76. The Battle of Quicksand (I)
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The efficiency of the Alliance and Horde troop build-up is far greater than players can imagine.
In just a few hours, countless elite troops of various races seemed to appear out of thin air, and they were already in formation in the desert of Silisus.
Of course, compared to the high efficiency of the NPCs, the players' reflexes are definitely not bad, perhaps they have realized that this time the alliance and the horde are fighting side by side, it is definitely a grand epic that can never be reproduced again, and countless players have already acted in advance and arrived at the Cenarion Fortress of Silisus.
Players gathered in groups of guilds, teams, squads, and individuals to the epicenter of the event, the ruins of the Zerg kingdom of Qila at the southernmost tip of Silitus...... Angela.
As the middle force on the adventurer's side this time, the first to arrive at the scene was naturally Gao He and his "Great Family of Annihilation", in addition, all the alliances and tribes were ranked in the top of the two sides, or the teams that had fought under his leadership in the last battle of the Moonlight Glade, were among his invitations.
In the same way, in order to prevent unnecessary conflicts and attrition, the guilds and teams of the alliance and the tribe also tried to restrain themselves from gathering in two directions, and as for Gao He's team, it was the core and commander-in-chief of the central dispatch.
However, such a move is tantamount to putting himself in the most dangerous whirlpool, and no one knows if anyone will care about his identity as the "first paladin" and "adventurer hero" when the conflict really breaks out, so Gao He also brought a few well-related teams and arranged them around as the escort team of the "command" of the arch guard.
"Here we are...... That's a lot of people. ”
The dragon knight Xia Ya muttered a little uneasily, and at the same time used the radar attached to the dragoon system to observe the surrounding situation, on the radar screen, the dense red and green spots formed by the red and green light points unique to "friendly forces" or "enemy forces" were gathered together, which made people look frightened.
In the past, there were no large-scale player team battles, such as the Battle of Nanhai Town that Gao He once participated in, or the guild team battles that exploded from time to time in front of the Blackstone Tower because of the order of entering the door.
Even now, alliances and tribes such as the Valley of Thorns, Ashen Valley, and the Hillsbrad Marcia Hills are bursting with players of different sizes every day.
It's just that in that kind of team battle, the number of players is only about 100 people at most, like the last time in front of the lair of the black dragon princess Onexia, a team battle with 1o regimental scales will rarely really explode.
The reason is simple, although most players are the type that can easily kill the hot-blooded, but after so many years of training, the fear of death has already taught them what restraint is.
And this time the situation ...... But it's not the same as before.
"According to the agreement of the Alliance and the Horde, as adventurers, we will be in the center of the entire formation, in addition to facing the Qila Zerg head-on, we must also prevent unnecessary conflicts between the forces of the Alliance and the Horde on both sides......"
While Gao He whispered a reminder to the girls in the team, he also informed all the regimental commanders who were willing to obey his orders and commands and fight side by side with him on the Guò World Channel.
"It's okay to pinch the bugs, but the problem is...... If the NPC forces on both sides fight, won't we, the players, suffer?'
Knight Ji, the guild leader who was coming to the first meeting of the alliance and one of the leaders of the Gao He Guards this time, immediately raised a question - it was obvious that he was one of the few people who was qualified to question Gao He directly.
"I'm more worried about the players breaking out of the conflict than that, and once the players who are the barrier fall into chaos, it is likely that the Alliance and Horde forces on both sides will be drawn into the big war at the same time and will be out of control......"
Gao He expressed his worries at the same time, but also reminded several guilds that have a grudge against each other not to lose big because of small things, after all, compared to the conflicts between players, the safety of this world of Azerahi is a more important link.
"Don't worry! Although it is not pleasing to the eyes of those guys, we still know what is serious, and of course personal grievances should be left to settle in private!"
"That is, last time the guild of your alliance ran to our Pyrima Flame Rift to brush linen, or did we send someone to escort the whole process and remind the players not to do it......
"Show off, didn't we accompany the whole process when the people of your tribe came to the Light Source City to brush the wool!"
"Hey, I don't like to hear what you say, what do you mean by showing off? Isn't what Lao Tzu said true? According to what you say, last time in the hammer of doom, your people killed a team of 5 people from one of our second-tier regiments, and I haven't bothered with you about this matter......
"You still have the face to settle accounts with me? The newcomer of our guild was killed in the Valley of Thorns, and he was actually hung up again just three days after he died, and he could see it clearly before he died, that is a good thing that the scum of your guild did!"
『……』
Seeing that the atmosphere of "harmony and friendship" on the World Channel had become full of gunpowder almost in the blink of an eye, Gao He had to continuously swipe the screen with text messages to refocus everyone's attention on himself.
