Vol 7 Chapter 8 (1/2)
ACT 8 Defense Tower Defeated
“That stupid child!”
Alan’s face lit up with annoyance Just a e came to Alan
“According to the news I just received, Hades guild uild has been lost as well In accordance to the rules of the Shrine of War, Hades’ challenge right has been revokedAs your veto right will disappear toe will be chosen by the shrine”
Andel had uild to hi stupid until the territory stabilized……but he caused an accident after all Thanks to that, he now had to take part in the siege
“Doesn’t he kno e?”
“But this is normal”
Lariette said in a depressed voice from beside him
“What?”
“Frankly, using the ghost guild to avoid the siege warfare……it’s just tricking people in order for you to keep eating In addition, the baseoose buame……”
Alan banged on the table and yelled
“What is so disagreeable? This is not just a siame! It is the company entrance exa considered at all!”
“But………”
“Now stop it! If you continue to question me then I won’t tolerate it How et a job at Global Exos then just continue following me!”
Lariette tried toaway
“……Since we’re taking part in the siege this tiuilds”
When Lariette exited, Alan looked at the NPC with petulant eyes
“So what guilds are participating in the siege this time?”
“The person who has received the challenge right is Ark, the leader of an attack group called Dark Eden and his allies”
“Ark?”
Alan confirmed the documents in a surprised voice Ark was also in an alliance with the Heruess the situation from that No matter how stupid he was, Andel wouldn’t have blindly led the Hades guild outsideIt was clearly Ark behind the situation Because Andel was in the way of the siegeAlthough he didn’t kno Ark joined hands with Heroal was clearly Alan……
‘That conceited child, should we end it here?’
The reason Alan created the ghost guild to avoid the sieges was not because of his lack of confidence A proper siege required a lot of funds But Alan was currently building up the territory, so the inco tax was poured into road and land development Because Silvana was still under develop into spare from the castle’s income
‘damn, I shouldn’t have believed in Andel Now I have to work urgently Although Dark Eden is just couild isn’t an easy opponent If theyis finishedI’ve poured a lot of uilds to uy knows about the secrets of this castle then my support base from the Cathedral will also come to an end’
Alan had invested everything into SilvanaIf he was beaten here then Alan would just become an ordinary user It is already 80 confirmed that he would pass the examination and join Global Exos
“It absolutely can’t happen!”
Silver Moon, Noel, Hauilds in the Hermes alliance and with Dark Eden it was 1,600 people With the addition of 200 hired e level in Hermes was 170, with Raiden, Jewel, Duke and several other pioneers around 180The deputy leader of the Silver Moon guild was level 150 Noel and Hae level of 130 While Ark was level 159, Dark Eden’s average level was between 110~120 Thanks to that, the Her with Dark Eden Anyway, they all gathered in one spot at a wide plain covered in blackThe siege would take place in 1 hour so Raiden called all the guild ether
“We have 1,800 troops Alan and the Dawn Blade coalition only have 1,700 peopleThe average level of Dawn Blade when they occupied the castle was 145Since I haven’t seen the the castle, it should still be at a sie in both numbers and levels”
Raiden explained in a tone that was assured of victory
“Since they’re challenge partner suddenly changed, they won’t be prepared properly Well, even if I don’t explain it you kno difficult a siege is If this fails then it ather sufficient power again In addition, it gives the opportunity to the Grey Wings to take Alan’s power No e has to be successful If you participate in the siege then I’ll honour the price I set, so please do your best”
“Don’t worry”
“We have been waiting a couple of weeks for this day”
“Then I’y”
Raiden placed a map on a table and explained
“You et past is the Defense Tower”
Raiden indicated to ters located on both sides of the castle It was an old artifact that existed in every castle to protect it It would grant a bonus to the Lord’s side during the siege, such as raisingthe maximum value of hired NPCs or other various effectsAs an aside, but the shi+eld that protected Jackson from the turrets in the past was also an artifact
Silvana’s artifact was a defense tower! It gave a shi+elding effect to the walls, and it also continuously recovered the durability of the walls
“The Defense Tower is a grade A2 artifact so if we don’t defeat it in the tieneral, we should enter the castle within 18 hours for the siege to be a success If we take into account the ti the defense toe have to destroy the defense toithin 14 hours”
Raiden iest forces from Hermes and Silver Moon will attack the castle They would occupy the ht defense tohile Fugetsu and Dark Eden will take care of the left Since the Dawn Blade coalition will also arrange their troops at the defense tower, the battle will be spread out over 3 areas
‘That Raiden……’
A frown appeared on Ark’s forehead Her to attack the castle But the next strongest guilds Noel and Haetsu were together It was a plan which ignored the balance of power Raiden was probably already deteruild etsu also realised this but couldn’t raise an objection He was a weak person after all
‘Well, okay Because it is a burden if I expect too much’
Raiden finished the organization of the troops and distributed supplies to the allied guilds The Herreed to share the proceeds of the occupied castle if they won at the end of the siege Therefore it was custouilds Thanks to the contract, Ark also received 100 Low-level recovery potions and 100 interiven
‘Huhuhu, what kind of luck is this?’
