AWB Chapter 228 The Siege Begins
Chapter 228 The Siege Begins
At the summit of Linya Valley, the City of Heaven lies dormant like a giant dragon, its walls, built of blue bricks, piercing the clouds. Arrow towers stand tall, and catapults are poised to fire. Every brick exudes an aura of indestructible strength.
On the city wall, the players stood ready, their weapons gleaming coldly, their spiritual energy solidifying around them, their eyes fixed on the entrance to the valley—where a suffocating aura of malevolence was surging forth.
In the center of the Heavenly City, Wei Yu sat atop a lotus flower, about ten feet tall, surrounded by golden light. His indifferent eyes surveyed the entire city, and the aura of a chosen one emanating from him instantly calmed the restless players.
He is the heart of this city, the last resort for all players.
A chilling system announcement suddenly boomed, piercing the minds of all players: [Server-wide System Announcement]: Heavenly City is officially completed! The monster siege is about to begin!
[Countdown]: 3...
Each countdown ticked like a hammer blow to people's hearts. Breathing on the city wall froze instantly. Some people's knuckles turned white as they gripped their weapons, while others subconsciously tensed their backs.
The Mad Blade War God stood on the main gate wall, his long blade pointing diagonally at the ground, his voice deep and powerful: "Everyone, be alert! The main gate is the main battlefield; there's no retreat!"
[Countdown]: 2...
Outside the valley, roars pierced the sky, and a violent, bloody aura rushed towards them, as if a thousand horses were galloping wildly, and the ground even began to tremble slightly.
The e-sports newbie's hand trembled slightly as he held the staff. The milk foam wasn't sweet, but light shimmered at his fingertips. A pale green buff quietly enveloped the players around him. His voice was calm: "Stay calm. The fortifications aren't just for show. We're not fighting alone."
[Countdown]: 1...
Wei Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, golden light blazing forth. His authoritative voice resounded throughout the city, each word clear and forceful, carrying an unquestionable command: "Issue the team mission: Defend the main gate, west gate, and east gate of Heavenly City!"
"Quest Rewards: 100000 Experience Points, 1 Random Epic Equipment, 500 Heavenly City Contribution Points! Quest Failure: City Gates breached, defense weakened, defending players lose 50% of their health!"
Before the words were even finished, the second task followed immediately, carrying a hint of urgency: "Personal Quest: Recover 100 monster cores and deliver them to the City Wall Guard Commander (NPC). Reward: 50000 experience points, 10 spirit potions, and 200 contribution points!"
"Team Quest Issued: Deliver 50000 monster corpses to activate the Guardian Beast! Reward: The Guardian Beast will temporarily assist in defense, and all players will receive the 'Guardian Beast Blessing' buff!"
Three task panels popped up simultaneously, offering generous rewards but also harboring hidden dangers. The four major guilds instantly sprang into action—the top four guilds on the dungeon leaderboard: Dynasty, We Are Pests, Tianxia, and Linyuan, who were already fully prepared.
"Royal Dynasty Guild, guard the main gate!" Royal Dynasty Dragon Lord, clad in golden armor, pointed his gleaming silver spear straight to the sky, his voice shaking the surroundings. "Melee fighters, hold the front! Ranged fighters, provide support! Healers, hold the line and bleed the enemy! Don't retreat an inch!"
The players of the Dynasty responded in unison, their armor clanging as they instantly formed an impregnable formation at the main gate. The tank players, wielding giant shields, condensed their spiritual energy into shields, creating an impenetrable wall of steel.
"The Pest Guild guards the West Gate!" Pest·Mouse, his black robes fluttering and his staff gleaming with an eerie light, declared, "The West Gate is narrow; set traps, unleash ranged fire, have assassins roam and reap the rewards, and collect both the core and the corpses!"
The black-robed players quickly dispersed, and the cold glint of traps quietly appeared beneath the city walls. Mages conjured flames at their fingertips, waiting for the monsters to enter their range.
"Tianxia Guild, East Gate!" Tianxia Guiyi, clad in white and wielding a longsword, possessed an elegant demeanor yet sharp eyes. "The East Gate offers a wide field of vision, making it prone to monsters clustering together. Melee fighters should maintain a stable position, while ranged attackers should precisely target and eliminate monsters climbing the walls. With perfect teamwork, not a single monster is allowed to enter the city!"
The players across the land had clear roles and instantly formed an integrated offensive and defensive formation, with every action demonstrating tacit understanding in coordinated combat.
