154: The Four Great Knights of the Three Kingdoms

A magnificent steel fortress stood a hundred miles outside the East Gate of Yunlong City.

This black steel city lay sprawled across the plain like a massive black beast.

Although its scale could not compare to Yunlong City, it was still shocking, covering an area of more than 800 square kilometers.

This city was the exclusive territory of Rule the World.

Tianxia City!

To build this city, Rule the World had expended countless manpower and resources.

Looking across the entire Yunlong City, only the exclusive cities of Three Kingdoms and Peak of the Forbidden City could compare to it... Twenty miles directly in front of Tianxia City, a bloody war involving tens of thousands of people was currently taking place.

The war was composed of three forces.

The Three Kingdoms Guild waving black battle flags.

The Peak of the Forbidden City Guild waving golden battle flags.

The Rule the World Guild waving blue battle flags.

Three Kingdoms and Rule the World joined forces, launching a full-scale attack against Peak of the Forbidden City.

When guilds of this magnitude fought, the combat proficiency they displayed was comparable to that of a regular army... Rumble—

Roar—

In the center of the battlefield, a large troop of Black-Armored Cavalry was particularly conspicuous.

This large troop of Black-Armored Cavalry, numbering over 2,000, was fiercely charging the Peak of the Forbidden City formation flying the golden battle flag.

The front-line players of Peak of the Forbidden City were all melee classes like Knight Players, Warriors, and Fighters who had experienced many battles.

Any one of these front-line players had a level above 420; in smaller forces, they could even be considered bosses.

Yet, even so, they could not withstand the charge of the Black-Armored Cavalry!

Rumble—

Clang, clang, clang—

Roar—

Wherever the Black-Armored Cavalry passed, the front-line players of Peak of the Forbidden City continuously retreated, being pushed back over 200 meters in a short time.

"Hahaha, you trash from Peak of the Forbidden City, step back for your grandpa!"

At the very front of the Black-Armored Cavalry, a domineering roar echoed across the three armies.

Zhang Fei Who Can Sing Karaoke rode a Black Savage Bear, rampaging through the ranks. As the Black Savage Bear ran, players from Peak of the Forbidden City were successively smashed into blood mist.

Zhang Fei wielded a giant spear, and with every strike, dozens of players would fall.

In the front formation of Peak of the Forbidden City, not a single player could withstand one of Zhang Fei's casual moves!

Beside Zhang Fei, there were a few other familiar figures.

Shameless Cao Thief, Lü Bu Riding a Donkey, Guan Erye Riding Dian Wei... these were all top-tier Knight Players on the leaderboard!

The Knight Legion of Three Kingdoms was unique in Yunlong City.

Zhang Fei Who Can Sing Karaoke, Shameless Cao Thief, Lü Bu Riding a Donkey, and Guan Erye Riding Dian Wei—these four people were the Four Great Knights of Three Kingdoms.

The Four Great Knights led 2,000 Black-Armored Cavalry, charging into the Peak of the Forbidden City formation like a torrent of steel.

The surrounding players from Three Kingdoms and Rule the World coordinated their attacks, fully suppressing the firepower of Peak of the Forbidden City.

At the very back of the Peak of the Forbidden City formation.

A masked woman watched the battlefield with calm eyes.

Even though the Knight Legion of Three Kingdoms was close to breaking through the front-line defenses of Peak of the Forbidden City, the woman's eyes remained undisturbed.

The woman wore a black night suit, and the figure outlined beneath it was in no way inferior to Hong Jiu'er.

The ID above the woman's head was Nine Year Cicada!

Beep, beep, beep—

A message popped up in Nine Year Cicada's chat list.

After Nine Year Cicada glanced at it, her figure instantly vanished into thin air.

At the same time, a cold voice sounded in the minds of all Peak of the Forbidden City players.

"Counterattack!"

Whoosh—

These two words sounded the bugle call for the counterattack.

In the back ranks of Peak of the Forbidden City, thousands of ranged damage dealers unleashed their full firepower in an instant.

Powerful area-of-effect skills were indiscriminately hurled forward!

"Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens!"

"Vulcan Burst Flame Art!"

"Fire Pellet Infinite Combo!"

"Heaven and Earth Freezing Art!"

"Ninety-Nine Layer Demon-Shattering Arrows!"

...As these ranged attacks were unleashed, a massive Slowing Force Field enveloped the area occupied by the Three Kingdoms Knight Legion.

"Be careful!"

"Defend!!"

The sudden change immediately made the Three Kingdoms Knight Legion realize the danger.

Zhang Fei gave a loud shout, and all the knights "simultaneously" activated their strongest defensive stances.

Boom—

Rumble—

Under these thousands of powerful ranged attacks, space itself seemed shattered, and more than a third of the 2,000-plus Knight Players instantly fell.

Taking advantage of the lull in the attack, just as the Three Kingdoms Knight Legion was about to look up and counterattack, the front-line players of Peak of the Forbidden City charged forward first.

"Kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!"

Among the front-line players of Peak of the Forbidden City, hundreds of Assassin class players flickered in and out of sight, seizing the opportunity to infiltrate the Knight Legion's formation.

Before the Three Kingdoms Knight Legion could fully reorganize, hundreds of Assassins rushed into the formation, causing large swathes of knights to immediately fall... Shameless Cao Thief was about to strike down a sneak-attacking Assassin.

A ghostly figure suddenly materialized in the space behind him.

"Nine Year Cicada!"

Shameless Cao Thief was greatly shocked.

Nine Year Cicada was the top Assassin in Yunlong City; her mastery of assassination had long reached its peak.

It was too late when Shameless Cao Thief realized something was wrong.

The leaderboard weapon "three thousand edges" in Nine Year Cicada's hand had already pierced through the armor and stabbed into Shameless Cao Thief's chest... Pfft—

The special effect on three thousand edges erupted, instantly dropping 80% of Shameless Cao Thief's health.

Just as Nine Year Cicada was about to finish off Shameless Cao Thief, a fierce gust of wind suddenly came from her side.

"You stinking woman hiding your head and showing your tail, die for me!"

Whoosh—

Lu Bu's Sky Halberd had arrived!

Nine Year Cicada's eyes flashed, and three thousand edges precisely tapped the tip of the Sky Halberd.

Using the rebound force, Nine Year Cicada's figure once again concealed itself in mid-air... While the back-row players of Peak of the Forbidden City were dealing damage, the back-row players of Three Kingdoms and Rule the World were also busy.

Both sides fiercely exchanged skills, and large areas of the battlefield were cleared out.

Both sides were seeing red, and the war fell into a brief stalemate... Unnoticed by anyone, a purple rift the thickness of a thumb had appeared high in the sky.

The purple rift grew larger, and wisps of Void Power permeated the air.

A purple Void Beetle the size of a human head clung to the edge of the rift with its legs, frantically squeezing its body out of the crack.

Squeak—

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