After almost an hour of intense fighting, the Olympus players had lost all will to fight after their guild leader, Titan God, was one-shot. However, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' cavalry ambushed them and killed them. Gui Guzi's Knight God's 225% Attack and Defense buff was insane, and Gui Guzi's God-killing Formation also boosted all stats by 25%. These 2000 Dragonlight Cavalrymen had turned into impenetrable fortresses of war. Gui Guzi had stayed at the frontline the entire time under my command, and he had minimized the Dragonlight Cavalry's losses from the Fire Rhinoceros Cavalry.
The field was littered with player corpses, and over 95% of them belonged to the Fire Rhinoceros Cavalry. They were completely stunned, and it was obvious that they weren't a match for Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls in a head-on fight. Equipment, potions, and everything else littered the ground. I looked around and ordered, "Clean up the battlefield and collect all the food we've cooked. Save some for yourselves and destroy the rest. Let's starve our enemies to death in Sky Forest.
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Battle cries filled the air at the entrance of the valley. The cavalry players being wiped out at Breeze Canyon was far beyond Olympus' imagination, so the ranged players were fighting the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players at the entrance of the valley. Beiming Xue and her Dragonlight Archers climbed up the cliff and used the terrain advantage to cover the shielded players on the ground.
Arrows and spells flew back and forth on the frontlines, and players from both sides were dying in droves. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' players weren't War Gods, but they were dying in droves too. The players of the subguilds were far weaker than the main guild and Bloody Mercenaries. Right now, they had to rely on their own bodies to stop the enemy invasion.
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun brandished his longsword and charged back and forth on the frontline. Arrows rained down on his shoulders, causing his HP to drop rapidly. However, thanks to the healing from the priests behind him, he managed to keep himself from falling. At the same time, he raised his longsword and used Last Stand + Rock Smash combo, killing a bunch of Northern Alliance players who could only fight on foot and die in agony.
After almost a year of hard work, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' first-rate players were steadily improving. High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, Heaven's Rain, Diamond Dust, Lu Buyi, Pure Love, Moon Dew, and more were all slowly becoming first-rate experts. Almost every one of them was capable of holding their own. This was one of the advantages of a super guild. Battles that exceeded one's limits could often create a group of superhuman experts. Everyone else was just reading the book normally.
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Lu Buyi wore a set of white robes and held a feather fan in his hand as he stood at the back of the crowd. His stratagem, Purple Dragon buffed all his Attributes by 100%, and the shield-wielding Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen stood behind him. With a wave of his feather fan, Lu Buyi cast Dragon Vein after Dragon Vein Spell into the crowd of players, shaving away their HP. A top-tier Tactician's Magic Attack was in no way inferior to a mage's. Two Dragon Vein Spells were enough to instantly kill a heavy-armor class player.
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun charged back and forth with his sword in hand. He turned around and shouted, "Vice leader, the frontline is dying too quickly! We can't hold them off anymore! What should we do?"
I gritted my teeth and said, "Gui Guzi, lead your party to the frontline and hold them off for half an hour. After that, retreat and prepare to put more prey into our cage!"
"Got it!"
Gui Guzi raised his Spear of the Knight God and laughed. "Brothers and sisters, follow me! Let's go to the frontline and hold off the Northern Alliance's charge!"
A group of Dragonlight Cavalrymen immediately rushed to the frontline like lightning. Their swords clanged as they cleared out the enemies on the frontline. Fully armored and buffed by the bard, they were like an impenetrable wall. No matter how the enemy's arrows, spells, and projectile carts attacked them, they didn't fall.
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Xu Yang stood next to me and said, "We've lost almost 50k brothers at the canyon entrance in less than two hours. This is too fast, and we'll be wiped out in less than ten hours. This won't do. There are seven entrances leading from Dawn City to Sky City, and we're facing at least 50% of the pressure right now. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls alone won't be able to hold them all." Xu Yang stood next to me.
I had also noticed this terrifying reality. The Northern Alliance and Cyan Earth City's main force was actually here, and Snowy Cathaya, The Monarch Descends, Warsky Alliance, and Candle Dragon were the only ones who were moving at a leisurely pace. Breeze Canyon was the main entrance to the map, and it was the main road of the central plains. The other entrances were all mountain trails, so there was a huge difference between the two. The Northern Alliance had come all the way here from afar, and their morale had skyrocketed after taking over Wind City. They probably wanted to crush the strongest guild of China once and for all, right?
He Yi said, "Let's contact Zhang Chun. It's too much work for us to defend this entrance alone!"
I thought for a moment before replying, "Never mind, there's no need to contact Zhang Chun. The people he sends may not be willing to take the bullet for us. Not everyone is selfless in a Nation War, and if he sends those bastards from Reigning Dragon to help us defend the entrance, we'll all die together …"
He Yi blinked once before asking with a smile, "What should we do then?"
