Chapter 310: Laying Cards on the Table, Cao Xing’s Plan! (6,200)

Chapter 310: Laying Cards on the Table, Cao Xing's Plan! (6,200)

Looking up, they realized it was freezing cold rain.

In the blink of an eye, torrential rain poured down over the battlefield of Lake Doron City.

"Splatter…"

All the Survivors outside and the military soldiers were instantly drenched to the bone.

"Fuck! It started raining out of nowhere!"

"So cold! I'm freezing to death. Is there any pretty lady who'd let me duck under her skirt to hide from the rain? I'll reward you well!"

"What the hell? I can't believe it's pouring like this in a world like this…"

"Haha, good thing I brought a simple tent before coming out…"

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Meanwhile, Cao Xing also noticed the rain suddenly falling from above.

In the blink of an eye, the ground of the territory became wet.

"Pitter-patter!"

In just a short moment, the rain grew heavier.

The workers who were laboring outside quickly had their clothes soaked.

Cao Xing quickly walked out of the Lords Cabin and ordered, "Everyone, pause your work and head inside to take shelter."

"Make sure to dry your clothes right away so you don't catch a cold."

Hearing the order, Cao Yi and the others, who were building city walls on a massive scale, quickly ran back with the rest of the workers.

Da Zhuang and his group working in the cave didn't have to worry.

Cao Xing himself also returned to the Lords Cabin.

Then, pulling Liu Muxue along, they crawled into the warm blanket together to watch the live stream.

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Meanwhile.

The heavy downpour also affected the battlefield of Lake Doron City.

Most notably, the explosive power of the [Neros Cannon] had slightly decreased.

However, it didn't matter much—after all, these things were absurdly powerful!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Under the continuous bombardment of various siege weapons,

the barrier covering the entirety of Lake Doron City

completely shattered with a crisp crack!

Through the continuous heavy rain, everyone could vaguely see the scene inside Lake Doron City.

Towering city walls, sprawling building complexes, and orderly streets—

it was full of medieval town aesthetics.

Curiously, aside from various structures and houses, not a single figure could be seen inside.

They couldn't even spot a single Hunter from the Church of Light.

The Survivors were utterly puzzled.

"Strange. How come there's no one in the city? Did those Hunters run away?"

"Probably not. The army is still attacking, which means there should be people inside!"

"Haha, who cares if they ran or not? It's better if they fled—that way we can go inside and loot!"

This person's words seemed to remind the other Survivors.

From their survival experience during this period, they all knew that indigenous residences like these might contain various amounts of resources.

Many lucky individuals had discovered items of astonishing value in wilderness villages or tribes,

selling them to indigenous merchants to make a huge profit.

And now, this was an entire Giant City.

The amount of resources inside had to be astronomical!

Looting even a tiny fraction would be enough to make these Survivors instantly rich!

Instantly, greedy glints appeared in everyone's eyes as they stared at the distant Giant City.

At this moment, the firepower suppression from the Ice Crystal Kingdom had still not ceased.

They continued to fire cannons, catapults, and siege ballistas, relentlessly unleashing attacks.

"Boom! Rumble!"

The sky vibrated.

Inside Lake Doron City, many streets and residential sectors were leveled to the ground by cannon fire.

Everyone faintly heard miserable shrieks coming from within.

Right at that moment,

a figure suddenly flew into the air inside Lake Doron City.

He appeared on the roof of a building, where a giant cannon stood—ivory-white all over and emitting a holy radiance!

Then, intense light burst from his body.

"Let the Cannon of Light cleanse your sins!"

Boom!

A cannonball emanating holy light sliced through the rain screen and crashed directly into the kingdom's army.

"BOOM!!!"

The massive light shell exploded!

Instantly swallowing hundreds of soldiers on the spot!

After a wave of screams, at least a hundred soldiers vaporized on the spot, disappearing along with their equipment.

All the other soldiers were severely injured.

Not only that, but a strange power seemed to attach to the surviving soldiers.

As if burned by the sun, black smoke continuously rose from their bodies.

"Argh!!! What the hell is this thing!"

"Help me put it out, quick!"

"It hurts so much! Help!"

Even the freezing rain could not extinguish this burning force.

The soldiers rolled on the ground continuously, letting out agony-filled screams!

At the same time,

three more identical Cannons of Light appeared in Lake Doron City!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Three light shells struck in succession, targeting the most densely populated area.

The commanders below hurriedly shouted, "Scatter! Scatter quickly!"

Simultaneously,

powerhouses within the army stepped up.

Three figures shot into the sky and intercepted the three cannonballs directly.

The battle situation changed too fast.

Before the Survivors could react, a loud, resonant voice echoed from the army.

"Those cultists have revealed themselves! Soldiers, attack!"

"Wooo—"

As the charge horn sounded,

the kingdom's army charged forward instantly.

