“Knight Leader, I don’t think Blood Demon and the others will come again, right? Mona Fortress’s defenses have been strengthened a lot compared to before. They didn’t even break through Mona Fortress last time, there’s no need for them to come again, right?” a thief clad in black leather armor said. He looked to be in his thirties, not very tall, appearing quite short and thin next to Knight's Elegy and the others.

This thief was called Hui Ming. He wasn't considered top-tier within the Niuren Tribe. In the early stages of the game, his skills were among the best, making him a key focus for everyone, but later, as time passed, he improved very little and was gradually overtaken by his teammates. However, he still had some influence within the Niuren Tribe.

“Yeah, Knight Leader, why do we have to stay here all the time? The Blood Demon Knights only have sixty people, they can't possibly take down Mona Fortress,” another warrior said.

“Since Leader Guo Huai ordered us to be stationed here temporarily, let's just stay put,” Knight's Elegy said. He admitted that what Hui Ming and the others said had some merit, but being here on standby allowed them to quickly respond to problems at other fortresses in Moonshadow City. The Blood Demon Knights were probably still within Moonshadow City's territory for now.

As they were discussing, a message suddenly came from a player that the walls of Mona Fortress were under attack by the Blood Demon Knights.

Knight's Elegy, Wu Dao, and the others looked up and saw huge flying mounts descending from the sky, including magic eagles, dark wind serpents, and more. The largest was a black dragon, five or six yards tall, its entire body covered in black scales, shimmering with a black light in the sunlight.

“Did they summon flying mounts the last time they came?” Knight's Elegy asked in the group chat.

“No, they didn’t summon any flying mounts last time,” the others replied in the group chat.

Hearing the responses, Knight's Elegy urgently said in the group chat, “The Blood Demon Knights are serious this time! Activate all defenses! Fire the arrow towers and ballistae!”

“Good heavens, there must be at least twenty flying mounts here.”

One flying mount after another swooped down, plunging Mona Fortress into chaos. Arrow towers and ballistae fired densely, and the Niuren Tribe retaliated fiercely.

After learning about the situation at Mona Fortress, Guo Huai immediately sent a message to Nie Yan.

“Can they hold out?” Nie Yan asked, opening the live stream from Mona Fortress.

“It should be fine, considering all the city defenses, but it’s hard to say. The Blood Demon Knights might have some trump cards.”

“If they can’t, abandon Mona Fortress,” Nie Yan said. It was just an ordinary fortress; he didn’t care about it at all.

“If Mona Fortress is lost, will it negatively impact the reputation of our Niuren Tribe?” Guo Huai worriedly asked.

“It’s fine, it’s just an ordinary fortress,” Nie Yan said, appearing much calmer on this issue.

After ending the voice call, Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel concerned. What exactly were the Blood Demon Knights trying to do? He was starting to sense something unusual.

Even if Mona Fortress was lost, it wouldn’t matter much compared to the hundred-plus fortresses the Niuren Tribe owned, but if the other side had planned this, then it definitely wouldn't end so easily.

No matter what, they had to find a way out! However, Dilakru’s health was dropping extremely slowly, making people feel frustrated.

In the fierce battle that lasted for more than three hours, about sixty arrow towers and ballistae at Mona Fortress were destroyed, leaving ruins everywhere. As for the Blood Demon Knights' flying mounts, five were killed. They finally broke into Mona Fortress and began a massacre, with both sides engaging in close combat.

More than thirty figures descended from the sky.

With a dull thud, Blood Demon landed on the ground, swung the greatsword in his hand, and killed a Niuren Tribe mage. He said in the team chat, “Move faster! Kill them all within twenty minutes, then retreat!”

The Silverwings rushed towards the Niuren Tribe players like a pack of tigers descending from the mountains.

Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, Luo Nan De Qing Wa, and the others didn’t engage the Blood Demon Knights head-on, but used the buildings inside Mona Fortress to hit and run. Two thieves went up to control, while the others burst out damage in a short time, completing the kill and immediately retreating. In a short period, they consecutively killed three Blood Demon Knights players. If the Blood Demon Knights hadn't arrived in time from the rear, the equipment on the ground would have been looted clean by them.

“Blood Demon Leader, those top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe killed three of our members!” a Blood Demon Knights member anxiously said in the team chat, looking into the distance where Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and the others had already run far away.

“Follow them! Everyone listen to my command, surround them!” Blood Demon used a Dark Whirlwind Slash to sweep away three Niuren Tribe players, stopped, and shouted in the team chat.

After Blood Demon finished speaking, he and his teammates quickly rushed over.

More than fifty people surrounded Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and the others, quickly tightening the encirclement, trapping them in a small open space.

Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, Luo Nan De Qing Wa, Xi Huan Jiang Nan, Wu Feng, and about twenty other ordinary Niuren Tribe players gathered in the center of the open space. They looked around and saw more than fifty guys with silver wings on their backs.

