“Calibrate the direction, prepare the ammunition!”

The thousands of ironclad catapults on the platform rapidly rotated, aiming their targets at the plains below.

“Fire! Blast them to hell!” Undying Scoundrel said excitedly.

As Sword of the Purgatory’s catapults were about to approach Cripps Fortress, Qin Han felt a surge of ambition. Just then, a sharp, low whistle cut through the sky. His expression changed upon hearing the sound, and he discovered a dense rain of iron projectiles falling from the sky.

What’s going on?

Before Qin Han could react, these iron projectiles came screaming down. There were a series of earth-shattering booms as the catapults of Sword of the Purgatory were blown to smithereens, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere.

After only one wave of attacks, only two or three out of every ten of the hundreds of ironclad catapults remained. Most of them were damaged beyond repair.

Qin Han’s heart was bleeding. The catapults he’d gone to such great lengths to acquire, before he’d even really put them to use, had all been smashed to pieces in an instant. Looking towards the surrounding peaks, he could vaguely make out ironclad catapults, thousands of them, spread across the mountaintops. He couldn't understand how the Bull Alliance had managed to get the catapults up there.

And that wasn't the end of it. The Bull Alliance's catapults began to bombard the skeleton army, and the entire skeleton army began to stir.

Where the iron projectiles landed, skeletons were smashed to pieces, with broken bones scattered all over the ground.

These catapults' iron projectiles were incredibly destructive to the skeletons. If a single iron projectile landed in a densely packed area of skeletons, triggering a magical effect, it could instantly smash hundreds of skeletons.

Moreover, their position was at a high point, and their attack range had a significant bonus. They could bombard wherever they wanted. Although the accuracy might not be precise, with so many catapults firing at the same time, accuracy didn't matter. Wherever there were more skeletons, that's where they would bombard. A solid iron projectile would leave a large empty space.

The catapults were located on very steep rocks or slopes, which the skeletons simply couldn't climb. If they wanted to attack Cripps Fortress, they had to endure the bombardment. The only things that could attack the catapults on the cliff were flying mounts, but the entire Monet Financial Group had only managed to obtain a little over a hundred flying mounts. It was impossible to take down thousands of catapults with that. Moreover, if they sent out their flying mounts, the Bull Alliance's flying mount forces would definitely come out to intercept them. Sending troops up was also unrealistic. The Bull Alliance only needed a few top-tier classes to guard the area, and their people would not be able to get close to the catapults.

Qin Han had no way out. If they didn't take Cripps Fortress today, their only fate was destruction!

Recently, the Bull Alliance had consumed nearly three million of their skeletons. If he hadn't used every possible method, he wouldn't have been able to maintain a skeleton army of six million.

If they returned empty-handed this time, the skeleton army would be finished sooner or later. Without the skeleton army, how could the several branches of the Monet Financial Group compete with the Bull Alliance?

Even if they were completely annihilated, they had to persevere!

Qin Han looked around at the distant peaks and issued an order to Sword of God: “Find a few mechanics and hundreds of thieves, and mark all the locations of these catapults for me. Calculate their trajectories!”

“Yes!” Sword of God replied and went down to make arrangements.

The scene of thousands of catapults firing simultaneously was magnificent. In a short time, Qin Han's skeleton army suffered cumulative casualties of more than five or six hundred thousand.

The players garrisoned at Cripps Fortress were greatly encouraged by this scene and launched a fierce attack on the skeletons below the city.

“Give it to them hard!” Undying Scoundrel looked down from the peak. Thousands of catapults firing at once, obliterating everything in their path. This feeling was so amazing. Looking towards Cripps Fortress, the pressure on Cripps Fortress was greatly reduced.

The plains below were cleared, and Qin Han’s skeleton army stopped attacking.

“Boss, the skeleton army has retreated!”

“Boss, we’ve won!”

The guild chat was in an uproar.

Nie Yan remained silent for a long time, then shook his head and said: “Everyone hold your positions, don’t leave. It’s only just begun!” Qin Han’s six million skeleton army had only lost one million so far. He definitely wouldn't retreat so easily. If he retreated, he would lose completely! So Qin Han would still gamble everything!

Hearing Nie Yan’s words, the players of the Bull Alliance looked at each other, and their excited mood slowly calmed down.

Only half an hour passed before teams of skeletons reappeared on the horizon at the far end of the plain.

The skeletons' formations were very strange, winding and turning across the plain as they advanced towards Cripps Fortress.

After they entered the plain, the Bull Alliance's catapults attacked again. Dense iron projectiles fell from the sky, but most of them landed in the dirt, and only a few hit the skeletons. Most of the skeletons were beyond the range of the catapults.

