My talent is 1.

As long as the city lord's mansion remains untouched, the guards will remain on the city walls. Even if Zhong Wuyai demolishes a small section of the wall, the city gate will still stand, and the guards will continue to perform their duties.

However, once the city lord's mansion is attacked, all the NPC troops will return to reinforce it.

After the teleportation array was destroyed, the city lord's mansion dispatched two teams of people to patrol the city.

After Zhong Wuyai killed one team, another team appeared, but their level was much higher.

As buildings were demolished one by one, the people of Xianyang Palace gained considerable merit.

Shen Mengli approached Zhong Wuyai.

"Should these remaining shops also be demolished?"

"Tear it down, what's the point of keeping it?"

"We can take over Twin Peaks City and collect taxes. Now that you're a general, you can apply to become the lord of the main city you conquer."

"I don't have the time. There are already few people in Xianyang Palace, and we're short-staffed at the garrison. Besides, I can't stay here every day when the Demon Dragon Empire is fighting."

"But this place can serve as our forward base, making it much easier to attack other cities in the Dragon Empire in the future."

"That works, but how exactly do we do it?"

"Destroy the crystal in the City Lord's Mansion, eliminate all the NPC armies, and Twin Peaks City will fall. Then the border of the Azure Dragon Empire will be pushed forward. Of course, the location of the Chaotic Battlefield will remain unchanged, but the next destruction will take place after the match, in a different city."

"Then what's the point of me winning?"

"We can attack the Dragon Empire directly without going to the border fortress."

"You can play it like this?"

"The reason we chose to be located by Sunny Lake in the first place was actually because of this factor. Once the architect is upgraded to an engineer, he can build a dock and pier, and then launch attacks on other border cities of the empire by ship."

"If that's the case, I don't understand why we need another border fortress."

"The main battlefields of the four empires are the chaotic battlefields in the border fortress areas. Even if other places are attacked, a large number of troops can be mobilized to take them back at any time. But for you, isn't it perfect to stand in a city and wait for the army to attack? The speed of accumulating merits is much faster than in the chaotic battlefields."

"Alright, we won't dismantle the rest. After I destroy the crystal, I'll go back and apply for permission. Call your deputy over now, and once the application is successful, we'll build the teleportation array immediately."

……

On the other side, Xiahou Shen and Huangfu Liancheng led several thousand people into the Demon Dragon Empire in a grand procession.

"President, where are we going?"

"First, attack a small town to test the waters. Remember, don't get into any conflicts with the Azure Dragon Empire. If you encounter them, tell me immediately and then leave quickly."

Xiahou Shen was terrified of the people from Xianyang Palace. Huangfu Liancheng could still deal with those pure damage dealers, but he could only take a beating when he encountered others. It was incredibly frustrating.

If Huangfu Liancheng reaches level 50, his talent skills will be even more terrifying. Apart from Zhong Wuyai and Chen Wenyu, who might still have a chance, no one else in Xianyang Palace would be his match.

However, level 50 is too far away. He doesn't have Zhong Wuyai's ability to kill monsters that are more than ten levels higher than him. It will take him a long time to reach level 50.

However, while they might not be able to defeat the people of Xianyang Palace, dealing with the people of the Demon Dragon Empire should be no problem.

No matter what level the town's guards were, Huangfu Liancheng had tens of thousands of health points, and was accompanied by hundreds of priests and priests, with various shields and buffs...

As long as you don't die in a second, a bunch of healers will come and your health will be full immediately.

The two of them came to the Dragon Empire with thorough preparation.

[Server-wide Announcement: Twin Peaks City Lord's Mansion Attacked; Dragon Empire's Imperial Guard Deployed]

"Holy crap, is Zhong Wuyai that terrifying? He's already attacked the City Lord's Mansion?"

"It's alright, we don't have much pressure right now, let's take this town first."

"Guild Master, I hope nothing unexpected happens. These are all level 50 or higher guards, and there are even level 70 guards."

"It's nothing, it's all Liancheng's merit."

[Server-wide announcement: Huangfu Liancheng, a player from the Flame Dragon Empire, is attacking the Town of Tailian in the Demon Dragon Empire...]

[Thailand Town Crisis: Yanlong Empire player Huangfu Liancheng is attacking Thailand Town. Players participating in the defense will receive one resurrection attempt, valid only for Thailand Town.]

