Most of the players were just commoners. Commanding 170,000 people to fight was something that they had never dreamed of. Not to mention the players, even if it was a random officer from the army, how many of them had played with so many subordinates? The number of people in one army group was about 60,000. 170,000 people was equivalent to the strength of three army groups! How to fight? Anyone in the game would be dumbfounded if they asked this question.
Unsworn Sword had snatched this title, but he knew that it was hard to back down now. Of course, he could say that everyone would discuss it, but discussion was just a group effort. If no one said anything, wouldn't he have to make the decision himself? This was just a game. If the tactician couldn't come up with an idea, you couldn't threaten them with their heads.
"Err, this … Let's figure out the System's strategy first, then think of a way to deal with it …" Unsworn Sword saw that he was waiting for him to speak, so he had no choice but to say something. Then, he looked at the Reflection of Time. Reflection of Time usually had a lot of ideas, but he didn't dare to take responsibility for commanding 170,000 people to fight. He could see that Countercurrent's move was very vicious, pushing Unsworn Sword to this position. 170,000 people fighting, this was definitely something that no one could come up with. In the end, would Unsworn Sword still have to come up with a plan? But how much could Unsworn Sword know? In the end, the idea he came up with was probably no different from not coming up with anything. Then the players would fight, collapse, and complain. Who would the blame be? Of course, it would be their commander, Unsworn Sword. If their guild leader was looked down on, how good could the guild be? Their image of Unhindered would definitely fall!
Reflection of Time understood this, but there was nothing he could do. Just as Unsworn Sword said this, Countercurrent immediately said, "Guild leader Unsworn, you have good leadership. Unhindered is the number one guild in our Cloud Cloud City. Isn't it a piece of cake for you to deal with a small fry like the system?"
Countercurrent's words caused some of the more honest guild leaders to shake their heads. If it was a piece of cake, they wouldn't have been beaten so badly just now. And some of the less virtuous ones could also tell that going against the current was to put the Sword of No Oath on the bonfire to be roasted, so they all gloated and waited to watch the show.
Sword of Unsworn gritted his teeth and went all out. If he still insisted on putting up a front at a time like this, wouldn't he just be asking for trouble? He immediately said, "We're all smart people. We have 170,000 brothers, and we're all gamers. Who has commanded such a large army before? If you really want me to make a decision, then I have no idea. Let's discuss it together! "
In a sense, Unsworn Sword's words could also be understood as him admitting that he was not competent enough to be the commander-in-chief. Of course, he wouldn't say this out loud. What he was looking forward to was getting everyone's understanding. Then, they would really come up with ideas together. Then, they would assign manpower, coordinate, and so on. He was still the chief commander.
Unsworn Sword was dreaming, but how could others give him such a huge advantage? Against the Current smiled and said, "Guild Leader Lifeless is too humble, too polite. If you continue to be so polite, then I'll do it! "
"Then you do it!" Unsworn Sword said. Since Against the Current was still mocking him, he countered.
Against the Current nodded and said, "Then I'll do it!"
"Ah …" Unsworn Sword was dumbfounded. Why did Against the Current really dare to take this hot potato? It seemed like he already had a plan in mind, but he still pushed the position of commander-in-chief to Unsworn Sword. Now, it seemed like he had no choice but to take it back. He was basically trying to embarrass Unsworn Sword!
I gave you a chance, but you can't do it, so I'll do it! Against the Current not only gained a good reputation, but also the position of commander-in-chief, killing two birds with one stone.
Unsworn Sword looked at Reflection of Time blankly. Reflection of Time sent him a private message. "Does this guy have an idea?"
Unsworn Sword suddenly reacted. "Damn, don't tell me this guy has grasped some key mission?"
Time's Reflection also realized what was going on. They firmly believed that none of the players had the talent to command 170,000 people. Against the Current's confidence in taking on this task could only mean that he had grasped some key mission that could decide the outcome of this city. From the simple actions and oaths of the NPCs before the battle, this city battle itself was like a large-scale group mission, so it wasn't impossible for there to be a small plot hidden within it.
