Blood Robes could not help but suck in a sharp breath.
'What a well-planned trap.'
Mu Clan had waited for Towering Palace and Class One Hall to send their best elites to attract the archer's firepower. Once they did so, Wind Chimes suddenly executed Sky Demon Demonic Sound and easily devoured many of the elites.
The commander of Mu Clan's branch was not any normal person!
'Silver Wolf, what a man you are…'
A strong refusal to admit defeat rose in Blood Robes' heart, and he ordered with a growl, "We can't delay! Immediately tear down Mu Clan's outer walls!"
The Class One Hall members nearby looked over in shock.
The outer walls of the branch were not normal houses. They were made using unique materials and developed painstakingly. Even Inaction Realm elites could not damage them unless they used their full power.
Besides, once a gap was created, the vanguards who tore down the walls were the first to enter enemy sights. It was a suicide mission.
On top of that, it had not been long since they attacked Mu Clan, so Mu Clan's strength was still at its best. If they took action then, the level of danger would be very high.
"But the hall master ordered—"
"I know what she ordered," Blood Robes interrupted brusquely. "There's someone very good at giving out commands in Mu Clan's branch. If we don't change our strategy right now, our losses will be even greater. By then, when we want to use this method, we might not have the chance or strength to do it anymore."
Blood Robes had always been wary of Mu Clan's strength.
This time, even though Towering Palace mobilized all their men, Class One Hall had only sent one elite, and that was him. Dream Clouds remained at their headquarters in the north to receive Barren Murderer and kept a close watch over Mu Clan's reaction.
However, there were plenty of Mu Clan's best elites gathered in the branch!
Towering Palace and Class One Hall only had a fifty percent chance of destroying them. Even if Towering Palace brought in Dragon Sect elites, their success rate would only be slightly over seventy percent.
If they continued to have Mu Clan deplete their elite forces and stall for time, once Mu Clan launched more counterattacks, the chances of success for Class One Hall and Towering Palace would just keep getting lower.
They could not place all their hopes on a group of foreign elites whose strength they were not certain of and whom they could not completely trust!
"Contact Clear Music immediately! Tell her that if she doesn't want this operation to fail, she should bring out her full strength and rush into the branch to scatter Mu Clan's forces! Class One Hall will bring out our sacrificial pawns and f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y break Mu Clan's outer wall!" Blood Robes said firmly.
"Understood!"
The person who answered to the order jumped up from the crowd and headed to Towering Palace.
*****
Silver Wolf and a group of people stood at the highest building in the branch looking over the situation. They stared at the charge from the elites of the top-class sects without letting down their guard. They also watched the changes in formation within the two groups.
"Big Brother Silver Wolf, thank goodness you summoned our friends back in time and set up a formation, or else, it'd have been very difficult for us to block Class One Hall and Towering Palace's offense. Heh heh, this time, it's Blood Robes and Clear Music's turn to have a headache."
"Big Brother Silver Wolf, whose letter did you receive?"
"Happy's."
Silver Wolf stood at the tower and watched how the two top sects had become much more dejected after they lost a group of elites. A hint of gentleness appeared on his callous face, and he looked at Wind Chimes, who placed her hands on her zither but did not play it.
"Wind Chimes, I'm afraid they won't stop attacking so easily. Later on, we'll have to trouble you."
"Big Brother Silver Wolf, you can just order me as you please." Wind Chimes took two Dew Pills with a faint smile on her lips.
Even though it was a little difficult to circulate the amount of true qi required to affect so many people, she could do it for a short time.
"Haha! With Big Brother Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes working together, it'll be weird if Towering Palace and Class One Hall can rush inside. You might not even need us to attack," Little North said.
Silver Wolf shook his head. "It's still too early for us to be happy."
Those people had been listed as Happy's top enemy for a long period of time, and they had come from far away. Silver Wolf did not believe that Class One Hall would be defeated by such a simple strategy.
Right when they finished speaking, a strange sight suddenly appeared in Class One Hall's camp!
The group hid quietly behind the wall.
Silver Wolf said nothing, but he instantly became alert. He took a step forward with a frown on his face and took out a bow that was as tall as a person from his Universe Bag. He stared at the shadows behind the wall and slowly brought out a special arrow shining with a metallic light.
He nocked it and drew the bow fully.
An astonishing presence that could mow down all resistances rose from Silver Wolf's body.
Chapter 740 - Tear Down the Walls! Deep Roar!
Chen Ping was a rather inconspicuous and honest person among the core members of Class One Hall. However, ever since his Arm Strength reached two hundred, he was placed in an important position by Dream Clouds. Not only did she arrange him to become a branch master, she even assigned a group of people with good physiques to him.
No one knew what Dream Clouds thought, because she had actually asked him to train up a group of hall members with high Arm Strength. He formed a Hercules Branch that everyone envied. All those who entered it could get a stable pay every month, and their treatment was among the best in Class One Hall!
