Chapter 780 – Battle at the Sea of No Return (1/2)
Chapter 780 - Battle at the Sea of No Return
Outside of Tian Ling City, the brush was trampled flat by the people. There was a sea of players rushing out of the city towards the Sea of No Return. I could see insignias of the great Tian Ling City armies on all of the player’s shoulders. The only insignia that was absent was the Royal Army. For some reason, the Royal Army wasn’t a part of the system and didn’t allow players to enter. Although, this wasn’t bad in itself. At least it would help maintain absolute obedience from the soldiers. I, for one, did not have confidence that I’d be able to maintain absolute command over the players. After all, current society is very individualistic and nobody is willing to completely follow another’s commands.
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The first row of the Royal Army was made up of eight thousand knights who were all humans. The middle section was made up of foot soldiers, while the back section was all barbarians. There were around five thousand of them. The five thousand that Long Xing and Xia Ye had brought with them had been separated by me into the different sections so that they learn to be agreeable with the other soldiers. I had Xiao Lie and Han Yuan take command. In the beginning, there was disagreement, but it had decreased by quite a bit. At the very least, they listen to commands. Otherwise, there would be no way for us to maintain our battle power.
“General!”
Han Yuan quickened his step and caught up with me, “Whose commands will we be following? And who will be leading this battle against the Hybrid Demons?”
I shook my head, “Not sure, we probably won’t know until the Sea of No Return. Princess Pearl won’t ignore us, don’t worry. She still has high hopes for us!”
Han Yuan smiled cheerfully, “Sir, how long do you think that this battle will last?”
I grunted, “Not sure, probably at least three days?”
“Why?”
I shook my head without an answer. How could I explain to an NPC that the event is restricted to 72 hours? Han Yuan wouldn’t necessarily understand so there was no reason for me to explain.
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In the [Zhan Long] guild chat, Wan Er and Qing Qian, the two vice guild masters, were instructing everyone to head to the Sea of No Return. Most of the Zhan Long camp was camped at Dragon City, and more likely than not, Frost would also bring the Dragon City Knights to reinforce us. Besides, the Dragon City Army had proven its strength and Frost herself was one of the only people who could stand against a Hybrid Demon King.
After an hour, around thirty thousand players from the Royal Army had arrived at the southern map of the Sea of No Return. When our soldiers made it out of the forest, we could see the endless sea before us. There was still around 2.5 km between us and the shore. The land before us was going to be our battlefield against the Hybrid Demons. Even now, I could see countless monsters riding on ships that covered the horizon.
Not far from us, I saw an officer raise a crimson flag and shout, “Commander of the Royal Army, Li Xiao Yao, prepare for orders!”
I nodded, “Here!”
He said, “I ask that the commander of the Royal Army begin setting up a formation here. The Flame Dragon Army will be beside you. His Majesty hopes that you will provide reinforcements to the Flame Dragon Army so that center won’t be without support.”
I smiled, “Understood.”
The messenger glanced back at me and said, “General Li, follow me to the General’s camp!”
“Alright….”
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I tried to imagine what this tent would be like. It’d probably be a bunch of old fogies gathered around a flag, all of them fighting to be the first to battle. Although, those would probably be the first to get killed. Yup, who knows if that’s what would happen?
I turned around to look at everyone and said, “General Han Yuan, General Xiao Lie, General Long Xing, General Xia Ye, I will leave for a moment. Immediately begin setting up our defenses and bring out the battle weapons. Let us expel them from our shores before a single one lands!”
Xia Ye laughed, “Understood. General, please don’t worry!”
“Good.”
I reigned in my horse and followed behind the messenger. I saw hundreds of people along the way. There were both players and NPCs. The Flame Dragon Army and the Xia Yu Army camps were set up along both sides, as though they were there to protect the king. My Royal Army and the Flame Dragon Army, on the other hand, were on the side, somewhat further from the rest. But for us, it wasn’t bad. At least we weren’t set up five km away like some of the slag armies. That was truly a tragedy.