“Knight Eldest, I think Blood Demon and his group probably won’t come this time. The defense of Mona Fortress has been significantly reinforced compared to before. Since they failed to breach Mona Fortress previously, why would they come again?” said a thief wearing black leather armor. He looked about thirty years old, not very tall, and appeared quite short and thin compared to the other warriors like Knight Eldest’s companion, Elegy.
This thief was named Gray Ming, and within the Niuren Tribe, he wasn’t considered top-tier. In the early stages of the game, his skills were among the best, making him a key focus of attention. However, as time passed, his progress stagnated, and his teammates gradually caught up with him. Still, within the Niuren Tribe, he had some influence.
“Yeah, Knight Eldest, why do we have to stay here all the time? Blood Demon’s Knight Order only has sixty members; they can’t possibly capture Mona Fortress,” another warrior added.
“If Guo Huai has ordered us to temporarily garrison here, let’s just stay put obediently,” Elegy replied. He admitted that Gray Ming and others had a point, but staying here on standby meant they could immediately respond if other fortresses in Moonlight City encountered problems. The Blood Demon Knight Order was likely still within Moonlight City’s territory.
As they were discussing, suddenly a player sent a message: Mona Fortress’s walls were under attack by the Blood Demon Knight Order.
Elegy, Wu Dao, and others looked up and saw numerous large flying mounts descending from the sky—demonic eagles, dark wind serpents, and so on. The largest among them was a black dragon, standing five or six meters tall, its entire body covered with black scales that gleamed with dark luster under the sunlight.
“Did they have summoned flying mounts the last time they came?” Elegy asked in the group chat.
“No, they didn’t summon any flying mounts last time,” the others replied in the group chat.
Hearing their responses, Elegy urgently ordered in the group chat, “This time Blood Demon Knight Order is serious. Fully activate the defensive assault! Towers and cannons, fire at them relentlessly!”
“My God, there must be at least twenty flying mounts here.”
One by one, the flying mounts dove down, causing chaos within Mona Fortress. The towers and cannons fired intensively, and the Niuren Tribe launched a determined counterattack.
After Guo Huai learned about the situation at Mona Fortress, he immediately sent a message to Nie Yan.
“Can they hold out?” Nie Yan asked, opening the live stream from Mona Fortress.
“They should be fine, considering the heavy defenses. However, it’s hard to say for sure. Blood Demon Knight Order might have some secret tactics,” Guo Huai replied.
“If they can’t hold, abandon Mona Fortress,” Nie Yan said. After all, it was just an ordinary fortress, not worth worrying about.
“If Mona Fortress falls, won’t it affect the Niuren Tribe’s reputation?” Guo Huai asked with concern.
“No problem, it’s just an ordinary fortress,” Nie Yan replied, appearing much calmer regarding this issue.
After ending the voice call, Nie Yan couldn’t help feeling worried. What exactly was Blood Demon Knight Order trying to do? He gradually sensed something unusual.
Even if Mona Fortress was lost, it was insignificant compared to the over a hundred fortresses the Niuren Tribe possessed. However, if the enemy had a premeditated plan, this incident wouldn’t end so easily.
In any case, they needed to find a way to get out. However, Dilakaru’s health was depleting extremely slowly, causing frustration.
After three hours of intense fighting, approximately sixty arrow towers and cannons at Mona Fortress were destroyed, leaving the fortress in ruins. Meanwhile, five of Blood Demon Knight Order’s flying mounts were killed. Finally, they broke into Mona Fortress and began slaughtering the defenders, engaging in close combat.
More than thirty figures descended from the sky.
With a loud thud, Blood Demon landed on the ground, swung his greatsword, and killed a mage from the Niuren Tribe. He said in the team chat, “Hurry up! Kill them all within twenty minutes, then retreat!”
Like a group of tigers descending from the mountains, the Silver Wings charged toward the players of the Niuren Tribe.
Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang (Black Heaven), and Luo Nan De Qing Wa (Froglorn) didn’t engage Blood Demon Knight Order’s players directly. Instead, they used the structures within Mona Fortress to conduct guerrilla warfare against them. Two thieves moved in to control the enemy, while the rest unleashed massive damage in a short time, killing three Blood Demon knights before immediately retreating. If not for the timely arrival of reinforcements from Blood Demon Knight Order, the fallen equipment would have been looted entirely.
“Blood Demon Leader, three of our members were killed by those top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe!” a Blood Demon knight anxiously reported in the team chat. Looking into the distance, he saw Wu Dao and Hei Se Tian Tang’s figures had already moved far away.
“Pursue them! Everyone, follow my command and surround them!” Blood Demon shouted in the team chat, unleashing a Dark Cyclone Slash that killed three Niuren Tribe players before halting his advance.
After saying this, Blood Demon and his team swiftly moved forward.
More than fifty players surrounded Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and others, quickly tightening the encirclement and trapping them in a small open area.
Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, Luo Nan De Qing Wa, Xi Huan Jiang Nan (Like Jiangnan), Wu Feng (Silent Edge), and about twenty-five ordinary players from the Niuren Tribe gathered in the center of the open area. Looking outward, they saw more than fifty figures with silver wings on their backs surrounding them.
