Chapter XIX Transfer of Powers
This is a rare occurrence.
Mercenaries are a very cautious bunch of guys, especially those who can take on the role of captain. As the captain of the team, it is difficult for them to accept that someone is better suited to deploy the team than themselves, and it is difficult for them to admit that others are doing better than themselves. Therefore, even in a crisis, it is the practice of most captains to have a firm grip on command.
There is no shame in this behavior, and everyone understands it.
On the one hand, everyone has self-esteem, comparing their hearts to their hearts, and if they were to replace themselves, they would probably do the same, and they would not be qualified to blame others. On the other hand, after the run-in, a certain degree of tacit understanding has often been formed between the players and the captain, and at this time, a temporary change of captain is likely to have the opposite effect and make the team fall into confusion.
As a result, there have been so few temporary team names that everyone was taken aback.
In fact, Mia herself was frightened by her decision.
Leading a team is actually a very tiring thing, and the elven mage knows this very well. In the past hundred years, she has led dozens of adventures with her team, and she has also broken into the otherworldly projection to gamble on her life, so she knows very well that the burden of leading a team far outweighs the benefits gained.
A qualified captain has a great responsibility to balance everyone's interests, be responsible for the safety of each member's life, and lead the team to deal with the rapidly changing situation. Perhaps a small mistake can lead to the disintegration of the team, or the direct annihilation of the team, and no one is immune.
Therefore, every time the elven mage Mia served as the captain over the years, she was relaxed on the surface, but she was always trembling in her heart, lest something go wrong. Years of psychological pressure made her feel very tired, until she met Shuer.
Although it was only seven days, Mia already had a certain understanding of Shuer from the perspective of a bystander. In her opinion, this person is sensitive and meticulous, and has excellent logical analysis skills, and his observation and understanding of the things around him is unmatched, and whenever he makes a judgment, no matter how absurd the reason sounds, it will definitely prove that his judgment is correct. Once or twice may be a coincidence, but if it is like this every time, it must be intentional.
Moreover, this person's judgment of people's hearts and mastery of personal characteristics are all things that Mia sighs at himself, he can discover the strengths of everyone around him, and then give him the most suitable task. Just like the plea for help to Moria, it seems that among all the people present, only Lin Jing can easily solve all the airdropped spiders alone, and even if the others are reasonable, they may not be able to deal with it so cleanly.
Mia's self-esteem is very strong, and the mountain elves have always been known for their stubbornness and pride, and it is not easy to get them to admit that they are inferior to others.
These days, since I learned that Shuer is likely to have rich leadership experience, although she didn't show it, Mia has always been more focused on Shuer in her heart, and she always has to compare big and small things in her heart. It's her habit, not to prove anything to others, just to tell herself that I'm better than others.
However, she found that Shuer had no intention of secretly competing with her at all, although he could look in front of her every time, he had been very clever through various means to secretly hint at what he saw to her, and he was not even an opponent, which made Mia feel very humiliated.
If you are a stingy person, you may directly target Xiuer, even if you don't do anything substantively, but at least Xiuer's opinions will be deliberately not accepted. But Mia is not stingy, since Shul is right, then it must be accepted, but accepting it will increase Mia's shame, it is simply a vicious circle.
Until just now, if there was no advance warning from Shuer, the mercenaries might have been attacked by the little spider above their heads, and if there was an accident in the battle, they would really die.
Maybe he's really better suited to command the team than I am, the idea unconsciously drilled into my heart. Even she herself was surprised, could it be that she who had never been willing to admit defeat actually took the initiative to admit defeat this time?
But after thinking about it repeatedly, Mia still made a decision, since you are more suitable than me, then you will command the team for the time being, so that at least the safety of the team can be more guaranteed.
"Are you sure?" Shure was also surprised, he had never thought of commanding the battle in Mia's place. He could see that Mia had always had the idea of competing in his heart, and he didn't hate her character, so he had been restrained, just to not steal Mia's light in front of people.
"Don't talk nonsense, of course I'm sure. ”
The spell in Mia's hand continued, under the burning of the flames, the spider sac on the top of the head cracked in large pieces, and countless small spiders crackled and fell, and were transferred to the surroundings by the magic, and it didn't take long for the egg sacs on the top of the head to be burned out, and within the circle, the original roof could finally be seen.
