I couldnât help but take a deep breath. Han Lin rushed into the central camp and killed several NPCs from the Winds of Battle. In turn, I gained precious time for my skills to recover. If I took another round of attacks from Han Lin, I was afraid I would die on this spot. The [Twin Dragons] saved me once, but for a short period of time, it wouldnât be able to save me a second time.
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âGeneral Liâ¦â
Pearl walked over and saw the deep gashes in my Hidden Dragon Armor, âYou⦠Are you ok?â
I could see large tears welling up in the princessâ eyes. I couldnât help but feel my heart soften. I was brought up to this position as the Royal Army Commander by her. The princess was actually worried about my safety against a terrifying enemy like Han Lin. That was enough to show that she wasnât just using me, or at least, it wasnât as simple as using me.
I wiped the scratches clean on the chest of my Hidden Dragon Armor and said, âIâm fine, your highness, you donât have to worry about it. But just what are we going to do about Han Lin? Almost no one here can kill himâ¦â
Pearl turned around to the mage and said, âTeacher, what do you think?â
Bai Li Ning stood there with the aura of an immortal. But at that moment, he suddenly shuddered and spat out blood. It looked like he wasnât much better off than me. When his shield dimension broke, he took enormous damage.
King Rob raised his Rulerâs Sword, frustration written across his face, âPearl, General Li, do not initiate another attack. The Empire cannot lose commanders like you. Just let⦠Just let the warriors of the Winds of Battle army attack Han Lin. No matter how strong he is, thereâs a limit. As long as we whittle away at that strength, weâll be able to find an opportunity to kill him. This time, we have to kill Han Lin and force thee Sea Demons out of our territory!â
I exclaimed, âWeâre just going to let the Winds of Battle soldiers die for nothing? Thisâ¦â
King Rob scoffed, âGeneral Li Xiao Yao, donât be too soft hearted. As a commander, you should know that sometimes, you have to be able to use any method possible for the sake of victory!â
I gave a curt nod, âYes, your majestyâ¦â
I quickly turned around and went back towards my camp. I gulped down a potion and leapt onto my horse. Thatâs when I saw that Wan Er, Li Mu and the others took a team of [Zhan Long] people and were only 200 yards away from the Central Camp. Not only that, but [Legend], [Heroâs Mound], [Judgement], and the [Prague] players were all there, waiting for Han Lin to die.
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âXiao Yao!â
Ye Lai walked over with his battle axe in hand, âJust now, what happened with the king and the other NPCs? Han Lin hasnât gone and killed the king yet, has he?â
I shook my head, âNot yet, but itâs hard to say in the futureâ¦â
The [Prague] guildmaster Yan Zhao came over and said, âThis battle has lasted for a long time. Who knows how many soldiers from the Tian Ling City empire have died for this fight⦠For us players, itâs free equipment and experience, but for the future country battles, itâs not necessarily a good thing. The more soldiers from Tian Ling the die, the lower our defenses become.â
I smiled, âUncle Yan Zhao, donât worry too much. The city will spawn new soldiers. At the very least, we wonât have too few troops. Besides, this is a game, not the real world. Everything goes much quicker.â
âYouâre right!â Yan Zhao looked at the distant cavalry charging at Han Lin, âIncluding the players and the NPC, Han Lin has killed at least 20,000. F*ck, heâs a killing machineâ¦â
Wan Er smiled reassuringly, âIf he couldnât, how would he have the face to hold the name as one of the top ten BOSSes in Destiny!â
Yan Zhao narrowed his eyes and smiled, âWan Er , Han Lin is carrying the Water Godâs Halberd. Are you guys interested? Ah, nevermind, forget I asked. How could [Zhan Long] not be interested. Itâs a country weapon. The stats will undoubtedly be incredible.â
I replied, âThe Water Godâs Halberd, will go towards the person that can use it. How about we make a pact, whoever deals the last strike to Han Lin will be the one to use the Water Godâs Halberd. That way we wonât start fighting amongst each other. Howâs that sound? Fang Ge Que, Q-Sword, Jian Feng Han, Ye Lai, what do you think?â
Fang Ge Que raised his staff and smiled, âXiao Yaoâs suggestion isnât bad. If we start fighting amongst each other, weâll just be smashing our own foot. How about this, whoever killed Han Lin, will be the one who getâs the Water Godâs Halberd. And then, the guilds in this pact must use their main forces to protect that halberd for ten hours, so that it doesnât end in enemy hands. How does that sound? This kind of a gentlemanâs pact is pretty good, donât you think?â
Ye Lai nodded, âI agree.â
Jian Feng Han and Simple whispered for a bit and finally gave a nod, â[Vanguard] agrees as well.â
Q-Sword, âAlright!â
And with that, Yan Zhao Warrior, Mu Xuan, Misty Cloud and the other main guilds all gave their agreements. With that, the pact was made. I looked at my own skill set and saw that [Nine Heavens] had finished its cooldown. With this, the chances of me killing the BOSS was pretty high. Of course, itâd be the best if we could keep the Water Godâs Halberd within [Zhan Long].
This all came with the condition that we first kill Han Lin. The current difficulty was still too high for that.
