"Attack! Attack me!"
At the same time, near the Freedham Stone Forest on the outskirts of Freedom City, the temporary campsite that was originally used as a transit station had now become the center of the battlefield, surrounded by groups of men in black. Some had just been built.
The facade and decorations along the street have been torn into pieces, and most of the wooden fences and temporary protective facilities used as walls have been destroyed. However, in the eyes of the smiling uncle at this time, all of this is no longer the most important thing.
Already.
"Maizi! Go to the right wing, it's almost unbearable!"
Holding a brand new whiteboard shield in his hand, the smiling uncle shouted loudly towards the wind-blown wheat waves around him. At the same time, he directed the other players who were still gathering here to perform their respective defense tasks around the camp. The gas caused by the explosion
The waves, accompanied by the brilliance of various magics, echoed in that direction at the same time, carrying the corpses of several players and flying into the air. However, compared with the group of players who were still rushing forward, the bodies of these people were transformed into
The white light seemed to be just a drop in the ocean: "Dare you attack our camp? Are you tired of living?"
"Whether it's the Frey Empire or the Magic Empire... everyone must die here today!"
"Come forward, brothers, let them see how powerful we are in carrying the West City Gate!"
"Cut them! Cut them back to the Starwind Plains!"
"I said……"
Looking at the edge of the increasingly fierce battlefield, Uncle Smile helped Uncle Smile cut down the enemy's braised crabs with a sword and sighed slightly: "Do these guys like this camp so much? Each and every one of them is working so hard..."
"Maybe it's because our previous service was better."
Taking two steps forward to block the next enemy's attack, the smiling uncle turned over his shield and pushed the man's body away. Then, before the gap in the local battle line was blocked again, he pierced the waist of an enemy next to him with his sword: "
Didn't you hear that they were calling 'our' camp? Since they are willing to treat this place as their home, we have nothing to say..."
"Isn't it possible? Just the few of us?" The braised crab raised his sword and slashed, helping the smiling uncle to slowly withdraw: "We don't even have the name of the guild..."
"So this is the importance of word of mouth."
Commanding the surrounding shield bearers to form a unified line of defense, Uncle Smile replied with a smile: "No matter where we are from, whether we have any golden signs, as long as we do well enough, we will definitely be able to get the approval of others.
The timing of time is actually not a big deal to me. After all, I already have enough free time now. If there are no other problems, I may spend the rest of my life running this small camp...
"
"If there are no other questions."
After repeating this sentence, his eyes fell on the enemy figure who was also retreating: "What a pity, someone will really do bad things at this time..."
"The agreement with Mo Shang Qingshan is coming soon." Braised Crab's face gradually became serious: "But looking at the current situation...do we still have a chance to evacuate?"
"And the damn weather." The smiling butcher looked up at the gloomy sky: "Although when Qingshan asked me those questions, I knew that something would happen here sooner or later, but I didn't expect...this last
The black cloud came so quickly."
"You mean... there are players behind all this?"
"Hasn't it been spread a long time ago that there are players among the Restorationists involved in this matter?"
Pointing at the men in black who had retreated to the depths of the stone forest, the smiling man holding a large shield slowly stood up straight: "Wait, don't look at it, we can hold on easily now, maybe in a while...
"
His words suddenly disappeared. At the same time, he looked at the dark crowd in the distance, and his mouth gradually opened a little wider. The loud shouts of death became louder and louder with the appearance of the black-clothed people at the end of the horizon where the water and sky were the same color.
It was getting bigger and bigger, suffocating the clamor of the players who were originally active around it. Fireballs with streaks of fire were the first to rise from the clouds in that direction and fell in the direction of the Stone Forest Camp: "So many
people?"
"There are still fireballs so far away... Get down! Get down, everyone!"
Rumble, rumble——
The constant explosions then flooded the small temporary camp, turning most of the surviving buildings into ruins scattered with debris. In the light and shadow of a few unlucky players who transformed into light and ascended, they were still struggling with their smiles amidst the roar of artillery fire.
