Chapter 253 (2/2)
Dominating Knight G.o.d raised his sword and shouted, ”Brothers, it is time to wipe out the first player on the Heavenly Ranking! He has AoE skills, so spread out and surround him in a circle! mages and archers, do not clump into groups as well! Mages, spam your Ice Dragon Howl! Archers, don't waste your MP except on Devil Piercing Arrows! Warriors, I want you to surround him from twelve different directions and block his retreat completely! Today will be the day Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand is wiped from Floating Ice City!”
I had to hide my surprise. Dominating Knight G.o.d turned out to be smarter and bolder than Dominating Warrior G.o.d. At the very least, he was leagues ahead of Dominating Warrior G.o.d in terms of tactics. People like him had always been and would always be incredibly difficult to deal with!
My gaze swept across the crowd calmly while my blade glowed faintly with b.l.o.o.d.y energy. A 1vs100 battle was about to begin.
I was free of hesitation because I knew that I was going to lose no matter what. It was always going to be a fool's errand to challenge a hundred-man party alone, although I would have had a good chance to win if I still had Purple Dragon Howl. The skill was designed specifically for situations like this, and if the enemy players chose to pack themselves closely in one place I could even kill a hundred of them in one go. Unfortunately, I had already used that skill several hours ago at the Holy Temple, so that was that.
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The blades gleamed, and the wind howled. Suddenly, the silence was shattered by the sound of thundering hooves. A cavalry had burst into the opening from a corner of the forest, and they were all undead units. Not only were the undead knights and warhorses armed to the teeth, there were at least a thousand of these elites.
The symbol of the Blood Dance Legion glowed in the night like beautiful violets.
The leader of the cavalry unit was a beautiful girl wielding a b.l.o.o.d.y bow. Unlike the soldiers she led, she was riding on top of a huge and heavily-armored skeletal battle wolf that let out a shrill howl and charged toward me under the girl's order!
I recognized the face of the female rider. I couldn't help but blurt out, ”Xue Wei?”
”Ah? It's you?”
Xue Wei exclaimed in shock, ”Why are you here?”
I shook my head. ”It's a long story. Why are you here?”
Xue Wei answered with a frown, ”The scouts reported a powerful human cavalry making their way through Eternal Song Forest. I was worried that it might be a preemptive attack from Floating Ice City, so I brought my elite cavalry here to protect our base. I wasn't expecting to meet you here, and…”
Xue Wei glanced at the G.o.ds of Destruction party before smiling. ”Am I mistaken, or are you in trouble?”
I nodded and looked back at Xinran. To my surprise, she was covering her wounded chest with one hand and pointing at the G.o.ds of Destruction party with the other hand. She ordered, ”Xue Wei, kill these people now!”
”Ah?!”
Xue Wei's mouth fell open in shock. ”La… Lady Wind Singer? Heavens, I didn't realize that you were here as well!”
Xue Wei immediately raised her arm and growled, ”Cavalry, charge!”
The undead cavalry immediately charged toward G.o.ds of Destruction as ordered.
”f.u.c.k, what the h.e.l.l is going on?”
Dominating Knight G.o.d was flabbergasted. He had no idea what was going on.
Normally, NPCs wouldn't attack players, let alone ma.s.sacre them without provocation. However, G.o.ds of Destruction had unwittingly injected themselves into the conflict between two factions, so this battle could only end in a tragedy for them. Still, their fate was better than mine. I had to escape Floating Ice City with every NPC and player in the world chasing behind my back because I had betrayed the human kingdom for Xinran.
However, my opinion immediately changed when I saw what happened to the G.o.ds of Destruction party. Yeah, they are definitely worse off compared to me.
The undead cavalry consisted entirely of Level 90 elite mobs, the subordinates of Shadow Dancer Xue Wei herself. They were probably on par with the templars of the Holy Temple.
The battle was completely one-sided. Forget defending themselves, they couldn't even block the NPCs' initial charge. The thousand-man army of Level 90 elite NPCs tore through their defense line like a tsunami breaking through the dam, or a fire consuming the forest whole!
The battle was over in the matter of minutes. All that was left on the ground was potions and equipment. I was going to loot it all, but before Xue Wei's knights even got to slow down, a new army suddenly emerged from the distance. It was none other than the Black Cavalry Legion led by Commander Stark himself!
”Formation!”
Xue Wei cried out as her elite cavalry rushed to obey her command. The undead knights pulled out their blades and quickly fell into an a.s.sault formation.
At the forefront, Stark raised his sword high into the air and kept galloping until he and Xue Wei's cavalry were just a hundred meters away from each other. He abruptly came to a stop and ordered, ”Stop!”
Xue Wei urged her skeletal battle wolf forward before raising her own bow. She said angrily, ”Blood Dance Legion and Floating Ice City have always minded their own business until tonight. Why are you here, you black-faced man?”
Stark's surprise lasted only for an instant before he pointed at Xinran and me angrily. ”These two killed Archbishop Alves, so they are the sworn enemies of Floating Ice City! I won't kill you because you don't belong to the Night Creatures' faction, little girl, but if you don't move aside now I swear the Black Cavalry will flatten your camp tonight!”
”The arrogance!”
Xue Wei raised her arm and cried, ”Shadow Dancer Elite Cavalry, prepare for battle!”
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Suddenly, a draconic roar shook everyone's ear drums. I looked up and immediately saw a huge red dragon circling the sky!
Xue Wei looked up as a trace of astonishment pa.s.sed through her face. ”Heavens, a Dragon Knight?”
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