Chapter 561 City Defense

Within Cloudend City, there was still a garrison force, but like the troops outside the city walls, these soldiers had their attributes greatly weakened and were being slaughtered by the players. Although the seven resurrection points also had their own guards, they were not like the strongholds of the siege guilds. The main defense force of the city defenders was clearly concentrated outside the city. Once that part was breached, the defenses inside the city were basically useless. In comparison, the players from the Rebirth Amethyst and Exceptionally Defiant guilds were creating more trouble.

But it was only a little more, and that was all.

The city defenders resurrected according to the usual rules, with players of each class respawning in their respective academies or camps. As a result, the Priest Academy was the first to fall. Priests had little combat power, and the two major guilds didn't have many priests to begin with. They had previously relied on hired hands from studios, who had long finished their tasks and gone home.

The Fighter Academy was the second to be captured. Although fighters had combat power, they were few in number and low in level, which had always been a long-standing problem for them as a group, so they were easily destroyed.

The Knight Camp was the third to be captured. Knights were a relatively moderate class, but they were the closest to the city gate among the seven resurrection points... First come, first served.

With three resurrection points destroyed, the tragic fate of these three classes could be imagined. They had all been killed in the earlier encounters with the siege forces and were then chased back to their resurrection points. The guards at the resurrection points couldn't provide much protection, and after all the guards were killed, the countdown for the destruction of the resurrection point began. It wasn't that the city defenders weren't trying hard, but the opponents were simply too many and too ferocious.

While the siege forces were destroying the three camps, nearly half of their own camp had collapsed. The small wellhead that had originally spewed out a water dragon was now terrifyingly large. It was impossible to tell whether the water was flowing outward or inward; it was simply churning constantly. The soil around the opening was all tilted, slowly sliding and sinking.

"Report, the rate at which the camp is being swallowed has slowed down!" the observer sent back a new message, and even changed the word to "swallowed." In their eyes, the original water spout now looked like a black hole, seemingly sucking the entire camp into it.

This news was, of course, quite uplifting, and the guild leaders were all invigorated. At this point, they didn't even care which guild would ultimately capture the Cloudend City resurrection camp.

"Keep moving, only four more! Victory is ours!!!" The guild leaders racked their brains, using the most heroic lines they could think of to encourage their teams. To be honest, the words weren't great, but the key was the atmosphere. Everyone now knew the situation, and in this moment of life and death, everyone would do their best without any encouragement. No matter what the guild leaders shouted, it would sound inspiring.

"Thieves' Guild, captured!!" Another victory arrived. The resistance encountered by the Thieves' Guild was lower than expected. Unsworn Sword and the others didn't know that twenty thieves from the city defense side were missing, having gone out to deal with the well and not yet returned to help. For the two guilds, which had a total of only two hundred people... losing twenty members of a single class made them seem very small.

"Concentrate our forces, only three more locations left!!" Unsworn Sword continued to call out, leading his team, which had cleared the Knight Camp, toward the Mage Academy. Since they were racing against time, speed was of the essence, and Unsworn Sword was desperately rushing forward with a group of short-legged characters.

"There's something we need to pay attention to!" Ripple of Time suddenly messaged. He was leading the speed team.

"What's the situation?"

"The abandoned Priest Academy and Knight Camp have stopped their resurrection functions, but the priests and knights probably won't just die and go back to District Fifteen, right? I think they'll follow the principle of resurrecting nearby that we use outside, which means that eventually, these guys in the city will gather at the last resurrection point. I think their numbers are probably around two hundred, which could be troublesome," Ripple of Time said.

"We should have noticed this problem earlier," Unsworn Sword said.

"There's nothing we could have done even if we had noticed," Ripple of Time said helplessly. "This attack came too hastily, and there wasn't any detailed coordination or command. Otherwise, if we had controlled the timing and captured all seven resurrection points simultaneously while their forces were scattered, it would have saved us this trouble."

"What's the use of saying that now? Let's think about how to deal with the final battle!" Unsworn Sword said.

"Damn, you're the one who brought this up, aren't you?" Ripple of Time looked down on Unsworn Sword for trying to shift the blame.