"Damn it, if we can't beat the people from Xianyang Palace, can't we at least beat the people from Tianjiao?... Assemble our troops and support Tailian Town."

"Don't be silly. So what if Twin Peaks City resurrected twice before? A lot of people still died."

"What, is Huangfu Liancheng just like that pervert Zhong Wuyai?"

"Zhong Wuyai is still in the Demon Dragon Empire. What if he goes there too?"

"Tell everyone not to bind the resurrection stone yet, send someone to check it out first."

Zhong Wuyai paused, then stopped attacking the city lord's mansion...

"Stop for a moment."

"What's wrong, boss? Why did you suddenly stop fighting?"

"Han Tong, how much do you know about the other players in the Dragon Empire?"

"Well... I don't know much about it, but apart from Chinese players, most other players are from the United States."

"How many people will support Thai Union Town at this time?"

"It's hard to calculate, after all, the massacre in Twin Peaks City killed over a million people."

"Is there any way to get them to go to Tailian Town to provide support? The more people, the better."

"This is difficult. People are afraid of death. So many people just died, all of them permanent deaths..."

Zhong Wuyai knew it would be difficult, but he didn't want to let this opportunity slip by. Millions of Dragon Kingdom players were still trapped in the capital, and even those who went to other cities dared not leave.

Han Tong took a risk this time, and none of the people he brought with him, except for Han Tong himself, ever left the safe zone.

Even so, it was still somewhat risky. The moment the city wall was destroyed, the area around it was no longer a safe zone.

In other words, Zhong Wuyai's data in all aspects is quite outrageous; otherwise, the people of Xianyang Palace alone would not have been able to protect Han Tong.

If you're not careful, you could step on someone's skill or get grazed and be instantly killed. The suppressed Dragon Kingdom players are inferior to other players in the Demon Dragon Empire in both level and equipment.

If all the high-powered players in the Demon Dragon Empire were wiped out at once, the millions of Dragon Kingdom players in the capital would be liberated and able to develop normally. This was Zhong Wuyai's true objective.

"Shen Mengli, if you take people to Tailian Town, can you take control of the resurrection stone and teleportation array in the shortest possible time?"

"It's a bit troublesome. The teleportation array is hard to say, but the resurrection stone is a good option. At worst, we can cooperate with Xiahou Shen, we'll guard the resurrection stone, and give everything else to Xiahou Shen."

"In this way, I will attack another main city and give them the illusion that many people will come to support Tailian Town."

"You might as well go back to the border fortress and attack the Holy Dragon Empire's fortress. Once the server-wide announcement is made, everyone will know that you are no longer in the Azure Dragon Empire. That might be more effective."

"All assassins, form teams and go to Tailian Town to hide. The rest of you, head to the Holy Dragon Empire's border fortress now."

If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way. As for how many people will fall for it, that depends on whether the people of the Demon Dragon Empire are fooled.

"It's best to wait a few hours. Although Huangfu Liancheng is strong, he definitely can't withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of people. As long as the other players in the Demon Dragon Empire think they can win, and you're no longer in the Demon Dragon Empire, Charlie and Jervis won't ignore it."

"A few hours?... By then, will Xiahou Shen have already demolished everything?"

"You think it's all you, casually taking down a major city? Don't underestimate this small town; it won't take more than two days to conquer. These are all level 20 or 30 players; it won't be a quick demolition."

"Let's destroy Twin Peaks first, and then Champa next."

A barrage of fireballs!

Zhong Wuyai continuously unleashed a barrage of fireballs at the City Lord's Mansion; of all his skills, the barrage of fireballs was the fastest to break through.

There are not many guards left in the city lord's mansion; they are all level 80 guards.

Because the teleportation array was destroyed, the Imperial Guards had to come from other cities.

All the officials in the city lord's mansion, regardless of rank, were high-level NPCs, but at this moment they all became meritorious BOSSes.

Chain lightning! A barrage of fireballs! ...

Zhong Wuyai himself is immune to control, but others are not; at most, the control time is reduced slightly.

Moreover, some of the officials in the city lord's mansion are magic users. If they were to unleash a large-area skill, many of the fragile characters in Xianyang Palace would be in serious trouble.

Zhong Wuyai only stopped the lightning chain after most people had left the city lord's mansion and returned to the border fortress, and kept casting a barrage of fireballs and fire rain spells.