The uncle stood up first, coughed and retreated to the river behind the camp: "Cough cough cough... come back here! Keep the distance and reorganize the formation, we... uh."
Amidst the explosions that seemed to never stop, a fireball still flying in mid-air turned in a strange direction, followed a long trajectory, and accurately landed on the surface of the shield held up by the smiling uncle, mixed with a muffled sound.
The roar of the hum then blew back all the orders he originally wanted to shout, and also caused the scarred shield warrior to roll to the back of the camp. The flying shield and the figure that looked like it was covered in smoke,
It seemed that he was also announcing the fall of their team battle leader to the other frustrated players: "Oh, damn it!"
"Brothers, fight with them!"
"No, it can't be done! With such fierce artillery fire, wouldn't it cost you death now?"
"Then what should I do, lie here and wait to die?"
"Hey, hey, uncle!"
Surrounded by thick black smoke and dust, the braised crab crawled up to the fallen shadow and asked, "Are you still alive?"
"Cough, cough... I still have half a breath." The middle-aged man lying on the ground took a few deep breaths, and then listened to the buzzing sound still echoing in his ears and the closer and closer shouts of killing: "They
...Are you going to charge forward again?”
"According to the normal routine, we should welcome a new round of impact." As if he had concluded that the other party was okay, Braised Crab let out a big breath, and looked at the battlefield shrouded in smoke behind him, but his eyes gradually changed.
He became bitter: "Our people have been plowed once, and we should be unable to stop them. I think..."
"Knights! Attack—"
A loud shout interrupted Braised Crab's words and caused other players present to turn their gazes. What came into view was the left wing of the battle line that was originally guarding the battle line. At this time, the Principality Guards returned to the battlefield.
Figures, as combatants whose settings are much higher than those of ordinary players, these guards who came from the Tania City Guard did indeed explode with admirable combat power. The black-clothed enemies who originally rushed forward again
, was also easily blocked by these phalanxes composed of only a few dozen fully armed guards: "Smiling Lord Butcher!"
The loud shout gradually approached, and at the same time, the figure belonging to the guard captain Jason appeared: "We are responsible for the defense here, you should retreat quickly!"
"How is that possible? This is not an important town in the principality, it's just a small adventurer camp." The smiling butcher replied with difficulty: "You have no reason to protect this place for us..."
"But we have orders from the Commander." Captain Jason, who usually goes by the pseudonym Hanson, said without looking back: "And...protection is the duty of a soldier, and we will not abandon you."
"Although this sentence sounds very touching, the lives of you N...you people are not comparable to the lives of adventurers like us." The smiling butcher said with a wry smile: "Even if it is us.
If you are not lucky enough to survive, you will only be a good man twenty years later, but if you die...how will I explain to your commander later?"
"Don't worry, we will definitely come back alive." Jason replied loudly: "Please tell Lord Qingshan that we will definitely complete our mission and then meet them in the city."
"Please leave, Uncle Smile." His voice slowly lowered: "We are soldiers, this is our duty."
"……All right."
After a moment of slight silence, the smiling butcher slowly stood up with the help of braised crabs. While making a retreat towards the surrounding players, he looked at the still intertwined battlefield in the distance: "I will let
Other adventurers leave, but I will stay here."
"What?" Jason, who was walking forward, turned around quickly: "Why are you staying here? You must leave too!"
"If everyone leaves, who will supervise your mission?" The smiling butcher smiled: "Don't forget what Qingshan said before he left."
"But it's very dangerous here, and you're so seriously injured." Jason's face darkened: "You should go find a doctor instead of staying here and holding us back!"
"You actually say that I'm a laggard? After living so long and taking risks for so many years, I can't pretend that I haven't heard this sentence before."
"I admit that you helped us a lot in the garrison duty, but now it's a war! Even if you don't consider your own safety, at least you should consider the victory of the battle!"
"War? That thing has nothing to do with us adventurers. The only standard of action in our hearts... is to bring all our companions back alive."
"You are making excuses. What else could this be but a war? If you don't leave, the next wave of bombings will come soon... Guards! Take these two people away!"