"Lin Yuan Guild, abandon the city defense and focus all your efforts on collecting the core and corpses!" Lin Yuan·Han Jiang, dressed in white and holding a bow, swept his gaze across the battlefield. "Split into two teams. One team will assist in killing the enemies at each city gate, and the other team will clear the corpses and hand them over to the NPCs. We must activate the divine beast as soon as possible!"
The players from Lin Yuan were agile, their bows nocked, ready to traverse the battlefield.
The four guilds each performed their duties, and the defensive formation was instantly formed. Just then, the system announcement rang out again, carrying a deadly chill: [System Announcement]: The siege has begun! All players are requested to immediately defend Heavenly City!
boom--
The roars instantly engulfed the heavens and earth. A dark, monstrous tide of monsters swept in like a tsunami, stretching as far as the eye could see. The Bone Spike Monster's body was covered in sharp spikes that gleamed with a cold light. The wolf-like beast moved like lightning. The Poison Mist Monster was surrounded by deadly poisonous smoke. The Armored Beast was like a mobile fortress, stomping heavily as it crashed into the city wall.
"Release the arrows!" the Mad Blade God of War roared, his longsword unleashing a sharp blade of energy that instantly cleaved the three bone spike monsters charging at the front in two.
Ding! [Player Mad Blade Warrior has defeated a Bone Spike Monster, gaining 1000 experience points and 1 Monster Core (Normal)!]
Arrows rained down like a waterfall, spells flew everywhere, fireballs, ice arrows, and wind blades intertwined to form a death net, and large numbers of monsters fell beneath the city walls, their blood staining the ground red, but the monsters behind continued to rush forward, frantically crashing against the city walls.
At the main gate, Huangchao Dunshan, wielding a massive shield, desperately resisted the impact of the armored beast. The shield trembled violently, and rubble fell from the city wall. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, yet he still roared, "Hold on! No one is allowed to retreat!"
Emperor Dragon Sovereign flashed, his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear piercing precisely through the throat of an armored beast. A burst of spiritual energy erupted, instantly tearing apart its internal organs: "Shield Mountain, hold on! Focus fire on this beast from a distance!"
At the west gate, the trap was suddenly triggered, spikes shot out, poisonous mist filled the air, and explosions echoed through the valley. A horde of monsters was severely wounded by the trap. With a wave of the Pest/Moth Staff, a giant flame crashed down on the monster horde, instantly igniting a patch of it: "Assassins, follow up! Finish off the wounded and collect the cores!"
An assassin moved like a ghost, piercing the poisonous fog monster's back with a dagger. He picked up the pale green core with his fingertips, his voice icy: "Thirty more to go. Let's finish this quickly!"
Suddenly, a strange wolf-like beast avoided the trap and quickly climbed up the city wall. An archer shot an arrow through its eye, and the beast screamed as it fell off the wall. But more beasts followed closely behind.
At the East Gate, Tianxia Guiyi's longsword flashed, each strike precisely piercing the monster's vital points. Behind him, a warrior was surrounded by three bone spike monsters, his health plummeting. Tianxia Qingfeng timely released a healing light, and under the pale green glow, the warrior's health instantly recovered.
"Thanks!" the warrior roared, slashing out with his longsword to kill the bone spike monster in front of him and pushing back to the front row.
Beneath the city walls, players from Lin Yuan were already weaving through the monster corpses. Lin Yuan·Han Jiang shot an arrow through the eye of an armored beast, quickly stepped forward, retrieved a pale blue intermediate core, and shouted in a deep voice, "10000 corpses have been collected. 40000 more are needed. Speed things up!"
"NPC, hand over 1000 corpses!" A player from the Abyss rushed towards the NPC carrying a body bag. A flash of white light appeared, and a notification popped up: [Current total: 11000 corpses!]
The battle intensified, and the stench of blood permeated the entire city. Just then, an even more powerful aura swept in—the Golden Core Realm Bone Spike Monster made its appearance, its massive body crashing into the main gate wall. With a deafening roar, a crack instantly appeared in the wall.
"It's a Golden Core Realm cultivator! Join forces to kill it!" Emperor Dragon Lord's expression changed, and his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear pointed directly at the Bone Spike Monster, his spiritual energy surging.
Mad Blade War God followed closely behind, unleashing a full-force strike with his longsword. The blade's energy was sharp, but it only left a shallow wound on the Bone Spike Monster. The Bone Spike Monster roared and retaliated, slamming its giant claws against the city wall. Several players were unable to dodge in time and were sent flying on the spot.