However, they could not practice any light weapons like swords and sabers. Aside from fist techniques, they could only practice wielding heavy axes, longspears, hammers, and some of the rarer heavy weaponry.
What was even more special was that the people who entered Hercules Branch had strong builds and were very terrifying. When they held heavy weapons, the presence they released gave off a great wave of pressure.
When Chen Ping with his men arrived at the foot of the wall, he have an order, and everyone brought out their weapons!
Large hammers! Broadaxes! Chain hammers!
Each one was more terrifying and domineering than the last!
They looked like frightening beasts that had appeared outside Mu Clan's branch. When they joined the battlefield, there was no way they would not attract everyone's attention.
But what caused them to feel gloomy was that when they entered the battlefield, they just stood still under the wall in a single line and did not show any intention to take a step forward.
"What is Class One Hall doing?"
Clear Music had also noticed them. When they approached the wall, the offense of Class One Hall had clearly become much weaker.
Many of them just jumped onto the walls to attract the archers' attention and then were thrown down while covered in injuries.
The people from Class One Hall stopped far away from the men with great strength, and their advance slowed down.
"Palace master, we've got word from Class One Hall."
"Speak."
"Palace Master Music, our vice hall master said that we can't have Mu Clan deplete our strength anymore and stall for time. We've prepared a group of sacrificial pawns, and we'll need you to work with us to break into Mu Clan."
"Oh?"
She could guess that the sacrificial pawns Class One Hall mentioned were the group of men with great strength and great builds. "Tell me, how do you want us to work with you?"
"Once the wall shatters, we need your palace to fight at full strength and send Mu Clan's formation into chaos. Have those men in black attack as well."
"You're tearing down the w
all?" Clear Music's heart trembled.
She was truly shocked by Class One Hall's wild strategies. It was no wonder why Dream Clouds had nearly become the master of the Chinese server during the early stages of the game. She had trump cards and methods that other people did not have.
But she soon realized the danger of this move.
Clear Music, however, did not have any reason to reject it, and she agreed without hesitation. Even if the plan worked, Class One Hall's group of sacrificial pawns would most likely end up all dead, and she could not ask for more.
*****
"The signal is here."
Chen Ping leaned against the wall with his brothers until they saw balls of dazzling fireworks rise from Class One Hall's camp.
"Attack!"
The men with strong builds looked at each other before they moved. They retreated six and a half feet away from the wall while also standing a certain distance away from each other.
Chen Ping held a black greataxe that was more than one hundred and ten pounds. His gaze was stern, and once he took two slow steps backwards, he activated his qi realm. His qi increased by leaps and bounds, and he was just like a huge bear with all its fur raised after it fixed its eyes on its prey!
His qi surge into his arms, and a faint, fiendish aura rose around his greataxe.
"HAH!"
With a low roar, he suddenly twisted his waist and took half a step forward. The greataxe drew a terrifying black shadow in the air before it violently rammed into the branch's walls!
Boom!
A loud sound rose and fell at that moment.
The wall let out a great bang that caused people to shiver. Even the ground seemed to have started trembling.
Not only were the people from Mu Clan shocked, even the people in the battlefield were surprised by the sudden deafening sound.
Terrifying gashes and axe marks that were about two feet deep made the wall look badly damaged.
Even though the wall remained as sturdy as ever, the people inside and outside could sense countless great forces pounding against the wall, and they did not doubt that after a few rounds of attacks, the wall to the courtyard would fall with a bang.
Just when the group prepared for the second wave of attacks, a sharp whistle from high above Mu Clan tore through the air and violently shot into one of the men who had his hammer held high.
Thud!
The arm that seemed to contain endless strength was torn off.
The man only felt strong pain ripping through his body. Then, his right hand turned cold. Immediately after, the remaining force from the blow threw him off his feet.
Thud!
His arm, along with the hammer and a small portion of his shoulder, fell into the crowd.
The man himself became a blurry mess.
After the first wave of attacks, the Hercules Circle that Chen Ping led had its first casualty.
But the death did not stop the people from Hercules Circle.
The heavy weapons violently hit the wall again!
Among neverending booms, the wall shuddered!
*****
Silver Wolf put down the longbow. He, along with his group, had incredibly solemn expressions on their faces.
They did not expect Class One Hall to think of such a method that would sacrifice their own people!
It had to be known that when it came to the number of people, Mu Clan was at an absolute disadvantage. Their only key to victory was the defense formation they had set up behind the wall.
The wall was also a line of defense that was very difficult for Class One Hall and Towering Palace to cross.
However, normal arrows were not able to strike down the people at the foot of the wall, unless all of them had Silver Wolf's weapon and strength!
And it was not like the people from Mu Clan could go out to fight against Class One Hall and Towering Palace.
If they did that, they would die even faster!
The Mu Clan elites could already tell just how sinister was Class One Hall's tactic, and they instantly became much grimmer than before.
