I nearly choked on my saliva when I saw Lin Yixin's message. I hurriedly replied, "Don't worry, we'll be the scapegoats. You and the warriors of Snowy Cathaya go first. Fans like to read:!"
Lin Yixin: "..."
A few seconds later, she sent another message: "Lu Chen, the territory just spawned, so there's no rush to fight for it. First, let me ask you something. Have you helped the warriors of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls learn Barrier Break yet?"
"Mn. Everyone else is reading: Yes."
"How many?"
"Eve, Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, You and Yun, Chaos Moon, and Xu Yang. A total of eight people have learned Barrier Break. Oh right, mine isn't called Barrier Break. It's called Universe Break. It's a bit more effective."
Lin Yixin was a bit speechless. She turned on her communicator and said, "Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has eight people who have learned Universe Break?
This is so unfair. Purple Marquis and I are the only two in Snowy Cathaya who have learned Universe Break. The rest of them can't even reach 1400 Strength even if I give them all the equipment I need. Almost none of them have put 5 stat points into their Strength. How infuriating … "
I smiled. "Don't worry. They'll learn Barrier Break when they reach Level 140. Of course, this is the time when they need it the most."
"Yeah …" Lin Yixin said slowly.
In fact, both Lin Yixin and I knew that Barrier Break was a skill that increased Attack, Defense, and Shield Break. It was the ultimate trump card of high-level warriors, especially mages. Barrier Break ignored the effects of Magic Shield and dealt damage to mages and priests through Magic Shields. It could be said that Barrier Break was a nightmare for mages. Anyone who had 1400 Strength and could learn Barrier Break could one-shot a priest of the same level with Magic Shield Break. The era of berserk warriors had officially arrived!
Moreover, it wasn't just limited to mages. It was the same even for heavy armor classes like magic knights. A skill that could ignore most of the enemy's Defense and boost their Attack was a devastating blow to a magic knight. This was especially true in a positional battle. If a magic knight on the frontlines was hit by a Barrier Break, a critical hit would be fatal. Once their line of defense collapsed, they would lose the battle.
From this, it could be seen that the eight players of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls who had learned Barrier Break were like gods of slaughter. The moment they appeared in a positional battle, they were more than enough to shatter the soul of an enemy player. Barrier Break increased the user's Attack by 80%, ignored 70% of the target's Defense, and ignored 60% of the target's Magic Shield. This kind of attack power was going to be a dazzling sight in this territory war.
…
After discussing with Lin Yixin for a bit, we summoned our guild members and began to assemble. Inside the guild, the chat was very lively — Beiming Xue: "A new territory has spawned ~ ~"
Me: "Yeah, the new territory was spawned after Wind Fantasy killed a boss for us. Snowy Cathaya risked their lives to help us take the territory last time, so now is the time to return the favor. Brothers and sisters, prepare to assemble. We'll activate the guild point system for this territory war, and we'll reward you with points by killing enemy players. These points can be used to exchange for high-level equipment in the guild, so let's do our best, everyone!"
Li Chengfeng chuckled. "Very good. I just learned Barrier Break, so I should find a few mages and Shield Warriors to test it out on …"
He Yi giggled. "I learned it too!"
Xu Yang: "I learned it too …"
Me: "Mn. Guild leader, why don't you decide where we should meet up?
This territory war might last for a long time, and guilds like Warsky Alliance, Hegemon Palace, and Gods of Destruction will definitely show up to challenge us. Everyone, prepare for a tough battle. I've already set up the system so that every enemy player you kill in this territory war will earn you 100 guild points. This is a great opportunity to earn guild points, so if you want Outstanding Purple Gold – grade or Spirit-grade equipment, do your best to kill the enemy! "
Under their encouragement, everyone in the guild was immediately filled with fighting spirit.
He Yi smiled and said, "The new territory is less than an hour away from Dark Moon City, so let's head there immediately and meet up at the open field outside the southern gate. Both Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Bloody Mercenaries will be participating, so let's do our best this time!"
Everyone replied in unison, "Got it. We'll be there in a minute!"
… …
"Swhoosh! Fans like to read:!"
When I returned to the territory, I saw the Dark Knight Udal galloping toward me from the distance. He jumped off his horse and knelt on one knee. He said solemnly, "My lord, an unclaimed territory has appeared not far away from us. Please give the order. There are 31 Skeletal Spearmen, 50 Zombies, 140 Dark Knights, and 100 Umbra Sharpshooters waiting for your command. They are willing to follow you to conquer any territory you choose!"
I paused for a moment. The answer was simple. The troops inside the territory could be used for defense, but they could also be used to attack other people's territories. They couldn't attack players in the wilderness, so I could use the NPC troops inside the territory to attack it. Unfortunately, we were still in the early stages of the era of warlords, and I only had one territory. The Dark Knights and Umbra Sharpshooters of Dark Moon City were my flesh and blood, so there was no way I was going to use them in a fight. Yeah, I'll just let Xu Yang, Gui Guzi, and High Fighting Spirits do it!
I wouldn't feel bad even if they died...
Swhoosh!
