"What new tactic?" Li Chengfeng grinned. "I have a feeling that it's going to be a trap, right?"
I looked at the sky and said, "It's not a trap, but I'm sure it'll have a pretty good disruptive effect."
"Disruptive effect?" He Yi asked in astonishment.
"Yeah."
I nodded and said, "God-ranked players have the ability to fly, and they're incredibly fast as well. Chengfeng and I will fly into the sky at the same time and hide in the clouds. When the time comes, we'll dive down at full speed and launch an attack. Due to inertia, we'll be able to reach the ground from the clouds like two nuclear bombs. Think about it, we'll be able to blast open two holes in the enemy's Holy Mages' formation. Do you think the 50k Holy Mages in the World of Great War will be able to stop us?" I nodded.
Li Chengfeng let out a laugh. "Alright, that's a good idea. No one will pay attention to what's going on in the sky when everyone is fighting. This is basically an enhanced version of the airdrop tactic!"
I licked my lips. "No, it's not just that. God-rank players can also counter the enemy's top-tier experts with aerial attacks. I think it'll be more appropriate to call it 'pinpoint kill'. For example, if you're dealing with a control-type expert like Ye Yuse, you'll have to pinpoint kill her first. That way, you'll get twice the result with half the effort."
Li Chengfeng nodded strongly. "Shall we go?"
"Let's go!"
Li Chengfeng and I shot into the sky, leaving two streams of air behind us. Chaos Moon stared at the streams of air we left behind and said dumbfoundedly, "These two animals …"
Pure Love laughed. "I love animals like this. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls relied on animals like this to conquer the world, didn't they?"
He Yi covered her mouth and smiled. Her beauty made the Dragonlight Cavalrymen around her feel like they were walking on clouds. It was because of this natural, mature, and beautiful guild leader that the guild was able to maintain such a strong sense of unity.
… …
In the sky, Li Chengfeng and I flew side by side in the white clouds. Looking down at the ground, the Holy Mage formation of the World of Strife had completely shrunk into a small dot. I opened up the map and circled two points on it. I said to Li Chengfeng, "Here, I'll charge at the right one, you charge at the left one. When I give the command, 321 of us will charge at the same time. I'll charge at the 1, you charge at the 2. Let's try to land together!"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "Yes, you drive the BMW. Hurry up. I'm driving the Jiangnan Alto. Slow down …"
"Uh, if your Crystal Dragon is a Jiangnan Alto, then mine is at most a Wuling Light …"
"Haha, D Silk Car is mighty!"
"…"
At the same time, I contacted High Fighting Spirits on the ground. "Fighting Spirits, begin Charge in 10 seconds!"
High Fighting Spirits had been waiting impatiently since a long time ago. "Mn, alright!"
Above the ground, the rumbling of horse hooves could be heard. The battle had begun!
In the distance, Heaven's Rain, Diamond Dust, and Gui Guzi's Dragonlight Cavalry were charging at God's Domain and Feather Palace. However, High Fighting Spirits' 10,000-strong Dragonlight Cavalry was charging at the Holy Mages of the World of Strife. This part of the battle was much more interesting.
"Charge!
321！”
Li Chengfeng was the first to dive down, and I followed suit after the countdown. I activated Profound Armor so that we wouldn't die early. At the same time, I buffed the Crimson Dragon Armor with my battle energy and other skills. Thick clouds wrapped around the Crimson Dragon Armor, and I broke through the clouds. The ground was in sight. I unsheathed the Xuanyuan Sword and chuckled. "Let's fight!"
On the ground, the Holy Mages raised their staffs and chanted their spells. They continued to attack the Dragonlight Cavalry while High Fighting Spirits swung his battle axe and closed in on the enemy's frontline.
Swhoosh swhoosh...
Li Chengfeng and I cut through the air and descended like lightning.
"What's that?" A Holy Mage looked up, his eyes widening. "Shit!"
Thud thud...
Li Chengfeng and I landed on the ground at the same time, and a huge shockwave swept across all the players around us. The ground sank as a crater that was 2 meters deep and nearly 10 meters in radius appeared. I activated War Crush and fired 17 Ancient Seals at the enemies around me. Li Chengfeng activated his Divine General Skill, Battle Soul Possession, boosting his Attack, Defense, and HP exponentially. He swung his Green Peak Halberd in the middle of a group of players and unleashed one AoE skill after another. In the blink of an eye, groups of Holy Mages were killed.
"Kaka, this is awesome!
Charge, brothers and sisters! "
High Fighting Spirits smiled like a flower when he saw this. He led the Dragonlight Cavalrymen forward, and in the blink of an eye, the frontline of World of Strife's mages was completely destroyed. The Dragonlight Cavalrymen's Attack was too high, and two of them could one-shot a mage with Barrier Break. There was no way to stop them at all.
"Ugh, what's that?"
Li Chengfeng suddenly looked up and said, "I sensed divine power?
Is it Red Maple? "
I raised the Xuanyuan Sword. "Heh, get ready to kill him!"
"Mn!"
However, a white cloud suddenly burst out of the clouds and revealed a curvaceous 34D body, a pair of enchanting white legs and whatnot … Red Maple couldn't possibly have such a body. More importantly, she was wearing a symbolic wind-type longsword, the Windcutter!
"Ugh, your girl …" Li Chengfeng grinned from 30 meters away.
I was speechless.
Lin Yixin charged toward the ground and pointed her sword at the ground before she even touched the ground. An invisible energy burst out of her as the Windcutter let out a deafening roar. The sky was filled with dark clouds, lightning, and a thunderstorm!
