MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Chapter 805: Chapter 805 Insufficient Ammunition

Although this area was vast, in reality, gathering an army of over twenty million would have almost taken up the area of a city, an impossible feat in both ancient and modern times.

Even in the game “Ancient Gods,” it was nearly impossible. Against the centaurs, even more troops were gathered, but they were from three different factions and spread out across many different areas of the map.

Not even in the final battle against the centaurs was such a dense concentration of troops assembled. Such a massive battle was almost beyond imagination.

The players involved were now shocked beyond words; this was a true epic battle.

They felt the charm of “Ancient Gods” even more acutely, its realism was truly stunning, especially the NPCs who were too proud, treating them like ignorant new recruits, without any special treatment.

But it was this harshness that made them realize the importance of ranks, titles, and strength in “Ancient Gods.” Naturally, the temptation of official positions and land became even more alluring.

Until now, the territories that players owned, whether they were shops or guild bases, were in fact just rented.

The queen’s promise of ten thousand gold was an incredibly generous reward, the bestowal of land, whether to a guild or an individual, would be a huge fortune.

As for the bestowal of a military rank, the allure was even greater. In their view, holding a certain title or rank meant not only some privileges and benefits, but more importantly, the chance to meet more NPCs.

Through Starfire, they had already seen the benefits of knowing high-level NPCs. Look at Prairie Fire, the leader of the Starfire guild; wasn’t he acquainted with the queen and had even become the queen’s apprentice?

Because of such a relationship, both high-level NPCs and the army were at Starfire’s beck and call. The floating fragments in the sky said it all, everyone understood that the largest guild this time would undoubtedly be the Starfire Legion; it was they who had turned the tide of battle.

They did not expect to meet top-tier NPCs like the queen; after all, that was still far out of reach. But meeting some big shots and subsequently getting more quests from them would be much better than their current situation.

This thought wasn’t unique to one person; now, everyone had the same goal: to break through the dense defenses of the Lizardmen and take down the Flesh and Blood Altar.

As the queen gave the final order to attack, the thunderous sound of war drums filled the air.

Countless players surged forward like a tide, stunning all the spectators. It was a scene like no other, and at this moment they greatly regretted not participating in the battle.

The commentators were at a loss for words. This groundbreaking scene could not be adequately described in any language; it seemed pale and powerless.

“Kill, destroy the Flesh and Blood Altar.” The human players rushed forward as if they were possessed.

“Hold for just ten minutes, and we shall be victorious.” The Lizardmen’s slogan was very clear; just ten more minutes of defense and the city would be securely theirs. Once the burden of the city on the planar gateway was removed, they could summon more Lizardmen to join the battle from their own plane. The Lizardmen had already realized this.

Though the attack from Undercity was fierce, it contradicted the information they had. If the true situation had been reported, the flaws displayed today would have led to their complete annihilation, with no chance of reinforcements from the main city.

“Great Dragon God, heed my call, accept the sacrifice of your servant, and grant your people great strength,” the High Priest chanted, waving the Magic Wand, and a malevolent aura spread. A bloody dragon spirit dissipated like smoke.

In the abiding eyes of the Lizardmen NPCs, their captives’ flesh abruptly disintegrated into endless dust.

Then, with a thunderous roar, every Lizardman on the battlefield began to glow red, as if infused with an adrenaline rush.

Meanwhile, even before the two groups of players clashed, the long-range firepower from both sides had already begun their downpour.

Below the side of Undercity were Plague Barrels emitting a green glow, while the city fragments were like clusters of artillery shells in the form of fireballs.

The enemy was equally unyielding, with a large number of flaming artillery shells coming over.

The ranged firepower of both sides caused heavy casualties on the enemy.

What followed was a multitude of melee clashes, then came various healing lights, and then various area effects spread over, the originally dim world became colorful at this moment.

The most powerful of these were still the Plague Barrels. As one after another burst open, hordes of Lizardmen fell, only to stagger back up again.

These Lizardmen had become Undead, and moreover, Undead without any self-awareness. The Plague Barrels exploded within the Lizardmen, leaving them in chaos.

However, these Plague Barrels were limited in number after all, and the army of the Great Alchemist Association was not large, making up only one-thousandth of their forces.

“All city fragments, select targets automatically and fire at will, hammering the Lizardmen’s defense lines,” Li Yao issued a barrage of commands until his voice went hoarse.

The floating city fragments, especially the mobile ones, were critical in this battle. The Lizardmen had no means of dealing with them for the moment.

The Lizardmen High Priests had once organized Shamans to bombard the fragments with spells, but the thousands of Banshees were not to be trifled with, directly thwarting the Lizardmen’s plans to destroy the city fragments.

Starfire had a clear objective, to focus on the lines where the elite troops were charging.

Hoping for the players to achieve victory was unrealistic, only by having the Queen’s elite troops break through the enemy’s defense lines could they gradually cause tactical separation.

Especially for the Dark Rangers, as long as they concealed themselves, as long as they were on the battlefield, they were a perpetual motion machine, constantly replenishing the depleted Skeleton army.

The Dark Rangers’ least concern was a war of attrition, but with the situation now critical, the main goal was to destroy the Flesh and Blood Altars.

Only by losing the support of energy could the most important parts of the city be drawn back by the forces of space.

The brutal battle spread over a vast expanse of land intelligence, leaving countless onlookers stunned by the scene before them.

However, those on the field did not have the luxury of such thoughts; everyone was now eager to earn merit.

Under Li Yao’s command, several fragments moved across the battlefield, continuously breaking open various defense lines.

“Chairman, this is bad. The ammunition can only last for a quarter of an hour,” Li Yao received a message.

“Fragment two can last for half an hour.”

“Fragment three can last for a quarter of an hour.”

…

As it turned out, the fragment with the most ammunition, number two, could only maintain firepower for half an hour. But now, after half an hour had passed, even the fastest army under the bombardment of the city fragments had only breached the enemy’s first defense line.

With the enemy having three lines of defense, if the fragments ran out of ammunition, they would temporarily lose their value…