Chapter 926 - Killing Blow (1/2)

Cao Xu couldn’t help but envy Nie Yan for recruiting such skilled experts. Bladelight, Smoke Stub, Lei Su, all of them left him feeling a profound sense of helplessness.「Aim the catapults! Blast them to smithereens!」

The Wild Plains and the Abernathy Great Grasslands quaked.

Magic and shells whizzed through the air. Blood and death was everywhere, painting the sight of a bleak and brutal battle.

After a whole day of intense fighting, both sides retreated to their respective encampments in preparation for the server going offline. Asskickers United suffered a total of 30,000 casualties while Angel Corps suffered 50,000.

On the second day, the war continued. The fighting was even more intense than on the first day. Since this was a guild war, those who died couldn’t revive. So, they were stuck waiting in the graveyard. The number of players on both sides would only keep decreasing.

「Nie Yan, we’re being ambushed by Evil Faction players coming from Judgement Valley!」Guo Huai anxiously cried out.

「How many are there?」Nie Yan frowned.

「We count roughly 300,000. But there might be more coming!」

「Have our flying troops deal with them!」Nie Yan said. The Evil Faction players that came to the surface wouldn’t bring siege weapons with them. Nor could Angel Corps or the Century Financial Group supply them with any. So, they were left completely exposed to attacks from the air. They were a distraction, nothing more.

Nie Yan looked over the battlefield, his gaze landing on the enemy siege weapons. If it weren’t for those, their aerial troops could support the ground troops.

「Guo Huai, have our catapults advance!」Nie Yan ordered.

「Alright!」Guo Huai passed down the order. Asskickers United’s catapult corps advanced forward, gradually entering the range of the enemy catapults. Both sides started exchanging fire as shells whizzed through the sky. One armoured catapult after another was destroyed.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The intensity of the battle left the spectators breathless.

More than 90% of Asskickers United’s catapults were upgraded Armoured Ice Catapults. The enemy couldn’t compare both in quality and number of catapults. They were gradually overwhelmed. A few more hours and their catapults would be completely wiped out.

「Looks like we have the better firepower!」Guo Huai exclaimed.

「Have our tanks charge forward and attract some of the enemy fire. I want a full frontal assault on their catapult corps!」Nie Yan said, not letting the thrill of battle take over his rationale. The situation on the battlefield was liable to change at the drop of a hat. Before the war was actually won, it was better to stay calm and not let the small victories cloud your judgement.

「Got it!」Guo Huai nodded.

At this moment, a dark cloud spread over the horizon. It was a large group of flying mounts. They were escorting something.

Nie Yan’s heart trembled. Enemy airships!

Last time, Asskickers United had destroyed all five of the Century Financial Group’s airships. Nie Yan wondered how many they would have this time. One airship after another appeared within his vision until he eventually counted over 50 in total. How was this possible?

How could the Century Financial Group produce so many airships in such a short amount of time? Nie Yan recalled the previous battle. If it were another illusion, that would go a long way to explaining it.

The Darkwing Dragon, at Nie Yan’s command, flew toward the airships with a powerful beat of its wings.

Eye of Truth!

Nie Yan’s eyes flashed with a profound light. Sure enough, there were only five real airships. However, with so many fake ones among them, it would be hard to guide the ground forces manning the catapults to target the real ones.

The formation of the airships continuously changed. With the five real airships mixed among the illusions, it was hard to tell real from fake.

The 50 airships all started firing at once as countless shells blotted out the sky. The megacannons mounted on the airships were already much more powerful than regular cannons. Now, with the added range advantage from their high altitude, their destructive power was even greater. Even though the cannonfire from only five of the airships was real, with a single round of bombardments, more than a dozen catapults were blasted into smithereens.