Lifting my head to look at the city, I could see why this was called the City of the Ancients. The city walls were full of battle scars. Due to weathering and eroding, the many catapults were full of damage as well. The gates were also full of sword marks. The majestic city walls were 50 meters high, with many elite archers on top. With superior armor and golden looking arrows, these archers gave off a frightening feeling.
In the city, there were some Ba Huang City players approaching us on the map. Because the gates hadn’t opened yet, the first wave of monsters had not appeared.
Li Mu furrowed his brows, “Xiao Yao, what do we do? Do we storm in, or….?”
I looked at the elite archers on the city walls and said, “Right now, we can’t clearly determine the NPC’s level, so we shouldn’t act rashly. We’ll move to the northern part of the City of the Ancients. There, we’ll position ourselves about 50-100 meters from the gate and wait for the monsters to come out. Right now, nobody has attempted to besiege the city yet, so we shouldn’t either”
“Okay!”
A large group detoured to the northern gates. There were not many players here. Since the southern gate was facing Ba Huang City, occupying this position would do us only good and no harm.
“Knights and Monks, go to the front line. Prepare a line of defense!” I commanded.
Including Matcha, the group went forward, and with their shields, they formed a defensive line. In the rear, we had Musketeers and Archers. This was the standard formation.
“Brother Xiao Yao, we’re not being too cautious, are we?” Wolf looked at the city and laughed.
I shook my head, “No, I feel like those elite archers are very strong. We might even suffer heavy losses to them. Moreover, being a bit more cautious is not a bad thing. We only live once on this map; we should cherish our lives.”
“Yeah, you’re right!”
……
After a few minutes, a huge group of players arrived. Many guilds and individual players came to build up their defenses. The closest group of players were from [Flying Dragon], players like Soaring Dragon, Fierce Tiger, Black Tortoise, Drunken Spear and Mu Tian. [Flying Dragon] had over 5000 players, and they had vast amounts of fame and power behind them. The dense mass of players occupied over 300 meters of field, meaning that over 50% of the northern area had been filled up. It looked like each and every single one of them wanted to play an active role in the upcoming battle for City of the Ancients.
Besides those from [Flying Dragon], countless smaller guilds and teams that could not be differentiated from each other, were lined up. Fortunately, [Zhan Long] had a 3 meter gap on both sides, separating us from the others.
“For us to end up going in the same direction as [Zhan Long]…” Fierce Tiger clenched his battleaxe with a look of disdain, “They only have 800 people, who knows how long they can last? Hehe, I hope they don’t die too quickly, otherwise they’ll become a joke.”
Drunken Spear whirled his spear and said, “Don’t belittle them too much, Xiao Yao Zi Zai has always emerged victorious when he has taken command. [Vanguard] and [Hero’s Mound] both had their attacks thwarted by [Zhan Long]; a guild like that should have our respect, not our contempt. I propose…that we should get close to [Zhan Long], maybe even collaborate together…”
Soaring Dragon waved his hand in anger, “No need; as long as Drunken Spear protects us, we will be fine!”
Drunken Spear rubbed at his nose in exasperation, “Alright, relying on me isn’t bad either. Let’s work hard and hope that we get the God of Commerce Badge. We cannot let [Vanguard] or [Prague] get their hands on it first!”
“Yea, ok!”
Mu Tian lifted his own spear and looked at the city, “Eh? Why hasn’t the first wave of monsters come out yet; are they stuck or something? Did the city block them in? It’s already 12:30, shouldn’t they have technically come out by now? If not, then let’s have a group of players enter the city and investigate the monsters that are inside. Perhaps the activation conditions only occur when people enter the city?”
Soaring Dragon’s staff emitted dense rays of bright light. He anxiously nodded his head and said, “Sounds good. Send some of the faster, but more tanky Knights to enter the city.”
“Understood!”
……
After a few minutes, 7 Knights came forward with spears and swords in hand. [Flying Dragon] was the biggest force currently defending themselves around the City of the Ancients, as well as having the most say in things. So while countless players looked on, the 7 Knights entered the city with a prideful arrogance.
“Shall we knock?”
“Yes!”