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Chapter 116: The Fall of the City Forsaken by Gods (First Update)

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: The Fall of the City Forsaken by Gods (First Update)

Indeed, not long after Xia Mi had been locked up, the City Forsaken by Gods faced a grand battle.

This time, Instructor Ding wasn’t fighting the rogues outside the city, but a formal army of Crusaders!

Of course, the Crusaders in the game had no direct connection to those of history, but they shared one similarity – both nominally fought under the banner of "eradicating heretics."

Instructor Ding glanced over and roughly noted down the time when "The First Crusade’s Siege" would be triggered.

Clearly, he no longer expected to win the game on his first try. Remembering such crucial time points would allow him to be better prepared for the next game.

"Brothers, prepare for battle!"

Instructor Ding’s spirit was aroused as he began commanding the great battle.

It must be said, the combat strength of the Crusaders was a significant upgrade from the rogues, not only were all their units elite, but they also had Heavy Armored Holy Knights blessed by the divine, posing a great difficulty for Instructor Ding.

Fortunately, the defenses of the City Forsaken by Gods were too robust. After breaking through the outer walls, the Crusaders were staunchly blocked at the entrance to the inner walls, that is, the outer plaza.

The garrison soldiers of the City Forsaken by Gods still occupied the outer and inner walls, continuously shooting arrows and hurling stones, overwhelming the Crusaders trapped in the outer plaza.

Even the huge fountain in the plaza was thoroughly dyed red with blood, looking somewhat like a fountain of life.

Meanwhile, Instructor Ding controlled the City Lord, leading the elite garrison soldiers to block the entrance to the inner city, brandishing a massive two-handed sword in his left hand and a heavy two-handed hammer in his right, exuding the boldness of a hero who stands alone against thousands.

"Damn, brothers, although this game isn’t first-person but has a god’s-eye view, it still gets my blood boiling!"

Finally, after holding out for a while, no more Crusader reinforcements appeared outside the city, and those Crusaders in the rear showed signs of wanting to retreat.

"We held them off!"

Instructor Ding wiped the cold sweat from his forehead—this battle had indeed made him sweat profusely.

At that moment, the city’s food supplies were critically low, and all sorts of defensive resources were exhausted. Continuing the fight would have depleted the garrison soldiers entirely.

At least the light of victory was finally in sight.

Although based on the current situation, the City Forsaken by Gods was unlikely to withstand the next Crusader siege, at least for now, they had survived.

The Crusader siege was part of major events in the game, which would not be triggered again for a long period. So, Instructor Ding should be able to hold out in this game for a long time.

However, it was at this moment that something unexpected happened.

There was sudden turmoil behind the City Lord!

Instructor Ding pulled the camera over in confusion, only to find that an enemy squad had somehow appeared behind him!

These enemies were obviously a motley crew. By their appearance, there were ragged and starving civilians, previously captured rogues, and church followers.

Weren’t these the prisoners who had been locked up in the jail?!

If it were any other time, this group wouldn’t have caused much trouble, and Instructor Ding could have easily dispatched a garrison squad to eliminate them all.

But at that moment, all the garrison soldiers were engaged in a bloody battle with the Crusaders, leaving virtually no defense forces behind.

After all, who could have anticipated an attack from the rear?

Though they were a ragtag bunch, this group had a fairly reasonable composition of roles. The strong elite rogues led the charge, the starving population followed to bolster the ranks, and as for the followers, they could cast a few crude holy spells to heal.

Almost instantly, the garrison soldiers of the City Forsaken by Gods began to fall apart!

And those Crusader soldiers who had begun to consider retreat were once again fiercely attacking!

Instructor Ding was nearly driven to rage; the City Lord he controlled was now caught between two fronts, with more prisoners and Crusader soldiers closing in.

Still, Instructor Ding persisted in trying to control the City Lord to break out of the encirclement because he wanted to know what was really going on!

Finally, he saw the mastermind behind the prison break—Xia Mi!

In a state of war, games generally don’t have event pop-ups, partly to keep players focused on the battle and partly because it fits the mechanics. After all, the City Lord is fighting on the front lines, even if something happens behind the scenes, the news can’t be relayed right away.

