Chapter 373: Chapter 373 – Leader isn’t the Main Character
In this event, Max wasn't the main character. Even when he died, the fight still continued. FreakingNoob and the others had arrived at the other side of the lake. They disembarked from the ship and headed toward a large group of enemies they found in the distance.
"Light the ship on fire. We won't return no matter our condition after this fight." FreakingNoob said as he tightened his grip on his sword.
Someone affirmed the command and began to light the ship on fire.
Meanwhile, ArcherGirly took all the archers in the group and made a line behind all melee fighters. As the fastest after Max, FreakingNoob naturally took the frontline.
The enemies were around 90. They were pretty equal in numbers.
Both advanced toward a wet field filled with small rocks and pebbles. The ground was slippery, but none of them cared.
"Archers!"
"Shoot!"
Both commanders issued the same order. Arrows were released into the sky.
As the arrows rained down, both groups charged toward each other, their weapons gleaming in the sunlight. FreakingNoob and the enemy's commander met in the center, clashing their swords together with a loud metallic ring.
"Heh! You were the one who issued the command, but how come I don't recognize you?"
"SwordFreak, huh?" FreakingNoob responded with another question.
As someone who had watched many noob streamers' livestream in the past, he recognized the person in front of him.
"You don't recognize me maybe because I am not a streamer, and I am no leader either. But don't worry, I recognize you and the extent of your skill."
"Then you should know that fighting me will only lead to your loss."
"Really?"
FreakingNoob chuckled. He did say he knew his enemy's skill, but he never said he would lose.
"Let's test it."
His sword was swung with precision and strength. The enemy was surprised and quickly raised his sword to block it.
Clang!
"Kuh!"
It didn't end there. FreakingNoob sent another thrust and swing. He had the skill to judge noob streamers, he wasn't a viewer who just talked shit without having something to back him up. His movement was swift and calculated.
The enemy commander was equally skilled, but he was clearly struggling. Their swords clanged together as they fought for dominance.
Behind them, the players fought just as fiercely. Shields clashed against shields, swords met leather armor, and axes hacked at flesh. The sound of battle echoed across the wetland, drowning out the cries of the wounded.
All of Max's viewers had set their pain sensitivity to 80%. They went crazy and spared nothing when playing with their favorite streamers.
In the back line, ArcherGirly and the other archers continued to rain arrows down on the enemy, picking off the flank and weakening their ranks. But the enemies fought back with their own archers, sending a hail of arrows toward FreakingNoob and his group.
"Someone, kill those archers first!" She shouted loudly toward quick melee dealers, "If we take them out, we will be able to win!"
Her cry was drowned by the others. However, a certain shield bearer heard her and quickly made his way toward the enemy's back line. He wasn't seen because of his small stature.
In the middle of the raging battle, FreakingNoob fought on. His sword was a blur as he clashed against the enemy commander. The fight was taking its toll, and he could feel his strength waning.
At the same time, the enemy commander's condition was worse than him. Just a little bit more and he would win.
And it happened a few seconds later. The commander slipped.
FreakingNoob didn't let this chance go and ended his life at once with a stab through the neck.
[Team 3 +1 point!]
"Sorry, but being skilled in swordsmanship means your movement becomes predictable, unlike a certain someone." He said to the corpse before turning around.
"The enemy leader is dead! Kill them all without leaving any behind!"
"Oooh!"
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"FreakingNoob did it! As expected of the OG!"
"Hahaha, he's truly one of the four Breeze's horsemen of apocalypse!"
Horsemen of apocalypse… A title that was given to 4 of Max's original viewers who had stayed since his first livestream.
As much as FreakingNoob wanted the title to be stripped away from him, the others wanted it to stay because it was funny. By the way, LovelyOtter was one of them too.
"Good job, Noob." Otter approached him after she cut an enemy's throat. "Everyone's morale is so high right now. We've lost around 30 people, but we managed to kill more."
"That's good. We will push and spawn camp them. Don't ever let them step 500 meters away from their safe zone. As for scoring… Well, I think Breeze will have that covered. We just need to send someone from this side to explain it to him."
"Hmm, someone already did. Our job is to kill them all now."
Nodding, FreakingNoob started to rush toward the surviving enemy. Their rank had long since breached and became chaos. Some began to flee across the field once their archers' line was broken by the shield bearer who sneaked behind them.
"Don't let them run!"
"Hyahaa!! Kill them all! MASSACRE THEM!"
"Fuck them in the ass!"
"Hey, that last shout is strange! At least say stab them in the ass!"
The players, headed by Max's viewers, chased after the fleeing enemies. They hunted them down, cutting them, stabbing them, stomping their heads without mercy.
And when the last enemy fell, everyone let out a triumphant cry, their weapons raised high in the air.
They had won the battle, but 34 players fell. Many were also injured, their bodies strewn across the wetland.
However, they advanced. They didn't care about pain, they only sought points. Only one thing flashed in their mind.
Spawn camp them!
With the same goal in everyone's head, they began their search of their enemy's safe zone. They indeed couldn't do anything when the enemies stayed inside, but they could always harass and taunt them to get out of their safe zone.
This was a strategy FreakingNoob and the others learned from watching their favorite streamer, Breeze.
ArcherGirly and the other streamers wondered whether this was a good thing for their livestream or not. But when they saw their viewers getting excited, they just followed the group to find the enemy's safe zone.
'Well, screw it.' She thought. 'This is much more exciting than I thought it would be.'