"Too much, too much …" Ling Xue shook her head repeatedly. "These people can't even fork out five hundred RMB, and they're asking for five hundred million? They're basically trying to force us to our deaths …"
I smiled. "Let's enter the heart of Icefire Plains!"
There was no turning back now that things had gotten to this point.
Qin Yun looked a bit worried. She frowned slightly and said, "Scholar, won't we give Seven-star Lamp an opportunity to attack us?
You know that Seven-star Lamp is the best at taking drastic measures. If we push the Falling Moon Alliance too far, and Triumph asks to join Soul Battle Robes, then Snow Moon will be at an absolute disadvantage.
Soul Battle Robes and the Falling Moon Alliance are already stronger than Snow Moon, so we need to be more cautious … "
I nodded. "Yes, I've thought about that as well. But did you notice that the leader of the Falling Moon Alliance, Triumphal Crusade, is a very arrogant person? He doesn't care about Soul Battle Robes at all. Unless Seven-star Lamp buys him out, Triumphal Crusade won't lower himself to beg Soul Battle Robes. After all, the Falling Moon Alliance isn't any weaker than Soul Battle Robes. We'll see for ourselves in a bit."
"Mn."
The arrow was nocked on the bowstring, but it had to be fired. The battle between Snow Moon and the Falling Moon Alliance was inevitable.
… …
They continued moving forwards. Not long after, a black mass of people appeared on the horizon, it was the troops of Black Purgatory. They were the vanguard of Xue Yue's army, they were probably going to test the might of Xue Yue.
I glanced at them and said, "Suifeng, lead the Yinyao cavalry and charge!
Flying Fire, lead the rest of the Snow Moon cavalry as the second echelon. Try to destroy the Black Purgatory's defense line in one go! "
"Got it!"
The two of them galloped away. A short time after, Dark Shadow Drifter was brandishing his long sword. He was like an arrow that had just been shot from a bow as he galloped towards the enemy's camp. The Silver Light Armored Horses were following closely behind him. Their horses were galloping and the ground was shaking. Banners were flying in the air and spears were as numerous as a forest. The elite troops of Xue Yue had finally started a civil war.
I led Ling Xue, Yi of Ice, and Fleeting Fireworks toward the enemy. With the advantage of being a Sky Knight, we would be able to chew through the enemy's hard bones first.
A group of black-armored Black Purgatory players formed an orderly formation in the middle of the crowd. They raised their shields, and countless spears pierced through the shield formation. This defensive formation was very effective against cavalry charges. In fact, if a player's level was high enough, they would be able to stop the enemy's charge. In the classic battle of Clear Breeze City, the Brotherhood had once defeated War Soul's Cloud Leopard Cavalry with a pure infantry formation. The counters between different types of troops were very subtle, and as long as they were controlled well, anything was possible.
A Level 255 warrior wearing an S3 armor gripped his spear and shouted, "Brothers, stabilize the formation! Don't attack the riders! Use your spears to stab the horses' necks! That way, you can quickly reduce the mount's tenacity. Once the first line of cavalry loses their mounts, they'll become our meat shields!"
His wishful thinking was not bad!
I whistled and landed on the ground with T-rex. I swung my sword, and the sword energy left a dazzling mark in the air. It landed heavily in the middle of the shield formation, and the momentum was so great that it caught the enemy off guard. No one expected a Dragon Knight to suddenly appear in the clouds, and they panicked for a moment.
Boom!
The sword energy pierced through countless shields. The defense of players who hadn't ascended was just too weak, and the Scarlet Heaven Sword could easily break through their pitiful defenses.
Light flashed and I killed dozens of warriors with a single slash. I didn't climb any higher and rode Little Green to fly low in the air. Streaks of biting cold sword energy poured into the enemy's group and wreaked havoc. Along with the other three Dragonrider girls' attacks, the enemy's defensive line was on the verge of collapse.
At this time, the Yinyao Cavalry had also charged over. Bing Cha was faster than the Shadow Follower, and he immediately broke through the shield formation. His sword danced wildly, and the Black Purgatory melee players were sent back to White Cloud City.
A Level 255 armored warrior shouted, "Hold on, hold on!
Keep your spirits up! You must hold on! "
However, things didn't go according to plan. The fifty thousand Yinyao Cavalry tore through the enemy's defense line in almost two minutes. Countless sharp blades penetrated the enemy's defenses, and dust billowed across the plains. Hundreds of thousands of Black Purgatory players were defeated in less than ten minutes. They were on a completely different level compared to Snow Moon.
