"Charge, everyone charge! Their healers' mana is almost depleted! Once the mana runs out, it's the end for them!" Chi Huo Hu's eyes were bloodshot as he issued orders without any regard for losses.
Just as Chi Huo Hu had said, Red City's frenzied assault was putting enormous pressure on Zero Wing's healers, who were constantly casting various spells to restore health, draining their mana even faster than when fighting a boss.
Normally when fighting a boss, they only needed to focus healing on the main tank, but now they had to heal everyone. A single slip-up meant getting taken out by the enemy. The twenty-odd who had fallen were those whose healers couldn't keep up, after which the enemy focused them down.
The mountain path was nothing like an open plain—the space was already narrow, and now it was packed shoulder to shoulder, making dodging extremely inconvenient. Even Perfection-level experts would struggle to avoid half the attacks, let alone regular players. They were practically tanking everything head-on, relying entirely on their healers.
The members of Red City guild watched as Zero Wing's healers' mana dwindled further and further, and their attacks grew only more frenzied.
They charged in wave after relentless wave.
This put considerable pressure on Zero Wing's defending members. Killing ten thousand pigs would have been hard enough, let alone dealing with skilled players who knew their abilities. If not for their superior skill levels and better weapons and armor, Red City's forces would have already reached them.
"Guild Master, the follow-up force of twenty thousand from Green Forest Small Town is heading this way, but do we really want to fight Zero Wing guild to the bitter end?" Gu Cheng said, watching guild members falling in droves, unable to hide his distress.
These were all elite members of the guild. Even if they ultimately won against Zero Wing, the losses would be devastating, leaving them no ability to compete with Zero Wing afterward.
"We can't worry about that anymore. Without Green Forest Small Town, Red City guild would be even worse off." Chi Huo Hu gazed toward the mountain peak, his heart full of helplessness. If he had known Zero Wing had such means at their disposal, he never would have resorted to those petty tricks—but it was too late for regrets now.
If Red City guild won, they would be severely weakened but would at least still be breathing.
Conversely, if they lost, there would likely be no place left for Red City in Lakeheart City—dissolving the guild entirely wouldn't be surprising.
For now, he was counting on Zero Wing not being able to hold out much longer. After all, they only had a thousand-man squad. Trying to outlast an army of tens of thousands and actually win? That was nothing short of a pipe dream.
The moment Chi Huo Hu finished speaking, two streaks of black and white light once again erupted from the mountaintop. After the prolonged exchange, the cooldowns on the two Intermediate Magic Pulse Cannons had unknowingly reset.
The two beams slammed into Red City's army once more. Although the effect was far less devastating than the first time, the two blasts still eliminated another two to three thousand of Red City's members, instantly silencing their frenzied ranks.
Compared to their terrifying destructive power, the psychological damage on the players present was even greater.
"Hold the line! The reinforcements will be here any moment!" Chi Huo Hu clenched his teeth and urged them on. "When they arrive, it'll be the end for Zero Wing guild! Any and all spoils from killing Zero Wing members—no need to turn them over to the guild! And for every Zero Wing member you kill, you'll earn one thousand guild points! Killing a Zero Wing officer earns fifty thousand guild points!"
At this point, Chi Huo Hu was ready to go all in!
The Red City members erupted in cheers. Although Red City's guild points weren't worth much, a thousand points was still worth over one gold coin, and fifty thousand points—that was over fifty gold coins, enough to buy a mount or exchange for a piece or two of top-tier equipment.
But right after the Intermediate Magic Pulse Cannon's attack, dozens of fiery streaks came soaring down the hillside—explosive bolts launched from the small bolt throwers.
While the explosive bolts were far less powerful than the Intermediate Magic Pulse Cannon, with a blast radius of only about ten-odd yards, they made up for it in sheer quantity and short cooldown.
To ensure he could take Green Forest Small Town, Shi Feng had prepared a full fifty of them.
The small bolt throwers had a much shorter range than the turrets, but on the hillside, they could be used without hesitation.