While we were in a standoff above the city walls, we couldn't wait any longer. Bronze Spear had already led the World of Strife players to engage us in close combat. Right below the city walls, we were slaughtering the God Slaying players right in front of the Chinese players.
I gritted my teeth and pointed my sword at the walls. I shouted angrily, "Open your dog eyes, Amber Eyes! I can lead the God Slaying Guild players to safety even if we don't enter White Rose Fortress! Everyone else, look at me like normal!"
I then ordered, "Everyone, break out of the encirclement and enter the Lost Forest!"
… …
The Hissing Wind Cavalry roared as they went berserk for the umpteenth time. They broke out of the encirclement and suffered heavy casualties. Almost all of the potions and Magic Consumables in their bags were running out.
By the time we broke out of the encirclement, there were only a few thousand of us left. They all looked tired, and the Fire Scale Cavalry was right behind us. The lush forest in front of us seemed to be our only hope.
Thud!
The sword in one of the Hissing Wind Cavalry's hands fell to the ground. He fell to his knees and said with a look of despair, "What are we doing? Why are we being hunted? Where is our hope? I don't want to go on like this …"
Me: "..."
Behind them, the pursuers were surging over. Despair and fear shrouded everyone from God Slaying Guild.
… …
Swhoosh!
It was at this moment a fiery-red figure suddenly dashed out of the forest in front of us. Then, the sound of hooves thundered against the ground, and countless riders clad in indigo armor charged out from behind her. Every rider had an emblem of a blood-red sword on their shoulder. It was the emblem I hadn't seen in a long time — Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls!
"Attack!"
Chaos Moon, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, and the rest of the Dragonlight Cavalrymen immediately activated their Dragon Soul buffs and charged into the World of Strife's ranks. Their swords left a trail of corpses wherever they passed. I didn't care.
Suddenly, the tides of the battle changed drastically. Battle Scar, Kiss Scar, Mad Bloodlust Devil and the others stared at the charging Dragonlight Cavalry in shock. It was at this moment that they finally understood what a true King-class cavalry regiment was.
A beautiful female knight with a fiery red cape was riding toward us from the grassy forest. Her Seven Star Veluriyam Spear was lowered, and the guild leader emblem of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was floating above her shoulder.
She smiled at me and said gently, "Are you finally willing to go home?"
…
I shuddered. He Yi's simple words almost made me cry. Perhaps only in front of He Yi would I be able to release the pain and grievances I had accumulated over the past few days. Only in front of He Yi would I be able to give up my last bit of strength and force a smile.
"Who … who is this beauty? Why are all the female players in the China server so beautiful …" Battle Scar stared at He Yi in shock.
Bloodthirsty Demon smacked Battle Scar. "Shut up, this beauty seems to know our guild leader …"
Battle Scar curled his lips. "Two idiots …"
…
He Yi got off her horse and ran up to me. She threw her arms around me and started crying. I didn't care how many Dragonlight Cavalrymen she was facing, or whether she was in front of Lin Yixin and Beiming Xue.
"Eve …"
I murmured.
He Yi wiped the corner of her eyes and looked up at me. She smiled at me and said, "I know, Beauty Lin is here too. I … I'm just a little …"
"Don't explain," I said with a smile.
"Mn."
He Yi moved away from me and looked at Lin Yixin. "Yiyi."
Lin Yixin pretended to look elsewhere before turning around. She said with a smile, "Sister Eve, you're finally willing to come. Didn't you see how badly we were being hunted?"
He Yi giggled. "Alright, I saw it. Your equipment has less than 25% durability. If I didn't come, you would've had to fight them empty-handed."
"Yeah, that's terrible …"
… …
In the distance, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, and the others fought back and forth a couple of times. They paid a small price to kill the Fire Scale Cavalry of World of Strife and force them to flee. It had to be said that Li Chengfeng's recovery speed was incredibly fast. In just half a month, he had reached Level 173. This kind of leveling speed was something no one else could hope to achieve.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Tong Ge waved his sword and shouted loudly. The players of the World of Great Strife retreated like a receding tide. At the distance, Blue Frost and her tens of thousands of Wildfire Cavalry immediately cowered when they saw the 20k Dragonlight Cavalry. She and her Wildfire Cavalry quietly retreated. She knew that they were no match for us here. The Dragonlight Cavalry had long since shocked the continent, and their numbers had skyrocketed. They were an existence that defied the natural order of the world.
Li Chengfeng shook his arm and brushed away the blood on his blade. He spurred his horse over and jumped off. Without saying a word, he opened his arms and gave me a hug. He laughed and said, "Brother, you finally came back alive!"
I also laughed. "I wouldn't have hung myself outside until I saw you become an eighth promotion player!"
Chaos Moon said, "Alright, there's no point in two men hugging each other!"
High Fighting Spirits laughed. "Chaos Moon, a little girl like you won't understand this kind of love!"
I nodded. "Yeah, you won't understand!"
Enraged, Chaos Moon puffed out her ample breasts and glared at me. "Yeah, I don't understand. It's like the feeling of a violent night. I don't understand either …"
He Yi didn't understand. "Er, what do you mean?"
Next to me, Lin Yixin immediately blushed. She lowered her head and wrote on the grass with the Seven Star Veluriyam Sword. She wrote two words: Fuck...
