Chapter 573 - Bombarding the Edgarton Stronghold (1/2)

Asskickers United sharpened their swords. The trebuchets sent Alliance of Mages’ forces into a panic. This was their first time seeing this kind of siege weapons, which towered over the Armoured Ice Catapults. Their destructive power probably wasn’t any weaker either.

The Armoured Ice Catapults had already caused them enough suffering. Now trebuchets were added into the mix. They felt extremely depressed.

In front of these giant trebuchets, the thick walls of the Edgarton Stronghold had become their graves.

「Boss, everything is ready!」

「We’re just waiting for your go-ahead!」

「Those bastards from Alliance of Mages! From the moment we entered Moonlight City, they’ve been hiding in their stronghold. They think they’ll be fine if they just keep turtling? What a bunch of idiots!」

「I’m really glad we have Nirvana Flame as our boss. No matter what, he will never let us suffer unnecessary losses. Or turn us into practice dummies for the enemy’s catapults like those idiots hiding in their stronghold over there!」

Seeing the preparations were complete, Nie Yan messaged Bladelight,「You guys can begin.」

「Good! Those are exactly the words I’ve been waiting for!」Bladelight responded to Nie Yan. He then shouted in the group chat,「Brothers, let the battle begin! Today we’ll flatten the Edgarton Stronghold! Open fire!」

「Flatten the Edgarton Stronghold!」The guild chat exploded with battle cries. As soon as they heard the battle was beginning, their excitement rose to a zenith.

After Bladelight gave the command, the six trebuchets fired all at once. One boulder after another drew large arcs in the sky, travelling over 2,000 meters, and fell toward the Edgarton Stronghold.

「My god! What kind of attack range is this!」the players from Alliance of Mages cursed after seeing the boulders flying their way.

“Divine Flame, what do we do?” Crazy Magic anxiously asked. Staying inside the Edgarton Stronghold meant certain doom, and charging outside was also the same. The only path ahead of them was death.

“How the hell should I know!? I should be the one asking you!” Divine Flame replied in a depressed tone. Asskickers United’s long ranged firepower was too fierce. They would lose at least 80% of their forces charging through this no man’s land. By the time they arrived in front of Asskickers United’s forces, they would have no manpower left to fight!

At this time, six boulders flew into the Edgarton Stronghold!

「Boom! Boom! Boom!」After crashing into the Edgarton Stronghold, these boulders continued rolling forward, destroying countless buildings. Some unlucky players happened to be in their path and were crushed into meat patties.

The interior of the Edgarton Stronghold was transformed into ruins. The craters left by the boulders extended far into the distance.

Beside the six trebuchets, the players of Asskickers United were hard at work.

“Our aim was too high just now. Lower the power by one notch. Adjust the trajectory for Trebuchet #6 by 12° west,” Smoke Stub directed.

Everyone was worried the trebuchets’ range would be too short before, so they set the power to the highest. Who could’ve known that they would be so powerful. In an instant, the boulders landed inside the Edgarton Stronghold. Their target was actually the catapults on the walls. As long as the catapults were destroyed, their own catapults could advance forward. Under Smoke Stub’s orders, they adjusted the trajectory of the trebuchets.

Groups of three Warriors hurriedly carried more boulders over.

Shortly after the payloads were loaded, the trebuchets were launched again. Another six boulders flew through the air, heading straight for the Edgarton Stronghold.

“Get the boulders here faster. Team #3, pay more attention when adjusting the trajectory! Pay more attention to your aim before launching!” Smoke Stub shouted in an imposing tone. Under his orders, they worked meticulously, not daring to dally in the slightest.

Battered continuously, large chunks of rock broke off from the walls of the Edgarton Stronghold.

Crazy Magic glanced back, only to see rising flames and scattered ruins. He couldn’t even begin to estimate their losses. He had invested a ton of money to build up the Edgarton Stronghold. Seeing his hard work destroyed, he felt like pieces of flesh were being carved out from his heart.

“We only have two options,” Divine Flame said. Just as these words left his mouth, a boulder crashed into a nearby catapult, sending wood splinters flying out.

The Armoured Catapults which had dominated the battlefield so far were like straw structures in front of the trebuchets.

After several rounds of bombardments, only five out of the 11 Armoured Catapults remained standing on the Edgarton Stronghold’s walls. Of those five, three had taken heavy damage.

Crazy Magic ducked his head low to avoid the flying splinters. “What two options?” he shouted. The bombardments from the trebuchets were too loud.

“One, we abandon the Edgarton Stronghold and retreat back to Moonlight City. There we can take our time to think about our next move. As long as our forces are still intact, there’s still hope,” Divine Flame said.

“Never! I absolutely won’t abandon the Edgarton Stronghold!” Crazy Magic instantly shot that idea down. Their foundation in Moonlight City would be gone once the Edgarton Stronghold was seized. The guild would fall by at least two levels, and they would become stray dogs. Who knew how many players would leave. At that time, whether or not Alliance of Mages could continue to exist would be up in the air. Cao Xu might even force them to assimilate into Divine Protectors. If he suffered this kind of humiliation, he would never find the face to raise his head again.