Chapter 373 - 379: Crushed
Leader of Black Sand Town, Bear Goblin Niru.
Leader of Stone Furnace Town, Gray Dwarf Golden Hammer.
Leader of Iron Mountain Town, Wild Boarman Red Teeth.
The three minor lords led their troops to complete a rendezvous.
They signed a temporary contract with each other, formally establishing a temporary alliance army.
Over half of the troops from the three towns were mobilized, organizing a force of more than seven thousand soldiers. Just in terms of powerful high-level warriors, there were nearly fifty, demonstrating that the three lords were giving their all this time.
The Blue River collaboration of the three forces isn’t as simple as 1+1+1=3!
Different races, different talents, each has its strengths and weaknesses.
Therefore, when united, they can complement each other, becoming stronger.
For example.
The Bear Goblins have thick skin and strong bodies, among them the Giant Shield Soldiers are particularly resilient, with a significant advantage in defense among low-level soldier types.
The Wild Boarmen have extremely good attack power, with a low-level soldier type known as Wild Boarman Shock Soldiers, whose explosive power and damage are incredible. Once engaged in close combat, they can tear through enemy lines instantly.
The Gray Dwarves may not have the defense of Bear Goblins or the attack of Wild Boarmen, but they have special talent in production. This race’s Production Soldiers excel in artifact refining and manufacturing, capable of creating devices like giant crossbow carriages. With the addition of the Gray Dwarves’ troops, siege warfare becomes easier.
The three lords have grudges with each other.
However, facing the rise of Deserted Valley Town, their attitude is surprisingly unified—that is, Deserted Valley Town cannot remain, this new race absolutely cannot remain!
Competition in the Spirit Realm is extremely brutal!
The rise of a race or territory is accompanied by bloodshed and plunder.
Having witnessed the strength of Deserted Valley Town, for these three lords closest to it, they’ve naturally felt unprecedented pressure. Now plundering Deserted Valley Town is secondary, even occupying it is secondary; eliminating the humans is necessary.
The strength potential of the new race is far greater than imagined, they had just arrived and were already so formidable. If allowed to develop, annexing their territory would only be a matter of time; the only way is to swiftly strangle it!
With a common goal.
With the binding contract.
The three lords cooperated smoothly without playing tricks on each other.
Each dispatched their capable warriors and elite troops.
"We’ve arrived!"
The three lords reached the canyon entrance where Deserted Valley Town was located.
Niru said in a deep voice, "This race is especially cunning, first observe the surroundings for ambushes."
Red Teeth, the Wild Boarman, with a body covered in red boar bristles, seemed to emphasize his fiery temper, said, "What’s there to fear? This time, with the three towns united, and even the three of us in the battle personally, Deserted Valley Town’s forces are at most a bit over three thousand; how could they possibly stop us?"
Gray Dwarf Golden Hammer, a gray-skinned dwarf wielding dual hammers, said, "Red Teeth, you’re too careless. Have you forgotten how we failed previously? I’ve heard the new race is foreign, and foreign races must have many means we’ve never seen. Even if our strength possesses absolute superiority, we mustn’t be careless to avoid excessive casualties."
The other high-level members nodded.
They saw this battle as surely victorious, though the manner of victory might differ.
They weren’t expecting a complete victory, but at the very least a significant win. If they ended up merely achieving a pyrrhic victory after being counterattacked by Deserted Valley Town, likely the three lords wouldn’t be able to laugh.
With such a lineup dispatched.
If only a pyrrhic victory was achieved, it would be unbecoming; to them, a pyrrhic victory was as good as a defeat!
"Search complete!"
"No ambush behind us!"
"No ambush within the canyon!"
"The surroundings of Deserted Valley Town are very foggy, and current deployments are unclear!"
"..."
The three lords felt at ease; no ambush was found nearby, suggesting Deserted Valley Town was prepared to defend to the death, which was ideal for them to engage head-on and crush them with absolute strength!
The maximum troop strength of Deserted Valley Town is about four thousand!
Based on previous battles.
The three lords estimated the enemy’s forces to be over three thousand but fewer than four thousand.
Even taking the mid-range of thirty-five hundred, it’s only half of the allied force.
The Three Towns Alliance Army is not only twice the number of the opponent, but there are also nearly fifty high-level participants, each a competent 11th level warrior. The three lords and some senior members are not below 12th level, and with their mixed troops and diverse combat techniques, crushing Deserted Valley Town was a foregone conclusion!
"Attack!"
The three lords slowly approached Deserted Valley Town.
As they smoothly entered the Fog Area preparing to attack.
Suddenly, a few loud roars were heard from the direction of Deserted Valley Town, extremely loud, like thunder.
Before the three lords could react, five heavy pitch-black shells tore through the fog, slamming into the front-line soldiers’ bodies. The shields of several Bear Goblins’ Giant Shield Soldiers were shattered head-on, and as the shells exploded, countless sharp fragments splattered in all directions, causing multiple soldier casualties.
