Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 289 Snow and Falling Flowers
By the time our commandos had all reached the meeting hall in the center of the Huadu garrison, destroyed the two "watcher" magic pillars, and quickly established a relatively solid to resist the counterattack of the outer defenders, the twelve-hour group battle time limit had already consumed a lot, and only less than four hours were left, which was somewhat beyond our pre-war expectations. The reasonable setting of the Huadu garrison's defensive fortifications, and the continuous dispatch of follow-up support troops to launch counterattacks at the right time, especially in the later period, the trend of intensifying, even willing to die with our team members, and trying to weaken our strength, all created a lot of trouble for our breakthrough. We had to delay more time to clear these obstacles, which directly affected our advancement speed. Of course, this is also because our number as the attacker is really too small, and we cannot take too drastic measures to force a breakthrough, which is likely to cause too many casualties, and it will be even more difficult to have a chance to win the most important and tragic attack and defense battle of the meeting hall, which will be more disadvantageous to us. Moreover, according to the pre-planned tactics, in order to preserve their strength to deal with the more powerful enemies stationed in the conference hall, a group of top masters including Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, Xue Wu Xia, etc. did not exert their full strength in the attack - they only summoned a mid-level tenth-level demon, or did not use too many artifacts, which also affected the strength of the commando team and prevented them from making a quick breakthrough.
Although the offensive was blocked, the group battle command center led by Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, and A Feng did not change their tactics. They still insisted on taking steady steps, advancing step by step, trying their best to reduce casualties, and refused to use the sacrifice of personnel as the price to advance quickly, so as to buy more time. In the current situation, doing so is just a temporary solution, and it cannot really help us get rid of the crisis and gain an advantage. Once we face the attack and defense of the meeting hall, the direct consequence of insufficient attack power will be failure, and the consequences will be even more dangerous. We bet on the fact that the Church of Light did not go all out to come to Huadu for support. Not only did our Tongxin League get information from the inside, which made A Feng and Xue Wuxia more confident, but the battle situation that has continued to this day also confirmed this point - the resistance encountered did not bring out the strongest strength of the Church of Light, otherwise the enemy with the advantage of terrain would make it more difficult for us to deal with. As long as the strongest and most powerful group of light players, led by Supreme Honor, are stationed in the meeting hall, which gathers almost all the elites of the resistance alliance, we should have the opportunity to seize the remaining three or four hours to completely defeat them. For this reason, even after rushing into the meeting hall, we did not rush to attack, but adjusted our deployment first, stabilized our position, and built a line of defense to surround the meeting hall to ensure that we could obtain a relatively safe rear. In particular, we made more careful arrangements in the outer area of the meeting hall gate, subdivided the assault teams one by one, and followed the dispatch instructions to make the battle in the meeting hall more efficient, and strived to defeat the enemies stationed in the meeting hall as soon as possible with uninterrupted echelon attacks. A meeting hall of a medium-sized mercenary group of a thousand people, even if it spends money to upgrade and expand the internal space, can only accommodate a hundred people at most for fighting. We launched continuous and fierce attacks with at least three times the number of people, and the participants were all the strongest top masters. There is a chance to wipe them out in one fell swoop and win the final victory.
Everything was basically ready. First, we gathered the archers and attacked the gate of the meeting hall, disrupting the enemy's defense deployment and forcing back the enemies ambushed in the area near the inner gate, especially the archers and magicians who could attack from a distance. This was the most effective cover method when rushing into the meeting hall. However, this time, there were more than a hundred giant magician dragon knights under my command. Although the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic they cast was slightly inferior to the archers in terms of range, it was far superior to the magic of the magician. It also had strong mobility and played a considerable suppression effect, greatly enhancing our long-range attack firepower, far exceeding the normal configuration of a thousand-man commando. Soon, the enemies in the meeting hall had to retreat to the rear or a more hidden corner, giving up an area near the gate. Then the magician also pressed forward and launched a magic attack, completely suppressing the threat of the enemy's long-range firepower to the gate area, and opening up a relatively safe passage for the melee troops to attack.