[Ding...ding...ding...ding~~] Various kill notifications kept ringing out. Zhong Wuyai didn't even spare the flowers and plants in the garden, let alone the city lord's mansion gate.

Everything in its path was reduced to scorched earth. The NPCs in the city lord's mansion fell one after another, and the guards were all slaughtered.

[Ding! You have defeated the Twin Peaks City Lord, Sekra, and gained 3300000 merit points.]

[Server-wide Announcement: Azure Dragon Empire player Zhong Wuyai has achieved the first kill of Twin Peaks City Lord Sekra, rewarded with 10000 Reputation and 1 Merit Chest]

The first kill of the city lord grants a merit chest.

So, should we also give it the first time a city is destroyed?

Zhong Wuyai looked at the crystal in the city lord's mansion, no longer in the mood to dismantle other places, and directly bombarded the crystal.

"Boss, the Imperial Guards are at the city gate, and they're all covered in question marks. Be careful."

Looking at the message, Zhong Wuyai slowly began to dismantle it. There was only a little bit left, and he couldn't dismantle it any further. What if the Imperial Guards retreated after he finished dismantling it?

"Damn it, I should have known better than to plow the land."

The surrounding space was vast, and Zhong Wuyai had no choice but to stand next to the crystal, a position that would just limit the Imperial Guards' ability to surround him.

The crystal is on a high platform, accessible only by a single step.

When the Imperial Guards stormed into the City Lord's Mansion, the cavalry were the first to enter, and Zhong Wuyai unleashed a blazing wave of energy.

The damage wasn't much, but it knocked the cavalry in front away, instantly interrupting their charge.

Zhong Wuyai cast several Fire Rain spells, waiting for the Imperial Guards to continue their charge...

Chain Lightning!

Zhong Wuyai unleashed a chain of lightning from the high steps, paralyzing the successive waves of Imperial Guards as the rain of fire beneath their feet continued to inflict damage.

A thousand cavalrymen can only paralyze 210 units at a time. Releasing a large number of paralyzed cavalrymen a second time only results in one more instance of damage. The paralysis time is reset, and more cavalrymen can ascend the steps.

A blast of flames! A chain lightning bolt! A rain of fire!

The three skills were used in turn. After the people in front were knocked away, they all returned to the range of the Fire Rain spell because there were still cavalry behind them.

Chain lightning! ...

By using skills in combination, a thousand cavalrymen were quickly wiped out, and the general leading the Imperial Guards was also taken down by two consecutive fireballs.

Countless soldiers entered from the distant city gate.

The real army has arrived.

"That's about 50,000! Does that mean we're going to get promoted again today?"

Fire Rain! Fire Rain!

Zhong Wuyai hurriedly spread fire rain on the ground. Once the army entered the fire rain's range, the entire area was filled with damage numbers, making it impossible to see any other information.

Zhong Wuyai didn't care about anything else. As soon as any Imperial Guards rushed out of the fire rain area and attacked him, he immediately sent a wave of flames back.

[Ding~Ding~Ding~Ding...] The notifications for the achievement of merit kept going.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... Arrows rained down from the sky, and archers in the fire rain shot arrows at Zhong Wuyai.

Although normal damage and skill damage were negated, true damage was still present, and Zhong Wuyai's true damage immunity was not yet full, resulting in a loss of over 100,000 shield points.

"Damn it, we can't let those archers fire their arrows."

A blazing wave of energy! ...Although the damage was low, the knockback effect made it impossible for the army to attack.

Zhong Wuyai stopped using other skills and just kept releasing waves of fiery energy.

One wave after another, without stopping; every second, Imperial Guards were flying up, and every second, Imperial Guards were falling down.

All the imperial guards who rushed to the high platform took turns performing aerial spins like acrobats.

A denser contingent of Imperial Guards also arrived from the rear.

The entire platform was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, but there was only one entrance—a staircase—which was tightly controlled by Zhong Wuyai.

Fire Rain! Blazing Inferno!

The raging flames are killing too slowly. With tens of thousands of troops, at this rate, it might take until tomorrow to kill them all.

It's better to use them alternately.

Just like before, but this time instead of using Chain Lightning, I alternated between Flame Wave and Rain of Fire.

As the number of Fire Rain spells increased, the damage suddenly spiked, and the notification sounds became extremely frequent.