A beautiful and familiar figure appeared at the teleportation formation not far away from me. It was none other than Lin Yixin. She summoned her Frostscythe Warhorse and galloped out of Dark Moon City. Clearly, Snowy Cathaya had set this place as the gathering point for the territory war as well.
Dark Moon City was less than an hour away from the new territory. Traveling from Sky City not only meant passing through a dead zone like Dragonbone Mountain Range, but it would also take at least an hour or so to get there. Therefore, most guilds who wanted to fight for a new territory would choose to set off from Dark Moon City.
When I thought up to this point, I turned off the teleportation formation at Dark Moon City without any hesitation. Warsky Alliance, Gods of Destruction, Hegemon Palace, and other hostile guilds would have to walk if they wanted to fight for a new territory!
Lin Yixin had earned this territory through killing bosses, so I couldn't let those people benefit from it.
… …
I also sent a message to Ling Xueshang and received a reply very quickly. As one of the three great guilds, The Monarch Descends was happy to fight for this territory. Moreover, Ling Xueshang promised that this territory would belong to Snowy Cathaya, but if a third territory appeared in Sky City, Snowy Cathaya and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls would do everything in our power to help The Monarch Descends take it.
When we reached the outskirts of the city, Gui Guzi, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, He Yi and the rest of the mounted players had already arrived at the open ground. I gripped the Heaven-stealing Sword and led Beiming Xue, Murong Mingyue, Chaos Moon, High Fighting Spirits and the rest of the mounted players toward the open ground. There was no need to rush. The territory was free to go to whoever wanted to. There were also NPC mobs inside, and it would probably take a lot of effort to kill them.
The players quickly gathered at the edge of the forest, and it didn't take long for almost ten thousand players of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls to gather. Directly south of us, Snowy Cathaya and The Monarch Descends were also gathering.
That wasn't all. A group of players walked out of the eastern forest, and it was none other than Warsky Alliance's powerful players. They had been grinding in the leveling grounds around Dark Moon City for a long time, and it was only now that they showed up. Warsky was at the forefront of the group, and October Rain was at his side. Laughing At The Heavens, Farewell Song and the rest were there as well. Warsky Alliance's strength was obvious to all.
… …
Warsky raised his sword and said to me, "Lu Chen, you really are a bad friend. I can't believe you shut off the teleportation between your territory and Warsky Alliance. It looks like you're dead set on fighting Warsky Alliance to the bitter end, aren't you?"
I walked up to him and smiled. "What do you mean by dead set?
That was then, and this is now. There's no way Warsky Alliance is going to give up on this territory, and we're going to become enemies sooner or later. Of course I can't provide teleportation services to you. What, Warsky, don't tell me that you really think you can beat Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls? "
Warsky grinned. "It's too early to say who's going to win, isn't it?
Besides, I haven't even used my trump card yet. How would you know? "
"Trump card?"
"Hmph!"
Warsky snorted coldly before shouting at the thousand or so Warsky Alliance players behind him, "Let's go!
Since Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls won't let us use our territory, brothers and sisters, follow me to Breeze Forest to meet up with our brothers from Sky City. We'll meet at Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' territory and have a showdown.
Warsky Alliance glared at us angrily. Their hatred for Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was clearly growing.
It was at this moment He Yi suddenly pointed into the distance and said, "Lu Chen, look! Who's that …"
"Fuck!" I snorted under my breath.
Not far behind Warsky, a high-level warrior had blended into the crowd of Warsky Alliance players. He was clad in black metal armor and wielded a flaming longsword. Warsky Alliance's emblem floated above his shoulder, and a line of words floated above his head — Lin Bing Dou Zhe LV-122 Platinum Warrior Guild: Warsky Alliance Position: Vice Leader Famous General Skill: Awe...
"Vice leader, Lin Bing Dou Zhe …" Li Chengfeng pondered for a moment before saying, "I see. I was wondering who could've recruited Lin Bing Dou Zhe from under our noses, and it turns out that it was Warsky. Hmph, it's possible that October Rain is the one who poached Lin Bing Dou Zhe. That Awe skill of hers is seriously impressive …"
He Yi pursed her lips and stared at me with hostility in her eyes. "Warsky sure is willing to spend a lot of effort to recruit Lin Bing Dou Zhe. The moment Lin Bing Dou Zhe arrived, he stripped Farewell Song of his position and gave it to Lin Bing Dou Zhe instead. I'm sure that Lin Bing Dou Zhe will pledge his undying loyalty to Warsky, right?"
Xu Yang nodded in agreement. "Little Piglet isn't our biggest enemy, but if Lin Bing Dou Zhe was recruited by Warsky out of gratitude, then he's a very scary person. There's no way he'll change his mind no matter what. He'll fight to the bitter end if he decides to become an enemy of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls!"
Li Chengfeng and Xu Yang looked at me in unison. "What do you think, Lu Chen?"
I lowered my sword and smiled. The tattered Soul Suppressing Cloak behind me fluttered a little in the wind. "Let's do it. Do you think Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is afraid of a fight?
We've fought our way to this point! "
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