Soon after, at Blackwind Pass, Lord Jack's troops stood ready. The Adventurers couldn't hide their mix of anticipation and nervousness.
"This is my first time facing a Dark Lord!"
"Nervous! So exciting!"
"I wonder how many people the other side will send."
"We're well-prepared, and we have the Lord backing us, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Exactly!"
"Life and death are trivial; if you're not convinced, just fight!"
"Damn it, why are they so slow? I'm dying of impatience!"
"These Dark Kind aren't going to cower and not show up, are they?!"
They waited for three full hours. When the Adventurers were starting to get impatient, suddenly, news came from the scouts out front.
"They're here!"
"The Dark Kind army is approaching!"
"Oh my god! There are so many of them! Everyone, get ready!"
Gloomy City's army finally arrived as scheduled, like a black python invading the valley, estimated to be at least eight hundred strong. This force was more than double that of Lord Jack's territory!
The leader was none other than the Dark Lord Bloodthroat. This Dark Goblin Lord did not underestimate the enemy. Although Gloomy City was just a Tier 1 Underground City in an inconspicuous corner of the Eternal Night Great Forest, it had, after all, existed for forty to fifty years, possessing a considerably strong foundation and scale.
Gloomy City still had nearly two thousand Dark Kind. Among them, the able-bodied combatants totaled only about twelve to thirteen hundred. Bloodthroat himself was a Tier 2 mid-stage cultivator, roughly equivalent to between Tier 2 Two-star and Three-star. He had a total of seven Goblin Chiefs under him, equivalent to Tier 1 Five-star monsters, but currently, only five remained; Maggot Eye and Black Bone had already fallen in battle.
Besides this, there were twenty-five Goblin Sorcerers and fifty-two Goblin Warriors, with combat power comparable to Tier 1 Three-star or Four-star units. The remaining common soldiers also varied in strength; over two hundred elite soldiers were equivalent to Tier 1 Two-star monsters, and the rest were all Tier 1 One-star common soldiers. This was the foundation of Gloomy City!
Among all Tier 1 Underground Cities, Gloomy City was definitely one in a hundred. In this battle, although they did not send out their entire force, they still gathered over eight hundred combatants. Bloodthroat personally commanded, four of the five Goblin Generals participated, and eighty to ninety percent of the elite soldiers, Goblin Sorcerers, and Goblin Warriors were also among them. They went all out, wishing to achieve success in one fell swoop!
The pressure felt by the Adventurers was imaginable. Lord Jack, seeing this, not only felt no pressure but was very pleased instead. It's settled! Similarly, over eight hundred people. A troop of similar strength. If this troop had holed up in the city, defending Gloomy City with its various formations, barriers, and defensive structures, Lord Jack would have had no confidence in taking down this Underground City in a short period.
Now it was good. Although not a complete all-out effort, the absolute main force had been committed. For the territory, it was a heaven-sent opportunity. If they could use this chance to annihilate them completely, then taking Gloomy City would be a matter of course!
"Human Lord, you have one last chance to choose: surrender the city, withdraw from Gloomy Valley, and it's still not too late!" Bloodthroat was full of confidence at this moment. He felt that with such a grand momentum, he was unstoppable! If he could reclaim Blackwind Pass without losing a single soldier, that would be best, but he never intended to let go of this damned Human Clan Lord.
The Adventurers were furious upon hearing this. Even if Lord Jack wanted to surrender, they would never allow it. If Lord Jack suddenly went crazy one day and didn't want Miracle City anymore, the Adventurers would unite and tie him up, then weld him to the Lord's throne. The Adventurers could not lose Miracle City!
Therefore, without waiting for Lord Jack to respond, they vied with each other to hurl insults at Bloodthroat and all the Dark Goblins, using parents as the center, the family tree as the radius, and reproductive organs as the main weapon, performing a 360-degree all-around cordial greeting.
Clearly, there was nothing to discuss. Bloodthroat's expression was grim. He also didn't want to waste time. He was full of confidence in himself and the Gloomy City troops' strength. The Human Clan territory had been established for less than half a month; defeating Black Bone and Maggot Eye successively was indeed a Miracle, but this kind of Miracle would not continue. It would be completely crushed and shattered in the face of absolute strength.
"Attack!" When Bloodthroat gave the order, the Gloomy City troops did not act immediately. Twenty-five Goblin Sorcerers first began chanting spells. Everyone saw a thick fog rapidly forming in the pass canyon, and soon it enveloped the entire Goblin army. Not only that, the thick fog quickly moved towards the pass, so much so that everyone's vision was severely affected.
