Global Lords: My Heroes Grow Infinitely
Chapter 119: Balance Broken, the Hidden Qian Fire

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Balance Broken, the Hidden Qian Fire

"Hmm." Tang Xichen nodded, she happened to have the same idea.

A force of three thousand troops was sent out to search for nearby gold mines.

During battles between lords, controlling the gold mines continuously provides the foundation for troops; losing a single mine significantly slows down development.

Rosen and Tang Xichen’s plan was to destroy as many of the gold mines occupied by the three enemy lords as possible.

With three thousand troops withdrawn, the pressure on Ye Yuxuan suddenly increased.

Originally, Rosen led the main force, followed by Tang Xichen, with Ye Yuxuan backing them up. Now, realizing that they had diverted some forces, they were less active in commanding the remaining troops to advance, seeming to conserve strength.

Ye Yuxuan also chose to rest, guarding outside the territory without much attack.

Gradually, the enemy troops within the territory slowed their rush, as they realized the power of the invaders in the previous encounter, who could summon reinforcements from time to time, and their own troops showed signs of fatigue.

The outer defensive towers were destroyed and they had to rely on the inner towers for support. Although on the surface the opponent suffered more losses, considering the continuous replenishment of enemy troops and losing the fight, the persistent destruction of their own buildings meant they would lose the ability to recover.

"Boss, why aren’t these invaders attacking?"

"I have a feeling something’s wrong, could there be a conspiracy?"

"Send some troops out the back gate to protect our gathering points!"

"If they attack again, we might not hold on."

"I’m more worried about losing our gathering points."

The leader among them immediately identified the enemy’s possible strategy.

"Send a fifth of the troops to guard nearby gathering points, the rest charge out. If the enemy wants to stop fighting, we won’t let them!"

Soon, Rosen saw a massive force charge out from the enemy territory.

In an instant, they clashed fiercely with Rosen and his allies’ forces.

"What’s going on?" Rosen was briefly confused.

But quickly directed his troops to support, using the Mecha’s defensive power to block enemy fire.

"It’s a major counterattack!"

Rosen and his allies’ forces decreased rapidly.

The enemy also reduced their numbers rapidly, but with an overwhelming number of tier-five units, they outnumbered Rosen and his allies.

Forcefully pushing Rosen’s troops back several hundred meters away.

Right in front of Rosen, the ground from which his forces retreated was reconstructed with defensive towers.

Rosen and the others retreated to their territory, regrouping their forces and barely pushing the main force back.

Meanwhile, the three-thousand troops sent by Rosen and Tang Xichen discovered the enemy’s occupied gold mines while exploring the surrounding open spaces.

Numerous defensive towers guarded the area.

However, these towers posed no trouble against tier-five units, as Tang Xichen’s Angel Legion easily destroyed them with Holy Light.

Level-one Mages, Gathering Balloons, and Bloodsucking Worms were the laborers under the three lords.

Level-one Mages could continuously cast around the gold mines to collect Gold Coins remotely, while Gathering Balloons would dispatch laborers to collect from the mines and transport resources, and Bloodsucking Worms directly latched onto the mines, absorbing Gold Coins like leeches.

Mechanical Beast Riders charge forward, accelerating their Mechanical Battle Blades to slay laborers around the mines.

Every time an enemy gold mine is cleared, Rosen and Tang Xichen would send more laborers from their territory to surround it.

As they explored further, more gold mines were discovered.

However, they soon encountered enemy forces again.

The force of three thousand was halved before defeating the enemy troops guarding the mines.

Regarding the surrounding gold mines, neither Rosen, Tang Xichen, nor the enemy lords knew the real situation.

Beyond visible range, they couldn’t ascertain the details.

Thus, they could only judge the number of troops sent to the gold mines based on remaining troop counts and the rate of Gold Coin growth.

After assessment, the three enemy lords each dispatched a thousand troops to support the surrounding gold mines.

Even sending Flat Head Lord with a small force to intercept.

Because the decreasing rate of resource collection clearly indicated ongoing attacks on the nearby gold mines.

Main forces clashed against each other, while the gold mine skirmishes were equally intense.

A stalemate ensued.

Due to the advantage of the initial attack, Rosen and his allies gained a distinct advantage.

Originally, the territory size and troop count of the enemy lords exceeded Rosen and his allies. But after such a fierce ambush, their forces were about equal.

And since both sides had tier-five units, the next phase depended on the speed of capturing gold mines.

Moreover, with Rosen’s forces destroying the enemy’s extra gold mines, they constantly sent more laborers to surround them, occasionally returning to summon more troops.

With every correct step taken, the advantage became increasingly apparent.

The main forces of both sides started leaning toward an imbalance.

In fact, when balance tilts, if the weaker cannot timely counterbalance, forming a dynamic equilibrium, the tilt will only expand.

Ultimately, breaking the dynamic balance, Rosen and his allies’ forces crushed the enemy completely.

The factual situation was the main forces of the three enemy lords were retreating progressively.

Even using the convenience of the territory to constantly provide reinforcements, as resource collection slowed and buildings were demolished, their previous vigor dissipated.

Note that Tang Xichen’s Angel Legion specifically targeted the enemy’s territory farmhouses.

As new farmhouses were yet to be constructed, old ones were consecutively destroyed; the construction speed couldn’t catch up with the destruction.

With the number of farmhouses dwindling, troops within the territory were capped at a lower limit.

This territory, after all, was just one of the three enemy lords’ domains. Hence, even when development speed dropped, at most a third was weakened.

But even a reduction of less than a third led to a significant shift in the situation.

The expressions of the three enemy lords worsened, especially Lord Spike, given that this was his territory.

"The situation is dire, if this continues, I will be eliminated." Lord Spike felt very frustrated: "I haven’t even seen the face of the enemy’s lord."

"Where’s Chief Qianhuo? Why hasn’t he arrived?" Lord Spike checked the shared positioning again.

"Chief Qianhuo, when are you arriving? I’m barely holding on here. My territory is under attack by all three of them, and most nearby gold mines are occupied!"

Sometime later, a message came from Qianhuo: "No rush, I’ll be there in an hour, and help recover lost gold mines. Just hold on for another hour."

"Got it, I need to hang in there for an hour, right? Okay!"