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âShua shuaâ¦â
In the Winds of Battle crowds, the halberd swept like a whirlwind, slicing through all of the knights and soldiers. Han Lin slashed at everything before him. He struck the Water Godâs Halberd into the ground and a power wave surged outward. The wave carried a massive destructive force, smashing all of the soldiers around him into mincemeat. Just that one attack was enough to kill several thousand of their soldiers.
Princess Pearl stood on a high platform, her face ashen, âAhâ¦â
The old king almost seemed like he couldnât bear sending more of the Winds of Battle troops to their deaths. Finally he commanded, âMagic Flame Army, go. We have to take Han Linâs head! Everyone, send out your navy ships and create a defensive line along the shore. We must cut off all chances of retreat for Han Lin. He must die here, or else weâll never have peace on our shores!â
Looks like old Rob was putting everything on the line to kill Han Lin.
Hooves thundered across the round and soon another branch of knights appeared. It was the NPCs from the Magic Flame Army. There looked to be around 30,000 of them. Looks like they were pretty elite as well. They began a barrage of attacks on Han Lin. Spears surged forward and arrows struck against his armor. Not long after, Han Lin roared, as the defense around his body was broken for the second time. A black arrow plunged into him.
âAhâ¦â
Han Lin was enraged. He pulled out the arrow and roared, âYou cowardly humans. You actually dare to strike me with a poisoned arrow. D*mm*t, I will kill every last one of you!â
Only if we kill Han Lin is there a chance for us of surviving. Humans were not afraid of using shameless tactics like those.
After Han Lin activated [Aquamarine Surge], his breath became ragged. His body was riddled with poisonous arrows. The vicious poison was entering his bloodstream, and it looked like he was reaching his end. But even so, the Sea Demon King seemed to have endless energy. While his arms and chest were covered with arrows, he seemed to care less and continued swinging his Water God Halberd. The Magic Flame Army died in the droves, hacked apart by the cruel blade.
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Around twenty minutes later, Han Linâs health finally dropped below 50%. Less than half of the Magic Flame Army was left. Everyone was starting to get excited. Q-Sword raised his sword and said, âHow about, we launch an attack now. If we keep this up, the NPC army will be completely decimatedâ¦â
Fang Ge Que furrowed his brow and said, â50% health⦠Alright then, letâs stop beating around the bush and just attack together. How does that sound?â
Ye Lai swung his battle axe and said, âLetâs attack!â
With everyone so hyped up, I didnât want to rain on the parade and so I nodded, âSteel Blade Horsemen, follow meâ. I lead my cavalry and attacked the BOSS from the North. Heroâs Mound, Judgement, Prague, and Legend can flank from all sides, Archers and Mages, do as best you can to get close and maintain continuous firepower!â
Everyone nodded. All of the main guilds charged forward. I took my 2000 Steel Blade Horsemen and charged out, launching the northern attack.
Right then, Qing Qian said into the guild chat, âGale Forest is in complete chaos from battle. The Blood Giants arenât much better off than our side however. After they took several charges from each of the great armies, Ba Huang Cityâs Princess Angela brought several armies over the Zi Wu Mountains and provided support there.
I nodded, âThereâs some rather strong NPCâs over there. The strongest NPCâs over here are Pearl and that Master Mage. But it looks like they arenât much more useful than meâ¦â¦â
Qing Qian grinned, âBut of course, my brother Xiao Yao is the strongest!â
I felt a little burst of confidence rise in my chest. I took the Steel Blade Horsemen with me and roared, âSpread out! The vanguard of his blade is incredibly deadly. Everyone, do your best to minimize damage!â
The entire Steel Blade Horsemen Cavalry sirged forward. Wuite a few had already begun shooting [Sword Break] and [Flying Sword] skills at the BOSS. At least half of their skills had failed however since it didn't reach the BOSS. The site was both hilarious and stunning. Even the Steel Blade Horsemen had their moments!
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Even with everyone gathered together, Han Lin didn't shirk back and only grew even more frenzied. He swung his Halberd and charged straight into the cloud. Many of the players couldn't handle the area attacks and dropped like flies. A group of the[Legend] cavalry happened to be in the range of the rampage, and in the end only Enchanted Painting and Xuan Yuan Feng were left alive. It was utter cruelty!
âCharge!â
Li Mu swing his Neptune's Blade and cut right into the BOSSâs back. Han Lin didn't even look back and threw a punch behind him. âPengâ Like Mu flew backwards. Thankfully the punch wasn't an attack by the Water God's Halberd or else Like Mu wouldn't be alive anymore.
âCareful!â
Just Feng Han raised his long sword and threw a ranged skill at the BOSS while Simple stood beside him, leading tactical. Right then, Han Lin looked up at Jian Feng Han. His Halberd shot out like lightning and buried itself right into Jian Feng Hanâs chest. It sounds around and ripped through is body. Jian Feng Han fell off his horse and died. Simple backed away in horror. That Water God's Halberd flew forward as though it were alive!
âPu Chi!â
Simple was brought to her knees as well.
Ye Lai raised his blade and quickly retreated. He could see Han Lin twisting his hands and opening them. Frost magic raged outwards and the Queen Mu Xuan wailed and fell behind the BOSS. As though a light bulb went off, Ye Lai immediately galloped over and shouted, âXiao Yao, be careful. That BOSS is targeting all people around him!â