Chapter 1 A Mounting Pressure

Carrying a heavy burden of pressure, Nie Yan felt an increasing sense of urgency. During the day, he used video calls to arrange various tasks for Zhan Shen Tribe. Under the wings of Ni Ren Tribe, the development of Zhan Shen Tribe was quite gratifying. Together with more than twenty companies, they developed a total of twenty-three strongholds' credit point trading areas. These credit point trading areas brought a lot of profits to Tian Xia Group and also helped Tian Xia Group expand a lot of business, establishing good cooperative relations with sixty or seventy companies. All of these would be the foundation for the future development of Tian Xia Group.

As for the game, Nie Yan continued to practice his skill proficiency while commanding Ni Ren Tribe.

Ni Ren Tribe had finished building all of its ballistic catapults and they were ready to be put into use. The war between Ni Ren Tribe and the Mage Alliance had finally fully erupted.

The troops of Ni Ren Tribe marched to the city of Ajeton Fortress.

Cui Can Dao Guang was the commander of this war, with Shui Se Yan Tou, Qi Shi De Wan Ge, and others assisting him.

Outside Ajeton Fortress, more than 300,000 player troops lined up, looking at the distant city walls. The towering city walls of Ajeton Fortress were filled with players. Eleven ironclad catapults were lined up in a row. The huge ironclad catapults were placed on the city walls, giving people a strong sense of oppression. Behind the city walls were dense arrow towers, revealing a forest of arrows.

The defense of Ajeton Fortress was really as solid as a steel barrel.

More than fifty elites of Ni Ren Tribe were scattered on the grass in front of the troops, looking very relaxed.

This was the most luxurious lineup of Ni Ren Tribe, the trump card of Ni Ren Tribe.

"These turtle grandsons of the Mage Alliance are all hiding in the fortress and dare not come out." Wu Feng stroked the long sword in his hand. It had been a long time since there had been a stimulating battle. It was time to stretch his muscles.

During this period of recuperation, the players of Ni Ren Tribe had improved rapidly, and many of them were itching for a fight.

"Don't worry, there will be enough for you to kill later. How about we compete to see who can climb the city wall first?" Hei Bai next to him smiled.

"That's worth considering." The other players all expressed no objection.

In their view, the Mage Alliance was like a lamb to the slaughter.

"Have our ballistic catapults arrived yet?"

"Ballistic catapults move slowly, it'll probably be a long time!"

The players chatted idly, eagerly anticipating. Today, they were going to sweep the Mage Alliance!

At this time, Nie Yan was watching the live video feed. Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and others had obtained the defense map of Ajeton Fortress a few days ago. Cui Can Dao Guang and others had studied it carefully. Now, from the outside, the defense of Ajeton Fortress was still quite tight. If they used Frost Ironclad Catapults to attack by force, they would definitely not be able to break through. The attacking side was generally at a disadvantage.

"Have our machinists calculated the range of the ironclad catapults on the Mage Alliance's city walls?" Nie Yan sent a message to Cui Can Dao Guang.

"It has been calculated and a simulation diagram has been drawn. The height of the city wall of Ajeton Fortress is about thirty yards. After the range bonus, it is about 1,600 yards. If we want our Frost Ironclad Catapults to attack the city walls, we have to get within about 600 yards of the city walls. With ballistic catapults, 2,500 yards is about enough." Cui Can Dao Guang said. Although the ballistic catapults were already heading towards Ajeton Fortress, the Mage Alliance had not yet seen the power of the ballistic catapults, otherwise they would definitely not be able to sit still inside Ajeton Fortress.

In terms of range, the ballistic catapults of Ni Ren Tribe had a great advantage.

If the ballistic catapults of Ni Ren Tribe bombarded Ajeton Fortress, the ironclad catapults on the walls of Ajeton Fortress would only be able to take a beating. If the people of the Mage Alliance rushed out of Ajeton Fortress, then they would face the indiscriminate bombing of the Frost Ironclad Catapults.

In this situation, Nie Yan did not believe that the Mage Alliance could come up with any other way. If Angel Corp did not send reinforcements, the Mage Alliance was bound to die. Even if Angel Corp sent reinforcements to the Mage Alliance, they would probably not be able to turn the tide.

One Frost Ironclad Catapult after another from Ni Ren Tribe advanced towards Ajeton Fortress. The huge force of thirty-seven Frost Ironclad Catapults made the players on the city walls of Ajeton Fortress tremble. Many of them had personally witnessed the power of the Frost Ironclad Catapults.

On land, these Frost Ironclad Catapults were definitely invincible overlords. Whoever dared to go down the city walls to fight so many Frost Ironclad Catapults was simply courting death.

In addition to the Frost Ironclad Catapults, six ballistic catapults were heading towards Ajeton Fortress. They moved very slowly and could only move a little in half a day. Their mobility was too weak and they were easily intercepted. Therefore, Ni Ren Tribe carefully concealed the ballistic catapults to avoid being discovered.

The troops of Ni Ren Tribe had not taken any action for a long time. Kuang Fa and Sheng Yan stood on the wall and looked down. There were no Ni Ren Tribe players active within two thousand yards of Ajeton Fortress. Beyond two thousand yards were densely packed heads, stretching to the end of the sky. The force of more than 300,000 was simply overwhelming and quite spectacular.

The Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians had more than 100,000 troops guarding Ajeton Fortress, and another 600,000 were waiting in Moonlight City and various towns. Once the war started, they would pour into Ajeton Fortress from all directions and fight Ni Ren Tribe to the death.

Kuang Fa understood that it was very dangerous to trap 700,000 troops in a fortress. Those 600,000 troops outside could be used as mobile forces.

Ajeton Fortress was as solid as a rock. He wanted to see what method Ni Ren Tribe would use to attack.

The thirty-seven Frost Ironclad Catapults of Ni Ren Tribe were lined up two thousand yards away. These Frost Ironclad Catapults were like hideous beasts. What Kuang Fa feared most were these things. Once the war started, the power of these things would be too terrifying. If thirty-seven Frost Ironclad Catapults fired two rounds at the same time, it was estimated that the front walls of Ajeton Fortress would no longer exist.

The Mage Alliance had tried every means to get a total of only eleven ironclad catapults. These ironclad catapults were guarding the walls and had a great range advantage. The Frost Ironclad Catapults should not be able to get in.

The two sides confronted each other, and the air seemed to become heavy. With the war about to begin, both the players of Ni Ren Tribe and the players of the Mage Alliance were a little nervous.

Kuang Fa paced back and forth anxiously on the city walls. Ni Ren Tribe was at the city, but they had not attacked for a long time. He had an uneasy feeling in his heart.

"Ni Ren Tribe is strong enough. They probably have already calculated that our ironclad catapults can only reach a range of about 1,600 yards. If we fight, they will definitely suffer, so they have not attacked for a long time. Since they know they can't break in, why are they still fighting? What are they waiting for?" Sheng Yan muttered. The actions of Ni Ren Tribe were a little abnormal. Were they looking for an opportunity?

What exactly did Ni Ren Tribe want to do? Kuang Fa couldn't figure it out.

Just as Kuang Fa was guessing in his heart, a commotion broke out in the troops of Ni Ren Tribe. Some players in the center retreated like a tide, and one giant machine after another appeared at the end of the horizon. They moved very slowly, getting closer and closer, and finally stopped about two thousand yards away from Ajeton Fortress. Kuang Fa and Sheng Yan and others looked over there. Those large machines were several times larger than ironclad catapults, and their structure was very complicated, like a large wooden vehicle.

"What is this thing?" The players of the Mage Alliance next to them said in surprise.

"It's a ballistic catapult!" Kuang Fa finally recognized the thing. He had seen it on the forum. At that time, he didn't pay much attention to it. This kind of rare thing was usually difficult to collect. He didn't expect Ni Ren Tribe to have obtained ballistic catapults, and there were as many as six of them!

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Mage Alliance.

"It's over." The hearts of the surrounding Mage Alliance executives all sank to the bottom.

Sheng Yan next to him was already planning where they should go after the Mage Alliance was defeated. At this time, Ni Ren Tribe had six ballistic catapults and thirty-seven Frost Ironclad Catapults. They were simply unmatched. In the face of these weapons of mass destruction, the Mage Alliance was no different from hitting a stone with an egg.

These ballistic catapults stopped, and the players next to them removed their wheels and then began to disassemble and reassemble them. This process was very cumbersome and complicated. After about fifteen minutes, a giant catapult slowly appeared. The size of this catapult was twice that of an ironclad catapult. A thick wooden pole was across the top of the ironclad catapult, reaching about five yards in length.

These ballistic catapults had extremely powerful ejection force and were excellent weapons for siege warfare. The ammunition they used was huge stones weighing up to 300 pounds. When these stones were thrown into the air and then fell down, the power of the impact could be imagined. Even the most solid city walls would probably have difficulty withstanding the bombardment of these stones.

Six ballistic catapults were set up. A group of warriors, three people in a group, struggled to carry the boulders onto the catapults. Everything was ready, just waiting for the orders from above.

Nie Yan watched the video and thought to himself, these six ballistic catapults would become the nightmare of the Mage Alliance!

At this time, the guild chat group was already boiling.

"Boss Nie Yan, Boss Dao Guang, let's fight!"

"Level Ajeton Fortress! From now on, Moonlight City is ours!"

"Boss, give the order."

"Brothers, Ni Ren Tribe is invincible, let's kill our way into Ajeton Fortress!"

The players of Ni Ren Tribe in the guild chat group were already screaming impatiently, and their morale had risen to the extreme. The most fundamental reason was that they firmly believed that Ni Ren Tribe would win. This belief in victory was enough to sweep away any powerful guild.

The players of Ni Ren Tribe were anxiously waiting. The conflict between the Mage Alliance, the Holy Guardians, and Ni Ren Tribe had a long history and had never stopped. Many people had suffered losses from the Mage Alliance and the Holy Guardians, and many players of Ni Ren Tribe had also slaughtered hundreds or thousands of people from the Mage Alliance and the Holy Guardians.

The old grudges destined the two sides to fight to the death.

Today's battle would silence the Mage Alliance forever!