Chapter 340: The Decisive Moment, Let’s Do Something Big Again! (5800)

Meanwhile, Cao Xing also noticed the final special effect on the [Radiant Scripture]—Brand of Light.

"So that's how they used the effect of this [Brand of Light] to convert members and make those powerful individuals obey."

"No wonder after I snatched it away, these guys were as agitated as if someone in their family had died."

"Without this thing, they won't be able to convert new members anymore, hahaha!"

Cao Xing almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

By snatching this scripture, he could be said to have severed the jugular vein of the Church of Light.

One could imagine just how depressed the Church of Light was right now.

Of course, apart from this legendary special effect, the other special effects were also quite terrifying.

That [Radiant Chapter] recorded all kinds of powerful skills.

Cao Xing had once seen with his own eyes the archbishop use this scripture to release a chain of light, trapping the city lord.

Then he also released a type of shield that withstood the city lord's ultimate strike.

Moreover, according to the notes at the back, it also recorded two powerful forbidden spells.

Currently, he had only come into contact with master-level spells at most, and he didn't know what the effects of forbidden spells were like yet.

But even without thinking, he knew they must be extremely terrifying!

However, it was somewhat regrettable that this thing, like other legendary equipment, was already bound to its user.

But regardless, even if this thing couldn't be used, it was still a very important item.

After all, as long as the Church of Light suffered a loss, he would be making a profit.

Cao Xing put the scripture into his backpack with satisfaction.

At this moment, Liu Muxue came over to his side and asked softly, "A-Xing, what are we going to do next?"

Hearing this question, Cao Xing also fell into deep thought.

Their harvest from coming to Lake Doron City this time was already quite terrifying.

This night, he not only looted a massive amount of resources, food, rare ores, and so on from the city…

He had also snatched a legendary scripture!

It could be said that as long as they returned to the territory now and developed slowly for a while,

then digested this harvest, their strength would increase substantially.

However, Cao Xing still had one more goal.

That was to directly gather 100,000 honor points in this campaign and exchange them for that legendary dagger.

He glanced at his honor points.

[Honor Points: 53923]

It had already broken through 50,000.

He pondered inwardly, "Counting the masks in my hand, it adds up to roughly 70,000 honor points."

"In other words, we are only 30,000 short of gathering 100,000."

This large-scale event: [Wrath of the Kingdom] lasted for a long time.

Unless the forces of the Church of Light were completely eradicated from the Ice Crystal Kingdom, they could keep killing these Hunters or exchange their masks for honor points.

Although Cao Xing could quickly acquire masks and trade them for honor points through market transactions,

doing so would consume his resources.

And by comparison, a battlefield of this scale was the fastest place to earn honor points.

Cao Xing immediately decided to make a bundle here before leaving!

It wasn't that he was greedy, but rather that the current situation was already very clear.

The Church of Light had played all their trump cards in Lake Doron City; the king's army only needed to attack time and time again to annihilate them entirely and then occupy Lake Doron City.

In other words, in at most two days, the battle here in Lake Doron City would be over.

"This time, the king's army's goal is to completely annihilate everyone in the Church of Light, since they have thoroughly angered the king."

"And those red-robed bishops and archbishops are key surveillance targets of the king's army; they definitely won't let a single one of them off easily."

"From the looks of it, the Church of Light no longer has any hope of a comeback."

"The only hidden trouble… is that general named Tasid. As a double agent for the Church of Light, this guy will probably pull some little tricks on the battlefield."

"But this guy probably won't dare to do it openly, so we don't need to worry too much."

Cao Xing continued to analyze the current situation, as well as what kind of reactions the Church of Light would make facing this circumstance.

"The Church of Light has suffered heavy losses this time, and coupled with the scripture being snatched away by me, it is an even more devastating blow to them!"

"So they certainly won't sit and await their doom."

"In other words, they might try their best to preserve more strength and escort some important personnel to escape!"

He seemed to understand something.

Right now, the entire Lake Doron City was blockaded by the king's army.

Where they could run to was already obvious!

A trace of coldness appeared in his eyes, while the corners of his mouth curled into an arc.

Cao Xing quickly turned around and said, "Everyone, continue to wait here."

"Let's do another big job before we leave!"

…

Meanwhile,

in a temporarily set up camp where the king's army was located,

there were two major generals, Crowe and Tasid.

Next to them were six commander-tier powerhouses.

These included the commanders of the Frost Blue, Goshawk, and Black Tiger Knights, along with three other commander-tier powerhouses.

They all looked toward Tasid, their eyes filled with suspicion and scrutiny.

