"Get back! Get the hell out of here!"
I turned around and shouted. My eyes were bloodshot, but the Dragonlight Cavalry was no longer listening to me. Even He Yi, Chaos Moon and the rest of the elite players were pulling out their swords and charging toward us. Lightning flashed across the sky, and every strike signified that a sixth-promotion expert of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had been demoted to the fifth-promotion.
… …
"At worst, we'll all die together. What's the big deal?"
Du Thirteen raised his sword and charged forward. He raised his sword and slashed heavily in front of him, but in less than 10 seconds, a dense barrage of spells and arrows killed him!
"Thirteen!" I shouted, but it was to no avail.
Boom! Boom!
Chaos Moon's Rock Crush and Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun's Rock Smash exploded in the middle of the crowd. Both players had lost 30 levels, so their attack power had dropped by at least 50%. However, neither of them backed down and continued to charge into the crowd.
Among the crowd, Grief of the Dark chanted an incantation and summoned countless rock spikes from the ground. High Fighting Spirits lost more than half of his HP under the barrage of attacks. Then, Grief of the Dark waved his scepter and fired three Fireballs at High Fighting Spirits in a row. Even the last of High Fighting Spirits' HP was gone.
"Motherfucker!"
The energy of Xiezhi Howl exploded in the middle of the crowd, and High Fighting Spirits fell from his mount in the next instant. He had taken dozens of players with him even before he died.
Beiming Xue roamed around the perimeter of the crowd and kept firing arrows at the enemy. The Thunder Beast roared and charged forward, and Murong Mingyue, who had been demoted to Level 126, kept healing the players she could.
Almost three hundred Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players charged out at the same time. Not a single one of them backed down, and they fell to the Northern Alliance's barrage one after another.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fire Blast rained down, and He Yi's last sliver of HP was gone.
I hurriedly rushed toward her, but I was blocked by a couple of magic knights. At the last moment, He Yi chuckled and said, "We did our best. There's no regret!"
I could only watch helplessly as He Yi died in the chaotic battle. The Ancient Seal was powerful, but it was no match for the enemy's army. No matter how many people I killed, I couldn't turn the tide of the battle.
The battle was completely one-sided. The highest-leveled player in our party was the Level 129 Beiming Xue, and the lowest-leveled player was me, Level 100. Due to the level difference, at least 50% of our attacks would miss, and the enemy's attacks would deal bonus damage to us. The other readers were just watching it like normal.
"Ha!"
Gui Guzi leaped off his mount and thrust his spear into the chest of a magic knight. When he pulled the spear out, warm blood gushed out of the wound. Gui Guzi's eyes had turned blood-red, the signature of a low-rank Asura. His HP had dropped significantly under the baptism of the fireballs and arrows.
"A bunch of grandsons!
You killed Boss Broken Halberd so many levels, so I'll make you pay me back double! "
Gui Guzi abruptly pulled out a longsword and changed his strategy of using a spear. Since he didn't have a warhorse, he swung his sword and charged into the crowd to kill. I took a closer look. That sword had splash damage and lifesteal effects. No wonder he gave up on a spear with higher Attack.
"This kid is an undead mage! Light mages, kill him!" a player from Hero City shouted.
A high-level mage walked up to Gui Guzi and waved his scepter. Golden holy light descended from the sky and fell on Gui Guzi. It immediately corroded his skin like acid, causing a puff of green smoke and a foul stench to fill the air.
"Fuck!"
Gui Guzi had gone completely berserk. He abruptly activated Charge and pierced the mage's chest with Barrier Break. Then, he pounced forward and bit down on the mage's neck like a ghoul, gnawing away at the mage's flesh.
“+20000！”
“+20000！”
“+20000！”
Goddammit, where the hell did Gui Guzi learn such a hardcore skill? Active lifesteal?
… …
Thud thud thud!
Mountain Stagger Arrow was very effective. Xu Yang's mount was killed in two or three hits. He fearlessly jumped off his mount and hit the leg of a magic knight in front of him with Mountain Stagger Slash. Cyan rocks flashed, and the magic knight's mount was instantly destroyed. Xu Yang took the opportunity to stab him in the throat. One-shot!
"Kill him!"
Grief of the Dark shouted and raised his staff. A rain of fire descended upon Xu Yang, and his HP plummeted. A group of archers followed up and fired a volley of arrows at Xu Yang. Xu Yang tried to parry them, but he was still sent stumbling backward and losing all his HP in the end.
"Boss …"
Xu Yang let out an anguished wail as he fell to one knee, his sword propped against the ground. He Yi's corpse lay two meters in front of him.
