Chapter 1003: First Big Victory (1/2)
”Hell yeah!”
Xu Yang laughed as he stared at the floor of bodies. He picked up a stack of Health Potions before saying, ”Next!”
Behind us, 150000 cavalrymen spilled out of the gates like tidewater and rode toward the enemies. As they gained more and more speed, they raised their weapons high above their heads and let out a battle cry. The reflected light from our weapons illuminated the Purple Gr.a.p.e City players’ faces and put their fear and shock on full display.
Just as I predicted, the enemy’s inability to breach the walls despite attacking with so many siege weapons for so long had left a shadow in their hearts. Moreover, Red Maple had taken all the elites of Purple Gr.a.p.e City to Floating Ice City. As a result, none of the players here were capable of resisting us, who were some of the strongest elites of Sky City.
With the 3000+ Dragonlight Cavalrymen as the unstoppable spearhead, and the support of Famous Generals such as Gui Guzi, Chaos Moon, Xu Yang, Diamond Dust and Heaven’s Rain, we tore through the enemy’s defense line as if tearing paper. The 5-starred red flag above our heads started overwhelming the enemy’s red-and-white flag and destroying every siege tower and Black Marsh Catapults in our way.
Our troop count was still behind the enemy’s, but it was no longer an insurmountable gap. Moreover, our people were well-trained, well-organized, and riding on high morale. Together, they formed a wall the demoralized, second-rate troops of Purple Gr.a.p.e City could possibly defeat.
Rumble rumble rumble…
The players who fell off the destroyed siege towers were either crushed to death by the very structure they were in, or trampled to death by our hooves. Their deaths were about as tragic as it could get. As a result, those that weren’t hit by our charge yet hurriedly ran out of their siege towers to avoid the same fate. They would still die, but at least it wouldn’t be too ugly a death.
Suddenly, a Level 184 spear-wielding warrior in red battle armor shouted, ”Steady! The hundreds of Black Marsh Catapults we brought over cannot be for nothing! Summon your courage and remember that we still have the absolute advantage in terms of numbers! Don’t let these Shinajin trample over our land!”
Swhoosh!
I immediately immobilized the guy with God Binding Art. Then, I dashed past him and stabbed his throat with Universe Break, one-shotting him!
278834!
That the skill critted was almost like a judgment from heaven. This f.u.c.ker dared to use that slur in front of us? He was practically asking to be killed, and I was only more than happy to oblige!
Boom!
After I tossed Burning Blade Slash into a group of withdrawing players and killed them all, I ordered with steely eyes, ”Ten kilometers, people! Leave no one within ten kilometers of White Rose Fortress alive!”
Chaos Moon giggled. ”Why the sudden change of mind?”
”Because I’m pissed off, that’s why!”
……
In the end, we did chase the enemy for at least 7 to 9 kilometers or so. Bodies were everywhere on the plains. We were one hundred and fifty thousand strong, and the enemy had several million soldiers. Despite this, we were still able to achieve a total victory. The gap between our players was just too big.
More importantly, the soul of Purple Gr.a.p.e City, Red Maple, wasn't here, so these second-rate guilds barely put up a fight before running away. This was the effect of a broken morale. So what if they outnumbered us many times over? How could they win if they wouldn’t even try to fight?
Many famous victories where the weak had beaten the strong had happened this way. For example, during the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao’s 100k army outnumbered Cao Cao’s almost 10 to 1. However, after their food supplies at Wuchao were set on fire, Yuan Shao’s army quickly broke and lost all will to fight. As a result, Cao Cao was able to win a decisive victory against a much larger army.
You could wield the most powerful weapon in the world, but you still wouldn’t win if your heart wasn’t in it.
……
The battle lasted almost 4 hours, and it was one so bloody that some of us would probably remember it for a lifetime. Nearly the entire plains was covered in Purple Gr.a.p.e City players’ bodies, and the kill count on the HUD stated that we had killed almost nine hundred thousand enemy players in total.
”Alright, enough! It’s time to sweep the battlefield for loot, return to the fortress and resupply ourselves!” I ordered.
This was the moment everyone was waiting for, especially no one was around to disturb it. The surviving Purple Gr.a.p.e City players had retreated not 10 kilometers, but 15 kilometers by the time we were done with them. It was no exaggeration to say that we had ground their courage to dust with this one battle. Unless another Red Maple were to arise and inspire them, I couldn’t see them regaining their fighting spirits for a long time to come.
Meanwhile, the middle-aged-looking Xu Yang picked up a gold ring with a bright smile on his face. ”Holy shit, it’s an Earth-grade ring that adds 20% Attack? I wonder who was the poor fool who dropped this? Well, too late for them, it’s finders keepers…”
Gui Guzi said, ”Oh, don’t worry, it’s definitely not dropped by our people.”
”How are you so sure?”
”Because we barely lost anyone during this final charge, duh! This is one of the easiest victories of my life!” Gui Guzi laughed loudly before asking, ”Little Rain, have you finished the battle report?”
”Yep!”
Heaven’s Rain nodded before reporting, ”We lost 157 Dragonlight Cavalrymen and a bit over 24000 of other cavalries. Purple Gr.a.p.e City lost almost 1 million players of all kinds. Heehee, this is about as great a victory one can get!”
Gui Guzi boasted, ”We’re just too good…”
”Bullshit!”