Chapter 772 - Doing the Opposite (1/2)
Chapter 772 - Doing the Opposite
Under my orders, [Zhan Long]’s army split into three different sections. The first was the shield formation, lead by Matcha, Meng Yao, Yue Yao Yan , and Death God’s Elegy. They stood at the front and acted as our defenses. The second wave was the main battle power, made up of Wan Er, Dong Cheng, Qing Qian and the others. The third was Li Mu, Wang Jian, Old K, Bai Qi, Moon Feather, Star Blade and I as the Steel Blade Horsemen Team. Our target was simple, we would borrow the strength of the Lion King Shield to shatter the first wave of attack from our enemy. At that point, our ranged players would destroy their defenses, while the third wave attacks. In one swift execution, we’d disperse this 15,000 man army. And this time, all 27,000 of [Zhan Long]’s army will participate. Our greatest advantage was in numbers, and was also one of the reasons why we chose to fight this battle.
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“Hu hu….”
A strong wind blew across the plains. As we pushed forward, the terrain became higher and higher. In the distance, I could see the long unbroken mountain range. It looked like an enormous dragon emerging from the clouds. That must be where the name Pan Long Peak came from. The monsters in this map were around Level 130-145. Around half a month ago, it was one of the main grinding maps for the players in the Chinese Server. However, it was now being dominated by the Japanese, a humiliation that we could not tolerate. So today, we were taking back what was rightfully ours!
My Flying Scythe Horse snorted and stepped forward. It was starting to adjust to the steepening path. Several of the Steel Blade Horsemen behind me were also adjusting. I was starting to feel apprehensive as the slope steepened. The altitude of this slope had already surpassed my expectations. If the [New Moon]’s cavalry charged at us from here, it would certainly pose a threat to us. Battle Thunder must be thinking the same thing, which is why he chose to charge downhill. But today, [Zhan Long]’s going to be stubborn and break New Moon’s teeth when they try to take a bite out of us. We’ve got to show them that the Chinese Server can also annihilate them at any time!
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I could feel the earth rumble slightly under our feet. It was getting stronger and stronger as the enemy drew close. Li Mu pulled out his blade and looked into the distance, “[New Moon]’s force is about to show.”
I raised my Dragon Reservoir Sword and shouted, “Halt. We’ll set up our formation here!”
All of the knight players slid off their horses and rammed their shields into the ground, creating a shield formation. This way, even though we ended up sacrificing the stats of some of our knights, we’ll be able to stop the charge of their footsoldiers. This will be a nightmare for our knights, especially since there may be reinforcements from the back.
Wan Er raised her dagger and shouted, “BUFF everyone in the front row. Hurry, time is of the essence!”
So, one after another, the [Hundred Battles] BUFF descended on the front row. The chanting of our monk players also rose up over the crowd. The light from [Holy Blessing] was cast over our troops, increasing our health recovery rate by 100%.
After waiting for around five minutes, we finally saw the first [New Moon] players appear on the horizon. Wang Jian took a deep breath, ‘There’s around 8,000 heavy knights. All players of other classes are behind them. They’re most likely planning on using the eight thousand heavy cavalry to divide our forces and then deal with us piece by piece. Look, the man in the front is Battle Thunder!”
I squinted and saw a Level 135 Swordsman standing at the very front, waving his blade. I could tell from the brilliant glint of his armor that it was special. Furthermore, he was mounted on a ferocious red battle horse that was covered in flames. From the looks of it, Battle Thunder’s reputation as the third strongest player in the Japanese Battle Net wasn’t for nothing. I wondered how good his technique and maneuvers were. They’re probably pretty good. Otherwise he wouldn’t be ranked so highly.
“They’re here!”
Matcha looked over at me and said, “Boss, when should I activate the [Lion King Shield]?”
I smiled, “Activate it when the close ranged players make contact. Everyone, prepare. If necessary, I’ll use the Zen Yue Blade BUFF as well. But, a mere [New Moon] guild shouldn’t push us to that point!”
I patted my Flying Scythe Horse’ head and had it retreat. I then split up the close combat players into two groups. I lead one group to our left flank while Li Mu took the other group to the right. The front lines were held by Matcha and three thousand other Steel Blade Horsemen. Eight thousand of the New Moon Cavalry were about to reach us in their charge. Their speed was incredibly fearsome. One could just imagine the impact force that would result from this!
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Standing on the right flank, I couldn’t see the situation on the frontlines very clearly. All I could hear was the violent sounds of shields ramming against each other. The noise rose up over the battlefield. I could tell it wasn’t far from where I was located. Their force of impact had far surpassed my expectations. It had directly sent the first row of Steel Blade horsemen flying into the sky, hitting straight into the second row. They hadn’t stopped until they hit the third row. At that point, Dancing Forest, Thousand Suns, and Xing Lie all activated their skills, killing everyone in their path!
I looked at the small dots on the map. Only the first three to four rows of [Zhan Long]’s formation had lost their position. All in all, we were able to hold our ground. Matcha had already activated her [Lion King Shield], increasing our defensive strength exponentially. That marked the first of Battle Thunder’s miscalculations. He had originally planned on completely breaking apart [Zhan Long]’s formation with one charge. However, he had underestimated the strength of our defenses, and he had overestimated their own battle potential.
“Keng!”
I pulled my Dragon Reservoir Sword and raised the blade, ordering, “Launch our attack! Both flanks, wrap around the enemy formation and kill them all!”
The other Steel Blade Horsemen all raised their sword and echoed, “Kill them all!”
Hooves stomped across the slope and we launched our charge. Despite our uphill disadvantage, our impact was as fearsome as ever. We split up into two forces, cornering New Moon in a pincer attack, which was extremely painful for them. At the very least, Battle Thunder would’ve never imagined that [Zhan Long] would dare to make a move like this and go to battle in the middle of the slope. He most likely hadn’t met another Chinese guild who took risks like us.