LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 741 - 741: The Wall is Breached
Chapter 741: Chapter 741: The Wall is Breached
This massive mutant zombie, already missing half of its body and left with only one arm, had less than a third of its Vitality Points remaining.
However, it was apparent that the person who fired the Magic Crystal Railgun aimed slightly off-target, otherwise, this peak first-level Combat Power BOSS wouldn’t have been left injured, but would have been annihilated on the spot!
“Everyone, focus fire on that zombie!” The commander of the northern city wall roared, marking the severely injured Armored Zombie.
Even though it was severely injured, if this peak first-level Combat Power Armored Zombie got close to the city wall, it would inevitably cause devastating damage. If it breached, monsters from the north would swarm in.
There were four Mountain Giants along the northern wall. Seeing the Armored Zombie approach, they gave each other a glance, let out a roar, and lunged at it.
These Mountain Giants were barely at level thirty and hadn’t reached first-level Combat Power. If the Armored Zombie wasn’t severely injured, they wouldn’t have dared to confront this BOSS head-on.
Mountain Giants aren’t fast, but Song Jian was much quicker. Spreading his wings, he charged at the Armored Zombie like an arrow.
Four long swords stabbed towards the Armored Zombie like shooting stars, continuously cutting across its body. Sparks flew everywhere as the Armored Zombie screamed in anger.
However, the Armored Zombie was no match for Song Jian in its weakened state. The four swords released the Flash Thunder Strike skill simultaneously, with twelve bolts of lightning appearing out of thin air and hitting the Zombie with each slash.
Song Jian’s damage had far exceeded the Armored Zombie’s limit. After a short dash of seven or eight meters, the remaining Vitality Points of the Armored Zombie came crashing down at a visible pace. Soon, the Armored Zombie collapsed to the ground like a small hill, crushing a large number of monsters underneath it.
“Coordinate with the Mountain Giants to attack, and any injured brothers should retreat to Manor Castle for recovery!” Song Jian pocketed the items dropped by the Armored Zombie and ordered.
Just as Song Jian was about to leave the northern city wall, he suddenly received a system notification.
System: City of Hope Alliance has slain an Armored Zombie (Peak First-Level Combat Power); the duration of the monster’s siege has been reduced by 10 minutes.
All players in the City of Hope received this message, boosting morale considerably. Everyone knew that the monster’s siege was not endless. Like the construction of the safe house, the siege has a time limit. If the monsters can’t breach the city’s core crystal within the specified time, the defenders win and the monsters will quickly retreat.
“Killing a peak first-level Combat Power BOSS shortens the siege time?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up, and he turned his gaze towards the Magic Crystal Railgun.
Currently, only the Magic Crystal Railgun had the power to instantly kill a peak first-level Combat Power BOSS. Unfortunately, only two had been constructed in the City of Hope.
Song Jian quickly returned to the southern city wall. Due to its proximity to the Protection Black Mist, fewer monsters appeared here compared to the other sides. Most of them were from the western and eastern sides, who had squeezed their way around the city wall due to congestion.
However, Song Jian had a bad feeling. The monsters in the Black Mist were no weaker than the current BOSS monsters. If they also joined the monster siege, it would greatly increase the difficulty.
The battle proceeded swiftly. Despite the help of the Mountain Giants, there were simply too many BOSS monsters. Especially on the west wall, where no Magic Crystal Railgun was built, two BOSS monsters with peak first-level Combat Power had reached the city wall and caused significant damage. If it weren’t for Song Jian’s timely arrival and elimination of these two BOSS monsters, a hole would’ve been blasted in the western wall.
At this point, the west wall was already on the brink of collapse, it was only a matter of time.
More than an hour had passed. The City of Hope Alliance had killed a total of five peak first-level Combat Power BOSS monsters. The siege time set by the monsters was three hours. Meaning that if they could hold on for less than an hour, the monster siege would end!
However, at this point in the battle, every member of the City of Hope Alliance felt a cloud of uncertainty hanging over their heads. Even the eastern and northern city walls, where Magic Crystal Railguns defended, were riddled with holes. The remaining durability of the city wall was only one third, with the northern wall slightly better off due to fewer monsters.
Boom~
The western wall finally collapsed under the onslaught of the monsters, falling in a five or six-meter long section.
Three Mountain Giants let out a roar, blocking the gap with their bodies, standing steadfast like rocks in the hole.
However, a few Mountain Giants could not stop the defense of the western wall. In no time at all, the entire section of the city wall collapsed. Soon after, cracks appeared in the eastern and northern walls and smaller-sized BOSS monsters managed to penetrate into the Alliance territory through the gaps.
Song Jian’s face was gravely gloomy as he roared, “Abandon the city wall, retreat to Manor Castle!”
At this point, letting players stay on the city wall was tantamount to murder. Already, over a dozen players had been instantly killed by BOSS monsters without any chance of rescue. Song Jian didn’t want to use the lives of the Alliance players to buy more mission time any longer.
All Alliance players began to retreat towards Manor Castle, with the Mountain Giants covering the rear, swinging their Ancient Shadow Trees and slowing the monster’s advance.
Song Jian’s Manor Castle also had solid walls, but they were only a bit over three meters high, and any BOSS could easily climb over.
Less than half an hour remained until the end of the monster siege, but Manor Castle’s defenses couldn’t compare to the city walls. If there were just one or two monsters, it would have been okay. But Song Jian was facing hundreds, possibly thousands of BOSS monsters laying siege, and the castle walls would probably not hold for even a couple of minutes.
The shadow of defeat began to loom over each member of the Alliance. Some had already started sneaking away, knowing that as long as they didn’t run toward Manor Castle, the besieging monsters would not chase them.
The only benefit of defending Manor Castle was that under the influence of the Healing Goddess Statue, everyone’s Vitality Points recovery rate had increased by 1000%. Unless instantly killed, it would be impossible for the monsters to kill them.
Even the Vitality Points of the Mountain Giants surrounding the Manor were rapidly recovering. This made them roar in excitement as they swung their Ancient Shadow Trees even more wildly.
Due to the existence of the Healing Goddess Statue, the battle once again reached a stalemate. Though the Vitality Point recovery rate was boosted, there was no similar boost for mana regeneration. Many magic-using occupations were already out of magic and unable to continue fighting. They retreated into the castle to recuperate naturally. This recovery speed was extremely slow, and by the time enough magic for one spell was restored, it would be immediately used from the window.
“Lair, control all the beetles, start attacking!” Song Jian commanded silently. If they did not play the Hive card now, there might not be another opportunity to use it.
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PS: Thanks to “Su Poman” for the reward of 100 QiDian coins ~