Five minutes after the attack began, the entire area within a hundred-meter radius of the Mage Tower was surrounded by countless players?
A rough count revealed that at least tens of thousands of players had gathered on the scene, and the numbers were still increasing.
Unfortunately, the positions from which one could attack the Mage Tower were limited. Those who arrived late were forced to stay at least a hundred meters away. This distance exceeded the range of most long-range magic attacks, and so only those within the circle who were close enough could attack freely, leaving the majority to anxiously watch from the outskirts.
However, standing as close to the tower as possible wasn’t always the best approach. A vacuum zone automatically formed within a ten-meter radius of the Mage Tower. No one could stand there for fear of splash damage from the thousands present, which would instantly kill anyone it hit.
Mu You and Lin Xue were controlling their avatars at the very front of the crowd, a Fire Giant standing to their left and right like gatekeepers, creating ample room for their attacks.
Additionally, their status as Legendary Level players was enough deterrent for anyone thinking of snatching their spots. As such, the area around them was relatively empty, unlike the areas where top players like Jiu You and Blue Beard stood, which were densely packed with other players.
Under the collective effort of countless players, mountains of spells were freely poured onto the towering structure ahead.
The colorful glow of magic lit up the area, which had just been bombed into ruins.
Under such a densely packed assault, the structural integrity of the Mage Tower visibly fell at an alarming rate.
Through their avatars, players could directly see the tower’s health points and those on Earth could see its real-time remaining percentage in their text screen. As of now, only 17.5% remained, and it was dropping at an estimated rate of 0.1% per second.
At this rate, the tower would be completely demolished in just three more minutes!
However, while the speed of the attack was impressive, the overcrowded scene posed plenty of problems.
"Damn it, who threw the Gust Spell, roll out of here right now!" A player, frustrated that they could not hit the tower from outside the circle, threw a Gust Spell that instantly blew away the frontline players, immediately drawing everyone’s ire.
"Damn, who threw that Unstable Compound, can’t you aim?!" Curses erupted once again as a self-proclaimed genius threw a high-damaging Fire Element item called ’Unstable Compound’ into the crowd at the front, injuring countless players and causing a commotion among the elites at the front.
These disputes and scuffles were habitual in such intense fights. A few minutes into the battle, friendly fire was a common occurrence and arguments broke out endlessly.
Fortunately, those accidentally wounded were mostly the elite frontline players who, thanks to their advanced levels and high health points, survived without any fatalities so far.
Jiu You, observing the chaotic crowd, was alarmed.
He wanted to step in and take control, but unfortunately, only about a hundred of them were actually present at the scene. The rest were operating online and weren’t able to carry out any complicated cooperation.
And more importantly, as the Arcane Tower’s integrity decreased, would the players unable to land a hit start to harbor destructive thoughts, such as deliberately throwing spells into the crowd?
Such actions weren’t beyond the bounds of human nature. People suffered together, but prosperity was seldom shared. Such incidents were more likely to happen as the end neared.
Even the mishaps that had already occurred may not have been accidental.
While Jiu You was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out across the battlefield: "The mage tower’s bottom layer has a reflective damage mechanism in place. Those below level 10, cease attacks!"
What surprised Jiu You was that the call came from the level 27 giant, and not only could the onsite players hear it, but the players on Earth could also see the message.
Most players, seeing the message from a level 27 player, instinctively paused their attacks.
However, many refused to believe it and continued to attack as usual.
The result was a tragedy.
When the Mage Tower’s structural integrity fell below 10%, screams ripped through the battlefield as numerous players were hit by the reflective damage from the Mage Tower’s shell, ultimately struck dead by their own output.
This reflective damage was one of the Mage Tower’s standard defenses. Earlier, when Mu You had gone to the control room, he had deactivated most of the restrictive mechanisms along the way, but due to the short time, some were left untouched, like the current one.
Those who attacked the base of the Mage Tower would suffer 200% reflective damage. However, this mechanism only affected creatures below level 10, serving as one of the methods employed by the Mage Tower to prevent the Zerg Strategy.
In the midst of wails, ordinary players learned their lesson and finally withdrew their hands, no longer attempting to attack recklessly.
Once players below level ten withdrew, the number of players attacking plummeted down to a thousand, substantially improving the battlefield’s orderliness.
Jiu You sighed in relief, seeing as the tower’s demolition had slowed drastically, at least there wouldn’t be any more large-scale confusion.
The tower’s health continued to decrease steadily amidst the rain of spells.
Soon, another minute passed, and the tower’s health had dropped to the final 5%.
At this point, the tower only stood about five meters tall. Everyone knew that within a minute, the tower that had been plaguing them for almost a month would be completely blown apart!