On the side of the Imperial Continent and the Ten Thousand League, the siege of Hanjiang City was progressing smoothly under the "clear players + push boss simultaneously" strategy devised by Aoshi Longhuang. The Imperial Continent's "player-clearing squad," led by the Aoshi Guild, and the "boss-pushing squad," led by the Ten Thousand League, worked in close coordination, trapping the defending players of the Genesis Guild at the respawn point and killing them repeatedly. This prevented the enemy from stopping the Ten Thousand League players from attacking the Incense Lord. Just as they were about to push through and defeat the first defending boss of Hanjiang City, Jiang Yuan jumped in and turned the tide!
"Damn it! It's that bastard Jiang Yuan again!" Seeing the favorable situation suddenly reversed, Aoshi Longhuang cursed loudly! "Squad 1, where is Squad 1? Focus on Jiang Yuan and kill him relentlessly!" To stop Jiang Yuan from disrupting the entire battle situation, Aoshi Longhuang immediately redeployed the Squad 1 players who had previously killed Jiang Yuan! "Squad 1-1, received!" "Squad 1-2, received!" "Squad 1-3, received!" ... Five different voices rang out simultaneously, and soon after, the five members of Squad 1, who had been blocking the Genesis Guild players at the respawn point, appeared before Aoshi Longhuang. "From now on, your only mission is to keep an eye on Jiang Yuan and kill him without mercy!" Aoshi Longhuang said with a dark expression to the five elite members of Squad 1.
Thus, Squad 1 abandoned their blockade of the other Genesis Guild members, each choosing the best firing positions to start sniping Jiang Yuan! "Binding Chains!" "Blinding Arrow!" The familiar skill combo was used again, and both hit Jiang Yuan with precision! "Damn! Here they come again!" Jiang Yuan, now in a "silenced" and "blinded" state, cursed under his breath, a sense of foreboding rising within him! "Fatal, Instant, Prison, Slash!" Sure enough, just a second before the blinding effect was about to end, Jiang Yuan heard the familiar voice again. "Smack!" A dark purple light struck Jiang Yuan and flickered on his body four times, dealing a total of damage. Fortunately, the enemy assassin's attack didn't trigger a critical hit this time! Since Jiang Yuan still retained the boosted stats from sacrificing the Dragon-Tiger Beast, his total HP was nearly 140,000. Without a critical hit, this level 95 assassin from the Aoshi Guild couldn't kill him. Instead, Jiang Yuan, now free from the "blinding" effect, saw who had attacked him! "How is this possible!" The assassin from Squad 1 revealed himself, staring at Jiang Yuan, who was less than half a meter away, with shock in his eyes! "Bubbles, tell all DPS classes to target a level 95 assassin named 'Aoshi Hidden Blade'—that's the guy who ambushed me!" After spotting the assassin's ID above his head, Jiang Yuan immediately relayed the info to Hamster Bubbles through the guild channel. Seeing that he hadn't killed Jiang Yuan, "Aoshi Hidden Blade" quickly activated his stealth skill to vanish—this was the assassin's typical tactic: strike once and then flee! "Jiang Yuan! Are you okay?" In the chaos, Hamster Bubbles rushed to Jiang Yuan's side, raised a powerful healing spell to fully restore his HP, and asked with concern. "Lucky he didn't crit, or I'd be down again." Jiang Yuan smiled slightly and said to Hamster Bubbles. "Don't worry, I'll have someone keep an eye on that 'Aoshi Hidden Blade' guy." After saying that, Hamster Bubbles immediately issued orders through the guild channel, telling all Genesis Guild members to search for "Aoshi Hidden Blade" once they broke out of the respawn point. "Boss, there are too many enemies at the respawn point—we can't get out!" Soon, Ding Ye's anxious voice came through the guild channel. Outnumbered, the Genesis Guild members were trapped at the respawn point by the Imperial Continent guilds—Aoshi, Jiuzhou, and Mushui—dying as soon as they revived. "Let's go! We need to help!" Taking advantage of the moment when the Ten Thousand League players had been wiped out by Jiang Yuan and the defending boss of Hanjiang City had fully healed, Jiang Yuan said to Hamster Bubbles. The two quickly led the remaining brothers still fighting on the battlefield toward the Blackwater City respawn point.
The respawn point was located in the southwest corner of Blackwater City. By the time Jiang Yuan and Hamster Bubbles arrived, it was completely surrounded! Looking ahead, all they could see were players from the Imperial Continent and the Ten Thousand League, marked with the "Emperor" and traditional "Ten Thousand" icons. "Charge!" Jiang Yuan immediately summoned ten thousand Dragon-Tiger Beasts and commanded them to hurl themselves at the enemies from the Imperial Continent and the Ten Thousand League. "Roar!" The ten thousand Dragon-Tiger Beasts let out deafening roars, plowing through the enemies ahead like bulldozers! "Ah!" "Damn! Who one-shot me?" "What the hell is this monster? Its attack power is insane!" In an instant, the players from the two major alliances, who had been gleefully trapping the Genesis Guild at the respawn point, fell into chaos. Amid the clamor, they dropped like wheat scythed down, falling in droves! Soon, the enemies at the southwest corner respawn point were cleared, revealing the Genesis Guild players trapped at the center. "Let's go! Block them at their respawn point!" After rescuing the Genesis Guild players, Jiang Yuan immediately said in the guild channel and led them to execute a counter-encirclement! "Let's go! Wipe them out!" "Damn their ancestors! I'll smash you bastards!" "Go to hell! Street thugs, fight them!" "Kill your sorry ass! I'm coming!" The Genesis Guild players, pent up with rage after being trapped for so long, cursed the Imperial Continent and Ten Thousand League enemies with colorful language as they followed Jiang Yuan charging toward the enemy's respawn point!
The respawn point for the Imperial Continent and Ten Thousand League players was in the northeast corner of Blackwater City, diagonally opposite the Genesis Guild's respawn point. When Jiang Yuan, leading ten thousand Dragon-Tiger Beasts and the furious Genesis Guild players who had been trapped and killed for ages, arrived at the enemy's respawn point, they ran into the opposing alliance players, who had regrouped and were preparing to launch another charge. "Kill!" Someone shouted the lead, and the Genesis Guild members, with nowhere to vent their pent-up anger, charged at the enemy with red eyes and furious roars! Their momentum suggested they wanted to tear a chunk of flesh from their foes! A chaotic battle erupted at the southeast corner respawn point of Blackwater City. At the forefront were over a thousand Genesis Guild players, followed by the Dragon-Tiger Beasts lined up in a dozen neat rows! After being surrounded by the Imperial Continent and the Ten Thousand League for nearly ten minutes, the Genesis Guild of Hanjiang City, under Jiang Yuan's leadership, had finally achieved their first counter-encirclement!