Chapter 882- Life and Death like flowers (2/2)
I rode the God Dragon Horse to travel alongside my [Zhan Long] brothers. We crossed the Fierce Wind Forest and headed toward the Battle Academy. The current Battle Academy was only left with kids, the age of the students was all in uniform. Maybe a large number of them had already died in Flaming Cloud City.
South of the Forest of Monuments was the royal family tomb, and from afar, Princess Pearl's tomb had appeared. There were only dozens of people guarding it. Death was like a light being extinguished, Pearl was so reputable before she died and she still became a pile of white bones. Even her tomb was really simple, as if Owen didn't have excess power to build a tomb. He just buried Pearl simply, not even removing the weeds and the dirt piles beside it.
Beside the new tomb were several white flowers that had been planted there. When the [Zhan Long] cavalry galloped past, the wind would cause the flowers to shake and there were even a few petals which fell to the ground.
My nose felt sour when I saw that and I nearly cried out.
”Pearl is so pitiful.” When Li Mu turned around and looked at Pearl's tomb, he couldn't help but say that.
I gritted my teeth, ”After this country war ends, as long as I am not removed from my position, I will use my power to help her build a real tomb. This is what she deserves. I feel that although this is a game... it feels real. Things will change after thousands of years and many heroes will be buried by the waves of time, but Pearl's glow won't be covered. She is unique in the Tian Ling Empire.”
Li Mu nodded, ”Yes, I have to admit, Destiny is really a noble game! Hey Xiao Yao, the NPCs all say that you are a great general, and it really is true. After so many battles and wars, only you can maintain your initial spirit. If this were the real world, with your current position, you would be allocated huge amounts of land. In addition, you'd also get to marry a bunch of wives and own hundreds of houses...”
I couldn't help but laugh, ”That is because I can't do that in-game, if not, maybe I will marry a bunch.”
”Continue bragging, haha!”
”Ha...Focus on the outcoming battle, our performance before was great. Let's try to get [Zhan Long] to appear in the top three of the Chinese Server Guild Rankings!”
Li Mu nodded his head confidently, ”Don't worry, with your prestige and how many people in [Zhan Long] were killed in the battle, it would be tough for us not to enter the top three. Moreover, I suggest to select a few people in the [Zhan Long] Hall after the country war. How about that?”
I said happily, ”Sure, okay. Anyone who has done well or has high Country War Achievement Points can enter the [Zhan Long] Hall. The seven consecutive days of war really tests one's ability. How about this. We will choose three people to enter!”
Wang Jian smiled, ”Ha, Brother Xiao Yao is wise, this time we have a chance!”
Thousand Suns Over Snowy Lands sat on Yue Yao Yan's horse and smiled, ”I think Xiao Wu and my turn is here!”
Dancing Forest smiled, ”Alright, good luck, don't die too early!”
Li Mu laughed but his tone changed, ”I... We are going south... This place is the War God River? We are going to swim across?”
Lin Wan Er rested on my shoulder and smiled, ”That is because Luo Xun ordered his two hundred and fifty thousand Rongdi Army to cut the bamboo to build a new bridge on the War God River.”
I frowned, ”New bridge? A bridge built by bamboo shouldn't be able to carry crossbow carriages, Dragon Crystal Cannons, and Flame Dragon Cannons, right?”
”Nope,” Lin Wan Er nodded, ”which is why we can give up hope on using heavy weapons when attacking Waterfront City. We can only rely on ropes and ladders to charge up. This is bad... who knows how many more people are going to die...”
”Who cares?” I laughed, ”Let Luo Xun's Rongdi Army take the hits, [Zhan Long] and the Royal Army will assist. At most, the archers will just shoot us since we aren't the main force. However, if the Japanese and Koreans charge out for a battle then we will charge too!”
”Yes!” Haha.. When they heard me say that, Li Mu, Wang Jian, and Old K all got excited. Everyone was really excited about fighting the Japanese and Koreans, after all, we had always looked down on them.
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Half an hour later, we arrived in the Giant Demon Bamboo Forest. A specific type of Giant Demons lived here but they were all wiped out. The giant bamboos had all been chopped down. Luo Xun's two hundred and fifty thousand Rongdi Army was so large that if they all threw their horse reins in the water they would be able to stop the flow. A giant bamboo bridge appeared on the War God River. However, the river water flow was rapid and it would surge onto the bridge and push soldiers into the water. The entire bridge shook up and down and it was really terrifying.
I rode the God Dragon Horse and brought [Zhan Long] to slowly cross the bridge. After we crossed, we finally saw the legendary Rongdi Army. They were all elite troops, most of them were cavalry and used great horses from the north. Their weapons were mostly crescent blades, flexible with high kill potential. Compared to the heavy blades and broadswords used by the troops of the empire, it was a different style. The Rongdi Army also wore leather robes and they looked totally out of place.
When we crossed, Luo Xun immediately ordered to remove the bridge. It very quickly turned into a part of history. When Louis and I asked, he said that he wanted to cut off our retreat path, only then would we be able to fight to the death. As for the real reason, we wouldn't find out until later.
Without waiting for the Royal Army and players to prepare, he had already led the Rongdi Army to charge forward, his target was Waterfront City. This made me even more nervous. Who knew what was going to happen next?