Watching the skeletons marching in groups in the distance under the intense bombardment, Nie Yan narrowed his eyes. Qin Han was a bit clever after all. This guy marked all the locations of the catapults, and based on the terrain, height difference, range, etc., he calculated the trajectories of the catapults and marked all the areas on the plain that could be hit by the catapults. Then he designed the skeletons' route of advance, thus avoiding the catapult bombardment.

The locations of the catapults on the mountaintops were fixed. The platforms that Nie Yan had the players dig out were very small, the catapults couldn't be moved, and there were only a little over a thousand positions in total, so it was impossible to completely cover the plain below.

The catapults’ effect was basically negated.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Since that was the case, he might as well bring the catapults back.

Undying Scoundrel and the others activated the teleportation array and teleported all the catapults back to Cripps Fortress, preparing to defend the fortress to the death.

The next three days were definitely a grueling battle for the Bull Alliance. The five million-plus skeleton army launched a frantic attack on Cripps Fortress. Qin Han used all his trump cards, consuming nearly two million skeletons before opening a small gap on the south side of Cripps Fortress. However, Nie Yan immediately had the warriors below block the gap.

With Tsantsa and Lei Su standing guard, basically no skeletons could cross the line.

The Bull Alliance also suffered heavy losses. At least 100,000 troops died at the hands of the skeleton army. Players who died while defending the city could not be resurrected temporarily, so the Bull Alliance's troops were being used up very quickly.

“The Monet Financial Group’s skeleton army only has three million left. We’ll definitely win if we hold out to the end! Everyone, put in a little more effort!” Tsantsa shouted in the guild chat.

“The Monet Financial Group definitely can’t outlast us. Let’s see what other tricks Qin Han can come up with!”

The Bull Alliance was nervously deploying defenses. Under the influence of Black Hell, the players from the former Dark Ranger guild were quite conscientious about defending the fortress. They had accumulated over 600,000 kills, and their losses were as high as twenty or thirty thousand.

Nie Yan stood on the city wall, surveying the situation. Qin Han’s skeleton army wouldn't be able to last much longer.

Just then, a earth-shattering dragon's roar echoed in the distance. Looking towards the front, a black dot appeared at the end of the horizon, getting closer and closer. Nie Yan’s expression changed. The thing he was worried about was finally about to happen.

“Nirvana Flame, it’s the Undead Mage Bordman’s Bone Dragon!” Watery Reflection urgently said in the team chat.

“I understand. Act according to the plan. You and Tsantsa guard Cripps Fortress. Don't fight it head-on, just stall it. I’m going to Carol City!” Nie Yan said and quickly ran towards the teleportation array in Cripps Fortress.

Tsantsa, Watery Reflection, and the other fourteen top-tier professional players stood on the wall, looking towards the distant horizon. The black dot was getting bigger and bigger. A figure was standing proudly on the head of the Bone Dragon, it was the disappeared Undead Mage Bordman who had returned.

The Bone Dragon’s huge body roared and swept across the sky, and a powerful aura of death swept over them.

“Tsantsa, it’s up to you.” Everyone looked at Tsantsa.

“Understood. Be careful, don’t become the Bone Dragon’s dinner.” Tsantsa laughed, estimating the Bone Dragon’s landing point, and ran towards the distance.

“You should think about yourself first.” Everyone laughed.

Mo Jiu and Dark Elegy looked at Tsantsa, Watery Reflection, and the others. Although they were new here, they could clearly feel that Tsantsa, Watery Reflection, Undying Scoundrel, and the others were like brothers. They couldn't help but think of the Dark Ranger in the past. They were like Tsantsa, Watery Reflection, and the others, everyone had gathered together because of Dugu Tianxia. Although they had scattered later, the brotherly affection still made them feel deeply nostalgic.

They suddenly understood why Brother Dugu was willing to stay in the Bull Alliance. It was because of a group of people like this!

The current Bull Alliance was no different from the Dark Ranger back then. Since Dugu had stayed, they also decided to stay in the Bull Alliance for the time being.

In the distance, with a loud bang, the Bone Dragon landed inside the Bull Alliance fortress, collapsing two arrow towers.

“Humble humans, feel the fear of death.”

The Undead Mage standing on the Bone Dragon’s head let out a shrill laugh, like a needle, piercing into everyone’s eardrums.

Tsantsa was getting closer and closer to the Bone Dragon. Compared to the Bone Dragon, his body seemed extremely small. The Bone Dragon’s size was simply too huge. He discovered that there were many burn marks on the Bone Dragon’s body, left over from battle. The wounds left by this guy after fighting Karrs had not yet healed.

“So it’s a heavily injured one.” Tsantsa revealed a contemptuous smile.

Charge!

Tsantsa accelerated and charged, jumping down from the city wall, raising the great shield in his hand. The originally dim great shield in his hand suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light. Shield Bash!

With a loud bang, the heavy shield in Tsantsa’s hand slammed heavily into the Bone Dragon’s body. A powerful force caused the Bone Dragon to stagger back a few steps.

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