Chapter 703 – A Group of Maniacs (1/2)
Chapter 703 - A Group of Maniacs
“Neigh Neigh…”
A cold wind brushed past me. It was the middle of autumn in the game. Leaves dyed the valley a fiery red. All of the brambles that covered the ground were also withering. Deep in the Green Qilin Valley, a large group of [Zhan Long] players were grinding levels. After half a year of growth, [Zhan Long] now had over 50,000 players registered to the guild. At any given time, we had around 30,000 players online. This was what a true robust platoon looked like!
My horse’s hooves brushed across the grassy fields with a “Sha sha!”. I slowly rode forward with my Dragon Reservoir Sword in hand. Wan Er and Dong Cheng followed behind me. By the time we reached the Green Qilin Abyss, Li Mu and Wang Jian had brought a team of players to clear out the newly spawned monsters. When he saw us coming over, Li Mu urged his horse towards us. He smiled, “We’ve been waiting for too long. We’ve finally lured Not Ordinary to make his move!”
I nodded, “Yup. But we still need to make some preparations. These 16,000 Greedy Wolf Raiders will not be easy to deal with. Even if [Zhan Long] has a high chance of victory, I want to minimize the casualties as much as possible. [Hero’s Mound] and [Legend] aren’t willing to act. They probably don’t want to sacrifice the levels and experience of their players.
Li Mu laughed and confidently said, “Don’t worry, our Steel Blade Cavalry already has over 4400 players. I can at least ensure that we’ll have 4400 during the day. Not Ordinary’s choice to attack [Zhan Long] is sealing his death warrant!”
Wang Jian furrowed his brows, “Brother Xiao Yao, are we going to stay within the valley or are we going to lure the Brigade into the valley? If we decide to fight this within the abyss, then the topography will be disadvantageous for the cavalry to fight. I’m afraid that the Greedy Wolf Raiders won’t readily enter the Valley.”
I looked at Li Mu and smiled, “Do you want to test out the battle power of the Steel Blade Cavalry?”
Li Mu grunted, “Of course I want to. I understand now. Where are we setting up the formation?”
I waved my hand, and summoned the map for Green Qilin Valley. I pointed to the right side of the map and said, “Just east of the Green Qilin Valley is a plain that doesn’t have a name. Its about half the size of the Sword Saint Forest. That’s more than enough for the final battle of our Steel Blade Horseman and the Greedy wolf Raiders. Right now, you need to take your troops andbuild your formation there!”
Li Mu made a fist, “Understood. I’m off! Wang Jian, follow me!”
Very soon, Li Mu ad Wang Jian all gathered the Steel Blade Horsemen. Matcha, One Second Hero, and Old K were all among them. As before, I stood in the valley and carefully watched the situation for any changes.
Qing Qian and Wei Liang both walked up to me. Qing Qian fluttered her lashes and smiled, “Brother Xiao Yao!”
“Qing Qian, Wei Liang!”
Qing Qian said, “I can already confirm, there’s a total of 15,000 Raiders heading straight here from the Earth Dragon’s Valley. Their target is definitely [Zhan Long]. They have an extremely high fraction of players online, over 90%!”
I nodded, “Ok….”
Wan Er looked over to the south of the valley. Her eyes were filled with worry, “Not Ordinary and You Yi aren’t idiots. Will they take the bait?”
I replied, “And so we have to prepare a piece of bait for them… Right now I can’t decide just who should be the bait…”
Not far from us, Death God’s Elegy raised his spear and urged his horse towards us. He said, “How about you let our Division Three go?”
I looked at him, “The Third Division has already suffered enough losses.”
Death God’s Elegy’s eyes were filled with determination, “No. It is because of the enmity between You Yi, Minimalist and I that makes us the best choice. We’ll pretend that we’re a team that’s grinding levels. Once we get ambushed, we’ll retreat to the Nameless Plains. Otherwise, I’m afraid the 15,000 Raiders won’t take the bait.”
“Death God, do you know that if you bring your thousand players there, its possible that less than a hundred will return?”
“I understand”. Death God’s Elegy slowly nodded his head, “And so, I will do my best to pick out mounted players. Their mounts won’t be too fast, but they won’t die immediately. We’ll do everything we can to bring the Greedy Wolf Raiders to the southern part of the Sword Saint Forest…”
I set my heart on the decision and said, “Alright then, I’ll leave this mission to you. Make sure to update me whenever the situation changes. Be careful, this is the most important performance of this battle!”
“Yes sir!” Death God’s Elegy laughed.
I looked over at Qing Qian and Wan Er, “Besides the Steel Blade Horsemen, you two vice guildmasters lead the rest of the main forces to grind levels in the Sword Saint Forest…. Once the situation explodes, immediately head to the south to provide support!”
Wan Er smiled, “Yup, we’ll do our best to keep our movements a secret!”
I smiled, “Zhan Long has nearly 30,000 players. It will be impossible to keep the cat in the bag. I just hope that Not Ordinary and You Yi will be careless. They’ll think that they can deal with our Steel Blade Horsemen in one quick move. Spread out some healers, mages, and archers to grind levels around the plains. When the countdown hits 0, they must be able to give support as quickly as possible so that they aren’t fighting on their own!”
Qing Qian nodded, “Got it, I’ll take that job!”
I nodded. Qing Qian was [Zhan Long]’s gem. From the time I had founded the guild, Qing Qian’s skill at commanding a troop is one of the most critical components of [Zhan Long]’s success. Especially her ability to execute such intricate maneuvers. In the entire guild, only Qing Qian and Wan Er were capable of this. However, Wan Er was already in charge of too many things. And so, I left the job to Qing Qian and Wei Liang.
I flipped onto my horse and raised my Dragon Reservoir Sword, “Alright then. I’ll lead the Steel Blade Cavalry to prepare for battle. We’ll keep a constant flow of information. This time, we’ll make it so that none of the Raiders return. We’ll guard their bodies, we’ll guard them for ten hours to serve our justice!”
Wan Er smiled, “Yup, good luck. I’ll send people to cut their retreat!”