"What about our people? Did the people we sent out find any clues? "Unsworn Sword hurriedly asked.
"No, everyone is looking for NPCs at the resurrection point and the camp. Most of the quests they received were logistics, food, and the like. I can't see any key missions," Reflection of Time said.
"Against the Current, they started in the direction of the west gate. Send a few people over there to scout," Unsworn Sword said.
"I'll personally lead some people!" Reflection of Time said.
"Alright." Unsworn Sword nodded.
Reflection of Time quietly left from behind Unsworn Sword. He wasn't the guild leader, so no one paid attention to his actions. At this time, Against the Current had become the new leader of the guild leader circle, and he was gathering everyone to listen to his speech.
"Everyone, since we're going to cooperate, a unified command is necessary, but we're not the same guild, and the game doesn't have a world channel, so I suggest that we form a party first. We can then use the party channel to communicate with each other, and then each guild leader can use their own guild channel to give orders to their brothers. What do you think?"
When everyone heard this, they all praised Against the Current's brilliant idea, coming up with such a reliable plan as soon as he became the guild leader. Many people also looked at Unsworn Sword with disdain. Unsworn Sword's face was full of tears. What kind of brilliant idea was this! They had used this method during the expedition to Sunset City. At that time, they had gathered the mercenary leaders into one team and managed them. There were mercenary leaders present who had participated in that incident, but obviously, there was no reason for them to suddenly come out and say, "This method has been used before." Sword of Oaths only felt wronged.
"Hmm, I think we need to understand our opponents more deeply. Just now, our West Gate side lost too quickly, so we didn't have any information on the system. How about your side? "Against the Current asked.
"Same, same!" The North Gate players all said. They didn't dare to move at first because of the giant rock, so it was better not to talk about it.
Actually, even if they didn't talk about it, West Gate's people knew about it. Against the Current said, "That's why! I think we need to organize some probing attacks and get a better grasp of the system's subordinates, attack methods, and so on. "
"Yes, yes, that makes sense." Everyone nodded.
Unsworn Sword felt even more wronged. What kind of bullsh * t plan is this? How are you going to command these 170,000 people? Even now, Against the Current still hasn't said anything.
Against the Current continued to speak step by step, "Leave the task of testing the waters to us! Everyone, take a short break. "
All the guild leaders felt even more touched. What probing? This was actually just going up to die and testing the system's reaction. Although everyone knew that there was no punishment for dying, which was why Against the Current was so generous. But no matter what, they were going to die, so what else could they say? Unsworn Sword didn't want to let Against the Current take the lead, so he also jumped out. "We can't just sit around and do nothing, let's go too."
"That's good." Against the Current smiled. He understood what Unsworn Sword was thinking, but he didn't say anything.
The other three guilds were level six guilds, but in terms of the quality of their members, they really couldn't compete with these two guilds. Therefore, when these two guilds were bickering with each other, they didn't say anything.
"Guild leader Unsworn, should we work together and charge?" Against the Current said to Unsworn Sword with a smile.
Unsworn Sword curled his lips and looked as if he didn't want to work with Against the Current. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Feng Xing was in an awkward situation. Time had already left just now, and now he was the only one beside Sword without Oath. Yet, Sword without Oath still had to act like he was calling out to his friends, causing Feng Xing, who was the only one who was maintaining his imposing manner, to feel very sad.
Against the Current called out to the guild leaders from behind, "Then let us and Reigning Four Seas test out the system's attack. Everyone, stay here and keep an eye out."
"Yes, yes." All the guild leaders nodded.
The two guild leaders left and gathered their people. Against the Current sent a message to Unsworn Sword. "Guild leader Unsworn, how do we fight?"