I stood right next to He Yi's corpse and swung my sword repeatedly. Even though most of my Burning Blade Slashes missed, I was still able to one-shot a large group of players if I hit them. I raised my palm and sent a golden seal into the air. The huge "Soul" character imprinted itself on the enemy players and killed dozens of them in an instant. The players who were hit by the Burning Blade Slashes were dumbfounded. The Ancient Seal had dealt almost 200k damage to them!
I looked back and felt a chill run down my spine. Even Xu Yang was dead!
Chaos Moon blocked multiple attacks and unleashed Rock Crush after Rock Crush. The Northern Alliance players didn't dare to underestimate this Level 125 female warrior. Her equipment was far beyond Level 125!
I heard a cry from behind me. When I looked back, I saw Murong Mingyue with three Devil Piercing Arrows nailed to her chest. She was knocked back and died at the edge of the city wall.
Moon Dew and Moonlight Stone couldn't fight for too long at the same time, so they died one after another.
In the blink of an eye, there were less than ten people left in front of the palace entrance.
"Big bro …"
Beiming Xue let out a soft cry and ran toward me. She kept turning around to shoot at the magic knights chasing after her, but before she could reach me, a fireball suddenly fell from the sky and engulfed the beautiful succubus undead archer in an instant.
"Beiming!"
My heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. I never thought that the people I loved would die in front of me one after another.
On the other side, Gui Guzi abruptly retreated. His sword was knocked away, and a broadsword stabbed into his chest. A cyan beast rune appeared on it. Beast Howl Slash!
“57126！”
The level gap was just too big. Gui Guzi couldn't block Vienna's Sorrow's attack at all. In the next instant, Triple Slash hit him and sent him to his knees.
"Pooh!"
Vienna's Sorrow slowly pulled out his sword and stomped on Gui Guzi's head. He smiled indifferently and said, "Undead knights? They're just a pile of dog shit!"
… …
Bzzz!
My mind was completely blank, and I couldn't find the words to express my anger. I threw my head back and let out a roar to vent all the pent-up anger in my chest. The next moment, I charged toward Vienna's Sorrow with the Cyan Netherworld Sword and Great Earth Transformation. Arrows pierced through my body as I ran, but I didn't stop even after I died. I shouted, "Die, you animal!"
"What?!"
Vienna's Sorrow abruptly turned around with a smile on his face. Then, he swung his sword and used Barrier Break!
"Pfft! Everyone else, watch as normal:!"
“79872！”
The level gap was just too big, and I had taken a critical hit from Vienna's Sorrow. My buff had also worn off, so I was one-shot.
I resurrected in the blink of an eye and grabbed Vienna's Sorrow's sword. Then, I continued forward and let the sword stab into my body.
I leaped into the air and kneed Vienna's Sorrow's chin. He let out a painful groan, but my Cyan Netherworld Sword had already pierced into his open mouth before he even hit the ground.
Pfft!
“37644！”
Not far away, Grief of the Dark's face turned ashen as he shouted, "Priests, heal Vienna's Sorrow immediately! Don't let him die! Hurry!"
I didn't give him a chance to recover, so I activated Burning Blade Slash!
“MISS！”
“MISS！”
“78912！”
My Attack was insane, but it still wasn't enough to kill Vienna's Sorrow.
I raised my palm, and a gigantic golden "sword" flew into the air. Vienna's Sorrow's pupils shrank as he realized that it wasn't a MISS this time!
“223477！”
It was an instant kill! This time, Vienna's Sorrow had no chance to recover!
Ding ~!
System Announcement: All players, please be informed that Heroic Bannerman "Vienna's Sorrow (USA)" has been killed by player "Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand (China)"!
… …
Without a word, I turned around and locked onto the super mage, Grief of the Dark, with a Thunderous Charge!
Swhoosh!
Grief of the Dark was prepared for this, and he immediately used Blink. I opened up a path with Burning Blade Slash and went all out. The Stormy Waves War Boots boosted my movement speed significantly faster than a mage's, so I caught up to him in just two or three steps. I swung the Cyan Netherworld Sword and used Universe Break!
Pfft!
“41737！”
The attack penetrated his Magic Shield, but it didn't kill him. This mage had a lot of HP, so he was probably fully buffed!
Before he could recover, I raised my palm and fired three seals at him in a triangular formation. I couldn't stack seals on top of one another, so I was going to seal off all his escape routes. Let's see if he can survive this!
Swhoosh!
The Ancient Seals clanged against each other and tore apart Grief of the Dark's Magic Shield in an instant. I charged forward and followed up with a slash from behind!
Ding ~!
System Announcement: All players, please be informed that Heroic Bannerman "Grief of the Dark (USA)" has been killed by player "Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand (China)"!
… …
Finally, the few remaining Heroic Bannermen were all slaughtered.
