At Nine Balladsâ command, she and everyone else Crying Fish had brought along immediately activated their buffs and rushed forward. Their target was clear: Quiet And Steadfast!
The other three werenât important; there was no worry of them running away once Quiet And Steadfast was done for.
Crying Fish and Neverending Journey looked on for a little while before they too jumped into the fray.
As the leader of Sovereignâs Descent, Neverending Journey felt that listening to Nine Balladsâ order was unnecessary. He shouldnât be attacking just because Nine Ballads said so! But, as he surveyed the situation before him, the desire to do away with Quiet And Steadfast overcame him, and he charged forward as well.
Crying Fish originally planned on taking down Shen Jingbin on her own. After all, she was her most hated enemy. However, as Nine Ballads had said, she could forget about getting rid of that ugly monster without first taking down Quiet And Steadfast. Crying Fish could only grit her teeth as she made Quiet And Steadfast the target of her attacks.
The remaining three of them whoâd been intentionally ignored were then blown away from the battle by one of Quiet And Steadfastâs attacks.
His intention was clear: they shouldnât involve themselves since the other party had no intention of going after them.
Bro, how much confidence do you have in being able to take on 1vN number of people?
"Brother Pure Crane, what should we do? Which side should we be helping now?" Morning Glory Chime had no idea what to do as she looked on at Quiet And Steadfast who was holding his own.
Although Morning Glory Chimeâs personality wasnât all that great and she suffered from a diva complex, she still had a conscience. Quiet And Steadfast and that ugly monster had not only done quests together with her; theyâd even saved her. Wouldnât betraying them just like that be a little too heartless?
"You guys should log off," Shen Jingbin spoke first while Pure Crane held his silence.
Pure Crane looked at her in astonishment. "Then what are you going to do? Crying Fish has definitely called for reinforcements. Will the two of you be enough?"
Shen Jingbin looked him in the eye and flashed a smile that failed to reach her eyes. "Do you think sheâs the only one who knows how to call for reinforcements?"
Sheâd long since secretly asked for the guildâs help, alright?! She wasnât an idiot; she knew she was going to butt heads with Crying Fish and company in spite of their disadvantageous position.
"Neither retreating nor fighting puts you in a good position, so you guys should just log off."
"Alright then," Pure Crane said. "Weâll log off. May fortune be with you."
Shen Jingbin nodded back at him. Following that, he and Morning Glory Chime disappeared from the spot they were standing. Shen Jingbin then activated her buffs, drew her weapons, summoned Mascot, and jumped into the fray.
She would retreat when there wasnât a fight, but she would never surrender without putting up a fight! Moreover, she wasnât ignorant like she was in the past. Even if she couldnât take down Nine Ballads, sheâd at least be able to distract her!
Many years of experience had taught her that in battle, disrupting an enemyâs morale was extremely important. Most of the time, an enemyâs defeat wouldnât be far off once their morale broke.
Shen Jingbin couldnât match up to everyone else who was present, but she did trump them when it came to her agility and IQ. To top it off, she also had Mascot as her bodyguard.
Nine Ballads was the most significant threat, so she immediately made Nine Ballads her target.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when they were focusing their attention on attacking Quiet And Steadfast, Shen Jingbin nimbly weaved through the crowd of people. By the time theyâd noticed her presence and tried to attack her, sheâd already slipped past them and was behind Nine Ballads.
"Smack!" The sound of a horsetail whisk slamming down on Nine Balladsâ back rang out. Although Shen Jingbin had only managed to shave off a sliver of Health, the shock of being attacked caused Nine Ballads to spin her head around immediately.
"Hey there, Spiteful. Look, Iâm over here," Shen Jingbin perfectly executed a hit and run tactic, immediately dashing away the moment she landed a hit, and leaving behind nothing but dust by the time Nine Ballads turned around.
Nine Ballads glared at her and gnashed her teeth in anger. "You bitch!"
Shen Jingbin flashed a winning smile at her in return and said, "Youâre the same."
Knowing that Shen Jingbin was trying to provoke her, Nine Ballads shot back with one final retort before she ignored Shen Jingbin. "Focus all fire on Quiet And Steadfast!" She commanded.
Heh, little girl, I refuse to believe that you can keep ignoring me!
Shen Jingbin then employed the same trick once again. However, this time around, Nine Ballads suffered a swipe from Mascotâs claws even though she was ready for Shen Jingbinâs attack. Mascotâs offensive strength was leagues apart from Shen Jingbinâs, causing Nine Balladsâ face to turn pale the moment its claws swept past her.
"Beautifully done, Mascot!" Stealing away into the crowd, Shen Jingbin gave Mascot a very satisfied pat on the head. Although Mascot could have helped Quiet And Steadfast dispatch a few of their assailants, Shen Jingbin loved the feeling of pulling one up on her enemies; especially when it came to Nine Ballads. She definitely had to take the time to repay Nine Ballads for what sheâd done with her posse.
"Nine, Iâll take care of that ugly monster!" Crying Fish cried out as she threw a heal over to Nine Ballads, helping her to recover all her Health.
"No, take care of Quiet And Steadfast!" Nine Balladsâ eyes blazed with rage as she looked over to Quiet And Steadfast.
There were so many of them, and Quiet And Steadfast didnât even have a Nymph with him, yet theyâd only managed to shave off a sliver of his Health while their side would have lost several people if they hadnât brought along Shen Nongâs secret medicine.
"F*ck! Those jokers are over here!"
At that moment, they suddenly heard voices in the direction that Nine Balladsâ group had come from.
A smile broke out on Shen Jingbinâs face. That voice belonged to Shen Jingchen!
As expected Shen Jingchen, Slight Chill, the Four Monsters, and the rest of Jade Sea Pavilionâs members appeared before them several seconds later.
"Pui! Leader, youâre being way too selfish! Why didnât you call us along if you were planning to teach these brats a lesson! Get over here Nine Ballads!" Shen Jingchenâs face immediately lit up the moment he stepped in and surveyed the area. He then issued a battle cry and leapt into battle. The ones behind him also gave a sinister smile as they charged forward.
The state of the battle immediately changed in the blink of an eye.
Nine Ballads felt unresigned as she saw Quiet And Steadfastâs HP get topped up by his Healers and knew that she wouldnât be able to take him out today. Her face darkened, and she unexpectedly spun her sword around, pointing it straight in Shen Jingbinâs direction.
No matter what, Iâm dragging one of you down with me!