Chapter 158 - Break Out

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

After the Black Lava Nation occupied the military fortress, they eliminated the surrounding area several times, but they did not discover any secret passages left behind by the enemy. The burned rations had also been cleaned up. They had done detailed checks.

Over the next two days, the Black Lava legions continuously fortified the city wall and the attack towers. They even transported some heavy-duty crossbows and catapults over. They planned to use these to make the fortress their stronghold. They also sent troops to one of the military fortresses.

Marquis Salz did not personally visit the fortress, but he continuously sent troops from the nation. However, the prince could only support six legions.

The remaining legions had to be stationed at the borders to prevent the Iron Nation from crossing the river in boats and attacking.

“There are eight legions at the Rhine River camp. They are 23 kilometers away from us. There are six legions in the fortress. There are a total of 14 legions in the territory of the Iron Nation. But their reaction is very slow. They must have something up their sleeves!” Violent Dragon looked at the sandy table and thought about it.

There were six legion commanders in the meeting room. One of them laughed nonchalantly. “The current Iron Nation is not like who they were back then. Ever since that muddle-headed old fellow made the call for freedom, aristocrats are constantly rebelling in the Iron Nation. The military has been held back. My Lord, you do not need to worry for now. Our next step should be to attack that military fortress.”

Violent Dragon did not reply. He simply narrowed his eyes and thought about it silently. What gave the Iron Nation so much confidence?

William sat on his chair. He closed his eyes and took a rest. It seemed as if he did not hear anything, but in reality, he was looking for a thread on the forum.

After some searching, he had confirmed that the Iron Nation would soon launch a counterattack.

“So that is the case. They did not resist and gave up on the center fortress to allow the vanguard elites from the Black Lava Nation to eliminate everything at once. If the Iron Nation is allowed to go forward with their counterattack, the Black Lava Nation will definitely lose. There is no doubt about it.” William narrowed his eyes. Even though there seemed to be no problems with the fortress beneath them,

In reality, a tunnel existed on both sides of the fortress that led to the front of the middle fortress!

The players only discovered this in version 2.0. Back then, the Iron Nation had developed the tunnel to deal with the army of dark creatures. Ever since then, they had not used the two tunnels.

Since then, players constantly revealed where the Iron Nation had built tunnels.

In the end, the players had discovered five of them.

The Iron Nation was called the Tunnel Nation by the players. But this also proved that the previous kings of the Iron Nation were not idiots as they had been on their guard against an attack from the Black Lava Nation.

“Perhaps a few days later, multiple legions will appear from the tunnels. They will stop the support troops from the Black Lava Nation. Furthermore, the massive troops from the Rhine City will use the city to their advantage and destroy this military fortress using catapults.” William gasped in shock.

“Yes, as long as they can stop the support troops from the Black Lava Nation. If the troops here do not think of a way to break out, this place will become a ghost city.” William suddenly stood up.

Violent Dragon glanced at him. He thought that William had something to say.

But the prince simply laughed cheerily. Then, he shook his head and left.

He definitely would not tell Violent Dragon about this.

He only needed to tell Violent Dragon that they had to break through when the time came. They should not put up any unnecessary resistance. A majority of the elites from both sides would be eliminated that way.

How many people from both sides would die?

William did not care. The weaker their military power became, the more William preferred it. Only this way he would be able to carry out his plans. Marquis Chris would not have the opportunity to execute his plans either.

When the two nations had killed each other with intense hatred, and they would have reached the point where the royal family had to intervene and ban them from sending out armies, only then would he carry out the final part of his plan.

Time passed by.

After one day.

The Black Lava Nation received information that Rhine City had sent out troops.

Although most of the Iron Nation players were very tight-lipped, some of them could not hold back. They posted on the forum that the Iron legion had entered the territory. Although these threads were deleted early, some observant people discovered them.

After Forever Alone discovered this piece of information, he wanted to tell William. But they searched for a while, and still could not find where William and the rest were.

Chu Liuqiu found Violent Dragon and told him about this piece of information. But Violent Dragon treated it as a rumor. He even wanted to kill the player who “spread rumors”!

