Chiang!
The sound of a sword being unsheathed rang out in the air. Walking Cloud raised his sword high into the air and shouted, "Attack!"
The sound of hooves could be heard. The real battle had finally begun.
The 120,000 Steel Leopard Cavalry whistled through the air, their speed extremely fast. Moreover, the Steel Leopard Cavalry's ability to pierce through defenses was much stronger than the White Horse Cavalry's.
In the sky, arrows flew everywhere. They were all Shock Arrows and Mountain Stagger Arrows.
Pcht pcht pcht...
The rain of arrows rained down on the cavalry, causing swathes of Steel Leopard Cavalry to fall to the ground. Xing Yun rode at the very front, charging into the forest of spears. His sharp blade danced, slashing out in a semi-arc as he used his Divine General Skill to provide cover for the cavalry behind him.
"Kill them!"
The eyes of the Steel Leopard Cavalrymen turned bloodshot as they urged their mounts to speed up. Ignoring their fallen comrades, they continued their charge.
Breeze and Rain pulled out his sword and stood at the frontline. He shouted, "Trap them with Indiscriminate Net! Don't let them get close!"
Countless Steel Leopard Cavalrymen were trapped in place. The Steel Leopard Cavalrymen at the back continuously rammed into and trampled the players in front of them. The battle was incredibly fierce, but it didn't stop. Everyone knew that this battle wouldn't stop until a victor was decided.
… …
After paying a terrible price, the two sides clashed in melee combat. Breeze and Rain calmly commanded the battle, relying on his archers and mages to kill the Steel Leopard Cavalry. The death rate of both sides was completely different. The other readers were dumbfounded.
Sorrow Dark Cloud's eyes turned bloodshot as he shouted angrily, "Cloud, if this continues, all of my brothers will die in an hour!"
"Wait a little longer. Be patient," Cloud said indifferently.
Suddenly, the cries of birds could be heard in the sky as a group of cavalrymen flew over. It was none other than the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water's secret weapon. Impressively, it was a group of Owl Cavalry. There were no less than twenty thousand of them, and they blotted out the sky. All the Beast King Cavalry and Divine Elephant Cavalry couldn't help but raise their heads to look.
I clenched my fists and stood there motionlessly.
"What is Cloud doing?!" Lin Yixin's mouth fell open. "Is this an airdrop tactic?"
I nodded. "Of course. Cloud is too bold. He's using an airdrop to disrupt the enemy's formation. Tsk tsk, what a bold and brilliant tactic!"
Beside him, Kiss Scar chuckled. Her eyes were filled with deep meaning as she said, "If I had a choice, I would never choose to let the Sky Cavalry fight on foot. I have no choice but to do so …"
I smiled. "Yeah!"
… …
Up in the sky, the Owl Knights abruptly flew above the enemy's long-range attackers. Then, they leaped off their birds, canceled their mounts, and fearlessly charged into the crowd of archers and mages. Barrier Breaks immediately enveloped the area as the heavy-armor players slaughtered their way through the enemy like tigers leaping into a flock of sheep. They completely ignored the mages' spells and archers' arrows.
White knives went in and red knives came out. A white-hot battle unfolded on the shore of the lake. Groups of people fell, and both sides suffered casualties.
There weren't many Beast King Cavalry and Divine Elephant Cavalry left in the first place, and there weren't many of them left in the first place. The Cyan Beast and Divine Elephant Cavalry's defense line was slowly weakening, and they couldn't withstand the furious assault of the Elephant City Alliance. Cloud's airdrop tactic had completely disrupted Breeze and Rain's plan, and the Iron Leopard Cavalry had broken through the enemy's frontline and entered the enemy's formation. It was a vicious cycle, and it looked like the enemy was about to collapse.
"What do we do, boss?!" Breeze and Rain looked at God of War.
God of War pulled out his sword and growled, "Hold them off for another ten minutes, and I'll send 50k Blood Howl Cavalry to reinforce them. Flowing Cloud and Dark Cloud don't have many people left, so Frosty Wind City is ours if we can hold them off!"
Breeze and Rain nodded. "Mn!"
… …
It wasn't long before I saw a group of blood-colored cavalry charging toward Frosty Wind City. I quickly browsed through the forums and learned that there were only 50k Blood Howl Cavalry in total, and they were a new type of cavalry that the Cyan Beast guild had recently created. The Blood Howl Warhorse was a Level 180 Earth Rank mount. It wasn't a boss mount, and its stats were about 15% lower than the Beast King Cavalry, but it was still very powerful.
"The Blood Howl Cavalry is here!"
The guild leader of the Awakening Record, Summer Age, said with a cold glint in his eyes, "Cloud, what are we going to do when the Blood Howl Cavalry is here? We don't have many cavalry left!"
"Hmm …"
Cloud's eyes were filled with helplessness. He had used almost all of his trump cards, and the White Horse Cavalry and Iron Leopard Cavalry were dying horribly under the barrage of attacks. They might not even have 20k troops left, so how were they supposed to fight against the 50k elite Blood Howl Cavalry?
Crossing her sword horizontally, Xingyun gritted her teeth and said, "I don't care about the Blood Roar Cavalry, all of you, come at me! Whether we can defeat the powerful soldiers of Cyan Earth City depends on this battle! For the dignity of Giant Elephant City, for the dignity of us who are seen as weak!"
