Chapter 604: Unwavering Loyalty (2/2)
“Yeah.” I waved my sword as I continued, “We can’t allow those Thunder Chariots to get near our walls. Archers, mages, I want all of you to keep your eyes peeled for them!
A group of archers on the wall suddenly looked up and released a volley of arrows. As the arrows soared through the sky, they all landed more than one hundred yards away from the city walls. Beiming Xue and her group of elite archers were positioned even higher, and their range stretched up to a shocking one hundred and fifty yards.
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“Halt!” Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch yelled as he raised the sword in his hand. “It looks like Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls have already prepared their defenses! Heh heh, this will be an interesting battle indeed!”
The guild leader of Throne Seeker, a magic knight called Emperor’s Equal, wheeled his horse over toward him as he roared with laughter. “What’s wrong, Battle Monarch? Are you feeling a shiver of fear after seeing the welcome mat that they’ve rolled out for us?”
“Fear my ass!” Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch spat back, a look of rage on his face. “Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls killed almost every single one of my 7000 Ghost Riders. I’m definitely going to tear my pound of flesh from them for that before the day is over!”
Emperor’s Equal gave a hearty laugh. “Now, now, there’s no need to be anxious. The guild leader of Rose of the Holy Domain is about to arrive. Once she does, we can start discussing how to conquer this Dark Moon City!”
“Alright!”
Soon, a crowd of players parted ways as a female knight riding on a pure white horse rode out from under the Rose of the Holy Domain’s pink banner. She looked to be about twenty-five years of age and she was decked out in a full set of silver armor, a slender sword in her hand. She wasn’t wearing a helmet right now, so her refined and exquisite features were on full display. Her bearing was extraordinary and she looked like the sort of player who was a successful career woman outside the game. A string of words were floating above her head.
Rose Thorn LV-138 Guardian Knight
Guild: Rose of the Holy Domain
Position: Leader
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“Eh?” A chill went down Xu Yang’s spine: “The guild leader of Rose of the Holy Domain is a little girl?! Holy shit, I guess the saying is really true! There’s nothing more venomous than a woman’s heart! Why is this little girl attacking us with those two burly men anyway!?”
My lips curled up as I exclaimed, “Who the hell knows!”
At this moment, Rose Thorn hadn’t said a word to either Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch or Emperor’s Equal yet. Instead, she charged all the way to the front of her troops and only stopped when she was within a hundred yards of our city walls. As she reined in her horse, a few arrows were already streaking toward her.
Ding, ding, ding...
A silver shield of light appeared around Rose Thorn’s body and deflected every arrow that was about to strike her body. Those arrows didn’t even come anywhere near her. I furrowed my brow in consternation. It looks like this Guardian Knight class was as extraordinary as her looks. Just that defensive skill alone was enough to give us a huge headache.
As she spurred her horse forward, Rose Thorn waved her sword in the air and shouted in an adorable-sounding voice. “Hey, the leaders of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls! From Water, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, and Murong Mingyue! Come out here and talk to me!”
Since both He Yi and Murong Mingyue weren’t around, I had no choice but to walk forward to greet her.
The blade of the Cyan Netherworld Sword trailed behind me as my Stormy Waves War Boots crunched into the ground heavily. The tattered Soul Suppressing Cloak fluttered wildly in the wind as I calmly walked toward Rose Thorn. My impressive-looking equipment made me seem both somber and calm and I looked like a death god who had just killed his way out of hell. Bloodlust was leaking out of every pore of my body, but I still seemed to be in complete control of myself. This wasn’t something that players who had never been tempered by any harsh struggles could replicate.
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Rose Thorn looked rather shocked as she said, “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand? Lu Chen?”
Thunk!
I thrust the Cyan Netherworld Sword into the ground and idly scratched my shoulder as I looked at Rose Thorn and replied, “That’s me. How can I help the guild leader of Rose of the Holy Domain?”
Rose Thorn let out a dry chuckle. “I wouldn’t dare. I’m just here for a bit of diplomacy. As you have already seen, Rose of the Holy Domain, Hall of Immortality, and Throne Seeker have entered an alliance to attack Dark Moon City. We only have one goal, and that is to conquer this territory. Lu Chen, you’re the person ranked seventh on the CGL Hall of Fame, so you should be well aware that these contests over territory have nothing to do with righteousness or evil. As such, I hope that you won’t regard Rose of the Holy Domain as your enemy, no matter the outcome of this battle.”
I licked my lips and chuckled before replying, “Don’t you worry, guild leader Rose. I, Lu Chen, am a man of my word. I’m not a petty person either. However, if a dog bites me, I’m definitely going to have dog hotpot and beer for dinner that very night! So I hope you can understand me as well. Pardon me for being frank, but if Rose of the Holy Domain attacks Dark Moon City today, you will definitely be put on our blacklist from now on, and I’m sorry to say that we will kill you and your people on sight if that happens!”
A small shudder went through Rose Thorn’s body before she started giggling uncontrollably. After she regained her composure, she spoke in a soft voice, “I’ve long heard about how loyal Lu Chen has been to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. In fact, you’ve stayed true to this guild since the Spirit of Grief era. You used your blood, sweat and tears to protect this guild back then and it seems like you’re doing the exact same thing right now. Since that’s the case, I very much appreciate having the chance to face off against such a respectable opponent today! Let us meet again on the field of battle!”
After she finished saying those words, Rose Thorn wheeled around and galloped back to her troops. After that, she raised her sword high in the air and yelled, “Rose of the Holy Domain! Prepare to attack the city!”
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So we still had to fight in the end! I was also quite excited to meet this Rose Thorn and her Rose of the Holy Domain in battle. Any guild who could become one of the ten strongest guilds of Vanished God City was no slouch and Rose Thorn was definitely still hiding a few aces up her sleeve! She would definitely be a most excellent opponent!