In that instant, both Dog-brother and Lonely-brother had raised their focus to the max.
Almost simultaneously, they retracted their shields and charged forward at top speed.
After all, these two were also high-level players ([Elementary School Dog] Level 50, [Most Lonely When I Miss You] Level 47), and they had some powerful skills on them. If Xiao Ling hadn't left a "safe distance," it would have been truly dangerous.
Fortunately... the hundred-meter gap gave Xiao Ling plenty of reaction time.
Everything was according to plan...
Under Xiao Ling's deliberate guidance, the illusion that "as long as they abandon defense, they can catch up and annihilate the enemy" had been planted in the hearts of Dog-brother and Lonely-brother, causing them to fall into the trap.
"Hmph... you've been fooled..." Seeing the two closing in, Xiao Ling smiled slightly and suddenly accelerated.
[Name: Invisible Feet]
[Type: Armor]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Defense: None]
[Attribute: None]
[Effect: Gain four times your own maximum leg strength for 1.5 seconds (one-minute cooldown)]
[Note: Boots inhabited by the leg strength of a giant; invisible power intermittently overflows from them.]
Relying on this piece of foot equipment, Xiao Ling suddenly stepped down and made a sudden advance at several times the speed of before, widening the distance that the opponents had narrowed by sacrificing their defense... again.
Throughout this process, the gunfire from her hands didn't stop. The ice and fire combo fired from Moon Slayer and Meteor caused considerable damage to Dog-brother and Lonely-brother, who had put away their shields. Moreover... when the bullets directly hit the players' bodies, the two special effects, [Lunar Eclipse (100% attribute trigger rate)] and [Meteor (100% attribute trigger rate)], respectively inflicted the states of freezing and burning on the two, causing one to be slowed and the other to be burned.
"Crap..." Elementary School Dog's expression changed drastically as his speed decreased. "We've been tricked..." He faintly felt something in his heart. "The opponent's strength is far beyond our imagination. She didn't use her full strength to escape before... but deliberately slowed down to let us catch up."
"Damn... we met such a strong opponent in the first practice match... who is she?" Elementary School Dog was also a professional player, and he knew many star-level masters, but the female player in front of him who specialized in shooting (after choosing privacy protection, not only was the face blurred, but the style and color of the clothes would also be processed accordingly, but the other party could judge the gender based on the figure), he couldn't remember who it was at all...
Bang bang bang bang...
The continuous gunfire brought Dog-brother's thoughts back, and he stopped regretting and struggling, and gave Lonely an order, "Lonely, retreat quickly!"
"What?" On the other side, Lonely, who was still chasing despite the burning state, looked very surprised when he heard this.
"We've been tricked. Continuing to chase will lead to death," Dog-brother shouted, "While there's still room for recovery, don't expand the losses anymore!"
Although Lonely was unwilling, he still had to listen to his captain's orders, and he also understood in his heart that Dog-brother's instructions were correct.
So, the two of them took out their shields again, blocked the bullets and retreated, and flashed behind the same large piece of cover, stopping their movement.
"Heh... not bad..." Xiao Ling also heard the conversation between the two. While taking out the second signal flare and shooting it into the sky, she recited, "The analysis of the battle situation is quite accurate, and the response is also okay... but unfortunately..." At this point, the Incinerating Propulsion Cannon appeared in her hands, "Compared to me... you're still half a beat too slow."
Di di di di...
The sound of that impact cannon gathering energy before firing... was really chilling.
When Dog-brother and Lonely realized what the other party was doing, they didn't even have time to greet each other, and they scurried away in different directions, covering their heads.
Boom—
The next second, a violent flame burst out from the muzzle, destroying everything in its path, and blasting right through the cover where Dog-brother and Lonely were.
Those two were really lucky; if they had been even half a second slower to escape, they would have been shot through the wall.
"This guy..." After a few seconds, Dog-brother got up from the ground, hid behind a piece of building rubble, and panted, "Looks like he's not tall... but he's a mobile fortress..."
On the other side, Lonely had a similar reaction. He found a place to squat down in a panic, muttering, "He's clearly a shooting specialist, and he's controlling so many heavy firepower weapons, but his movement speed is actually faster than us melee specialists... is this game even playable!"
Actually... it can still be played, it's just very difficult.
In Thriller Paradise, there are definitely many people who are faster than Xiao Ling. Even among the members of the Corn Fruit Squad, there are two whose movement speed is better than Xiao Ling's. One of them was [Mighty, Overbearing], who was headshot with one shot before, and the other... was [Elementary School Dog].
But the problem is... just being fast doesn't necessarily mean you can catch up with your opponent. In addition to moving, Xiao Ling can also use "firepower suppression" to prevent the enemy from getting close. Even Brother Jue paid a bloody price to shorten the distance between the two... Of course, Brother Jue at the time had already been severely injured by a sneak attack, and the surrounding terrain was an open plain.
"Dog-brother! What should we do?" Lonely asked this question after using a potion to remove his burning state and stop the loss of survival points. "If we chase, she runs; if we stop, she counterattacks."
"Wait." Elementary School Dog only answered one word. He didn't use items to remove his abnormal state, because most of the debuff effects of the "ice" attribute would automatically decrease until they disappeared in a normal (or high temperature) environment.
Lonely pondered for two seconds and understood the meaning of Dog-brother's answer.
That's right, they just need to wait a little longer... because they still have a teammate, and he's not very far from them.
It was certain that... Liu Sanfeng must have turned back after hearing the first gunshot. However... when he returned to the scene, he might not be able to accurately track the movements of his teammates, and the direction of his support might be deviated.
But now, Xiao Ling's second signal flare would undoubtedly attract him.
As long as one more person joins, the battle situation will definitely change...
…………
Speaking of this...
At the same moment, on the other side of the ruins.
A solitary old man in black robes suddenly raised his head and said to himself, "What? Hmm... yes, brother... I understand."
After saying this nonsensical sentence, he leaped into the air, transformed into a giant crow, and flew straight towards the direction where Xiao Ling and the two members of the Corn Fruit Squad were fighting...