"What’s going on?"
"What weapon is this?"
"How can it shoot so far?"
Gray Dwarf Lord Golden Hammer said in a deep voice, "It should be magic-guided cannons, never expected these humans to possess magic-guided cannons with decent range and power. It seems they didn’t use their full strength in previous battles."
The Wild Boar Lord Red Teeth roared, "Aren’t they just a few magic-guided cannons? Let’s see how many of our soldiers they can kill! Everyone, push forward! Once we breach the walls of Deserted Valley Town, they’re doomed!"
We’ve reached this point.
Could a few cannons really scare us away?
Although the opponent’s magic-guided cannons are powerful, the damage from a single shot is at most equivalent to a green magic scroll. For a force of more than seven thousand, this level of attack is not enough to form a blockade.
Facing the continuous fire from the Celestial Net Defenders’ magic-guided cannons, the Three Towns Alliance Army did not waver. Instead, they quickened their pace, enduring the increasing casualties, and soon reached the front of Deserted Valley Town.
The traps of Deserted Valley Town were easily overcome.
Bear Goblin Giant Shield Soldiers effortlessly paved the way at the front.
Arrows rained down, fireballs poured like rain, accompanied by a mix of other chaotic skills.
The Bear Goblin Giant Shield Soldiers formed ranks immediately, two layers of shields blocking the incessant attacks and occasional cannon shots, while the rear long-range attack units began their counterattack.
For a moment.
Spells, arrows, boulders, and cannonballs flew chaotically in all directions.
The intensity of the battle was such that it could be described as an apocalyptic scene.
Due to the fog cover effect of the Fog Tower, it was impossible to discern the situation in Deserted Valley Town. However, the three lords clearly felt that the defense and resistance strength of Deserted Valley this time was far higher than when they came before, and the casualties were more than expected.
Nevertheless.
It doesn’t matter.
This level of strength alone.
Cannot stop an army of seven thousand!
The defenses of Deserted Valley Town lasted less than five minutes before they dimmed. A few lord-level figures and high-level members kept attacking, and the dwarves even installed twenty heavy crossbow carriages on the battlefield.
The defenses could no longer bear the burden and shattered.
A series of powerful magic scrolls.
A barrage of strong heavy crossbow arrows struck fiercely,
The gates of Deserted Valley Town were also successfully blasted apart, and the defenses were completely breached.
"We did it!"
"They’re doomed!"
"Kill, kill them all!"
The three lords roared in excitement.
The greatest advantage of Deserted Valley Town is its defensive advantage. Once the defense line is breached, their forces, in terms of both quantity and quality, cannot compare to the Three Towns Alliance Army. So, from their perspective, the moment the gate was destroyed, the result of the battle was already decided.
The dwarves continued to operate the heavy crossbows to suppress the top of the city.
The Bear Goblin Giant Shield Soldiers opened up a gap.
"Charge!"
The Wild Boar Lord Red Teeth roared, and with several high-level wild boar members leading at the forefront, together they led at least eighteen hundred Wild Boarman Shock Soldiers into Deserted Valley Town.
However.
Just as they charged in.
The fog-covered view suddenly cleared.
Inside Deserted Valley Town, densely packed, were all people, arrayed as if specially waiting to greet them.
The wild boarmen were dumbfounded by this sight—not claiming Deserted Valley Town had at most a little over three thousand combat strength? But from this scene before them, plus the troops on the walls, there must be at least more than five thousand, damn it!
Hang Yu commanded, "Burn them!"
A dozen prepared super flame guns fired simultaneously.
A dozen massive pillars of fire, like fiery dragons, targeted the wild boarmen entering from different directions, igniting them instantly and turning them into roasted pigs.
The wild boarmen had inherently low flame resistance, and they suffered massive casualties in an instant, but this was just the beginning.
Five mechas stood at the front, lifting their left hands in unison at the first opportunity.
Three-barreled muzzles simultaneously emitted scorching beams.
A rain of spiritual bullets pelted down mercilessly.
Magic-guided grenades, magic scrolls, and a looming storm of arrows followed, forcibly driving Red Teeth back, soldiers suffering over half casualties, with five or six high-level wild boarmen also taken out.
"What’s happening?"
Seeing Red Teeth actually being driven back.
Niru Golden Hammer was somewhat incredulous,
Red Teeth, in a disheveled state, shouted, "There’s an ambush in here!"
At this moment, explosions appeared simultaneously in all directions of the canyon,
Massive flames erupted from the ground, spreading continuously, and in the blink of an eye, the raging inferno blocked off more than half of the canyon, causing the Three Towns Alliance Army to be engulfed within.
Hang Yu had prepared over five hundred burning barrels!
This wave of ignition could eliminate at least one-third of the enemy.
Even if other enemy troops were not burned to death, they would be badly damaged by Deserted Valley Town’s concentrated attacks and the sudden inferno, throwing them into chaos. Next, they would face a completely one-sided massacre.