In fact, by now, everyone was already somewhat suspicious of him.

However, this old fellow Tasid really knew how to keep his composure; he didn't look flustered at all.

He gave a few light coughs and said, "Gentlemen, aren't we here together to discuss the next attack plan? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Everyone remained silent.

Crowe let out a cold snort and said, "You know very well in your heart what it's for."

"I will definitely report what happened these past two days truthfully to His Majesty the King."

"When the people from the Circuit Court come to investigate you then, I hope you don't give yourself away!"

Tasid instantly stood up and said in a deep voice, "General Crowe, you can question my decisions, but you cannot doubt my loyalty to the king!"

"Every one of my decisions has been thoroughly considered, taking the safety of the soldiers and the glory of the king as the starting point."

"I am also ready to accept the investigation of the Circuit Court at any time!"

Tasid spoke righteously, looking completely clear-conscienced.

The six commanders did not speak.

Meanwhile, General Crowe opposite him sneered.

The atmosphere inside the entire camp seemed to grow somewhat silent.

Tasid broke the silence first and continued, "General Crowe, I know you have opinions about me."

"It's just that compared to your decisions, I am a bit more conservative."

"And precisely because of my conservatism, we have achieved bountiful battle results."

"If we had launched a full-scale attack yesterday, who would have known that the Church of Light still concealed that kind of terrifying city-clearing power, and also hid a Tier 7 Dominator-tier Alien Ghost army?"

"At that time, if we had rushed in recklessly, how heavy would our losses have been?"

Hearing this, the many commanders present were left speechless.

Because what this old fellow said was indeed true.

If they had attacked rashly yesterday, they definitely would have been caught off guard by the Church of Light.

Yet Crowe said with disdain, "Then if we keep dragging things out here, we can test out the bottom cards of the Church of Light?"

"Tasid, you aren't going to tell me that that demon was sent out by you, are you?"

Tasid's expression stiffened.

But fortunately, he was also seasoned in battle.

Although these people suspected him, they had no substantive evidence.

As a general, his position was very high.

Unless the king personally issued an order, no one could make a move against him.

Furthermore, on the surface, it was indeed because of his delay that the lives of quite a few soldiers were saved.

As long as no accidents happened later on, his little life could be considered saved!

Moreover, the Seed of Light had also sent a message telling him not to drag things out anymore.

Tasid said in a deep voice, "Of course I have nothing to do with that demon. Even if last night's events hadn't happened, I would have sent others into the city today."

"General Crowe, let's not continue arguing over this issue."

"When we return to the royal city, His Majesty the King will have his own judgment."

Hearing this, Crowe on the opposite side snorted coldly and said no more.

At the same time, one of the knight commanders asked, "General Tasid, when are we going to organize the second attack?"

"This time, the king's order is to completely annihilate the Church of Light and definitely clear this faction out of the kingdom's territory."

"Those bishops and archbishops are important figures of the Church of Light. I have already dispatched spiritual vision goshawks to record the aura on their bodies and keep an eye on them at all times."

"But the Church of Light is resourceful and treacherous; they might have other ways to escape…"

Tasid nodded, then said directly, "What you said is correct, the Church of Light is treacherous, and we should press our advantage and pursue them."

"Have the warriors rest for a moment, and launch the second wave of attack immediately!"

"Within a day, we will capture Lake Doron City!"

Everyone looked at Tasid with some surprise.

It seemed they didn't expect him to actually issue such an order.

It was completely different from his style of dragging things out all this time.

Tasid seemed to perceive the surprise in their eyes and chuckled softly, "I've already said, I was just being more cautious."

"Since all the forces of the Church of Light have been confirmed now, we must use thunderous force to capture them and wash away the kingdom's shame!"

The six commanders present exchanged glances with each other, and then responded one after another.

"Understood!"

…

Meanwhile, inside Lake Doron City,

the four archbishops knelt prostrate before a statue.

The statue exuded a hazy radiance, faintly projecting a scene.

A young man sat upright on a huge throne, gazing at the scene below.

Archbishop Sullivan spoke first.

"Great Seed of Light, as you can see, this time it is because of that damned demon again!"

"It broke into the city, looted a massive amount of supplies, and at the same time took advantage of the battle between me and Oran to snatch away the scripture!"

"This damned fellow, I must tear it to pieces!!!"

The archbishop was practically grinding his teeth, and everyone could feel his anger!

On the projected image, that phantom fell silent for a moment.

It wasn't as angry as imagined.

Instead, it asked, "Sullivan, Angren."

