Chapter 232: Barrier Field
It had been less than a minute since Mo Ran went out.
Outside, there came the sound of footsteps, sinister and stealthy; this guy was quite efficient!
“Move quickly! We can’t let anyone disturb Lord!” A deep voice, likely from an elite enemy like a squad leader.
“Yes!” Then came the chorus of agreement from a bunch of Shadow Warriors.
Another minute passed, and the footsteps outside became almost inaudible.
“That’s enough, let’s go.” Fenghua retracted her gaze towards the outside and said.
“Mm.”
…
The process of going out was unexpectedly smooth.
Not a single shadow was seen along the way; perhaps it was due to the ongoing siege outside, the Shadow Warriors were already engaged in battle and had no energy to run around the city.
However, it felt off somehow.
Logically, with the ability to replicate monsters, how could there be so few troops at their disposal?
So far, the encountered enemies in order were Skeleton Soldiers, Ice Spear Hunters, and Shadow Warriors.
The first two waves of enemies might not even belong to the Shadow Lord.
Did he think he could rest easy relying solely on the Magic Crystal Cannon? Or was he still recovering from severe injury?
Forget it, it’s better not to think too much; the truth will naturally come to light later. What needs to be done now is to destroy the Magic Crystal Cannon, preserving as much fighting power for players and NPCs as possible.
Gradually, the outline of the city gate became visible.
“Mo Ran, we’re near the city gate.” She sent him a message first.
“I can’t believe it, you finally made it. If you had delayed another 10 seconds, I wouldn’t have made it! I’m not responsible for what happens next; I’m gonna run away… Damn! Before I even finish, there’s a roaring explosion on the other end!”
Fortunately, he still had a sliver of health left and was not dead.
Another 30 seconds passed, and he gasped with the last of his strength, “Those little monsters… have chased me to the south gate. Luckily, I think I can make it. By the way, Starry beauty, please let Fenghua and Zanny know that I won’t be participating any longer; I’m heading back to Moonshadow City.”
“Thanks for your hard work, you head back first. Once this is over, we’ll help you get a pineapple.”
If Mo Ran came out again, he would either be chased by NPCs or hunted down by players. Due to his identity in the Dark Faction, he couldn’t kill little monsters to earn points.
He could attack players, but he lacked confidence in facing such a large team.
“Okay, I’m outta here!” Mo Ran pulled out a return scroll and crushed it.
“…” The surroundings showed no signs of change; he was still in a pitch-black room.
Could it be a fake return scroll?
He tried another one, pulling out a scroll from his bag—using!
Still no response.
“…” Sweat beads appeared on his forehead; what’s going on?
“Ding!”
System Notification: You are in a special area “Barrier Field” and cannot teleport to areas outside the field.
“Oh no…”
…
Oh—oh.
Cloud’s Edge’s robust ladder rested on the city wall with a 7% toughness, and every Knight nearby was critically injured.
As for the priests, they had unfortunately been wiped out by cannon fire earlier.
At a distance of 15-30 yards from the city wall was the densest area of AOE coverage, but as long as they made it through here, the attacks would reduce by at least half.
After all, they couldn’t bombard the walls anymore.
“Brothers, charge with me! Let’s crush that pile of scrap metal!” The African chief shouted and was the first to climb up.
“Hey—!!!”
Hoo
Hoo
Hoo
He leaped several steps to reach the highest point, and there were players all over the ladder.
Unexpectedly, as he reached the end and looked up, a mass of gray-purple magical energy hit him directly in the face!
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The African chief’s health dropped instantly to the red line. Not only that, but he was caught off guard by the attack and stumbled backward!
“Brothers, catch me!”
“Damn!” The people behind him flinched at this sight and jumped off the ladder to the right.
Others weren’t so lucky; due to the domino effect, five or six people fell down.
The unattended ladder was then chopped up by Shadow Warriors.
“… Zane sighed, feeling your headache; Cloud’s Edge was eternally lacking not in gear or funds but in coordination and awareness compared to a true top-tier guild.”
Still, they had five ladders; losing one wasn’t going to break them.
Apart from them, other guild members were also nearing the city below, and the focus of the battle would now be the guards on the walls.
If the Magic Crystal Cannon wasn’t destroyed early, player losses would rise indefinitely.
Yunshui and Qianyan’s high-level players originally had over 40,000, but now they were left with just around 10,000.
Meanwhile, the human NPCs were also taking action.
Gal looked at the players gradually climbing over the city wall, his voice deep, “The adventurers from another world have opened the battlefield for us; it’s time. All warriors, charge with me—!!!”
“Wow!!!!”
Qianyan’s army shouted in unison; even many from Yunshui City were swept up in the moment.
There’s no denying that Gal deserves some credit in certain aspects; without the previous actions, Zane would certainly feel grateful.
However, there was something urgent that needed to be said to him.
Now wasn’t the best time to interrupt, so Zane ran over to his side, sprinting alongside him.
“Commander Gal, wait!”
“What is it?” Gal’s expression was extremely displeased, saying bluntly that if he touched upon any uncomfortable topics, he would definitely chop him down.
But if he didn’t say it now, it would be even more untimely later. So, Zane cut to the chase.
“We’ve entered the barrier zone. In here, any magic connected to the outside will be disabled.”
“What!?!” He took out a transparent orb, staring intently at it.
“…” The orb showed no signs of change.
Though he didn’t know what this object was, Zane was certain he had identified the problem.
“Commander, I think we should avoid acting recklessly for now. If we go off on a whim, we may fall right into the Shadow Lord’s trap.”
However, if he were able to calmly listen to advice, he wouldn’t be called Gal.
“……”
Of course, after a brief silence, he lifted his head, “As long as we take down the Shadow Lord first, it will be fine. Retreating now will only lower the morale of the troops.”
“But…! To advance so smoothly relying solely on adventurers, don’t you find that suspicious?”
“Don’t speak; maybe you’re right, but there’s another possibility. Since the Shadow Lord set this up, he must have laid ambushes there. To win, we have to seize Flower City in one go.”
“… Zane found it somewhat speechless; he truly felt like a fool for still holding onto some expectations of him.
However, since the information that needed to be conveyed was already delivered, now he could only follow what he said.
Though Gal was somewhat stubborn, he was right about one thing—acting rashly now might lead to an ambush.
