"Ding! The Demon Army's eighth wave of attack has begun! "
The eighth wave of monsters were Cerberi. Each of them was the size of a lion, and their bodies were jet black. Saliva flowed continuously from their mouths, and their sharp white teeth looked terrifying.
Cerberi, also known as the nemesis of Mages, had two very disgusting skills: Mana Burn and Counterspell. Fortunately, most of the Cerberi were normal monsters, and the three-headed Elite Cerberi were the minority.
[Cerberi] (Normal, Demon)
Level: 235
Health Points: 303390
Armor Points: 9160
Melee Attack Power: 58071 - 78071
Skills:
[Mana Burn]: Burns 30,000 of the target's Mana, and causes 60,000 Chaos Damage to the target.
[Counterspell]: Interrupts the target's spellcasting, and causes the target to be unable to use the spell for 3 seconds.
The Elite Cerberi had more Health Points and higher Attack Power, but there was no difference in skills. However, the Elite Cerberi had three heads, so the cooldown of their skills might be shorter.
In fact, any single type of monster would not be able to cause too much of a threat – of course, this was under the premise that the numbers were equal. If the types of these eight waves of monsters could be combined, and there would be eight types of monsters each time, but the numbers would be reduced by one-eighth. For the players, the lethality would definitely be much higher.
For example, although the Cerberi was the nemesis of Mages, its weakness was equally obvious, and that was that it did not pose much of a threat to Mages. Players could completely send out a combination of Warriors, Thieves, and Hunters to charge, leaving the professions with Mana Bars behind.
The tanks were still crushing the monsters in front, and countless skill damage poured down, causing a huge blow to the group of monsters. In the absence of players activating their Legacy transformation, the tanks were naturally the existence with the most Health Points. Although they had the disadvantage of moving slowly, on the battlefield, as long as a few hundred tanks lined up to advance, they would basically sweep everything in their path!
However, although this wave of monsters was not difficult to kill, there were more of them than any previous wave! Although the threat of the Hellhounds to physical classes was not as great as that of magical classes, they could not make up for their numerical advantage. With over a dozen monsters biting left and right at a player, it was very easy for them to die!
This was especially so because the mages were hesitant and lagged far behind. As a result, the healers could not heal them in time. It was useless for them to run over. By the time the healers could heal them, they would already be in the range of the monster's Counterspell and Mana Burn. Not only would they not be able to heal them, but they would also be severely injured!
No one was made of iron. Even if they only received 1 damage each time, if they didn't receive any healing, they would still die no matter how long their health bar was!
Under the assault of the sea of monsters, not only did countless players die, but even the War Chariots were destroyed. Many of the players on the War Chariots were pounced on and bitten to death by the hounds before they could return to their base. Many players were forced to activate the Legacy Transformation to increase their survivability.
Based on everyone's common understanding, the Legacy Transformation should be left for the final big boss, Yislo. If he used it now, it would be useless in the final battle. However, the situation was urgent now. If he did not use the Legacy Transformation, he would die. Seeing that the waves of attacks did not seem to have any time to rest, it was clear that he could not save anyone. Not using the Legacy Transformation was also a waste!
The players also took the initiative to retreat into the city walls, relying on the NPC archers to provide firepower and even act as meat shields. In any case, after this wave, they would have to retreat to defend the city lord's mansion. Without the help of the players, these low-HP NPCs would simply collapse under the bombardment of the ninth wave of monsters. They could not be of any use in blocking or exhausting the monsters at all. Therefore, it was better to contribute their greatest strength in this wave.
This was the most tragic battle so far. Countless players died. The number of survivors dropped from 12 million to 2 million. The losses were greater than anyone could imagine!
The only good news was that they had finally cleared all the monsters!
However, the worse news was that the number of survivors in the east, west, and south cities added up to only 140,000!
Zhang Yang took a deep breath and said, "Let's retreat to defend the city lord's mansion!"
"Okay!"
The monsters attacked from the east, west, south, and north gates respectively. Even if Zhang Yang and the others could defend against the ninth wave, the other three gates would definitely not be able to defend. The demon army would still be able to march straight in and attack the city lord's mansion!
The system determined whether a main city would fall or not based on whether the main city's king was dead. As the China region was rather special, the eight main cities were unified by Empress Serena. Therefore, other than Baiyu City, the other seven main cities had their castellans replace the original king's position.
Therefore, it was useless for Zhang Yang and the others to defend the north gate. This wasn't the key to victory. Protecting Castellan Emerson's life was the key to victory!
In fact, even without Zhang Yang's orders, the armies at the other three gates were already moving towards the city lord's mansion. Even the west gate had the most survivors with only 60,000 players. How could they defend against the ninth wave of monsters?
