182 Chapter 182 (1/2)
Chapter 182
The siege snake made the trip towards BLANK's spawn zone extremely quick, and efficient. Mainly because its massive size and health pool was able to soak up all the traps BLANK had left behind. The going got even easier as they made their way onto the trail left by Charles the Dicken and the dicken brigade, as a lot of those traps had already been triggered, and hadn't had time yet to be repaired. Furthermore, it seemed that BLANK's players had all headed back to the spawn area, likely to spend the essence they had earned. Meaning the guarded positions that BLANK had built, the choke points, were not manned as they made their advance.
That wasn't to say they didn't stumble across players here and there. However, any player, even small bands of players, that they came across was quickly silenced. James was riding atop a 100foot snake, that even armed and armored as it was, could move quite swiftly. Likewise, the forces flanking the sides of his massive siege snake were all rather…mobile. Which meant that as they broke out of the clearing in the woods, chasing the fog of war away, they were able to see all of BLANK's players, all jumbled together, going to work summoning mobs, or taking a breather from the battle.
In the middle, James could see BLANK's two avatars, giving orders to players and working to arrange mobs. Just as he had guessed, the duo was doing all they could to bring their mobs to bear against James and his players. They didn't care about their players, BLANK just was using them for their essence. With that being the case, James decided he should at least free BLANK's players of their tyranny. And the only way he could see of doing that, was to kill them, which would return them to their dungeon, free from the fields of battle, and essentially from the dungeon war, until day 4 started.
\”Cannons on the starboard side, prepare to fire.\” James yelled at the top of his lungs, even as he mentally directed Monty Python to hug the edge of the forest as it broke free of the trees. The snake banked hard to the left, and made itself run parallel to the trees. It also made its right side's cannons line up nicely with the massive array of enemy players before them. \”Fire.\”
The sound of 30 cannons echoed through the air, launching masses of deadly metal flying directly towards BLANKs forces. There were so many targets, that not a single one missed. As the cannons completed firing, Monty Python turned upon itself, almost like the little worm from an old arcade style game James had once played. It raced along its own length, completely reversing the direction it was going, and in doing so, freeing up the guns on its left, or port, side. The moment its own body was free of the line of sight on the cannons, James gave the order once again. \”Fire.\”
More metal rained down on the players, and James siege snake continued its maneuver, twisting, endlessly upon itself to continue ensuring the sides with the readied cannons would be able to fire.
At the same time, the funky monkeys began letting out their obnoxious, terrifying screams, as mounted aerial players began launching attack after attack onto BLANK's surprised players. Even the two Avatars stared, their faces a mask of disbelief and confusion, at the forest. Then, their eyes narrowed in rage, even as Voltron, piloted by the Knights Who Go Ni, rushed forth, leading the army of mobile suit adventurers.
\”Summon the Jolly Roger.\” The Candied King called out, motioning towards the World Boss Summon Totem. Players rushed left and right at his feet, scrambling to do as he ordered. Even as they moved to act, he was speaking again. \”Use your essence to summon Da Breakers for defense, and Skittlers for offensive attacks. Once you've used your essence, if you're above level 20, go take on the enemy. Those of you under 20, shall be my weapons.\”
More players moved about, as the mass number of mobs that had already been summoned by BLANKs forces, predominately the extremely tough, tanky Da Breakers, moved forward to make a defensive line. Already players were beginning to prepare their own spells, and James watched lighting and fireballs fly towards his mobile suit forces. Of course, the mech suits not only increased player's speed and strength stats, but they also had their own armor, resistances, and health pools. Meaning the players that had used essence on those suits had made quite the good investment.
\”My Queen, if you would.\” James heard The Candied King say. The Candied Queen turned and made eye contact with James, flashing a deadly smile. Then, her focus turned towards James's mech force, particularly, The Knights Who Go NI, aka, Voltron. With blinding speed, The Candied Queen drew back her hand, her candy spear appearing in it. The weapon glowed brightly, before she released it, like a lightning bolt, directly towards BLANK. A move that James was more than a little familiar with.