MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1277 - Chapter 1277 Chapter 1277 Firepower Network

Chapter 1277: Chapter 1277: Firepower Network Chapter 1277: Chapter 1277: Firepower Network “I’m well aware that if the enemy doesn’t attack our warships, watching us deploy our troops like this, they must be plotting something. But so what? Our military strength is vast, and any single guild’s strength doesn’t fall short of Starfire’s. Now that four guilds are joining forces, and they have to defend on two fronts, whatever tactics they have, how can it matter? Even if we suffer great losses, as long as we take down Starfire’s main base, all our losses will be made up, and we’ll even make a huge profit. You’ve been drooling over Starfire’s main guild warehouse for quite a while, haven’t you?”

The president of the Wheat Spike Guild picked up a loudspeaker stone and, standing at the bow, shouted, “Starfire is arrogant and overbearing, wantonly abusing their privileges to bully other guilds and players. I, Swordsman Xi, president of the Wheat Spike Guild, on behalf of the majority of players, am here to take you down. Today shall be the day Starfire’s main base falls.”

“I am Cloud Wanderer, president of the Heavenly Construction Guild, and today I am here to subdue Starfire, to seek justice for the average player.”

“What you’re really after is clear to yourselves; why pretend to be saints? It’s ridiculous. It’s just a game, what’s the big deal about settling scores through combat? No one can say anything about that. Games are meant for enjoying grudges and grievances. You make it sound like you’re moral paragons; it’s disgusting. Such pretense makes you look despicable. I’m ashamed to see people joining such a shameless guild. Thinking you’re some kind of hero just because you picked a mighty game ID? I think ‘Gentleman Sword’ suits you better,” Sister Li said with deep disdain.

Haha…

Everyone on Starfire’s side burst into laughter, and someone shouted, “Gentleman Sword.”

“Gentleman Sword!”

“Gentleman Sword!”

“Gentleman Sword!”

All those who could shout on Starfire’s side followed suit, their voices thundering through the heavens. The live stream viewers also couldn’t stop laughing, following the trend, with the screen filled with ‘Gentleman Sword.’

Just as Sister Li said, playing the game is about venting grievances. The major issue wasn’t like the unwarranted tyranny and shamelessness of Prosperous Era; players wouldn’t care much about it. Everyone joins a guild to be better than the average player.

Furthermore, Starfire had never done anything excessively overbearing, not even monopolizing any events, so trying to pin such actions on them not only failed to make Starfire look bad, but instead, people would see the Wheat Spike Guild as hypocritical. If you want to rob Starfire’s guild warehouse, just rob it. Everyone will watch the excitement; nobody would fault Wheat Spike for it. Playing the saint while being a whore is just sickening.

Swordsman Xi’s face instantly turned red. He blurted out without thinking and realized it was a mistake only after speaking. But since he was wearing a helmet, no one noticed. He cleared his throat before continuing.

“Enough with the nonsense. We landed on Starfire without resistance, and now as we deploy our troops, you still haven’t resisted. Use whatever tricks you have. Even if this fifteen hundred thousand-strong legion is given to you, what of it? Today we’ve brought an army of over ten million.”

“An army of ten million? I’m actually a bit scared,” Sister Li waved her hand nonchalantly, waiting for someone to pull out a detonator before saying, “Since your legion is so vast and you don’t care about a small number like this, then I’ll gladly accept it.”

As Sister Li grabbed the detonator and forcefully pressed it, the Outer Harbour area suddenly burst into a glow, followed by flashes of light, then a series of intense explosions.

Columns of flame flickered into the sky, buildings and bulky machinery in the Outer Harbour Area were blown to smithereens, and countless dismembered limbs were blasted into the air, as if it was the end of the world.

Half a minute later, the explosions finally ceased, and after a while, the fire and smoke dissipated, leaving the Outer Harbour unrecognizable. The ground was pocked with large craters, and numerous charred body fragments were scattered around, resembling Hell on Earth.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected Starfire to be so ruthless. Although the Outer Harbour Area had nothing worth taking, the houses and machinery combined would cost a lot of money, yet they blew them up without hesitation.

Players aboard the ships of the United Army were equally stunned, scarcely believing their own eyes–an explosion, and an army of one hundred and fifty thousand had vanished in smoke and ashes.

“Starfire, how ruthless and cunning you are,” Swordsman sighed deeply. “It seems you’ve recognized the situation clearly, and to reduce your casualties, you actually didn’t hesitate to waste a large sum of money manufacturing so many high-explosive bombs. You even blew up the Outer Harbour Area, suggesting you are desperate now.”

Sister Li casually tossed the detonator off the city wall, smiling slightly, “Reducing casualties is not wrong, but I must disagree with you about the situation. The notion that we are at a dead end is laughable. The reason for using these measures is simple–what else but money does Starfire have in abundance? There’s truly no common language between us and your poor guilds.”

“I hope you’ll still talk tough in a bit. The explosives only last so long, and we’ll see what you can do next,” Swordsman sneered. “Continue the naval landing, call the Legions together again.”

Instantly, more players from the United Army landed and began summoning their troops.

“Then watch carefully,” she commanded. “Pass on my orders–all cannons and crossbows fire at will, and show them what a real firestorm is.”

Following Sister Li’s orders, everyone on the city wall sprang into action.

“Enemy cluster in sector sixty-five, cannon window sixty-five, open.”

“Enemy cluster in sector eighty-six, cannon window eighty-six, open.”

…

One by one, the messengers relayed the messages, and the giant stones of Starfire’s port city wall began to move, revealing a hole through which the dark mouth of a huge cannon could be seen.

Then came the booming of cannons. As soon as anyone disembarked from the warships to summon their troops, those summoned troops would be met with cannon fire.

With the successive thundering blasts, the landing United Army couldn’t even find their footing; even if they could summon their troops on the ships, once they landed, they were greeted with the same cannon fire from Starfire.

A quarter of an hour passed, and repeated attempts at landing failed; almost all the Goblin Eaters and players who went up had become corpses.

Only a few scattered individuals survived, but they were of no use at all.

“Damn it, there were cannons hidden in the city wall, and so many large Heavy Cannons at that,” Prairie Fire cursed resentfully. “So much wealth is unbelievable.”

“Now we finally understand Starfire’s strategy. This city wall is curved. If the positions were tested in advance, the cannons could theoretically cover the entire Outer Harbour Area. If that’s true…” The president of the Prosperous Era guild, Swordsman, frightened himself with his own thought.

Prairie Fire was also startled, “Don’t scare me. A cannon network that covers the entire Outer Harbour, can you imagine how many cannons that would require? It’s terrifying. Even Starfire can’t afford so many Heavy Cannons.”

“I don’t want to believe it either, but don’t forget, Prairie Fire still controls a plain and three cities, including a Mechanical City. Remember the firepower net from their siege? It’s remarkably similar. Controlling a Mechanical City, they wouldn’t lack cannons.” Swordsman slammed his hand against the ship’s railing in frustration. “Never mind, give the order for the thieves to stealthily approach and release the Legions in the middle of the Outer Harbour Area. And tell the regular Legions to charge too; we’ll attack from both ends.” …

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