083 Beheading the Commander-in-Chief!

Space-Time Shifting!

This was a skill bundled with the Demon Ring, allowing Chen Feng to shift and launch attacks within a 100-meter radius. Once again relying on this skill for self-preservation, Chen Feng shifted 500 meters away, activated his Vanish skill, and entered stealth mode. At the moment, he had little appetite for killing monsters; outside the main city, there were neither players nor Alliance soldiers to help him fend off Horde soldiers. Once Chen Feng generated aggro, the Orc warriors outside would undoubtedly prioritize killing him.

[System]: Player "Windchaser King" has killed a Horde Warlord, achieving a battlefield myth and receiving the Grand Marshal’s reward. Charge, brave warriors, for the Alliance!

[System]: Player "Startled Soul" has killed a Horde Warlord, achieving a battlefield myth and receiving the Grand Marshal’s reward. Charge, brave warriors, for the Alliance!

[System]: Player "War God Peerless" has killed a Horde Warlord, achieving a battlefield myth and receiving the Grand Marshal’s reward. Charge, brave warriors, for the Alliance!

Barely ten minutes had passed, and three consecutive system announcements rang out. Right now, forget ordinary players; even professional gamers were flexing their muscles to snatch up contribution points and seize battlefield myths. Those capable of slaying a Horde Warlord were team captains or vice-captains. Much like Chen Feng, these professional team captains either remained inactive or, the moment they struck, caused a heaven-shaking commotion.

The rankings on the global contribution leaderboard constantly fluctuated, with every professional player eager to break into the top hundred. Chen Feng paid it no attention whatsoever. Finding himself outside the main city, he circled around to the exterior of the Horde encampment, pondering how to assassinate the high-ranking Horde commander. As long as the High Warlord fell, this war would come to an end.

"One million HP. Not too high, but with three Warlords surrounding him, how is a sneak attack even possible?" Chen Feng observed High Warlord Ahasa of the Horde orcs from outside the encampment. This High Warlord's health pool wasn't excessively large, meaning players still had a shot at killing him. The difficulty, however, lay in the three other Orc Warlords standing right beside him, each possessing an identical one million HP.

A direct kill was currently impossible! Chen Feng knew for certain that under the present circumstances, assassinating the High Warlord was out of the question; even if he somehow succeeded, escaping the encampment alive afterward would be exceedingly difficult. Someone had to lure away those three Warlords before Chen Feng could seize the opportunity to strike and make a clean getaway.

With all the players currently slaughtering Horde forces inside the main city, who would possibly run out here? And even if someone did venture out to behead the commander, who would willingly draw away the Warlords just to give someone else a chance to assassinate the High Warlord?

If the target could not be slain, waiting was the only option. As a metahuman assassin, waiting was one of his most fundamental skills. He simply stayed stationed outside the encampment, observing and biding his time for an opening. By now, some professional players ought to have thought of decapitating the commander; surely someone would be heading this way.

"Wang Hao, your suggestion is quite good!" The second-tier members of the Fire Wolf Guild hadn't gone inside the main city for defense this time; instead, they had remained stationed on the outside, waiting solely for the final opportunity to behead the commander. In the late stages of the war, the Horde's guards would be stretched thin, creating a window to assassinate the highest commander of the Horde, High Warlord Ahasa. Succeeding in taking down High Warlord Ahasa would make breaking a million contribution points an effortless feat.

Hearing Beastmaster Hunter Lu Qi praise him, Elemental Shaman Wang Hao looked rather pleased. "The team captains are handling the Horde Warlords anyway, so we never had a chance at those. If we can successfully pull off the commander-beheading this time, we'll rake in everything."

"The High Warlord has one million HP, and the three Warlords also have one million HP each. Our odds of winning if we strike right now aren't high, and we'd have to dodge Horde soldier attacks at the same time, making it quite dangerous," Hunter Lu Qi reported on the situation. Indeed, charging in under the current conditions was far from favorable.

