Chapter 501 - Chapter 501: Wasteland Guild, What’s Going On?
Chapter 501: Wasteland Guild, What’s Going On?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“I think we should temporarily cease the hostilities for now; otherwise, it will be troublesome if Ji Chen catches up.”
Wu Lun gazed at the abandoned town, now immersed in silence, his eyes flickering with apprehension and a hint of deep fear.
After a moment, he suppressed all his emotions, clenched his teeth, and said, “Everyone, retreat!”
Seeing Wu Lun leading his last hundred-man squad away, including the player who had obtained the alchemical bomb, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
However, their faces were filled with frustration and regret.
This time, they had truly suffered losses. Not only did they fail to receive a single coin of reward, but also the army they brought with them had been decimated here.
Without even a single unit to protect them, they were unsure if they could safely return to their territory in the face of the threats from the wildlife in the forest along the way.
Just as they sighed heavily and contemplated leaving as soon as possible, several high-pitched eagle cries suddenly echoed from above, carrying a soul-piercing force. High-speed objects swiftly streaked across the sky.
These were several formations composed of giant eagles, massive in size with wingspans of six to seven meters, each carrying an archer wielding a longbow.
Then, at the far end of the plain on the high ground, a black line suddenly appeared, causing the ground to tremble.
Several heavy cavalry formations charged forward with terrifying momentum, their silver armor gleaming in the sunlight.
Following them were various formations of races and diverse soldiers, including human infantry, archers, and heavy shield bearers, as well as orc heavy infantry, wolf cavalry, orc shamans, and elemental creatures.
Each formation ranged from a few hundred to over a thousand soldiers, and they occupied half of the grassland, with hundreds of formations maintaining their basic formations while advancing. This made the army look disciplined and imposing.
Thousands of various flying units soared in the sky, flying low over the army from both sides, stirring up countless blades of grass and dust.
They also saw a logistics convoy following the army, with pack horses pulling dozens of unassembled war machines, including catapults and expensive siege equipment, such as heavy bed crossbows.
Looking at this awe-inspiring army and recalling their previous losses, it was clear that they were not on the same level in terms of organization and power.
One group was the forest bandits armed with only a few birdshot cannons, while the other was a proper army with firearms… At least they were at the level of a pseudo-military.
They gaped in astonishment as they watched this massive army slowly approach them. The air was filled with a palpable sense of battle as if it had already enveloped them.
“Is this… the large guilds?”
There was no doubt about it.
Yes, it was the main army.
Zunong, dressed in high-quality equipment and riding a group of Bass Kingdom warhorses, looked ahead and asked, “Where are we now?”
One of his trusted subordinates replied respectfully, “Guild Leader, according to the information from the aerial reconnaissance team, we are almost at our destination. It should be behind the high ground up ahead.”
Zunong nodded and gave orders, “Send three teams of a thousand troops to clear the left and right forests of the grassland. Don’t let any players get close. We will temporarily halt here in this plain.
Also, send two aerial reconnaissance teams and one land-based team of a thousand soldiers to thoroughly scout the hiding place of the player named Ji Chen and investigate the surrounding terrain and structures.”
“Yes!” the subordinate player nodded. However, he looked a bit puzzled and said, “Guild Leader, do we need to be so cautious? After all, no matter how strong that player is, he’s just one person.
Although this bounty came suddenly, we managed to gather nearly two hundred members, and our combined forces are more than enough to easily overpower him.”
Zunong smiled and shook his head.
“When a lion pounces on a rabbit, it still needs to use its full strength. That player, no matter how strong he may be, must have some extraordinary abilities if the Bass Kingdom’s Marshal Russell issued a bounty for him. We mustn’t take him too lightly, to avoid being marked by a few minor scratches.
Besides, 1 heard from some friendly indigenous people that this bounty is likely related to the significant defeat of the Bass Kingdom in Feiguang City.”
The subordinate player looked curious.
Although news of the Bass Kingdom’s major defeat in Feiguang City had spread, Marshal Russell had not publicly disclosed the specifics of what happened in that battle, perhaps to save face.
All they knew was that a powerful force had intervened in the battle, helping the defenders of Feiguang City defeat the attacking Bass Kingdom army, even capturing the Eighth Fleet.
“Could it be that the player named Ji Chen is the force behind that victory?”
Zunong shook his head decisively and said, “How could one player possibly determine the outcome of a war between indigenous kingdoms and the kingdom? Don’t you think that’s beyond their capabilities?
That player is probably involved in something that has made the Bass Kingdom feel disgusted but doesn’t want to go to great lengths to deal with it. Or perhaps he is hiding under the protection of the Leinhart Grand Duchy.
That’s why they issued a bounty for us Glory Lords, to clean up this little trouble.”
Although their Wasteland Guild now had hundreds of members and a combined force exceeding seven digits, they were still fragile compared to kingdom-level powers like the Bass Kingdom and Leinhart in terms of combat strength and resources.
So, how could a single player able to take on the Bass Kingdom when the Wasteland Guild couldn’t?