"Guild leaders, team commanders, casual players and squads, please note that I am the Paladin Abu ......."
"Guild leaders, team commanders, casual players and squads, please note that I am the Paladin Abu ......."
"Guild leaders, team commanders, casual players and squads, please note that I am the Paladin Abu ......."
Since he came to participate in this big event, no one does not know that the first paladin Abu is the "protagonist" in this incident.
Because of this, at this moment, even the most unruly, unorganized, undisciplined idle players and onlookers suddenly quieted down, quietly waiting for Gao He's next step.
"Whew...... OK. ”
Gao He breathed a sigh of relief - at least the situation was barely under control for now, otherwise, he really had to hesitate whether he should open Angela's door today.
In fact, before this, the female priestess Momiji was also worried about such a situation, and even proposed to "choose a small number of players at a high time, use NPCs as the main offensive force, and quietly open the Angela Seal".
It's just that such a proposal was quickly vetoed, because even on the NPC side, the strength of the adventurers is now very important, after all, although they are not facing a powerful and invincible enemy like the Incineration Legion, they are also the Zerg Empire that once ruled half of the world tens of thousands of years ago, and now has recuperated after 10,000 years.
"If I can't go all out, then not to mention defeating the enemy, perhaps, the entire world of Azerahi will be in crisis because of this, and at that time, I, a hero, will also become a sinner in the eyes of everyone, right?"
Because of this, after making sure that the NPCs had been assembled so quickly, Gao He even simply gave up this progress strategy for the rest of the dungeons, gave up the last chance to upgrade his equipment, and chose to open the ...... on this Friday night when most teams and players would be online and conduct dungeon raids The Gate of Fear.
Now, the number of people gathered on the scene has far exceeded Gao He's imagination, and the endless number of players has flocked to the world as if they had suddenly appeared out of this world, a scene that is rarely seen in the real world, but now, it is truly playing out in the world of Azerahi.
Because of this, Gao He knew what kind of heavy responsibility the title of "hero" he was shouldering on his shoulders at this moment.
"Today is the first time since we entered the world of Azerohi that we are fighting together for the safety of this world......
He diligently pondered his rhetoric, trying to make his words sound more convincing—at least for now, the silence and solemnity of the scene ignited the excitement in his heart.
"What I'm trying to say...... If we all go all out and concentrate our efforts on fighting against the Qila Zerg, then we will definitely win this battle......
Under the guard of a group of young girls, under the gaze of all players and NPCs, he slowly walked out of the queue and came to the front of everyone.
Behind him, the bronze dragon prince Anaklos descended from the sky at some point and took the form of a human man, and with him arrived the red dragon maiden Valastasa and the green dragon maiden Illanicus.
"The battle of the Emerald Dream has been won."
When they met Gao He's gaze, the gentle green dragon girl smiled at him slightly.
"So, I'm going to see if there's anything I can do to help, and that's a ...... Atonement for the sins I have committed. ”
“…… Well. ”
At such a moment, Gao He had no time to greet the girl more, and he didn't care about the angry eyes of the red dragon girl Valastasa who almost breathed fire when she saw the intimate exchange between the two.
In front of him was a vast and huge wall that almost cut the entire desert in half, the wall had been crumbled by years of wind and sand, but the vines and magical inscriptions on it still maintained the stability of the wall.
This is the "Wall of Beetles" that sealed the Qila Zerg underground, and now, what Gao He has to do is to break this wall, release the evil sealed in it, and then ...... Annihilation!
"Adventurer...... Take out the quicksand scepter and walk up the steps over there. ”
Anaklos reminded Takawa in a deep voice what he should do.
"At the top of the stairs, on that platform, there is a huge gong, strike it three times with the quicksand staff in your hand, and the seal of this beetle wall will immediately crumble."
As he spoke, the prince of the Bronze Dragon Clan, the only dragon who survived the Great War, looked at the other side of the wall with a distant gaze.
"Originally, my dragonborn friends sacrificed themselves for this seal, but I think they will be happy to see the day when we open this seal and truly eliminate the hidden evil, so that the world of Azerohi will return to peace and no longer be threatened by the Zerg......"
“……”
Gao He nodded silently and pulled out the quicksand staff from his bag.
The reforged Scepter of Quicksand looks more like a mace, perhaps the Scepter has more symbolic meaning than practical effect, and its mission will be fulfilled today.
"We...... We will win!'
Before stepping onto the steps, he suddenly turned around and shouted to everyone again.
"This will be the first time we will save the world, but ...... This will not be the last!'
"This ...... It's our epic! It's you, all of you...... Glory!'
"Oh oh oh oh!" 』
All the players cheered excitedly at this moment.
There's nothing more nerve-wracking than being a "true savior" like this, isn't it?!
