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nChapter 85: Sneak In

nTranslator: Draqon Boat Translation

nEditor: Draqon Boat Translation

nSeeing the fully armed fleet slowly approaching, the Krieg soldiers quickly became wary.

nThe cannons of the Bauhinia Alliance’s fleet posed a tremendous threat to the Krieg forces.

nWithout much hesitation, the commanding Krieg officers ordered their forces to open fire.

nThe defenders of the fortress and water stronghold unleashed a barrage of bolts and stones from their siege crossbows and catapults. The shipboard ballistae, as well as the cannons, joined in the attack.

nBoom!

nSwish!

nAmidst the shrill sounds, dozens of stout bolts soared through the air, raining down on the players and soldiers on the decks. They pierced through flesh, firmly nailing victims to the deck. Large stone projectiles shattered the ship hulls, breaking masts, and solid cannonballs shot straight into the vessels, causing seawater to rush in.

nIn an instant, cries of anguish filled the player fleet, and players themselves were driven to fury.

nDuring their previous raids on ships, they had seized a significant number of shipboard ballistae and bolts, which now served as their means of counterattack.

nThe players’ retaliation also inflicted casualties on the Krieg soldiers. However, due to the height of the water stronghold and the angle of the ballistae, most of the bolts were embedded in the stronghold, resulting in less effective damage.

nJian Chen had ordered the New Moon to retreat from the start, so his ship remained unharmed in this initial wave of attacks.

nThe battle had reached its climax from the very beginning.

nPlayer units and Krieg soldiers fell in a constant stream, and every few minutes, a warship sank beneath the waves.

nJust as the players and the Krieg soldiers were engaged in a heated battle, the warships of the Bauhinia Alliance were already approaching. More than ten warships equipped with cannons turned their bows and faced the water stronghold.

nThe wooden board of the muzzle was moved away, and black barrels extended out. After a short delay, flames burst out.

nDong—-

nThe cannonballs smashed into the wooden walls of the water stronghold, creating large holes and even penetrating the walls, killing many soldiers.

nUnder such crazy attacks, cracks quickly appeared on the wall, like a dry land, covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

nJi Chen’s eyes burned with passion when he saw this.

nCrossbows were nothing compared to cannons!

nAfter that, he would have to bring back a few cannons. Building a cannon in the territory or installing it on a ship was a good choice.

nBoom!

nWith a loud cracking sound, one of the walls of the water stronghold was broken and collapsed. The soldiers and city defense equipment on top fell into the water like dumplings.

nAfter the smoke dispersed, a huge gap was revealed.

nSeeing this, the players cheered.

nThey immediately drove their ships towards the gap, braving the firepower of the crossbows and rocks, and landed at the dock.

nHundreds of Krieg s soldiers rushed over with fanatical expressions and engaged the players in battle.

nIn the beginning, they could still rely on their level advantage to firmly suppress the players’ troops.

nBut very quickly, as more and more players landed, one Krieg soldier had to deal with at least ten soldiers. They wore outnumbered and their morale was low. They gradually lost control of the dock.

nHaving lost their defensive advantage, the Krieg soldiers were gradually unable to stop the aggressive players.

nUnder the command of a few sergeants, the army retreated like a collapsing mountain and ran towards the fortress in the distance.

nThe troops successfully landed and chased after the defeated soldiers under the leadership of the players.

nThe ships of the Bauhinia Alliance also anchored, and teams of fully armed Alliance soldiers disembarked from the deck,

nJi Chen took the opportunity to look at the interface of these Alliance soldiers.

nBauhinia Alliance Warrior

nRace: Human!

nTier: 2, 9-star

nTheir tiers were slightly higher than the Krieg Warriors by one star, but the difference in strength was very limited,

nThe players’ units were only one star higher in rank compared to the Krieg soldiers, but the power gap was relatively limited.

nRelying solely on their own strength, even if they could breach the water stronghold, seizing control of the landing area would come at a great cost.

nAs the saying goes, ”There’s no harm in being prepared.1‘

nThis was also why the Bauhinia Alliance was willing to let players enter and have a share of the spoils. Many players were already marching with their armies towards the city beneath the Great Golden Tree,

nJian Chon didn’t want to fall too far behind either.

nAfter instructing Sparrow to take the pirates to watch over the New Moon, he successfully landed with his own army and left.

nThe Water Fortress and the city were separated by a plain, where the terrified residents watched the retreating Krieg soldiers being chased by a group of strange and monstrous units. The players had no time to pay attention to these residents, their eyes focused solely on the Krieg soldiers.

nThey fully demonstrated the spirit of mercilessly beating a fallen dog.

nAfter leaving the Water Fortress, Jichcn found a small waterway that led to the Holy City. A bright idea struck him.

nHe ordered all his units to enter the waterway and swim.

nSecretly, he manipulated the power of the tides.

nA surge of water appeared behind them, pushing them forward at a rapid pace.

nTheir swimming speed was several times faster.

nWhile many players had only run halfway, they had already reached the moat at the foot of the city walls of the Holy City.

nDue to being underwater, the Krieg soldiers on the city walls did not notice them and instead focused their attention on the oncoming players.

nIn the moat.

nIn the moat, Jichcn floated calmly in the water, contemplating howto enter the city.

nThe Holy City was built on a mountain, surrounded by tall city walls. The defenses, including arrow towers and ballistae, were even more dense than those of the Water Fortress. The defensive strength of the city walls was several levels higher.

nMore importantly, the Bauhinia Alliance’s cannon ships could not reach this place, so they could not use their cannons to blast open the city walls.

nThis increased the difficulty of attacking the city by several levels.

nAt this moment, the shallow sea murlocs scattered in the water suddenly sent back a message.

nThey had discovered a sewer entrance!

nJichen’s face lit up with joy and he immediately instructed the merfolk to lead the way and investigate.

nOn the side of the city wall, about three to four meters below the water’s surface, a rectangular sewer entrance, about four to five meters wide, came into view.

nAn iron grille blocked the entrance, with a gap of only ten centimeters.

nTo enter the city from here, they would need to break through this iron grille.

nJichcn gently tapped on it.

nA dull sound resonated.

nWell, this iron gate was much less sturdy than the steel gate of the Water Fortress.

nPerhaps it could be forcibly cut open…

nWith this thought in mind, Jichcn secretly manipulated the power of the tides.

nThe invisible and gentle water gradually formed several tangible and resilient water saws under the reinforcement of his magic power.

nThe water saws began to rhythmically cut back and forth on the iron grille.

nWith the powerful force of the tides, the water saws were ten times sharper than metal saws and could cut through even steel.

nThe sewer iron grille was quickly cut through by dozens of water saws, revealing an entrance large enough for a Naga warrior to enter.

nThere was no time to waste.

nJichcn signaled for the Shallow Sea Murlocs to enter first and lead the way, with the others following behind.

nAfter traveling over a hundred meters in the dim sewer, the entire map was filled with red dots representing the Krieg soldiers, densely scattered all around.

nThey had no idea that beneath their feet, a group of invaders was silently infiltrating through the sewers,.

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