Chapter 130 - Battle Between Nations, Battle of Schemes

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The Gods forum was bustling.

A storyline mission was about to appear.

More importantly, the players had finally seen a legendary NPC attack.

In particular, the “Legendary Boss Massacres a City” thread was the most popular among the players.

“Two words. How fierce.”

“The combat power of the Iron Nation is too low. The warrior’s creed from an assassin almost caused their city to collapse.”

“That’s right. A legendary boss dressed in a black robe killed his way from the city gate to the palace of the city lord. He traversed through 18 streets. With just a blink of him, a river of blood formed…”

“Brothers, don’t spur a war. The killer had blended into the city. Furthermore, he was dressed in a black robe. How could you tell whether he blinked?” A player from the Iron Nation was very unhappy.

“I like it that way. Are you going to attack me? The Iron Nation is going to be annihilated by the Black Lava Nation. You guys are like girls trying to fight back…” Players from the City of Dawn liked to stir up trouble. After all, the fight would not reach their city. If they did, it would be a cause for celebration…

“D*mn, our brothers from Rhine City are fierce. Do you dare to cross the Rhine River with me?”

“No”

“No”

“No…”

The player from the Iron Nation was not foolish. Even if he wanted to do so, he would not mention it on the forum. He treated the players from the Black Lava Nation as blind. If he wanted to do something, he would do it in secret…

In particular, the appearance of Goethe Nasis and Augustine had caused the players from the Iron Nation to calm down. Since the Iron Nation had at least two legendary NOCs, they did not have to worry much about the situation.

They only had to train in peace and wait for the storyline mission to appear.

During peace times, only 2000 soldiers and 300 guards were active. But they simply maintained public security. They could not stop William.

No one had expected to encounter such a strong assassin who would enter the palace of the city lord and commit a massacre…

William had come secretly and left aggressively, with noise. This time, he headed towards the Black Lava Nation.

The Black Lava Palace.

He looked at the city from afar. It was pitch black, as if it had been covered with ink. Standing atop a vast field, the city did not have much geographical advantage, but it dazzled the spectators as a black pearl would.

In the day, the black rock looked so dazzling in the sunlight that it could blind the viewers. At night, it would even sparkle, giving the appearance that it glowed in the dark.

But the fact that it glowed was not important. Most importantly, it had very high Defense. It had a high magic absorption rate.

In this nation that had been established 300 years ago, the Black Lava Palace was the last line of defense. It had defended against several wars that threatened to eliminate the city.

Every year, almost 1000 mages would reinforce this city with magic. It contributed to the city having an impenetrable Defense. Even if a large nation’s armies attacked them with cannons, they would still not be able to break through in a short period of time.

Furthermore, in the last battle of version 1.0, this was the city that blocked attacks from the Iron Nation for a whole month. Countless injuries were inflicted in the process.

Meanwhile, William…

He was a loser, standing at one part of the Black Lava Nation…

“Coming back to this city brings forth an unspeakable feeling.” William seemed to have understood something. Then, he shook his head and took a couple of strides towards the city gate…

Dressed in a black robe, he easily caught the attention of others.

When the guards at the city verified his identity, they allowed him in.

But the players walking in and out of the city did not forget his appearance.

Not long after, William was recognized. His outfit was far too similar to the killer in the video.

Luckily, he was a legendary Boss, and no one dared to get close to him. They simply hid and talked among themselves.

William did not conceal himself. He walked to the entrance of the palace and stopped.

All the 100 royal guards present at the gate glared at him, as if they had sensed danger.

Just when the players were curious about the BOSS’s identity…

William suddenly removed his hood and revealed his handsome face.

“D*mn! How dazzling! My eyes…”

“Is that really the Lord of the City of Dawn?”

“What! Has a city lord turned to killing?”

“That’s right, that’s right, it’s him. Some of his subordinates have established branches of the Dawn Mercenary Team. If I join, I will become his subordinate, right?”

“That makes sense. I will join too. Let’s find a mission…” A man laughed indecently.

William did not give the players a chance to cause trouble. He might even attack them. He looked at the royal guards and said, “I am the leader of the Dawn Mercenary Team. I would like to meet the King.”

“Leader of the Dawn Mercenary Team?” The guard at the gate was dumbfounded. Suddenly, he understood. But his voice was still full of doubts. “Lord of the City of Dawn?”

“No, my current identity is the leader of the Dawn Mercenary Team.” William picked his eyebrows. The identity of a city lord was highly revered as it was equivalent to the king of a human nation.

If he came alone to see the king of the human nation, it would be a turn off..

But if he used his identity as the leader of a mercenary troop, there would be no problem. The King might even be too lazy to deal with him.

“Ahem, please wait here…”

“There’s no need. The king has invited him here.” A middle-aged man dressed in black armor walked out. He smiled. “I am Renekton, commander of the royal guards. I am here to see the leader of the Dawn Mercenary Team.”

“Good day, commanding officer Renekton.” When the royal guards saw this man, they quickly knelt on the ground.

Players could not help but whisper among themselves.

“This is a meeting between kings. Wherever the lord of the City of Dawn goes, a legendary Boss will appear.”

“The commander of the royal guards is handsome. He is such a strong legendary boss. I have never seen him before.”

When William saw him, he was slightly dumbfounded. He nodded. “Please.”