We didn't have much time left to attack, so we didn't use the usual tactics of conducting a probing attack to test the enemy's strength. Regardless of whether there were top players of the highest honor participating in the defense, we had come to this point and had no way to retreat. We could only move forward bravely to defeat all enemies and win the final victory. Either they died or we died. There was no other choice. The first wave of commandos was composed of more than 30 of the most powerful players, including Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, Xue Wu Xia, and me. We must strive to successfully break into the meeting hall, at least to gain a foothold in the gate area, effectively resist the counterattack of Huadu, and lay a good foundation for the smooth advance of the follow-up troops and the gradual deployment of troops in the meeting hall. The more critical the situation is, the more we must ensure that all participating players maintain high morale and fighting spirit to make the war as smooth as possible. Only when there is hope of success can their enthusiasm be mobilized to the maximum extent and everyone will fight to the death, constantly increasing the pressure on the enemies stationed in the conference hall. Only when the pressure increases and decreases will there be a chance to defeat them as soon as possible within a limited time.
Long Xing Tianxia and Desert Eagle, who were at the forefront, had already summoned the upper-level tenth-level demons to possess them, showing their strongest strength. After all, they were only ninth-level professional holy demon knights, and the success rate of praying for the upper-level tenth-level demons was very low. Most of the demons who responded to their summons were middle-level tenth-level demons, and it was estimated that there were only two or three at most. There were not many available for rotation, and it was difficult to maintain the strongest state for too long in the fierce battle. They would not be willing to use them easily unless it was a critical moment. Several players with long-range attack artifacts launched artifact attacks as they broke into the door of the meeting hall. Long Xing Tianxia's "Poison|Dragon Spear", Desert Eagle's "Ghost Crying Horn", and Xue Wuxia's "Thunder God Chisel" suppressed the enemies who were still hiding in the corners near the door, tried to reduce the attacks they suffered, and bought more time for the follow-up troops to advance. However, Ibora, who summoned Xiaobai's possession, was the last to arrive. When the gate was controlled, he rushed in quickly. He did not attack a specific enemy, but played his absolute speed advantage, wandering around and making feints. In particular, he kept posing as if he was going to attack the magicians and archers to distract the enemy's attention, try to make them nervous, and disrupt their attacks. Guben also rushed in quickly. Although he had evolved into a flying fire ghost king, he was not as fast as Ibora, but his agility and speed were rare. With Ibora's actions, he was also a threat to the enemy's archers and magicians .
Through the observation of the undead men who broke into the meeting hall, I didn't see the figure of Supreme Honor. He was very eye-catching in the "Speed Wing Light Armor". As long as he was in combat, it was impossible to hide his figure. Looking at the whole scene, no enemy looked like him, and the Holy Heaven wearing the "Angel Robe" would also be a focus of attention. There was no trace of him in the enemy group, which finally made me feel relieved. The lack of the two of them, "The World's No. 1 Bright Knight" and "The World's No. 1 Bright Priest", who each held two artifacts, meant that the Bright Senate should not have reached a resolution to fully support Huadu. The enemies we face will not be the strongest elites of the Church of Light, and there is a greater hope of defeating them.
