Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 300 Broken City
However, Li Wei soon learned what the fear of being dominated by crossfire truly meant.

More than a thousand mutated creatures, including twenty or thirty level 4 ones, crashed into the bastion, and all they got were corpses, nothing but corpses.

Inside Scar's Fortress, several players, along with dozens of free civilian archers, relied on the sturdy bastion, and could even chat while shooting down the mutated creatures below.

How delightful!

It will only take time to shoot down these thousand-plus mutated creatures.

But what Li Wei lacks most right now is time.

“Even with such a fortified fortress, Scarface Glen and that Chu Wushuang are still so cautious. It’s fortunate that he hasn’t grown stronger, otherwise I would have been out of the game after he killed Duke Flame.”

He was hiding in the distance, carefully observing. This wave of mutated creatures numbered in the thousands, large and small. They rushed forward without any sense of reason, attracted by both the blood of the natural humans and the CPUs and GPUs of their companions.

As for the arrows shooting out from all directions, they didn't matter; they didn't care.

In a short period of time, more than a thousand mutated creatures were killed, with one or two hundred killed, demonstrating the ferocity of Scarface Fortress's firepower.

The bastion is truly awesome.

However, this also caused black radiant mist to rise and spread around the bastion. The corpses of level 4 mutated creatures would not turn into black smoke quickly, so they could be eaten by their companions.

In addition, the universal gold card will not drop unless it is a mutated creature killed by Li Wei's forces.

Otherwise, Li Wei would have been exposed at this moment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he silently approached within 500 meters and arrived behind a wall.

Up to this point, the players inside the bastion didn't seem to have noticed anything amiss, and even if they had, there was nothing they could do about it.

At that moment, Li Wei first ordered Ah Dai to take advantage of the chaos to circle around the bastion and spy on the situation inside through the narrow firing ports.

After figuring out the angles, locations, and personnel deployments inside, Li Wei then consumed a two-star blood resistance potion. He then switched to the Tracker title, briefly increasing his perception to its maximum of +5, in order to better ascertain the strength of the personnel inside the bastion.

Three seconds later, he switched back to the Flame Baron title, took out a four-star enchanted warbow, and five three-star sniper armor-piercing arrows.

Next, he needs to fire five arrows in three seconds, and may even need to use Ah Dai to form a finely adjustable, guided, and tracking ice arrow.

His elaborate mobilization was aimed at only one thing: the current backbone of the bastion, the commander, a four-star player whose overall strength and equipment were unknown. But as long as this person lived, the bastion would not descend into chaos.

Taking a deep breath, Li Wei closed his eyes, but his gaze shifted to Ah Dai, using its panoramic view from hundreds of meters above to establish a location.

At the same time, wind speed, wind direction, the concentration of radioactive fumes formed after the mutated creatures were killed, and other data flowed into his mind like a stream, making it seem as if he had the entire battlefield dynamics under his control.

That's it!

In an instant, the four Fates resonated: the Farmer Illusion, the Hunter Illusion, the Woodcutter Illusion, and the Scout Illusion. They transformed into four streams of light that flowed into the Enchanted Bow, and almost simultaneously activated the Fate Resonance attribute of the Enchanted Bow. Countless streams of light converged and finally rapidly condensed into a single point!
At this moment, it seemed as if even the surrounding space had been detached—

Only after the sniper's armor-piercing arrow left the bowstring did a strange sound of tearing through the air finally come—a sonic boom!

In an instant, the three-star sniper armor-piercing arrow had already traversed four or five hundred meters and merged with Ah Dai in that instant.

This sudden arrow didn't even have a high launch angle, and its power was reduced by only 10% or 20%, but it was actually a deadly arrow with an additional 700% damage!

Even without much adjustment, Ah Dai hit the man's temple with an arrow!
But in that instant, a magical shield appeared around the man, with mysterious runes floating up, managing to block the arrow.

However, the price was that a strange emblem on his chest suddenly burst into flames and was destroyed in an instant.

"Enemy attack——"

He roared and instinctively ducked for cover, but at that moment, an ice armor spell erupted, freezing him completely inside. It was Ah Dai who added an ice spell, and the next second Li Wei recalled him into the pet card; otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to fly out from the firing port of the bastion.

