Burning Steppes.
Thick smoke rose from the ashes, and a scorching wind blew against my face. I felt like I was on fire. In the distance, I saw monsters of all sizes roaming the plains. However, they were nothing in the face of the iron hooves of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' second guild.
After counting the Dragonlight Cavalry, the Dragonlight Archers, and the Holy Mages, the second guild still had 810,000 players behind us. They were all about to spill their last drop of blood on this scorching land.
The Northern Alliance was in front of us, and Cyan Earth City was on our right. We had to take care of the Chaotic 27 as soon as possible, or the Nation War would become a very difficult one.
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Riding atop a Dragonscale Beast, Huan Mie looked at us and asked, "How are we going to fight this ambush, Lu Chen?"
I replied, "We'll take advantage of them."
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking."
Huan Mie chuckled and said, "We should at least earn more Kingdom War points. After everyone dies, they can use the Kingdom War points to level up!"
I nodded and looked around us. There was nothing but barren land, and there was a thicket about the height of a grown man in the distance. I pointed at it and said, "Mages, archers, tamers, priests, and more, we'll ambush them there. Cavalry, we'll fight them for a while and then retreat. We'll set up a defense line here and wait for their charge. We'll rely on our ranged classes to deal as much damage as we can."
"Got it!"
We waited quietly for about three hours before a figure appeared in the sky and landed in front of us. It was Li Chengfeng. He gripped his Green Peak Halberd and said, "The first cavalry will be made up of players from three to four guilds. There are Brazilians, Argentinians, and South Africans among them. There are about 1.5 million of them. They'll be here in twenty minutes!"
I nodded. "Mn. Everyone, prepare your cards and buffs! Prepare to attack!"
Chiang chiang chiang...
Everyone unsheathed their weapons and stared into the distance. The frontline was about one kilometer long, and it was filled with players from both Ancient Sword Alliance and Ancient Sword Alliance. Despite knowing that this was a battle to the death, no one was willing to retreat.
The air felt like it had frozen solid. Ten or so minutes later, the sound of horse hooves grew louder and louder. Soon, a horde of riders appeared on the horizon. Their IDs were blood-red, and they were the players of the Chaotic 27. They had declared war on us!
Swhoosh!
I pulled out the Xuanyuan Sword and growled, "Prepare for battle!"
Everyone from Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls raised their weapons, and the nostrils of their Dragonscale Beasts spewed out a thick mist. It was as if a long, blood-red river had been weaved on the frontline, and it was this river that would wash the invading enemies with blood!
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Several hundred yards away, an Argentinian Level 255 cavalry player narrowed his eyes and pulled out the battle axe on his back. He laughed loudly and said, "Someone has come to greet us! Hahaha!
China sure is hospitable. It's Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, the number one guild in China's three main cities! Hahaha, they're giving us too much face! They only have a few tens of thousands of players, so warriors of the Chaotic Dukedom, charge and tear them to pieces! Show the China people that we're not to be trifled with! "
"They're here!"
I smiled and lowered my voice. "Don't get caught up in the fight. The battle will only last 5 minutes, and once that's over, retreat. Magic knights, make sure to trap them with your Trapping Nets and drag them away from the front line!"
Huan Mie nodded. "Got it, vice leader!"
"Charge!"
I let out a low roar and flew toward them at a low altitude. Then, I swung my sword and unleashed Burning Blade Slash. Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh! Three sword beams crisscrossed the crowd and one-shot them. Almost a hundred Chaotic Dukedom cavalrymen collapsed to the ground in an instant, and I dealt almost 10,000,000 damage to each of them. They had come from afar, and they only had cards to boost their HP. Their total HP was 5 million at most, so there was no way they could withstand this kind of torment!
"Attack!"
Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, and the others raised their weapons. The elites of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls charged out!
Both sides attacked each other with tacit understanding, and the battle had already begun. The sounds of weapons clashing, weapons cutting into flesh, curses, and screams of pain merged into one. In an instant, the Burning Steppes was dyed red!
I waited for the right opportunity and activated the Xuanyuan Art, dealing 70% of the enemy's HP!
A dense cluster of damage numbers flew above my head. At the same time, I waved my hand and unleashed a dozen or so Ancient Seals. Almost every one of them was one-shot. Ancient Seals were amazing when it came to killing low-health players!
Gui Guzi soared into the sky on his giant dragon and swung his Ghost Blade Halberd. His weapon had actually evolved, and he was now using Thousand Ghosts Descend. It had an AoE effect of almost 400 yards, and the Burning Steppes was filled with screams of pain and death!
Trapping Nets fell from the sky, forcing both Gui Guzi and I to retreat. After He Yi's Storm Slash was broken, a group of Black Wolf Cavalry and Thunder Cavalry charged toward us and engaged in a fierce battle!
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. I immediately raised my sword and shouted, "Retreat!"
Everyone turned their mounts around and ran away as fast as they could. However, the players of Chaotic Dukedom weren't idiots. They cast Trapping Nets one after another, trapping thousands of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players in place and waiting to be slaughtered!
However, nearly 30k of our cavalry still managed to retreat to the shrubbery. Behind us, a horde of Chaotic Cavalry charged toward us like a tidal wave. Disillusioned immediately raised his blade and shouted, "Come out! Magic, arrows, arrows! Kill as many of them as you can!"
