Chapter 208: The City Capture
In the underground passage of the Grey Ridge Plain, Chen Chen had encountered a Zhe War General before.
He vaguely remembered that the enemy information at that time still showed a summoned state.
And now it’s just Zhe War, which is quite different; not only has its attributes advanced by leaps and bounds, but it also appears to have the ability for independent thought.
Is this Advanced Undead Transformation? I wonder if players can learn this skill. If usable, it would definitely surpass any hidden profession. The Undead Army would be unbeatable in this world!
While thinking wildly, the atmosphere on stage had already grown tense.
Fenghua looked seriously at the Zhe War General, who had effortlessly dodged his Armor-Piercing Arrow just a moment ago.
However, that move was meant to be a tentative strike.
He slowly stepped back, drawing his longbow into a crescent shape, normal attack!
Bang!
Clang!
This time, he did not miss; the enemy swept the gun barrel, knocking the arrow away.
“…Fenghua’s mouth twitched. How could just any boss catch an arrow?
Is this a direct attack on archers?!
After testing the move, the frowning Zhe War General snorted and charged forward with his spear.
Although the swaying bones looked extremely fragile, making one doubt whether they could fall apart at any moment, the speed was remarkably swift. Perhaps it was just the fact that it was only bones left.
It seems that this boss must be fought in close combat.
He drew a slender sword from his waist and put the bow back on his back.
The swift movement took only two seconds.
However, that little time was already enough for the enemy to close in; the frowning constant movement speed was nearly twice that of an average person!
The spear approached first, a hint of cold gleam blossoming in the ranger’s eyes.
So fast!
Compared to sword-based weapons, guns have less flexibility, but on the other hand, these types of weapons have strong penetration.
Not that there is hidden penetration damage.
But these types of weapons are difficult to block, especially considering that Fenghua was using a slender sword now.
So, the best choice is to dodge.
His body reacted almost the instant the attack came, sliding right out of the way a short distance.
In this position… he could just avoid the impact of the spear while also counterattacking.
Sure enough, the next second a miss floated out in place.
Hah!
Not missing this good opportunity, Fenghua swung his sword down.
-572
There were no marks left on the bones; this won’t work. Without Armor-Piercing, I can’t deal damage anymore.
“Is that… all you can do? ” A dry voice escaped from the mouth while he did not withdraw the spear but instead swung the spearhead to the left!
Boom!
-1760
The normal attack action was too quick to retract; she suffered a heavy blow, the massive impact crashing him against the railing, causing secondary damage.
-780
His health bar dropped by two-fifths.
If the spear tip had hit, he would have probably been instantly killed.
The attributes of a level 40 gold boss are terrifying by sheer force. If it weren’t for his good equipment, he wouldn’t even qualify to fight.
“It seems… she will stop here.” Hong Kui said, sounding somewhat regretful.
“…” That’s right; unlike the two gold-level bosses that Starry dealt with, this Zhe War General is exceptionally strong in close combat. Perhaps it was meant to be fought with counteracting attributes and magic damage.
Can Fenghua use magic? Of course, he could; healing arrows could even deal unexpected explosive damage to living creatures.
But using such skills would mean failing the quest, and the monsters in the audience would swarm to attack.
“Where did this Zhe come from? How did I not see it earlier?” Zane wondered.
Earlier, he had looked around and hadn’t seen a single gold-level monster.
“He… is the guard at the city gate.”
“What!? So even the guards are this strong?!”
Thinking back, there were indeed two Zhe soldiers with guns guarding the gate as soon as he entered the city; these guys turned out to be gold-level leaders?!??
Seeing Zane’s shock, Hong Kui explained, “Not all guards have such strength. More commonly, only…” She glanced around, seemingly looking for something.
In the end, she fixated on Mo Ran.
Mo Ran Jihua sensed the strange gaze and hesitated, saying—if you keep looking at me, I’ll have to charge you!
“Hmm, about the same as him.”
“What? Someone who can be compared to me? My handsomeness is one of a kind!”
“…This guy is hopelessly self-absorbed.
“Do guards participate in arena battles?”
“Rarely, but not never. Perhaps these guys long for battle in their very bones.” Hong Kui pondered and said.
“After that brutal vampire elf left, he is the first gold challenger.”
“I see…” Zane nodded.
After two seconds, he realized and became excited, “What? A brutal vampire elf!?”
…
While the Cold Crystal Giant dungeon was overcrowded, Holy Flame City, Qianyan City, and Twilight City seemed to have coordinated and were led by a platinum-level commander with NPC armies heading towards the former Huawucheng.
Only Yunshui City remained silent.
The Elf race and the Beastmen’s cities had small parts of their armies beginning their expeditions.
Such a grand mobilization surely could not escape players’ eyes.
After the first player spoke with an NPC, the situation suddenly changed, and a world announcement appeared.
World Announcement: The battle for Huawucheng has angered the Imperial City; the army commanders are now ready. The version for this city is about to arrive. Please prepare, all players, for battlefield point activities.
World Announcement: The battle for Huawucheng has angered the Imperial City; the army commanders are now ready. The version for this city is about to arrive. Please prepare, all players, for battlefield point activities.
World Announcement: The battle for Huawucheng has angered the Imperial City; the army commanders are now ready. The version for this city is about to arrive. Please prepare, all players, for battlefield point activities.
And those brushing dungeons in Yunshui City were stunned; the last monster siege was just three days ago, and today they were counterattacking?!
“Crap, brothers, sorry, I have to return to Holy Flame City and follow the NPC!” After saying that, this priest directly activated the return scroll.
Leaving five teammates and the boss staring at each other in shock.
“I ** you!”
The Cold Crystal Giant rampaged and slaughtered them.
Such a situation was not uncommon; the impact of this world announcement was too great. At least a third of the players had given up on the dungeon and flew back to their bound cities.
Laughing, all frontline cities were besieging, yet couldn’t capture Huawucheng?
In this situation, the sooner, the better; with more people, they’d lose out on spoils!
In a mysterious cave, after easily defeating a soul boss underground, Brother Shiu and the others also received this news.
He asked in the adventure channel, “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know; we’ve been stuck in the dungeon for the past two days. How can we pay attention to outside events?” Nangong Lan answered.
“Why is there suddenly a city siege? Weren’t the NPC armies thoroughly beaten by monsters before?” Endless Sea wondered.
“Who knows what the NPCs are thinking? It could be that attacking Huawucheng is as suicidal as the assault on the Dark Fortress.” Traveler analyzed.
“But wasn’t that Shadow Lord severely injured last time?” Zimei thought for a moment and added, “Maybe this is a good opportunity to take back Huawucheng. Plus, I heard that several powerful NPCs came this time.”
“That’s true… but I still find it a bit suspicious. Achen, what do you think?”
“Brother Shiu can handle it.”
“Achen? Achen!”
“Don’t shout; he isn’t even in the channel.” Song Mengju reminded.
“…”