The Goshawk Order and Black Tiger Order led the charge, followed by a vast number of kingdom soldiers.

"Rumble! Rumble!"

The sight of tens of thousands of powerhouses charging was utterly breathtaking.

At the same time,

two to three thousand cloak-wearing figures wielding short spears, swords, and blades rushed out from Lake Doron City.

Seeing this, the Survivors continued their discussions.

"Holy shit, why did the army charge out of nowhere? I didn't even have time to react!"

"Indeed, things changed way too fast!"

"Brothers, did you see that? There are quite a lot of people in this church!"

"Yeah, I glanced over—looks like most are Tier 3 or Tier 4 cultists, with quite a few Tier 5 ones too!"

"No wonder they dared to occupy this city. They do have some skill, but compared to the King's army, they fall far short."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this time, a group gathered over a thousand Survivors; combined with their subordinates, three to four thousand people assembled together.

This was the Black Wind Legion. Because they were the first legion to arrive at the Lake Doron City battlefield and kept running ads,

they had become the largest player organization on this battlefield.

The Survivors asked one after another, "Legion Commander, should we charge in too? There are so many cultists. Killing just a few will net us plenty of Honor Points!"

"We could even redeem plenty of warhorses, high-grade weapons, and those large siege ballistas and catapults!"

"Yeah, yeah! I see those mercenaries and rangers have already started charging. When is our turn to enter?"

However, the commander of the Black Wind Legion was a cautious person. He shook his head and said, "No rush. Let's wait and see."

"Once the Ice Crystal Kingdom's army makes front-line contact and we confirm those cultists don't have any hidden trumps, then we charge."

Hearing this, everyone felt he had a point.

Standing in place, they waited with anxious anticipation.

At that moment, the two armies collided.

Shouts of battle shook the heavens!

But clearly, whether in numbers, quality, or combat discipline, the kingdom's army held an overwhelming advantage.

The moment contact was made, the cultists suffered a complete rout!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Massive numbers of cultists were unilaterally crushed by the charging knight orders!

Severed limbs flew everywhere as resisting cultists collapsed on first contact!

Seeing this, the Ice Crystal Kingdom soldiers charging behind experienced a massive boost in morale!

"Kill!!"

Earth-shattering battle cries rang out.

When the soldiers reached the foot of the city wall, it became a one-sided slaughter.

Witnessing this, the Survivors could no longer hold back.

To them, these Hunters were massive piles of mobile Honor Points that could be exchanged for many powerful items!

Quite a few had already charged forward leading their territories' people.

Even the Survivors of the Black Wind Legion gripped their weapons tightly, itching to rush over immediately and slay enemies.

But their legion commander felt deep down that things weren't that simple.

However, the situation before his eyes clearly indicated that the Church of Light had already lost this battle.

Charging in now was a guaranteed winning streak.

The legion members beside him grew frantically impatient, repeatedly urging, "Commander! Let's charge!"

"If we don't charge now, we won't even get any leftover broth!"

"Yeah, Commander, lead us in one more charge!"

Under the pressure of everyone's urging, the Black Wind Legion commander seemed to make up his mind.

He ordered, "Then let's do it!"

"Everyone, charge with me!"

"Whether we can buy a seaside villa depends on this single push!"

With those words, he spurred his warhorse under him and led the charge.

The other Survivors were thrilled beyond measure.

"Haha, we finally get to participate in the fight!"

"This time, I'm going to earn enough Honor Points to redeem a purple-grade armor set!"

Quite a few Survivors were still running live streams.

They shouted into the camera:

"Brothers, watch my performance next! I'll show you what a mini Lü Bu of the battlefield looks like!"

Soon, almost all the Survivors arrived at the chaotic battlefield of Lake Doron City.

The moment they joined, they launched various attacks hitting those cultists,

terrified of missing out on experience and Honor Points.

"Bang!"

A low-health Tier 4 cultist was pierced to death by a Frost Mage's Ice Spike spell.

He gasped in surprise, "Holy crap, that was actually a Tier 4 elite mob! It gave me 12 Honor Points straight up! I'm only 6 Honor Points away from redeeming a warhorse, hahaha!"

Nearby, a warrior also exclaimed joyfully, "I chopped to death two low-health Tier 4 Hunters and got 8 Honor Points! So awesome!"

"Holy shit! I saw the Commander kill a low-health Tier 5 Black Robe Priest and get 150 Honor Points straight up! We really are buying seaside villas with this! Brothers, charge!"

Listening to their joyous shouts, the Survivors watching the stream burned with envy.

Leonardo DiCaprio: "These Eastern players are so lucky to get involved in such a massive event."

Park Chung-hee: "Shibal! Why didn't such a good thing happen in our District 91?"

Shuzo Yoshizaki: "Has our national luck truly stopped protecting us in this world?"