Unsworn Sword thought for a moment and said, "Let's take turns and use the tactics we're good at. We'll use Archers as our main force, and you guys use Mages as your main force. Let's see if the system treats us differently."
"Yes, it's decided. You guys go first? "
"Okay." Unsworn Sword thought of taking turns. Testing the system was only one of the ideas, and the other was to compete with Against the Current. Against the Current's archery, Unsworn Sword's main force was Sharpshooters. Their mobility was much better than Singing for Wine's Mages. Even if they lost in the end, they would have a much easier time than Singing for Wine.
This was not something that could be said openly, but after returning to their own guild and gathering their Sharpshooters, Unsworn Sword gave them a good speech.
After all, this wasn't a personal grudge between Unsworn Sword and Singing Against Wine. Enmity was part of Overlord's Guild culture. Everyone's morale soared when they heard that they were going to compete with Singing Against Wine. Unsworn Sword nodded in satisfaction and dispatched another batch of Clerics and Archers to provide support from the rear.
"Everyone, stay away from the catapults. Pay attention to the rocks thrown by the catapults. Once you're within attack range, stop advancing and attack." Unsworn Sword set the strategy.
"Move out!!" Unsworn Sword waved his sword and led the party. Although he was not an Archer, as the guild leader, it was not appropriate for him to watch from the back. He was currently in the middle of the Cleric party, shouting to boost everyone's morale.
The guild leaders of the various guilds had already conveyed their intentions to the guild members. Everyone knew that Against the Current was going to test the waters. On days when there were no major events, it was rare to see Against the Current's complete archery formation. At this moment, it had attracted a large number of players to observe. The players used their appraisal skills to admire the equipment of the Sharpshooters from Reigning the Four Seas.
"As expected of a big guild. Look at their equipment!!" Most of the small and medium-sized guilds let out envious cries. As for the players who were not even Level 41, they did not even have the chance to be envious. They could not even appraise the equipment.
"Careful! Careful! Watch your distance!! "Unsworn Sword warned in the guild channel. The first boulder that killed Black Rose was still on the ground! This boulder was also the furthest away from the catapults. Naturally, it was regarded as the furthest range of the catapults. Seeing that they were about to step into this area, Against the Current became cautious.
"Spread out! Spread out a little more!" Unsworn Sword said. The Sharpshooters spread out in all directions. At this moment, there were only a hundred of them attacking. There was more than enough space for everyone to throw four to five boulders.
"It's coming!!" Suddenly, someone shouted. Sure enough, the sound of a mechanism on top of the wall rang out. Boulders flew from the top of the wall, drawing arcs in the air as they hurtled towards Against the Current. Reigning the Four Seas was prepared for this, and they had plenty of room to dodge. This time, they were completely different from the catapults that had smashed them into a mess. More than a hundred Sharpshooters aimed at where the stones were coming from, and they dodged left, right, front, and back. Surprisingly, not a single one of them was hit.
"Alright, that's it! Let's continue forward!" Unsworn Sword shouted. The Sharpshooters roared in response. The Attack Speed of the catapults was not high, and the boulders were large targets. Under such circumstances, it was not difficult to dodge. Everyone realized that this kind of attack was effective against a densely packed army. However, against the current situation, where the Sharpshooters were like scattered soldiers, it was a little out of place.
"Forward, forward, forward! Be careful! We're about to enter the Archers' attack range! Everyone, be careful! Prepare to attack! "Unsworn Sword excitedly commanded his men to advance. Even a short-legged Warrior like him could easily dodge the boulders. This made him very excited. The catapults had the longest range, followed by the Archers on top of the wall, and then the Mages. The range of the System's Archers was the same as the players. Unsworn Sword was prepared to use his own Archer Formation to fight the System's Wall Soldiers.
