MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1161 - Chapter 1161 Chapter 1161 Defense Network

Chapter 1161: Chapter 1161: Defense Network Chapter 1161: Chapter 1161: Defense Network Black Heart Lord had not hesitated to retreat because of a sentence from Li Yao, and everyone was still in a state of bewilderment. How could this be happening? Are these NPCs treating battle like child’s play? Just a moment ago, they were brimming with murderous intent, yet they backed away just because of someone’s nonsense.

“Story? Could it be that the stories told by Prairie Fire originally held some secrets, with hidden information known only to the two of them? I thought it was a situation of encirclement, but to think that the United Army would cripple itself without even starting the fight. Now, only the Gryphon Lord with over a hundred thousand elite troops remains. Can he really take Griffin City, now under Prairie Fire’s control?” Xia Ya spoke everyone’s thoughts.

Indeed, at the start, no one had expected a player to stir up such a storm.

A series of maneuvers had left everyone utterly confused. Two powerful lords, viewed by players as invincible, stood before Li Yao. One had his city destroyed and dared not attack, while the other, with a strategically fooled army of a million reduced to just a hundred thousand, still followed him, having his stronghold occupied. It was truly miserable.

In fact, knowing that a player had occupied this place, players did not believe that Li Yao could hold the city, so they initially joined the NPC side. But now, the situation seemed to have taken an intricate turn.

The Gryphon Lord’s expression shifted uncertainly. He was the former ruler of this city and knew its defenses all too well. With the troops he had and these so-called elite adventurers, capturing the city seemed a bit far-fetched.

The cannons alone were enough to give everyone a hard time, not to mention the stone throwers and the Fire Gun troops on the walls. It was going to be difficult just to storm the walls.

Moreover, although the opponent’s leader seemed weak, the one who could destroy two elite city legions overnight was terrifying. The semi-mechanical Worm Tribe units were unheard of, with roach-like combat abilities not inferior to his own legion and with superior recovery capabilities, it was really a headache.

And those weird little bugs that could instantly cause betrayal. Each kind was puzzling to him.

However, with the arrow already placed on the bow, he had to press on. If he did not try, he could not bear to let it go. The glory of the city had consumed half his life. How could he just hand it over?

“Adventurers, Black Heart, that coward, has left. But do not worry; I still have a secret weapon that can win. If you can hold off the enemy at the front, I can find a way to directly enter the city. After all, this is my city. Moreover, I will increase the rewards for heroic contributions in this battle. You are countless adventurers, and the opponent is just one. Maybe you’re no match for him individually, but together, our forces are more than ten times his. How can he withstand that?”

The Gryphon Lord was indeed making a huge gamble as he directly brought out three dark gold-level pieces of equipment, two of which were high-quality equipment for adventurers, and one a dark gold-level War Equipment: “The three individuals contributing the most in this battle will each receive one artifact-level weapon, and the next ten high contributors will receive one legendary-level weapon as a reward.”

The players, already restless, now grew even more excited.

“How foolish, this Gryphon Lord is desperately thrashing about in his emergency, losing all composure. This city belongs to you now,” said the Black Dragon Queen.

Li Yao smiled and replied, “Not me. Us. After we take this plain, I can allocate a region to you to manage freely. However, it should be a secret stronghold. For now, it’s best not to expose too much.”

A gleam flashed in the Black Dragon Queen’s eyes: “Then master, I’ll take care of the Gryphon Lord’s head in a bit.”

Li Yao nodded and looked at the excited players on top of the wall, saying, “To think you would serve this fool. You had better think it through, as I will not hold back.”

“Sorry, I can’t join the attack on Prairie Fire. I renounce this contract,” Lan Yan tore up the contract and moved aside.

“Prairie Fire is part of our Dark Camp, so I also quit.”

“Hehe, even though I belong to the Light Faction, I have no interest in collaborating with aliens to take on our own Earthlings.”

Many players kept tearing up the agreement; after a while, at least five thousand players chose to abandon it, with many expressing their willingness to help Li Yao defend the city.

However, Li Yao did not accept, merely saying that this minor trouble did not need assistance. In fact, he feared that there could be spies and dared not let them in.

Soon, several legions appeared in the distance of the city walls, mostly composed of low-level Undead such as Goblin Eaters and Skeletons. Evidently, the players did not want to truly risk their substantial assets and were attempting to test the defenses and deplete the city’s ammunition using cannon fodder troops.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Both armies unleashed a thunderous roar, and the Undead surged toward the city walls like a tidal wave.

“The enemy legion will soon enter the range of the first row of fortress cannons, prepare to fire.”

“The enemy legion has entered the range of the first row of fortress cannons, fire!”

With the roaring of the cannons, clusters of explosive shells burst among the charging Undead legions. Being defensive cannons, the ammunition was mostly shrapnel that scattered countless steel balls and iron fragments, shredding everything in the vicinity to pieces.

“The enemy legion will soon enter the range of the second row of fortress cannons, prepare to fire.”

“The enemy legion has entered the range of the second row of fortress cannons, fire!”

The city had only two walls and, to build his own steel fortress, the Gryphon Lord had spared no expense on the walls, using sturdy black stones fortified with magical arrays. Although there were gaps for fortress cannons, the walls were incredibly sturdy, standing fifty yards high, and were equipped with six rows of fortress cannons, nearly a hundred cannons in each row, with a cannon placed every forty yards, indicating the staggering length of the walls. Such a construction would be nearly impossible in reality.

It was only in this magical world that such cities existed, and this was just a moderately large city–the main city walls would be even more magnificent.

Accompanied by continuous layers of cannon fire, countless undead were blasted apart, with bones and decayed flesh scattering with gunpowder and bullets as if it were the apocalypse.

At an extreme range from Griffin City were stone-throwers launching burning fuel bombs, which ignited seas of fire among the distant enemy formations, followed by six rows of fortress cannons, creating overlapping layers that turned the path to the city walls into a road to hell.

Closer still was a metal storm from Fire Guns Gatlings, then at the base of the city wall was a blockade by the magic troops, while the city walls were manned by Mechanical Beasts and Mechanical Bugs deployed by Li Yao.

Li Yao stood on the highest Arrow Tower of the city wall, watching the battle below with satisfaction. The defenses built by the Gryphon Lord were now benefiting him. He felt extremely fortunate to have attacked from underground; otherwise, if he had attacked from the front, he reckoned his own forces would have been annihilated…

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