Chapter 572 - Trebuchets! (1/2)

Carrying such a heavy burden on his shoulders, Nie Yan felt an increasing sense of urgency. During the day, he arranged various things for the War God Tribe through video call. With the backing of Asskickers United, the War God Tribe expanded at an astonishing rate, cooperating with more than 20 other companies to open up real world business districts in a total of 23 strongholds. This provided World Bloc with a large amount profits as well as aided them in expanding their businesses. They had forged cooperative relationships with 70 companies so far. This was the foundation for their future growth.

As for the game, Nie Yan continued training his skills while commanding Asskickers United remotely.

The trebuchets were completed and ready to roll out. The war between Asskickers United and Alliance of Mages was finally reaching its climax.

Asskickers United’s army arrived outside of the Edgarton Stronghold.

Bladelight was the head commander of this battle. Smoke Stub and Paladin of the Elegy would be providing support. With an army of 300,000, they set up camp outside the Edgarton Stronghold.

The Edgarton Strongholds defenses were truly akin to a turtle shell. The walls were garrisoned with many troops and 11 Armoured Catapults. These giant siege machines gave of a great sense sense of pressure. Further back was a forest of arrow towers, ready to launch a hail of projectiles at a moment’s notice.

Asskickers United’s 50 elites sat on the grass at the front of the army. They appeared quite relaxed.

They were Asskickers United’s most elite troops and trump card.

“Those sons of bitches from Alliance of Mages. They’re hiding in their stronghold, like wussies refusing to come out.” Edgeless caressed his sword. It had been a long time since he last fought in a war. He was longing for battle.

During their break, Asskickers United’s players had greatly advanced in strength. Many were itching for action.

“Don’t worry, there’ll be more than enough for you to slaughter later. How about we have a little competition? Let’s see who climbs over the enemy walls first.” Monochrome chuckled.

“Hmm, you’re on!” The others also seemed interested.

From their perspective, Alliance of Mages was like a lamb waiting for the slaughter.

“Are our trebuchets here yet?”

“No, those things are slow. It’ll be a while.”

As these players chatted freely, their voices were filled with excitement. Today, they would be sweeping over Alliance of Mages!

At this moment, Nie Yan was monitoring the situation through a livestream. Sun, King of the World, and the others had already scouted out the Edgarton Stronghold’s defenses a few days ago. Bladelight and the others estimated that breaching through the walls with only the Armoured Ice Catapults would prove incredibly difficult if not impossible. A direct assault would be even more disastrous.

「Have our Engineers calculated the attack range of those Armoured Catapults on the walls?」Nie Yan asked.

「Already done. We’ve also drawn a diagram. The Edgarton Stronghold’s walls are about 30 meters high. With the elevation bonus, the attack rage of those Armoured Catapults is roughly 1,600 meters. If Armoured Ice Catapults want to reach them, we need to approach within at least 600 meters of the walls. With the trebuchets, 2,500 meters is enough,」Bladelight replied. The Trebuchets were currently making their way towards the Edgarton Stronghold. If Alliance of Mages knew of their might, they would be wetting their pants right now.

In terms of attack range, Asskickers United’s trebuchets possessed a large advantage.

If Asskickers United’s trebuchets continuously bombarded the Edgarton Stronghold, the Armoured Catapults on the walls would eventually be destroyed. If Alliance of Mages’ players charged out of the Edgarton Stronghold, they would only be fodder for the Armoured Ice Catapults.

Under these circumstances, Nie Yan refused to believe Alliance of Mages could come up with a solution. Even if Angels Corps did lend their aid, it was already too late to reverse the tide.

One Armoured Ice Catapult after another rolled out onto the battlefield. There were 37 altogether. They created an imposing force. Having experienced their destructive power before, the players in the Edgarton Stronghold couldn’t help but shiver.

On an open battlefield, these Armoured Ice Catapults were untouchable existences. Anyone that dared to approach them would be blasted into oblivion.

Apart from the 37 Armoured Ice Catapults, six trebuchets were heading for the Edgarton Stronghold. They were both extremely slow, taking a long time to get moving. They were also immobile, making them easy to intercept. That’s why Asskickers United made sure to conceal their existence.

Asskickers United’s army didn’t show any signs of movements. Standing atop the walls, Crazy Magic and Divine Flame gazed down below. Everything within a 2,000 meter radius of the Edgarton Stronghold was empty. Beyond that zone was a sea of players stretching out as far as the eye could see. An army of 300,000 was quite a spectacular sight, capable of hiding the sky and covering the earth.

Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors had 100,000 players guarding the Edgarton Stronghold. The other 600,000 were stationed across the various villages around Moonlight City. Once the battle started, they would immediately converge on the Edgarton Stronghold from all directions.

Crazy Magic understood that having all 700,000 players in the Edgarton Stronghold was extremely dangerous. Leaving 600,000 players on the outside would make them more adaptable.