However, that person was indeed formidable, his body shimmering with a light similar to that of the Thomas codename. He broke free in the next second, but Li Wei's second three-star sniper armor-piercing arrow struck like lightning, hitting him in the chest.

Strangely, the man's body flashed with a similar light again, instantly deflecting the arrow.
Good guy!
Fortunately, Li Wei was prepared.

Because there was a third arrow, which shattered the already dim light and struck his throat, tearing a gash in half of his neck.

But that's not all, because there's a fourth and a fifth arrow!

One arrow hit the torso, another the head!

Li Wei's goal was very clear: kill him, kill him, and kill him again!

Within three seconds, the man's body swayed back and forth as if he were being executed by a Gatling gun in slow motion, the impact of the armor-piercing arrow carrying tremendous force.

When he finally fell to the ground, behind cover out of sight, Li Wei finally received the kill notification.

[You have successfully defeated a four-star player—Fortress Guardian Howard!]

What the hell!

Li Wei was taken aback. This was clearly a code name. This person was actually a defensive specialist. Not counting the first two arrows, this guy must have at least 300 health points and 40 base defense points.

However, there was no time to think about these things at this moment. Li Wei picked up the enchanted battle bow and rushed towards another cement wall.

This was not only to relocate the position, but also because the firing ports of the bastion were very narrow, especially at a distance of more than 500 meters, making it extremely difficult to fire from there.

Of course, Li Wei wasn't in a hurry. While recovering her strength, she took out a little food and chewed it slowly. She didn't eat too much, but it was very helpful for her recovery.

At this time, Ah Dai had been released by Li Wei again. One important difference between a three-star and a five-star pet is that the former can quickly reduce the cost of summoning. Of course, the five-star pet card is indeed awesome.

Ah-Dai only stayed inside for a second, and his stats were fully restored, while also losing 1 point of enchantment durability...

However, it's unclear whether Ah Dai was overjoyed at moving to its new home or had become arrogant. It cried out excitedly, constantly flying low and circling, weaving and darting among the mutated creatures, as agile as a swift.

It's clear that it's provoking and showing off its power.

It tried to attract the attention of those inside the fortress, but whenever a crossbow bolt came hurtling towards it, it would dodge with a magnificent, aria-like speed. "You're really courting death! But I must say, you're incredibly brave, Dai-ge!"

As Li Wei clapped his hands in praise, he continued to move forward. At that time, due to the death of Howard, the fortress guardian, there was indeed considerable chaos in the bastion. The free civilian crossbowmen might not know what this meant, but how could the remaining four players not know? They all yelled and screamed. The key was that they had no backbone and no authority. They were pulling at each other, and the precious few seconds were lost just like that.

Meanwhile, the mutated creatures that had been reduced to only seven or eight hundred dead beneath the fortress due to the defenders' frenzied arrow fire finally had the chance to devour the CPUs and GPUs of their allies. All they needed were those precious few seconds.

Of course, some of the free civilian crossbowmen were quite dedicated, nodding in unison and prioritizing the shooting of the mutated creatures that were consuming CPUs, demonstrating a truly well-organized training.

Then I'm sorry.

The mutated creatures can't do anything to you, but I can.

Next, Li Wei shot arrows like meteors, firing more than a dozen arrows in succession, effortlessly killing fourteen veteran crossbowmen of the Free People with headshots.

This caused an uproar in the bastion. The lives of the free people mattered, and the mutated creatures couldn't shoot arrows. What was going on?

But no one offered an explanation, and naturally no one suppressed the mutated creatures outside; their paradise had finally arrived.

In a short period of time, more than fifty level 3 mutated creatures have advanced to level 4, and several have successfully evolved into creatures similar to stone giants!

As for the original level 4 mutated creatures, they were the main targets of the first wave of attacks. Under the threat of the giant crossbows, and unable to break through the sturdy bastions, they suffered considerable losses, leaving only three remaining at this point.

However, they are very powerful right now. Why eat CPUs? Wouldn't it be better to eat raw materials?
Of course, a very important reason for this is that Li Wei threw the last bag of human blood onto those mutated creatures, instantly triggering them to kill and devour each other.

In just over ten seconds, three level 5 mutated creatures appeared vividly.

And the players inside the bastion finally made up their minds at this moment? No, no, this isn't right!

Li Wei vaguely felt that these players wouldn't be so despicable, so what was their purpose?
"Idiot! I need your speed, give me global coverage!"