Thanks to the money from the rehabilitation rabbed the 100 interh he knew about it froned the contract, the windfall was better than expected!
‘This is worth around 2000 gold in the stores!’
Since it was a big situation, the scale was also different Even though it was a bad action, Ark didn’t hesitate Then the sound of a horn rang from the Shrine of War and a NPC’s voice was heard
“Froe area! Aside froe, nobody can approach this area until the siege ends in three days!”
Ku Ku ku kung!
At the sa It was 3 days in New World, so the analled 24 hours in reality
“Please ready the siege weapons Archer unit, protect the serious illness unit!”
As soon as the NPC’s words ended, Hermes made the first strike The catapult approached the walls with a heavy soundA catapult was a siege weapon that could only be e city It probably cost hundreds of gold for one and they had 20! They e weapons to break the walls There were also the supplies given to the allied guilds……the survival of the guild was really hanging on thisWell, Ark just thought that it was foolish to waste s like that……
Anyway, numerous arrows and rocks fleards the walls But the walls’ durability didn’t even decreaseInstead, the arroere reflected back and dauild and their alliesThis was the effect of the Defense Tower
“The troops will advance first Don’t rest until the protection of the Defense Tower is destroyed
So the long siege began
“To the Defense Tower!”
The Fugetsu guild master shouted as he ran ahead He pointed towards a crystal tower enclosed in light in the centre of a suild master Baron lifted his sword and shouted
“An all-out attack!”
“Wait a minute!”
Ark stopped Baron with an astounded face
“What the?”
“The Defense Tower is an important part of Silvana’s protectionsWouldn’t they naturally have so the ene to assault them head on?”
“Have you ever participated in a siege before?”
“This is my first time”
“Then don’t talk when you know nothing about it”
This guild uy who couldn’t even open hisArk seenificant to him Indeed, he only had a total of 83 troops And 70 of them were NPCs In addition, the NPCs didn’t look likeleather armour, hired soldiers, the Meoarriors and the raccoon clans While it was the weakest of the Heruild still have 250 people
Baron increased the power in his neck and said
“Anyway, the defense tower is just a skirmish Alan won’t have that uild occupying the castle never assigns a lot of troops here See, there aren’t that many troops visibleThere should only be around 50 soldiers here”
“But still, we should reduce the possible dae……”
“Do you think this is a war e in numbers and levels anyway”
Baron looked at Ark before laughing and ignoring him
“Although the people with low level and equipment would have to use those sorts of cheap tricks………if you’re unconfident then please retreat Because I don’t expect that much from Dark Eden Warriors forward!”
“Wha ah ah ah ah ah!”
At Baron’s command, the warriors rushed forith their shi+elds in front of theround with a whirring soundThe sharp points penetrated the foot and came out the other side! The warriors stiffened and became paralyzed from the venom
“Tr-trap!”
Baron’s lips contorted before he issued a command
“Sheesh, such a bother Priests, use detoxification!”
But before the order could be co small s They weren’t small mounds but bunkers that had been created artificially Dozens of arrows flew continuously from the
“Cough, I’ my sword…!”
The warriors ere caught by the paralysis poison became like a porcupine and collapsed
“Eat this! Warriors detour and charge!”
Baron shouted But the result was the sahtly laid out 100 metres from the tower in every directionThe sa forward blindly before being caught by the paralysis poison and falling in vain to the arrows Baron’s face was red with embarrassment
“Oh my God, they’re all around……!”
