week.]
[It’s difficult, I heard there’s also a slow buff on the water, which slows their movement speed.]
[Can’t we lure the monsters out?]
[How would you lure them? The lake slows down players; you can use light-footed skills to get over, but once you enter combat, you’ll have to swim and will be quickly killed.]

“Abyss’s warriors were mainly stationed at the winter stronghold; their melee fighters were still relatively few here,” Miaoshou Kongkong said. “However, there were a few renowned high-defense warriors in their group, so they were likely to become Eclipse’s primary targets.”

The commentators each provided their insights on the situation in the arena, and at that moment, the Abyss faction’s large group stopped at a certain point on the water. Most of their members were on the surface, but with 12 teams, their numbers were substantial, and some remained on land. The Abyss group was thus caught at the water’s edge, half in the water and half on land, not advancing or retreating.
[Have they stopped?]
[Didn’t they say they were going to push in to kill the boss?]

“What’s going on?” Miaoshou Kongkong asked. “Why did they stop?”
Wending Tiantian replied, “They might be waiting for the mages’ curse circles. Without those curse circles, they can’t easily move forward.”

The Abyss large group had indeed stopped, but they hadn’t ceased their actions. Among them, warriors and summoners stepped out of the crowd, moving back and forth on the water’s surface. The summoners had also released many summoned beasts, including the well-known Black Tortoise.
“What’s this?” Miaoshou Kongkong inquired. “Are they planning to send the warriors in like this?”

Once the warriors stepped out of the crowd, many of Eclipse’s mages locked onto them. Fortunately, they were still relatively close, and the array masters, Daoist priests, and healers could protect them. Their health fluctuated but was not in immediate danger. What drew attention was still the summoner’s Black Tortoise. Seeing the Black Tortoise reminded them of the potential for crowd control.

The viewers in the livestream didn’t need to think too hard; they knew that if the Black Tortoise appeared outside the crowd, Eclipse would likely focus fire on it, and they wouldn’t let the Black Tortoise roam freely in front of them.

Deep Night Tangtou remarked, “It’s difficult. They still have some distance to cover, and the warriors will probably be focused fired on their way to the Black Tortoise.”

The viewers in the livestream were even more confused. What were they trying to do? Were they really letting the Black Tortoise out to reduce damage? Moreover, those warriors had stepped out of the crowd, which clearly indicated that Abyss intended to use them to draw the aggro of the monsters.

Eclipse faction was also puzzled, but since the opposing warriors had exposed themselves, it made no sense not to attack. Although Abyss faction had sent a large number of warriors to the winter stronghold, they still had plenty left on their side. With 12 teams gathered at the Autumn stronghold, they had nearly 40 warriors. At that moment, all 40 warriors were outside the crowd, not just standing idly; they were moving back and forth, seemingly trying to draw fire.

“Don’t waste your efforts on the warriors,” Sleep advised. “With so many warriors out, they might be trying to bait skills.”

Moreover, with the warriors’ positioning and the differing angles of vision, the firepower directed at the warriors was also being spread out. Not to mention, there were still a bunch of mages and healers on the other side supporting their teammates.

Kawaii suggested, “It would be more useful to kill the Black Tortoise; if the summoner’s summoned beast is killed, the time to resummon would increase.”
“Are they planning to steal the boss?”
“Still, be cautious. If they steal the boss, it’s possible they won’t use the warriors.”
“Marksmen, keep an eye on the surface of the water; there might be one or two assassins in their group. Don’t let them slip by.”
“We’re watching.”

At that moment, many summoner bears appeared on the water’s surface. Although there weren’t many summoners, the bears were quite large and blocked everyone’s view as soon as they emerged. These bears stood on the surface of the water, acting like obstacles that hindered the sight of the Eclipse faction players.

“I can’t believe how many bears there are!?”
“Kill the bears.”
“Don’t waste skills, wait!! Their Black Tortoise has charged out.”
Kawaii immediately said, “Don’t kill the bears; the bears are just a distraction. Focus fire on the Black Tortoise.”

One by one, the Black Tortoises, under the summoner’s control, darted out in all directions, some even carrying physical swordsmen on top of them. The bears stood on the water’s surface, seemingly causing chaos by obstructing the Eclipse faction’s view. However, the members of Eclipse didn’t become confused; instead, they locked onto the Black Tortoises that swam out, directing their attacks toward each one that surfaced.