They walked into the palace. The surroundings were quiet. Renekton was a level 65 legendary NPC. He was a wind-type warrior and a wind-type mage. He was very strong. Furthermore, he was a Crown Prince. He was even promoted by the Crown Prince.

The current Crown Prince was simply standing in for the King. Renekton led a legion of 3000 royal guards. This was the King’s strongest defense.

He looked at the Lord of the City of Dawn beside him. He had never expected William to be so young and arrogant, and he did not expect him to come to the Black Lava Palace alone either.

William did not observe the palace. He had come here several times in his past life and had become sick of wandering around the fabled sky city. There was nothing for him to be surprised about.

This ignorance slowly caused Renekton to agree with a rumor. He slowly thought about it. “As expected of an Elfin prince who grew up in Dark Night City.”

“But the rumor that he is a half-elf is probably true.”

“With the speed at which the City of Dawn is developing, he truly can’t be excluded.”

“The Blackleaf Elves are probably giving him support. If not, he would not be able to handle the massive City of Dawn.”

The current City of Dawn had caught the attention of the two human nations. They had been secretly observing the plans of the Blackleaf Elves, but were at a loss. They had not discovered anything.

Not even ten minutes had passed.

When they just walked into the garden behind the palace,

William met the future King of the Black Lava Nation!

Nedrick Blackstone.

Black.

It was a respectable color in the Black Lava Nation.

Any positions below Count were not allowed to wear black.

Wearing a simple but elegant black robe, Nedrick stood in the pavilion. There was a sand table in front of him. He pointed to Rhine City, which was behind the three military fortresses, and said in a low tone, “If you want to defeat the Iron Nation, you cannot avoid the three military fortresses and Rhine River, as well as the most important Rhine City.”

“If we go from the south, our supply of money will be cut off. There are also too many magical beasts and tribes in the fields. The north is the border of the nation. It is a forbidden land for both nations.”

At this moment, Nedrick turned and smiled. “Prince William, how do you think I should fight this war?”

To the east of the Rhine River was the Iron Nation. In the east was the Black Lava Nation.

William pointed at the two military fortresses that belonged to the Black Lava Nation. Behind the fortresses was a city.

He laughed. “Other than the royal guards legion, the Black Lava Nation has 20 legions. The Blackstone family has 16 legions, but you only control ten of them. Furthermore, you have positioned almost all of them at the border. However, if you want to fight, even if the aristocrats do not rebel, it would be difficult without their help…”

“Oh. Before that, who gave you the courage to come here after killing the city lord of Rhine City?” Nedrick continued to smile, but his voice was fierce.

“Liang Jingru?”

William thought about it for two seconds, but did not mention the name of this historical figure with great killing power. He was afraid that he would scare the Crown Prince.

He said in a low voice, “If you drag on, it will only benefit the Iron Nation. Use your free willpower to run through the Iron Nation.”

“Do you really think that you have the chance to face the Iron Nation army, with a strength of 60 thousand? As well as the professionals and chosen ones who have wanted to overthrow the aristocrat system?”

“Is this the reason why you provoked the relationship between the two nations?”

“That’s right. Attacking early is your only chance of winning. If you do not even understand this, why not attack me?” William smiled nonchalantly.

Nedrick narrowed his eyes. He understood what had happened. The Iron Nation was being held back by some aristocrats.

But he was also being held back by other princes who wanted the throne. He had wanted to use a fair method to decide who would have the throne. “I want to settle my brothers, but time is short, and I have acquired many losses…”

William picked his eyebrows. “I will ask Marquis Chris to give up and support you.”

“Really?”

The Crown Prince gave it some thought, then smiled. “That’s right. His Count has good relations with you. But how will you change his thoughts?”

“In the overall situation, he cannot disagree. I am willing to support you. Does he not understand what this represents?”

Nedrick looked at William with a heavy gaze. He did not expect William to have such deep intentions towards the Black Lava Nation.

He thought about it for a full five minutes before saying, “Give me half a month. I can start the war then. But what else can you do?”

“I can lead at least 500 thousand chosen ones to participate in the war, as well as 3000 mercenary soldiers.” William picked his eyebrows.

“Your mercenary soldiers are good, but the chosen ones are too weak.” Nedrick did not trust the chosen ones. He did not acknowledge this undying species. Furthermore, many chosen ones had recently entered the Iron Nation, and he had become even more vigilant.

“What about the people under Augustine?”

Nedrick looked at him. “If you really want to kill him, I will ask the legion commander at the frontline to work with you.”

Augustine’s position constantly changed. He also grew very quickly. He had led over 50 experts to kill Nedrick in Black Lava Nation.

Back then.

If his 500 subordinates had not fought to the death and protected him, he would not have the chance to inherit the throne.

They arrived at an agreement.

Changes had been made to the storyline mission!

A battle of power was going to be initiated by the Black Lava Nation!

“So, what do you want?” Nedrick knew that the city lord in front of him was not doing this of goodwill. He wanted something and did not have a small appetite.

“I will lead all the people in the Dawn Mercenary Team to participate in all the fights. If we lose, I do not want anything.

“But if we win, I want one-third, one-third of the winnings from the Iron Nation.” William smiled.

Nedrick’s gaze was dull, and he did not hesitate. He stretched out a hand and said in a low tone, “Deal.”

Slap.

They shook hands. Verbal statements were no guarantee, but it had been decided!