Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 4)

Chapter 720 - Return of the Bone Dragon!

"Yes!" Matchless Divine Sword replied. He immediately went to carry out the task.

The 1,000+ catapults firing barrage after barrage of shells was an awe-inspiring sight. The skeleton army's casualties breached 600,000 in no time at all.

Seeing the skeletons getting wiped out in droves, the morale of the players guarding the Cripps Stronghold soared. They started beating back the enemy with even greater fervor.

"Fire! Fire! Keep firing, and never stop! Wahahaha!" Undying Scoundrel cackled. He leaped down from the mountain peak. It was truly cathartic seeing the 1,000+ catapults wipe the floor with the skeletons below. As he gazed over at the Cripps Stronghold, it appeared the pressure on that side had lessened dramatically.

With the plains being cleared out, the advance of the skeleton army was put to a stop.

「Boss! The skeleton army is retreating!」

「Boss! Victory is ours!」　

...

The guild chat broke out in cheers.

Nie Yan pondered for a moment before shaking his head.「Brothers, hold your positions. It's not over yet. This is only the beginning!」So far, only 1,000,000 out of the 6,000,000 skeletons had been wiped out. Qin Han definitely wouldn't retreat so easily. If he withdrew now, he would be thoroughly defeated! His only option was to stake it all here!　

Hearing Nie Yan's words, the players form Asskickers United glanced at each other. The early celebrations quickly quieted down.

Half an hour later, the skeleton army once more emerged from the edge of the plains.

These skeletons were moving in an extremely odd manner, taking a winding and twisting route as they advanced toward the Cripps Stronghold.

When the skeletons entered the plains, Asskickers United's catapults started firing once more. A dense hail of shells fell from the sky. Most crashed into the ground, with only a few hitting the skeletons. Most of the skeletons were outside the range of the catapults.

Seeing the horde of skeletons still advancing under the dense bombardment, Nie Yan narrowed his eyes. Qin Han really was wily. He had found out the attack ranges, positions, and elevations of all the catapults and used that information to figure out where it was safe to walk. Afterwards, he had his skeleton army traverse through only these areas. Like this, he put the catapults out of play.

The catapults on the mountain peaks were locked in place. The platforms were simply too small, giving the catapults no space to move. Not to mention, there were only 1,000+ spots. It was impossible to completely cover the entire plain.

The catapults were basically useless now.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Since it was like this, he might as well have the catapults recalled back.

Undying Scoundrel and the others activated the teleport formations and transferred the catapults to the Cripps Stronghold in preparation to defend against the skeletons.

The following three days was a long and bitter battle for Asskickers United. More than 5,000,000 skeletons frantically attacked the Cripps Stronghold. Qin Han basically pulled out all his cards. After sacrificing another 2,000,000 skeletons, he finally managed to tear a large hole through the Cripps Stronghold's walls. However, Nie Yan immediately had his Warriors plug it.

Bladelight, Lei Su, and Smoke Stub held the breach. No skeleton could get even half a step past them.

Asskickers United had also suffered considerable losses. During the short moment of chaos after the breach, they'd lost 100,000 troops. Players that died during a siege battle couldn't be revived. So, every member lost was extremely grave.

「Qin Han's army only has 3,000,000 skeletons left. We'll definitely have the last laugh. Show some spirit, everyone! We're almost there!」Bladelight exclaimed in the voice chat.

「The Monet Financial Group will be the one to fall first! Let's see what that bastard Qin Han can pull out now!」

Asskickers United tensely defended the stronghold. Under Black Hell's influence, the former players from Dark Hero also put their all in defending the stronghold. They had contributed in wiping out more than 600,000 skeletons, while suffering 30,000 casualties.

Nie Yan stood on top of the walls and oversaw the situation. Qin Han's skeleton army wouldn't last for much longer.

At this moment, off in the distance, a dreadful dragon cry cut through the air. Looking up ahead, a black dot appeared in the horizon, growing bigger and bigger. Nie Yan's face paled. What he worried about the most was finally happening.

「It's Necromancer Vorderman's bone dragon!」Smoke Stub anxiously cried out.

「Don't fret. Stick to the plan. You, Bladelight, and the others hold the Cripps Stronghold. Don't try to fight that thing head-on. Delay as long as you can. I'll be making a quick trip to Calore!」Nie Yan said. He quickly dashed toward the transfer point in the Cripps Stronghold.

Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and the other 12 Masters stood on top of the walls. Their eyes were pinned on the black dot in the horizon. First came the shape of the bone dragon in view, then of the silhouette loftily standing on its head. Necromancer Vorderman! He had finally revealed himself again after disappearing without a trace.

The bone dragon's giant body flew through the sky. A powerful death aura spread out to the surroundings.

「Bladelight, we're all counting on you.」Everyone gazed at Bladelight.

「Understood. You guys be careful too. Don't end up becoming a snack for that bone dragon.」Bladelight cracked a joke, even in this tense situation. Analyzing the bone dragon's weak point, he rushed off.

「Worry about yourself first!」Everyone laughed.

Street Vulture and Dark Requiem gazed at Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and the others. Even though they had only recently joined Asskickers United, they could clearly sense the strong bond between these Masters. They couldn't help but recall the Dark Hero guild of the past. They were also like Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and the others, gathered together by one person. Later on, despite the guild disbanding, those deeply cherished feelings of camaraderie never disappeared.

They finally understood why Invincible was willing to remain in Asskickers United. It was precisely because of this group of people!

Asskickers United right now was pretty much no different from the Dark Hero guild of the past. Since Invincible was willing to stay, they also decided to stick around.

A loud crashing sound rang out in the distance. The bone dragon had landed inside the Cripps Stronghold, trampling over two arrow towers.

「Lowly humans, experience the dread of death!」Vorderman cackled sinisterly, his sharp voice piercing the ears of every player in the stronghold.

Bladelight closed in on the bone dragon. He was like a miniscule ant compared to it. It was that enormous. He quickly discovered cracks and scorch marks across its bones. These were left over from a previous battle. The damage from the clash with Karsi still hadn't healed.

"So, little dragon. You've got some serious injuries on you," Bladelight's lips formed a cold smile.

Charge!

Bladelight accelerated and leaped off from the walls. Raising up his arm, his greatshield lit up with a dazzling golden radiance.

Shield Bash!

BOOM! Bladelight's greatshield ruthlessly struck the bone dragon, the powerful impact causing it to stagger several steps back.