"etc……"
The phalanx on the battlefield became slightly loose due to this small change in the rear, and then gathered together again amidst the whistling sound passing through the air again, because as the black-clothed enemies retreated again, new formations
A round of magic bombing also shrouded the sky above the camp with colorful light. Some players who had no time to retreat also hurriedly took out their various skills, made defensive movements with the guards present, and were still floating in the air.
However, the magic lights all turned around under some strange manipulation and converged towards where Uncle Smiling and Jason were.
"I see……"
The frightening breath broke the despair that was about to envelope everyone, and a sharp sword energy passed through the middle of those fireball shells. In the huge fireworks caused by the destruction of magic, the whispers that sounded before
But the sound still echoed in everyone's ears unhindered: "The guided magic firepower covers... The technology of the ancient magic empire should not be underestimated."
"Who are you……"
Everyone turned to the ruins of the camp behind, and a tall figure appeared vaguely behind the smoke. While wiping the blade of his sword, he unloaded the huge wooden box behind him: "You are from Mo Shang Qingshan
Friends and subordinates...right?"
"Uh, yes..."
"Then let's go, I'm here to pick you up."
The figure holding the sword ignored the smiling uncle who stood up again, but looked up at the cloudy sky: "The storm is coming soon..."
"We still have a lot to do."
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"That is what it is, sir."
In the City Lord's Mansion and the City Lord's Coliseum in the Free City, the smiling Ningyu Ninglan calmly explained what she knew, and then said with a low smile: "The battle situation outside the city is gradually becoming more intense, and the distance is farthest.
We don’t know what the Freedham Stone Forest will become, but with Jian Beidong’s strength... they should be able to return safely."
"If all the major roads are blocked, then the retreat route will also be a problem." Duan Qing said with a slight worry: "If it is not handled properly, there may be heavy losses in this rendezvous..."
"No." Anyu Ninglan replied with a smile: "You haven't seen what Jian Beidong is like now. His strength is not what it used to be. There should be no problem in letting him handle this matter.
of."
"Really?" Whispering Liushang on the side crossed his arms and shook his head: "It's not like you haven't seen the rigidity of those NPCs. It's not an easy task to bring them back safely..."
"It doesn't matter whether it's completed or not." Duan Qing suddenly sighed: "Anyway, the city is not a safe place now..."
"Sir, you are right." Ningyu Ninglan also smiled and nodded: "Ninglan also saw many strange things when she came here. Now that I think about it... I always feel that something is wrong."
"Abnormality?" Xu Yu Liushang asked doubtfully: "Apart from these guys with ulterior motives sitting here, is there anything else worth noting in this city?"
"of course……"
"Let's talk about the rest later. We've made others wait for too long."
After saying this in a low voice, Duan Qing waved to the teammates around him, then turned around and looked at a certain heavily armored figure behind him who had been waiting for a long time. Reiner seemed to be standing as still as a rock.
Without any sign of impatience, he bowed slightly to Duan Qing, and then pointed in the direction of the maid player behind him with a questioning tone: "Is this lady... also a member of your adventure group?"
"If you don't believe it, you can check the registration information of the Adventurers Association." Duan Qing smiled and replied: "Our Fool Adventure Group treats people with sincerity and never deceives. You can rest assured about this.
"
"In that case... let's start the next battle."
Nodding in the direction of the city lord on the high platform, the silver and black knight said in a dull voice, then turned sideways again and let out the several figures already standing on the arena behind him: "The next one is coming up.
Sir Eduin, of course he did not choose to die personally, so he still chose a few of his adventurers to take his place, please be prepared."
"Hi."
As the gathering line of sight gradually became clearer, the figures of several players appeared in front of Duan Qing one after another. As if anticipating Duan Qing's surprise, the leading player also took the lead in saying hello: "We meet again.
Here you are, Lord Qingshan."
"...So that's what it is."
Looking at the guy named Jack, Duan Qing sighed deeply, then reached out to cover his face and pressed his increasingly painful forehead.
"It turns out it's you."
This chapter has been completed!