"A direct confrontation won't work, find its weakness!" Emperor Dragon Lord's sharp eyes spotted a weak point in the Bone Spur Monster's chest. "Everyone, focus fire on its chest!"
Arrows, spells, and blade energy surged towards the Bone Spike Monster's chest simultaneously. With a piercing sound, the Bone Spike Monster let out a miserable scream as its chest was pierced, and its golden high-level core flew out of its body before it crashed to the ground.
Ding! [Player Dynasty Dragon Lord has defeated a Golden Core Realm Bone Spike Monster, gaining +100000 experience points, 1 Monster Core (Advanced), and 1 random Epic Equipment!]
Morale soared, but the monster tide did not subside. More and more Golden Core Realm beasts joined the battlefield, and players began to suffer casualties.
A warrior was surrounded by wolf-like beasts, his health reduced to zero, and he collapsed to the ground. Almost simultaneously, a white light flashed at the resurrection point, restoring his health to 90%. He grabbed his weapon and charged back to the city wall: "I can still kill!"
White light flashed at the respawn point. The dead players did not hesitate at all. They charged forward as soon as they respawned. Even if they were covered in wounds and fell again and again, not one of them retreated. If the City of Heaven fell, they would be homeless.
"Died again! This Golden Core Realm Poison Mist Monster is too monstrous!" A mage complained after being resurrected, but still kept freezing his fingertips and shot them at Ximen's Poison Mist Monster.
At the west gate, the pest, "Mortilla," was struck in the chest by a Golden Core Realm armored beast, causing his health to plummet. Several guild players quickly shielded him, and a healer provided emergency healing. He wiped the blood from his mouth, waved his staff, and a poisonous mist enveloped the armored beast: "Kill it! Don't let it get near the city walls!"
At the East Gate, Tianxia Guiyi was ambushed by a wolf-shaped beast at the Golden Core stage. His back was scratched, and blood soaked through his white clothes. He stabbed the beast in the back with his sword, and Tianxia Jinglei took the opportunity to finish it off. The beast collapsed to the ground with a thud, dropping its high-level core.
In the center of the Heavenly City, Wei Yu finally moved. The golden light of the lotus flower surged, and with a wave of his hand, several golden orbs of light crashed into the monster horde. As the orbs landed, a large number of monsters were instantly killed, and the crisis at the city gate was temporarily relieved.
"Thank you, Chosen One!" the players shouted in unison, their morale soaring once again, and their attacks becoming even more ferocious.
Wei Yu remained seated calmly, his golden eyes sweeping across the battlefield, constantly monitoring the safety of the three city gates. He would intervene whenever there were signs of collapse, but he always held back his strength—he knew that the real crisis was yet to come.
Time flew by, and the Lin Yuan Guild's collection progress accelerated. The voices of "NPC, hand over 5000 corpses!" and "Hand over 3000!" rang out continuously, and the cumulative number of monster corpses climbed rapidly.
"35000 in total! 15000 more to go!" Lin Yuan Han Jiang's voice echoed throughout the city, tinged with urgency. "Everyone, give it your all, activate the divine beasts, and we can finally catch our breath!"
At the main gate, the Dynasty players suffered heavy casualties. Dunshan was covered in wounds, his giant shield cracked, yet he still stubbornly withstood the monster's charge: "Guild Leader, I can still hold on!"
"Hold on! The divine beast will be activated soon!" Emperor Dragon Lord reassured everyone while slaying monsters. He himself was also covered in wounds, but his eyes remained firm.
At the west gate, the mages, having exhausted their spiritual energy, drank spiritual energy potions and continued casting spells. Most of the traps were destroyed. The Pest/Moth gritted its teeth and commanded, "Melee fighters, hold on! Ranged fighters, recover as quickly as possible! Hold on a little longer!"
At the East Gate, the players' teamwork remained seamless, but the number of monsters was increasing, and the front-line warriors were already exhausted. One warrior, panting heavily, said, "Guild Leader, we can't hold on much longer..."
"Hold on! Just one more step!" Tianxia Guiyi patted his shoulder, and his longsword slashed out again, slaying a bone spike monster that charged at him.
The white light at the respawn point continued to flash frequently. An assassin, after respawning, gripped his dagger and charged back into the battlefield: "This is the fifth time! Even if I die ten times today, I won't let the monsters breach the city!"
