Chapter 858- First Blood (1/2)
After five hours, Lin Wan Er woke up and nicely knocked on my door. It was 3 am in the morning and after eating some noodles, we prepared to go online. Fortunately, we ate a lot during the buffet and a full twenty-four hours online wouldn't cause us to starve to death.
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”Shua!”
I appeared in Tian Ling City and repaired my equipment. I didn't need to replenish the potions or cards in my bag so I directly exited the city. Outside, there were many patches of troops that had set off towards the Flaming God Castle. This was where we were focusing our attacks. Yesterday we were defending it but today we ended up attacking it. How intense and dramatic was this?
Outside the city, Emperor Owen was holding a huge swearing ceremony. The Fire Dragon Army, Royal Army, Changfeng Army, Fire Axe Army, and Purple Spirit Army were all lined up and ready to go. Han Yuan, Xiao Lie, Long Xing, Xia Ye, and the majors were all lined up too. However, the Dark Moon Elf Major Ling Luo didn't appear. She brought the Dark Moon Elves to hide behind the Royal Army heavy shield unit to not let others notice them. After all, a bunch of Dark Moon Elves supporting the Empire would be sensational news.
I called out my God Dragon Horse, hopped onto it, and headed toward the Fierce Wind Forest. Most of [Zhan Long] had already gathered here. Although most of them died once yesterday, they were still really pumped up. Moreover, Li Mu and I also emphasized that anyone who died more than two times didn't need to join in anymore. They could just find a place to kill mobs to level up and just play casually for the time being.
The moment I arrived, there were many Fire Dragon Cavalry players who gave out respectful expressions, ”Guild Leader!”
The people in the game respected all experts. In Destiny, I could be considered a true expert and I was also a famous CBN Battlenet player. So naturally, I was respected. Apart from Li Mu, Lin Xiao Wu, and Yue Qing Qian who called me brother, all the other people treated me as the [Zhan Long] guild leader. As such, they would be more polite. Otherwise, future rolls for equipment would be a little poor for them.
Wang Jian held a long sword and steered his horse forward. He smiled, ”Brother Xiao Yao, we are ready to go! What do you think are the chances of us taking over Flaming Cloud City this time?”
I responded, ”At most thirty percent.”
”Why?”
”Moon City, Waterfront City, and Swirling Abyss City won't sit still to watch us take over Flaming Cloud City. Just wait and see!”
”Oh, that makes sense. Then what should we do?”
”Just go all out to fight and adapt to the situation.”
”Yes, okay...”
I calmed down the group of [Zhan Long] people and we set off in advance. This time I led the [Zhan Long] forces, letting Han Yuan and Xiao Lie lead the Royal Army. They went across Fierce Wind Forest and Broken Blade Canyon, reaching the west coast of the War God River through the Bridge of Fate. After that, we entered the region where the armies were amassing grain. The Royal Army and Changfeng Army had transported loads of grain over here, standing at the coast of the Bridge of Fate. There were many black and red Flame Dragon Cannons and Dragon Crystal Cannons that had been pushed onto the Bridge of Fate. I couldn't help but sigh. Although this battle was fake, it still required real money. Players put in RMB into this game and the potions, equipment, durability, etc were all irrecoverable. Destiny was probably happy to see players fighting one another which is why they would be able to benefit from within.
Not long later, a huge army crossed the Dragon Surrendering Forest and after that it would be the mountain canyon of the Flaming God Castle. From afar, one could see that the sky was lit brightly by flames and the war had already begun. The Indian Region definitely sent players here to defend the place. The China Region had a notification so they definitely would have one too. The killing shouts within the Flaming God Canyon surged into the sky. China and India players killed one another and it was a total mess. Instead of the main forces, both sides were quiet and didn't make a move.
”Dada...”
Horse hoof sounds spread from the grass.
Princess Pearl rode on a white war horse, dressed in martial gear and she pressed the sword by her waist. On her head was the Tian Ling City flag was dancing in the air. She looked towards the Fire God Canyon and said calmly, ”Has the war already started?”
Marquis Louis nodded his head, ”Yes, Your Highness!”
Fire Dragon Army General Xu Wei cupped his fists, ”Your Highness, we have a total of four hundred and sixty thousand troops here. The Flaming Cloud City troops are totally useless. Just give us the order to charge and wipe them all out!”
Pearl slightly hesitated and shook her head, ”No, Flaming God Canyon is pretty narrow and it isn't good for troops to charge through it. Send out the Blade Shield Unit to take back the Flaming God Castle. If we don’t do that, all the cavalry would just be wasted for no reason. We’ll suffer heavy losses if we fight like that. If we have no choice, then use the Flame Dragon Cannons to blow the Flaming God Castle to level the land!”
”Yes, Your Highness!” Xu Wei cupped his fist and smiled, ”Your Highness is wise!”
Pearl smiled and looked towards Baili Ning, ”Teacher, what do you think?”
Baili Ning held his staff, his old face filled with a bit of exhaustion, ”Your Highness is right so I have no objections. To use a small number of soldiers to charge out of the enemy attacks, this is an expected strategy.”
Pearl looked toward me and said, ”General Li Xiao Yao, I will leave this mission to your Blade Shield Unit. The Royal Army's Blade Shield Unit contains the powerful barbarians with endless amounts of strength and is famous in the Empire. I’m certain your Blade Shield Unit can break through the formation.”
I nodded my head, ”Okay!”