"Are they using fog to cover their attack?"
"Damn it!"
"Cunning dogs!"
"This way, we can't determine their exact positions."
Gloomy City had some tricks up its sleeve. Right from the start, they deprived Lord Jack's troops of their vision. The fog created by magic would not interfere with the caster.
At this moment, two arrow towers automatically activated. They didn't rely on visual targeting but on aura locking; when a Dark Kind's aura appeared within a certain range, they would automatically trigger a counterattack. The horizontal range of a Tier 1 territory arrow tower was only about one hundred and fifty meters. However, because the pass battlements occupied the high ground, there was a terrain bonus that would increase the range, so it was expected to reach two hundred meters, meaning the Gloomy City troops were already within two hundred meters.
Relying solely on two arrow towers, it was impossible to stop the enemy. Under the personal command of Bloodthroat, over a hundred elite Goblins, armed with shields and javelins, formed the vanguard. Hundreds of other common Goblin Warriors followed closely, while the Goblin Sorcerers were at the rear of the formation, protected by fifty Goblin Warriors, continuously casting various spells to assist in combat. This Dark Kind formation was disciplined and clearly divided, having evidently experienced more than one territorial war.
"Lord! They're getting closer! Let's counterattack quickly!"
"At this speed, they'll be at the city gates very soon."
The Adventurers lacked experience in territorial warfare. They were all panicking now, fearing that they would be overturned. Lord Jack, however, remained calm and said, "Don't rush, wait a bit longer."
A few more seconds passed. Javelins flew in one after another. Several Adventurers were unfortunately struck and fell.
"Lord, the enemy is very close, are we still not counterattacking?"
"Not enough!"
The Adventurers could only suppress their urge to counterattack. Rows of riot corpses raised riot shields, constructing a defensive line for their own camp, and anxiously resisted the Goblins' continuous attacks.
"Good!" Lord Jack nodded in satisfaction. Adventurers were notoriously disobedient. But now, even though they were panicking, they completely followed orders. This showed that over this period, he had successfully established his authority among the Adventurers.
Almost there! Although Lord Jack couldn't see with his naked eyes, he could feel that the first batch of Goblins had begun to break through the gate and climb the city. At this moment, the area below Blackwind Pass must have been packed with Goblins. At the same time, fireballs flew out of the fog, causing significant casualties to the Adventurers. According to Lord Jack's calculations, the range of a Tier 1 Fireball spell was usually only fifty to sixty meters, and when thrown from a low point to a high point, the distance would be even shorter, meaning even the most fragile Sorcerers had approached the city wall.
The time had come! Lord Jack ordered, "Attack!" The Adventurers immediately began throwing falling rocks and logs down the city to block them. Bloodthroat saw this and couldn't help but show a mocking expression. Did they really think they could stop the Gloomy City troops with such meager preparations?
However, what happened next completely exceeded his expectations. First, two Exploders jumped from the city wall, releasing shockwaves and poison fog. White Little Deer, Time Traveler, Nanshan Ke, Daitou E, Hongshao Dazhuti, and Kuang Shi, six Adventurers, each holding an M16 Assault Rifle, stood at the very front.
"Fire!" Under Lord Jack's command, the six of them showed fanatical expressions.
"Hahaha!"
"You've never seen anything like this."
"Taste the local specialty of our Miracle City!"
Da da da! Da da da! The six pulled their triggers and swept wildly. The M16 Assault Rifle was not weak; it could kill Tanks, and even Tier 2 monsters. It easily countered ordinary zombies, and any Tier 1 flesh-and-blood body, if hit and not killed, would be severely wounded! The magazine capacity of each gun was 50 rounds. Six guns combined meant 300 bullets. Such close-range, frantic sweeping caught the Goblins off guard and caused heavy casualties.
"What's going on?" Bloodthroat immediately noticed the anomaly. However, due to the Exploder's poison fog cover, he couldn't figure out what was happening for a while. Was it magic? Or some unseen weapon? The attack speed and coverage density were too astonishing!
The six guns quickly ran empty. Miracle City's M16s had infinite bullets. But the speed of automatic ammo recovery was too slow. Lord Jack used the Tracker's tentacles to entangle the assault rifles in the Adventurers' hands, and then, through his mental power, activated the assault rifle's reloading skill.
**[You consumed 1 mental power, all bullets have been refilled!]**
**[You consumed 1 mental power, all bullets have been refilled!]**
**[You consumed 1 mental power, all bullets have been refilled!]**
"Continue!" Lord Jack gave the order. With his support, there would be as many bullets as they needed!
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