Chapter 133: Undead Iron Cavalry
Damn it, he still got away.
Right, Youyou…!
Starry turned around to look back.
The Feast of Light continued to wash over Youyoufen, while the pale yellow flame seemed unable to withstand the powerful holy force, transforming into a clean flicker of fire that slipped into her body.
“Youyou! Are you okay?”
Youyoufen slowly shook her head, “I’m fine… just feeling a bit dizzy.”
…
In a corner of the Crimson Plain.
A crystal hidden behind a giant rock suddenly shook unnaturally.
Five seconds later, a man appeared out of thin air, accompanied by an energy wave.
“Those madmen…” Shadow Mirage murmured to himself, still feeling the lingering fear.
He would assume that the ring’s special skill was invincible, which certainly wasn’t unfounded.
He had stolen it from a treasure chest guarded by a Gold Grade boss.
This special skill would be exceptional even in a Gold Tier item, as it could release a black barrier to isolate all external attacks.
As for its toughness, he had yet to see anyone capable of dealing damage to that barrier.
Unexpectedly… he almost fell victim to it today.
However, the item had already been discarded, which achieved the intended purpose.
That pale yellow flame was not an attack.
Instead, it was a special Undead Flame.
The Undead Flame is the flame of life for the undead; as long as the flame does not extinguish, the undead can infinitely respawn.
Thus, as long as this Undead Flame is thrown on them, the Undead Army above would return, turning back with envy upon seeing human diamond mines.
Because the Shadow Lord’s copying ability is limited, this expedition’s troops were mostly undead, making this strategy definitely useful.
As for what effect the Undead Flame would have on humans…
He had heard from his master that a powerful Undead Flame would devour the host body, assimilating it into the undead.
He had been too anxious just now and didn’t notice what exactly it had turned into. He wondered if it would have permanent effects on players?
Speaking of which, it should be returning now, right?
Watching the black expedition army getting further away in the distance.
Shadow Mirage’s face gradually darkened.
Damn, you guys come back quickly!
…
Yunshui City.
After Xiin vanished, the Undead Mage began bombarding the city walls.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to send forward troops to resist; it’s just that the front line was nearly dead.
Now, they could only rely on the city walls for defense.
The skeleton mages had an attack range of about 40 yards. Once they reached their range, they would stop and chant spells, resulting in the city gate being enveloped in a semi-circle.
Launching ranged attacks from the city walls would provide projecile range bonuses.
With Yunshui City’s 5-meter-high walls, it could roughly enhance the range by 20%.
That should be enough for the archers to hit the monsters.
However, the mages’ fire sea could not be unleashed, unless they went down for close-range casting, which no one had managed to do—at least not in Yunshui City.
Fortunately, with NPC archers also outputting damage, the skeleton mages were falling at a decent speed.
Of course, the main output force was still the Magic Crystal Cannons; each shot dealt over 5k damage, easily taking down dozens of skeleton mages.
Some people even brought out plain longbows or other items to attack downward.
If they didn’t have their specialized equipment, they would not benefit from the gear attributes, but given the current situation, it was better than nothing.
The toughness of the city gate was visibly declining.
Once it reached about 7%, the magical attacks ceased.
All skeleton mages had perished.
The players also breathed a sigh of relief.
If the city gate were breached, they would have to defend with their bodies.
Even if they died, they couldn’t let important NPCs fall; otherwise, what use was a city without a large number of functional NPCs?
No new enemy wave had yet arrived, offering a brief respite.
Beneath the city lay a bounty of gold and equipment.
No one dared to collect it, as the city gate remained closed.
“General Aijue… the Magic Crystal ammo has been exhausted.”
“What? You tell me ammo has run out after fighting so few undead?” Aijue grabbed the soldier by the collar, questioning him.
“I… I’m not lying to you! To make the Magic Crystal Cannons last as long as possible, two of them even exploded; otherwise… how could the city gate possibly withstand this horde?”
“…I understand.” Aijue released him.
“Brother… can we hold on?” Alna asked anxiously.
“Hahaha, what are you worried about? I’ve seen much worse! As long as people are still alive, the city won’t fall!”
Before the next wave of attack arrived, a world announcement dropped a bombshell.
World Announcement: Huawucheng has been conquered by the Shadow Legion, becoming a new territory of the Dark Faction—Jiyue City.
World Announcement: Huawucheng has been conquered by the Shadow Legion, becoming a new territory of the Dark Faction—Jiyue City.
World Announcement: Huawucheng has been conquered by the Shadow Legion, becoming a new territory of the Dark Faction—Jiyue City.
Huawucheng… has been conquered?
The game has only been running for a week?
Are the players of Huawucheng going to become wayward spirits?
Meanwhile, the next wave of attack had already arrived.
The enemies coming from afar numbered less than 200.
Many felt relieved; the numbers this time didn’t compare to the previous three waves.
Perhaps they wouldn’t even breach the gate.
Until the true appearance of the monsters was revealed in their field of vision.
At first glance, they looked like undead cavalry; in reality, they were half-human and half-bone horse hybrids. Of course, all were skeletal.
“Undead Iron Cavalry… damn! There are so many!” Aijue murmured.
Watching the NPCs acting cowardly, Yuhua Xuanlong raised an eyebrow and said, “Dianhuo, go check the monster’s attributes.”
“Uh… Boss, it’s not that I don’t want to go, but the city gate isn’t open. How can I see?” Yuhua Dianhuo said weakly.
“Useless, can’t you jump down? With your full health, you won’t die from the fall, right?”
“Well… even if I don’t die from the fall, I’ll be trampled to death! Hey, Boss, look, the NPC is going down!”
Aijue lightly placed his hand on the wall’s protrusion and vaulted down using the leverage.
Fully buffed, Alna looked at him with concern.
“Damn, is he going to single-handedly take on the world?”
Aijue landed steadily on the ground and shouted, “Open the city gate!”
The soldiers, although confused, followed the orders nonetheless.
The general knew exactly what he was doing.
In front of this Undead Iron Cavalry, the toughness of the city gate was meaningless; its collapse could even demoralize their own troops.
Someone had to bear the brunt.
Seeing the city gate open, players rushed out. Of course, the general defending the city was preparing to go into battle; this could be the last fight, and they had to seize whatever loot they could!
As the iron cavalry advanced continuously.
High-level players had started to see the monster panel.
Undead Iron Cavalry:
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 30
Health: 30000
Physical Attack Power: 298-356
Physical Defense: 233
Magical Defense: 233
Skills: Lingering Spirit Slash, Unmatched, Trample
Description: Once valiant cavalry in life, their corpses were collected and resurrected as undead. Legend has it that 1,000 Undead Iron Cavalry can flatten any city.
Upon seeing this, the members of Yibo couldn’t keep their eyes closed, “No wonder Huawucheng fell, those stats are too overpowered!”
