Most of the players were just commoners. Commanding 170,000 people to fight was something that had never happened before. Not to mention the players, even if it was a random officer from the army, how many of them could have 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 snatched this false reputation, but he knew that it was hard to get off. 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 in the end? 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 Years usually had a lot of ideas, but he didn't dare to take responsibility for commanding 170,000 people to PK. He could see that Countercurrent's move was very vicious, pushing Unsworn Sword to this position. 170,000 people PK, 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 go into battle, collapse, and complain. Who would be the target of their complaints? Of course, it would be their commander, Unsworn Sword. If the guild leader was looked down upon, how good could the guild be? Reigning Four Seas' image would definitely fall!
Reflection of Years 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. Reigning Four Seas is the number one guild in our Cloud City. Isn't it a piece of cake for you to deal with a small fry like the system?"
Some of the more honest guild leaders shook their heads at Countercurrent's words. 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 jumped out and said, "We can't just sit around, let's go as well."
"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. So, 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 like 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. When everyone heard that they were going to compete with Singing Against Wine, their morale soared. Nodding in satisfaction, Unsworn Sword dispatched another batch of Clerics and Archers to form a two-tier team to provide support from the rear.
"Everyone, keep your distance. Be careful of the catapults' boulders. 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 communicated their intentions to the guild members. Everyone knew that Against the Current was going to test the waters with their attacks. 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 all the other boulders. 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 at the same time.
"It's coming!!" Suddenly, someone shouted. As expected, the sound of a mechanism on top of the wall rang out. Boulders flew from the top of the wall, arcing through the air towards Against the Current's players. 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 responded with a roar. 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 very powerful against a densely packed army, but it seemed a little out of place against the current attack, which was like a group of scattered soldiers.
"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 that of 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. However, at this moment, the sound of another wave of catapults rang out. Some of the more attentive players noticed that the sound of the stones flying through the air was slightly different this time. The Sharpshooters of Against the Current raised their eyes and prepared to dodge the incoming boulders. Suddenly, their eyes widened in shock. This time, it was not the boulders that were larger than humans, but countless boulders the size of heads.
The smaller the boulders did not mean that they could fly faster, but the number of boulders had increased. The catapults had loaded an uncountable number of such large boulders onto them, creating a storm. It was not that the players did not want to dodge, but the falling boulders were too dense. Whether they could dodge them or not depended on luck, not skill.
This wave of boulders caused the players to stagger. However, the boulders were smaller, and their attacks were much weaker. Even with the boulders 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 quickly healed the players. The catapults' attack frequency was not that high, and the Priests managed to pull everyone's HP back. However, at this time, the second wave of attacks arrived. Another boulder fell, and 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 unwilling to give up! Seeing another wave of boulders falling, the guild members looked around and suddenly had an idea. "Everyone, hide behind the boulders!"
Everyone reacted. Some crouched down, and some hid behind the boulders. Only the sound of the boulders hitting the boulders could be heard. Everyone touched the bruises on their heads, and they were all scared out of their wits.
"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 boulders as cover and continue forward! " At Unsworn Sword's command, everyone jumped out of the catapults and continued forward. When they saw the boulders falling, they quickly hid behind the boulders again.
Finally, relying on this method, the Four Seas Archers approached the attacking range of the archers at the top of the wall. As the first arrow flew, Unsworn Sword shouted, "Attack!"
The target that Unsworn Sword ordered to attack was not the archers at the top of the wall, but the Warriors and Knights at the bottom of the wall. This group of infantrymen was already within the attacking range of the Four Seas Archers, but they still stood still.
The goal of the Four Seas Archers was just to test the waters. They did not expect to create a perfect formation of arrows. Instead, they looked for opportunities to shoot at the infantrymen. However, the infantrymen 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. The archers at the top of 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 it was to no avail.
Just as he was at his wits' end, several screams came from beside him. Unsworn Sword hurriedly looked over and saw a group of masked assassins in black suddenly appearing in the Four Seas 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 people habitually tried to pull away from their opponents, but they were immediately attacked by the archers at the top of 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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