Chapter 470: Chapter 470: The Scale of Victory
The Devil Alliance did not expect Starfire’s firepower to be so formidable, rendering a massive gap at the forefront of their formation right at first contact.

In their opinion, with the Devil Alliance’s strength and elite degree, if they clashed with the players of the Starfire guild.

Initially, there would undoubtedly be a tussle, followed by the Devil Alliance breaching Starfire’s frontline, then storming into their formation, leaving none of their players unscathed, thus teaching Starfire a lesson.

However, reality is cruel, and Li Yao was not interested in a war of attrition from the start.

The Devil Alliance simply had too many players, innumerable times more than the Starfire guild. If the battle were to continue, Starfire would be at a disadvantage or even face defeat.

Therefore, Li Yao decided to risk exposing his Mechanical Pets, to break this stalemate directly and surge into the opponent’s lines.

Romeo was in the vicinity, and looking at the current situation, it was beyond anything he had anticipated. His eyes nearly bursting with rage. The lines were breaking too quickly, and he hadn’t even reacted when he saw Li Yao’s Hydra in the crowd within the gap.

Following that, green snowflakes began to scatter around, and after a mere two or three seconds, the players covered in these snowflakes started to explode.

Neon-green icicles burst out from the player’s bodies, instantaneously annihilating them, without leaving any suspense.

The damage inflicted by the Hydra was the most terrifying, especially since it had become a high-ranking char.

“Any player who sees the Hydra should eradicate it immediately.” Romeo shrieked.

The nearby ranged players immediately attacked the Hydra. They had no choice after witnessing the devastation it caused, at least wiping out dozens of players within seconds.

Although they had speculated during their fight with Li Yao that the Hydra’s icicle explosion was an AoE attack, they didn’t foresee such catastrophic damage as there was only one player sustaining it at the time, which was far less shocking than the present situation.

Witnessing their comrades’ bodies explode and toxic icicles penetrate from within, the visual impact left them horrified.

Moreover, if it weren’t for the initial massive damage wiping out a large portion of their players which left them more spread out, the casualty numbers would’ve been higher.

Seeing the Hydra continuing forward, one couldn’t deny their sense of urgency. Combined with Romeo’s orders, the nearby ranged fighters had their firepower concentrating on the Hydra.

Although the Hydra was a high-ranking char, it was still a pet. Compared to wild bosses, who gain additional health points when facing more players, it was significantly inferior.

Its health points were terrifying for a single player, but facing so many, the Hydra’s health points were quickly depleting. Even with continuous healing, it couldn’t outrun the rate of health point loss.

“Bastard, you still want to hold back your ultimate abilities?” The Ice Serpent roared in anger.

“You peons wish to kill me. It won’t be that easy.” A flash of green light shot from the Poisonous Serpent’s eyes, spraying a wad of verdant Poison Fog into the crowd.

Toxic Nova!

The large poison balls instantly collided with the players, subsequently exploding, sending countless smaller poison arrows flying in all directions. In an instant, the health points of the affected players began to sharply decline.

The healers attempted to recover their health urgently, but the Poisonous Serpent did not provide them with the opportunity, as another green flash flickered from its eyes.

Toxic Seed·Explosion!

Due to the frontline’s disappearance, the Toxic Nova’s targets were primarily squishies or healers.

Their health points were initially low, and the healers were having difficulties maintaining it, to begin with. Now with the poison explosion, many more were annihilated instantly.

The Hydra charged forward again, with the Ice Serpent and the Poisonous Serpent both releasing their breath weapons.

The Dark Serpent also deployed a spell after the Poisonous Serpent entered the crowd. It firstly used Mental Control on almost thirty surrounding players to begin attacking their comrades in the Devil Alliance.

Subsequently, dark tendrils resembling roots sprouted everywhere, ensnaring the players.

As their health points continued to decline rapidly, to their despair, the Hydra’s health points, initially almost depleted, began to replenish drastically.

“Damn it, continue to attack the Hydra. Kill it. It surely has only one healing skill.” Romeo was driven to the brink of insanity. He was struck by the poison explosion just now, killing him instantly. He was revived by a Druid.

In just a fraction of a second, the Hydra had already killed nearly two hundred players. Counting other pets’ kills, three hundred elite players had disappeared.

Because they had to obstruct the Hydra, the firepower directed towards Li Yao had practically ceased. With the continuous healing provided by the healers, the members of Starfire, unwounded, advanced into the gap.

“The Hydra has torn a gap, follow me and pierce through their formation. One hundred to two hundred magic class professions, check the front, the second wave of fire, Hydra.” Li Yao shouted in the guild channel.

The morale of the Starfire guild had gone through the roof. The players at the back couldn’t see the situation at the front, but after hearing Li Yao’s words, how could they not be excited?

They were all experts and fully aware of the fact that without the protection of close-combat and meat shield roles, the Devil Alliance is like sheep awaiting the slaughter.

The Spider Tanks and the Fruit Knights at the very front finally broke into the opponent’s lines and began to charge forward from behind the Hydra.

However, sustaining too much damage, the Hydra eventually fell.

If they could clear their vision of the battlefield, they would see that the original fortifications resembled a chessboard, with both sides separated by their respective territories and defended by pawns.

But at this moment, a gap had been breached in the Devil Alliance’s pawns, and the Starfire guild was rushing in through it.

“Gather the melee. Hold them back.” Romeo was driven to the brink of madness due to this sudden development.

The opponent had broken into their lines and although they had melee fighters inside, it wasn’t enough to hold back the members of Starfire.

Li Yao’s pets, plus the guild’s veteran members charging in front, created an overwhelming offensive. The scarce close-combat fighters couldn’t stop them, not to mention the frail ranged players.

However, under the veil of the mist, attempting to gather melee fighters was easier said than done.

Visibility was blurred beyond fifteen yards, verifying one’s location within the formation was challenging.

Moreover, amid the chaotic screams and magic barrages, things were in complete disarray. Supporting the front lines where there was a gap was a major concern, but where was the gap exactly?

“We’re on the verge of victory; let’s breakthrough their formation.” As Li Yao spoke, he summoned the massive Shadow Touch and The Faceless, another boss-level pet appeared beside him.

Feng Yi commanded her Iron Stone Demon to sustain an enormous amount of damage. Not seeking to maximize damage, she continuously directed her Undead Pets to shield nearby players from attacks.

The disappearance of their line of sight was indeed significant. With a visibility of fifteen yards in such chaotic conditions, even though spells were attacking the members of Starfire, they were no longer concentrated and were entirely within manageable limits.

Were it not for the visual impairment, even if Li Yao and his group had broken in, continuing the assault wouldn’t have been as effortless…..