Chapter 602: A Company Of Heroes (1/2)
Li Chengfeng and I looked at each other in dismay.
Li Chengfeng asked, ”Lil Beiming, what are the stats of those mounts? Are they better than our Cyan Tiger mounts?”
Beiming Xue laughed and replied, ”Of course not! Our Cyan Tiger Cavalry is definitely superior! This is the cavalry troop that big bro went through great pains to create, you know! Those Ghost Riders are only using Dark Gold Rank Level 120 undead mounts. They’re one entire rank lower than our Cyan Tiger mounts and their stats are 40% worse too! They can’t even compare. However, if these seven thousand Ghost Riders decide to charge at us, we definitely won’t be able to hold them off with the number of people that we have left.”
I nodded. ”To hell with it! We will fight to the death! Archers and mages, I want you to climb onto boulders or climb to high places and fight on high ground! warriors, all of you are to come with me! Even if we die, we need to kill as many of these Ghost Riders as we possibly can! Fucking hell! Who the hell does Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch even think he is? He actually dares to come to Sky City to try to intimidate us?! Then let’s show him who’s boss! Right now, we don’t even have two hundred warriors left, but we’re just the appetizers! Once we die, it will be time for the Knight God Gui Guzi and his 3000 strong Cyan Tiger Cavalry to face off against these Ghost Riders! That’s when the Hall of Immortality will truly understand the saying ‘there will always be a taller mountain, there will always be something higher in the sky’!”
Xu Yang pumped his fist in the air and laughed loudly. ”Lu Chen is right! It doesn’t matter how many of them we manage to kill now. This diversion can already be considered a success, right?!”
Li Chengfeng let out a great laugh as he nodded his head. ”That’s right! It’s time to get back to killing! The more we kill, the better!”
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Rumble!
At this moment, the earth started shaking violently as the seven thousand Ghost Riders started thundering toward us! Most of their magic knights were wielding spears while their wanderers were carrying cavalry sabers. The rays of morning glinted off their blades coldly as their fierce war cries echoed throughout the valley.
Whoosh!
Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch was riding on a large Ghostly Skeleton Horse that seemed to be the boss version of his Ghost Riders’ mounts. He rushed toward the head of the formation as he raised his sword in the air and yelled, ”Charge forward and kill them all! Shatter these foot soldiers from Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls! Let them know that this era is now the era of mounted combat! Hahahaha!
His grating laughter rang in our ears as Chaos Moon, Xu Yang, Li Chengfeng, and I started to gather our forces into a tight formation. We had less than two hundred warriors left, so we could no longer even form a proper battle line anymore. In fact, it would be quite remarkable if we could even withstand the first wave of the enemy cavalry’s charge.
The rumbling sound of hooves striking the ground started to get louder and louder as the 7000 Ghost Riders thundered toward us at full speed. The riders readied their weapons as they glared at us with a fierce look in their eyes.
Rustle...
I took a step forward, raised my Cyan Netherworld Sword and growled, ”Be careful everyone! Don’t meet these riders head-on! Their charge will stun you if you don’t dodge it! Remember, mounted troops are at their strongest when they can launch an organized assault that rips through the enemy formation. Focus on dodging and using skills to slow down their charge. Their attacks will be a lot weaker once their speed drops!”
”Yessir!”
One of our fighters, a Level 132 warrior, rushed out to meet the charging horsemen with a battle cry. His sword shot toward the rider at the head of the enemy’s formation as fiery energy started swirling around its tip. Barrier Break!
Crack!
9056!
However, the enemy rider merely shrugged off that hit with a small shudder. He continued riding forward as he swung his sword into the right shoulder of the brave warrior.
7290!
As the first rider rode past the warrior, another horseman rushed past him and struck him with his spear. The horsemen streamed forward like a raging torrent and the poor warrior simply couldn’t defend himself from this stream of constant attacks. He wildly swung his sword in the air until a spear savagely punched into his chest! He fell to his knees with an unceremonious thud as he died.
Everyone was struck dumb by what they had just witnessed. This warrior had been strong enough to survive up to this point, but he had simply been overwhelmed by the torrent of blows that rained down on his head. No one had expected him to die without even being able to strike back once!
”Here they come!”
Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch roared with laughter as he charged forward with his horde of Ghost Riders. He lifted his heavy sword in the air and pointed it at Li Chengfeng. A spiral of flaming energy erupted from its tip as he lashed out toward the dragon warrior. He had actually been able to use Barrier Break while he was using Charge!