"Cough, I'll contact Nilflow. Their magic formation, combined with our arrow formation, will be a great weapon for team battles in this kind of small area." After Unsworn Sword finished speaking, he sent a message to Nilflow Against Current.

One message, two messages, three messages, all sank without a trace. Unsworn Sword found it strange. The problem he was talking about was quite crucial, and Nilflow Against Current shouldn't be ignoring him! The main thing in the battle now was to save time, and there weren't any difficulties in terms of skill. He shouldn't be too busy to reply, right?

"This guy Nilflow may be having some problems. He's not even replying to my messages." Unsworn Sword came to this conclusion and messaged Ripple of Time.

"Is that so?" Ripple of Time was also surprised. Could something still go wrong in the current situation? "Then contact another big shot from their guild!" Ripple of Time replied to Unsworn Sword while casually sending a message to Nilflow Against Current. As the number two figure in Zenith Four Seas, he was qualified and had the opportunity to add Nilflow Against Current as a friend.

As a result, just one second after sending the message, Ripple of Time received a big question mark from Nilflow Against Current. Ripple of Time broke out in a sweat. Since Unsworn Sword had said that Nilflow Against Current wasn't responding, the message he had just sent was just a few random words.

"Are you there?" Ripple of Time quickly replied.

"Of course," Nilflow Against Current said. "What are you up to?"

"Unsworn said you weren't replying to messages..." Ripple of Time said.

"He's on my blacklist," Nilflow Against Current said calmly.

"I've contacted Fan Ling from their guild." Unsworn Sword was still working diligently! Ripple of Time was speechless, but he couldn't be bothered with it. He quickly analyzed the situation to Nilflow Against Current.

"Of course I noticed it a long time ago." Nilflow Against Current indicated that he wasn't an idiot. "Our mage group has already assembled. In the end, we can control the offensive and actively define a final resurrection point. This is more proactive, and it's easier for my mage group to prepare in advance."

"You're right," Ripple of Time nodded. "My arrow formation team thinks the same way."

"So where should we choose?" Both were large guilds, but the problem was that even the largest guild wasn't in charge now. The siege players were collectively berserk.

"The Mage Academy is encountering fierce resistance. The opponents are very tough!!!" At this time, both sides received messages from the front lines. As soon as they saw the word "mage," Nilflow Against Current and Ripple of Time's hearts trembled. A brilliant shadow immediately appeared in their minds...

"It can't be, right?" The two exclaimed together, quickly gathering information from the front.

"It's not Thousand Miles Drunk..." Upon receiving this news, both of them subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"But... with the mage group aided by Drifting and Guitong, and the warrior group led by Jian Nan You protecting them, they are indeed difficult opponents," Nilflow Against Current frowned.

"It seems that this must be the place for the final battle," Ripple of Time said.

"I think the opponents have also anticipated this situation. They are consciously choosing the Mage Academy as the final battlefield," Nilflow Against Current said.

"Mage Academy? Hearing the word 'mage,' I feel very unlucky..." Ripple of Time said.

Nilflow Against Current felt depressed after hearing this. He was also a mage, but what depressed him was that even though he was a mage, he also felt a sense of trepidation when he heard the word "mage."

"That guy won't be back, will he?" Ripple of Time said.

"I think we should hurry up and give the guys at the Mage Academy a fatal blow right now," Nilflow Against Current said.

"Agreed!" Ripple of Time expressed his approval and suddenly announced in the team channel, "Change of target, Mage Academy, full speed ahead." They had originally planned to go to the Archer Range to score points, but seeing that the situation was a bit subtle, Ripple of Time made a decisive decision.

"Ripple, your team goes to the Mage Academy." Unsworn Sword also received the same information, of course, but his instructions were a bit late.

"Already doing it," Ripple of Time said.

Unsworn Sword expressed his satisfaction, not feeling at all that Ripple of Time's quick reaction was stealing his thunder.

At the Mage Academy, Jian Nan You and the others were leading an elite team cobbled together from the two guilds, fighting to the death with the siege players who were pouring in like a tide.

