As the sun set in the west, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the mottled city walls. The traces of blood on the walls reflected a tragic light.
After seven hours of fierce battle, the east gate of Fierce Tiger City had officially fallen. At this time, the city walls were decorated with a sea of red, formed by the colors of the flags in front of the players' names.
The players of Snow Moon had forcefully taken over the east gate. Ling Yue had arranged for a dozen master blacksmiths to start repairing the destroyed gate. It would only take about an hour for the gate to be repaired. When the time came, it would be our own line of defense.
Fierce Tiger City's territory was vast, and the city covered an area of several thousand hectares. With such a huge city in the middle of the canyon, it took up around 10% of the entire canyon. It truly lived up to its title as the number one city in the Southwest. Right now, a quarter of the city was already in our hands.
Snow Moon's elite cavalry charged into the city and wreaked havoc everywhere, killing the Fierce Tiger City players inside. Outside the city, there was an endless stream of China players. White Cloud City's military was strong, and there were already over twenty million players inside the territory under Fierce Tiger City's jurisdiction.
I swung my Scarlet Heaven Sword and charged at the forefront. My powerful Luck increased the activation rate of my passive skills. Every few minutes, I would activate a Firmament Strike. A gigantic sword light swept through the city, killing a large number of enemy players. My Nation War points also soared. There was no doubt that after this Nation War was over, I would be the MVP.
After we broke through the city walls, the Fierce Tiger City players inside the city resisted with all their might, but their strength was clearly inferior to the elite players defending the city walls. Almost all of the elite players defending the city had been killed by us at the city gates. Most of the players inside the city hadn't even reached Level 255 yet, and their equipment was even worse. I had charged through the city a dozen times, but I hadn't met a single person who could threaten me.
We weren't in a hurry to kill our way into the palace. Currently, Fierce Tiger City still had 90 Popularity Points. Even if we killed the king, we wouldn't be able to take the city for ourselves. Coincidentally, this wasn't a battle of loyalty. We weren't attacking Fierce Tiger City to vent our anger on noobs, but to take over the fertile city behind us. Once Fierce Tiger City fell into our hands, the China server would have one less enemy and wouldn't have to sit on pins and needles anymore.
I sent nearly a million players to attack the other three gates. Yinyao's cavalry would take the lead, and we would definitely be able to make a name for ourselves.
I led Chrysanthemum Daohana, Qin Yun, and Ling Yue to kill the Fierce Tiger City players in the palace.
Roughly an hour later, news of victory arrived. Fierce Tiger City had been completely breached. All four of the city gates had been destroyed. The various large guilds were busy repairing the gates. Meanwhile, Snow Moon was once again gathering its elites and preparing to attack the Royal Palace.
… …
Another hour or so later, the corpses of NPCs and players were piled up in front of the bustling palace hall. Blood flowed into the palace garden like a river.
The management members of Snow Moon, Autumn Rain, Soul Battle Robes, Vanilla and Ice, and Grand Alliance were all gathered in front of the hall. Giant dragons roared in the sky as the three dragonriders of Snow Moon got off their mounts and stood behind me. They looked like a group of beautiful bodyguards.
Solitary Grave and Listening To The Rain From The Window stood side by side. Hellfire led Autumn Rain's three Saint-rank players, Blaze Mage Heartbreak Promise, Radiant Knight Guardian of the Rye, and Sword Spirit Wizard June Flying Snow. As the combination of two major guilds, Autumn Rain was definitely one of the strongest super guilds in White Cloud City. Their strength could not be underestimated.
Bing Cha led Brave Heart and a few others. Four warriors of Vanilla and Ice, one of whom was a Saint-rank Berserker, two of whom had max-level S3 equipment sets, and the last one was a HP Defense Knight.
In comparison, Soul Battle Robes was in dire straits. Seven-star Lamp was all alone, covered in blood, and his name was red. He didn't even have a single subordinate. Han Xin, Gregory, Qin Empire, Iron Battle, and more were all offline. After a series of fierce battles, there were probably only a few tens of thousands of Soul Battle Robes members who were still online.
Grand Alliance had also participated in the battle as a main force. Lin Ao and his sister Lin Piaoyu had also contributed a lot in the battle at Fierce Tiger City.
Ling Xue pointed at Lin Ao and asked, "Scholar, who is this guy?"
I almost vomited blood. "Lin Ao? Did you forget?"
"Oh!