CloudTraveller watched this scene and felt an odd sensation rise within him, “The Black Tortoise isn’t pulling aggro.”
“Isn’t that expected? The Black Tortoise is originally a summoned beast of the summoner. Pulling aggro is just its damage-reduction effect. Without that effect, within the summoner’s control range, the Black Tortoise can move under the summoner’s control.”
“Right.”
“Wow, this Black Tortoise is swimming way too fast.”
“I want to kill these bears; they are really obstructing the view.”
Bears?

CloudTraveller suddenly realized something and changed his position to observe the water surface. He discovered that, within such a short time, everyone’s attention had been drawn to the Black Tortoises swimming around, and all the firepower was focused on the physical swordsmen riding the scattered Black Tortoises. Meanwhile, the bears had unknowingly gotten closer to the Summer God boss at the lakeside pavilion.

CloudTraveller exclaimed, “Kill the bears! Hurry!”
“What?!”
“Why kill the bears?!”
“The Black Tortoise is almost at the pavilion…”

The other commanders of the Eclipse faction were confused and began to pay attention to the bears. However, in that instant, some players from the Eclipse faction and all the viewers in the livestream witnessed a shocking scene.
—[Faction · Raid: [Summer God] is under fierce attack from the Abyss faction!]

While most people were focused on the Black Tortoises darting around on the water’s surface, the bears, which had been mistaken for mere distractions released by the summoner, became the critical point.

One bear notably reached the pavilion at the center of the lake, marked with the label [Momo’s Bear]. It boldly used a skill, and with a taunt, it stole the Summer God boss right from the center of the lake.
“Bear!” Miao Shou Kong Kong quickly said, “Momo’s bear touched the boss first. They didn’t intend to use the Black Tortoises; they’re using the bears to steal the boss!”

“Have they gone crazy?” Wen Ding Tian Xia said, “The Eclipse faction has switched targets; they’re focusing their attacks on the bear.”
Shen Ye Tang Tou replied, “The bear counts as a player unit, and it will be hindered on the water surface, which will slow its movement.”

Everyone watched as the bear that had drawn aggro slowly moved the boss toward the Abyss faction’s group. At the same time, its health was decreasing due to the boss’s attacks and some minor damage from afar.

The summoner’s bear had thick health and came with a taunt skill. Using it to steal the boss meant it wouldn’t be taken down instantly, but the bear was a large target. Almost as soon as the boss was attacked, the Eclipse faction began switching targets and locked onto the bear. However, there were too many bears on the field, making it difficult for them to locate Momo’s bear; they could only rely on repositioning to re-lock their target.

The boss’s attacks and a small amount of player damage were directed at the bear. Its health dropped quickly, and within a few seconds, it was almost at zero.

Within the Abyss faction, this scene caught the attention of the commanders. At the moment the bear grabbed aggro from the boss, a command spread throughout the summoner team.
“Team 1, money, catch!”
“Follow the team order, catch!”
“Catch again!”

…….

Just before the bear died, its aggro was immediately drawn away by another bear’s taunt. With the commander’s voice quickly calling names, the summoners in the summoner team taunted in an orderly fashion according to their positions, and the speed of their taunts was far quicker than the Eclipse faction players’ ability to kill the bear.

The boss’s aggro changed like a relay baton, with taunts coming one after another. The Summer God boss quickly moved from the center of the lake toward the Abyss faction’s group. Players and bears were affected by the slowing effect of the water surface, but the water-elemental mermaid-shaped Summer God boss was not impacted by the water.

The rapid change of aggro caught the Eclipse faction players off guard. They could only see the Summer God boss running but found it difficult to determine which bear had drawn the aggro at first. In just a short time, a relay race of summoner bears unfolded on the lake surface, causing the commentators in the livestream to forget their words, while the bullet screen filled with question marks and exclamation points…

[???????]
[!!!!!!]
[My gosh!]
[Wait, can it be played like this!?]
[Summoner beasts relay?!]
[Wow, there are so many people, and they actually succeeded.]
[So strong, how bold to use summoner beasts like that!?]
[Archdemon newbie!!]

Through the bears, the Summer God boss reached the circle of Abyss faction’s warriors.

“Kill the main tank warrior,” CloudTraveller said quickly. “Physical swordsmen, push them out of range.”

“I just pushed, but the aggro didn’t drop.”

“The aggro switched to another warrior.”

“Damn, the aggro is on Pear Blossom Snow.”

“No way, the aggro has moved to Future.”