In reality, Snow Moon's elites were powerful, brave, and skilled in battle. Forget the Black Purgatory, even Soul Battle Robes' first party could break through their defenses in half an hour at most. This was why Seven-star Lamp had always avoided fighting Snow Moon head-on. It wasn't because he didn't want to, it was because he couldn't beat them.
Flying Fire, Chaotic Dancing Spring and Autumn and the others were all slashing with their swords. At the same time, they were killing their opponents, but at the same time, countless potions and equipment had been dropped. They had all been picked up on the spot, so the spoils of war belonged to whoever picked them up. That way, after a battle, the elite members of Snow Moon would be able to upgrade their equipment by a small amount. They could even rely on selling their equipment to make money to strengthen themselves.
After killing for a while, I still felt that fighting in the air wasn't satisfying enough, so I let Qin Yun ride her T-rex and jumped down to the ground. I summoned the Blaze Qilin and swung my sword like a ground knight. Crack! I killed an S2 fighter with a single slash and fished out the Famous General Helmet.
Half an hour later, the Snow Moon army had crushed the Black Purgatory's frontlines. I charged left and right through the crowd and fought the stronger players one on one. Usually, it only took me two moves to finish them off. It wasn't long before I managed to collect two sets of S3 Black Tortoise equipment.
The Black Purgatory might not be strong as a whole, but their individual strength wasn't weak at all. There were plenty of players who owned S3 Black Tortoise equipment. After all, if you wanted to be a hunter, your individual strength had to be outstanding. Otherwise, you would become the prey.
After breaking through the Black Purgatory's obstacles, we didn't linger. The vanguard party charged straight toward the stone fortress. That was the place we needed to attack.
… …
We hadn't traveled too far when we heard battle cries coming from the right side of the valley. A group of players burst out of the valley with shocking momentum, and their numbers were unknown.
Bing Cha turned around and murmured, "Three mixed guilds?
It's probably one of the Falling Moon Alliance's guilds … "
Bing Cha turned around and pulled out his sword. He shouted, "Vanilla and Ice, follow me!"
A Vanilla and Ice team followed Iced Tea's lead. The two sides quickly engaged in battle on the plains under the mountain forest. Vanilla and Ice had been in development for a long time. If Iced Tea wanted money, she would get money. If she wanted players, she would get them. Basically, the Vanilla and Ice players' levels and equipment were already very high. Killing three ordinary guilds was a piece of cake.
Snow Moon's main force charged straight toward the enemy, and even more reinforcements were pouring in from White Cloud City. Even guilds like Autumn Rain and Wishing Pond could smell the scent of war. Solitary Grave sent me a message: "Scholar, what's going on? Why are you fighting the Falling Moon Alliance?
Didn't they say that they would never offend any of the forces in White Cloud City's territory? "
I replied, "Snow Moon entered the Outland to hunt down Soul Battle Robes, but they were ambushed by the Falling Moon Alliance and lost tens of thousands of players. I'm going to seek an explanation, but they're too arrogant, so I decided to put them down a peg or two."
"Uh, okay. Good luck …"
Solitary Grave didn't say anything about reinforcements. He probably understood that there was no guild in the China server that could fight against Snow Moon.
The plains weren't flat, and some parts were even a little rugged. However, that didn't stop the advance of Snow Moon's players. Fifty thousand Yinyao Cavalry swept through everything like a tornado and pointed their swords at the stone fortress!
The blood-red ground was covered in pale white bones and flies. This Outland wasn't under the jurisdiction of the human faction, so it was a place of slaughter and barbarism. Everything was ruled by the rule of the strong. Magic beasts ran rampant, and the undead roamed everywhere. It was a paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak.
The Stone Fortress was built in such an environment by a powerful Orc tribe. This Orc tribe adopted the principle of neutrality and did not declare war on the humans or the Dark Army. They only opened equipment shops, forging shops, potion shops, and other supplies on the battlefield. They used this opportunity to earn excess gold coins.
The stone fortress was the Falling Moon Alliance's main headquarters. The Falling Moon Alliance was like a group of wandering mercenaries that had taken root here. They were far away from the struggles of White Cloud City and were content to stay in a remote corner of the city. Because of this, their equipment and levels increased very quickly, and there wasn't much competition. Moreover, the monsters in the outlands were all very fat.
In the distance, the towering stone fortress looked like a giant. It was about the size of a county city, and it was big enough for a large guild to set up camp in.