A huge number of World of Contention players were howling in pain just like that. I looked for an opening and twisted my sword. Xuanyuan Art!
Li Chengfeng's eyes bulged out of their sockets. "Fuck, what kind of shitty attack combo is this? How are we supposed to win against it …" I chuckled.
It was true that such a powerful combo was almost impossible to defend against. Unless the enemy had an invulnerability or an Anti-Magic Potion, they would be one-shot.
"Bang!"
Lin Yixin suddenly fell to the ground, causing the surrounding earth to sink. She flipped herself up and swept out with her Windcutter Sword, which ignored 30% of the target's defense. Adding on the attack of Ice Flame Slash, she instantly killed a group of people. After this slash, there weren't many people left alive around Lin Yixin, this beautiful little demon. Tong Ge raised his long blade and had 17% of his health left. He stood there shakily with a pale face, "How could this be … … We clearly had the advantage, how could this be … …"
Lin Yixin smiled sweetly. "The battlefield can change at any moment. If you don't change, you'll be killed. Let me send you on your way …"
Whoosh!
The Windcutter Sword was thrown out, and with a "puchi" sound, Tong Ge was killed from his warhorse. Lin Yixin rushed forward and pulled out the blood-stained Windcutter Sword from the ground. Very quickly, she rushed into the ranks of the Saint Magi.
… …
The three God-ranked players pushed the battlefield forward by almost 200 yards. As the Dragonlight Cavalry closed in, we began the slaughter as well. The last time we fought in the Outer Lands was an internal war. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had always abided by the principle of not killing each other because they were all on the same side. This time, however, it was different. We were going to kill the Japanese players and leave them barren!
"Yiyi, when will your people arrive?
They have a lot of people, at least a million, maybe 2 million, maybe even 3 million. All the elites of God Domain are here! "I chased after Lin Yixin and asked.
Lin Yixin cut through a group of noobs and turned around. "They'll be here in 10 minutes at most. Don't worry, we should be able to defeat Red Maple's group if we work together!"
"Alright!"
… …
In less than 30 minutes, the World of Contention was completely defeated. We killed almost 50k holy mages, and the Dragonlight Cavalry only suffered 5000 + casualties. Behind us, Xu Yang led 90k Dragonlight Cavalrymen, 50k Dragonlight Archers, and 70k holy mages. They were the true main force of the World of Contention. The Lost Forest and the ruins of Glacier County were being fought back and forth by the big guilds. It was practically a small-scale Nation War.
It wasn't long before the reinforcements of Blazing Hot Lips, Snowy Cathaya, The Monarch Descends, Purple Lily and more arrived as well. The Japanese server was being pushed back again and again.
Standing in the air, I stared at Red Maple's position. He looked back at me and let out a cold snort. Then, he shouted at the players below, "We can't hold this place any longer. Retreat! Retreat to Purple Grape City!"
… …
"Are they retreating?" He Yi asked.
"It's not that simple …" I activated Dark Pupils and scanned the area. Then, I pointed to the south and said, "There are at least ten thousand assassins lurking in that direction. Are they planning to use them to destroy our transport?
Beiming, take 20k Dragonlight Archers with you and activate Eye of Fire. Kill them all! Leave no one alive! "
Beiming Xue nodded happily. "Got it, big bro!"
Less than ten minutes later, the 10k Japanese assassins were all lying on the ground like porcupines. The difference in strength was too great, and there was no way they could survive the Dragonlight Archers' attacks. Moreover, the Dragonlight Archers were all mounted on Enhanced Dragonscale Beasts. They had incredible mobility and movement speed, and they could both advance and retreat at will. If the assassins were spotted by Eye of Fire, they would be dead for sure.
"Keep pushing! Kill them until they reach the entrance of Swallow's Ear County!" I ordered.
… …
The wilderness was a mess, and there were at least 2 million Japanese corpses lying on the ground. China's casualties were definitely less than 500k, and the overall strength of the Japanese players had fallen drastically after losing their main cities.
An hour or so later, the battle slowly died down. Red Maple and hundreds of thousands of God's Domain elites were stationed at the entrance of a canyon. It was the direction of Swallow's Ear County.
"Should we attack?" Li Chengfeng asked as he stared into the distance.
I shook my head. "There's no need for that. The terrain is dangerous, and it's easy to defend but hard to attack. If we attack, we'll suffer heavy losses."
"Then what should we do?"
I frowned. "I'm confused as to why Red Maple is guarding this place. If he lets us into the heart of Swallow's Ear County and attacks us with the NPCs, we'll definitely suffer a huge loss …"
"Are you saying that the city of Swallow's Ear County …" Lin Yixin's eyes widened.
I nodded. "Mn. Let's not move. A couple of God-rank players will scout the area!"
"Mn!"
… …
Our figures vanished into the clouds in the blink of an eye. Looking down at the ground, I noticed that the canyon was extremely quiet except for a huge canyon on the east side of the map. There was an endless stream of NPCs and players.
Swhoosh!
I charged toward the canyon and looked from several hundred meters above the ground. To my surprise, the canyon looked like a munitions factory. Two red dragons were tied to the ground by iron chains, and a fiery red machine was in front of them. A bunch of NPC mages were buffing the red dragons with machine magic, and the red dragons were wailing in pain as their energy was sucked into the container.
"Fuck … this is …"
My eyes widened.
Lin Yixin and Li Chengfeng arrived one after another. Li Chengfeng gritted his teeth and asked, "Is this a secret weapon?"
Lin Yixin bit her lips. "Dragon Cannon … this is the legendary Dragon Cannon, the ultimate siege machine that can ignore the defenses of city walls …"