I haven't seen him for a long time. I thought he disappeared … "
Ling Xue's voice wasn't loud or soft. Lin Ao happened to hear it, but he was speechless. Snow Moon had become the guardian guild of White Cloud City with ten thousand Yinyao Cavalry. No team dared to disrespect us.
Solitary Grave crossed his sword in front of his chest and said with a smile, "The palace has been breached, so there's nothing more to say. We won't kill the king for now. We'll surround the city for three days and three nights, and when Popular Support drops to 0, we'll take it down in one fell swoop!"
Seven Star Lantern said, "We can't just stand here and wait for reinforcements from Ice Wolf City to arrive. We need to head out of the city and meet the reinforcements from Ice Wolf City. That's not a small force to be reckoned with, and Soul Battle Robes only has a handful of players left. If this Nation War isn't over, these players won't be able to log into the game. How about this? Snow Moon, Autumn Rain Time, and the other guilds head out to meet the reinforcements?
Hellfire said with a half-smile, "We've lost so many men to take down Fierce Tiger City. Do you really think you can keep the reward for killing the king all to yourself?"
Seven-star Lamp's expression turned cold. "What do you mean?
Am I, Seven-star Lamp, such a person in your eyes?
Everyone in Snow Moon saw that Soul Battle Robes was almost completely wiped out in order to take down the eastern gate. We fought so hard, so shouldn't we get some compensation?
Forget one king, even ten kings won't be enough to compensate for Soul Battle Robes' losses! "
Shadow Follower raised his sword and warned, "Hey hey!
Snow Moon was the one who took down Fierce Tiger City's eastern gate, and that's a fact. Without Scholar and the others' Emotion Skill, no one would've been able to break into the city, let alone stand here. Snow Moon is the undisputed number one guild in terms of contribution. Even if Snow Moon didn't want this reward out of courtesy, Autumn Rain, Vanilla, and Ice, I'm afraid Soul Battle Robes won't get it, right?
Hmph hmph … "
Seven-star Lamp snorted coldly. "So what?
We all fought for the China server, and Soul Battle Robes bled as much as we did. The experience and levels we lost were earned through hard work! "
Lonely Grave interjected, "The focus of the topic seems to have shifted to the reward.
Are you guys out of your minds?
We'll talk about the reward after we take down Fierce Tiger City! "
"It's too late. It's going to be snatching again, and someone might even try to kill the final boss with Emotion Skill. How disgusting is that?"
Everyone fell silent. Thousand Year Achievement's The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze and Nangong Yuexi had used Emotion Skills to one-shot most of the core experts of the guilds here. That had left a shadow in their hearts.
I coughed and said, "Actually, this is a very real problem. If we don't solve it, it'll easily lead to conflict. How about this? Let's each send one person to roll, and whoever rolls the highest number will have the right to kill King Slayer. This way, there's nothing to fight about."
Everyone immediately expressed their agreement. Snow Moon sent out Ling Xue, Soul Battle Robes' Seven-star Lamp personally, Autumn Rain sent out their beautiful vice leader Listening To The Rain From The Window, and vanilla ice was naturally Bing Cha. Proud Alliance didn't participate, and Lin Ao had learned to be patient after experiencing so many things.
After the four of us rolled, the result was out. As expected, Soul Battle Robes won. It wasn't that Seven-star Lamp rolled a high number. He only rolled 24 points, but Ling Xue and the others rolled too low. All three of them didn't get more than 15 points. It was too disappointing.
As a result, Soul Battle Robes Seven-star Lamp and his remaining ten thousand troops stayed behind to defend the palace. The other guilds packed up and left through the eastern gate. The canyon to the east was right in front of us. If Ice Wolf City's reinforcements came, they would definitely appear there.
On the system interface, White Cloud City's army of twenty million had entered Fierce Tiger City and killed all the NPCs and players in the city. The only person left was the old king on the throne.
Almost ten million China players had entered Fierce Tiger City, and those who should have gone offline had already done so. The remaining two million players from Snow Moon were stationed on the vast plains below the city. Autumn Rain's camp was just as impressive, but Snow Moon's main force was their cavalry, while Autumn Rain's was a ranged force. After all, their elite cavalry had died on the plains outside the city.
Beep!
Lonely Grave sent me a message: "The remaining players of Fierce Tiger City have already joined forces with the natives at Ice Wolf City. Right now, ten million Indian players have already entered the Outer Lands. It's estimated that they'll reach Fierce Tiger City in ten hours. Should we set up a heavy defense and wait for them to jump in?"