In reality, this wasn't really a fortress. The walls were made up of stone pillars, and there were a few beastman guards standing guard with sharp axes in their hands. They glared at all creatures around them.
"No way, there's no one inside the stone fortress?"
When we got closer, Ling Xue, who was in the air, immediately noticed something strange.
There were only two or three players inside the stone fortress, and there was no way the great Falling Moon Alliance would be this small.
Ling Yue asked, "What's going on?"
I thought for a moment before replying with a smile, "If I were Triumphal Crusade, I wouldn't choose this place as a defensive point either. This stone fortress can't provide any protection at all."
"Then what will happen?"
"Set up an ambush!"
"What? An ambush?!" Ling Yue's mouth fell open.
Qin Yun said, "That's true. Let's set up an ambush or something."
It was at this moment we heard battle cries from the distance. It was just as Qin Yun had said. Triumphal Crusade had set up a trap for us. The mountains around us were filled with ambushes, and they were coming at us from all directions. There were a total of seven guilds, and they had surrounded the Snow Moon's main force near the stone fortress.
"Hmph, ambush from ten sides …" I snorted coldly.
Xia Xia asked nervously, "What do we do now?"
I was very confident in Snow Moon's strength. Forget an ambush from ten sides, I wouldn't care even if they ambushed me from a hundred sides.
Clang!
I pulled out my Scarlet Heaven Sword, and flames shot into the sky. I shouted, "Ling Xue, Bing Cha, Shadow Follower, Spring And Autumn Dance, Melancholy, Bing Zhiyi, Flying Fire, the seven of you will each take three hundred thousand troops and attack them separately. Completely destroy the Falling Moon Alliance's offensive. Once you reach the enemy's camp, start charging in an anti-clockwise direction. Just like a circular disc, kill all of their strength!"
Everyone immediately split into teams. Ling Xue led the seventy to eighty thousand Snow Moon Alliance players and charged out. They completely ignored the millions of Triumph Guild players!
I also jumped onto T-rex's back and charged into the densest area of the enemy with Qin Yun. My sword danced wildly, and streaks of sword energy killed the enemy.
The Falling Moon Alliance's morale was originally very high, but as soon as they came into contact with the enemy, their lack of combat experience was revealed. They rarely had the chance to charge as a group, and as a result, they began to collapse the moment they came into contact with Snow Moon. The archer camp was too far away from the warrior camp, so they couldn't suppress the enemy with their firepower. The priests were also left far behind. Without healers, how could this group of people resist the ferocious Yinyao cavalry of Snow Moon?
Ling Xue dove into the crowd and assumed the role of a beautiful warrior. She raised her sword and activated Sword Tempest Dance. A group of players around her was swept into the air by the whirlwind and minced into white light in midair. At this time, Ling Xue was no different from a beautiful god of death. A casual walk was enough to scare the souls of the players around her.
After killing for quite a while, I landed my T-Rex and let her act as a land drake. Her two legs kicked the ground in a frenzy, while I continued slashing out with my sword. In less than a few minutes, I managed to land a Firmament Strike. The angle of the attack was just right. My cyan greatsword pierced through Victorious Return's formation, taking the lives of over a thousand players as if they were dried up weeds.
Triumph Crusade was stunned. He shouted angrily, "Archers, kill Frivolous Scholar immediately, now!"
A group of archers immediately locked onto their target. I couldn't help but smile. I raised my hand and threw a cyan light at the archers. The next moment, the energy of Rising Dragon Strike exploded in the crowd of archers, killing countless of them!
Now that my level was high, I could even use skills with ease. This was very gratifying.
However, this still couldn't stop the archers' attacks. Not long after, rays of cold light fell on T-rex's head. Many attacks ignored Defense, and my HP began to drop. It didn't take long for my HP to drop to half. Qin Yun casually used Goddess' Elegy, and I was back to full health!
Immediately, a group of Triumph Guild archers coughed up blood.
In reality, as long as I had Qin Yun with me, I could completely slaughter my way in and out of their camp. After all, the Falling Moon Alliance didn't have players at the level of The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze or Seven-star Lamp. If Triumph Crusade was that strong, I wouldn't have dared to charge in so recklessly.
Less than two hours later.
The ground was a scene of devastation. There were potions everywhere, and most of the equipment had been picked up by the players.
The Falling Moon Alliance had suffered a crushing defeat. The last hundred thousand or so people were trapped on one side of the stone fortress. The battle was nearing its end.