Of course, Hua Mantian is a veteran player and the vice-chairman of the Light Council. The enemy's combat power in the Huadu Council Hall should not be underestimated. As the leader of Huadu, Hua Mantian was originally quite powerful, especially after he changed his job from a level 5 knight, he had stronger development potential in the later period. After he was promoted to the level 9 Light Paladin, he successfully subdued a level 10 upper-level Light Holy Dragon as a pet. It is said that he can summon a level 10 upper-level eight-winged holy angel to possess him. In addition, he recently possessed the defensive light artifact "War Angel Helmet", and his strength has been further enhanced. He has already shown a tendency to surpass the second-in-command Real Madrid among the Light Knights. His momentum is getting stronger and stronger. Once Huadu is promoted to a large mercenary group of 10,000 people, it will make up for the biggest "stain" in his development history, and it will become more and more out of control. This is also an important reason why Afeng and Xue Wuxia chose to strike him at this time. His loyal ally Yamato Spirit will naturally not be absent. He holds the artifact "Heaven-shaking Sword" and is the "world's first angry swordsman". He is also a powerful opponent that no one can ignore. There is also the neutral alliance member Lost World who holds the artifact "Holy Cloak". This guy has always maintained close contacts with Hua Mantian and Yamato Spirit. He has been very close. He once intervened in the last team battle. This time he must have come to help again under the pretext that the party applying for the team battle is not our resistance alliance. He is also an enemy within our estimation. The most difficult to guess reinforcements from the Church of Light, not only the highest honor, but also the Royal Madrid who seems to have a close relationship with Hua Mantian, did not come in person. It seems that the recent rumors that he and Royal Madrid are at odds, and the relationship between Royal Madrid and another outstanding representative of the light player who has changed his job, the Peace Guardian of the Southern Continent, is increasingly ambiguous, are not groundless. However, the figure of Olympia holding the "Eye of Glory" was still found in the enemy group. I don't know if it was arranged by the Light Senate, or the relationship between the two of them has not completely broken down. There was also a player from the Light who had never dealt with us before, Alice, who held the artifact "Holy Light Mirror" and appeared in the meeting room. Although we didn't know her, we knew at a glance that she was a blonde from the Western Continent. Holding a light mirror emitting colorful divine light, she attacked Long Xingtianxia and the others. It must be Alice. In addition to Hua Mantian himself, only two of the other five top Light players who held artifacts came, and the three strongest players, including Supreme Honor, did not come to help. It can be said that they did not even reach half of their strength. This was really good news for us, and it increased our chances of winning.
The two artifacts of light that I have not seen in person are both powerful. Alice's "Holy Light Mirror" can shoot a beam of light that can reach a distance of 100 meters and attack a single target. It can control the beam to move with the target and cause blindness with strong light. At the same time, it can also treat injuries and restore health for companions at a distance of 100 meters, or shine on the body of oneself or a companion, showing the effect of "holy light protection", adding an extra layer of protection, focusing on protective effectiveness, and can also assist in attacking. It has a wide range of uses and is suitable for such multi-person melee occasions. Another one is Hua Mantian's "War Angel Helmet". In addition to the higher defensive attributes of the helmet itself, one of its main functions is to add a light shield-like equipment to the possessed angel summoned by the artifact holder. Holding a light shield in the left hand can further enhance the defensive ability of the possessed angel. The angel holding the equipment is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of war angels who are half a level stronger. This is probably the origin of the name "War Angel Helmet". As for whether it has any other functions, because the "Battle Angel Helmet" has appeared in "Tianxia" for too short a time, and has rarely participated in public battles, the information available is limited, and there is no way to make further confirmation.
Both sides were top players with rich practical experience, so they naturally knew how to better deal with the other side's offensive. Hua Mantian, Yamato Spirit, and Lost World led the charge, while Iris and other magicians and shooters provided long-range firepower support, and launched a counterattack against us, trying to prevent us from entering the meeting hall and not letting us easily stabilize our position in the gate area. Fortunately, the meeting hall of the mercenary group could not set up many magic arrays that could attack from a distance like the Cathedral of Light. For us who had gone through two actual combat tests in succession and won both, and accumulated a lot of experience in fighting in unfavorable environments, we were able to deal with it more calmly, and cooperated more tacitly than the chaotic stage of constantly launching "Light Holy War" or disguised "Dark Holy War". Without the slightest fear, we tried our best to resist the counterattack of Huadu from the front , and stood in front of the gate without giving up, so that the follow-up troops could rush in continuously.
