The Great Wall of Impassable Territory gradually crumbled into rubble as the stone towers collapsed one after another. Warsky Alliance, Candle Dragon, Snowy Cathaya, Purple Lily, and the other guilds galloped across the ruins of the Great Wall of Impassable Territory. Warsky raised his Longevity Saber and shouted, "Fight our way to the Swallow's Ear County City! This little county city won't be able to stop our main force!"
Candlelight Shadow chuckled from afar. "Warsky, don't get your hopes up. I just received news that Cloud Walker is gathering a large number of Giant Elephant City's troops at the border. The moment we attack Swallow Ear County with everything we have, they won't just stand by and watch. We may not be able to bear the price of Giant Elephant City's fifteen million online players going all out!"
Warsky frowned. "Then what do you want?"
"We must send three to five main guilds to intercept Flowing Clouds, Dark Cloud, and the other guilds outside Life and Death Duel. If we don't, we'll be attacked from the front and back."
Warsky smiled. "Then Candlelight Shadow, which guild do you think is the best?"
Candlelight Shadow thought for a moment. "These guilds must be very strong, or they won't be able to stop Elephant City. I think Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Snowy Cathaya, Purple Lily, and Peach Garden are the most suitable guilds!"
I abruptly rose into the air and growled, "Bullshit, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls stopped the Northern Alliance at Fortress of the Iron Halberd. Why didn't you say anything? You want Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls to fight against Elephant City's main force? Dream on! Are the levels and experience of my brothers so worthless? There's no way Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls will fight Elephant City!"
Next to me, Lin Yixin pulled my hand and whispered, "Little Cheat, Candlelight Shadow is too shameless. He's trying to use this Nation War to weaken our guilds, that's all. Hmph, Cloud Walker has ascended to godhood, and he also has a god-tier mage, Lelo, with a staff of the Twelve Divine Equipment. No one wants to fight against such an opponent …"
Not far away, Zhang Chun tried to smooth things over. "Forget it, let's stop arguing. I'll make the decision!
Have five of the top ten guilds of Vanished God City lead the main forces of Vanished God City to intercept the enemy. Rose of the Holy Domain, Hall of Immortality, Throne Seeker, Heaven's Will, and Zero Pitch Sonata, I'll give you five million troops. That should be enough, right? "
This was none other than Rose Thorn, the guild leader of the Rose of the Holy Domain. She was a Level 255 Guardian Knight and well-equipped. Staring at Zhang Chun, she said indifferently, "Hot and Sour Noodles, our guilds don't even have a single God-ranked player. How do you expect us to go up against Walking Cloud and Lelo? Moreover, Dark Cloud is the number one Guild in Elephant City. They have plenty of experts.
Zhang Chun sucked in a deep breath before smiling. "Don't worry, Beauty Rose. I'm not asking you to defeat them. All I ask is that your five guilds can delay the advance of Giant Elephant City for 5 hours. Five hours later, Swallow's Ear Commandery will fall. When that happens, Candle Dragon, Warsky Alliance, and the other major guilds will attack together and destroy Giant Elephant City. What do you think?"
Rose Thorn smiled. "What kind of reward do you want? Am I right, Battle Monarch?"
At the side, Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch, the guild leader of Hall of Immortality, said with a smile, "That's right. We're like ants trying to stop a chariot. You should give us a reward, shouldn't you?"
Zhang Chun smiled, and the wrinkles on his face looked like they were blooming. He shrugged and said, "It's very simple. If you can stop Giant Elephant City's main force for 5 hours, I will ask the CGL committee to give you five extra points. In fact, I may even exempt you from promotion and let all 5 of you enter the CGL Hall of Fame together. What do you think?"
Rose Thorn pursed her lips and stared at Zhang Chun with icy eyes. She said, "Fine, but words alone are no proof. I'll upload this recording to the forums immediately. If you go back on your word, you'll lose your position as the CGL committee's chairman!"
Zhang Chun nodded. "No problem!"
Rose Thorn, Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch, and Emperor's Equal were overjoyed. They shouted at their subordinates, "Turn around and head toward Life and Death Valley. We're going to intercept those bastards from Giant Elephant City!"
… …
I stood there quietly while Beiming Xue sat on her Fire Phoenix. She pouted and said, "It looks like the CGL Hall of Fame is getting less and less valuable …"
He Yi giggled. "Lucky for us, the guild leader of Fate, Predestined was a CGL Hall of Famer to begin with, but he didn't accomplish much in the Nation War. It can't be helped. Time changes, and some people shine brighter than others. Such is the law of history."
Lian Xin said, "Rose Thorn and Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch are so unreliable. I can't believe they forced Uncle Zhang Chun to give up his official rank on the spot …"
I smiled. "Uncle Zhang Chun asked for it. He just had to be the strategic commander …"
Whoosh …
A beautiful figure flew toward us and stopped right in front of us. She giggled and said, "Little Cheat, I'm going to attack Swallow Ear County with Snowy Cathaya's main force. Do you want to come with us?"
