Kacha!
My sword cut through the shield and tore the magic knight behind it to pieces in the blink of an eye. Blood splattered all over the place, and the damage number above 6 million was enough to stun anyone who saw it.
The Xuanyuan Sword shuddered slightly, and three death vortexes spun rapidly. A shockwave of death swept across a large area of the city, and the 70% damage dealt instantly sent many of Tear Stain's subordinates to hell.
My Nation War points skyrocketed, and I used Thousand Ice Slash to freeze a group of archers. Lian Xin followed up with a Dimensional Storm and killed a bunch of them instantly. She dealt at least 2 million damage with her Divine Fire Staff, and the Soul Fright Bell's buff meant that very few players hit by her spells took less than 5 million damage. As a result, the players of Burning City were scared out of their wits the moment they saw Lian Xin. They couldn't kill her, and they couldn't beat her. That was the unique characteristic of a top-tier mage.
… …
The Xuanyuan Art and Gui Guzi's Thousand Ghosts Descent turned the city into a sea of blood in less than an hour. Tear Stain flew back to the city walls, but she didn't dare to linger any longer. She knew that Beiming Xue's Profound Nether Bow was glaring at her, and her heart was about to shatter at any moment. The moment she was stunned, she knew that a whole bunch of God-rank players would focus fire on her. She didn't dare to take the risk, and she couldn't afford to.
Bang bang bang...
The White Marsh Beast Chariots kept shaking the city walls, and the catapults and ballistae Tear Stain was using to retaliate against us were almost all killed by our Chiyou Plume. There was nothing she could do.
Frowning deeply, Tear Stain stared blankly at me from the top of the city walls. Suddenly, she felt like crying.
"Keke …"
Suddenly, a group of flying knights flew across the sky. Tear Stain looked up with a gratified smile. "Hmph, the royal army of the Burning Empire is finally moving out, huh?"
Tear Stain unsheathed her sword and shouted, "Players of Burning City, the NPC army of Gryphon Knights has been mobilized! We will launch a counterattack immediately! Organize a cavalry army and charge into the heart of our territory! Destroy those Chiyou Needles for me! Damn those long-range weapons!!"
The city gates opened, and a group of Scorching City's NPC cavalry charged out. They were all Level 335 Demon rank and were extremely elite. At the same time, there were also countless Gryphon Knights in the sky. This was going to be a bit troublesome.
"Pa!"
I abruptly rose into the air and said in a low voice, "The Griffin Knights are aerial units, and they can stack 3D on top of each other. My Xuanyuan Art can create a 1000-yard radius attack, so I'll activate Profound Armor to attract their attention. Little Gui, you use Thousand Ghost Descent. Beiming and Lian Xin, work with us as well. The Griffin Knights only have 10,000,000 HP, so let's try to annihilate their aerial army with our top-tier players!"
Everyone nodded in unison. "Alright!"
I shot a glance at the super beauty flying next to He Yi and smiled. "Sis, please heal me …"
Murong Mingyue swayed her hips and raised her scepter. "Oh?
No problem. How could I bear to let you die? "
Me: "That's good. Get ready!"
… …
I pushed off the ground and dashed toward the Griffin Knights. There were about ten thousand of them, and I threw a dozen or so Ancient Seals at them before they even got close to me. At the same time, my speed skyrocketed, and I flew through the gaps between the Griffin Knights in an S-shaped pattern. Lightning spikes exploded behind me, and I lost almost 10,000,000 HP despite activating Profound Armor. This was so exciting!
The Griffin Knights caught up to me in the blink of an eye, but I abruptly came to a stop and swung my sword. Xuanyuan Art!
A shockwave of death spread out, and all the Griffin Knights lost 70% of their HP. They weren't boss-tier NPCs, so they weren't immune to the Xuanyuan Art's effects at all. At the same time, I was bombarded by lightning spikes, and the consequence of using the Xuanyuan Art was that I had to endure a volley of extremely accurate attacks!
Thud thud thud...
My HP dropped to less than 5 million in the blink of an eye. I hurriedly shouted, "Sis, kiss me already!"
Murong Mingyue giggled and used the Kiss of the Goddess. A green light enveloped my body, and a huge HP recovery number popped up above my head. It was so exciting —
“+23166729！”
I used Burning Blade Slash the moment my HP was healed, and an entire group of Griffin Knights was cut to pieces. Killing NPCs also gave me Nation War contribution points!
At the same time, Gui Guzi's Thousand Ghost Feast and Li Chengfeng's Dragonblade Revolution wiped out the Griffin Knights once more. Confident, Lian Xin and Beiming Xue leaped into the midst of the Griffin Knights and unleashed AoE skills. Both girls had over 5 million focus damage, and almost all the Griffin Knights were one-shot. No matter how many Griffin Knights came their way, they died without a hitch.