There's nothing more exciting than being part of a war like this to save the world, isn't there?!
The cheers and noise of the players exploded after such a long silence, and the huge momentum seemed to collapse the beetle wall in front of them, and even the well-trained wolves, nightblade leopards, war horses, goats and other mounts in the surrounding NPC army were slightly agitated because of this.
"For the Alliance! Long live Light Source City!'
As if unwilling to weaken their momentum in such a scene, the cavalry of the Sixth Terran Legion, led by Alliance Marshal Windsor, chanted slogans in unison.
『1ok-tarogar!』
Not to be outdone, the soldiers of the orc clan in the front row hammered their chests hard, and let out a beast-like roar, as if they were fighting a dead enemy.
Elven sentries bent their bows and arrows, moonblades unsheathed, dwarven muskets clicked to the ground, moonblades and giant catapults creaked and winded, and the shaman and paladin, the two faction leader classes, began to bless their troops with blessings and bloodlust.
And when this qiē was ready, whether it was the Alliance, the Horde or the adventurers, Gao He, who was already standing next to the huge gong, gasped deeply for several times, and then picked up the quicksand scepter in his hand vigorously-
Clang!
Clang!!
Clang!!!
Three times in a row, Gao He used all his strength to hit the center of the gong fiercely, and the stirring gong sound spread throughout Silisus at this moment.
"Click...... Click......"
On the Beetle Wall, the tangled vines silently began to wither, and when the vines shattered and scattered, the structure of the wall lost its original stability and began to collapse in pieces.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Huge fragments of the wall smashed to the ground, raising up an endless cloud of sand and dust, obscuring the sky and the blue moon that had just risen in the sky, and making the bright night of the moon lose its brilliance.
"Flares! Shoot! ”
In the Coalition Army, the Alliance's spearmen collectively moved forward, firing flares for illumination and reconnaissance of stealth units—and this is where the Zerg are the best at burrowing into the ground and lurking in the sand.
And the tribe side is also prepared, the shaman's reconnaissance totem instantly found out the situation ahead, and at the same time, any zerg who wants to quietly cross the great wall of this totem must also be prepared to be instantly taken by warlocks and necromancers.
When the vibration of the gong stopped, Gao He had already noticed that the quicksand scepter in his hand had quietly turned into delicate quicksand and slipped from between his fingers, and the next moment, two low whispers suddenly came from his ears-
"The seal has been lifted...... My subjects and my heirs......
"When I returned to the ground, I came to ......."
"The glory of antiquity will be restored again......
"No one can stop the army of the Zerg Clan......
"Destroy them, destroy the self-righteous races, break the wings of those lizards, and sacrifice their lives to the great master......
"This ...... It was the first battle for the rebuilding of the great empire Angela......
"Now...... March!'
With this command, there was a buzzing sound behind the collapsing wall of beetles.
It was the hum of insect wings flapping high in the air, tearing through the air, and such a dense sound had only one meaning, and that was ...... The number of Zerg that is about to appear in front of everyone's eyes is absolutely beyond imagination!
"Out of ...... Appeared! Lots of flying bugs! ”
The dust in the sky had not completely faded, and the light of the twin moons obviously could not descend on the ground again, because at this moment, it was like covering the sky and the sun, leaping over the boundary of the beetle wall, and it was the countless Qila Zerg who fell from the sky!
Hideous mouthparts, hard shells, sharp claws, and spikes all over the body, these fell from the sky, and they were obviously the "flying species" of the Qila Zerg vanguard, and almost immediately crossed the cavalry and infantry arrays waiting in front of them, and rushed straight to the back row of the coalition army, the more vulnerable ranged attackers and healers.
"Whoosh!"
Whether it was the alliance or the rear of the tribe, the long-range attackers who had already been preparing for a long time gave all the first round of intensive blows to this group of bugs as soon as possible.
Countless arrows and projectiles tore apart their vibrating wings in an instant, followed by raging lightning, evil shadows, pure nature, cold frost, raging flames, and mysterious arcane powers.
These overwhelming spells tore almost all the sturdy shells of the insects into fragments that could not be spliced together in an instant, and after the surviving insects fell to the ground, countless animal trainers' beloved pets had already swarmed up, scrambling to tear these protein-rich "delicacies".
"The second batch is coming!"
In the first batch of strikes, the adventurers who were not "taken care of" by the Zerg were still amazed by the combat effectiveness of the NPCs, and they had already felt the rumbling and shaking of the sand.
Soon, when the first "reptile" with six arthropods, as well as a pair of sharp forelimbs and wide mouthparts, appeared in the player's field of vision, everyone clenched the weapons in their hands for the first time.
This battle of quicksand, which is related to the survival of Azerohi, also began...... Officially entered the real fight!
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