Debuff Master-Chapter 869

“Run faster! Go, go, go!”

Siegfried sprinted as fast as he could to avoid getting caught by the Blue Team.

“Hey!”

“Stop right there!”

“Don’t let them get away!”

Behind him was a horde of one hundred thousand soldiers from the Palom Kingdom, chasing him down like a swarm of Zerglings straight out of the StarCraft game series.

Meanwhile, the crowd and commentators watching the scene screamed at the top of their lungs, hoping that it would reach the Blue Team.

“No! Stop! You shouldn’t go there!”

“Oh no! Are they really chasing them down?!”

Unfortunately, the Blue Team was unable to hear their desperate cries, making the soon-to-occur catastrophe unavoidable.

‘One hundred meters... fifty meters...’

Siegfried calculated the timing while running.

‘Thirty meters... ten... Now!’

At that precise moment—

“Split up!” Siegfried commanded.

The Red Team split left and right, quickly running around the minefield filled with C4 High-Power Miniature Explosives.

It was only a temporary maneuver, as the Red Team regrouped as soon as they passed the danger zone.

Then, they turned around to face the incoming Blue Team, with the minefield between them.

“All units! Defensive positions!”

“Yes, sir!”

The Red Team quickly formed a triangle formation with Siegfried at the front, and Seung-Gu sent his Iron Golems to the front to form a protective barricade.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

‘Here they come,’ Siegfried transformed his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp into a shield.

The Red Team dug their feet into the ground and braced themselves for impact.

‘Three... Two... One...’

The vanguard of the Blue Team charged deep into the minefield.

However, not a single one of the C4 High-Power Miniature Explosives detonated.

Why?

It was all because these weren't the unstable prototypes used in the war against the Zavala Kingdom.

These were new models upgraded by Quandt after the war.

[C4 High-Power Miniature Explosive MK2]

[A compact yet devastatingly powerful bomb created by Quandt.]

[It contains a densely concentrated mana stone, so its lethality is unmatched.]

[This bomb has a built-in timer function.]

[This version is more stable than the earlier version, but its production cost has tripled as a result.]

[Type: Explosive]

[Rating: Unique]

[Note: Enhanced stability allows safer handling, but the manufacturing cost has tripled.]

The Blue Team marched straight into the death trap, unaware of the catastrophic predicament they were in.

Click!

Siegfried pressed the detonator.

Fssssh...! Wooong...!

The C4 High-Power Miniature Explosive MK2 mines buried across the field began to emit a sinister glow.

“...?”

Alexei stopped in his tracks after noticing an eerie light beneath his feet.

‘Hm? No way, is this—-?’

Just before the thought could even form in his mind.

KABOOM!

The mine beneath Alexei’s foot exploded.

However, this was only the beginning.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

KABOOOOM!

The C4 High-Power Miniature Explosive MK2 mines buried throughout the field detonated in rapid succession, triggering a devastating chain reaction of explosions that swept through the entire Blue Team’s one-hundred-thousand-strong army.

— Aaaah! NO! Blue Team! They’re done for! Completely ruined! It’s over! This match is over!

One commentator screamed, crying out in anguish. He sounded like he was wailing.

— It’s over! It’s over!

Even the other commentator, who was usually the calm and composed one, could not help but scream along.

WAAAAAH!

However, the Red Team’s fans erupted in wild cheers, their voices roaring louder than the explosions. Their fears of being steamrolled by the Blue Team’s massive army were replaced with triumphant cheering when the trap worked brilliantly.

What seemed like a desperate situation had turned into a counterattack that would prove to be the deciding moment of this war, as the Blue Team was completely obliterated.

The explosions continued for nearly a full minute before finally subsiding.

Fsssh...!

Dust and debris blanketed the battlefield, making it difficult to see anything.

‘I’m just getting started,’ Siegfried thought as he calmly began advancing forward.

***

What happened to the Blue Team?

Everyone watching was dying to know just how much damage the Blue Team had sustained and if they could even continue the match.

Anyone who witnessed the explosion just now would reasonably assume that the entire army was annihilated, blown into smithereens.

But no one could be certain..

The abilities of the characters in this game were so extraordinary that they could no longer be considered humans, so expecting the entire army to get wiped out from an explosion like that was naive.

Thus, everyone was supposed to be asking just how much damage the Blue Team had sustained from the attack.

Gulp!

The crowd waited anxiously for the dust to settle. Their palms were becoming sweaty, and a deafening silence filled the once-roaring stadium.

However, the Read Team did not wait. Instead, they seized the initiative and went on the offensive.

“Three! Two! One! FIRE!” Siegfried shouted.

Without any delay, everyone with ranged attack capability unleashed a barrage of onslaught toward the explosion zone. The barrage was so intense that it felt like they were trying to obliterate an entire city with it.

Krwaaaang!

About another minute passed after the barrage of long-ranged skills ended.

Ssshhh!

A breeze swept through the battlefield and slowly cleared the thick cloud of dust, revealing the Blue Team.

‘As expected,’ Siegfried thought.

Just as he calculated, the Blue Team was completely battered, broken, and barely standing. Well, he had already assessed their condition using Inzaghi’s Clairvoyance before the dust could clear.

Surprisingly, the Blue Team didn't get annihilated. Half of the army, fifty thousand, survived from the one hundred thousand soldiers.

Losing half of their forces in an instant was indeed a devastating loss, but the fact that even half survived such massive explosions, which were followed up by a barrage of long-range attacks was nothing short of a miracle.

Of those fifty thousand who survived, about ten thousand were critically injured, and the remaining forty thousand suffered grievous wounds.

