Chapter 119 : Defend Shansang City
Chapter 119: Defend Shansang City
Over a hundred players were summarizing their experiences.
Ye Li Meng asked, “Rui Ge, what do you think? Is there a chance we can take down the Dragon-Lizard Lord?”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge said, “It’s extremely difficult. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the Dragon-Lizard Lord’s defense is surprisingly high. It’s unclear whether it’s due to a skill effect or some kind of equipment or treasure.”
“The Dragon-Lizard Lord’s combat style mainly revolves around ultra-long-range throwing techniques and wide-range lightning attacks. Even his mount is troublesome, possessing abilities like fire attacks, shock attacks, and rapid charges.”
“With our current strength, if we can’t deal effective damage, even swarming him might not give us the upper hand.”
“Not to mention, he’s also accompanied by multiple Dragon-Lizard Commanders.”
Little Bell said, “So you’re saying we don’t stand a chance at all!”
Salty Fish Charge said, “A frontal fight is obviously risky, but if it’s just about defending the city, we should be able to manage that much!”
Mad Blade Old Wang said, “This mission doesn’t necessarily require us to kill the Dragon-Lizard Lord. We can absolutely make defending the city our top priority and gather more intel during the battle to find potential weaknesses in the Dragon-Lizard Lord.”
Chimera Wraith said, “Sigh, I guess that’s the only way. I thought that after reaching Tier-Two, we could handle a Commander unit more easily. Turns out it’s still this tough!”
“We should still be careful and try not to let the Lord participate in the battle.”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge recalled something and added, “Although the Lord is an incredibly strong force, once he personally joins the fight, it could lower our mission rating, and there’s also considerable risk involved.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
“True!”
“As fellow Lords.”
“The Dragon-Lizard Lord’s strength…”
“He’s completely qualified and capable of fighting a Lord head-on!”
“We can die ten thousand times, but the Lord must not be placed in danger. The best solution is not to take that risk.”
“……”
Although the players were full of confidence in Yu God,
the Dragon-Lizard Lord’s strength was simply overwhelming.
As the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao and he appears—just as the players were discussing this, a figure appeared in front of everyone.
This person was none other than the Lord himself.
“Lord, why have you come personally!”
“The Dragon-Lizard Lord comes with overwhelming force. As the master of this city, how could I stand by and watch at such a critical moment?”
Chimera Wraith quickly said, “Lord, please don’t worry. Leave the task of repelling the invaders to the Calamity Legion. We’ll work with the city’s defense troops to stop all attacks!”
Midnight Pig Slayer also patted his plump chest and said, “With your status, Lord, there’s no need for you to stay at the front line. Leave the task of defending the city to us!”
“This Lord knows what you’re all thinking. I’ll give you a chance to earn merits and will temporarily stay out of the battle.”
Hang Yu paused before continuing, “However, the premise is that the majority of the city’s residents and the Blessing Points must remain safe. Do you all think you can manage that?”
Letting the Calamity Legion charge ahead and risk their lives—
that was exactly what Hang Yu wanted to see.
Now that the players’ morale was soaring, Hang Yu couldn’t be more pleased. Why would he stop them? But he still drew a line: the moment the city or its core was in grave danger, that would be the time Hang Yu would have no choice but to step in!
All the players were overjoyed.
“Absolutely!”
“Please rest assured, Lord!”
“We will give it our all and die without regret!”
Zhou Ji and Feng Yi were leading thousands of elderly, women, and children toward the area near the City Lord’s Mansion.
The news that the Dragon-Lizard People were about to launch a large-scale siege had already spread throughout the city, causing widespread panic. To avoid civilian casualties, Hang Yu ordered the evacuation of the elderly, women, and children to safer zones.
“We can fight too!”
“Please, Lord, allow us to join the battle!”
“We refuse to cower in the rear at this critical moment!”
“……”
In the process of relocating thousands of elderly, women, and children, a group of teenagers spotted Hang Yu. They immediately ran up to him and knelt, begging to join the battle to defend the city.
Hang Yu certainly refused.
Unless they were trained soldiers of at least level 6,
ordinary young militia facing the Dragon-Lizard People would simply be throwing their lives away.
These people were vital labor for future farming and construction within the territory!
Moreover, population size itself was a key component in upholding the foundation of a territory. Even setting aside emotion and viewing it purely from a benefit perspective, Hang Yu could not allow them to be sacrificed meaninglessly!
Zhou Ji shouted, “Everyone, quiet down!”
Feng Yi also raised his voice, “The Lord has something to say!”
Both men held considerable influence in the Shansang Ancient City, and with one loud call, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent.