Everyone smiled knowingly. Let's not talk about it anymore. The fans still liked to read.
… …
Li Chengfeng continued, "We were grinding in the A6 dungeon to earn experience, but Lil Beiming told us that you guys were being hunted down by a ton of experts. Guild leader Eve immediately ordered all Dragonlight Cavalrymen to assemble, and we rushed over from Sky Ridge without stopping. Thank goodness we made it in time, or else we would've seen a field full of corpses!"
I spread my hands and said, "Fuck, it's true that there were corpses strewn all over the place. It's just that you guys didn't see it for yourselves. On the way here, our casualty rate was as high as 90%. Originally, we had over three hundred thousand troops that set off from the Iron Head Wastelands, but by the time we reached the White Rose Fortress, there were less than thirty thousand left … Come, come, let me introduce you guys. These are the friends I made in the Iron Head Wastelands. Hickey, Battle Scar, and Bloodthirsty Mad Demon.
After introducing them one by one, High Fighting Spirits grabbed Battle Scar's hand and started a heart-wrenching conversation. "Brother, I've heard of your fame since I was in the China server. Back then, you single-handedly slaughtered twenty thousand Beast King Cavalrymen of Cyan Earth City with a single axe. In the China server, people call you the King of Destruction …"
Battle Scar's face turned deathly pale. "Hammer, am I really that amazing …"
Li Chengfeng: "..."
After the small talk was over, Li Chengfeng asked, "What happened at White Rose Fortress just now? Why didn't you enter the city?"
Lin Yixin replied, "We want to go in, but Long Zhan Yu Ye's men are guarding the fortress. Their amber eyes are righteous, and they won't let us in. We can't argue with them …"
"Fuck!"
High Fighting Spirits went berserk in an instant. He raised his battle axe and said, "Amber Eyes, this idiot must be tired of living to be so arrogant. Brothers, let's cut him down before we go back!"
He Yi hurriedly stopped him. "Calm down, this is a sensitive time. We can't afford to fight Amber Eyes right now. They've established the National Defense Alliance on the forums, and their mission is to protect the China server from any invasion. If we attack them now, they'll criticize us very easily. Tang Long is the true mastermind behind this guild, and he's the one who can slander us with despicable methods. We can't afford to fall for his tricks."
Lin Yixin pursed her lips. "Sister Eve, you're too comprehensive. It's so tiring …"
Li Chengfeng laughed. "If the guild leader wasn't so comprehensive, Dark Moon City would've been destroyed a long time ago. There are so many people waiting for us to make a mistake …"
I nodded. "Yes, Chengfeng is right."
… …
He Yi looked at the emblem on my shoulder and pursed her lips. "I wonder when you'll get the emblem of a China player again. I'll try my best to get it for you as soon as possible."
I smiled. "Mn. There's no need to rush. I'm used to being a wild player."
Li Chengfeng asked, "Lu Chen, what do you plan to do after you led hundreds of thousands of God Slayer players into Purple Grape City? Are you going to develop in the China server, or are you going to stay in Purple Grape City?"
I clenched my fists and said, "If I don't enter the China server, Dragon won't allow me to enter the China server. Tang Long may be waiting for me to enter the China server as well, and he's probably waiting for me to enter the China server!"
"What's your plan then?"
"Let's go to the ruins of Glacier River County and find a neutral NPC supply camp. Let's settle down and rest there for a while. We've been fighting for too long."
… …
He Yi's eyes lit up as she smiled. "What a coincidence! I received a quest yesterday. Princess Karinshan of Sky City has issued an imperial order to send out a scouting party to hunt down undead mages who have infiltrated the empire's borders. A small NPC camp has just been established in the ruins of Glacier County. Lu Chen, with your relationship with Princess Karinshan, I'm sure you'll be able to make an exception for them. It's not impossible for them to open up their services to wild players."
"Mn." I nodded and smiled. "Alright, I'll head over right away!"
"Mn. We'll protect you!"
"Okay!"
… …
A while later, the revived players gathered together. Almost a hundred thousand God Slayer players entered the forest and headed toward Glacier River County. It wasn't long before we saw a group of elite cavalry galloping toward us from the distance. They were none other than the Hissing Wind Cavalry, and they belonged to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. There were thirty thousand of them, and their leader was Xu Yang.
Holding his broadsword, Xu Yang laughed and patted my shoulder, "You're finally back. I heard that you picked up a Dutch girl?!"
F * ck, he had to rub it in. This fellow was as idiotic as ever …
My face turned as white as a sheet. "Stop bullshitting and tell the Hissing Wind Cavalry to clear a path …"
"Got it!"
… …
It took us almost an hour to reach the northern border of Purple Grape City. Further north was Flying Flame Desert and Cyan Earth City. In the distance, I could see a temporary NPC camp built with wooden fences.
"Hehe, there really is a temporary supply camp. This is great!" Battle Scar said while rubbing his hands together.
Battle Scar pursed his lips. "Well, you'll need them to take you in first …"
… …
I walked up to the camp and was greeted by a beautiful NPC archer. Her eyes were filled with pleasant surprise. "Ah, my dear warrior, you really came to find me!"
Holy shit, the beautiful archer, Mona. I'm familiar with her...