But as soon as Instructor Ding saw Xia Mi, he instantly understood everything.

Clearly, Xia Mi had led the prison break, releasing all the inmates!

This was not surprising, as Xia Mi had always been secretly releasing prisoners from jail when dealing with affairs.

What surprised Instructor Ding, though, was that Xia Mi was still not an enemy at this point, her health bar remained green.

"This is outrageous, Traitor!!"

Instructor Ding, his eyes frantic, promptly pulled up Xia Mi’s interaction list and then selected "Execute."

Now that things had come to this state, there was absolutely no way to hold the city anymore, but killing off this greatest traitor and ingrate before death was somewhat satisfying.

However, what Instructor Ding hadn’t expected was that the "Execute" command also needed to be carried out by the garrison soldiers!

But by now, most of the soldiers were nearly all dead, and the few still alive were trapped in a heavy siege—who would carry out this command?

All Instructor Ding could do was futilely control the City Lord, trying to break through the siege and reach Xia Mi’s side, but ultimately he failed.

The City Lord’s body thunderously fell, with the two-handed sword and war hammer in his hands clattering to the ground.

"Damn it!

"I can accept a first game failure, but not like this!!

"Losing because of a traitor, what is this!? After I catered to her whims and treated her so well!"

Instructor Ding was so angry he was scratching his head, but to his surprise, the game didn’t immediately end here.

Though the City Lord was dead, all the NPCs in the city still had their own consciousness, continuing to act according to their preset AI.

That is to say, Instructor Ding had to continue watching the city march towards its doom!

The Crusaders began cleansing those "corrupted by demonic powers" within the city—some were killed, but others were saved by Xia Mi.

The Crusaders didn’t kill Xia Mi—on the contrary, they treated her with considerable respect, often heeding her views on many issues.

In the end, the Crusaders killed those in the city "corrupted by demons and laden with sin" and took away those whose sins were less grievous, then set fire to the city, leaving it in ruins.

As for the City Lord...

His body was placed on a pyre and burned, while Xia Mi knelt beside it, praying silently throughout.

"Oh God, please forgive my father’s sins, take his soul, let him enter heaven.

"Forgive the creatures of this city, pardon their sins, let them feel Your mercy and love, and help them through these difficult times.

"Father, may you not stray in your next life, and return to God’s embrace...

"Amen!"

Only after all this did the game enter a cutscene, with the Crusaders leaving with a long line of prisoners, marching off into the distance, leaving behind the City Forsaken by Gods, now ablaze and reduced to ashes.

[Round 1 Game Over!]

[After 5 years, 7 months, and 4 days of defense, the City Forsaken by Gods has fallen, the reason for its demise being "Crusader Siege."]

[As the City Lord, you made cautious decisions, carefully using the limited resources of the city, and the populace generally gave fair reviews.]

[You insisted on not using any Demonic Power, but clearly, as the lord of the City Forsaken by Gods, the Crusaders had neither mercy nor forgiveness for you.]

[You provided Xia Mi with the best living conditions and education, and had her manage the city’s affairs for you, but things did not go as hoped. A saint will not be corrupted along with the City Forsaken by Gods, even if she once received some favor from a deeply sinful person.]

[If given another chance, will things turn out differently?]

[Click to enter Round 2 of the world.]

...

"Tch!"

Instructor Ding was beyond frustrated.

The game was clearly doing this on purpose—why did he have to watch the beating of a dead horse when the City Lord was already dead?

Couldn’t he just restart the game directly?

Obviously, in "City of the Abandoned Gods," the end of the game wasn’t defined by the "death of the City Lord" but by the "fall of the City Forsaken by Gods." As long as there was a single soldier loyal to the City Lord left alive, the game would continue.

Generally speaking, the death of the City Lord signified that the player could no longer command any character in the game, which meant the "city’s downfall" wasn’t far off.

But Instructor Ding still couldn’t understand the point of this setting—wasn’t it better to restart the game once the City Lord was dead?

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