As time passed, the number of Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen dwindled. Almost an hour into the battle, there were only a handful of Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen left by our side. Most of them had been killed, and there were no more than a hundred of them left. Most of them were elites of the Dragonlight Cavalry. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had the most Famous Generals in the world, and most of them were here. They were covered in wounds, but thankfully, none of them had died.
"Oh no, we're almost all dead!"
Gui Guzi's face was ashen. "Fuck, that bastard Red Maple is too ruthless! I wonder how many of our Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen he's killed. Greetings to his sister!"
Chaos Moon slowly pulled her sword out of the abdomen of a dead Wildfire Cavalryman and said, "Pooh, stop bullshitting. Why don't you go and see how many Wildfire Cavalrymen Boss Broken Halberd, Little Li, and Boss Eve killed? It's already amazing that we managed to kill so many Wildfire Cavalrymen with only ten thousand Cyan Tigers …"
Li Chengfeng pointed his Dark Blade at the other side of the city and said, "Look, Lu Chen. That bastard Red Maple is starting to send reinforcements like crazy. There are tens of thousands of Wildfire Cavalrymen and a lot of archers and mages …"
I nodded. "Yeah, we can't hold on any longer. Let's prepare to retreat. What the fuck is going on? Why hasn't the iron gate opened yet?
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"It looks like Uncle Zhang Chun's siege plan has been thwarted. A lot of Purple Grape City's powerful players are using our scaling ladders to get down and destroy the siege engines. That's why we haven't been able to take down the city yet. Moreover, there are a lot of blacksmiths working together to repair the gate, so the damage we've done is quickly repaired …"
Gui Guzi said, "How are we supposed to take down this city right now? It's too difficult. Righteousness, Hegemon Palace, Gods of Destruction, Blazing Hot Lips, and The Monarch Descends have pretty much wiped out all of their fighters after they got to the city. We have to use scaling ladders to get to the top of the city, but they have stone stairs, so our reinforcements are no match for theirs …"
… …
I pointed my sword forward and said, "Beiming Xue, Lian Xin, Sister Mingyue, and Moon Dew are 1000 meters away. Let's charge over and protect them as they retreat. We can't hold on to the walls of the Great Wall any longer, so we've officially failed …"
He Yi giggled. "Why are you talking so happily even though you failed?"
"Of course! Our 10,000 Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen are already scared out of their wits. We'll send another 10,000 later and we'll take turns fighting them. Let's see how they'll stop our 14000 + Dragonlight Cavalrymen and 5000 Dragonlight Archers. Our priority is to take the city, but our priority is to kill them. If we kill all of them, do you think we can't take the city?"
Li Chengfeng rubbed his palms together and said with a smile, "Holy shit, I love this tactic so much! That's what we're going to do! Kill all these bastards! Even if we can't conquer Purple Grape City, it's still going to be fun!"
"Yes, let's kill them!"
"Kill them!"
Ignoring the entanglement of Red Maple and his men behind us, the three Divine Generals cleared a path for us. Red Maple spurred his mount forward and shouted, "Fuck, they're trying to escape! Give them everything you've got! We can't let these Chinese Famous Generals get away! Keep them at the Great Wall! Cavalry on the right side, use Trapping Net! Mages, hit the horses with Ice Dragon Howls! Archers, use Mountain Stagger Arrow + Shock Arrow! Fans of the novel love it more than that!"
Arrows rained down on us as more and more Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen were killed. Their resistances were simply too low, and even with the 225% Defense boost from Gui Guzi's Knight God, they were still unable to keep up. They would die as soon as they were stunned. There was no way that the rest of us would stop for a single person. Of course, if that person was a player like He Yi or Gui Guzi, then it would be a different story. Everything had its priorities.
Thud thud!
Shock Arrows kept hitting my Dragon God Shield. As the vice leader, it was my duty to protect the rest of the players, so I chose to stand at the outermost perimeter and act as a defensive wall with Gui Guzi and He Yi. However, my arm suddenly jerked and I was stunned! Fuck, low-level players didn't even have a 5% chance of stunning me. In fact, it might even be 1% to 3%. My equipment and Great Earth Transformation made me a god-like existence to most players. Unfortunately, even a good horse can lose its footing and still be stunned!
Red Maple laughed loudly from behind me. "Go! Use Trapping Net and Infinite Net to kill Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand! He's the new MVP of the WEL and the leader of the CGL Hall of Famers in the China server! If we kill him, it'll be a heavy blow to the soul of the China server! Don't let this opportunity slip by!"
Just as I was panicking, another Trapping Net fell on me and lasted 4.2 seconds. This time, I really couldn't escape!
Countless magic knights charged toward me and locked onto me!
He Yi hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Quick! Save Lu Chen!"
I shouted, "Don't bother! Just leave! I have the Resurrection Art! I won't die!"
However, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in front of me. It was none other than Lian Xin. She raised her scepter and smiled sweetly. "Who dares to kill my Lu Chen? Do you want to die?!"
Thud thud thud...
