Infinite Range: The Sniper Mage

Chapter 115 【115】: Inevitable Conflict

the ice prison, as an aura-type skill, doesn't deal high damage—only around 500 points per second. however, its real strength lies in the summons it creates and the continuous, mindless control it provides. as long as there's enough mana and the opponent lacks powerful anti-control skills, they'll be frozen continuously.

orson's eyes flashed as he adjusted the range of the ice prison aura to two kilometers, with a precise mana consumption of around 1000 per second. while this wasn't the maximum output of the aura, for most players, just keeping it up for two seconds would drain their mana completely. but orson had over 50,000 mana, and with the 2% mana regeneration from his [power sanctum shoulder plates], his consumption and regeneration were perfectly balanced.

within that two-kilometer radius, orson was the undisputed master of the domain. coupled with his five-kilometer range, he was essentially a mobile, chaotic freezing turret.

"how dare you trespass!" shouted the elite npc.

before the npc could finish speaking, he was frozen solid. the priest behind him quickly used [mana dispersion] to break the ice, allowing the elite npc to move again and continue advancing through the mist of frost toward orson.

meanwhile, several melee npcs rushed forward, covering a distance of several hundred meters in a matter of seconds. but orson remained calm, watching everything through the mini-map.

[mana dispersion] was an effective counter against negative auras, but its duration was short and had a long cooldown of one minute.

the first npc knight was frozen again, but strangely, fire began to appear on his frozen body.

-500

-4650

-4600

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the fire-and-ice effect made it impossible for the knight to move freely, and his health rapidly dropped. orson smiled faintly, casually strolling deeper into the lord's mansion.

absolute kid: "something's not right. why is it snowing outside? it's freezing as hell!"

i ride donkey looking for girls: "where are the guards with the torches? it looks like something's crawling toward us!"

madman frowned as a servant rushed in, whispering to lord cain. cain's eyes widened in anger, and he left the banquet hall with a few elite guards through the back door. at the same time, madman and his crew received a mission prompt telling them to hold their position. successfully defending it would result in generous rewards.

"mission rewards just went up. did we trigger an easter egg?" ride donkey looked excited.

madman, however, wore a dark expression, swearing under his breath. "what the hell? the rewards just got a major boost, this is almost like completing a legendary dungeon. a simple defense task getting this much of a reward? something's off."

"with godslayer's brothers leading the charge, this mission's as good as done," a bold voice boomed. over a dozen players from slaughter guild walked up, and at the front was their leader, demon emperor.

"smack!"

madman, unable to hold his temper, stood up and slapped one of his own in the head. "last chance—if you don't want to stay in godslayer, you're free to leave!"

ride donkey raised his head in defiance, staring at madman. "you slap me? who the hell do you think you are?"

just as madman was about to lash out, a cold flash of white light erupted across the room.

critical hit -3400!

true damage bleed -1500!

...

in the blink of an eye, ride donkey's 20,000 health was slashed down to under 2500!

"orgod's dog life is mine!"

he gasped in disbelief, as a shadow passed by him. a sharp dagger scraped against his armor, leaving a shower of sparks.

blank, with his eerie mask, paused for a moment, turned slightly, and gave him a cold glance. "little thief, tell that man to get ready for his dog's life. i'm coming for it."

"little thief? damn... her output just keeps increasing!"

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a chill ran down madman's spine, and his wrist trembled uncontrollably. he wanted to confront this opponent, but he knew he was outmatched in both skills and stats.

godslayer's group was completely rattled by blank's display, and the atmosphere turned awkward. just then, a voice echoed from outside the door.

"hello?"

"is anyone here?"

"the weather's so cold, could i come in and have a drink to warm up?"

the door creaked open as a white-robed mage, smiling brightly, stepped into the room.