"Whatever I decide?" Shure asked, struggling to maintain his magic for only a few seconds, "even if it goes against your ideas?"
"Are you finished, what is the mercenary's work ethic, do you still need me to remind you?"
It's really useful, I haven't been a mercenary a few times. Shuer can only think about this kind of thing in his heart, of course it is impossible to say it, and he also knows what Mia is talking about, and if he asks again, I am afraid it will be a bit insulting.
Therefore, Shul finally nodded, and accepted Mia's kindness.
"Now it's up to me to take command of the troops, and you obey my orders. Taking a deep breath, Shul seemed to have returned to many years ago, back to the days when he led his elite around to fight, and the familiar scene made him feel like he was in a dream, "The melee defense circle continues to tighten, minimizing the range of defense, and the others keep their current formation and move slowly sideways, moving targets, entrances and exits." ”
Soon after coming in, the door where everyone came in had been resealed by a large amount of spider silk released by the little spiders, and Mia didn't care about it originally, just burn the spider silk when she wanted to go out, and now there is no need to worry. But it was different with Shur, and it was clear that he wanted to regain control of his retreat and not put himself in a Jedi.
"Saf is in charge of clearing the way when he moves sideways, Duck and the two of them, you try to expand your defense as much as possible and take over Saf's defensive position. Miriday, let your children come back and keep us behind us and not a single spider coming close. Yuli, is the ice magic ready, good, keep it activated at any time and wait for my command. Mia, your task is to create a sloping wall of ice overhead, and the wall of ice is to form a triangle with the ground and the wall, sandwiching us in the middle. The ice wall needs to extend to the entrance and exit as we move, so you should have enough mana. ”
"No problem. ”
"Perfect, besides, Fleison, Fleison, can you hear me?" Shul called out to the thief who hadn't been there since the beginning of the battle, no one knew where this guy was, and he wasn't even sure if he had entered the mana pool, but Shul still believed that he was in the room.
"You don't have to answer, I guess you're around the mother spider right now, trying to find an opportunity to attack its body, that's a good idea, but I have to remind you of two things. ”
"First, it's legendary, and your attacks may not be able to penetrate its exoskeleton, so try to target the gaps in its exoskeleton such as its joints when attacking. ”
"Second, don't be superstitious about your shadow sneaking, watch your feet, if I'm right, there should be a lot of fine spider silk on the ground around it. Don't ignore it, it's the kind of thing that senses its surroundings, and once you step on it, it can find your position no matter how sneaky it is. ”
"Also, remember to give yourself time to react, and as soon as I give the order, rush over and join us, otherwise you will bear any consequences. ”
Clean and neat, never dragging mud and water, the first thing to take over the command is to make targeted arrangements for everyone in every detail, maybe Mia's style before can allow the players to play more freely, but Shuer's style is obviously more suitable for this crisis situation, the more detailed the arrangement, the more teammates will not be at a loss.
"All understood? Very well, Saf, begin. ”
Shul gave an order, and Saf, who had long been accustomed to obeying his orders, rushed out as soon as possible.
The spiders are very low, and it is not easy to attack them, especially in the melee class. Fortunately, Saf's greatsword was long enough, and she held a greatsword in both hands that was almost half her height, and she could easily attack burrowing spiders clinging to the ground.
Chop, chop, chop.
In the face of burrowing spiders, the female swordsman has only one attack, which is a horizontal slash.
The attack range of the downward slash is too small, and the piercing can only attack one, and only the horizontal slash is the most effective means of attack.
The big sword was swung with its own weight, and the blade strengthened by the fighting spirit could cut four or five small spiders into two pieces diagonally. As for the remaining fish that can't break through the shell, don't worry, the biggest weakness of the little spider is that its own weight is too light, although an attack of the big sword can't hurt more little spiders, but it can use the impact to knock the fish far away, so that they can no longer stand in the way of the team.
There is no need to worry about the defense range, Saph, who is responsible for opening the way, can attack as much as he wants, and in the swarming spider tide, Saph, wielding a big sword, swims upstream, and insists on opening a smooth passage for others in the tide.
The female swordsman was fighting at the forefront, and she didn't even think about whether the path she had opened up would be closed again, and Saf believed that since Shul hadn't asked her to think about it, it wasn't a problem at all.
Not really, because Duck was behind him, and it was Duck riding a Nightmare Beast.