The players in the City of Dawn could only keep quiet and wait uneasily for the war to start.

This also could not be helped.

The players did not have a high affinity with the Camp at the Black Lava Nation. In addition, NPCs did not trust players. As a result, the center fortress was in a tight spot.

When both sides actually received the information.

Marquis Salz immediately sent out four support troops to the center fortress, but they were stopped by six legions in the tunnels. They were entangled with each other. There was no end to their fight.

At this moment,

Violent Dragon was stunned…

Meanwhile.

William finally walked out. He gestured at the players, who were holding in their grievances, to keep calm. Then, he slowly arrived at the city wall.

He looked out at the Iron Army, and found them to be very organized. In addition, the massive army of players was also present. It felt as if a dark cloud was threatening to destroy the city.

The north, east, and west of the city,

These three directions were filled with a total of 600 catapults. It seemed like they wanted to stone the Black Lava legion to death, even if it meant that the fortress would become useless.

Violent Dragon was at the side, and his face turned as dark as an African American’s. He did not even care about William, who was talking to him.

Naturally, the prince was unhappy. He was about to Violent Dragon and call him.

It was Violent Dragon’s natural reaction to raise his muscular arm and stop William’s hand. Then, he suddenly understood. He turned and looked as if he was going to be attacked. “What are you trying to do?”

“You!”

“…” Violent Dragon’s expression was expected. He walked three steps backwards and looked at the man in front of him with a cautious gaze.

William rolled his eyes. He pointed at his ring. “Have you heard about the surround three, minus one strategy?”

“I am not an idiot. I know that the support troops have been stopped. There does not seem to be any danger at the north gate, but we will definitely be ambushed if we go out.” Violent Dragon had the knowledge and nodded. He knew that this was not the time to give up on this city. But this attempt to guard the city would certainly result in death.

“You are really an idiot, aren’t you?” William picked his eyebrows.

“What are you talking about? If you were not a city lord, I would have already attacked you.” Violent Dragon was now very angry. He regretted not listening to the warning from the chosen ones.

“I am telling you very clearly now that my chosen ones have informed me. The support troops will definitely not be able to break through the line of defense within three days. If we do not think of a way to get out within these three days, we will definitely die.” William pointed at the three rows of troops.

He stopped at the row of players from the Iron Nation. He said in a low tone, “Go and kill now. Don’t wait until they break out before rushing forth. If not, when you are exhausted, you will all die here…”

“What are you talking about? You will all die here?” The corners of Violent Dragon’s lips switched. This Dragon Slayer was really a coward. When he saw that the situation was bad, he wanted to drop everything and run.

But Violent Dragon thought about it for a full five minutes. He decided to believe the chosen ones for now. More accurately, he was more willing to believe what William had said!

Therefore.

When the Iron Nation threw the first stone.

When the 90 thousand players from the Iron Nation rushed forth as the vanguard troops.

A smoke signal indicated that there were hostile forces. The entire city burned!

The people from the Iron Nation saw that something was wrong.

As expected.

The east gate in front of the Iron Nation players opened.

William led the way on his horse. He was like a crazed magical beast and broke through the formation of the Iron Nation players. He ran through the entire army of players in a short period of time!

His 500 subordinates followed close behind him. Lautner, and the rest, as well as the players from the City of Dawn killed their way through like cutting through bamboo.

Then, the army of 90 thousand players from the Iron Nation collapsed. They had encountered the strongest super Boss team from version 1.0!

Meanwhile,

The Black Lava legion opened the south city gate at the same time and rushed towards the Rhine River!

“The Black Lava legion has given up on the city. Don’t care about the chosen ones. Chase the six legions from the Black Lava City. Don’t let them head towards the Rhine River.” Kainor shouted. There were troops lying in ambush at the south gate, but there was only one legion. They were meant to ambush the leftover troops.

How would he know that the Black Lava Nation would not even try to put up a fight? Instead, they had burned the entire city and ran away!

On the other hand, the players from the Iron Nation watched as the regular troops chased and attacked the Black Lava legion. Then, they looked at the lord of the City of Dawn, who was killing to his heart’s content. They were scared. They had been abandoned. They were done for…