"For the plan here at the border to succeed, it will still take at least seven days."

"How do you think the current situation should be handled?"

The four archbishops exchanged glances, and then said in unison, "We will do our utmost here to delay the king's army."

"Even if we die in battle here!"

On the screen, hearing this reply, the young man slowly shook his head.

"Forget it… you won't be able to stall them, that Old King has already snapped back to his senses."

"And this time the scripture has been lost; even if the plan over at the border succeeds, it will no longer be enough to compensate for this loss."

Hearing this, this powerful Tier 7 archbishop knelt prostrate on the ground directly.

"The scripture was lost in my hands; please punish me, Seed of Light, and I am willing to accept all punishments!"

Including the other three red-robed bishops, they all knelt down in worship as well.

That young man shook his head once more.

"It is meaningless to punish you. Instead, think about how to minimize the Church's losses."

"I have reported this matter to the God of Light; He already knows about the loss of the holy scripture and the impending descent of the Demon Lord."

"Recently, new chapters of the holy scripture will descend upon the statues of our Church."

"This holy scripture will allow our Church's strength to undergo a qualitative change in a short period of time."

"At the same time, He will also bring us the means to deal with the demons. By then, these fellows targeting us will have nowhere to hide!"

Hearing this, joy flashed in the eyes of the four archbishops below.

"That's wonderful! The great God of Light has actually taken action Himself!"

"These damned demons, they're dead for sure!"

"When the holy scripture descends, it will be the moment we retake the Gale Snowfield!"

Then the young man spoke again.

"Don't celebrate too early; the new chapters of the holy scripture will take a few more days to descend."

"And the King's army will definitely launch an attack during this time; Lake Doron City cannot be protected…"

"Sullivan."

The archbishop trembled all over, "Lord Seed of Light, your subordinate is here!"

"As the archbishop, you are the primary surveillance target of the King. Right now, they should be focusing most of their attention on you."

"So you and Ozgal will together meet the powerhouses dispatched by the King, attracting everyone's attention."

"Anglen, Science, Bella… The three of you will lead a portion of the members to escape Lake Doron City while the archbishop is fighting, minimizing losses as much as possible."

"Then come to the border to find me."

After hearing this, the four bishops understood the Seed of Light's plan.

This was asking the archbishop to risk himself in exchange for a chance for the others to escape…

However, none of them said anything.

Because by now, the situation had reached a quite severe moment.

Even the archbishop himself had already prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice.

At this moment, the yellow-robed bishop asked again, "Lord Seed of Light, what about those Heretic Ghost armies?"

The Seed of Light was silent for a moment, "Except for Ozgal, the rest can die if they die…"

"I will hold a ritual here at the border and will soon be able to summon a new batch of Heretic Ghost armies."

"So now, do as I say."

With that, the young man directly cut off the projection…

The four archbishops looked at each other and nodded one after another.

They seemed to have made some kind of decision…

……

Meanwhile, Cao Xing was closely monitoring the battle situation in Lake Doron City through the live broadcast posts on the World Forum.

At nine o'clock in the morning,

the King's army launched the second wave of the siege.

When the Frost Blue, Goshawk, and Black Tiger Knights charged under the city walls, the barrier of the Church of Light rose up once again.

It seemed they wanted to use the same trick again to separate the army and then defeat them one by one.

But the army had already suffered a loss once and had long prepared a response plan for this situation.

Under the joint burst of force from the six commanders, plus all the artillery and siege crossbows,

the barrier shattered after holding on for just a minute or two.

Then both sides engaged in a frontal battle once more.

However, this time, relying on the various fortifications on the city walls

and the frantic self-detonation tactics of the Heretic Ghost army, the Church of Light once again barely withstood this wave of impact.

Both sides each left behind several thousand corpses.

The number of the Heretic Ghost army had already been reduced to less than fifteen thousand.

During this period, Wu Xinghu led his Ice Tiger Legion to take the opportunity to join the battle, earning a lot of honor points.

Wu Xinghu also used this to level up to Level 30, directly breaking through to Tier 4.

Moreover, he led his members to the army and exchanged for a full 30 Locano warhorses,

then formed the first knight order among the Survivors.

It was a knight order with horses in the true sense.

Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, they attracted a large number of Survivors to join their Ice Tiger Legion.

……

Three o'clock in the afternoon…

More and more nearby Survivors arrived near the battlefield of Lake Doron City.

They tacitly joined the ranks of the [Ice Tiger Legion], and its numbers began to expand.

Meanwhile, the King's army also launched another wave of attacks.