"Eve, contact Gods of Destruction and Hunting Moon Dynasty. Contact Dominating Heaven Blade and Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties and have them send players to help us defend the canyon entrance. That way, we'll be able to guarantee our safety. Even though these two might not be able to distinguish between friend and foe during their infighting, they're still capable of taking responsibility in a Nation War!"
"Mn!"
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Half an hour later, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of Sky Forest. As expected, Gods of Destruction and Hunting Moon Dynasty had retreated from the right flank. It showed just how high Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' prestige in the China server was. We didn't even need a commander to mobilize our troops. Of course, if this were ancient times, we would've been punished with a beating.
Dominating Heaven Blade laughed loudly. "I didn't think that the unstoppable Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls would need the help of Gods of Destruction. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect this day to come!"
I curled my lips. "Stop bragging, Dominating Heaven Blade. How many troops does Gods of Destruction have left?"
"No more, no less. 700k of them are cavalry, and the rest are ranged and support-type players. What do you want us to do, Lu Chen?"
I licked my lips and said, "Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' strategy is to keep killing the enemy's troops. In the last hour, we've already taken out most of their elite cavalry, and the corpses in the canyon are proof of that. However, the players at the entrance are dying too quickly, and we can't afford to keep them alive. Therefore, your mission is to block the entrance with Gods of Destruction. Listen to my command, and be ready to send in reinforcements at a moment's notice. Of course, this means that Gods of Destruction will become the legendary cannon fodder, but for the sake of the China server, it's up to you whether you want to do this or not!"
Dominating Knight God sucked in a deep breath. "Fuck, cannon fodder … are we really going to stop the entire Northern Alliance and Cyan Earth City army by ourselves?"
I nodded. "Yes!"
Dominating Warrior God said, "This … this is too much, isn't it?!
Boss, Gods of Destruction is one of the top ten guilds. How can we be cannon fodder … "
"Shut up!"
Dominating Heaven Blade clenched his fists and growled, "We've already lost Wind City, and Sky City is in danger of facing an army of over a hundred million. Why should we be so calculative? Yes, Gods of Destruction is one of the top ten guilds, but what makes us one of them?
Are we really on par with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Candle Dragon, and Snowy Cathaya?
No, so for the sake of our reputation, for the sake of the China server, if we don't become cannon fodder, then who will? Go, switch places with the brothers of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls! Let us defend against the Northern Alliance's attack and tell the northern scum that we are not lambs! We will bite! "
Dominating Heaven Blade's words immediately caused the players of Gods of Destruction to boil over. Their boiling point was way too low, but it was exactly because of this that they possessed such extraordinary combat power!
Hunting Moon Dynasty's guild leader, Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties, walked over with his spear and the CGL Hall of Fame emblem floating above his head. He asked, "What do you need us to do, Lu Chen?"
I looked to the distance and said, "Gods of Destruction can only hold out for five hours at most. Hunting Moon Dynasty brothers, log off and rest now. We will come back in five hours!"
"Ah, Gods of Destruction can only hold out for five hours?"
"Yes, that's the most we can!"
Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties clenched his fists and said, "Alright, I understand. Don't worry, we're willing to do anything for the sake of the China server and Wind City. Maybe we can annihilate the enemy's ace corps and then counterattack. We can take back Wind City in seventy-two hours. That's the best outcome for us in this Nation War …"
I smiled. "Mn. Everyone else, read it as normal."
In reality, it was incredibly difficult to take back Wind City. There was no way we could kill an army of over a hundred million...
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"They're here again. This time …" Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun stared into the distance and said, "It's Vietnam's Hot Sand City this time. Daybreak and the Storm are coming. They … seem to have figured out our goal, so they're sending their ranged support and cavalry. What should we do?"
I gritted my teeth and said, "Tell Gods of Destruction to open up a gap and let Daybreak and the Storm in. Ranged support it is. How many people do they have?"
"Over a million!"
"Okay, let them in. Hot Sand City will be pretty much useless after we kill them!"
"Got it!"
A few minutes later, a large number of Vietnamese players surged into the China server. Gui Guzi led a group of Dragonlight Cavalrymen to lure the enemy in while Li Chengfeng and Chaos Moon led a group of players to cut off the enemy's path of retreat. This time, almost a million players were trapped inside the valley. This time, we had Gods of Destruction guarding the entrance, so every player in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls joined the battle. The Dragonlight Cavalry swept across the land, but the same strategy, the same result. Daybreak and the Storm knew our strategy, but they were powerless to stop us. The Dragonlight Cavalry was so powerful that normal people couldn't even begin to imagine it.
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The valley was dyed red with blood. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had paid the price of 70k casualties in the two-hour battle, and the reinforcements from Hunting Moon Dynasty would've been even worse if they hadn't wiped out the enemy. After all, this was a head-on battle, and there was no strategy involved!