Chapter 128: Defensive Battle
Turning back to Yunshui City.
40 minutes ago.
Clusters of black shadows approached from afar, sending shivers down the spine.
Ruyin Ruyuan appeared before the formation of Unity of Heaven and Earth.
“President, I saw the attributes of the monsters. But I could only see the panels of two types; the others are too far away to see.”
“It’s fine, good job.”
“Should I return to the team now?”
“Go ahead.”
In this type of positional warfare, the role of an assassin is minimal. Even with decent equipment, he can only hide behind knights and swordsmen to leech some damage.
Other guilds clearly also discovered the information about the monsters. If it were any other time, they would have already started fighting over resources.
Level 22 and 25 silver-grade monsters!
These are nothing compared to the black iron-grade monsters, and every 20+ level silver-tier item can provide a huge boost. At this stage, even the wealthy can’t gather a full set of silver-tier gear.
But… the quantity is enormous, roughly estimating, there are at least ten thousand monsters!
Keep in mind, we are currently in a special period; once dead, players cannot participate in the battle again. They will probably have to wait until after the battle to log back in.
Dying this early would be extremely frustrating.
On the city walls, even soldiers who had dealt with these monsters for years couldn’t help but feel a chill; the number of attacking monsters seemed endless!
“Stay calm!” Aijue said solemnly. “Look at their formation; they’ve likely been preparing for a long time. The actions of Huawucheng’s lord were not meaningless; he led the enemy’s plans into the open!”
“As long as we hold off this attack, we can welcome the dawn of a new day!”
For a moment, although still silent, the soldiers’ breathing became much smoother.
Alna anxiously watched from below the city; she insisted on coming along, but if she couldn’t be of any use, what was the point of her skills?
Aijue was also troubled by this; he had no time to manage his sister and could only let her follow.
With the adventurer formation in place, the city walls wouldn’t be attacked immediately. Other sections of the wall would also face the enemy, but the main force was still at the North Gate.
A signal, which had been sounding for an unknown time, resonated as the black tide gradually drew closer to the adventurer’s line.
The front line was almost entirely knights, mixed with a few high-health defense swordsmen; no other classes could withstand the first wave of impact.
The average player level on the battlefield was around 18, while those from major guilds were slightly higher.
The attributes of ghouls posed no challenge for Zane, but they remained like a father to ordinary players in terms of power.
The enemies in the front row radiated a scarlet glow, embodying frenzy!
“First, control the front row!” Mingxiao Bingguo shouted.
In such a dense formation, controlling the enemies in the frontline would create a chain reaction.
Unfortunately, players with control skills were few, and the vacancies were quickly filled by the monstrous tide.
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Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Unending frenzied attacks slammed into the knights in the frontline, causing them to lose half their health immediately on contact.
This was due to the high defenses of the knights from Mingxiao’s formation; in comparison, positions of smaller guilds and solo players were quickly shattered!
Even Yuhua’s position was thrown into disarray.
Ghouls tore through the knight’s defenses, mercilessly slaughtering the backline.
The level suppression was too severe!
One ghoul viciously struck Yuhua Xuanlong with its claw.
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A critical hit!
Terrified, his complexion turned pale green as he shouted, “Backup knights, get up here! I didn’t raise you all to just watch!”
Hearing this, knights who hadn’t secured positions rushed forward, many of them experiencing such combat for the first time and slightly slow to react.
As the breach was sealed, the damage inflicted by the ghouls significantly decreased. These monsters inflict their highest damage initially; once their frenzy subsided, their attack speed would greatly diminish.
However, even so, the casualties from this wave were still substantial.
At least 20% of the players participating in the defense had fallen, but the top-tier forces suffered little loss. Wherever there were level 20 mages, the line remained solid; the early-phase area of effect was no joke.
Ten minutes later, the last ghoul fell under the players’ sustained fire.
The monsters didn’t launch their attack in unison. In fact, only after the ghouls were eliminated did the next wave of monsters start to move.
Players took advantage of this time to clean up the battlefield ahead.
At least dozens of silver-tier items dropped, and it was believed that after today, the value of silver-tier equipment would decrease significantly.
Soon, the next wave of attack arrived.
Level 25 silver-grade monsters—Skeleton Soldiers.
With health topping 5k and proficient in blocking techniques, Heavy Strike and Combo could annihilate squishy players in an instant.
Apart from magical attacks, other forms of damage barely affected them.
Often, two Skeleton Soldiers launching Heavy Strikes simultaneously could severely injure a senior knight, let alone a combo.
This time, mid-sized guilds were completely shattered, and the positions of solo players had already been penetrated!
There was nothing to be done; Yuhua’s camp was filled with rampaging skeleton knights, rusty swords reflecting the horrified faces, as if one more soul would soon perish beneath their blades. Yimeng Fusheng struggled to maneuver for support but couldn’t withstand the fall of front-line teammates and the gaps left behind, retreating while fighting.
It wasn’t just them; even Mingxiao couldn’t hold the line anymore. Knights in the front row were being decimated one by one by the concentrated fire of the Skeleton Soldiers. Although their attack speed wasn’t fast, their power and level were not comparable to that of ghouls!
“Lord General, that group of adventurers is about to collapse!” a soldier said anxiously.
“I know! It’s not time yet,” Aijue said with emphasis.
“Alright…”
“Where did the Guide go?” Aijue suddenly remembered something and asked.
“She said… she needs to prepare.”
“Seriously, what time is it, and she’s still preparing? I really don’t understand what she’s thinking!”
As Aijue spoke, a meteor wrapped in blue flames streaked across the sky, bringing with it vast energy as it fell in front of the player formation.
The moment the flames touched the ground, a terrifying force erupted, blending with fire to explode outward!
Boom!!!
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A series of five-digit damages erupted, taking out at least 200 Skeleton Soldiers! Even the ground was smashed deep into a crater, with blue fire still burning. Any Skeleton Soldiers daring to approach the center were completely incinerated.
As the smoke cleared, Xiin lazily stretched her arms.
“Ha~” She yawned disinterestedly, seemingly still half-asleep.
“So weak, does the Shadow Lord think such trash can conquer a city?”
Players stood agape; the Guide was the most familiar NPC to everyone, and almost everyone had been taught… or rather, scammed by her.
No one expected her power to be this terrifying!
The previously panicked situation stabilized; of course, with such a strong NPC around, how could they lose?