Summer Age nodded strongly. "Mn, alright then. Let's die together!"
… …
Both sides had entered the final phase of the battle.
Lin Yixin blinked once before asking with a smile, "Should we go and reinforce them now?"
"No …"
I shook my head. "There's nothing we can do even if we go now. There are at least 100k elite players on their defense line, and our numbers aren't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. We have to ambush them, or we won't be able to win this battle."
"But this place is surrounded by water on three sides. How are we supposed to ambush them?
Snowy Cathaya's Kui Long Cavalry isn't here, or we could've crossed the water and ambushed them from the side … "
Lin Yixin's words lit up my eyes. I hurriedly said, "Everyone, spread out and search for shallow water near Moon Lake. We'll cross the water and fight!"
"Mn!"
… …
The sun was setting, and night had come.
Thud thud...
The Ancient Divine Dragon flew close to the surface of the water and slapped its claws against the surface. I swung the Purple Ying Sword and scanned the water with sword energy.
Suddenly, Battle Scar shouted in the guild channel, "Guild leader, coordinates (22 738,192877). This is the shallow water, shallow water!"
"Are you sure it's the shallow water, Battle Scar?"
"Yes. You'll see the minimap if you're ten meters away from the water surface. It's called 'Flowing Fish Shallow Water', and it's only about 1.5 meters deep. Warhorses won't get soaked in water like this, and I'm standing right at the center of the lake right now!"
"Alright. Order all riders to gather immediately. We'll launch an ambush in ten minutes. Ranged players, cover our smooth assault. Time is precious, so don't hesitate!"
"Understood. Everyone else, watch as normal:!"
Ten minutes later, 50k God Slayer cavalrymen had gathered at the edge of the lake and pulled out their swords in unison.
I raised the Purple Ying Sword high into the air and said, "Everyone, turn off the glow of your equipment and lower your warhorses' movement speed to 50%. Don't make a sound, and we'll head to the center of the lake. We'll circle around the shore and attack the enemy's backside. We'll take out Cyan Beast and Nation Guardian in one fell swoop!"
Everyone laughed in unison. "Got it!"
"Let's go!"
The Ancient Divine Dragon flew at the front while Lin Yixin and Beiming Xue followed closely behind me. As we waded through the water, our clothes and armor became wet. This meant that Cyan Beast and Nation Garrison were in danger. Our attack had caught them off guard, and it was going to be a deadly one!
… …
Almost twenty minutes later, we finally reached the shore. The fifty thousand cavalrymen didn't stop moving. They followed the uninhabited areas of the lake and slowly approached the back of the enemy's defense line under the cover of the cattail reeds and willow trees. I opened the world map and activated Dark Pupils. I could already see the densely packed red dots on the map.
Rustle rustle...
I stuck my head out and looked into the distance. Magic light was pouring everywhere, and the battle at the entrance of the lake was earth-shattering. The attacks of the guilds like Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water, Awakening Record, and the other guilds were getting weaker and weaker. Walking Cloud gripped her sword and fought until she was completely exhausted. She was slowly losing her confidence. The alliance of Cyan Beast and the Nation Guardians was just too strong, so strong that the players of Elephant City couldn't even look at them directly!
I did a quick calculation and estimated that we were about 5000 yards away from the enemy. If we activated Charge now, we could reach them in five minutes at most. The Howling Wind Cavalry was moving at 100 yards per hour at full speed, or 1.5 kilometers per minute at full speed. The terrain was limiting them, so I could definitely reach them in five minutes!
Chiang!
I abruptly unsheathed the Purple Ying Sword and growled, "Everyone, get out of formation and charge at full speed with me! We need to crush their defense line and kill their mages and archers without mercy! Show these arrogant Cyan Earth City players the power of the Ironhead Wasteland's Wave Army!"
Everyone raised their swords and shouted, "Attack!"
Our hooves shook the ground and caused ripples to form all over the island. The 15000 Howling Wind Cavalry entered Berserk mode and charged at full speed behind me.
… …
A group of Cyan Earth City players turned around in astonishment. "Huh? What's that?
Why are there red-named players coming from Frostwind City?! "
The warhorses neighed and activated Blitzkrieg!
"Crack!"
The blade swept past, leaving a ghastly sword mark on the neck of an archer.
The Howling Wind Cavalry swung their swords and cut down the enemy like they were harvesting wheat. Blood splattered everywhere, and the pressure on Flowing Clouds and Flowing Clouds was greatly alleviated.
My Divine General Skills flashed, and Ancient Seal flew out without hesitation. Lin Yixin also fired God's Tear one after another to clear out the enemy's defense line.
Breeze and Rain's heart turned cold when he saw the light of the two Divine General Skills. "Goddammit, it's Lu Chen again!"
God of War waved his sword and shouted, "Bloodhowl Cavalry, come with me and eliminate the Flowing Wolves of the Iron Skull Wasteland! Kill them!"
… …
About ten thousand Bloodhowl Cavalry charged toward us.
I smiled. "Let's teach these arrogant Bloodhowl Cavalry a lesson!"