Sword Demon and Jian Nan You were both strategists and tacticians. The siege players had acted hastily due to the urgent situation, racing against time and not taking the time to consider the details. They, on the other hand, had remained calm and had determined the strategic policy of defending one location to the death from the moment they realized that the siege forces would break into the city.

"Warriors in front, priests pay attention to the rhythm, mages bomb, archers support, thieves don't block the line of sight!!!" Jian Nan You's commanding lines were met with a sidelong glance from Sword Demon.

"Don't blame me, I'm just telling the truth!" Jian Nan You said.

Sword Demon could only helplessly. Right now, they had set up the best formation, blocking the siege players outside the gate of the Mage Academy, with warriors covering the front, mages attacking from behind, archers flanking and making up for shots, and thieves... were indeed a bit of an eyesore. Especially now that there were actually very few thieves. Sword Demon felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially those ignorant girls from Rebirth Amethyst! Jian Nan You was just reminding him, okay! He hadn't really blocked anyone's line of sight. Why were they looking at him with the eyes they reserved for newbies? Sword Demon was worried!

"Sword Demon, you can feel free to improvise a bit, just don't rush into the mages' magic formation." After fighting alongside Sword Demon, Jian Nan You had seen the terrifying nature of Sword Demon's "Mist Shadow Assault." He felt that Sword Demon had the ability to charge and kill as a lone warrior.

Sword Demon did indeed do just that, using a Mist Shadow Assault to rush out, take a few lives, and then quickly slip back, squatting to the side and waiting for the skill to cool down.

"Not dashing enough!" Sword Demon sighed.

"Actually, don't be so nervous. Look, the Thieves' Guild has already been destroyed. If you die now, it's equivalent to resurrecting on the spot with full health," Jian Nan You pointed to the Mage Academy behind him.

"I know, but the problem is that my death might be equivalent to fifteen deaths at once." Sword Demon wasn't careless. He hadn't forgotten that he was the guild leader and had been targeted by countless siege players who had accepted missions for him. He had a chance to be honorably killed.

"Oh, then it's better to be careful," Jian Nan You said, hiding behind his sword and shield while talking to Sword Demon. He didn't have anything too complicated to deal with himself, but he was currently coordinating the team, with Jian Nan You coordinating the attacks, defenses, and healing. Sword Demon squatted to the side and couldn't find any fault with Jian Nan You's command, nodding and thinking, "He's a talented individual."

"Another wave of attacks is coming. Pay attention," Jian Nan You called out.

"Is it your turn yet?" Drifting asked Guitong.

"One more wave!" Guitong said.

"Is that so?" Drifting checked his mana. "That's not right! What's wrong with my mana?" Drifting was a powerful mage. He didn't need to count the number of times he had cast spells. He could tell from the consumption of his mana that he was almost out.

"Are you wearing the right equipment?" Guitong asked.

Drifting checked himself. He had been running around earlier, and some of his equipment was different from what he used in battle. When he checked, he found that he had forgotten to change one piece. "That's true." Drifting said as he changed his equipment and quickly told the mages in his group to attack. Mages needed to recover mana, so he and Guitong each led a group and rotated them.

Guitong waved his staff, and a pile of spells were cast, instantly turning a wave of attacks into a mess. Gu Xiao Shang shook his head repeatedly as he watched this scene. "They're just killing wildly like this. We can't even charge in! Our people can't even spread out."

"There's nothing we can do. No one will listen if you tell them to stop," Young Master Han said helplessly. If there was a player who could predict the direction of the battle in advance, Young Master Han would definitely be one of them. He had charged here with Rainbow Clouds, but because there were too many people, he couldn't use his abilities.

"But they won't be able to hold on for long. The priests, they don't have enough! It seems that the previous temporary workers' contracts have all expired," Young Master Han continued.

"If this continues, the priests may become a breakthrough point." Jian Nan You was saying the same thing to Sword Demon. Not only did they not have enough priests, but the priests were actually consuming more than the mages at this time.

"Just do our best..." Sword Demon said.

