Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 247 - 200: The Misguided Demon

Chapter 247: Chapter 200: The Misguided Demon

Meanwhile, on the edge of the wilderness outside the citadel of the Order Restorers, ripples formed on the surface of the water.

A member of the Eastern Barbarian raiders emerged from the disordered temporal flux, looking around.

Soon after, more Eastern Barbarian raiders appeared.

They all emitted a faint black aura, armored on their upper bodies and carrying barbarian swords at their waists, some also equipped with matchlock guns.

In total, there were over four hundred of them, all elite forces of the Eastern Barbarian raiders.

In the later period of the Great Sheng Dynasty, such a band of raiders could have swept across the southeast, the usual garrison soldiers unable to resist them.

Soon enough, ripples began to appear nearby in the space as well.

A troop of Northern Barbarian cavalry emerged.

This cavalry consisted of a small number of heavy cavalry and mostly light cavalry, both equally well-equipped.

However, their numbers were far fewer than the Eastern Barbarian raiders, only over two hundred in total, and among them, there were less than fifty in heavy armor.

The leaders of the Eastern Barbarian raiders and the Northern Barbarian cavalry glanced at each other.

"This place was ours first!"

"What does that matter? Whoever loots more claims it!"

"Strange, this site is clearly a historical slice that has been invaded and reclaimed. Why hasn’t it been sealed?"

"Split up, keep your distance from us!"

The two bands of demons quickly separated and headed towards Linyuan City from different directions.

It was clear both groups thought they had stumbled upon a feast!

After a historical slice had been rectified by the Order Restorers, it was generally reconstructed with barriers. However, currently, this historical slice was completely defenseless, implying that by simply eliminating the phantom inhabitants here, they could devour this slice.

Regarding the phantom inhabitants, they were mostly negligible.

Thus, each group disdained cooperation, focusing instead on swiftly clearing out the inhabitants of the slice.

Still, the Northern Barbarian cavalry was ultimately on horseback and much faster than the Eastern Barbarian raiders, gradually increasing the gap between them.

"What do we do? They seem about to enter the city first!" one raider, eyes emitting a black mist, obviously dissatisfied.

The leader of the raiders was unconcerned, "No matter, let them go ahead. A bunch of nitwits.

"The city’s terrain is clearly complex. Those cavalry charging blindly might not even succeed in taking it. Let’s find a way to sneak in from the side and reap the benefits!"

Evidently, these demons, taking the form of Eastern Barbarian raiders, were clearly more intelligent than the Northern Barbarian cavalry.

Seeing the defensible terrain of Linyuan City from afar, they anticipated potential setbacks from attacking the main gate from the west. Considering an alternative route, they hoped to find a breach to infiltrate directly.

After all, they were infantry. Although not as fast as the Northern Barbarian cavalry in movement, they had a considerable advantage in climbing and sieging.

However, before they even reached the city walls of Linyuan City, they sensed something was amiss.

A rumbling reverberation came from the ground.

The leading raider furrowed his brows, his smoke-emanating eyes full of confusion.

Cavalry?

And not just one or two, but at least a hundred?

The demons’ first reaction was that more demons, taking the form of Northern Barbarian cavalry, were rushing towards this place, intending to snatch the historical slice.

The cavalry that now appeared were almost certainly Northern Barbarians.

The slice was initially a minor slice from the later period of the Great Sheng Dynasty titled "Only Close the Coffin upon Resolution." Although later it also incorporated "Lordship Not My Desire" and "Heroic Spirit of the Wild," this did not imply that its scale had expanded to the kind of large slice like "Heroic Spirit of the Wild."

For the major forces within the historical slice had already been absorbed by the arbiters and transformed into the power of the Order Restorers.

The remaining pieces, incorporated into the citadel and fiefs of the Order Restorers, so the current size of this slice was merely that of a medium-sized slice.

Based on the demons’ past experience, such layers of slices were mostly seen in the middle period of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

By that time, the Great Sheng Dynasty had already begun to decline from its peak, no longer possessing many elite cavalry as during Emperor Taizu of Sheng’s personal campaigns against the Northern Barbarians.

So, even if the phantom inhabitants still existed in the slice, they should appear as infantry, at most the elite infantry trained by General Deng.

Cavalry was not absolutely absent, but they would unlikely appear in large scale.

Now, judging by the ground’s tremor, this was clearly the sound of cavalry in a wild charge!

The raider turned towards the direction of the vibration and noticed plumes of dust rising in the distance.

However, vaguely visible through the dust, were not the figures of Northern Barbarian cavalry, but an army dressed in the armor of the Great Sheng Dynasty!

The armor worn by these troops was not very uniform, although all styled after Sheng Army armor, some were relatively plain while others were quite ornate, and the protective gear on the horses also varied.

This was inevitable, as different players had varying financial resources—some spent their money on weapons, some on armor, so at a distance, there was a slightly ragtag look...

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