The slaughter lasted for three whole hours. It was a one-sided slaughter, and the rest of the readers were shocked to see it.
Eye of the Storm fell to Li Chengfeng and Gui Guzi's combined attacks. Even in death, he refused to accept his fate. He pointed at the sky and shouted, "I have the heart to serve my country, but I have no power to reverse the situation!"
Then, his head was chopped off by Li Chengfeng's sword. His dream of a million cavalrymen sweeping through Dawn City was shattered. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
The morale of Hot Sand City was in chaos. The valley was surrounded by China players, and they had no idea how many of them there were. In fact, we only had 20% of their numbers, but the Northern Alliance cavalry was stuck in a tight formation and couldn't break out of this deadlock. We could only break through layer by layer and whittle away their HP with our long-range firepower. Without enough supplies, the magic knights didn't have much of a tenacity to fight. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
… …
Three hours later, Horse Hoof Valley reeked of blood. The ground was littered with corpses, and the trees around the valley were filled with red-eyed vultures. These beasts were staring at the corpses that hadn't been cleared yet, and it looked like they were ready to fight for food at any moment.
I gripped the Cyan Netherworld Sword and rode the Armored Ice Qilin Horse from a high vantage point. I couldn't help but sigh when I saw this scene. Blood flowing for thousands of miles and millions of corpses lying on the ground.
This time, almost all of Hot Sand City's mobility troops had been annihilated by us, and the only ones left were mages and archers. They were the perfect meatshields, but they would crumble in an instant under the charge of China cavalry.
"Phew …"
Li Chengfeng sucked in a deep breath and leaned against a rock. He closed his eyes and said, "We're finally done killing these knights. I'm so tired just swinging my sword. This isn't a job for humans. Dammit, it's one thing, but we don't even have supplies. I'm starving to death. Where are the supplies Thirteen mentioned? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
Before I could finish speaking, Du Thirteen walked up to us with a grim look on his face. He said, "I forgot to tell you guys, but two hours ago, our supply party was ambushed by a certain Titan City guild at the edge of Dragonbone Mountain Range with enough food for 5000 players for 24 hours. All of our supplies were stolen!"
"Everything was stolen …"
I shuddered. "Many of us will starve to death, right?"
Li Chengfeng nodded and pointed at the countless corpses in the canyon. "They're cleaning up the battlefield. They might be able to get some Level 10 Bread, but it's said that the drop rate of Bread is only 1%. So, all the spoils of war here can only feed about 10,000 people. The rest will have to go hungry. Fans like to read:!"
He Yi sat down on a rock next to me and leaned her back against me. She sighed and said, "This is bad. We can't even defend our supply lines. Are we going to have to eat low-grade bread from Dawn City?
At our level, if we eat that kind of bread, we'll be in a weak state of hunger for at least 8 out of 24 hours a day. It might even affect our attributes by at least 40%. "
I clenched my fist and said, "That won't do. If we go to war without food, we'll die a horrible death!"
Chaos Moon nodded. "Eternal Moon Corporation is too shameless. Now that we're in a Nation War zone, our food requirements have become much stricter …"
Xu Yang said, "The main reason is that fighting is too tiring. It's all physical work, and it's much more tiring than grinding mobs. Normally, three loaves of Rank 10 Bread can last us three days and three nights, but now we can only last for 24 hours."
Du Thirteen said, "Buy bread from Sky City. Each person can only carry food for 24 hours, and then teleport to Dark Moon City. It'll take about three hours for the cavalry to travel from Dark Moon City to Dawn Valley. This is the only way to transport food. Otherwise, Dawn Valley will be full of hungry people."
Stranger of Three Lifetimes rubbed her stomach and said, "I've been hungry since a long time ago …"
Li Chengfeng said, "The battle is too intense. Right now, Little Piglet is leading Hegemon Palace's Steel Needle Porcupine Cavalry to slaughter the mages, priests, and archers of Hot Sand City. Damn, Wang Dongliang really knows how to take advantage of the situation. He's throwing the hard ones to us and focusing on the soft ones. How shameless."
I smiled. "It's a good thing that someone is helping us. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has suffered too many losses after so many battles, so we need to plan our next battle carefully."
Stranger of Three Lifetimes said, "That being said, the battle at Horse Hoof Valley was a beautiful one. Hot Sand City's long-range troops were slaughtered by Hegemon Palace's Porcupine Cavalry for a while, and Hot Sand City is basically done for. We've already taken out one of the Northern Alliance's eight cities, so there are still seven left. Fans of the book like to read:!"
Xu Yang said, "The battle at Horse Hoof Valley is over. The Dragonlight Cavalry didn't suffer any losses, so they still have over 1700 players left. The Cyan Tiger Cavalry suffered heavy losses, so they only have around 5000 players left. Our main and subguilds still have around 100843 players left, which is almost exactly a hundred thousand players. We didn't suffer any losses during the battle at Horse Hoof Valley."
I nodded and gripped the Cyan Netherworld Sword. "Prepare to leave the valley. We're going to patrol around Winter Pine Forest and wait for an opportunity to kill the invaders."
“OK！”
Everyone rose to their feet in unison, summoned their mounts, and cleaned up the battlefield. Everyone got a piece of bread, and I only got one piece. It could last us another 8 hours. After that, forget Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, even Blazing Hot Lips and The Monarch Descends would starve like us.