Medium-sized meeting hall, weaken the attacking side's attack and defense agility by 30%, while the defending side increases by 30%. With this increase and decrease, the difference in security is huge. Originally, we were evenly matched, but now we need two to fight one to deal with it. As soon as the battle started, we were forced to be at a disadvantage, and the opponent's fierce attack almost broke through the defense line. Fortunately, the follow-up troops followed up in time and did not choose to directly join the battle group, but bypassed the enemy, which could not only turn around to attack from the front and back, but also directly threaten the archers and magician clusters behind them, so that the offensive of the front line was temporarily suspended, and their fierce counterattack was slightly curbed. After most of the level 10 undead under his command rushed into the meeting hall, the giant magician dragon knight also rushed in to seize the favorable opportunity and provide long-range firepower support for the vanguard troops. The gate battle zone is not stable yet. Facing the threat from the Flower City, the defense line may be breached at any time. The archers and magicians dare not rush in easily, and do not want to sacrifice too early. I can only take the lead at all costs and use the giant magician dragon knight to carry out a suicidal attack. After entering the meeting hall, they are more likely to be injured and killed and injured with their weakened abilities, especially when they just broke in. The enemy is outnumbered and the situation is even worse. They are all rushing forward to attack, with limited space and no way to retreat, and they cannot leave the battle circle in time. I used "Wartime Return" but it was not enough to rescue them, and I could only watch them fight to death one after another. If it wasn't for Afeng and Xue Wuxia, and the Flower City had to be destroyed, I really wouldn't want to let the giant magician dragon knight suffer such a loss - not to mention the time it takes to transform, the number of giant magicians is also limited, and training a qualified rider alone is not an easy task, and it also takes a lot of time.
The Giant Mage Dragon Knights were fearless and unafraid of death. The enemy players in the conference hall, who were few in number, naturally would not fight against these undeads head-on. After forcibly resisting for a while at first, they saw that the number of Giant Mage Dragon Knights pouring in was increasing, and their offensive was becoming more and more fierce. It was clear that they would fight them at all costs to a mutual loss, so they had to restrain themselves a little and dared not confront the Giant Mage Dragon Knights group head-on. Once the enemy players, especially those archers and magicians, began to dodge, the offensive against our players naturally slowed down a bit, reducing the pressure on Long Xingtianxia and other players who were blocking the opponent's counterattack head-on, and also facilitated our archers and magicians to gradually enter and start long-range fire support and suppression. Finally, they helped the first few batches of attacking troops stabilize the situation near the gate area of the conference hall in the shortest possible time, and they were not disrupted by the enemy's fierce counterattack, so as not to be forcibly expelled again, and had a good start. It's a pity for these giant magicians and dragon knights under my command. In just a few minutes of contact fighting, more than a dozen of them became the main targets of the enemy's long-range firepower and were killed. Another dozen suffered varying degrees of injuries. For the time being, they cannot be withdrawn from the battle, and some of them will definitely die in battle. It really makes me sad.
Only my undeads rushed into the meeting hall. I did not go in with them. I stayed outside for the time being. While commanding my undeads to attack with Long Xing Tianxia and A Feng, I also seized the time to summon another new soldier suitable for assault, the Explosive Bone Snake. However, I did not send them into the meeting hall to participate in the attack for the time being. They were assembled in a relatively safe area outside the hall first. Faced with the effect of the meeting hall increasing or decreasing the capabilities of both sides by 30%, it is difficult for a single Explosive Bone Snake to "self-destruct" to achieve a very ideal effect. Now the role that can be played in the battle is not great. When we gradually gain a firm foothold and engage in a melee with the enemy, we can continuously rush forward to fish in troubled waters to deal a greater blow to the enemy.
There were constantly players who were too seriously injured and left the meeting hall. They were treated by the water magicians and waited to recover their combat power before continuing to fight. At the same time, the reserve team immediately rushed into the meeting hall to reinforce according to the order and instructions. We must not slow down the offensive. We must always keep the pressure on the enemy and use continuous attacks to prevent them from getting a chance to breathe. If we don’t crush them as soon as possible, defeat their counterattacks and organized defenses, we will most likely fail in the end. As our follow-up troops continued to rush into the meeting hall, attacking the flanks and rear of the enemy’s counterattack troops, further increasing the threat to the enemy’s archers and magician clusters, we finally forced them to shrink their defenses and no longer insisted on keeping the enemy out of the meeting hall. We won a foothold in the area near the gate and consolidated our defenses. We can smoothly continue to advance to deeper areas, gradually compressing the enemy’s activity space, making it easier for us to launch a more fierce three-dimensional land and air attack.
