Chapter 1372: No regrets
Chapter 1372: No regrets
“Dong dong dong…”
The giant army’s war drums were like thunder that caused one’s eardrums to hurt. A bunch of armored giants pulled iron chains and charged over. It stretched hundreds of meter long.
The spikes stabbed into the humans and the horses. Players and NPCs cried out and fresh blood covered our view. The Furance God Cavalries and Royal Army troops couldn’t handle such an attack and instantly they suffered heavy losses.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
The giant instinctively called out to kill. They charged forwards and one of them grabbed a Royal Army soldier and tossed him into his mouth. He crushed both head and armor. These things actually ate humans?
Everyone was shocked. The furnace god cavalries pretty much lost all fighting spirit right away.
I held Butterfly and flew around their neckline. I used my speed advantage to kill many of them but that couldn’t change the situation. More and more players died. Royal Army also suffered heavy losses.
Long Xing held his spear and charged about. After getting hit by two giants he was injured. One arm hung low and his bone was broken from the heavy axe. Luckily it was him, if it was another Royal Army general he would have broken into two.
“Your Highness, I can’t hold on.” Long Xing bled while shouting t me.
I stepped on the neck of one of them to increase my flying speed. I saw Q-Sword, Jian Feng Han, Tang Gu, Don’t Be Foolish still fighting and I shouted, “Are you all not leaving? Do you want to drag Zhan Long to die with you?”
Q-Sword bit his teeth, “Retreat!”
Jian Feng Han raised his sword, “Retreat!”
Cannonfire sounded out as cannons exploded among the giants. The Dragon Crystal Cannons covered a huge range and were really strong. Seven of them stacked together actually ripped dozens of them into pieces. However, we had a limited amount and even if they were all bunched up, we couldn’t kill them all!
Simple charged forwards with everyone while using spells to cover them. But more and more giants were ahead and they raised their axes to smash into Vanguard. Vanguard’s top monk Fushen Thousand Blades held his staff to open the path but he was attacked by three giants. The sky flashed and an axe with splash damage landed!
Fushen shouted, “I don’t believe that I can’t block you all!”
He used the Golden Bell skill and his body was covered in golden light. He was in defensive stance. Sparks flew and his horse slid on the ground. When the second axe landed, it sliced his shoulder. The third axe actually killed the top monk of Vanguard just like that.
“Damn…”
Don’t Be Foolish held his spear and was shocked.
“We can’t…” Goodbye Tear’s expression wasn’t good and the few of them weren’t as joyful as before. After all, they had suffered so many losses. Our enemy was too strong, far stronger than we had faced before.
Butterfly shone bright and I shouted, “I will open a path, leave!”
“Hong!”
Underworld Sword Breaking landed and killed dozens of giants and stunned a few. I attracted aggro. They actually roared and charged at me. However, that also opened a path for Simple.
On the ground, Xue Rou led the Furnace God Cavalries to cover from the wings. On the other side was Death God’s Elergy. Zhan Long’s players were like two swords that sliced through their path, forming a safe route for Hero Mound and Vanguard.
Q-Sword and Jian Feng Han led the defeated troops back. They knew that Zhan Long couldn’t hold on for much longer. That was true, in just 10 minutes, our formation was collapsing. Luckily we were strong and we could still run. We used Flying General to flee.
Dust billowed. I held my swords and attacked some of them. Although I couldn’t kill them but I can stop them from chasing. I turned back and saw that Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue were in the city. Most players were moving through the gates.
“Pu!”
Butterfly stabbed into the neck of a giant and when it was pulled out, fresh blood splattered. He cried and retreated. More giants looked at me fiercely but due to my swords, they didn’t charge over. I was furious at these giants. If I fought them alone, they weren’t my match. But against a group, I would die in less than a minute.
If players died here they would be teleported out. My Overlord Rebirth might not be useful. I can’t imagine whether or not Yan Zhao would be able to rule Royal Army and Heaven Barrier Army without me here.
“Xiao Yao you are back!” Yan Zhao Warrior sent a message.
I jumped up and turned into a streak of light that headed toward the city. In just half a minute I was back on the walls and Darling Duck healed me. I had just 30% left. Those giants were just so strong.
……
“Hu… Hu…”
I panted and my white robe was covered in fresh blood.
Jing Yin looked at me and had a bitter expression, “Your Highness, it is tough on you…”
“Not tough.”
I shook my head, “Get ready, they might attack. We have to hold on our we are finished.”
Yan Zhao Warrior nodded, “En.”
“Let’s calculate our losses.”
“No need to calculate.” Yan Zhao Warrior’s expression wasn’t good, “Only 700 thousand remained. Hero Mound and Vanguard only have 20 thousand left. You brought 100 thousand and 40 thousand were lost. The difference in strength can’t be compared.”
“Damn…”
I punched the walls and that caused dust to billow. Jing Yin said, “Your Highness, maybe this is the intention of the heavens… We have killed many and now we are the ones being killed…”
“No!”
I shook my head and said firmly, “We unified the world to use fighting to stop fights, to return peace to the world. We did what we should, this shouldn’t be the outcome.”
I turned around and looked at them, “You followed me out from Tian Ling City, please trust me I will bring all of you back to Tian Ling!”
Everyone bowed, “Your Highness, we believe in you!”
“En, prepare to defend! Carry some ice water, prepare to use them to cool the cannons. Don’t let them get close. Archers be prepared. When they enter, use the arrows and aim at their eyes.”
“Yes!”
I sucked in a deep breath, “Order the troops to be on guard.”
“Yes!”
……
Noon, the sun was right above.
The streets and residence all turned into camps for the wounded. Numerous of them were crying out. Smoke billowed as the chefs started to make meals. NPCs were different from us, they had to eat or they won’t have energy. However, each soldier only brought two days of grain. The logistics army didn’t bring much so food would be a problem.
Calculating player losses, 500 thousand entered and half were lost in this fight. Hero Mound and Vanguard were nearly wiped.
Q-Sword sat on the walls and his face was covered in ash. He held his sword and he didn’t look like the perfect guy of the china region at all. The battle was a huge loss that caught us all off guard. Even the Furnace God Cavalries couldn’t handle them, much less Hero Mound’s Hundred Abyss Cavalries.
I walked forwards and placed my hand on his shoulder, “Brother don’t be sad. Maybe we will all die here, but… We tried our best right?”
Q-Sword raised his head and smiled bitterly, “Xiao Yao, can we survive? Maybe telling our brothers to go offline and then come online when the new system is released will be better?”
“Do you think I don’t want that?”
I pointed at the NPC troops, “There are at least 400 thousand troops. They are the real elites, elites to defend our stronghold. If we sacrifice them, we can’t answer to china and also our previous hard work. Moreover, once the new system is open, these giants will invade the north. Swirling Abyss City and Flaming Cloud City will get hit. We need the NPC troops so they can’t die.”
Q-Sword nodded, “En you are right, but do you have the confidence to bring everyone out?”
I smiled and shook my head, “No.”
Q-Sword smiled too and slapped my shoulder, “Brother, try your best and there will be no regrets.”
“En…”
……
At that moment, a War Hawk knight descended and said, “Your Highness, the giant army is heading over but there aren’t many. They are holding a white flag, they don’t look like they are attacking.”
“Oh?”