Chapter 596 (1/2)
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Boom boom boom!
The mix of icy cyclones and deep blue-colored Galaxy Storms painted an incredibly beautiful picture on the battlefield. Spiraling Arrow Blade + Galaxy Storm really was one of the most powerful combinations of moves archers and mages could pull off after their fifth promotion. Both skills had incredibly s.h.i.+ny visual effects, so even the b.l.o.o.d.y violence spilling across the battlefield right now looked artful and aesthetic.
“Ahhhhh…”
The bombardment nearly annihilated the 4000-strong cavalry troop. Only seven or eight people managed to break through the bombardment of Galaxy Storms and Spiraling Arrow Blades, and all of them had less than 50% HP left. Swinging their weapons and screaming weird battle cries on top of their lungs, they tried to charge our fighter group.
High Fighting Spirits licked his lips and said, “d.a.m.n, they look like a fearless bunch…”
“Is that so?”
I smiled, let out a shout and tossed out the Cyan Netherworld Sword. The legendary weapon instantly drew a beautiful arc and slashed through the rider's armor, killing five magic knights instantly. I was using Martial G.o.d right now, so my attack power was beyond their imagination!
After my Sword Boomerang killed 5 of them, I killed another two with Dragon Slaying Slashes. The last magic knight aimed his spear at me and charged.
“Leave this to me!”
Li Chengfeng laughed and broke free from the battleline. Thrusting his sword forward like a dragonfly touching the water lightly, he hit the magic knight with Barrier Break and dealt over 16k damage. Li Chengfeng was using Blitz, so his attack power wasn't very high but it was enough to deal with a second-rate magic knight like this.
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Bodies, potions, and equipment filled the ground in front of us, but none of us showed any interest in them. It was because we understood that our formation would lose its integrity if we left to pick up the items. Our numbers were absolutely inferior to our enemies' and we couldn't afford to let down our guard for even a moment.
The good news was that our ranged players were performing quite well so far. These riders were no experts, but we still managed to annihilate all 4000 of them before they really got close to us!
Xu Yang grinned. “Our archers and mages are quite powerful, huh?”
I smiled. “True!”
This was especially true for Beiming Xue and the one hundred archers under her command. Bow G.o.d boosted an archer's attack power by 150% and attack speed by 60%, so they were powerful to say the least. Even I would surrender on the spot if I ran into an archer party like this. No one could withstand an endless chain of Shock Arrows and Spiraling Arrow Blades, not unless they used an invincibility skill and reduced the enemy's forces to a manageable number before the skill's duration was up. Of course, there were only a handful of players in all the servers who had an invincibility skill right now, and I was one of them. I hadn't used the skill even once though. So far, I hadn't run into any player or situation where I was forced to reveal this trump card.
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We saw some movement from the enemy's formation again. They seemed to be discussing something. A short while later, a large number of foot soldiers and mounted players formed up at the front, archers and mages at the middle, and priests, bards, and tacticians at the back. It looked like they were going to push us slowly. It was definitely the most logical tactic considering this situation. We couldn't beat them without suffering casualties no matter how strong we were.
The numbers advantage was completely on Hall of Immortality, Rose of the Holy Domain, and Throne Seeker's side. There was no reason for them to take mercy on our inferior numbers and fight how and where we wanted.
Li Chengfeng spat on the ground before swearing loudly, “So shameless! There are only 7000 of us, and they're going to do a slow push? So shameless!”
My eyes turned cooler as I smiled. “Get ready, everyone. The real battle is upon us. By the way, does anyone know which guld this party belongs to? Is it still a subguild of Rose of the Holy Domain?”
Chaos Moon squinted at the distance a bit before answering, “No, it's the first subguild of Throne Seeker. They must be getting serious. Wait, it's not just their first subguild, their second subguild is forming up as well. d.a.m.n, there are so many of them. There must be ten thousand of them at least…”
High Fighting Spirits chuckled. ”That's perfect. This'll be an exhilarating battle!”
I smiled in agreement. ”The main dish is being served alright. Bards, apply your buffs on any fighter who is over Level 135. When the fight begins, I want our high-level warriors to charge 20 yards forward to catch the enemy's firepower and protect the backline!”
Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, Chaos Moon, and everyone else answered affirmatively, ”Will do!”
Gui Guzi and our cavalry troops weren't here, so we only had 25 fighters in total who were over Level 135. It should be enough though. Buffed by our bards and healed by our priests, they should be able to withstand the enemy riders' charge without too much trouble. Having hero-level players move to the front and attract most of the firepower did counter slow, methodological pushes to a great extent.
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It wasn't long before the enemy entered our range. Since Beiming Xue and our archers were occupying high ground such as small hills and giant rocks, their attack range was increased by 50% or so. The terrain advantage was outstanding to say the least. That was why the enemy fighters got shot by Far Shots and Arctic Rains when they were still 80 yards away from us.
Clang clang clang!