I tossed 12 Origin Force Fields into the air and formed an arc around me. The magic knights who were trying to attack me were all bleeding from the impact. Lian Xin's mastery of her skills was impeccable. She threw Ice Spiral Matrix + Dimensional Storm right in front of Red Maple, Blue Frost and the others and waited for them to fall for it. At the same time, she threw a Touch of the Dragonkiss at Red Maple and the rest of the players. The rest of the readers looked at her normally.
Red Maple forcefully stopped his mount. He knew that Lian Xin was one of the few super mages in the China server, so he couldn't afford to be careless. If he lost more than half of his HP, Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng and the others might turn around and get one-shot. If that happened, Purple Grape City's forces would collapse in an instant.
Naturally, Beiming Xue appeared at the same time as Lian Xin. The moment Skypiercer, Spiraling Arrow Blade and Well of the Abyss hit a group of players, I knew that we were saved.
The moment I escaped the trap, I used Tenacity of the Dead to recover 25% of my HP. Then, I ran forward while enjoying Murong Mingyue's healing. My HP was full in less than 3 seconds and I reached the enemy's formation. There were about 300 Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players at the edge of the city wall.
"What should we do? Continue?" Heaven's Rain asked.
I stared at the Purple Grape City players at the distance and shook my head. "No. Let's retreat for now and replenish our supplies. Everyone's low on potions!"
"Mn!"
A group of players climbed down the cloud ladders, and Red Maple and his men charged toward us in the blink of an eye. Li Chengfeng, He Yi and I held them back for a while. At the distance, Lin Yixin passed through the crowd and unleashed an Ice Flame Slash. She smiled at us and said, "Little Cheat, it's time for you to retreat!"
I grabbed the rope on the cloud ladders and said, "Mn, we can't hold them any longer. Snowy Cathaya should retreat as well!"
"Got it!"
Lin Yixin didn't bring a lot of people with her, so her retreat method was even simpler. She jumped off the city wall and transformed the Moonchaser Tiger into a rune on her arm. Then, she spread her arms, and her cape fluttered in the wind. The Seven Star Veluriyam Sword glowed with a frightening luster as she floated toward the ground like a beautiful butterfly. Her body was so light that even Li Chengfeng and I couldn't land on the ground like this. Fans of the novel loved to watch this:
Thud!
Lin Yixin landed lightly on the ground, and the succubus' ears perked up. Her long, slender legs bounced off the ground and moved a dozen or so meters to cushion the impact.
"Fuck!"
Xu Yang grinned. "Miss Lin's maneuvering is indeed unparalleled …"
I nodded. "Mn. Let's retreat!"
Everyone ran down the wall, and the siege temporarily came to a halt. Although we hadn't conquered the city yet, the Wall of Impassability was covered in cuts and chisels, and the city itself had taken a lot of damage. Moreover, we had destroyed more than half of the siege weapons that were supposed to be used to attack us, and it would take a lot of time to move them back up again. This was the perfect opportunity for us to attack.
… …
Hot and Sour Noodles, Luo River God of the Capital, Indigo Collar, Stranger of Three Lifetimes, Dominating Heaven Blade and the rest of the players gathered around a kilometer away from the Wall of Impassability.
"It's a shame that the gates weren't breached. We only needed 15% more durability …" Hot and Sour Noodles said. "If the walls could hold on a little longer, we might've succeeded …"
Dominating Heaven Blade grinned. "Oh come on, you know what? We've fought like a chicken's head and dog's blood on the walls. Almost a million of us have died, and we only have a handful of people left. We can't hold on any longer. Look at these inhuman bastards of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Even Lu Chen and Li Chengfeng are fighting so hard that their blades are about to break. If we keep fighting, it'll be too much …"
Hot and Sour Noodles smiled. "Yeah, I know. We've done a great job already, but the people of Purple Grape City are putting up a lot of resistance. Moreover, we're running low on supplies right now. To be honest, it's already a miracle that we're able to hold on until this point."
I said, "Uncle, we only have 30 minutes at most to prepare for the next attack. If we don't, we'll have to move countless catapults and ballistae onto the walls again. It's too painful to fight, and I'm sure fans like to read the comic."
"Mn, I know. I'm already making preparations."
"Alright!"
… …
At this moment, a crisp "pa" sound was heard, and a cool feeling came from the tip of his nose.
I looked up at the sky and saw that it was overcast. To my surprise, it was starting to rain. My heart skipped a beat. "Fuck, this is bad …"
"What's wrong?" Lin Yixin asked.
I pointed to the north and said, "Over there, is the Luoxia Basin. Our China Server has over 20 million people that have passed through the Luoxia Basin. However, the upcoming downpour might turn the basin into a sea. When that time comes, how many of those 20 million people will be left?"
He Yi pursed her lips. "It's all that idiot Li Le's fault …"
Hot and Sour Noodles sighed. "Sigh, this isn't something we can control. Right now, we should focus on how to take down this Wall of Despair as quickly as possible!"
… …
"Not good!"
At the distance, a group of broken magic knights ran toward us. They were all players of Righteousness.
"What's going on?" Hot and Sour Noodles asked with a frown. "Calm down. What happened?"
One of the magic knights said, "It's coming from the direction of White Rose Fortress. We were ambushed by a small group of cavalry when we were coming over. Fucking hell, we lost almost 5000 heavy cavalry!"