Mage Yang Fan glanced toward the main city and said, "We are already in the late stage. If we don't act now and other professional players break out, we won't have any chance left. Lu Qi, you and I will go lure away the Horde Warlords. Jiexi, Wang Hao, and Wanyi will be responsible for dealing with the High Warlord. We must take the boss down and complete this commander-beheading operation."

Since the battlefield quests had reached their final phase and players were engaged in fierce melee everywhere, professional players would soon fight their way out of the main city. When that happened, snatching the High Warlord to complete the commander-beheading quest would become exceedingly difficult. Since the five of them had lingered here this long precisely for this opportunity, they were determined to fight for it, come hell or high water.

"Be careful. The High Warlord's health isn't exceptionally high; try to burst him down in a single wave if possible. We will draw away the other Warlords as best as we can to give you an opening for your burst." Since the High Warlord could be killed, he couldn't be too monstrously overpowered—he certainly wouldn't be as ferocious as the legendary Beast God, at most being somewhat stronger than a typical hostile hero. With several people joining forces, they still stood a chance.

These brats?

Chen Feng remembered these five individuals. They had come to encircle and kill him twice in a row, only for him to send every single one of them back respawning. To his surprise, they actually harbored ambitions of killing the High Warlord to complete a commander-beheading. Rather than brawling endlessly inside the main city, going for a final commander-beheading not only guaranteed a spot on the broadcast screen, but also yielded exceptionally high contribution rewards.

Among these five, the one Chen Feng appreciated relatively more was the Fury Warrior. In truth, the guy wasn't bad, but he lacked daring, overthought everything, and by the time he finally decided to unleash his burst, it was already too late. Watching them split up—drawing off the Warlords while preparing to swarm the High Warlord—their tactic was decent, but unfortunately, they were far too full of themselves, assuming a High Warlord would be that easy to kill.

Charge!

Mortal Strike!

Seeing them initiate the fight, Chen Feng immediately charged in to join the assault alongside them. "Without my damage output, you won't be able to kill him! Let's all attack together and see who lands the final blow!"

The burst damage of the Fury Warrior and the Elemental Shaman was exceptionally fierce. However, a High Warlord was no laughing matter; with a single sweeping strike, he cleaved half of both their health bars away. Had the Holy Paladin's healing speed not been exceptionally swift, they would have already been dead. Chen Feng, on the other hand, was completely fine; having held off on attacking for the first fifteen seconds, his aggro hadn't built up yet.

The Fury Warrior had already swapped to a shield, activating Shield Wall to block incoming attacks, while the Holy Paladin kept the Warlord positioned to the side, doing her utmost to prevent the Warlord from disrupting the duo's exchange of blows. Chen Feng's damage output was relatively leisurely; he wasn't in any rush to finish the boss off, and waiting until they died before making his move wouldn't be too late. For now, Chen Feng was merely racking up as much damage as possible to save time later.

Surrounding Horde soldiers swarmed in, but Chen Feng slowed them with a Rimeblast, keeping them strung along as he moved in circles. The Hunter and Mage, having successfully lured away the Warlords, were now returning. Spotting Chen Feng here as well, their initial impulse was to kill him first, but doing so would mean getting swarmed and killed by the Horde soldiers.

"Hey, Fury brat, are you a Fury Warrior or a Protection Warrior? A proper Fury Warrior should fight like this!" Chen Feng activated God Mode, intercepted forward to bombard the High Warlord, and unleashed a frenzied burst. Once Frenzied Rage was active, Chen Feng maximized his Mortal Strike damage, using Bloodthirst the moment its cooldown reset, squeezing out critical hits whenever possible to fuel consecutive Mortal Strikes.

Chen Feng quickly snatched up the aggro, yet unlike Yu Jiexi, he didn't switch to a shield. Instead, he absorbed the enemy's attacks with his bare body and pressed the offensive. "Hey, Holy Paladin, is your brain broken? Cast heals! Or do you not want to kill the High Warlord anymore?"