“We’re surrounded,” Wu Dao said in the team chat, the dagger in his right hand gleaming coldly.

“Don’t fight them head-on, use Random Teleport Scrolls!” Hei Se Tian Tang quickly said in the team chat.

They took out Random Teleport Scrolls, preparing to leave the battlefield, but a powerful dark force filled the surroundings.

“Damn it, a Dark Magic Array!” Wu Dao couldn’t help but curse.

Their Random Teleport Scrolls were all失效 (shixiao - rendered ineffective).

“Let’s see where you can run now!” Shen Qiu De Leng Feng sneered. He entered stealth and pounced on Wu Dao.

With a crisp clang, Wu Dao blocked Shen Qiu De Leng Feng's attack the moment they clashed. Wu Dao stepped forward and executed a kick.

Shen Qiu De Leng Feng immediately retreated, preparing to dodge sideways, but Wu Dao's right foot suddenly changed direction, performing a spinning kick that struck Shen Qiu De Leng Feng's left face.

A black light fell on Shen Qiu De Leng Feng, and he immediately retreated quickly, moving out of Wu Dao's attack range.

Blood Demon raised an eyebrow when he saw the exchange between Shen Qiu De Leng Feng and Wu Dao. Wu Dao was undoubtedly one of those who had deeply inherited Nie Yan's true teachings. Whether it was offense or defense, he resembled Nie Yan greatly. In just this short encounter, the difference between Shen Qiu De Leng Feng and Wu Dao was already very obvious, and many of Wu Dao's movements were impossible for Silverwings to execute. The freedom of Shadow Dance far exceeded that of Silverwings.

“Wu Dao Leader, break through quickly, we’ll cover you!” Hui Ming said from the side.

Everyone looked at Wu Dao and the others, waiting for their instructions.

“Tian Tang, Jiang Nan, Wu Feng, you three go first, Luo Nan De Qing Wa and I will stay behind,” Wu Dao said, looking around. They were thieves, and even if they encountered danger, they had a chance to escape, but as warriors and mages, they would be in danger if they were surrounded.

“We’ll see,” Tian Tang said. The Blood Demon Knights had marked them, so it was difficult for them to escape.

Before they could discuss it, the Blood Demon Knights rushed up, and the battle immediately began.

Wu Dao and the others faced opponents several times their number and were caught in a bitter struggle.

Two dual-wielding swordsmen flanked them from the left and right. Seeing the meteor-like sword light rushing towards them, Wu Dao shifted a few steps, trying to dodge their attacks. A sword light suddenly changed direction and fell. Wu Dao flipped back to dodge, but with a *plop*, one of the dual-wielding swordsmen slashed across Wu Dao's right rib.

A damage number of over five thousand floated above Wu Dao's head. *Such fast attacks*, Wu Dao was secretly shocked and quickly retreated five or six yards. This was the first time he had fought against a dual-wielding swordsman, and he was taken aback by their terrifying attack speed.

On the other side, Blood Demon and Wu Feng had already clashed, engaged in a fierce battle.

"Berserk Slash!"

Blood Demon shouted and slashed down with his sword.

Wu Feng held his sword horizontally to block, and with a *clang*, the two greatswords collided.

After Blood Demon completed his attack, he slashed down again. The powerful and unmatched sword force caused Wu Feng to retreat steadily.

In terms of talent attributes, Wu Feng was stronger than Blood Demon, but Blood Demon's equipment was too good, and his skills were slightly better than Wu Feng, so Wu Feng quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Seeing Wu Feng and the others trapped, Knight's Elegy, Kuai Le Yin Shi, Hei Bai, and others led seventy or eighty Niuren Tribe players to support them. Although the Niuren Tribe suffered heavy casualties, they temporarily maintained a balanced situation.

Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and the others strengthened their attacks when they saw reinforcements arrive from the outside.

“We’re breaking out!” Wu Dao said in the team chat.

The Blood Demon Knights were indeed very strong, and each member cooperated extremely well. If they continued to wear them down, all the Niuren Tribe players present might be exhausted, so they had to retreat quickly!

After fighting fiercely for more than ten minutes, the top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe were still alive, but about twenty other players had died. One from the Blood Demon Knights had fallen, and the scene was still very chaotic.

The reason why the top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe had not suffered casualties was largely due to Hei Se Tian Tang. With his healing, the Niuren Tribe had not collapsed all at once.

Hei Se Tian Tang kept waving his staff, and waves of group healing spells fell.

“These guys are really troublesome,” Hei An Yin Ying said in the team chat.

Under the dense magical attacks, Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and the others were able to use Gale Steps, Blink, and other evasion skills to dodge more than 90% of the attacks, which was simply unimaginable in the Demonkin Tribe.

“Keep a close eye on the skills of these top-tier players!” Blood Demon said in the team chat. Today was the first time they had fought against top-tier players from the Good and Orderly faction.