Hang Yu stood before the people with over a hundred Calamity Legion soldiers. As his gaze swept over the determined youths pleading to join the battle, then across the anxious and frightened women and children, he slowly began to speak.
“Everyone, do not worry!”
“These foreign invaders from beyond the heavens are nearing their end—they will stir no great waves!”
“Since this Lord has descended to this land and taken control of this city, then I have the duty to protect every single one of my people. I will never stand idly by and watch these foreign species slaughter, massacre, or enslave our fellow kin!”
“Though the Dragon-Lizard People are savage and terrifying,”
“the Calamity Legion guarding the territory is not to be trifled with either.”
“The Calamity Warriors personally blessed by me possess an undying body and a will that knows no retreat, even in death. With them and the city guard present, I believe we are more than capable of dealing with the threat posed by the Dragon-Lizard Tribe!”
“Don’t die a worthless death!”
“What you must do is stay alive!”
“Only by living can you create the future. Only by surviving can you repay the territory and fulfill your value and contribution!”
Every city resident was moved to tears.
This mysterious Lord not only eliminated the increasingly violent and deranged former City Lord, but also provided free rations to a city on the brink of starvation. Now, he was going all out to defend the city and lead his forces to resist the invasion of the foreign Dragon-Lizard Tribe.
What else could he be but a savior?
If loyalty could be quantified,
at this moment it would surely be a screen full of “Loyalty +1, Loyalty +1, Loyalty +1!”
Ye Li Meng, Black-Eyed Rui Ge, Mad Blade Old Wang and the other players, after hearing Hang Yu’s speech and seeing the civilians who needed protection standing before them, were filled with burning passion.
“The Lord is right!”
“You civilians want to join the fight?”
“That would only create more trouble for us!”
“Leave the bloodshed and battle to us of the Calamity Legion!”
“I promise you—we will never let those lizard freaks succeed. We will absolutely hold this city!”
“……”
A renewed sense of honor burned fiercely within the players’ hearts. This was no longer just a standard siege defense—it was a war of survival and dignity to protect their fellow people from a foreign threat. This battle directly tied to the honor of the Calamity Legion.
Soon after,
Zhou Ji and Feng Yi returned to Hang Yu.
“Lord, as per your orders, the civilian evacuation has been completed!”
Zhou Ji had now reached level 13. Since equipping his prosthetic limb, his strength had significantly improved, placing him among the top-tier elites. Even Feng Yi had reached level 11.
These two now possessed undeniable strength.
Shansang City’s official city guard numbered over a thousand. Most common soldiers were no lower than level 6, and at least thirty to forty had reached elite level 10. Overall, this was not a weak force.
Hang Yu asked, “Any movements from the Dragon-Lizards?”
Feng Yi replied, “The Dragon-Lizard People are still gathered outside the city. There are no signs of an immediate assault.”
Ye Li Meng was puzzled. “What are those lizards waiting for?”
“They’re probably gathering more forces and preparing siege equipment. Don’t underestimate the tactics of a City of the Stars Lord. We also need to hurry and finalize our defensive preparations.”
After saying that, Hang Yu led his men to inspect the city’s defense setup.
Shansang City had complete fortifications and various tools and mechanisms for city defense. In addition, the Abyssal structures left behind by Wang Zhi were extremely useful assets.
Especially the four Blood Towers of Resentful Spirits.
These four towers were distributed in the four corners of the city.
Each tower was linked to the others, forming a city-wide barrier. This barrier could withstand powerful attacks, and when combined with the tall and sturdy city walls, it became the key to successfully fending off foreign invasions over the past period.
The Blood Tower of Resentful Spirits functioned in both offense and defense. Each tower could seal dozens to a hundred Resentful Spirits inside, which would be released when the city came under attack. These spirits would indiscriminately attack all targets outside the barrier.
With this defense, along with over a thousand trained soldiers and several thousand reserve militia stationed inside the city—
unless the Dragon-Lizard People went all-out in a full-force assault, it was unlikely they could capture the city in a short time. If they did go all-out, both sides would suffer heavy casualties.
To the Lord,
the loss of soldiers was a loss.
The loss of native population was also a loss.
If Hang Yu were in the place of the Dragon-Lizard Lord, Chi Lin, he too would not rush to take the city immediately. In such circumstances, exhausting and harassing the defenders to gradually wear down their morale and combat strength, then ending the war in a single thunderous strike was a completely correct strategy.
Chi Lin’s only mistake was—
he failed to stop the humans’ infiltration of the Wo Niu Mountain area.
In the end, Hang Yu captured the city without spilling a single drop of blood.