This time,

the army made more adequate preparations by dispatching specialized personnel to clear away the [Rotting Ice Domain] left behind after the Heretic Ghosts died.

After the Heretic Ghosts' greatest threat was cleared, the King's army advanced all the way like broken bamboo.

Just as they were about to break into the city,

that terrifying Heretic Ghost Overlord made a move!

Just like before when dealing with Cao Xing, it slashed out an extremely terrifying sword Qi, almost causing heavy casualties to the Kingdom's army.

Meanwhile, General Kroe came out to fight.

Everyone witnessed this general's terrifying strength.

He was also a Tier 7 powerhouse,

and actually able to confront the Heretic Ghost Overlord's attacks head-on!

The battle between the two Tier 7 powerhouses could be called city-destroying level, with every strike blasting a hundred-meter-wide crater into the ground!

Within a radius of several thousand meters, no one dared to approach at all.

At the same time, Archbishop Sullivan made his move.

The second Tier 7 powerhouse in the army, Tasid, stepped up to fight.

The battle of the four Tier 7 powerhouses was split into two battlefields.

Meanwhile, the three crimson-robed archbishops engaged the King's six commanders.

During the one-hour battle,

the King's army lost two thousand men,

and the Heretic Ghost army lost five thousand.

Both sides retreated once again to recuperate individually.

The current battle situation was:

The King's army still had over thirty thousand people,

while the entire Lake Doron City, with those Heretic Ghost armies plus the cultists of the Church of Light, only had barely over ten thousand left!

Everyone knew

that next was the moment of the final decisive battle!

……

In the first two siege battles, Wu Xinghu's Ice Tiger Legion and other legion commanders all reaped plenty of benefits on the battlefield.

For example, Zhou Bo's [Heavenly Blade Legion] pooled all their members' masks together and actually exchanged them for ten elite warhorses,

forming an elite knight order named 'Sharp Blade'.

Also, the [Stellar Moon Legion] led by Ji Xinyue had secretly arrived at the battlefield.

Not seeing her for some time, her legion had actually leveled up to Level 2.

Her subordinates' Survivors and combat subjects combined actually numbered just over a thousand.

However, this time, Ji Xinyue only brought two to three hundred people.

Of course, such a situation definitely couldn't do without Jiang Qingyun of the Three Heroes Association.

He similarly led a large number of members and combat personnel under him, uniting with some large legions from other districts to form a team of fully two thousand people.

In the first two waves of campaigns,

almost all Survivors received more or less honor point rewards.

Of course, most legions exchanged these honor points for Locano warhorses.

After all, this kind of warhorse was cheap and practical.

A Tier 3 elite-grade warhorse was already a very powerful existence for them.

But there were also quite a few Survivors who used them to exchange for equipment.

They discovered that the legion equipment exchanged through honor points also came with set effects.

Once a complete set was gathered, their strength would be greatly enhanced.

It could be said that this battlefield allowed many of them to reap benefits.

Especially Wu Xinghu, who even directly exchanged for a [Destroyer Crossbow (Gold)],

making the other Survivors even more envious.

……

Nightfall…

Sitting inside a cave, Cao Xing watched the battle situation in Lake Doron City.

Hundreds of combat personnel stood neatly in place, waiting for his next command.

Cao Xing checked the time

and found that it was already past four o'clock in the early morning.

From setting off from the territory to sneaking into Lake Doron City, Cao Xing hadn't rested for a single moment yet.

The benefits of having powerful mental strength were manifested at this moment.

Even without sleeping for a few days, he still felt full of energy.

"Time is almost up."

He directly ordered, "Bjorn, from now on, all the warriors will be handed over to your command."

"After completing the mission, do not linger in battle, and immediately evacuate to rendezvous with us."

"So now, let the world see the true strength of your army!"

Hearing this, Bjorn nodded slightly, while a surging fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.

Including the warriors behind him, their fighting spirit was equally high!

"I understand!"

"I will carry out your will with the battle axe in my hand!"

With that, he turned around and said solemnly, "All warriors, set out with me!"

Swoosh!

Instantly, hundreds of warriors turned around simultaneously.

On the field, besides the two leader-grade Dragon Blood Warriors Jonard and Josent,

all the Wild Boar Warriors and Ascalon Warriors walked out following this imposing commander.

Soon, the cave appeared spacious.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing looked at the others.

The remaining ones were all his core combat personnel.

Including Sarah, Assam, and others who were all present.

They were also waiting for their lord's next instructions!

At this moment, Cao Xing said in a deep voice,

"So now, everyone enter the Demon Slave camouflage state, and set out with me too!"

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