"…"

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Right now, the Survivors bravely fighting enemies were delirious with excitement!

Many of them had obtained Honor Points.

One should know that killing just one ordinary Hunter awarded 1 Honor Point, equivalent to 5,000 crowns.

Furthermore, Honor Points doubled based on the Hunter's tier.

Most Hunters here were Tier 3 to Tier 5, meaning taking down just one yielded 10,000 to 20,000 crowns!

The massive profits thrilled them, driving them into a killing frenzy.

Moreover, because it was a smooth-sailing winning battle,

the casualty rate among these Level 10-20 Survivors was bizarrely low.

Up until now, only one or two hundred unlucky souls had died.

At this moment, seeing so many people picking up money on the battlefield, even more Survivors regretted not coming to Lake Doron City to take a gamble!

Some even started complaining that Cao Xing had stopped them last night, causing them to miss out on a great chance to strike it rich.

The kingdom's army was far too powerful, sweeping aside all resistance.

In just fifteen minutes, they completely wiped out this group of two to three thousand Hunters.

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At the foot of the city wall, it was piled with the corpses of Hunters, as well as the loot that burst out on the ground after their deaths.

However, because there were regulations in the army, the loot dropped by those Hunters after their deaths belonged to the kingdom's army.

Therefore, even though the Survivors looked at the loot all over the ground, greedy expressions appeared in their eyes.

But under the deterrence of that group of soldiers, they still did not dare to step forward.

Then, the knight captain pressed home the advantage and shouted, "Enter the city! Take back Lake Doron City!"

"Woo—"

The horn of attack sounded once again.

A large number of knights and soldiers rushed into the city.

The Survivors exchanged glances and then nodded one after another.

"Brothers, let's go in too!"

"This is a Giant City after all. There must be a massive amount of resources inside. If we just loot a little casually, we will completely get rich today!"

"That's right, although it's regulated that we can't pick up the loot dropped by those Hunters, there is no regulation saying that we can't enter the city to loot!"

"Brothers, charge together!"

Everyone went completely crazy, all swarming into Lake Doron City in a flock.

A massive number of soldiers and knights were fighting with the Hunters in the city.

And those Survivors also rushed in.

However, they did not fight. Instead, they found those residential houses and shops at the first moment, kicked open the doors with one kick, and began to loot wildly!

Then, their loud laughter could be heard!

"Hahaha! I found a grocery store with hundreds of thousands of crowns inside, as well as a lot of food and resources. I've made a fortune!"

"Holy shit! I picked up a gold-quality skill book in a residential house, this is so awesome!"

"Damn it, you guys can never imagine what I found. This is a gold shop in the city. I saw a cabinet full of gold jewelry, and even a set of pure gold battle armor. This time I'm really fucking making a huge fortune! This time, I'm going to buy a hundred female slaves to wait on me, hahaha!"

"…"

The Survivors who rushed into the city all had massive harvests.

Almost everyone had all their minds occupied by the immediate benefits.

At this moment, most of the kingdom's army also rushed into the city.

Excitement also carried in the eyes of the soldiers,

because in this war, they had fought out their style and brilliance!

They captured Lake Doron City with the momentum of a thunderbolt.

Not only did they wash away the shame of the Ice Crystal Kingdom, but they also proved their own strength.

Afterwards, the army they belonged to would definitely receive rewards from the king!

For the soldiers and knights on the field, this was supreme glory!

And right at this moment,

the barrier of the entire Lake Doron City that had been originally broken suddenly rose up!

"Hum!"

The golden barrier instantly enveloped the entire Giant City.

The king's army was instantly isolated in the city, and the soldiers looked around blankly.

At this time, the general who was commanding the overall situation outside suddenly realized something.

Before he could even react,

terrifying auras burst out from Lake Doron City!

"Not good, there are still powerhouses inside!"

"Damn it, those cultists outside were their bait, and their true purpose is to lure us in and wipe us all out in one net!"

However, by the time they reacted, it was already too late!

Inside Lake Doron City.

On the city walls and streets, a large army of Wights suddenly appeared!

They were emaciated, and wherever they passed, even the ground was covered with a layer of white frost!

The two knight captains immediately said in panic, "Not good, it's the Wight army!"

"Damn it, everyone gather!"

"Goshawk, Black Tiger Knights, quickly form a military array."

And right at this moment,

four figures appeared in the sky.

Three red robes and one yellow robe.

When that yellow-robed bishop held the holy scripture and began to chant,

all soldiers, and even the Survivors hiding in various buildings, suddenly had dazzling flames burning on their bodies!

Those flames could not be extinguished, and they burned their skin at all times!

"The eternal fire will punish every faithless person, and it never stops…"

The soldiers below let out painful screams.

Even those strong knights couldn't help crying out in pain at this moment.

"Ah!!!"

"Damn it! What kind of flame is this!"