"Is winning even if it's just luck?" Jian Nan You laughed.

"200 people against 200,000 people! We can't even pick up a win," Sword Demon said.

"It will be a miracle!" Jian Nan You said.

Compared to the siege players, who were all hot-blooded, the defenders were obviously much calmer. Indeed, for them, this victory was too great, so great that they couldn't digest it in their minds. More than 200 people defeating more than 200,000 people, winning a battle... such a record, if this wasn't just a game, could be recorded in history.

"Can Thousand Miles get back in time?" Jian Nan You asked.

"He said he needs time..." Sword Demon said.

"Creating a miracle cannot be separated from him..." Jian Nan You said, gazing into the distance.

In the control room at the bottom of Cloudend Lake, Gu Fei had successfully opened the vortex channel at the bottom of the lake through research, but he didn't expect that this thing required continuous control and operation. Otherwise, the arranged magic formation would automatically start and reseal the channel, and everything he had done before would be wasted. Gu Fei skillfully operated these semi-mechanical, semi-magical things in the control room, but this kind of thing was too boring for him. He couldn't even personally appreciate the effects of his operation. He could only hear the news and learn that his operation was quite successful and that the five major resurrection camps had suffered major floods.

"When can you come back?" At the same time, this question was constantly being thrown at Gu Fei.

"Sigh..." Gu Fei sighed deeply. How could he not want to? It was just that this operation had to be continuous. It was clearly stated in the instructions.

"Have you guys arrived yet?" Gu Fei was also shouting in the messages.

"Almost there! These grids are hard to count, you know!" Xi Xiao Tian replied.

"You're already counting grids?" Gu Fei was pleasantly surprised.

"Are you sure you didn't make any mistakes?" Xi Xiao Tian asked.

"No mistakes. I checked carefully on the way you came," Gu Fei said confidently.

"Then, it's done!" Xi Xiao Tian said.

Gu Fei had the opportunity to know how he had come to this control room from the perspective of an audience member this time. He saw a pillar of light suddenly flashing in the middle of the control room, and before long, Xi Xiao Tian's people had walked out of the pillar of light. Behind her, Little Waist Dance and Mitian Shenming followed.

Walking in the dark among the weak torchlight, stepping on grids to determine the southeast, northwest was extremely cruel to Mitian Shenming. At this time, this guy had a completely idiotic expression.

"You don't need everyone to step on it. If Mitian can't figure it out, you can still teleport up," Xi Xiao Tian said to Gu Fei.

"I'm just being cautious!" Gu Fei said.

"What the hell is this place?" Xi Xiao Tian said.

"No time to explain. Go look at the instructions over there," Gu Fei pointed.

Xi Xiao Tian went over to study them.

"And then take over my shift," Gu Fei said.

"Alright, go back and fight!" Xi Xiao Tian waved her hand.

"There's no need for us to stay, right?" Little Waist Dance said.

Gu Fei was stunned and suddenly hesitated.

"It's best to leave one person behind, in case I do something," Xi Xiao Tian said faintly without looking over here.

"Let's go, let's all go." Even Little Waist Dance, who wasn't very observant, could see that there was a contradictory and tacit understanding between Gu Fei and Xi Xiao Tian. It was extremely strange, and it was sudden now, and it was the suspicion that Gu Fei always held toward her.

"I can stay," Mitian Shenming coughed.

"No need, let's go!" Gu Fei suddenly said.

"Oh?" Xi Xiao Tian was surprised.

"To be able to calculate this step and design us, I don't think you're that talented," Gu Fei said.

"That's not necessarily true. I'm very talented," Xi Xiao Tian said.

"Genius, you should go over there," Gu Fei said.

"I know," Xi Xiao Tian quickly took a step and officially took over Gu Fei's job.

"We're out," Gu Fei said.

"Okay," Little Waist Dance and Mitian Shenming nodded. "How do we get out?"

"Die out," Gu Fei said.

The two were dumbfounded.

"It's just a direct return to the city, isn't it?" Gu Fei drew his sword, using all the spells from the sky and the ground. The three turned into white light.

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