Chapter 1803: Chapter 1803: The Barrier Shatters
Blood Rose smiled bitterly, as expected, it’s not so easy to gain advantages from others.
Ever since Li Yao made the Cave Lord grant them a world-class boss, she had her suspicions, especially when she had the Cave Lord express gratitude and was surprisingly refused, which already sent a signal.
When she came to express thanks herself, the other party straightforwardly explained their thoughts and attitude, saying that Li Yao had ulterior motives, which wasn’t wrong.
But this was clearly a transaction; they gave you a world boss’s first kill and loot, wouldn’t you feel guilty if you didn’t repay them?
Although it seemed non-compulsory, in reality, she had to accept this task.
As a mercenary group, reputation is most important, especially for things like killing a boss for someone else. Without a good reputation, would any employer hire you?
After taking someone else’s world-class boss, if you don’t do the task they asked, it would sound terrible if spread.
So she could only smile bitterly inside, knowing she had to take the task regardless of what it was.
The temptation of a world-class boss is too great, not only is the boss valuable, it also greatly increases her power, both for her and her mercenary group.
But then again, if Li Yao was willing to pay the price of a world boss to get a task done, would it be simple?
In other words, a task difficult enough to challenge Li Yao could not be simple. Thus, she agreed, prepared to pay the price of losing equipment for the entire group.
“So, what task does the master want us to complete? We’ll do our best, but I don’t understand. Even without you, Starfire’s team is much stronger than our mercenary group. Why let us do it? It’s not about fearing difficulty, just concerned it might delay the master’s task,” Blood Rose added, “I suppose this task plays a crucial role in winning this battle, hence the immense pressure.”
Li Yao nodded, “Just call me Prairie Fire, ‘master’ sounds too distant. This task could be critical or not, if all goes smoothly, we might not even need this plan. It’s just a precautionary measure. As for Starfire’s team, you should understand I’m the commander and actually don’t have NPC followers, nor am I allowed to, so every team member has their own tasks and can’t leave for this. That’s why I’m looking for a strong team.”
“But you’re taking a loss, just for one task. The owners of two super guilds are here, although I don’t know the real situation, it seems deeper cooperation is involved, and both of their guilds don’t lack manpower,” Blood Rose.
Li Yao immediately smiled at Blood Rose.
“Did I say something wrong?” Blood Rose wondered.
Li Yao stopped smiling and said seriously, “I just didn’t expect the gallant and even sinisterly fierce Blood Rose on the battlefield to actually be a problem child. Since you’re curious, I’ll answer you. It’s simple; purely in terms of fighting bosses, your team is better. Also, the two guilds have their own tasks.”
At that moment Fanghua said, “Rose, you got the first kill and a strong pet anyway. Whatever the task, just go. Prairie Fire clearly stated, success or failure, as long as you go, it’s fine.”
“Alright, mainly it’s my first time so close to Prairie Fire, didn’t know what to say,” Blood Rose smiled wryly.
“Aha, look, I told you Rose is your little fan girl, now do you believe?” Fanghua teased.
“Sister Fanghua, you’re teasing me again, anyone serious about improving studies Prairie Fire’s techniques. Some people just don’t want to admit it,” Blood Rose said earnestly.
“That’s true.”
“You guys stop it, you’re all subtly mocking me. Skills are all about mutual exchange; I’m just a researcher and learner,” Li Yao smiled wryly, some things can’t be said, and even if they were said, who would believe it.
Everyone just took it as his modesty, and Haikuotiankong even said, “Look, that’s true high-level demeanor, I admire it.”
Li Yao shook his head helplessly, “Let’s talk business, your team can continue their tasks, but when you need to set off, you must return immediately.”
“Understood, same words, all efforts will be made,” Blood Rose said.
Everyone nodded, looking towards the main battlefield. At this moment, the encirclement of the city-breaking Ogres was nearing completion, and there were still nine stone-thrower positions attacking the Barrier, exceeding expectations.
After a while, cracks appeared in the Barrier, becoming incredibly illusory, and under the Ogres’ unwilling gazes, it shattered.
Boo hoo hoo!
Mournful horns sounded from both outside and inside the city, as countless Ogres quickly operated the stone throwers.
Outside the city, countless Air Forces took off, followed by more engineering machinery advancing under the protection of countless player armies.
The super-sized stone throwers were being quickly assembled, capable of hurling incendiary bombs onto distant walls, and even unleashing massive explosive shells.
Additionally, there were Cannons, Siege Vehicles, as time passed, more and more engineering machinery was put into the battlefield.
“Naive guys, thinking they can break down the walls with just these.” The Ogre commander was full of disdain.
The Ogre Sorcerer slightly shook his head, “It should be to increase damage. Prairie Fire must know these alone aren’t enough to break open the walls quickly; his trump card is still the Sky Warship. Prepare yourselves, a tough battle is starting, let them see, our great Ogres not only possess formidable combat strength but also have unparalleled endurance.”
The two sides’ long-range machinery clashed first, causing long-distance damage to each other’s armies.
Then came the confrontation between the Air Forces; the Ogres’ Air Force had relatively few mounts, each a strong mutant two-headed Chimera. In contrast, the Hunters had a lot of pets and tamed raptors with impressive combat power, reaching ace level, not to be underestimated.
It was supposed to be a battle, but in reality, it was a one-sided slaughter by the Ogre Air Force.
On the ground, the never-before-seen Siege Ladders in the Ancient God World were common among player armies, but the Ogres’ main city was too tall, and the walls were incredibly thick, reinforced by powerful Ogres atop.
The war had been going on for over an hour, yet no player could stay on top of the city walls for more than a minute.
Li Yao continued to dispatch large numbers of worker bees to transport corpses, with every kind of unit-building within space relentlessly operating, producing vast quantities of Worm Tribe soldiers.
Two hours, three hours, four hours, the war had completely reached a fever pitch.
The players’ armies were generally much weaker than the other side, plus the enemy had the advantage of walls, on average, players lost eight or nine, even ten soldiers to kill one elite Ogre.
Moreover, most of the damage came from the long-distance engineering machinery.
“Boss, the operations center exploded.” Newcomer Mu Zi blinked repeatedly to Li Yao’s side and said…