Chapter 1373: 1373
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What stood in front of Lu Li was a stockade-like structure . Lu Li expected the walls to be made out of wood, but the walls were made out of stone instead . In the updated version of the game from Lu Li's previous life, they were made out of wood . However, this was probably the first version, so they hadn't been updated yet . It was fortunate that he'd bought eight Chariot, it might've been nearly impossible to enter the Stronghold otherwise .
On top of the walls stood rows and rows of Satyr archers . There were probably more within the walls . There was probably also a Boss inside the Stronghold, but no one knew of its power . It probably wouldn't be easy to deal with, but the Boss couldn't exceed the players' levels at least .
"I don't see the door . It doesn't look like there is one," Lu Li examined, observing the surroundings . Even he was a little frustrated at the unorthodox architecture of the structure .
"How do we fight without a door?" someone asked .
"Simple – create our own door," Lu Li calmly asserted .
However, the archers wouldn't just ignore Lu Li and his team while they tried to break down the Stronghold's stone walls . They needed to clear all the archers on the walls before they could breach it . The winds roared as silence fell upon the battlefield— an ominous battle loomed ahead . Lu Li took out the angel statue and placed it gently on the ground, upon which a pure white light emanated from it . It was a fairly weak light, but it gradually became brighter and stronger, until it was like a fog of light . The fog then surrounded and masked the original statue, giving it the appearance of an angel .
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This statue respawned the players here after they die . "Let's begin . " Lu Li took out a flag and placed it in the ground . Vol'jin's Battle Standard (Special): Places a Vol'Jin Battle Standard on the ground . Players within 100 metres are given 50% increase in Attack and Defence . Duration: 60 seconds . Heal 5% of players' Max HP every 2 seconds . Duration 30 seconds . Cooldown: 6 hours . Dropped upon death .
"Charge!" Azure Sea Breeze exclaimed, then picked up his shield and charged ahead . The other defensive classes weren't far behind . They immediately stood in a row and took the hits from the archers .
After the archers decided to focus the tanks, the remaining ranged attackers from Ruling Sword quickly advanced towards the walls . The defensive classes only had to tank the archers' damage . They couldn't hit them, but the ranged classes could .
"Attack the first archer," Lu Li instructed .
They had to plan out the ranged classes' attack because the defensive classes wouldn't be able to keep the archers' aggro on them . As soon as the archers were attacked, they would retaliate at whoever attacked them .
According to Lu Li's plan, everyone would focus on one archer at a time . Therefore, only a single archer's aggro would be transferred from the tanks to the ranged damage dealers . The first target was completely blindsided by the barrage of attacks from the ranged classes . He roared in rage and pain as he switched focus from the tanks . One arrow alone dropped a Mage's HP by 1000 points; this was only a normal attack . In the siege of the Stronghold, archers had a significant advantage over Mages .
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In Dawn, the altitude of attack was factored into the damage of the attack . For example, if the attackers were on the ground and attacked upwards, they would deal reduced damage . Attackers on higher ground would naturally deal higher damage . The Satyr archers on top of the walls often dealt critical hits if their arrows landed . A normal hit typically dealt 1000 damage, so a critical hit dealing double or triple the damage would have instantly killed a Mage .
"Healers, heal accordingly . Let's begin attacking the next archer," Lu Li said, directing everyone's attention onto another target . The first archer was already dead . A focused barrage of damage from a whole party meant that it only took seconds before an archer died . Lu Li looked at the time, then directed the Chariot pullers to prepare the Chariots for firing . It was too time-consuming for them to wait until all the archers were cleared before pushing forward . They faced a difficult situation where they needed to sacrifice a few Chariots for the sake of time .
The archers were originally only focused on the defensive classes, but as soon as the Chariots began firing at the walls, they were suddenly alarmed . "Warriors, raise your shields," Lu Li commanded . Earlier, Lu Li designated the Paladins as the Chariot pullers . It didn't matter what classes the other warriors were . They all suited up in heavy armour with large defensive shields; the properties were all irrelevant . The main focus was acquiring high levels of armour . The warriors began to march together towards the Stronghold walls with the Chariots behind them . The majority of archers' arrows landed on the shields, but some still landed on the Chariots .
The Chariot used cannonballs as ammo, which were not ideal at fighting against monsters . However, against structures, they were immensely effective . Each hit thundered heavily against the walls . After numerous barrages, cracks and holes began to show on the walls .
Lu Li called Wandering over to replace him as commander . There wasn't much left to command here .
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An extremely powerful Thief would be wasted if he just sat idly by .
Transform – Crow!
A blood-red Crow spread its wings and flew higher and higher . Following closely behind was Hachi Chan . In this situation where there was a navigator, there was no worry that she might get lost .
Half of the archers on the walls were already dead . However, these archers had also spread around the walls evenly . They used effective angles to attack the Chariots, ignoring the defensive classes who couldn't Taunt them . The Chariots had the aggro while the ranged attackers were attacking the archers .
"Follow me when I go down . Don't wait any longer . You don't need to heal me either," Lu Li instructed . Lu Li flapped his wings and dived downwards . The butterfly that was beside him was sent spiralling into a backflip due to the force of Lu Li's flapping . Hachi Chan's flight skills hadn't improved at all . The Satyrs ignored him completely, as there were many bird species in Nightsong Forest and Crows were the least prominent . However, they had forgotten about one thing – a normal crow would wait until the battle was over, then descend, but this one was different .
As soon as the crow landed on the ground, it immediately disappeared .
"THIEF!" A Satyr witnessed this and immediately thought to sound out an alarm . Satyrs were complicated, but there were many Thieves and archers within their ranks . Therefore, they were familiar with a Thief's movements . Unfortunately, he was too late as Lu Li quickly got close to him and silenced his voice . Lu Li's actions were risky because if the archers on the wall were alarmed and focused their attention on him, he would be dead in seconds .
However, considering Lu Li and the Chariots, the archers would naturally continue to attack their original targets . The Satyr that was attacked by Lu Li couldn't do anything; Lu Li had successfully disabled him . Even so, Lu Li wasn't satisfied . He paused for a split second, then immediately used Blind on another Satyr .
Kidney Shot!
After stunning the target in front of him, Lu Li didn't continue attacking . Instead, he jumped onto another Satyr .
Gouge!
His goal wasn't to kill the Satyrs, because that was a waste of time . Instead, his aim was to disrupt the Satyrs on the walls .