We exited Horse Hoof Valley and headed east. Hegemon Palace's cavalry was charging toward the open plains to the north. As expected, the Porcupine Cavalry Wang Dongliang had trained for a long time was quite powerful. At the very least, they were very good at cutting down ranged players who didn't have a meat shield to cover them. I left this place to them.
Beep!
It was a message from Hot and Sour Noodles: "Lu Chen, the battle at Horse Hoof Valley was beautiful and inspiring!
However, a new problem has arisen. Our supply route has been cut off by Titan God and his 10,000-strong cavalry. Titan God is one of the most powerful men in Titan City, and his 20,000-strong Fire Rhinoceros Cavalry encountered Wind Fantasy's Snowy Cathaya in Sky Forest. After more than an hour of intense battle, they lost over 7000 riders, and only 12000 Fire Rhinoceros Cavalry are left. They're Purple Gold Rank bosses, and they're incredibly powerful. Someone needs to take them out and protect our supply route! "
I sucked in a deep breath. "Uncle, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has fought so many battles and suffered so many casualties. Right now, we only have half of our players left, and almost all of the players in Hot Sand City have been killed. Do you still need us to protect the supply line?
Er … Sky City, Wind City, and Vanished God City are three super cities with over 40k guilds. Do you really need Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls to protect the supply line? "
Hot and Sour Noodles said apologetically, "I know I'm forcing you to do something you don't want to do, but we're in a dire situation right now. Candle Dragon and Purple Lily have been fighting Hero City, Seven Star City, Chariot City, Burning City and more on the frontlines for a very long time, and even Snowy Cathaya has sent their cavalry to join the fray. If this goes on, the smaller guilds won't be able to make much of an impact.
He added, "Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is a new guild, and the hope of this Nation War. I, Zhang Chun, am not blind, and I can see that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is even stronger than Candle Dragon. Moreover, Lu Chen, you've managed to outnumber us with a few tricks, but … this is a time when we need people. If we don't send Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, I'm worried that other guilds will end up as sacrificial lambs to Titan God's Fire Rhinoceros Cavalry."
I frowned. "In that case, I'll head over right away."
"Don't!"
Hot and Sour Noodles hurriedly stopped me. "Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls can't withdraw their main force. The situation at Winter Pine Forest is very tense right now, and Candle Dragon might need reinforcements at any moment. Moreover, the Northern Alliance is still pouring in from Windy Trail, so we need someone to defend Winter Pine Forest …"
I immediately shouted angrily, "Fuck, who do you think we are?
Don't you know how strong that Titan God is?
Even Lin Yixin couldn't defeat him, and you want me to split my forces to stop them?
Uncle, do you really think that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is just cannon fodder?
Those are the lives of my brothers and sisters!! "
Hot and Sour Noodles sucked in a deep breath before replying solemnly, "Candle Dragon has lost 70%, Purple Lily 42%, Throne Seeker 100%, Hall of Immortality 41%, and Rose of the Holy Domain 37%. Everyone is doing their best, but our enemies are far stronger than we can imagine. The only way we can protect our home is if we give it our all, Lu Chen, I'm begging you this time!"
I gritted my teeth. "Got it. The supply route is located in a canyon called Breeze Canyon. Leave that to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Uncle, you're the overall commander of the China server, so try to pull as many people as you can from Vanished God City and Wind City as possible!"
"Got it. Baidicheng, Immortal Sword Inn, Zero Pitch Sonata, and a few others will arrive in two hours. Some players from Russia's Iron Horse City have already crossed the Cyan Scale Strait, and dozens of transport ships are parked five kilometers away from Yellowstone Desert. They'll arrive the moment the threat of Vanished God City is over. Fans of the novel like to read 'War of the Worlds'."
"Mn, got it. I'm going!"
"Alright!
Don't leave the main defense zone no matter what! Tell the others to protect the supply route! "
"Fuck, got it!"
"..."
… …
After I turned off the communicator, I abruptly turned around and looked at everyone. "Hot and Sour Noodles has sent a new order. The supply route has been cut off by Titan God and more than ten thousand cavalrymen at the edge of Dragonbone Mountain Range. We need to protect this supply route, and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls will need to send a force to attack Titan God. Who has the courage to do so?!"
"Titan God …" Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Everyone knew how strong he was, and even Lin Yixin might not be able to kill him with her Great Earth Transformation, let alone anyone else.
In the end, a man rode out of the encirclement with a sharp blade in hand and a smile on his face. "It looks like I'm the only one left."
I took a look. It was Li Chengfeng. He wore his signature lazy smile, but his clear eyes were filled with determination. They were burning with the flames of battle.
… …
"Chengfeng, I can't give you too many troops. You might run into more enemies, you know?" I said.
Li Chengfeng crossed his sword in front of his chest and said with a smile, "I've already been chased by a million cavalrymen. Can there be anything scarier than this?"
I couldn't help but smile. "Alright, I'll leave the remaining 5103 Cyan Tiger Cavalrymen to you. I'll also leave the 10000 + cavalrymen of the subguilds to you. Go, Chengfeng. Your success or failure will decide our fate."
Li Chengfeng nodded and said solemnly, "I will defend the honor of China players with my life!"