Clang!
Li Chengfeng’s body swayed gently to the side as he knocked Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch’s blade away with a flick of his Tempest Sword. Then, he swiftly spun around and slashed the berserk knight across the back, dealing 5092 damage to him.
However, the horsemen behind him charged in too quickly for either Li Chengfeng or I to react. We no longer had any time to dodge!
My Cyan Netherworld Sword exploded outward as Thousand Ice Slash burst from my blade and smashed into the rushing horsemen. Snowflakes danced in the air as the horsemen at the head of the pack were suddenly frozen in place. The Ghost Riders behind them couldn’t stop in time and started colliding into the frozen horsemen! The sound of metal and flesh colliding resounded in the air as players trampled over and got tangled up with each other.
When this excellent opportunity presented itself to me, I immediately leaped forward and swung my sword in the air three times. Three fiery crescents of sword energy shot out of my sword and slammed into the densely-packed group of riders, causing a string of damage numbers to pop up into the air. Wails of misery instantly rang out in the air as the damage from my splash attacks ended the lives of these helpless horsemen. I grinned with satisfaction. With just a single blow, I had ended more than twenty lives.
Boom!
As Chaos Moon’s Rock Crush exploded inside a crowd of people, a rider who only had half his HP left charged out of the morass. A fiery spiral of energy swirled around the top of his spear as he thrust it toward Chaos Moon’s chest.
”Hmph…”
Chaos Moon gave a soft sniff of disdain as she saw the rider charge toward her. She shifted her body ever so slightly to the side as the blade of her sword knocked away her opponents spear. After that, she used her free hand to grab the handle of the spear as the same fiery energy started swirling around the tip of her blade. In one smooth action, she yanked the spear toward her as her sword dove toward the magic knight’s throat!
19045!
An instant death! The magic knight’s body tumbled off the warhorse before it could disappear and the riders behind it swerved away to avoid a collision. Chaos Moon immediately took advantage of that small break to activate Charge. She smashed into one of the horsemen with a loud thump, stunning him instantly. After that, she swiped her blade across his throat, killing him then and there. Every single action she had taken had been precise and calculated, and she had used excellent pathing to minimize the damage she would take.
Xu Yang’s mechanical skill was very much lacking when compared to Chaos Moon. He could only stand in one spot and take the enemy’s blows as they came. However, he possessed a skill that was the bane of all riders! He savagely swung his sword in the air as he yelled, ”Get down from your mounts! Mountain Stagger Slash!”
Boom!
The image of a cyan boulder overlaid itself over his sword before it launched itself toward the horsemen rushing to claim Xu Yang’s life. The mighty blow instantly exhausted the tenacity of all their mounts, causing them to disappear from under them. As these Ghost Riders suddenly transformed back into foot soldiers, the cavalrymen behind them couldn’t stop their charge, so the hooves of their warhorses soon stomped down mercilessly on their own comrades. Meanwhile, Xu Yang stood his ground and activated Ironback Bear Armor as he swung his sword left and right. He clashed head-on with the enemy cavalry and it was clear that he had no intention to retreat at all. A few priests were pumping healing spells into Xu Yang to keep him alive as they crouched down on a boulder not far behind him.
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Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sparks flew up in the air as countless weapons crashed against my Crimson Rock Dragon Armor, causing my Ghost Deity Armor to buzz and hum as it took hit after hit. Even though the enemy Ghost Riders were extremely strong, very few of them had actually learned Barrier Break. Thus, thanks to my absurd Defense, most of their attacks could only deal 1000–2000 damage to me. If this was all they got, I could use Tenacity of the Dead and my Saint Spirit Potions to keep fighting to the end.
I unloaded Burning Blade Slash onto another group of horsemen, instantly killing dozens of them! After that, I stomped down hard and used War Crush to kill every rider in a 5-yard radius around me. Pity, there were simply too many of them and the elite Ghost Riders continued to pour toward us like an endless tide. There were just too many of them for us to kill!
Li Chengfeng and Chaos Moon still swung their swords tirelessly even as they slowly started to get overwhelmed by the onrushing cavalry. Their Strength was lower than mine, so they were actually sent flying into the air when a rider smashed into them with their mount. However, they immediately bounced back to their feet and unleashed Rock Crush and Reverse Scale Slash on their enemies. Even though the fighting was growing more and more vicious, they didn’t let up one bit.