I activated Dark Pupils and paid close attention to every movement on the world map. There were green dots all around me, and those were the coordinates of our guild members. About 25 yards ahead of us, a red dot appeared. With Dark Pupils, there was nowhere for the enemy to hide. A Level 184 Assassin from Purple Grape City who was in charge of scouting. How bold of him to act so brazenly right under our noses. I'm sure fans of books like this one.
Chiang!
I pulled the Purple Ying Sword out of its scabbard and asked, "What are you doing, Lu Chen?"
I smiled and urged my mount forward. Then, I threw my sword and summoned a dragon soul around it. The Purple Ying Sword turned into a whirlwind and hit the assassin squarely in the chest. He let out a scream of pain as the sword penetrated his chest and collapsed to the ground.
"Fuck, who would've thought that there would be an assassin in hiding …" Li Chengfeng muttered while holding his Dark Blade, "We underestimated the enemy a little. Thankfully, Lu Chen's perception is good enough."
I looked around me and said, "Send a Dragonlight Archer to each direction to scout out the enemy's movements. Don't panic if you're discovered. Use Shock Arrows to stun the enemy and run away immediately. There's no way other riders can catch up to a Dragonlight Warhorse, and every thousand-man party leader in the guild is required to send 1 to 3 scouts to scout out the enemy's movements. We can't afford to be passive all the time."
Everyone nodded in agreement. A short while later, nearly a hundred Dragonlight Archers spread out and disappeared into the forest. Archers were born with incredible perception, and they could see through the stealth of an assassin from a very long distance away. Moreover, mounted archers could attack and run at the same time, so Dragonlight Archers were the perfect scouts. This was one of the reasons why Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was better than God's Domain.
… …
Less than ten minutes later, Beiming Xue sent me a message: "Big bro, there's a guild from Purple Grape City about 14 degrees east of you. I think they're the 27th strongest guild in Purple Grape City. I just checked, and there are about 30,000 of them. They're composed of knights, warriors, mages, archers, and more. Mages are the majority of them, so there are about 6000 of them. Do as you see fit, and don't worry, I'll leave it to you to decide what to do.
Also, I've contacted a few other Mounted Archers in the area. There are no other Purple Grape City players within 5 kilometers of us. "
I couldn't help but sigh in admiration when I read Beiming Xue's message. Lil Beiming was a rare genius. Her information was so comprehensive, and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was blessed to have her!
"Darknorth, don't alert the enemy. Just wait there. I'll bring people over and surround them. We'll finish them off in one fell swoop!"
"En, big brother, I'll wait for you!"
"Alright!"
…
I came to a sudden halt and raised the Purple Ying Sword. "Stop!"
Li Chengfeng was surprised. "What's wrong?"
I pointed to the front and said, "Beiming has detected a 30,000-man enemy force 15 degrees to the east. We have no reason to let them go. If we're going to kill them, then let's kill every last one of them!"
Gui Guzi raised his Spear of the Knight God and said with a smile, "Boss Broken Halberd, just give the order. We're all waiting!"
"Mn!"
I nodded and said, "Chaos Moon, Xu Yang and I will lead 20,000-man cavalry to the front. Guild leader and Li Chengfeng will lead 20,000-man cavalry to the left. Little Gui, Heaven's Rain and Diamond Dust will lead a flank from the right. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, you have the fastest movement speed, so lead a thousand Dragonlight Cavalrymen to the back of the enemy and wait for the command to attack together. We'll attack from all sides and take out this enemy force with zero casualties!"
"Alright!"
Everyone looked excited. They were clearly looking forward to this battle of attrition. We had suffered enough humiliation after Floating Ice City was conquered by the Japanese players. Now, it was time for revenge!
"Move out!"
I urged my mount forward and led Chaos Moon, Xu Yang, Du Thirteen and the rest of the Famous Generals to attack the enemy from the front. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun chose a thousand-man party of Dragonlight Cavalrymen and activated Flying General. The movement speed of the entire party was instantly increased by 500%, and they swept past the enemy like a gust of wind. Their speed was so fast that it was shocking to say the least.
I had already marked out the enemy's camp on the world map. I didn't even need to think to know that a lot of Japanese players had logged off to rest. They had been riding roughshod over Floating Ice City for far too long.
When we were about a kilometer away from the enemy, I raised my hand and said in a low voice, "Brothers and sisters, slow down and try not to alarm the enemy. Slow down and slow down to 50% of your movement speed. That way, the sound of horse hooves will be almost negligible. Don't Charge and wait for my command!"
Everyone nodded one after another. Their eyes were filled with forbearance as they waited for the arrival of a massacre.
… …
Rustle rustle...
Dew dripped onto my arm as I parted the bushes outside the forest. It was still early in the game, and the sky wasn't completely bright yet. This was the perfect time to launch an ambush. At the distance, I saw almost a hundred players sitting around a campfire and laughing loudly. Even further away, I saw groups of people resting on the open ground. There were at least ten thousand players right in front of us.
Chaos Moon blinked and looked at me. "Should we attack now?"
I nodded and unsheathed the Purple Ying Sword. I shouted, "Everyone, listen to my order! Kill!"