Almost 20k Griffin Knights were wiped out in less than ten minutes. On the ground, the royal cavalry of Burning City and our Dragonlight Cavalry were engaged in a fierce battle. Tear Stain was commanding the Korean players inside the city to join the fray, but it was clear that the China players were the better players. Our Holy Mages and Dragonlight Archers were practically invincible, and the Korean players would only be throwing their lives away if they tried!
It took us almost two hours to repel Tear Stain's second counterattack at the cost of hundreds of thousands of players. The city walls were littered with corpses, and there were only about 1.4 million players left in Burning City. We had killed more than half of them in just three hours, but there was nothing Tear Stain could do. She had no choice but to fight back, or the walls would be smashed to smithereens in no time.
… …
I stood at the edge of the city walls and stared at the sea of players below. Tear Stain's face was covered in blood, and her battle robes were dyed red. She clutched her bloody sword and trembled. "Uuu, how did this happen …"
Beside her, a Throne of the Wild army commander said, "Guild leader, we really can't hold on much longer. Why don't we ask for reinforcements from Hero City?
Vienna's Sorrow has at least 2 million elites with him. If we … lower our heads, we'll be able to get Vienna's help. Then, we can fight our way out together … "
Tear Stain shook her head. "No, I'm afraid it's too late. Lu Chen is the number one player in China and the number one player in the world. There's no doubting his call to arms. Look at the China players below the city walls. They've gathered almost 7 million players, but our numbers are dwindling. Moreover, they have too many siege weapons, and we can't charge in and kill them. It's almost over …"
Tear Stain sniffled a few times before crying. "I've let the Korean server down. I've failed everyone's expectations. I always thought … I thought I could defend a city like Candlelight Shadow. I thought I was as good as he was, but … but Candlelight Shadow died in battle, and he died a worthy death. I, on the other hand, was forced into a corner by Lu Chen …"
Tear Stain stared at the legion commander with teary eyes and said, "I feel like I've failed miserably. I … I …"
The legion commander shuddered. "Guild leader, you … you can't break down. If you do, Burning City really won't be able to hold on any longer. We … we have to find another way …"
Tear Stain stared at the sky, but she didn't think there was any hope left.
… …
After we cleared out all the Korean players who were still standing, a group of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players gathered around Chiyou's Plume to rest.
Song of Cloud and Water wiped the blood off her weapon and said, "This is the most points I've earned in a Nation War. If I hadn't joined big brother Lu Chen's guild, I would've been annihilated a long time ago …"
I looked at her and smiled. "You were the one who insisted on recruiting me into Soul Battle Robes back then …"
Song of Ice and Fire sighed. "Soul Battle Robes isn't a bad guild, but it lacks a soul. I can't count myself as one of them, and the young miss is still too young to be a threat. If Brother Seven were here, we might be able to hold our own against a guild like Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. But even Brother Seven might not be a match for Lu Chen. You're too ruthless …"
Chaos Moon chuckled. "That's normal. Even Frivolous Scholar thinks that Lu Chen's strength is terrifying. As for Seven-Star Lamp … I don't think Seven-Star Lamp has more than a 20% chance of beating Lu Chen if we start from scratch … His mechanics are probably at my level …"
Song of Ice and Fire grinned. "Fuck, we're on the same side now. Don't insult our former guild leader, or I'll fight you to the death … It's too bad God Bone died early, or he would've killed you with his spear already!"
Chaos Moon puffed out her chest and said disdainfully, "Tsk, a spear?
His spear is too short for me … I prefer Lu Chen's weapon, the Xuan-Yuan Sword … "
I looked at the Shuriken and said, "Mine is shorter …"
"..." Chaos Moon's face turned green.
The siege weapons were about to hit the walls, but we weren't in a hurry. A lot of China players had already surrounded us, and all we needed to do was wait until Tear Stain couldn't hold back and counterattack for the third time, or until the walls collapsed. That way, we could march straight into the city and take it for ourselves.
… …
The Nation War's point rankings had changed drastically, especially after the battle at Swallow's Ear County. Lin Yixin, Walking Cloud, and the others' points had skyrocketed, and the rankings had completely changed —
1. Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand (China) Points: 12528800
2. Wind Fantasy (China) Points: 10298830
3. Lian Xing (China) Points: 9876650
4. Beiming Xue (China) Points: 8977180
5. Walking Cloud (India) Points: 6415890
6. Legendary Brave (China) Points: 5041880
7. Tear Stain (Korea) Points: 4992770
8. Candlelight Shadow (China) Points: 4614950
9. From Water (China) Points: 4519890
10. Breeze and Rain (India) Points: 4294440
(In order to prevent users of mobile phones and pirate forums from misreading the points, I've added my name to the points this time. Please don't link the rankings to the points anymore. Also, in order to prevent people from finding fault with me, I've gone back to the time when Cloudwalker, Breeze and Rain, and the others died and recalculated the points they should have received at the time of their deaths. Don't waste your energy, I'm using a calculator …)
… …
"Holy shit, the points are so high …" I was overjoyed.