The Blood Towers of Resentful Spirits, while extremely powerful defensive structures, required large amounts of blood essence to function. Furthermore, the spirits needed to be replenished regularly. This had previously necessitated a nationwide blood tax and periodic live sacrifices and worship rituals.
After taking control of the city, Hang Yu no longer needed to harm ordinary civilians. He could purchase various blood essence materials through the trading market to replenish energy, and use a material called Resentful Spirit Stone to replenish the spirits, thus maintaining the tower’s defenses.
However—
Chi Lin had already acted personally.
Thousands of elite Dragon-Lizards were attacking together.
Just relying on the Blood Tower Barrier might not be enough to hold them back.
Hang Yu opened the Territory Construction options and found several types of defensive buildings.
There weren’t many default defensive buildings available to human territories, and Shansang City didn’t meet the construction requirements for most of them. Only one of the most common and basic defensive buildings could be constructed.
【Arrow Tower】, Tier-One Building, Construction Cost: 100 Abyssal Magic Crystals, 300 Tier-One Material Essence, Local Build Limit: 0/10
Though common, the Arrow Tower was highly practical. For every 500 increase in a territory’s population, the number of Arrow Towers permitted would increase by +1. Furthermore, different town grades had their own limits on how many Arrow Towers could be summoned.
Ordinary village-level strongholds could build 1–3 towers at most.
A small city like Shansang City could build up to 10 towers.
Hang Yu figured that even if he built the maximum number, the total cost would only be 1000 Abyssal Magic Crystals and 3000 Tier-One Material Essence. With current resources, it was still affordable, so he waved his hand and summoned Arrow Towers at several critical points along the city wall.
Not to mention Zhou Ji, Feng Yi, and the native residents—even most of the present Calamity Legion players were seeing the Lord summon buildings for the first time.
One by one, extremely complex summoning arrays appeared in the open spaces between city towers.
After these arrays activated, they instantly opened a pitch-black space where starlight flickered as if it connected to a cosmic star river. Then, a complete Arrow Tower structure slowly emerged from within.
In just over ten seconds,
a brand-new building appeared.
【Arrow Tower】, Tier-One Building, maximum capacity: ten archers. Bow and crossbow range +600 meters. Arrow attack power +50%!
This type of defensive Arrow Tower, as the lowest and most common Abyssal defensive structure, had a core function based on a Wind-elemental array. When soldiers shot arrows from the tower, the array would enhance the arrows, granting longer range and significantly greater lethality.
The principle was not complicated.
The structure was also relatively simple.
Some experienced Lords who understood arrays could even manually DIY them.
This way, they weren’t restricted by summoning limits and could build as many towers as they wanted. Of course, the cost would be higher and require more time.
“Creation out of nothing!”
“So this is the power of a Lord?”
Zhou Ji, Feng Yi, and all the commanders and officers present were stunned by Hang Yu’s methods after witnessing this scene.
Though they had long known the Lord was no ordinary person,
these abilities were beyond anything explainable by common sense.
In fact, from the Lord’s perspective, summoning buildings out of thin air wasn’t anything special. It simply consumed materials and Abyssal Magic Crystals and relied on the Will of the Stars to assist in processing, enabling rapid summoning and time-saving.
With these ten Arrow Towers,
the city’s defensive capabilities would be greatly enhanced.
Ordinary people could only shoot arrows around one hundred steps. Even Tier-One Calamity Legion troops using high-quality White-Quality Bows could only shoot around two hundred meters. Now, with the Arrow Towers providing an additional six hundred meters—
that was effectively four times the range, a 300% increase, and with added power comparable to standard sniper rifles.
With ten Arrow Towers, four Blood Towers of Resentful Spirits, a sturdy city, over a hundred elite Calamity Legion soldiers, and more than a thousand well-trained city guards, even the Dragon-Lizard Lord Chi Lin would find it no easy feat to breach the defenses.
Hang Yu had already done everything that needed doing. Now, all that was left was to stay at the center and observe the battle. He was quite looking forward to the players’ casualties in this war, because as the population of the territory grew, so did the demand for consuming Essence.
A large-scale battle like this one
was the perfect opportunity to harvest crops.
It was also worth mentioning that this siege battle had already spread across the forum. The Cloud Players who liked to spam the Starsea Forum were now preparing beer, sunflower seeds, and spicy crawfish overnight.
How exciting!
A Lord’s siege defense battle!
Never seen one before!
And it wasn’t just ordinary Cloud Players and viewers.
Relevant authorities had now taken the game extremely seriously.
Because as more evidence was gathered by those departments, they had begun to realize the eerie nature of this game. Some even started to suspect that this wasn’t just a game at all.
Daily ticket request!