Chapter 1174: Divine Dragon Armor (1/2)
Countless Fire Catapults, ballistae and other siege weapons had been set up near the canyon entrance. Their objective was to annihilate the Gods of Destruction players defending it.
Twang twang twang...
Thick, heavy steel bolts sailed across the sky and penetrated the defenders’ bodies endlessly. This scene alone was gruesome enough, but it was nothing compared to the burning hell created by the burning payloads of the Fire Catapults. Countless Gods of Destruction players were rolling across the floor and screaming in pain as the fire ate away at their flesh, blood and bones.
Outside the canyon, Vienna’s Sorrow was hovering in the sky and chuckling lightly, ”Heh, does this guild really think they have what it takes to stop Hero Alliance’s march?”
It was clear that the Northern Alliance had finally decided to turn serious. So eager were they to invade Sky City that even Hero Alliance had entered the battlefield.
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Dominating Heaven Blade bore the sea of flames and fought valiantly to hold back the endless tide, but the sight of his brothers and sisters turning into pincushions or burning to death was slowly but surely getting to him.
”Boss!”
Dominating Warrior God let out a cry when a Far Shot Shock Arrow stunned him and froze him in place. The next second, a dozen or so steel bolts punched through his armor. He couldn’t have survived dozens of ballistae targeting him no matter how high his Defense was. He slid down his warhorse and joined the sea of skewered or burning corpses.
”FUCK!”
Dominating Heaven Blade looked mad enough to explode like a balloon. ”How is this fair? Come fight us in melee if you dare, you northern scumbags!”
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Unable to stand the sight any longer, I unsheathed the Purple Ying Sword and ordered, ”Elite cavalry, follow me to destroy the enemies Fire Catapults and engage Hero Alliance! I’m aware that there are at least a hundred million players waiting for us outside, but I ask you to be fearless for our one and only home!”
I made the Ancient Divine Dragon glide across the ground as they pulled out their weapons. Suddenly, I discovered that the Ancient Divine Dragon had risen to Level 150 and entered the Awakening stage. When did this happen? Did they change the rules of the Nation War so that killing players would give experience? Nah, it was probably the stray mobs I accidentally killed when I used super AoE skills like Summon the Storm. This was good news of course. It meant that I had a new trump card up my sleeve!
I opened the Ancient Divine Dragon’s stats screen and stared at its new, Awakening stage skill—
Fusion Armor: The Ancient Divine Dragon transforms into an armor and fuses with its rider. Its hidden Defense is increased by 100%, mount tenacity becomes infinite, the rider cannot be dismounted, and the turn rate penalty is removed!
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OMG, this Fusion Armor was absolutely OP!
The moment I raised my arm and activated Fusion Armor, the Ancient Divine Dragon immediately roared and dissolved into a shower of orange sparks. They concentrated around my Heaven-burning Armor and my Fire God Helmet before solidifying into bamboo-green armor plates. It was almost like I had put on a Divine Dragon equipment set or something. Not only that, a hexagram with the Ancient Divine Dragon’s symbol at the center appeared beneath my feet. Wherever I went, it followed.
Everyone was shocked by this sudden change. High Fighting Spirits blurted, ”What the fuck? What happened to Lu Chen? Did he get possessed by his mount or something?”
He Yi nodded. ”That’s not an inaccurate statement. The name of the skill is Fusion Armor!”
Gui Guzi grinned. ”Whatever the case, he must be a lot stronger than before. Otherwise, it doesn’t deserve to be called a Divine Rank mount…”
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I bent my knees a little and jumped. To my surprise, I was able to reach a height of three meters with barely any effort at all. Although I couldn’t fly in this form, the removal of the turn rate penalty more than made up for this flaw, not to mention that the Ancient Divine Dragon was a gigantic target everyone could hit in its usual form. Also, this form allowed me to execute my techniques to their max potential.
The description said that my hidden Defense was increased by 100%, but I had no idea how much that was because, well, the number was hidden. Of all the benefits the Fusion Armor afforded me though, the disappearance of the mount tenacity bar was the one I valued the most. I could no longer be dismounted, meaning that I no longer needed to fear Mountain Stagger Arrows, Ice Dragon Howls or other skills meant to reduce mounts tenacity.
Speaking of which, gusts of rainbow clouds were pushing at the soles of my feet and keeping me afloat about half a meter above the ground. No, this wasn’t flying, I was still a ”land-bound” unit as far as the system was concerned. So, what was the point of this floating? Well, it ensured that no rider would have a height advantage over me. It meant that I possessed all the advantages of a foot soldier and cavalryman, but none of their disadvantages!
“Kill!”
I ran toward the enemy and moved as fast as I would’ve been riding the Ancient Divine Dragon. Tsk tsk, I am without a doubt the Usain Bolt of Heavenblessed right now!
Behind me, my 400k strong elite cavalrymen unsheathed their weapons and did their best to keep pace with me. They were literally our guild’s last melee fighters, so I’d better make this count.
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”Ancient Sword is here!”
Dominating Heaven Blade glanced behind himself once before shouting, ”Everyone, split up and let them through! Prepare to receive them when they return!”
Gods of Destruction players immediately parted ways with extraordinary discipline, making Dominating Heaven Blade look like Moses himself. I immediately noticed that Hero Alliance was rushing toward us as well. As it turned out, Vienna’s Sorrow had chosen the exact same timing as me to crush Gods of Destruction once and for all. That was fine by me. Let’s see who would come out victorious at the end of this skirmish!
The ground trembled like an earthquake. Both sides sped up even more as more speed meant more impact!
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