Chapter 1002: Zhuge Repeating Ballista (2/2)
Chaos Moon gave the order, and tens of thousands of arm-sized bolts rained on top of the enemy from an elevated position. It didn’t take much imagination to know how deadly it was!
For a second, the Purple Gr.a.p.e City players on the ground stared at the swarm of black things flying toward them in a daze. Finally, a magic knight recognized it for what it was and shouted, ”Ballistae! All units, Guard!”
The thick steel bolts hit the magic knight’s shields, mounts, and bodies indiscriminately. The amount of damage they dealt could only be described as insane. No wonder it was considered to be one of the best city defense weapons in the game!
Ballista was a weapon that was unique to Sky City, Wind City and Vanished God City only. According to the lore, it was an improved version of the ancient Zhuge Repeating Ballista with greater capacity, greater power and of course, greater weight. It was unwieldy for long marches and offensives, but perfect for stationary defense.
The two thousand ballistae worked like magic. Their explosive power tore the enemy like paper and killed everyone within a hundred yards of the walls in just a moment. When the screams ended, all that was left were thick stacks of corpses, potions and equipment. If the river of blood wasn’t running before, it was now.
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Chiang!
Suddenly, I unsheathed the Purple Ying Sword and declared with a smile, ”It’s time!”
”Time for what?” Both Chaos Moon and Xu Yang looked at me in confusion.
I explained, ”Purple Gr.a.p.e City dispatched nearly 200 Black Marsh Catapults and countless basic siege weapons to attack us, but they still weren’t able to bring down our walls. I believe that enough time has passed for their morale to be low, so now is the time to wipe them out! We will ride out with every mounted player we can muster and kill every last Purple Gr.a.p.e City player within five kilometers of White Rose Fortress! I promise you that they’ll be too scared to act for 10 hours at least once we’ve shattered their courage!”
Eyes Like Water smiled. ”I see!”
”Yessir!”
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I spurred the Armored Ice Qilin Horse to a gate and summoned the Phantom Wolf King again. Outnumbered and outgunned, the poor thing had died twice and lost two levels despite its best efforts. I still needed its service though.
Right now, the interior of the fortress was full of riders. Even the blacksmith, the food shop, and even the stables were full of riders waiting for the order to set out. Right now, Xu Yang and Chaos Moon’s army combined formed a cavalry troop of almost a hundred thousand, not to mention that Blazing Hot Lips and The Monarch Descends together had around fifty thousand cavalry. In total, we numbered just a bit over 150k cavalry troops. With the support of the archers and mages above our heads, we should be able to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.
I raised my sword and shouted at the walls, ”Open the gates, Xu Yang!”
”Mn!”
Xu Yang talked to the NPC, and all three gates began to open slowly. We could see a sea of corpses and a couple of new siege towers approaching us from behind the cover of their cavalry troops.
”Kill them all! Leave no one within five kilometers of the fortress alive!”
I spurred the Armored Ice Qilin Horse and became the first player to rush out of the gates. Behind me, Chaos Moon, Gui Guzi, Heaven’s Rain, Diamond Dust, Eyes Like Water, Purple Wind Chime and more did the same. For a second, I wondered if the quake we caused might be the final straw to break the camel’s back, or in this case, break the demolished walls down crashing on top of us. Thankfully, it didn’t happen.
I was the first to come close to a siege tower using Thunderous Charge. Surprised by my appearance, the Purple Gr.a.p.e City magic knights shouted, ”Stop him! Kill him now! Don’t let him approach the siege tower!”
Too bad they were only Level 175 to 180. There was no way in hell they could threaten me when they weren’t even high-level enough to have Trapping Nets!
Boom boom boom!
After Burning Blade Slash tore their bodies into pieces, I ran along an S-shaped path and approached the siege tower from another direction. Then, I hit it with Ancient Seal!
Xu Yang had jumped off the wall—losing half his health before chugging down a health potion—and rode toward us at top speed. A Charge later, the image of a mountain appeared above his sword as he shouted, ”Mountain Stagger Slash!”
Boom!
It was a ruthless strike that crushed two of the axles beneath the siege tower. The structure immediately crumbled under its own weight!
”Ahhhhh…”
Countless mounted players fell from the sky. I reckoned that there were at least 500 elites inside the siege tower.
All five hundred or so players were wiped out just like that! They never even got the chance to resist!