As soon as the person in front dies, the low-health soldiers in the back push forward. The soldiers with half health push forward, and the last soldiers entering the range of the Fire Rain spell also start to lose health.

Then a very magical scene unfolded.

Zhong Wuyai stood on the high platform and unleashed his skills, while the Imperial Guards rushed forward one after another to their deaths.

Their movements were swift, their deaths peaceful, and they fell to the ground in neat rows.

The Imperial Guards award a high amount of merit points, with the lowest being 2200 points and the highest being tens of thousands. Those who lead the troops can earn hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

Zhong Wuyai had no idea how many he had killed: the commander of the legion's imperial guards, the legion's deputy general, and even generals...

With over a hundred million merit points already accumulated, enough to be promoted to Grand General, Zhong Wuyai was starting to get anxious. At this rate, how long would it take to achieve that? ...

A blast of flames! A rain of fire! A rain of fire!

With the increased frequency of Fire Rain spells and the decreased frequency of Blazing Waves spells, Zhong Wuyai was killing even faster.

Even if he is occasionally injured by some arrows, he will quickly recover his health. The Fire Rain spell triggers dozens of times per second, allowing Zhong Wuyai to maintain full health.

Screw it, they're not releasing the fiery shockwave anymore...

Fire Rain Spell Fire Rain Spell Fire Rain Spell~...

Zhong Wuyai descended while casting Fire Rain spells, reaching even some of the guards.

But he was burned to death by the Fire Rain spell after only one attack.

Another barrage of arrows rained down, and countless true damage numbers floated above Zhong Wuyai's head.

But he was quickly drained of his life force, and suddenly countless attacks appeared at the same time, reducing Zhong Wuyai's health bar to less than a quarter. The Star Shield was shattered the moment it appeared.

Zhong Wuyai was immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly released a wave of flames and a chain of lightning to bring the situation under control.

Without the Star Shield, that attack could have instantly killed Zhong Wuyai.

Flash! A burst of flames... A burst of flames!

Zhong Wuyai teleported to Gao Taishang. To be on the safe side, the previous method was still the better way to fight.

"Damn it... How could I forget this?"

Phantom clone! An identical Zhong Wuyai appeared beside him.

Zhong Wuyai had his clones continuously cast Fire Rain. The clones dealt low damage, and the effectiveness of Fire Rain wasn't based on skill damage, but rather on its duration and triggering.

While the clone was casting Fire Rain, Zhong Wuyai was also casting Fire Rain, occasionally releasing a wave of blazing energy that instantly cleared the Imperial Guards from the steps.

The Fire Rain spell was stacked far too much; even Legion Guards couldn't survive more than two seconds inside its range.

But at the same time, the faster they die, the faster those behind them will follow; we can already see the edge of their advance.

Lightning Bolt! Blazing Flame!

Taking advantage of the lull, Zhong Wuyai continued to advance, and the Imperial Guards died even faster in a short time.

Fire Rain! Fire Rain!

With clones unleashing their skills ahead, Zhong Wuyai poured all his Fire Rain spells towards the archer area, as these archers posed the greatest threat.

When the clone disappeared, Zhong Wuyai was surrounded by a rain of fire, and most of the archers were dealt with, greatly reducing the pressure.

Continue... Fire Rain Spell!

Even with a volley of archers, Zhong Wuyai's health bar remained above half, and his health regeneration was incredibly fast.

There was very little melee combat later on; only the highest-ranking officer of the Imperial Guard and a few hundred guards remained. The other tens of thousands of Imperial Guards were all archers and mages, along with a few hundred priests...

These mages were actually quite pitiful. They were too far away to hit Zhong Wuyai, and they lost a lot of health from the flame waves, flying up every now and then.

There's also the priest; those in front can't be healed, and those in the back don't need healing.

Meanwhile, the priests in front were knocked back and then tormented by fire rain and lightning chains. The unlucky ones all died, and the survivors were all left with very low health.

A blast of flames! ...Gatling gun fireball!

Zhong Wuyai planned to deal with these high-ranking meritorious BOSSes first, and then deal with the other soldiers.

[Ding! You have defeated General Clark of the Dragon Empire and gained 1100000 merit points.]

At this moment, Zhong Wuyai also discovered a unit with the title of "General" in the mage group.

It's quite far away, about 500 meters away.

Strachis

Royal Archmage of the Dragon Empire

Great General of the Dragon Empire

grade:???