CloudTraveller looked at the warriors in the front line of Abyss, his expression darkening.

The aggro was circulating among the warriors, with the array master’s defensive arrays, the Doaist priest’s defensive talismans, and the healer’s healing pouring continuously onto the warriors at the front. At the same time, everyone in the Abyss faction focused on the Summer God boss’s aggro, outputting damage in a situation where multiple warriors took turns tanking the boss.

Killing a warrior or pushing one away was simple, but if the aggro was circulating among nearly 40 warriors, it became difficult. Their focus fire commands often arrived at a specific warrior just as the aggro switched to another, with all the defenses and healing constantly protecting those warriors. The Summer God boss was truly left right in front of the Abyss faction like this.

Meanwhile, among the crowd, the magical swordsmen and other mages had a stable output environment and were happily unleashing their full power on the boss.

“Flank them, cut off their support from behind,” CloudTraveller shouted.

Sleep originally maneuvered to the back but was instantly horrified when he saw the mages and some array masters there. “We can’t cut them off; their mages are all in the back.”

The large group from Abyss faction had not completely entered the water; half of them remained on land. While those underwater were outputting damage to the boss and protecting their teammates, the people in the back were clearing out the enemy forces on the sides and providing quick support to the resurrected teammates.

Although mages were fragile, they were difficult to approach, and array masters were among the tankier professions. The cooperation between these two professions effectively created an impenetrable defense in the backline.

Abyss faction hadn’t expected this to work, especially the eight physical swordsmen who had gone out to use the Black Tortoise as a distraction; when they resurrected and regrouped, they saw the Summer God boss at the front of the team.

“I died, but it was a bit exhilarating.”
“I just heard about it; I didn’t expect it to work like this!”
“Move aside, I want to go to the front; I can still fight!”

BrokenOracle also hadn’t expected this. For a moment, he just felt that Celestial Horizon’s professions were being played in a way that was beyond ordinary. The methods used weren’t about some quest buffs, quest items, or quest skills; instead, they were just the simplest skills available to each profession. However, he had combined those skills in a way that produced an unprecedented effect.

The combination of profession skills and the advantages of each profession…
Momo always managed to find something unique within these elements, and the key point often lay with the summoner. Momo had pushed the summoner profession to its limits, truly mastering it in a remarkable way.

“Maintain the defense array at four layers; everyone stay vigilant,” Momo didn’t relax just because they had successfully lured out the boss. He remained calm and continued, “DPS, pay attention to your threat levels. If your threat is too high, clear it; if you can’t, stop outputting damage. Don’t create unnecessary threat. Use the warrior’s taunt when it’s ready, and healers, keep an eye on the health.”

“Stay steady; we can kill the boss.”

In the live stream, the audience was astonished by this operation.
[Can we really play like this?]
[I thought using the bears to relay the aggro was already outrageous; I didn’t expect it could be played like this!]
[Is this some sort of water basketball? The aggro can be passed like that?!]
[It seems their mages are all focused on clearing aggro and aren’t outputting at full strength.]
[Is it really this stable? The aggro hasn’t gone haywire yet?!]
[Incredible; was this Momo’s idea? They managed to play it like this even in a faction battle!]

Eclipse faction visibly became anxious, especially since they were unable to secure the boss. Their defenses and healing weren’t having much effect on the boss, and the Summer God’s health continued to drop.

CloudTraveller said, “I made a mistake. They never activated the teleport point.”
He had been pushing Abyss to activate the teleport point, only to realize that Abyss had never done so. Instead, they had come up with a brilliant idea to sneak the boss away right under their noses.

With their backs against the wall, Eclipse faction could no longer afford to conserve their resources. CloudTraveller forced a bitter smile and said, “We can only go all in now.”

After a moment of silence, he added, “Let’s spend the resources. If we don’t defend now, we won’t be able to compete with them even if we keep all these resources.”

Faced with the boss’s declining health, Eclipse faction no longer hesitated to use their resources and began to push back against Abyss. When Su Mo noticed the intensified firepower from Eclipse, he followed suit without hesitation, using resource buffs to strengthen their side.

From that moment on, Abyss truly gained the upper hand.
They had completely seized the initiative.

The summer stronghold erupted into an unprecedented battle, as Abyss faction firmly held onto the Summer God boss. Finally, after a stubborn resistance from Eclipse faction, they managed to grind the boss’s health down to 0%!
—[Faction·Raid: [Summer God] has been defeated!]