“We’re surrounded,” Wu Dao said in the team chat, his dagger flashing with cold light in his right hand.
“Don’t engage directly; use random teleport scrolls!” Hei Se Tian Tang quickly suggested in the team chat.
They took out random teleport scrolls, preparing to escape the battlefield, but suddenly a powerful dark force spread around them.
“Damn it, a dark magic formation!” Wu Dao couldn’t help cursing.
Their random teleport scrolls became completely ineffective.
“This time, let’s see where you can run!” Shen Qiu De Leng Feng (Autumn Cold Wind) sneered. He activated stealth and lunged toward Wu Dao.
With a crisp sound, Wu Dao and Shen Qiu De Leng Feng clashed. Wu Dao blocked Shen Qiu De Leng Feng’s attack with his bare hand and then stepped forward, delivering a kick.
Shen Qiu De Leng Feng immediately retreated, preparing to sidestep, but Wu Dao’s right foot suddenly changed direction, executing a spinning kick that struck Shen Qiu De Leng Feng on the left cheek.
A black light enveloped Shen Qiu De Leng Feng, and he quickly retreated out of Wu Dao’s attack range.
Observing the brief exchange between Shen Qiu De Leng Feng and Wu Dao, Blood Demon raised his eyebrows. Wu Dao was undoubtedly one of Nie Yan’s most capable disciples, resembling Nie Yan in both offense and defense. In just this short encounter, the gap between Shen Qiu De Leng Feng and Wu Dao became apparent. Moreover, many of Wu Dao’s moves were beyond what the Silver Wings could replicate. The freedom and fluidity of Shadow Dancer far surpassed that of the Silver Wing.
“Wu Dao Leader, you all should break through first; we’ll cover your retreat,” Gray Ming said nearby.
Everyone looked at Wu Dao and the others, waiting for their orders.
“Hei Se Tian Tang, Jiangnan, Wu Feng, you three leave first. I’ll stay with Luo Nan De Qing Wa,” Wu Dao looked around. As thieves, they still had a chance to escape even if they encountered danger, but as warriors and mages, being surrounded was extremely dangerous.
“We’ll see how it goes,” Hei Se Tian Tang replied. Blood Demon Knight Order was watching them closely; escaping would be extremely difficult.
Before they could finalize their plans, the Blood Demon Knight Order charged forward, and the battle erupted immediately.
Faced with opponents outnumbering them several times over, Wu Dao and his team were locked in a fierce struggle.
Two dual-wield swordsmen attacked from both sides. Watching the sword lights, swift as meteors, rushing toward him, Wu Dao sidestepped, attempting to evade their attacks. Suddenly, one sword changed direction and slashed downward. Wu Dao rolled backward to dodge, but with a ‘puff’ sound, one dual-wield swordsman slashed across his right ribs.
A damage number over 5000 floated above Wu Dao’s head. “So fast!” Wu Dao thought in alarm. He quickly retreated five or six meters. This was his first encounter with dual-wield swordsmen, and he was startled by their terrifying attack speed.
On the other side, Blood Demon and Wu Feng were locked in a fierce battle.
“Raging Slash!”
Blood Demon roared and swung his greatsword downward.
Wu Feng blocked with his sword horizontally, and with a ‘ding’ sound, the two greatswords clashed.
After finishing one strike, Blood Demon immediately launched another, his sword force overwhelming, forcing Wu Feng to retreat step by step.
In terms of innate talent and attributes, Wu Feng had the upper hand over Blood Demon. However, Blood Demon’s equipment was superior, and his skills were slightly better than Wu Feng’s, putting Wu Feng at a disadvantage.
As Wu Feng and others were surrounded, Elegy, Happy Hermit, Hei Bai (Black and White), and about seventy or eighty players from the Niuren Tribe arrived to reinforce them. Although the Niuren Tribe suffered heavy casualties, they temporarily maintained a balanced situation.
Seeing reinforcements arrive, Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and others intensified their attacks.
“Let’s break through!” Wu Dao commanded in the team chat.
Blood Demon Knight Order was indeed formidable, with each member displaying excellent teamwork and coordination. If they continued to prolong the fight, all the Niuren Tribe players present might be wiped out, so they needed to retreat quickly.
After about ten minutes of fierce fighting, the top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe were still alive, but about twenty-five other players were killed or wounded. On Blood Demon Knight Order’s side, only one player fell. The battlefield remained chaotic.
The reason the top-tier players from the Niuren Tribe hadn’t suffered any casualties was largely due to Hei Se Tian Tang’s efforts. With his healing, the Niuren Tribe avoided immediate collapse.
Hei Se Tian Tang continuously waved his staff, casting group healing spells.
“These guys are really tough to deal with,” Hei An Ying (Dark Shadow) said in the team chat.
Under the barrage of magic attacks, Wu Dao, Hei Se Tian Tang, and others used skills like Gust Step and Blink to dodge over 90% of the attacks—an almost unimaginable feat for the Muyi Tribe.
“Watch closely how these top-tier players use their skills!” Blood Demon ordered in the team chat. This was their first encounter with top-tier players from the Good and Lawful faction.
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