LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 743 - 743: The Last Ten Minutes
Chapter 743: Chapter 743: The Last Ten Minutes
At this moment, the Black Dragon had already advanced to a level 35 Lord tier BOSS. It originally possessed Tier 1 combat power, and after promotion, it easily reached the peak strength of Tier 1;
Moreover, since the giant dragons were at the top of the biological pyramid, even if they were at the same peak strength of Tier 1, the Black Dragon could easily defeat its opponents;
Normally, the Black Dragon’s Dragon Might could directly cause weaker creatures to flee in all directions. At least ninety percent of the monsters besieging Manor Castle would give up their attack.
However, due to the system quest, the monsters, after a brief pause in their attack, returned to their violent and crazy state despite their previous terror.
Under system interference, Dragon Might lost its original effect. The monsters, as insignificant as ants in the dragon’s eyes, dared to ignore the dignity of the Dragon Clan. This caused the Black Dragon to be furious. It roared loudly and spewed scorching dragon breath towards the ground;
With the help of the Black Dragon, the defending players took a sigh of relief. Regardless, having a giant dragon as an ally overhead was something that put many players at ease;
Although the battle continued, the monsters were madly assaulting Manor Castle’s walls. Large groups of Stone Spirit Guardians threw stone blocks at the players on the walls. Although the healing Goddess Statue’s recovery buff blocked any damage, the knockback and knockdown effects of the skills were unavoidable;
The most important thing was that the walls of Manor Castle had limited space, and it was impossible to accommodate nearly a thousand players simultaneously. This effectively wasted a portion of the players’ combat power.
With the wall’s durability visibly deteriorating, every second felt like an agony for the City of Hope Alliance players;
Bloodlust Alex, the Ancient Shadow Tree, went mad and completely covered a section of the wall with its branches, using its own vitality to replace the defense of the wall. At the same time, countless tree roots wrapped around the attacking monsters like pythons, continuously absorbing their blood;
However, there were simply too many monsters. Although Alex’s vitality was restored by the Goddess Statue’s healing, the tree roots could not regenerate immediately after being severed;
In just a few minutes, Alex’s tree roots were all cut off, exposing Manor Castle’s walls to the monsters once again.
Boom, boom, boom~
The monsters violently rammed the wall with their bodies. Even if they crushed themselves into a bloody pulp, they showed no signs of retreating. This chilling sight was observed by all.
Spider-web-like cracks appeared on the surface of Manor Castle’s walls, and in less than a minute, the wall began to crumble under the monsters’ onslaught;
Rumble~
A section of the wall less than two meters long collapsed, signaling more collapses in the surrounding area.
As the walls were breached, desperation filled many players’ eyes. Even though there were still ten minutes left for the monster siege, they had lost all means of defense and were left with only a solitary castle;
Thousands of monsters were in front of them, and more BOSSes were continually joining the influx. Some players had already begun to use escape skills, fleeing towards the distance;
Song Jian gritted his teeth and directly controlled the Healing Goddess Statue to cast its unique skill, Light Screen Sky Splendor. Instantly, a transparent light screen radiated from the statue, enveloping the entire Manor Castle;
Thirty seconds of invincibility eased many people’s minds. Song Jian directed the players to get off the crumbling walls and enter the castle.
The castle was the last line of defense. The city’s core crystal, also the battle alliance’s core crystal, was placed inside the castle. This place was meant to be the future City Lord Mansion. If it were breached, this city-building quest would fail;
With only a dozen minutes left, Song Jian glanced at the status of the players. Many casters had exhausted their mana, and everyone’s faces showed fatigue. Over two hours of continuous high-intensity battle had pushed many to the limit.
Song Jian hesitated for a moment, then controlled the Healing Goddess Statue to cast Divine Healing once more, restoring everyone’s condition to its peak.
“Hang on for less than ten minutes, everyone!” Song Jian encouraged them;
It was not uncommon for great efforts to fall just short. The castle’s defense was similar to the walls, and once the monsters rushed in, they might not even withstand thirty seconds;
The Bloodlust Ancient Shadow Tree had almost lost all its branches and roots. Now it could only contribute by using its massive body to block the castle door with the last of its strength!
Song Jian also summoned all the blood creatures from the Blood Pool to join the fight.
Although these blood creatures were weak in the eyes of the monster hordes, at this critical moment, even the slightest bit of combat power could tip the scale;
All the Mountain Giants had fallen in battle; however, like earth elemental creatures, they wouldn’t die if their core remained intact. If given some time, they would regain their bodies, and since they had absorbed Ancient Shadow Tree’s powers, their new bodies would be even stronger. Their leader, Gu Bo, might even advance to a more powerful existence.
“Chief, we might not be able to hold on for ten more minutes!” Wang Qi whispered beside Song Jian. The number of BOSSes blocked by the transparent light screen outside had already exceeded five hundred and more monsters were continuously converging in their direction with no end in sight;
Once the invincibility time ended, the castle’s defense wouldn’t last even a minute;
Right now, there were less than three hundred players in the castle. Under fifty of them had died, and the remaining players had either fled after the walls’ destruction or lost hope and ran away when the walls collapsed;
“Big brother Song Jian, let’s escape!” Li Ke’er suddenly suggested.
Seeing Ke’er’s concerned eyes, Song Jian knew she wasn’t frightened but worried about him.
Among the people here, Song Jian probably felt the most reluctant to give up. After all, he was the chief of the battle alliance, and the future City Lord of City of Hope! If the city construction failed, all his previous investment would be wasted, resulting in huge losses;
The thirty seconds of invincibility ended, and the castle’s light screen appeared with 5,000 defense points. With the monsters’ attacks, this defense couldn’t even last ten seconds;
At the last moment, Song Jian opened the alliance interface. He promoted over three hundred players present to core members, then said, “This is the final moment. Once the monsters break through the castle’s defense, everyone, save yourselves! We can build the city again, but we can’t die again!”
Just then, Li Ke’er suddenly shouted, “Big brother Song Jian, there’s a Tier 1 peak strength BOSS at the forge!”
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