The catapults were no longer a threat to them, but at this moment, another wave of catapults rang out. Some of the more attentive players noticed that the sound of the catapults seemed to be slightly different this time. The sharpshooters were looking up, ready to dodge the catapults when they saw the catapults coming at them. Suddenly, their jaws dropped. This time, it was not the Sharpshooters that were larger than humans, but countless Sharpshooters the size of heads.
The smaller the Sharpshooters did not mean that they could fly faster. However, the number of Sharpshooters had suddenly increased. Who knew how many Sharpshooters had loaded such a large number of Sharpshooters onto them, creating a storm. It was not that the players did not want to dodge, but the Sharpshooters were too concentrated. Whether they could dodge or not depended on luck, not skill.
This wave of Sharpshooters caused the players to stagger. However, as the Sharpshooters became smaller, their damage was greatly reduced. Even though the Sharpshooters were falling from such a high height, the players still had a lot of HP. The Priests that Unsworn Sword had sent earlier finally had the chance to perform, and they began healing everyone. The Sharpshooters' attack frequency was not that high, so the Priests managed to pull everyone's HP back. However, the second wave of Sharpshooters arrived at this moment. Another Sharpshooters fell, and it was another chance for the Priests to perform.
"Guild leader, this won't do! We'll run out of Mana sooner or later!" a Priest hurriedly advised Unsworn Sword.
Unsworn Sword was not willing to give up! Seeing another wave of Sharpshooters falling, the guild members looked around and suddenly had an idea. "Everyone, hide behind the Sharpshooters!"
Everyone reacted. Some crouched down, and some hid behind the Sharpshooters. The sound of the Sharpshooters hitting the Sharpshooters could be heard. Everyone touched the scars on their heads, and they were all frightened.
"Should we continue forward?" everyone asked Unsworn Sword.
"What's there to be afraid of? There's no loss even if we die. Let's use the Sharpshooters as cover and continue forward! " Unsworn Sword ordered. Everyone jumped out of the Sharpshooters' gaps and continued forward. When they saw the Sharpshooters falling, they quickly hid behind the Sharpshooters again.
Finally, relying on this method, Sharpshooters approached the attacking range of the archers at the top of the wall. As the first arrow flew, Unsworn Sword shouted, "Attack!"
The target of Unsworn Sword's order was not the archers at the top of the wall, but the Warriors and Knights at the bottom of the wall. This group of Sharpshooters was also within the attacking range of the Sharpshooters of the Sharpshooters of the Four Seas, but they still stood still.
Sharpshooters' goal was only to test the waters. At this time, they no longer hoped to create a perfect formation of arrows. Everyone looked for an opportunity to shoot at the Sharpshooters. However, the Sharpshooters were already on guard. The front row retreated, and the back row stepped forward. They stabbed their shields into the ground, and the arrows were ineffective. Meanwhile, the archers on the wall were all hidden behind the wall. Even when they attacked, only half of their bodies were exposed. Unsworn Sword ordered the archers to attack a few more times, but there was no effect.
Just as he was at his wits' end, several screams suddenly came from beside him. Unsworn Sword quickly looked over and saw a group of masked assassins in black suddenly appear in the Sharpshooters' formation. Each of them was a Sharpshooter, and they were mercilessly attacking.
No matter how strong the Sharpshooters were, they were not good at close combat. Many of them habitually tried to pull away from their opponents, but then they were attacked by the archers on the wall. Under such attacks, the Sharpshooters were killed one after another. Unsworn Sword was burning with anxiety, but at this time, an assassin also appeared beside him in stealth. Unsworn Sword, of course, had rich experience in close combat. After this exchange, he knew that the strength of the assassins was quite strong. Few players would be a match for them in a one-on-one fight.
Unsworn Sword barely managed to kill the assassin who attacked him, but he relied on several Priests to take care of him, the Guild Master. The other Sharpshooters did not have such good luck. They were killed one after another. Some of them wanted to retreat, but after a few steps, they were attacked by the stones of the catapults. Unsworn Sword let out a long sigh. He knew that this was the end of their test.
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