I shook my head. "It's fine. We've been online for a long time now, so we need to log off and adjust our mental state. We need to be calm and clear-headed if we're going to be invincible in a 72-hour Nation War. Look, Vienna's Sorrow, Tear Stain, and the other top-tier experts haven't shown up yet. It's possible that they're on vacation right now, waiting to deal us a fatal blow when we're at our weakest!"
"What are you planning to do then?"
"Of course I'm logging off. I'm going to visit Xinran, eat something, and get a good night's sleep …" I looked at Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, and the others and said, "Let's log off and get some rest. Someone will notify us if the battle gets serious, and we'll take turns sleeping for 5 to 7 hours. Fighting for 72 hours is going to take a huge toll on our combat power."
Li Chengfeng nodded. "Yeah, a prolonged state of fatigue will cause a 1 to 3 second brain delay. Not even the Great Overarching Golden Immortals will be able to beat a first-rate expert. I've discussed this with Chaos Moon, and we're going to leave some people to defend Fortress of the Iron Halberd while the rest of us log off to rest. Also, Gods of Destruction's Dominating Heaven Blade has arrived at Fortress of the Iron Halberd with 5 million players from small and medium guilds. We'll leave the siege to them while we log off immediately. What do you think?"
I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's it. I'm dying of boredom …"
Lin Yixin blushed a little before saying, "In that case, I'm going to log off and rest as well. Purple Marquis, Lexi, and Chanel can hold on for a little longer …"
I shot her a glance. "You're the guild leader of Snowy Cathaya and the boss of Snowy Cathaya's core workshop, but you're still hanging around us? Are you going to freeload until the very end?"
Lin Yixin smacked me on the back. "I don't need you to tell me!"
Murong Mingyue raised her scepter and said, "Everyone, it's time to log off. I've already told the chef to prepare some food, and it'll be ready in 20 minutes or so. Wash up and come out, everyone. It's past 9 pm right now, and I doubt you'll have a chance to sleep until the wee hours of the morning.
"Mn!"
… …
We teleported back to Dark Moon City and teleported back to Dawn City. After that, we flew straight to Fortress of the Iron Halberd. From afar, I could see that the Northern Alliance's next attack hadn't fully begun, but they didn't have any of their main forces. This was a true tactic to wear them down. Never mind, I'll let Dominating Heaven Blade hold them off while we rest.
I took off my helmet, took a quick bath and drank some water before heading out.
The smell of food wafted through the living room. The three chefs we had brought with us were amazing. They had woken up in the middle of the night to start cooking after a phone call. That being said, everyone in the workshop except me was a world-class beauty, so these uncles were probably in a good mood when they cooked. In fact, one of them was a famous chef at GGS, and He Yi had transferred him to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' workshop. It was a blessing to all of us.
Xinran was holding a cup of hot water in her hands. When she saw me, she immediately poured the water on the table and opened her arms. "Hug me, big bro …"
Me: "..."
I walked up to her and rubbed her head with a smile. "How was the day, Xinran?"
Xinran blinked once before replying, "There's a war happening near Purple Grape City, and Sophie is very nervous. I've been staying at Purple Grape City all day, and I'll help Sophie defend her lair if an enemy shows up …"
"Lair …" I was speechless.
Xinran stuck out her tongue at me. "That's what Sophie calls Purple Grape City anyway … big bro, how's the Nation War going?"
Me: "It's going well. The enemy is fierce, and we're strong …"
"Do you need my help, big bro?"
Xinran waved her little fist at me and said, "I'm very strong in the game, and my Spirit Permeating Umbrella has reached a whole new level. Sophie can't break it even if she attacks it 10 times at full power …"
I clapped my hands and sat down. "Good girl, can you … block Lin Na's attacks?"
Xinran thought for a moment before replying, "Big bro, I used to think that Lin Na's strength was terrifying, but now … I suddenly feel like he's not as scary as I thought. Why is that?"
I shook my head. "I don't know …"
Xinran continued, "Sophie told me that it's because I've been baptized by the divine power of the Land of Exiled. Lin Na has never been to the Land of Exiled, and he doesn't dare to enter it. That's why …"
I patted Xinran's head. "Mn, I'm relieved. Xinran, you must kill Lin Na next time!"
"..."
Xinran looked up at me but didn't say anything.
Beiming Xue said, "Don't pat Xinran's head, big bro. It won't grow big …"
Murong Mingyue looked at Xinran's chest and said, "It's actually very big, and it's very perky. There's no sign of it sagging at all …"
I couldn't agree more. "Sister Mingyue's eyes are like torches!"
Xinran shot me a puzzled look before asking, "What's drooping, big bro?"
Me: "Xinran's isn't sagging, you don't have to worry about it …"
Lin Yixin and He Yi slapped the table and jumped to their feet. "You've seen it before, haven't you?!"
I shuddered. "No … no … let's eat and get some rest. The Nation War is more important …"
Beiming Xue and Lian Xin giggled gloatingly.
… …
After we finished dinner and put Xinran to sleep, I returned to my room and slept like a log. It had been a long day.
Suddenly, I was woken up by a ringtone. I picked it up and saw that it was Li Chengfeng. If I was right, the Nation War had changed again!