Free Web NovelChapter 352: Chapter 351: Attacking the City
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A dense barrage of light beams shot down from the walls of Liuguang City, gunning down the warriors of various races below.
The slave warriors from the major races returned fire wildly with their Demon Spears, sending streams of Demon Light blasting toward Liuguang City.
The elite Human Race warriors atop Liuguang City’s walls had all cultivated the Spirit Shield Technique, which could weaken the power of ranged attacks. Furthermore, they all wore Spiritual Armor that further reduced the might of the projectiles. Combined with the protection of the city walls, their casualties were very low.
In stark contrast, the slave warriors of the various races, driven by the Void Demons, were in a miserable state. The moment their bodies were hit, they would lose all combat capability and be left to wail in agony on the battlefield.
"What’s the point of this kind of suicidal attack?"
Shu Feng asked curiously, watching the slave warriors of the various races being continuously cut down below.
On a battlefield of this scale, people were dying every moment. Shu Feng absorbed all of their souls, which became resources for his base. He was quite satisfied with this.
However, if they only used cannon fodder to assault the city, they could attack for ten years and still never capture a Level 1 Human Race city like Liuguang City.
Fang Long explained, "It’s to wear down our warriors’ Spiritual Power and Physical Strength. Besides that, many Divine Archers of the Void Demon Race are hidden among those slave warriors. Those Divine Archers are a real headache!"
Just then, beams of light shot out from among the slave warriors, striking the heads of the Human Race warriors on the city wall and blowing them apart.
Some beams shot directly through the firing ports and into the heads of the Human Race warriors, killing the elite humans instantly. freewebnoveℓ.com
After a successful hit, the Divine Archers among the slave warriors would quickly relocate.
The snipers of Liuguang City on the walls also opened fire, picking off the Divine Archers hidden among the cannon fodder of the various races.
Shu Feng frowned slightly. "Those Divine Archers don’t seem to be from the Devouring Ghost Demon Clan, but from the slave races. Why would they serve the Void Demon Clan?"
"Our Human Race has collaborators who have sided with the Void Demon Clan. Naturally, the Sub-humans and the Beastman Race have countless collaborators as well. According to intelligence tortured out of captives, many among the Sub-humans and Beastman Race have also defected to the Void Demons, becoming their vassal races and receiving training. Their status is much higher than that of ordinary Sub-human and Beastman slaves."
"On top of that, for every one of our Human Race warriors they snipe, these Divine Archers from the Sub-human and Beastman races receive a huge bounty and merit points. If they accumulate enough merit, they can even undergo a transformation ritual to become a Demon or even one of the Void Demon Nobles. That’s why those Alien Race Divine Archers are fighting so desperately," Fang Long said with a slight sigh.
The Void Demon Clan was already far stronger than the Blue Star Human Clan. What was most terrifying was that they also understood all sorts of strategies and knew how to convert the slave warriors under their command into war potential.
If not for the severe infighting within the Void Demon Clan, and the protection of the Heart of the World on both Blue Star and the Void Demon Battlefield, the Blue Star Human Clan would have long since been utterly defeated and enslaved by the Void Demon Clan.
Many of the attacking slave warriors below couldn’t bear the brutal casualties and broke down, retreating toward the Void Demon Clan’s main force. However, as soon as they fell back, they were forced by the Void Demon Clan’s enforcer squads to continue their assault on Liuguang City.
The incredibly brutal slaughter continued unabated, with one slave legion after another being massacred by the warriors on Liuguang City’s walls.
The Physical Strength and Spiritual Power of Liuguang City’s warriors were also being drained at a frantic pace, forcing them to rotate in shifts. Every shot fired by a warrior of the Spirit Warrior Level consumed a portion of their Spiritual Power. The counterattacks from the slave warriors also created pressure that drained the energy of Liuguang City’s defenders.
The Void Demon Clan seemed to have gone mad, continuously driving wave after wave of newly conscripted slaves from various races to charge Liuguang City. Not long ago, many of these slaves had been citizens of the Qianyuan Republic.
"Save me!!"
"Don’t kill me!!"
"..."
Heart-rending screams and pleas echoed across the battlefield. Even so, the warriors atop Liuguang City’s walls impassively pulled their triggers, gunning down the slave warriors.
In less than a day, the corpses outside Liuguang City had piled up into mountains, and its moat was filled with bodies.
All the major hospitals inside Liuguang City were filled with wounded warriors.
Numerous Divine Archers were hidden among the slave warriors. They had killed many of Liuguang City’s defenders and wounded just as many.
’What a cruel war! If the Swamp Dominator weren’t strong enough, I would have had to face a war this brutal, like a meat grinder, back in the Mire Dragon Territory, even if I had finished building the Level 1 Energy Tower.’
Standing atop Liuguang City’s walls, Shu Feng looked at the mountain of slave corpses outside, his heart sinking slightly as he gained a much deeper understanding of the cruelty of war.
"Young Master! Those Ghost-devouring Demons have gone mad! To think they’d use so many slave warriors just to drain our Spiritual Power and Physical Strength. I’m afraid they’re about to launch an all-out assault! I suggest we request aid from the military headquarters and have them send troops to reinforce us."
Liu Liang suggested to Fang Long, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes as he watched the seemingly endless stream of slave warriors pouring in from all directions.
On this day, Liuguang City’s casualties numbered only a thousand, while the number of slave warriors they had killed was over one hundred thousand. But even so, if this war of attrition continued, Liuguang City would definitely not be able to hold out. After all, there were only thirty thousand elite warriors from the Fang Clan within its walls.
Outside, fifty thousand warriors of the Devouring Ghost Demon Clan were conserving their strength, merely driving the slave warriors to attack the city and drain the Physical Strength, energy, and morale of Liuguang City’s defenders. Once the defenders became exhausted, an attack from those fifty thousand Ghost-Devouring Demon Elite warriors could potentially breach the city in a single strike.
A grave expression flashed in Fang Long’s eyes. "I’ll request aid from military headquarters right now and have them dispatch experts to support us!"
The Fang Clan had its own people within the military headquarters. At a critical time like this, they could influence the military’s decisions and have them send reinforcements. After all, if Liuguang City were to fall, the Fang Clan’s territory would be exposed to the iron heel of the Void Demons, and the Qianyuan Republic would also lose an important barrier.
「Night fell, and darkness enveloped the land.」
The Devouring Ghost Demon Clan continued to drive countless slave warriors to attack Liuguang City, the sound of gunfire echoing ceaselessly.
’Night has finally fallen!!’
In a dense forest about twenty kilometers from the Devouring Ghost Demon Clan’s headquarters, Shu Feng, who had been lying in wait using the [Dark Night Lord Demon Realm], waved his hand. Instantly, two thousand Dragon Hunting Dogs, each exuding a terrifying aura, were summoned.
