Chapter 867 - Stalemate (1/2)
“What’s going on?”
“W-what the hell is happening?”
Suddenly attacked by the shadows of their fallen comrades, panic spread through the ranks of Angel Corps. They beat a hasty retreat.
The shadow army grew rapidly in size.
Nie Yan summoned his shadow clone, even further increasing his killing speed.
Hundreds of shadows joined Nie Yan’s army. Those they killed would be instantly brought back and assimilated into their ranks.
“It’s the boss!” a player from Asskickers United cried out in elation.
“What kind of skill is that? It’s so badass!”
“The boss knows necromancy? Isn’t that a skill from the Evil Faction?”
“It looks way stronger than any Necromancer skill I know of!”
The players from Asskickers United discussed excitedly. Their morale skyrocketed the instant Nie Yan had appeared. They rushed forward like a surging tide and beat the forces from Angel Corps back.
Asskickers United succesfully repelled this wave of attacks. The players erupted into cheers.
Bladelight and the other Masters also returned at this moment. With their help, Okoron’s defenses were immediately bolstered.
“Boss, an enemy Mage is casting Forbidden Magic!”
“Activate the city’s anti-magic domain! Blast him to oblivion with the magic cannons!” Nie Yan ordered. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! A volley of cannon shells streaked through the sky.
Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed as ominous, black clouds gathered in the sky. Just as the Forbidden Magic was about to descend, an enormous membrane of light enveloped all of Okoron. This was an advantage of being on the defending side of a siege, a large-scale anti-magic domain. It could withstand the bombardment of at least six Forbidden Magic without any issue.
Suddenly, the thunder and lightning in the sky disappeared.
“Haha! The guy casting the Forbidden Magic got offed by one of the cannons!”
“Dang! That’s some crazy aim!”
“Oh my god! Haha. Who did it? Let me buy them a drink!”
“Reward whoever hit that Magister with 50,000 merit points. Triple the merit points for all other cannon operators!” Nie Yan ordered.
One of the cannon operators was dumbstruck. 50,000 merit point just for hitting someone with my cannon? Sweet!
Hearing they could earn merit points simply by doing their job, the players manning the cannons got pumped up.
Explosions sounded everywhere, no one was safe. The players from Angel Corps didn’t know what happened, but the cannon fire suddenly seemed fiercer than before. The bombardment left them frantically scrambling for cover.
“W-what the fuck! Did someone put them on steroids!?”
“S-shit! Retreat!”
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The frontline of Angel Corps had no choice but to pull back out of the range of the cannons, leaving behind piles of corpses. Another wave of attacks met with failure. They set up camp more than a thousand meters away.
They wouldn’t give up so quickly!
「Any new movements from Angel Corps?」Nie Yan asked Guo Huai.
「According to our latest reports, they’re bringing in 200 more catapults and trebuchets,」Guo Huai replied. Angel Corps had lost many of their siege weapons in the first wave of attacks on Okoron.