‘As expected of a great power,’ Siegfried thought. He couldn't help but admire the resilience of the Palom Kingdom’s soldiers.

The secret to the survival of the fifty thousand troops was their armor. They were armed with a special armor called Emergency Armor, which instantly restored eighty percent of the wearer’s total health if they took a significant amount of burst damage.

In other words, the armor basically gave them a second life. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

‘How much money did they pour into this war?’ Siegfried was stunned by the sheer economic might of the Palom Kingdom.

Arming one hundred thousand soldiers with Emergency Armors had to have cost a fortune, and Siegfried was having a hard time even making a ballpark estimate on just how much they had spent on those armor.

Well, it was not like he was one to talk, as he had also spent a fortune on the mines used earlier. Both sides had essentially turned this war into a pissing contest of who could burn through more cash.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

However, Siegfried wasn't complaining. He was confident that he would win this battle, as the enemy’s numbers were halved, and the survivors were heavily injured.

‘Time to finish this.’ Siegfried thought and charged toward the Blue Team faster than anyone else.

“ATTACK!”

WAAAAH!

The Red Team let out a battle cry before following behind him.

It was time to deal the decisive blow to the now-crippled Blue Team.

***

The battle resumed...

— Here we go! The Red Team is charging at the Blue Team this time!

—The Red Team’s trap was a massive success!

— Hold on! The Blue Team still has five times their numbers!

— Ah! This is so nerve-wracking! This battle is too intense!

The clash between the Red Team and the Blue Team turned into an all-out brawl, with both sides pouring everything they had into the fight.

“Damn it!”

Alexei was on the verge of a mental breakdown after the victory he thought was in his grasp had slipped right through his fingers. He was confident that the one hundred thousand reinforcements would crush the enemy easily, but never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that his forces would fall into a trap and suffer such massive casualties all in the blink of an eye.

‘We still have the numbers!’ Alexei gritted his teeth and forced himself to focus on the battle with a positive mindset, but...

“Arghhh!”

“H-Help!”

“Somebody save me!”

“M-Mommy!”

Both the Adventurers and the NPCs of the Blue Team were being massacred mercilessly by the Red Team. even those that miraculously survived the explosion were now falling one after another, succumbing to either their injuries or the enemy’s attacks.

To make matters worse, the Red Team was filled with formidable warriors, making it nearly impossible for the Blue Team to attempt a counterattack–no, forget about going on the offensive, they could not even mount a proper defense.

Lastly, there was Siegfried.

Ssseuuu...!

He was a walking killing machine. He simply ran around with Eraser Swarm activated, killing the Blue Team members he passed by almost instantaneously.

Alexei could see how easily Siegfried was killing dozens of people per second. Even in his eyes, Siegfried looked like a god of war that dominated the battlefield with absolute authority.

But Siegfried was not the only one shining in this battle.

This battle showcased the abilities of the living legends.

— Oh! Yong Tae-Pung unleashes his fire dragon!

— Look at Han Sang-Gi! He’s sniping down his enemies with pinpoint precision! Incredible!

— Kim Han-Yong’s cavalry is crushing the enemy lines!

— Oh! Kim Gi-Tae’s masterful command over the troops is simply dazzling! The Red Team is moving like it’s a living organism under his command!

— Park Gi-Don hasn’t declined one bit! He’s just as sharp as ever!

Yong Tae-Pung, Kim Han-Yong, Kim Gi-Tae, Park Gi-Don, and Han Sang-Gi.

These five living legends proved they were far from finished, as they showcased their abilities and unique playing styles on the battlefield. They were currently the main driving force behind the Red Team’s offensive.

Their display of combat prowess sent chills down the spines of the South Korean commentators.

— U-Unbelievable! I never thought I would see them in action again!

— The legends have returned! The kings are back!

— You know what they say, right? Class is eternal! These veterans have defied time and are standing on the battlefield once again!

And it was not just the South Korean commentators who were up from their seats.

Yong Tae-Pung, Kim Han-Yong, Kim Gi-Tae, Park Gi-Don, and Han Sang-Gi were legendary gamers renowned worldwide.

The game they were playing was different from the games where they had made a name for themselves, but the return of these iconic South Korean gamers moved gaming fans from around the globe.

‘Those damned old men!’

However, their dazzling comeback only fueled Alexei's anger.

‘Duke Kagon! Duke Kagon has to step in before it’s too late!’

He frantically searched for Duke Kagon. The Level 350 NPC was his last hope and the only one capable of turning the tide of this battle.

Duke Kagon had to defeat Siegfried and hold off the Red Team’s forces for the Blue Team to stand a chance of winning.

“Duke Kagon! Where are you?!” Alexei shouted at the top of his lungs.

Unfortunately, Duke Kagon could not respond to Alexei’s desperate cries.

“...”

He stood frozen after being surrounded by three formidable people.

‘T-This can’t be real...’

Duke Kagon could not believe his eyes. He questioned whether the three people blocking his path were truly who he thought they were. He wished that his eyes were merely playing tricks on him, but reality proved to be harsh and unforgiving once again.

“Well, well... It’s been a while, Duke Kagon.”

The Grappling Master, Leonid of the Lambda Kingdom.

“Ha! I was wondering where you've been hiding this whole time. It seems you’ve been hiding in that kingdom all along!”

The Guildmaster of the Beggar’s Guild, Beggarius.

“I believe we have met before. It is truly an honor to meet you again.”

And lastly, the Weapon Master, Shakiro.

Duke Kagon was the most powerful person in the Palom Kingdom, but he found himself surrounded by three people who were even more powerful than him.

He was completely cornered and trapped.