Holy Paladin Li Wanyi froze for a moment, sensing that Chen Feng had a point. If Chen Feng ran away and stopped tanking the Boss, they would be in serious trouble. She immediately cast a heal on Chen Feng.

"Fury Warrior and Elemental Shaman, go kill the Warlords nearby! That way, any of you can easily secure a battlefield myth and claim the Grand Marshal's reward. Don't you want contribution points?" Chen Feng realized how foolish these few were. With such a prime opportunity to slaughter the Warlords, why weren't they taking it? Surely they knew the Warlords flanking the High Warlord were comparatively easy prey. Since the big Boss was entirely occupied by him, couldn't they pick off the minor bosses?

"Hold on, Fury brat, swap out that shield! Just turn on God Mode and Frenzied Rage to burst him down as hard as you can. Once the Warlord's HP drops to 20%, you can execute him." Chen Feng noticed the Fury Warrior was still performing a standard rotation; at a moment like this, going all-out with a frantic burst was required.

"Shift your positioning! Attack right beside the Boss's flank whenever possible; this lets you evade the Boss's attacks while maximizing your damage output and burst potential. Why is your footwork so sluggish? Movement speed and footwork should outpace hand attacks—that is the fundamental prerequisite for becoming a god-tier Fury Warrior."

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While slaughtering the High Warlord Boss, Chen Feng continued to mentor the Fury Warrior. Noting that the guy hadn't truly grasped the essence of a Fury Warrior and lacked self-confidence, Chen Feng remarked, "Since you chose the path of the Fury Warrior, you need to be ferocious. If you can't be ferocious, you might as well honestly settle for being an Arms Warrior."

When the High Warlord's HP dropped to 30%, the Holy Paladin stopped healing Chen Feng, clearly intending to force him to back off. But she was mistaken. At that exact moment, Chen Feng activated Steel Body. His entire figure seemed encased in a layer of steel, turning a steely gray, while his attacks grew terrifyingly fierce. Every single Mortal Strike guaranteed a fivefold critical hit, allowing him to chain Mortal Strikes indefinitely. Given Chen Feng's output, there was zero possibility for them to successfully land a finishing blow.

Heroic Leap!

Chen Feng dragged the High Warlord off to the side, denying them any opportunity to crowd-control him, while issuing a stern warning: "If you want to ruin your chances of even killing the Warlords, go ahead and provoke me. Annihilating you lot is child's play for me!"

"I'm going to kill him!" Hunter Lu Qi and the others had originally planned to let Chen Feng lower the Boss's health before cutting off his healing, forcing him to retreat in defeat. Never did they expect Chen Feng to anticipate their trickery. With Chen Feng's overwhelming burst damage, the Boss couldn't possibly last much longer.

Intercept!

Mortal Strike!

Believing herself formidable, Hunter Lu Qi attempted to close in and crowd-control Chen Feng, letting the Boss finish him off instead. But the moment she approached, she saw Chen Feng leap out, hitting her with an Intercept to inflict stun, followed instantly by a Mortal Strike that took her down. "I told you lot not to be reckless, but you wouldn't listen. Once you finish off this Warlord later, you'll still have a chance to take down the other two—the Warlords here are relatively easy to kill. Three battlefield myths are yours for the taking, yet you insisted on biting off more than you could chew by fighting me for the High Warlord."

Lu Qi's death served as a clear warning to the remaining four: never attempt to cross swords with a Fury Warrior who had activated God Mode, or the outcome would be instant obliteration.

The Elemental Shaman hurled out a Lava Burst, glanced at Yu Jiexi beside him, and muttered, "Jiexi, if only you were half as monstrous as Duan Chenfeng!"

[System]: Player "Duan Chenfeng" has killed Horde High Warlord Ahasa, achieving the battlefield myth "Commander-Slayer." Victory in the war belongs to the Alliance. Charge, warriors, and slaughter the remaining Horde forces! For the Alliance!