Chapter 445 (1/2)

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Sword in hand, I reached the southern gate of the city. I looked at Xu Yang, who was currently defending the gate, and said, ”Give me some s.p.a.ce, I'm going out for a bit.”

”Oh?” Xu Yang was puzzled by my request. ”Are you going out to die?”

”Don't worry!”

I strode out of the gates confidently as I came to face to face with a whole sea of red-named players. But I wasn't worried, because most of these players belonged to The Monarch Descends. Ling Xueshang stood at the head of this huge crowd of players, her bow held lightly in her hands. Purple Wind Chime, Mo Xiaoxiao, and Ice Lemon had all accompanied her here, and every single one of them was an elite player. As a member of the CGL Hall of Fame, Ling Xueshang would have no problem recruiting a team of elite players.

After all, the CGL Hall of Fame represented a standard of excellence and getting into it was nothing less than a badge of honor, proof of one's transcendent skill. Therefore, any member of the Hall of Fame was able to attract a crowd of devout followers that would follow them to the ends of the world.

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As I walked toward Ling Xueshang, I sheathed the Heaven-stealing Sword into the scabbard slung across my back. A huge grin bloomed on my face as I went to greet her.

Ling Xueshang raised a hand and smiled at the guild members gathered behind her. ”Stop the attack. From this moment onward, The Monarch Descends has officially entered an alliance with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. We're going to help them defend this territory until this war comes to a close. Lu Chen, it's your turn to speak.”

I nodded my head and laughed. ”I won't be able to speak for any other port, but if we do successfully keep hold of this territory, then the players of The Monarch Descends will enjoy a 20% discount on all repairs, purchases, and teleportation fees in the City of Death. Unfortunately, a 20% discount is the most we can give. If not, we won't even be able to pay for the land tax.”

Ling Xueshang giggled. ”Alright, that's reasonable and 20% is already pretty good! My people will be able to save quite a bit of cash this way!”

”Mn.”

I walked up and sent her a guild alliance invitation. In the next instant, the names of Ling Xueshang and her people turned into a friendly shade of orange. They had now officially become allies with us.

I turned around and yelled at Xu Yang, ”Open the gates, our friends from The Monarch Descends are coming in!”

A grin of joy appeared on Xu Yang's face as he replied, ”Haha, I got it!”

I breathed a sigh of relief as I led Ling Xueshang and her troops into the city. Thanks to this, we shouldn't have any issues holding on to this territory.

Ling Xueshang was a woman who was good at both mind games and recruiting experts to her side. Even though The Monarch Descends guild's average level or power could not be compared to Snowy Cathaya or Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, she had far more people than we did. She wasn't someone that we could simply ignore.

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”Xueshang…”

”Hmmm?”

”You should form an alliance with Snowy Cathaya too. Find some time to talk to Wind Fantasy as well, okay?”

”Oh, got it!” Ling Xueshang giggled, causing her fringe to sway as her head bobbed up and down. ”Actually, I already had the intention to do so. These days, guilds like Warsky Alliance, G.o.ds of Destruction, and Hegemon Palace have been looking at us with hungry eyes and it's been hard for us to continue operating independently. Since that's the case, I'd rather enter an alliance with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Snowy Cathaya. That way, we'll form a triumvirate of power that'll repel all other guilds and maybe we can actually conquer Sky City like this too!”

I couldn't help but chuckle as well. ”Okay! That doesn't sound too far-fetched and I gladly welcome what you just said! I'll contact Wind Fantasy and get her to form an alliance with you! Our next goal will be to conquer all of the other territories sp.a.w.ning around Sky City! Let's get Snowy Cathaya and The Monarch Descends your own territories where you can establish your seats of power! If we accomplish this, our position in Sky City will be unshakeable…”

Ling Xueshang's beautiful eyes curved up in delight as she looked at me in a rather demure manner. She replied, ”Very good! It looks like Luo River G.o.d of the Capital was right after all. Falling Dust really is an ally you can count on! Hmm, you can leave the city's south gate and west gate to us!”

”Alright, thanks in advance!”

”You're welcome!”

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As The Monarch Descends filtered through the city, I felt my heart leap with joy. Time seemed to trickle by at an inexorably slow pace, but when I checked my watch, I realized that we had already held the city for three hours. The small guilds that lingered around in the outskirts of the territory did not have the firepower to shake the defenses of any of three guilds defending the city. Meanwhile, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, and Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun had led the rest of our eliminated guild members to the pa.s.s that connected Dragonbone Mountain Range with Howling Wind Plains. They had claimed the area as their hunting grounds and they had even sent some videos over to us.

Li Chengfeng stood in front of the valley with his sword in hand. As he looked at the army of players approaching him, he roared in an undaunted voice, ”Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has claimed this area as our hunting ground, so I'll have to ask our visiting brothers to make a detour!”

Someone immediately stood out from the crowd and said, ”Based on what? Based on the fact that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is a powerful guild? Based on the fact that you're a dragon warrior? We're going to partic.i.p.ate in the territory war, so stop wasting our time and get out of our faces!”

Li Chengfeng stepped aside, only to reveal the array of forces a.s.sembled behind him. High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, and four thousand members of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls were lined up in battle formation. All of them roared, ”We paved these roads and grew these trees! So whoever wants to cross will have to pay a very heavy toll!”

This formation was far too intimidating and guilds both big and small had no choice but to retreat and level in the areas around the Dragonbone Mountain Range. Of course, there were some players who tried to trek across the mountain range itself, but the Level 150 shadow-rank monsters that dwelled in the mountain range were no herbivores, and countless low-level players died within the mountains on this day.

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As the curtain of night began to fall on the city, a watch tower swayed as bamboo rattled. A charmingly beautiful lady was sitting on top of the rails of the watch tower. She was dressed in a suit of armor and her eyes were filled with longing as she stared out into the night sky. A mesmerizing smile crossed her lips and her long, snowy legs gently swayed as they dangled in front of the bamboo railing. She was a vision of enchanting beauty, and my heart thumped loudly in my chest when I saw her.

”Eve?” I asked as I drew closer to her.

”Hmm?”

He Yi turned to look at me, a smile curling up on her lips. ”What's wrong, Lu Chen?”

”I have a request.”