I couldn't help but smile. Solitary Grave could be considered a strategic leader of the China server, and I was the same. There was a reason why Solitary Grave called me the Unparalleled Nation Knight. However, the biggest difference between me and Solitary Grave was that Solitary Grave was good at defense, while I was good at offense. It would be very uncomfortable for me to stay in the canyon and wait for them to tire themselves out.
I replied to Solitary Grave: "Uncle, you can command Autumn Rain, Proud Alliance, and many of White Cloud City's guilds to set up defenses here. I'm going to lead Snow Moon and attack!"
Solitary Grave asked: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
I replied: "Let's end the war against Fierce Tiger City as soon as possible. If we can wipe out the ten million Indian players that are coming from Ice Wolf City, then Fierce Tiger City will be ours.
I'm still a little worried. What if Clear Breeze City can't hold them off?
It's possible that all two million of Snow Moon's players will die in the outlands, but it's worth it if we can gain the initiative. Once the Indian players are wiped out, uncle, you can lead White Cloud City's main force to reinforce Clear Breeze City! "
Solitary Grave replied: "Good boy. Go. Don't worry, I'll be there for you."
… …
I turned off the communicator and smiled. I turned around and said: "Ling Xue, Ling Yue, lead the Snow Moon players into the outlands!
We're going to ambush Ice Wolf City's army midway! "
The two girls smiled happily.
I summoned the Flame Qilin and let out a long roar. I turned into a ball of fire and disappeared into the forest. The Flame Qilin's movement speed was extremely fast. In less than half an hour, we reached the edge of the Fierce Tiger Mountain Range. I pulled on the reins and the Flame Qilin climbed up the mountain.
This was the tallest mountain in the area. There was already snow on the peak. The sky was clear and cloudless. As far as the eye could see, the vast outlands were full of life and lush forests that stretched for thousands of miles.
I opened the world map and studied it for a while. In the end, I discovered that there were many mountain ranges in the outlands. One of them was called the "Jadeite Mountain Range". It was a long corridor from the east to the west, dividing the outlands into two. The entire mountain range maintained a very high altitude. There was only a relatively spacious valley in the middle called the Jadeite Mountain Range. It was located in the middle of the Jadeite Forest and was the only path from Ice Wolf City to Fierce Tiger City.
No matter what the players of Ice Wolf City did, they had to pass through the Jadeite Mountain Range. Therefore, the Jadeite Mountain Range was the best place to set up an ambush.
However, if I could think of it, the leaders of Ice Wolf City would definitely think of it as well. They would definitely set up defenses in advance.
"What should we do now …"
I sat down on the snowy peak and thought hard. The players of Ice Wolf City would arrive at the Jadeite Mountain Range in about five hours. We had to make preparations in advance.
After a while, I suddenly had an idea. I got it!
I urged my horse to gallop down the mountain and stood in the outlands. Not long after, Ling Xue and Ling Yue arrived with the army of Snow Moon.
Ling Xue quickened her pace and said with a smile, "What do you think? You called us to the outlands to ambush us, right?"
I nodded. "Yes, we're going to ambush them."
Ling Xue blinked and a trace of craftiness flashed through her beautiful eyes. She smiled and said, "We have to be careful!
The terrain of Jadeite Mountain Range is too obvious. If we set up an ambush at Jadeite Mountain Range, the enemy will attack us with everything they have. They have more than ten million players, and we only have one fifth of them. Even if we win, there won't be many people left. "
I was secretly startled. As expected of Ling Xue, she was able to see through me so thoroughly. Moreover, she was able to guess most of my thoughts. This type of girlfriend really made me happy and worried at the same time. What could I hide from her in the future?
Bing Cha, Qin Yun, and the other girls also came. They all looked at me as if they were asking me how to fight.
The girls looked a little tired. We had been online for a long time now, and it was time to let them rest after this round.
The Shadow Follower walked forward and said, "Scholar, how are we going to fight this battle?"
I looked in the direction of Jadeite Mountain Range and asked, "If I set up an ambush at Jadeite Mountain Range, what will the result be?"
The Shadow Follower grinned. "The outcome is unpredictable!"
I nodded and smiled. "Alright, Wind, you go!
Take out two hundred thousand people from the subguilds. I don't need many elites. The rest of you, set up an ambush at Jadeite Mountain Range and hold on for two hours. "
"Two hundred thousand?
Are... are we going to die? "The Shadow Follower's eyes widened.
"Yes."