Li Wei suddenly gave the order, and the next second he also sped up and ran. Although he couldn't see what was happening inside, Ah Dai's vision sharing was really clear and fast, and he could circle around in just a few seconds.

Suddenly, Li Wei saw a hidden door slowly opening at the third-floor bastion. Almost simultaneously, two players wielding alloy tower shields rushed out, followed by two more.

Although he couldn't see what was behind the tower shield, Li Wei already sensed something was wrong and instantly recalled Ah Dai. Almost the instant Ah Dai transformed into a streak of light, two sharp armor-piercing arrows pierced through him, one after the other. In just a fraction of a second, Ah Dai would have become a dead bird!
Those two archers on the other side are pretty tough! Their teamwork is so good that they even calculated Ah Dai's dodge lead time.

However, this was not the other side's goal. They wanted to intimidate Ah Dai and prevent Li Wei from gaining a superior aerial view.

How can you fight if you're completely in the dark?
It can only be said that these four players are actually quite strong, with decisive responses, appropriate strategies, and excellent teamwork.

Their real goal was to blow up the few rock creatures that had just advanced to level 4 below the bastion, as this would cause the most damage to the bastion.

But with Li Wei, the archer, there, the enemy didn't dare to show their faces, which is why they used this trick in such a short time.

The most crucial thing at this moment is that the opponent has likely already transported some kind of boom out of Li Wei's blind spot. Once those few rock creatures are killed, even if the remaining mutated creatures all advance to level 5, there's nothing to fear!

"Brother Dai, it's your turn now!"

At this moment, Li Wei dared not delay. He ran forward for a while to minimize the impact of blind spots, then drew his bow with all his might and shot the arrow. At the same time, Ah Dai transformed into a ray of light and attached himself to the arrow.

But his arrow missed, by several degrees, so much so that it flew beyond Java.

But Li Wei's bargaining chip is that Dai Ge can now make nine minor adjustments.

So the moment the arrow was released, Ah-Dai was already making subtle adjustments, once, twice, seemingly insignificant, yet incredibly magical, managing to adjust the arrow's trajectory into a gentler parabola, though not as dramatic as a bullet's curve.

In fact, after the final fine-tuning, the arrow's power was reduced to less than one-tenth.

However, the effect Li Wei needed was never the power of this arrow; what he wanted was to send Ah Dai, the ice assassin, out.

You may have a sharpshooter who can shoot my idiot, but you can't intercept my sniper arrow that's 1.5 times the speed of sound.

Five hundred meters is a distance long enough for Ah Dai to die three times over.

But now, through Ah-Dai's perspective, Li Wei could clearly see that in a blind spot, two free men wearing protective suits were opening a lead alloy sealed box and preparing to throw the Boom out through the firing port.

Then I'm sorry.

Li Wei's arrow lost all its power and struck the bastion wall, posing no threat whatsoever. All that gun-fu was just a hoax.

But, Dai Ye is serious when it comes to this.

With a hissing sound, it flew by lightly, without taking away a single cloud, and directly froze the two free people with ice armor.

"Oh!"

The earth shook violently, and billowing smoke and dust filled the air!
The bastion was probably undamaged, given how sturdy it was. The rock creatures weren't killed either; in fact, the explosion seemed to excite them even more.

Ah Dai was immediately recycled by Li Wei using a five-star pet card; it was too worthwhile to strengthen him.

Aside from the deaths of two free citizens, and the possibility that there will be no more booms?
Just as Li Wei was thinking this, he suddenly heard an even louder roar. Good heavens, is this Boom flying?
It also comes with a delay.

Li Wei went around to take a look, and wow, good heavens, a huge hole had been blasted in the third-level bastion, and smoke filled the air, making it difficult to see clearly for the time being, but a level 5 mutated creature with the agility specialization had already rushed in, followed by a second one, and a third one!

There should be more to come.

However, that was no longer relevant to Li Wei. He turned and left, because once the two exploration cards were within fifty miles, the intruder's location would be displayed.

That's not worth it.

In addition, this is also a strategy for wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

He knew that these mutated creatures couldn't wipe out everyone in the fortress, so this was forcing them to make a choice.

As for the spectacular scenery that follows, it will naturally be the responsibility of the official photographer, Ah-Dai.

(End of this chapter)