However, there were only 140,000 players at the east, west, and south gates combined, while there were actually 2 million players at the north gate. This shocking number of players shocked the players at the other three gates!
One had to know that at the beginning, the number of players at the four gates was about the same. There were 50 million players on each side and the distribution of combat power was also very balanced. The reason for such a huge difference at this time was because of the difference in the command.
Without a doubt, the merged army was naturally still commanded by Foolish Old Man Who Removes Mountains!
In fact, the other three sides had no choice but to give up their command. After all, they only had a total of 140,000 players. How could they have any say?
"Ding! The ninth wave of the demon army has begun! "
Zhang Yang did not immediately rush to the city lord's mansion. Instead, he rode on his Phoenix Pet and looked into the distance. At the very least, he had to know what type of army this wave was so that he could prepare in advance.
But when his gaze landed on the dark clouds in the sky, he suddenly took a deep breath!
— — This was another group of flying units!
[Devil Bat] (Normal, Demon)
Level: 240
Health Points: 316330
Armor Points: 9520
Long-range Attack Power: 60900 - 80900
Skills:
[Fatal Throw]: Deals 100% of long-range attack damage to the target. Increases the chance of the target receiving a critical hit by 10% for the next 5 seconds.
The monster only had one skill, but this one skill was enough to give people a headache!
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that there were no elite monsters in this wave. But unfortunately, this was the ninth wave, and there was a boss!
[Devil Bat Adiga] (Earth Saint Tier Leader, Demon)
Level: 240
Health Points: 2,400,000,000
Armor Points: 23330
Long-range Attack Power: 205248 - 275248
Skills:
[Explosive Throw]: Deals 150% of long-range attack damage to the target. Causes the target to explode, dealing 200,000 fire damage to all enemy targets within 10 meters.
[Demon Fusion]: Fuses with the soul of a Devil Bat, recovering 10% of the target's Health Points. The target fused will die immediately.
[Ultrasonic Wave]: Emits a high-frequency sound wave, dealing 240,000 physical damage to all enemy targets within 40 meters.
Note: Adiga is one of the leaders of the Devil Bat people. He is known for being iron-blooded and good at fighting.
Previously, they only needed to deal with the boss in one direction. But now that everyone had retreated to the city lord's mansion, they would have to fight four bosses at the same time! However, an Earth Saint Tier boss was still an Earth Saint Tier boss. Although the Demon Fusion skill could not be killed before all the small monsters were killed, as long as four strong tanks were sent to pull the boss to one side, it would not cause too much trouble for the players.
Zhang Yang immediately flew back to the city lord's mansion. This was the last line of defense. Not only were all the players gathered there, there were also the elite NPCs in the mansion. What was worse was that Crimson Sun City was one of the eight main cities of the China server. Its military strength should be far more than this number. But at this critical moment, the army was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a sparse army of less than 10,000 people!
"Even if you want the players to deal with this kind of battle alone, you can come up with a better reason. For example, the Empire's army has been sent to counterattack the Demon's nest!" Starlight groaned helplessly.
"The most despicable thing is that the previous King was still a Heaven Saint Tier. Now, the city lord has actually fallen to the Elite Tier. Isn't this a joke?"
"You should be glad that the city lord is not so hot-blooded as to rush out to kill the enemy. Otherwise, no matter how many people we have, we will only be defeated!"
Everyone was trying to find joy in this bitter situation and laughed loudly. They did not have much hope of surviving this wave of attacks, not to mention the tenth wave and the final boss, Yislo!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh. The sky suddenly darkened, as if countless dark clouds had shrouded the sky above Crimson Sun City, covering the sky and the sun!
It was not dark clouds, but the Devil Bat army had arrived at the city!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
These Devil Bats immediately threw javelins at the players below. There was a metal chain tied to the end of the javelins. After they were thrown, they only needed to pull hard and the javelins could be immediately retracted.
"Smelly monster, get down here!" Wei Yan'er was a melee fighter. Even with the length of the weapon in her hand, her attack range could only reach a little more than two meters. How could she reach the monsters that were throwing javelins at least ten meters above the ground?
She was continuously hit by a few javelins and was instantly annoyed. She grabbed the javelin that was pierced into her body and pulled hard. The Devil Bat that was in mid-air was forcefully pulled down by her, and was instantly killed by the little girl with a swing of her axe.
Because there were too many monsters, no one dared to take the risk of flying on their mounts. If they were shot down by a few hundred monster hunters, that would be enough to instantly kill almost 99% of the players.
Everyone made use of the terrain to hide in the nearby houses, causing the monsters to lose sight of them. They could only descend by themselves.
A new wave of war had officially begun. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast a recommendation vote or a monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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