This guy is a big boss.

A blast of flames!

Fire Rain Spell, Fire Rain Spell... After casting dozens of Fire Rain Spells, Zhong Wuyai retreated, back to the high platform.

Meanwhile, the archers and mages began to advance. Once they reached the range of the Fire Rain spell, the mages' health bars dropped rapidly, while the priests continuously healed them.

Zhong Wuyai continued to unleash waves of flame, interrupting the priest's healing.

Soon, the number of mages was reduced to very few.

Zhong Wuyai continued the raging flames... Fire Rain Technique, Fire Rain Technique~...

After several waves of attacks, all the mages were wiped out, and about three thousand archers also died.

Strachis managed to squeeze to the front and was about to cast a spell when he was blasted away by a wave of flames.

Blink... Zhong Wuyai flashed forward... Chain lightning...

Strachis was paralyzed, and Zhong Wuyai completely ignored the archers' attacks...

Fireballs in a barrage... Fireballs in a barrage... Lightning Chain!

[Ding! General Strachis of the Dragon Empire has been killed...]

After defeating the BOSS, the remaining Imperial Guards posed almost no threat.

Zhong Wuyai unleashed a rain of fire everywhere, gradually annihilating the remaining Imperial Guards...

[Server-wide Announcement: The Dragon Empire's Imperial Guard has been completely wiped out. All players in the Dragon Empire will have their physical attack and magical attack reduced by 10% and all damage dealt reduced by 10% for 3 days.]

"Holy crap... that's terrifying? The Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard of the Empire, just like that, gone?"

"It was Zhong Wuyai who did it, nothing to be surprised about, we're used to it."

"Ahem... By the way, how about we head over to the Dragon Empire and grab a piece of the pie?"

"Are you stupid? Players from the Azure Dragon Empire are one thing, but for other players, encountering someone from the Xianyang Palace is practically like handing over merit points!"...

[Server-wide Announcement: Azure Dragon Empire player Zhong Wuyai has destroyed the Twin Peaks City Crystal of the Demon Dragon Empire for the first time. Reward: 50000 Reputation, 1 Merit Chest]

[Server-wide Announcement: Twin Peaks City of the Dragon Empire has fallen. For all players in the Dragon Empire, drop rates will be reduced by 5%, gold coin earnings by 10%, resource production by 5%, and experience gain by 10% for the next 7 days.]

"How unlucky must the Dragon Empire be...!"

The players of the Dragon Empire dared not speak and could only swallow their anger.

What does the permanent death of over a million people mean? Before entering the fantasy world, that's already the total population of a small country.

No one dared to utter a sound, no more protests or condemnations...

Nobody's stupid; your life is the most important thing.

If you've angered Zhong Wuyai, that fiend, then you'd better pray for good fortune.

After Zhong Wuyai finished dealing with the situation, he left. Outside Tailian Town, Huangfu Liancheng and Xiahou Shen couldn't even break into the town.

Although Huangfu Liancheng could withstand the attacks, the guards were too strong.

Archer and warrior guards are manageable, but mage guards are a bit more difficult to deal with.

A high-level mage's Guardian skill killed several priests, leaving the rest with low health.

They don't have Zhong Wuyai's long attack range, so they can't gain any advantage against these NPC armies.

The main problem is that the level is too low. If it's given to the people of Xianyang Palace, without any other players, although it will take a long time to attack the town, they can definitely take it down.

The town doesn't have any magic soul defense towers; the tallest thing it has is a cannon.

The people of Xianyang Palace can withstand the damage from the turrets.

"When will we get here?!" Shen Youchu was utterly bored.

They watched from afar as Xiahou Shen and his men attacked the city, only to be greatly disappointed. They did not suffer any damage at all, and it was all thanks to Huangfu Liancheng's counterattack.

But Huangfu Liancheng is only one person, how many can he fight?

"Let's wait and see. We didn't really expect them to break through anyway."

"Han Tong, have your men found anything inside?"

"Could it be that they're really too scared to come?"

"So many people died in Twin Peaks, they might really be scared out of their wits."

Do you have players from other countries among your team?

"No, but someone knows a few White Elephant players and a few Korean players."

"Try this out: let the Korean players and the White Elephant players farm some merit points, but don't attack Huangfu Liancheng. Nothing will happen. Let him die once, revive, and leave safely to lure others into attacking."

"That might work."