It was a ed from arrows the moment they stepped in
‘That Alan……he used his head to prepare for this’
Ark’s eyes started to shi+ne with a serious light With the defense tower protected, it wasn’t necessary for Alan to go out and fight With the protection from the defense tower, even the catapults wouldn’t be able to knock the walls down in the time lie would end in vainIn that sense, the arrangement of the situation for the defense toas quite ideal It was a tightly oriented defense formation! It was like a situation in Star O where the Terrans laid mines in front of a bunker which caused a lot of confusion when the opponents ran in There should be ait from far away
However, the opponents were areFurther on top of the hill The opponents only had to place the crossbow out theand shoot Baron’s face became annoyed
“These bastards……what a lousy trick……!”
He ies to prevent the the castle was a lousy trick?
“It’s not possible” The arroould just kill the warriors when they’re caught in the trap
Eventually, the Baron would be forced into a prolonged war But Ark viewed it a different way There were some professions in the hunter system that could disable trapsThe traps were also established within the range of all the bunkersAlthough they could block the arroith their shi+elds, the dozens of arrows that fell steadily would gradually decrease the warriors’ health
“Baron, it’s impossible to hold out anymore!”
“1st line should retreat to recover 2nd line protect the hunters!”
30 warriors retreated while others ca shi+eldsThe traps were disabled one by one but Ark felt even gloouild hadn’t evensimple calculations, if it continued like this then it would take 30~50 hours to advance 100 metres
‘No wonder he placed so many archers……’
There were a lot of archers placed at the Defense Tower so it was a natural result
‘In addition, dise of the arrowsIt will also take a while to destroy the bunkers……even if the pace quickens by 2~3 times, it still won’t be finished by the end of today!’
Traps and bunkers were a simple but effective colared at Ark
“What is Dark Eden doing? Can’t you see the situation at the moment?”
Ark replied in an uninterested tone
“We don’t have anyone who can release traps……”
“Then what about warriors with shi+elds?”
“Didn’t you say before that there was no need for us to help out?”
“……Then go ahead!”
Baron turned his head away Of course, Ark wanted to quickly deal with the Defense Tower But even if Cross supported Baron, the situation wouldn’t change that h they could use the shi+elds to block, a lot of warriors froetsu still died
‘I can’t just leave it to Baron I have to find a way myself’
Even if only one defense toas destroyed, he had confidence that Raiden would be able to destroy the walls in tih the other side had the saher Therefore this side was insignificant to Raiden’s siege strategy But……
‘I should pay for my meal’
Ark signed a contract with Raiden where he would receive 30 of the proceeds frouilds, only Dark Eden received 30 The only reason they accepted Ark was because he had the challenge right, but once they distributed the proceeds of the siege then it could cause problems In fact, that was the day he dreaded the most
“What do you think?”
“Let’s see……”
JusticeMan as the hed in frustration The rehabilitation group couldn’t speakAlthough they were armed with various skills, it was useless in a battle like this It was also beyond Cross’ and the NPCs capacities
“Ah, Oppa!”
Then, Roco clapped and looked at Ark
“Do you reether the other day?”
“Movie?”
Ark remembered and suddenly hit his knee Then Ark and Roco shouted in unison
“Ridge of Death!”
The Ridge of Death was a movie that he watched with Roco when JusticeMan tricked theirl and wanted to watch a romantic comedy but Ark refusedDetails about a person’s relationshi+p Why should he pay money to watch such a movie? He wouldn’t watch it even if theto waste money on abo a e of Death
……It was a mistake!
Ark who had no interest in s, it was a movie about the Vietnam War with modern tanks and missiles……Thanks to that, Ark and Roco dozed in the movie theatre for 2 hours The worst date!
But there were a few memorable scenes from the movie In the final part of the movie, the US military forces built bunkers and landBut in the end, the US arround in vain Only the main character barely survived Currently Ark’s position in the situation was reversed! Then, how did the Viet Cong e to attack……eh?
“How did they do it? What method?”
Ugh, da that scene! But fortunately Roco watched it as well
“That’s it The Viet Cong used that method Then……”
“Heh, those pathetic guys”
“Look at thehts and 4 days”