The Armored Ice Qilin Horse let out a neigh as I charged toward the enemy as fast as I could. Thunderous Charge flashed past the dozen or so players closest to me before they could react, and Burning Blade Slash tore through their bodies. Behind me, Chaos Moon, Du Thirteen, Xu Yang and the rest were charging toward me.
Boom boom!
Rock Crush and other AoE skills rained down on the enemy, and the ground shook with the thundering hooves of our horses. Finally, those who were still asleep woke up. A Purple Grape magic knight mounted his horse and shouted, "Everyone, mount your horses and prepare to counterattack! Mages and archers, fall back and provide cover fire! Don't panic! Priests, prepare to heal! Bards, use your buffs! It's time to fight!"
Before he could finish his order, Xu Yang suddenly appeared in front of him and slashed his neck with Mountain Stagger Slash. Xu Yang shouted, "Get the hell down, you animal!"
Mountain Stagger Slash disrupted the mount's stats and caused the magic knight to fall off his mount. Xu Yang abruptly thrust forward and pierced his chest with Barrier Break. It was an instant kill!
As one of the four founding elders of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Xu Yang was famous for his ferocity. His attacks were very effective in boosting morale in a large-scale battle!
Behind him, a large group of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls riders activated Charge and cut down all the unprepared enemies. At the same time, we heard the sounds of fighting coming from the north and south. He Yi and Gui Guzi's troops had arrived as well. In less than five minutes, this guild was completely routed. They couldn't even put up a fight against Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' slaughter.
… …
"Ahhhh … how are these Chinese so strong!?"
A high-level mage with the guild leader's insignia floating on his shoulder looked at us. He raised his staff and ordered, "Quickly form a defensive shield formation. The rest of you, retreat with me. God's Domain's people are at the edge of the abandoned city. As long as we reach there, we can turn the tables!"
Unfortunately for them, Du Thirteen didn't make it very far before we heard a shout from him. He sent an archer flying with a swing of his sword and caused the ground to crack open as a torrent of water appeared in front of us. It was none other than Du Thirteen's Famous General Skill, Water God. It was a very useful skill in a war zone.
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun activated Encourage Seven and laughed loudly. "Brothers and sisters, there's no way we're letting them escape! Kill them all!"
Li Chengfeng activated his Famous General Skill Blitz and weaved in and out of the crowd like a bolt of lightning. He only targeted weak spots like the throat and other weak points with his Dark Blade. It didn't take long for Li Chengfeng to kill all the legion commanders in the guild. Even the high-level mage was one-shot by Li Chengfeng's combo combo of Reverse Scale Slash and Dragonbone Flurry.
The battle was decided. The slaughter lasted for about 20 minutes, and a guild of over 30,000 players was devoured by our 70,000 players.
… …
After we finished cleaning up the battlefield, Xu Yang said excitedly with a red face, "This battle was awesome! We killed over 30,000 players and lost less than 300 of our own men! What does this mean?"
I smiled. "Let's continue forward and pay attention to the scouts. We're going to find God Domain's main force. The guild we just killed was just a third-rate guild, so don't become a proud soldier because of trash like this. We'll lose miserably if we do!"
"Mn!"
… …
We continued forward, and after passing through a few forests, we found a few more guilds scattered in the forest. We chased them down one by one, and screams of pain echoed throughout the forest.
"Look, that guild …"
Gui Guzi's eyes lit up. "Boss Broken Halberd, I recognize that guild emblem. It's the third-ranked guild in Purple Grape City and an ally of God Domain. Is … is that their main force?"
There were about 9000 Japanese cavalrymen patrolling the grassy plains, and they were constantly on guard against us.
I pulled out my sword and shouted, "Let's go! We'll take care of them together!"
"Okay, I'm sure you'll like it!"
Horse hooves thundered as the cavalry of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls charged toward the enemy. The enemy left behind about 1000 cavalrymen to block our attacks, and they left behind 1000 corpses in no time at all. The rest of the main force retreated into the depths of the forest.
We continued to chase them down, and the enemy left behind another 1000 or so corpses.
Xu Yang picked up a stack of potions from the ground and laughed. "A weak guild like this dares to call themselves the third-ranked guild in Purple Grape City?
Pooh!
Everyone, let's split up and kill them! We'll make dumplings out of them! "
… …
"Halt!"
Just as everyone was about to launch their Charge, I suddenly raised my sword and roared to stop them.
"What's wrong, Lu Chen?" Xu Yang asked.
I said indifferently, "Can't you smell a scheme when you're defending and attacking from afar?
These people are clearly trying to lure us in. If it was anyone else, they would've run away already. Who would wait for us to continue attacking? "
Li Chengfeng clenched his fists and said, "Fuck, the rumors are true that Red Maple is as cunning as a wolf!"
I nodded. "Mn. If I'm not mistaken, the 30k players we killed just now were just bait thrown by Red Maple. He knew that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was coming, so he set up a huge trap for us and waited for us to fall into it …"
"Fuck, 30,000 players as bait? That bastard is so cunning!" Xu Yang exclaimed in astonishment.
He Yi said, "Candlelight Shadow is known for his iron blood, decisiveness, and viciousness, but it looks like he's met his match in Floating Ice City, someone even more ruthless than him."
Gui Guzi hefted his Spear of the Knight God and asked, "What do we do now?
Fight or not? "