Chapter 619 - 196: Cat-and-Mouse, I Grant You Victory
If all the members of the Iron Cavalry Team possess such strength, a direct confrontation with them would undoubtedly result in defeat.
After finalizing the capability portrait, Ye Hu, who was responsible for the analysis, smiled and said:
"Of course, Captain, you always manage to display extraordinary strength in dire situations, you should be able to handle three of them."
Lin Xia did not respond, keeping his gaze on the departing members of the Iron Cavalry Team.
Time passed by.
In the upcoming confrontations, the pressure on Lin Xia steadily increased.
The Iron Cavalry Team felt like they were playing a game, savoring the confrontation with the playful sense of a cat toying with a mouse.
They aimed to destroy their confidence through torment and mockery.
Several times, they could have killed his teammates who ventured out to explore the battlefield but chose to deliberately let them go.
The same was true during the few direct engagements with him, each time withdrawing urgently when he entered a Frenzy state, leaving him feeling frustrated, with strength but no outlet.
As he gradually understood the Iron Cavalry Team, they also continued to learn about their team’s configuration.
The Iron Cavalry Team’s hidden ranged assassins hung over them like a sword of Damocles, preventing him from easily deploying their support players.
Even without taking action, they exerted extreme pressure.
The more he understood, the more Lin Xia realized the terror of the Iron Cavalry Team.
They were like phantoms omnipresent on the battlefield, always launching attacks unexpectedly.
Except for their combat abilities, the most fearsome aspect of the Iron Cavalry Team was their willingness to sacrifice to advance their plans at any time.
For instance, during the last encounter.
They managed to corner a member of the Iron Cavalry Team but then received news of an attack on the Magic Crystal at the rear.
When they killed that member and rushed back, they found they had already lost 6 support players.
Another time, he meticulously planned a surprise attack.
Even deploying some Strength to feign battlefield activity and quietly initiate a surprise attack on a corner piled with massive debris.
Upon clearly receiving a teammate’s prompt, the Iron Cavalry Team had already mobilized.
But when they launched their attack according to plan, they discovered that the members sent out by the Iron Cavalry Team had already returned, waiting for them.
The surprise attack was easily defused, and this battle cost them another 8 members.
The Iron Cavalry Team lost only two members.
The numerical advantage kept diminishing in the encounters, and their own advantage was disappearing.
Facing adversity, Lin Xia chose to shift from direct confrontation to tactical operations while they still had a numerical advantage.
They sought to gather as many resources as possible from the battlefield, enhancing their own team’s attributes.
But as time passed, Lin Xia realized that even in terms of resource gathering, their side, despite having a numerical advantage, was falling behind.
Facing this dire situation, Lin Xia knew he had to make a decision.
With five days left until the main mission’s end, at the current rate, the Iron Cavalry Squad’s battlefield advantage would continue to expand.
When the ultimate battle was forcibly initiated, their chances of failure were high.
Rather than waiting for them to gradually strengthen, it was better to take a desperate gamble.
Bet everything on an early Peak confrontation.
After communicating this idea to his team, the members shared his thoughts.
Faced with the cat-and-mouse tactical operations of the Iron Cavalry Team, their predicament would only worsen when the ultimate battle commenced.
It was better to start the final battle ahead of schedule, targeting the Iron Cavalry Team’s Magic Crystal directly.
That night, Lin Xia led his team like a group of Dark Night Cheetahs, swiftly charging towards the Iron Cavalry Team’s defensive zone.
Under the enhancement of the "Wind Howl Formation" initiated by his teammates, the moving speed of the squad members kept increasing.
However, all the members wore particularly grave expressions; their hearts were pounding like war drums.
They all understood what this battle meant.
Even if they won, it would undoubtedly be a Pyrrhic victory, with most of them sacrificing themselves in this battle.
"If I survive, I will definitely resurrect you all."
Lin Xia spoke at this moment.
He knew what was going on in his team members’ minds.
Before the ultimate battle, he needed to provide his team members with the courage to continue fighting.
So "resurrection" was a very fitting reason.
The Death Space contained special items that could resurrect teammates by spending points.
Although some of the team members he intended to eliminate, there were also some he wanted to keep.
Regardless, he needed to provide all team members with positive feedback to boost their confidence.
minutes later.
Lin Xia led his team to break into the Iron Cavalry Team’s defensive zone.
As he had expected, the members of the Iron Cavalry Team were already waiting there.
The leading figure wore a black mask.
Lin Xia waved his hand, and the formation spread out.
The turrets in the Iron Cavalry Team’s defensive zone automatically charged, aiming at them.
"Tsk, it looks like you’re too eager to die." The figure standing next to the leading figure, wearing a smiling face mask, sneered.
Lin Xia said nothing, instantly activating the Frenzied Battle Talent.
With muscles surging, his body rapidly enlarged, charging at the Iron Cavalry Team like a spearhead.
War was on the verge of breaking out.
This was Lin Xia’s first time facing the Iron Cavalry Captain in battle.
After only a few exchanges, Lin Xia realized his combat skills were completely outmatched.
But in terms of strength attributes, he held the upper hand.
Ha!
Accompanied by a roar, Lin Xia lifted the Iron Cavalry Captain in a pose of absolute dominance.
The team’s Strength-boosting aura enveloped him, greatly increasing his strength, as Lin Xia pressed down with his arms, his tensed right knee rising like a cannonball, directly aiming at the Iron Cavalry Captain’s waist and abdomen.
Yet, the Iron Cavalry Captain’s arms clamped tightly around Lin Xia’s neck at this moment, leveraging back to destroy his balance, nullifying his deadly strike.