The fierce crashing sounds did not stop traveling into their ears.
The bumps on the walls gradually became more prominent.
"Why don't I give it a try?" Wind Chimes placed her hands on her zither.
"No need." Silver Wolf had a cold and callous expression on his face. "Even if you shift your zither notes to that place, it will just slow them down. You won't be able to kill them all, and it will give them a chance to exploit. By then, it will be even more difficult for us to progress forward!"
He stopped talking for a moment and gave an order without hesitation.
"Archers, get ready! Once a gap appears in the wall, immediately gather all firepower together and kill them!
"Others, get ready for a tough battle!
"Understood!"
The Mu Clan members could clearly sense the tense atmosphere around them had become much stronger, and the situation was turning downhill for them rapidly!
Chapter 741 - Venomous Scheme
Boom! BOOM!
The violent blows were each stronger than the last!
The outer walls of Mu Clan's branch were battered so much that they were heavily damaged. The holes started cracking rapidly, and the wall looked like it was covered in countless spider's webs.
The deepest holes had already penetrated through the wall, and the people outside could see the light shining through them.
'We're almost there…'
The other people stayed put in their battle formations while they depleted Mu Clan's arrows at a small scale and watched the swaying wall anxiously. They were ready to fight!
Blood Robes still had not put on his battle robes. He stood at a high spot and commanded his best group of men by issuing all sorts of orders.
"Archers, get ready!
"People from First Branch, once the wall collapses, immediately receive our brothers from Hercules Branch and break through with force!"
The people who heard him said nothing.
Towering Palace was in charge of a few regions. Clear Music and the others stared at Hercules Branch's progress excitedly, and there was delight as well as an eagerness for murder on their faces.
"Those Mu Clan bastards sure are tolerant!"
"That's right. Once the wall breaks, I'd like to see what they'll do."
Towering Palace's elders were confident. Behind them were Towering Palace members from all of Yangzhou City. A few hundred thousand people controlled all the city gates along with a few main streets as well as multiple Guanlin Temples. Once the war started, the whole place would be controlled by Towering Palace.
However, Shangguan Lian, Hai Dongqing, and the others were still gloomy. They felt a little uneasy.
Aside from firing one arrow in response to Class One Hall breaking their wall in such a flashy manner, Mu Clan reacted with incredible composure and calmness.
No zither sounds had ever appeared.
More than ten minutes passed, but the people still did not move. They were so calm that it was terrifying!
If it were any other sect, they might not be bothered, but they were surrounding the strongest sect in the Chinese server, and within it were their best.
Many of the aces from different branches of Mu Clan had gathered in this spot, and their power was incredibly terrifying.
Even if the two sects managed to break through forcefully, Mu Clan possessed a frightening strength that would not allow Class One Hall and Towering Palace to gain the upperhand within a short period of time. If anyone told them that Mu Clan could be captured easily, they would not believe it.
'But a pity…'
He turned his head around and cast a glance at Clear Music.
Ever since the start of the battle, she had enjoyed the feeling of watching everything from above. It was as if in her eyes, the people in Mu Clan's branch were already dead after being surrounded by Towering Palace's army.
It seem
ed to be the case with hundreds of thousands going up against only thousands.
But would reality truly allow them such a smooth victory?
Shangguan Lian was filled with uneasiness. He stared at Mu Clan's branch, which was still as quiet as water and did not make a single sound. He felt that what was contained inside was actually a huge beast that was acc.u.mulating its strength for an attack.
Class One Hall's action of breaking the wall might allow them to personally see the great beast and get close to it, but they were also breaking the wall that kept the huge beast contained…
Boom!
Loud rumbles were heard.
A large piece of the wall on Chen Ping's side broke!
Light shone through the wall that had broken and collapsed. The people from Class One Hall cheered, but the next moment, fierce and powerful sounds of air being sliced could be heard.
The people outside could only see a violent arrow shower come at them.
Chen Ping, along with two of the powerful men near him, did not even have the time to put down the huge hammers in their hands and dodge the arrows that came charging at their faces.
Thud!
They were struck with dozens of arrows, and all three fell on the ground.
When Chen Ping and the other two fell dead on the ground, Blood Robes' smile froze on his face. He gritted his teeth and ordered the powerful men by the outer wall to continue with their task.
Chen Ping had only managed to open a small gap on the outer wall. It was only enough to fit two people at the same time, which was not enough to launch their attack!
Another two gaps were opened one after another.
The sound of the wall collapsing was accompanied by howling arrows. The people who broke the walls were never able to dodge the arrows which had been acc.u.mulating strength for a time. All of the men were struck down
Most of them had third-echelon equipment, and quite a number of them had fourth-echelon masterpieces. There were also plenty of them who had a full set of fourth-echelon equipment. All of these stood at the forefront of the battle formation like a wall that would not collapse!
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