The next moment.

The Wight army, together with the three red-robed bishops and a powerful black snake, rushed into the crowd and began to slaughter!

The piercing screams could be heard even outside the barrier.

That general with a resolute expression had completely panicked.

Like an erupting beast, within just a few seconds, he rushed to the edge of the city wall and then began to attack the barrier recklessly.

Including those cannons and siege crossbows, they were also launching attacks crazily.

However, this layer of barrier was not so easy to break through.

It had endured so many rounds of attacks before it barely shattered.

Blood Qi was still continuously surging from inside, making the barrier repair rapidly.

Soldiers were dying in large batches.

Their bodies turned into ice sculptures almost upon touch under the crystal-ice swords of those Wights.

Seeing this scene through the barrier, the general was even more extremely anxious!

"Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Church of Light, I will slaughter you all!"

He had completely burst out all his combat power, and terrifying prestige kept erupting!

Like a humanoid bomber, every strike could trigger a huge explosion!

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only beat cracks into the barrier.

And that barrier was repairing the cracks at an even faster speed!

At this time, the Survivors trapped in the city recorded an unforgettable scene.

Tens of thousands of living beings burning with flames were being ruthlessly slaughtered by that group of Wights.

They fell down in patches like harvested wheat.

The Survivors who were watching the live broadcast were dumbfounded…

It wasn't until a dozen minutes later that the barrier was broken.

This day.

The army of the Ice Crystal Kingdom experienced an unprecedented tragic defeat in Lake Doron City!

More than 20,000 soldiers, tens of thousands of rangers, mercenaries, and Survivors, as well as an army composed of more than 2,000 knights, were almost half-slaughtered.

Only that last general outside tried his best to open the barrier.

allowing less than twenty percent of the people to escape.

The Ice Crystal King remained silent for a long time after learning the news.

Throughout the Eternal Frost Main City, all living beings felt the uncontrollable anger of this powerhouse!

At the same time, from the center of the Eternal Frost Main City, a pillar of light rushed into the vault of heaven, extending all the way to the end of the line of sight.

As if all the clouds overhead were dispelled.

On this day, a large number of troops were mobilized.

Auras of powerhouses erupted in the Eternal Frost Main City.

They all knew that the Ice Crystal King was going to play for real.

After watching the entire live broadcast, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue took a heavy breath.

Then, they both saw the look of surprise in each other's eyes!

Cao Xing exclaimed, "Damn, this is so outrageous!"

"So those are the Wight army? Each of them is so terrifying, and there are so many of them!"

"This bunch from the Church of Light is really insidious enough, using the lives of more than 3,000 believers as bait to trick the king's army and the knight order into the city, almost wiping them all out in one pot."

Liu Muxue also recovered from her initial surprise.

Her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, and then she said, "Axing, I just saw through the live broadcast of those Survivors that those Wights seem to have the strength of Tier 4 or 5, and the number of Tier 5 Wights is even greater."

"However, the number of cultists in the city is very small."

"I seem to have also seen that black snake…"

Cao Xing was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, "You mean, the one in the Witch Forest?"

The beauty lightly nodded her delicate head.

"Interesting. It seems that in order to deal with the kingdom's knight order, the Church of Light has mobilized almost the vast majority of the power in the Gale Snowfield, and even summoned that black snake over."

Liu Muxue asked softly, "Axing, what should we do now?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Judging from the current situation, although the Church of Light won against the Ice Crystal Kingdom once, it will definitely bear the king's anger next."

"And judging by the look of it, they still seem unwilling to give up Lake Doron City and are preparing to hold it as a stronghold."

"Therefore, all their energy right now should be placed on how to deal with the Ice Crystal King's next wave of attack."

Just as said before.

The Church of Light definitely cannot fight against the power of an entire kingdom.

Although the soldiers who just died in battle were many,

compared to the foundation of a kingdom, it cannot be considered hurting the bones and muscles at all.

The reason why the Ice Crystal King was angry was because his confident siege battle met with a tragic defeat.

It was equivalent to being heavily slapped across the face.

It can be said that the Church of Light next will usher in the king's serious treatment.

Cao Xing continued to analyze, "This time, although the Church of Light won, it was not without losses. A full three thousand plus Tier 3, 4, and 5 Hunters died!"

"This is almost the foundation they have accumulated in the Gale Snowfield for many years."

"And this time, their strength has been exposed. The strongest trump card of this group of cultists is the Wight army, and it seems there are also three or four powerful red-robed bishops."

"Later on, the kingdom's army will definitely send out forces targeting the Wight army."

"In other words, unless they give up Lake Doron City right now, they can only summon more helpers over…"

And right at this moment,

Cao Xing suddenly thought of something fiercely!

"Doesn't this mean? Right now, those camps of the Church of Light are all in a state of nobody or very few people?"

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