The Players and the Protagonist Want to Kill Me – Chapter 78

Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)

Chapter 79: Proactive Attack

Xi Wei stood on the city wall, almost laughing to death at the players’ daring maneuver.

However, with the magic shield, the player-warriors were indeed like tigers with wings, and they quickly reached the bottom of the city wall under the shower of arrows.

They threw grappling hooks onto the crenellations of the city wall and began to climb upwards at high speed.

Compared to knights with extremely high explosive power due to their Qi.

Warriors, although they do not have Qi, possess strong physiques and stable output, so their climbing speed was not slow. In just one or two breaths, they had reached halfway up the city wall.

Just then, scalding, foul-smelling liquid mixed with filth suddenly poured down from above a warrior player’s head.

Players had their pain sensation turned to zero, but they had taste and sight, and this golden liquid shower disgusting them greatly.

Many warrior players immediately gagged and fell off the city wall.

However, a small number of warrior players ignored it and continued to climb upwards with grunts.

As long as there is no shit in your heart, the thing on your head is not shit.

“Roll the stones!”

Following Xi Wei’s command, the system soldiers behind him immediately lifted the rolling stones that had been piled up in advance by the city wall and threw them at the players below.

The warrior players were immediately smashed to pieces by the rolling stones.

More players were directly smashed off the city wall and died, while the few who were lucky enough to survive lay on the ground, alongside the golden liquid below the city wall, cursing:

“Holy shit, Lord of Eagle Territory, you dog, you’re truly an asshole!”

“I really can’t eat anymore today… *gag*…”

“Lord of Eagle Territory, if you have the guts, let us up!”

Xi Wei sneered.

He wouldn’t talk about righteousness and morality with these players.

He would use any method that worked, and although he occupied the advantage now, it was only temporary.

His golden liquid and rolling stones would run out sooner or later, but the players could resurrect continuously.

If it went on like this, it was only a matter of time before these players attacked Winter City.

The most important thing was that the player mage legion was difficult to deal with.

They were no longer the mage apprentices below level ten from before; most of them were bona fide mages.

The old players from the first test were already Archmages of level twenty and above.

Mages above level ten could learn a crucial life-saving skill, which was the spell shield. This shield could not only be cast on oneself but also on teammates.

It should be known that mages were a rare profession on the Cain Continent.

Eagle Territory was on the border, and few mages were willing to stay in this desolate place. Most mages were honored and established academies in the Royal Capital or conducted research in their own mage towers.

Even the Legion Mages of the army were not a force that Xi Wei could possess; they belonged to the Kolon Empire’s royal family.

But for players, mage was just a very common choice.

“All Magic Cannons, concentrate your fire on the foreigner mage legion.”

Xi Wei observed the thickly-packed mage legion of the players and raised his hand to give the order.

If arrows couldn’t reach, Magic Cannons could, right?

The players also noticed the Magic Cannons on the city wall, which were beginning to turn. The Avatars immediately issued a warning:

“Mage legion, scatter quickly, watch out for those strange cannons.”

However, the speed of the Magic Cannons was still too fast. Only a few players reacted in time to dodge.

Most players were in a chaotic mess, not knowing where to hide. After four shots from the Magic Cannons, a small area of the mage legion had been cleared.

“Mages who have resurrected, hurry up and cast shields, don’t run around!”

“Don’t gather together, spread out.”

After all, this was their first time commanding such a city battle, and it was a 100% realistic experience. Although the player representatives had commanded in other games, the feeling here was completely different.

There were too many things to consider; it wasn’t a matter that could be decided by a few lines of code.

Xi Wei looked at the mages below who were starting to cast shields on the warriors again, feeling a sense of helplessness.

There were simply too many player mages, at least over three thousand. Although the Magic Cannons were powerful, they were just a drop in the bucket in the face of such numbers.

While ordering the Magic Cannons to continue firing, Xi Wei began to think of a countermeasure.

As expected, he had to destroy the player’s crystal, but after destroying it, he had to retreat immediately. Once he was entangled by over eight thousand players, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Defending the city wall was the safest option, but it was a slow death.

He couldn’t count on exhausting the players down to level zero. The castle’s gold coins and iron ore were limited, and he couldn’t continuously produce system soldiers.

In the end, he couldn’t outlast the players, so he planned to launch a surprise attack.

After pondering for a moment, Xi Wei called Cremo and the Hellfire Lord Sarken.

“Cremo, I plan to go out and attack proactively. You help me watch Ye Hao.”

After speaking, Xi Wei turned his gaze to the Hellfire Lord and instructed:

“Sarken, do you see the three crystal-like structures behind these foreigner legions?”

Xi Wei pointed afar towards the rear of the player army. Sarken also looked in the direction Xi Wei pointed and nodded affirmatively with his large head burning with green flames.

“I remember you have a skill called ‘Hellfire Descent’ that can directly descend at a designated location above the enemy within a certain range.”

“So your mission is to descend above the crystal structures and help me destroy them. Kill as many foreigners around these crystals as you can. After destroying them, you must return within ten minutes at most.”

“Destroy! Annihilate! Death!”

“Keke, Sarken is best at this! Respected Insect… uh, Lord.”

Sarken grinned widely, his chest thumping “clang clang,” shaking off a few sparks of rock dust.

“Then…”

Xi Wei nodded, turned around, and stroked the little maid’s fair and tender little face. He then instructed the Tauren Chieftain beside him:

“Bane Bloodhoof, after we leave, the task of defending the city wall will be handed over to you. The city walls can be abandoned, but protect Lori for me.”

“Lord, you can rest assured. I swear to the Great Earth Mother, I will protect your female beast well!”

Xi Wei: “…”

“Mas… Master…”

The little maid looked at Xi Wei worriedly, hesitating to speak.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”

Xi Wei smiled slightly, bent down, and gently hugged Lori, resting his chin on her small face. He softly coaxed her:

“Lori, these foreigners won’t stop attacking. After they breach the city walls, soldiers will soon suffer casualties. I’ll leave them in your care.”

The little maid knew that her help was more needed on the city wall at this time, so she nodded obediently, then stood on her tiptoes, pecked Xi Wei’s neck, and looked into Xi Wei’s eyes with a determined gaze. She said softly:

“Mas… Master, you must know that Lori will always follow you… no matter where you go… even if…”

The little maid did not finish her sentence. She thought such words were unlucky, but she knew her master would understand her meaning.

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