"Brothers, we've reached 45000! We're only 5000 short!" Lin Yuan Han Jiang's voice rang out again, filled with excitement.
The players instantly erupted in excitement, using their last ounce of strength to slay the monsters. The Mad Blade War God unleashed his longsword, sweeping across the battlefield, felling hordes of monsters and providing a large number of corpses for the players of Lin Yuan.
"NPC, hand over 3000 bodies!" "Hand over 2000 bodies!"
As the last batch of corpses was delivered, a system announcement suddenly boomed, carrying an exhilarating force: [System Server Announcement]: Congratulations to all players! A total of 50000 monster corpses have been delivered! The City Guardian Beast (Temporary) is activated!
[System Announcement]: All players have received the "Divine Beast Blessing" buff (HP +30%, Attack +20%), lasting for twelve hours!
[System Announcement]: The guardian beast (Azure Dragon) has descended to assist players in resisting the monster siege!
A burst of azure light erupted, and a dragon's roar shook the heavens and earth. A colossal creature hovered above the City of Heaven, its azure dragon scales gleaming coldly. Its dragon might was overwhelming, and the monster horde below was instantly terrified, ceasing their attacks and trembling in fear.
"It's the Azure Dragon Divine Beast!" the players cheered, their morale instantly reaching its peak, and their fatigue seemingly vanishing in an instant.
The Azure Dragon looked down at the monster horde with icy eyes. Its dragon claw slammed down, and with a loud boom, a large number of monsters were smashed into mincemeat, without even a chance to resist.
"That's incredible!" The Mad Blade God of War's eyes widened, and then he roared as he slashed out with his long blade. With the blessing of the divine beast, the power of his blade energy was multiplied, instantly slaying a group of monsters.
With the Azure Dragon's blessing, the players' strength increased significantly. The Imperial Dynasty players had a more stable front line and more powerful ranged attacks, and the monsters at the main gate were quickly cleared. At the west gate, the Pest Guild mages recovered their spiritual energy faster, and with traps and spells combined, plus the Azure Dragon's assistance, the monsters could not get close at all. At the east gate, the players of the World were even more powerful, and with their tacit cooperation, the defense line was as solid as Mount Tai.
The players from Lin Yuan didn't stop; they continued collecting cores. One player held up 100 cores and shouted excitedly, "Personal quest complete!"
As more and more players complete personal quests, they gain experience points and spiritual potions, further enhancing their strength. The white light at the resurrection point gradually thins out, and the player survival rate increases significantly.
The Azure Dragon soared in the sky, its claws striking down hordes of monsters. Its roar instilled fear in the monsters. Its existence became the monsters' nightmare and the players' hope.
Wei Yu looked at the battlefield below, a faint smile playing on his lips, but his golden eyes remained sharp—only two hours had passed since the siege began, and there were still ten hours to go. Moreover, outside the valley, an aura several times stronger than that of a Golden Core cultivator was rapidly approaching.
That was the aura of a Nascent Soul Realm monster.
Wei Yu slowly closed his eyes. The golden light of the lotus and the blue light of the azure dragon intertwined, establishing a wondrous connection. He was accumulating power, waiting for the real crisis to arrive.
Below, the battle continues. The players are full of fighting spirit. With the help of the Azure Dragon, the monster tide is getting smaller and smaller, but they do not relax at all—they know that even more brutal challenges are yet to come.
The Mad Blade Warrior's longsword is stained with blood, yet his eyes grow ever more resolute; Milk Tea Is Not Sweet's fingertips gleam with light, the healing light never ceasing; Shadow Assassin's figure is ghostly, constantly reaping the cores of monsters; The e-sports newbie gradually sheds his timidity, his fireball spell accurately hitting the monsters.
The four guild leaders led the players, working together with the Azure Dragon, to clear out the monsters step by step and defend every inch of the Heavenly City.
The roars of dragons, the explosions of skills, and the shouts of players intertwined, creating a scene of intense and brutal battle.
Wei Yu slowly opened his eyes, golden light surging forth. His voice once again resounded throughout the city, carrying an undeniable authority: "Everyone, prepare yourselves! An even more powerful monster is coming! Defend Heavenly City, and victory will be ours!"
"Victory is certain! Victory is certain! Victory is certain!"
The shouts shook the heavens and the earth. The players gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes resolute. The Azure Dragon also let out a roar, circling above the City of Heaven, ready for battle.
Outside the valley, the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm monsters grew stronger, becoming increasingly violent and terrifying.