Chapter 99

The red flames, brimming with passion, surged as the weapons were wielded, the heat rolling out like waves, continuously impacting the surrounding air. The team members who used fire-attribute magic weapons in battle all fought with broad and expansive movements, utilizing the characteristics of fire to incorporate large areas into their attacks. Moreover, whether it was the attribute influencing their personality or their personality influencing the attribute, the fire-attribute team members seemed to be more unrestrained and highly offensive.

The blue water, absolutely calm, presented a completely different scene for the water-attribute team members. They never made futile, reckless attacks; their attacks were more restrained, focusing all their efforts on the target in front of them, not wasting a single bit of magic power. They were very calm, and unless it was a particularly good opportunity, they would rather defend or restrain temporarily. However, once an opportunity arose, they would never waste it, always achieving the best results.

The green wind, swift and graceful, in terms of the glow of the weapons, the fire-attribute was the most dazzling, but when it came to movement, the wind-attribute team members captured the most attention. On the battlefield, the wind-attribute team members darted through the enemies and allies like threading a needle, always appearing at the right place at the right time, whether to support their allies or to cause trouble for the enemies, they were always the first to act.

The yellow earth, solid and substantial, perhaps the earth-attribute was the least conspicuous. In a chaotic battle, if not observed carefully, the earth-attribute team members could easily be overlooked. However, in critical moments, they would always be the best support for their teammates. In terms of attack power, the earth-attribute was far behind; they lacked the attack range of the fire-attribute, the attack depth of the water-attribute, and the attack frequency of the wind-attribute. But they were stable, never retreating, always standing in front of their teammates.

Each team member with different attributes had their own characteristics, playing different roles in different positions. Due to the advantage of ambush, Team 121 had a significant edge at the beginning of the battle. Their wind-attribute team members immediately disrupted the formation of Team 113, and then the other team members joined in to surround and attack Team 113. However, the characteristic of Team 113 was stability. Faced with the sudden ambush, they did not panic. Under Owen's command, they quickly restored their formation.

The earth-attribute team members defended against the opponents' attacks on the outer perimeter, while the water-attribute team members swiftly dealt with the wind-attribute enemies who disrupted their formation. The wind-attribute team members of their own side moved around, acting as guerrilla forces. The fire-attribute team members, with their powerful attacks, became the spearhead of the entire team. Despite being surrounded, Team 113, led by the fire-attribute team members, continued to advance toward Team 121's base.

Initially, when James saw Joyce's ambush succeed, he was gloating, patting Hans on the shoulder with a smug look, telling him not to be discouraged and to keep trying. But when Owen led the team to stabilize the situation, gradually turning the tide, and began advancing toward Team 121's base, James's expression froze. As for Hans, his expression had hardly changed at all. Defense, counterattack, and turning defeat into victory were commonplace for the First Squad, not worth mentioning.

At this moment, He Ping's attention was on the weapons that looked like rifles. Based on how the team members used them, they were indeed guns, and also magic weapons. The guns in this world did not seem to use gunpowder as a driving force. He Ping felt that there should be red sunstones in the guns, but there also seemed to be other seven-star crystals. Could it be that the team members using magic guns all had dual attributes?

Hans remained silent, and James was still sulking. The Grand Elder had left for some business, so He Ping turned to Victoria on the other side: "Captain Victoria, that..."

"Call me sister!"

"Uh..." Looking at Victoria's eyes, He Ping felt a sense of danger. That look was not unfamiliar to him; it was like a child who had discovered a new toy. If he guessed correctly, this squad leader, who exuded a queen-like aura in both appearance and name, had a queen-like personality, definitely an S!

"Victoria... sister." He Ping succumbed to the queen's gaze, which, though devoid of special meaning, still carried a powerful presence. It seemed that as the youngest elder, Victoria, who worked with people older than herself, felt very suppressed. Now that she had someone younger, He Ping, she naturally wouldn't let him off easily. What made He Ping even more humiliated was that when he called her "sister," Victoria's smile left him stunned, even momentarily mesmerized.

"Cough!" Seeing Victoria's teasing gaze, He Ping immediately snapped back to reality. He couldn't continue dwelling on this issue, or who knew what it might turn into. He quickly cleared his throat and shifted the topic: "Those guns... they seem to have multiple seven-star crystals inside. Does using a gun require dual attributes?"

Victoria shook her head. Getting to the point, she stopped teasing He Ping: "People with dual or multiple attributes are rare and hard to find. Those using magic guns are actually single-attribute. Magic guns usually have two seven-star crystal circuits, one of which is always a red sunstone circuit, mainly responsible for firing the projectile and propelling it forward. The other circuit is the key to increasing the power."

He Ping immediately grasped the key point: "So, the red sunstone circuit for firing the projectile doesn't require a high affinity with fire? In that case, even ordinary people can use magic guns to attack, though they can't activate the other circuit, so the power is minimal, just enough to propel the projectile at high speed. The other circuit is chosen based on the user's attribute, right?"

Victoria nodded and replied, "Exactly. Magic guns are a type of weapon that ordinary people can use. They are strictly controlled in normal times, but in emergencies, they can be distributed to citizens to give them some combat capability. As long as they have a little fire affinity, enough to use a magic furnace, they can fire the projectile and cause damage to the target. Some more powerful magic guns can even shoot projectiles hundreds of meters with just the red sunstone circuit."

"If someone has a main attribute with a high affinity, what kind of effect would using a magic gun with a related attribute have?" He Ping was curious about this. Most of the gunners' attacks he had seen were for suppression and sniping, and he hadn't seen them clearly.

"Fire-attribute magic guns can add an explosive effect, water-attribute can freeze, wind-attribute can increase range, and earth-attribute can slow down. Of course, these are the most basic special effects. Depending on the circuit, there can be other special effects. It's hard to say which is more powerful; generally, it depends on one's combat style and the situation of the next battle..."

"Hey! The poker face and the lunatic are fighting again? You guys really can't stay quiet for a moment!" Victoria was still explaining the effects of magic guns to He Ping when a clearly annoying voice suddenly sounded from behind them...