The shrubbery rustled as a large group of players crawled out. The sounds of archers pulling their bowstrings, mages chanting, and tamers whistling rang out one after another. The glow of buffs continued to fall, and every player on the frontline was able to enjoy the buffs.
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"It's an ambush! Red Pillar, we can't charge anymore!" an Argentinian player shouted from the crowd.
Unfortunately, the Alliance Leader's eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, "At most, they only have a hundred thousand people. How can they possibly stop our six million cavalrymen? Don't be afraid! Charge forward! Don't lose face for our Blackdirt City! Kill! It's time to earn war points! Kill any Chinese standing here!"
"Hold on!"
My order was simple. "Kill all 3 to 5 players with Barrier Break! They lack buffs and supplies, so they aren't as strong as we thought!"
Everyone held their breaths as Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, and He Yi charged forward and disrupted the enemy's formation. Meanwhile, I used the Xuanyuan Art to restore 70% of my HP to full. All the Chaotic Dukedom cavalry within 1000 yards of me were terrified out of their wits. Cavalry had poor HP regeneration in the first place, so they could only rely on Health Recovery and health potions to recover their HP. In the blink of an eye, another 70% of their HP was gone, and many of them died instantly!
Thud thud thud...
Arrows landed messily in the crowd and all of them were insta-killed. There were just too many low-health players. As for me, my Xuanyuan Art dealt close to 50k damage in real life!
The frontlines were littered with equipment and potions. Chaos Dukedom's troops were dying layer after layer, but their reinforcements were getting stronger and stronger. The Black Wolf Cavalry and Thunder Cavalry were dying at an alarming rate. In the air, Beiming Xue and Lian Xin were suppressing the enemy with their firepower and accumulating as many Nation War points as possible, but they still couldn't stop the overall defeat!
Finally, the second guild's defense line crumbled when the Chaotic Dukedom's 2 million cavalry arrived at our borders!
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Disillusionment looked at us from the crowd and shouted, "Boss, retreat! We can't hold this place for much longer! Brothers and sisters, cover our retreat!"
I nodded. "Chengfeng, Eve, let's retreat while we fight!"
We fought our way back, but we could only watch as Disillusionment and his men were drowned out by the Chaotic Dukedom cavalry. Even so, they didn't say a word about retreating.
Boom!
Burning Blade Slash wreaked havoc in the midst of my pursuers as I swiftly retreated. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Numerous Trapping Nets appeared where I had been standing just moments ago. The tactics of the Chaotic Duchy players were very simple. They used Trapping Nets to trap as many enemies as they could before taking turns to use Barrier Breaks to penetrate their defenses.
After fighting for almost 40 minutes, the second guild had suffered heavy casualties. There were less than a thousand players left!
I waved my sword and said, "Retreat! The rest of you, retreat with us!"
Thud!
Dust flew into the air as I soared into the clouds with Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, and a bunch of other players who could fly. I looked down at the hundreds of Black Wolf Cavalry that were running toward the Autumn Forest Trail. However, they were being chased by the powerful cavalry behind them. The Chaotic Dukedom had lost almost 500k players in this battle, but they were still chasing after us like a tidal wave of 2 million players.
"Boss, we can't keep chasing them! Watch out for an ambush!"
The people in the crowd continued to shout, but they could not stop the tide of battle. Two million cavalrymen charged into the forest path, and the two million people behind them also involuntarily squeezed in. Their only goal was to kill the hundreds of Black Wolf Cavalry soldiers.
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Inside the guild channel, I said in a low voice, "Chaos Moon, Fighting Spirits, Little Rain, Snow, be careful. The Chaotic 27's cavalry has entered the valley, and we'll attack them the moment they enter. Dragonlight Cavalry, charge for 30 minutes and retreat. Dragonlight Archers, use Mounted Archery and HP&R Tactics to provide cover. We'll let these 5 million riders enter Fallen Goose Valley and kill them there. Make sure to seal off every exit and don't give them a chance to escape!
Once all 5 million of them enter the valley, we'll split our Dragonlight Cavalry into 150 thousand-man squads. We'll cut through their formation and force them into combat mode. They won't even have a chance to return to the city!
Holy Mages, kill them all! Sweep through the entire Fallen Goose Valley! "
Chaos Moon said softly, "I understand. Where are you, Lu Chen?"
"In the sky! Listen to my command!"
"Got it!"
Ten minutes later, I abruptly unsheathed my sword and shouted, "Attack!"
Battle cries rose from every direction as the 100,000 elites charged out of the forest and clashed with the cavalry of the Dukedom of Chaos. The Dragonlight Cavalry was far stronger than the Black Wolf Cavalry and the Thunder Cavalry. The Dragonlight Cavalry's Attack and Defense were boosted by 50% by Dragon Soul, and Lu Buyi's 150% boost to all stats made many of the Dragonlight Cavalry's Defense ridiculously high. The enemy simply couldn't break through their defenses!
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Swhoosh!
I descended from the sky and stomped through the crowd with War Crush. Then, I executed the Xuanyuan Art and unleashed Ancient Seals. At the same time, He Yi, Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng and the others also dived down from the sky and engaged in battle!
In just ten minutes, Chaos Moon shouted, "Retreat! Retreat to Fallen Goose Valley! They're too strong!"