Each assault team rushed into the meeting hall in order. When the enemy was forced to give up an area, we added some people to carry out a saturation attack. We did not always confront them head-on. We made full use of our numerical advantage, through flexible deployment, and concentrated forces to break through, and always paid attention to the threat of enemy shooters and magician clusters in the rear, indirectly forcing their front line to move back, which was increasingly conducive to our attack. In particular, Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, Ganges War God, these top melee professionals, mainly focused on containment and fighting, and were not in a hurry to kill the opponent to determine the winner. They tried their best to ensure their own safety and not be killed by the enemy too early. They separated more companions to concentrate on killing other enemies first, and tried their best to seize the opportunity to weaken the opponent's strength, waiting to use the advantage of numbers to win the battle.
Seeing that they had stabilized their position, Long Xingtianxia, Afeng and their main assault team temporarily withdrew to rest, replace the injured possessed demons, treat their injuries and recover their strength. Of course, my undead subordinates did not have such generous treatment and still had to stay in the meeting hall to fight for victory. After they had almost recovered, they rushed into the meeting hall again with several magic knight players with special tasks. Hua Mantian and others, who had become more arrogant because of their temporary withdrawal and lost their opponents, were about to come forward, but before they could get close, several artifact holders and the most powerful top players were absorbed into an independent space by several "demon god fields" on our side, and temporarily unable to participate in the battle in the meeting hall. Of course, the level of those "Demon God Domains" and the strength of the users are not enough to kill Hua Mantian and his group, but they should still be able to save their lives, at least they can hold Hua Mantian and his group back for more than ten minutes. Long Xing Tianxia, Desert Eagle, A Feng and other players with the strongest strength on our side launched a concentrated assault, with the main purpose of killing the enemy's manpower. As the attacker, we are not too worried that the light players will use the "God Domain" on us, which is equivalent to offsetting the effect of the increase or decrease of the Council Hall's ability, and we will not suffer too much. Anyway, we have the advantage in numbers, even if we are also restrained by a few top masters, it is still a good deal for us.
Seeing that the time was almost right, I commanded the accumulated 200-plus Fiery Bone Snakes to rush into the meeting hall together, mainly cooperating with the companions who were fighting on the front line, and together with my giant magician dragon knight, we began to launch a major counterattack against the enemy. Using "self-explosion" to add damage to the opponent, or obstruct their actions, it is convenient for us to form a split and encirclement, and kill as many enemies as possible. Their number is limited, and there are only these in the meeting hall. One less death is one less, and every life seems extremely precious, but they cannot fight us head-on. Frequent "self-explosions" immediately disrupted the enemy's defense, and we seized the opportunity to break through, further compressing their defense line, or split them up and encircle and annihilate them one by one. The scene was extremely chaotic for a while, and we occupied a lot of space.
This was a very important step in the plan, especially for Afeng and Xue Wuxia, it was a long-planned opportunity for them. Successfully destroying Huadu was the ideal result, and it would be even more perfect if they could kill Hua Mantian themselves. It would be a bit too easy for him to fail to resist and finally die of exhaustion. Although it was a pity, he had done his best and would not be too upset. If he could be sent to the west early, it would be the biggest blow to him. Whether it could succeed or not depended on the "Demon God Domain". The timing of the display was very important, it must be at the front line, so when Hua Mantian reappeared, it must be in this area. Taking advantage of this period of time, we launched a fierce counterattack, forcing the enemy back step by step, giving up a lot of space, including the place where Hua Mantian was, which had fallen under our control. Although we had never fought Hua Mantian head-on before, Afeng and Xue Wuxia were always paying attention to his every move, so they knew the approximate location where he would appear. Afeng personally arranged for the players to launch the "Demon God Domain" to deal with him, ensuring that it would be difficult for him to kill the opponent and escape within the time limit of fifteen minutes. When Hua Mantian reappeared, he was surrounded by us. Afeng and Xue Wuxia led the team and retreated to the vicinity of that area, activating the "Blood-sucking Spear" and preparing the "Thunder God Chisel". I also dispatched several of my strongest men, such as Yibo La, Tao Tao, and Gu Ben, and there were more than twenty fiery bone snakes waiting on the side, ready to fight. As long as Hua Mantian showed up, he would be hit head-on and would never be given the chance to escape and resist to the end.