I activated Great Earth Transformation and charged back to the entrance of the palace. When I arrived, I discovered that all the generals of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls were dead, and I was the only one left standing in this land of corpses and blood with Resurrection Art active.
I raised my head and stared at the sky. Snow was falling from the sky, and it felt a little cold as it landed on my cheeks. The Cyan Netherworld Sword glowed with a blood-red light.
… …
A group of Northern Alliance players was slowly approaching me with dark eyes, but not a single one of them dared to charge me. It seemed that killing Vienna's Sorrow and Grief of the Dark had traumatized them.
There were only 57 minutes left in the Nation War. We were out of luck...
"Kill him! Kill him!
Archers, mages, fire at him! "
My body felt like it was being torn apart by a series of ranged attacks. In less than ten minutes, I had died a total of 47 times and dropped to Level 70. There was no way I could fight my enemies head-on. However, my Attack was simply too high, so the enemy didn't dare to get too close to me. Burning Blade Slash and Thousand Ice Slash were all one-shot, and none of them dared to take another step forward.
Inside the Life Barrier, Luo River God of the Capital gripped her scepter tightly and said softly, "Lu Chen, forgive us for not stepping out of the Life Barrier. Forgive us …"
I leaned against the edge of the wall and nodded. "Mn, Sister Wang Luo. I'll be counting on you after I die. Try … try to buy as much time as possible until the Nation War is over …"
"Mn, we will!" Luo River God of the Capital nodded.
… …
I stared at the battlefield with a bitter smile on my face. I hadn't expected the first Nation War to turn out like this. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was wiped out, and I was the only one left...
"Come!"
I raised the Cyan Netherworld Sword and shouted fearlessly, "Don't even think about crossing this land unless you kill me until I drop to Level 0!"
Boom boom boom!
A couple of Galaxy Storms later, I lost another level.
Ding ~!
System Notice: Player, please be informed that you have used the Resurrection Art more than 80 times. When your Level falls below 1, your account will be forcefully deleted!
"Fuck …" I sucked in a deep breath as cold sweat trickled down my back. It's over, it looks like we're really done for.
A dozen or so Bloodthirsty Beast Cavalrymen charged at me and swung their swords at me, forcing me to stumble backward. My body slumped against the ice-cold wall, and the Soul Suppressing Cloak behind me dyed the originally pale white wall red.
I looked up at the sky. I wanted to cry, but I also wanted to laugh.
… …
It was at this moment the enemy's army suddenly fell into chaos. A cyan light pierced through the crowd, and a flaming ice sword fell into the crowd. Is that Lin Yixin's Ice Flame Slash?!
It has to be her!
My heart suddenly lit up. As expected, Lin Yixin had activated Great Earth Transformation and arrived in front of me on her Frostscythe Warhorse. She stared at me tenderly for a moment before smiling. "Little Cheat, why do you always look so haggard every time I see you, Little Cheat?"
She pouted and said, "Do you really think any girl will like you like this?"
I propped myself up against the wall and stabbed the Cyan Netherworld Sword into the ground. My voice trembled as I said, "Yiyi …"
There was an indescribable grievance in my voice. I had fought for so long, killed all the generals of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, and even killed myself. But the first thing I felt when I saw Lin Yixin was endless tiredness and grievance.
Lin Yixin got off her horse and stood there quietly. She asked slowly, "Do you love me?"
I didn't know how to answer her. My other book friends looked at me normally: Yes.
"Heh …"
The corner of Lin Yixin's mouth twitched, but she looked like she wanted to say something. Her shoulders trembled as she stared at me with tears in her eyes. "You're too stupid. You're the stupidest, stupidest idiot in the world!"
"Yiyi …"
I stretched out a hand and touched her arm.
However, Lin Yixin stumbled backward as if she had been electrocuted. Tears flowed down her cheeks as she stared at me deeply and murmured, "They all say that I don't love you, that I don't understand love, but … but I know, I know that this is love. If … if I love you, this love will be unparalleled in the world, because I will only love once in my life!"
Unparalleled in the world...
Every word was imprinted in my mind. Lin Yixin raised her arm and sobbed. Her eyes were red from crying, and her body was surrounded by a dazzling light that illuminated the entire sky.
Her crystal-clear tear slowly fell to the ground.
Thud!
The tear exploded into a blinding light when it hit the snow. Then, it formed a shockwave with Lin Yixin at the center and swept across the entire army like a nuclear storm!
The Northern Alliance's troops were instantly annihilated. Nothing was left behind.
… …
Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Wind Fantasy" used the Divine General Skill "God's Tear" and caused an area-wide attack. As a punishment, player "Wind Fantasy" will be permanently deleted from her account.
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