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Chapter 204: Just Marry Your Daughter to Me
Chapter 204: Just Marry Your Daughter to Me
"Let's head back. The next wave of the monster siege is about to begin." Su Yu looked at Mork and his daughter.
"Thank you so much, Lord, for helping us level up!" Mork was extremely grateful.
Initially, Mork had suspected that Su Yu had brought his daughter into the forest for nefarious purposes. However, seeing Su Yu genuinely help them level up, Mork felt deeply ashamed. He should never have doubted the Lord.
"You're welcome. It's my duty. If you really want to thank me, just do your best in the upcoming monster siege," Su Yu waved off the gratitude.
Raising Mork and Cathy to level 30 had another significant benefit: after advancing to the second tier, their stats now surpassed those of the boss monsters in the siege. They would be a valuable asset in the upcoming battle.
"We will do our best!" Mork promised loudly.
Su Yu led Mork and Cathy back to Aupsi Town. As they approached the town's entrance, Su Yu received a game announcement for the next monster siege.
However, this "monster siege" was clearly different from the previous ones. The announcement read:
"[Aupsi Town] has reached a population of 1,200 and has successfully been upgraded to a [Medium Town]. The town's prosperous life has attracted the greed of the surrounding bandits. In 30 minutes, these bandits will attack Aupsi Town. Please prepare your defenses."
"Average level of the attacking bandits: [20]. Other details are unknown. Countdown: 29:57."
Su Yu was taken aback by the announcement.
Why a "bandit attack" now?
According to the rules of his previous territory, the early stages of territory upgrades were marked by monster sieges, and bandit attacks only occurred after reaching the [County] stage. He hadn't expected the bandit attack to come so early!
Bandit attacks were much more challenging than monster sieges. After all, monster sieges involved fighting mindless creatures, while bandit attacks required dealing with cunning and strategic bandits. The nature of the enemies was entirely different.
Range Is Truth had clearly seen the game announcement and quickly sent a private message: "Boss Mork, did you see the game announcement?"
Su Yu: "Of course. I suspect the bandit attack is the work of the Oran City Lord, whom I've offended in the past."
Range Is Truth: "Should we change our defense strategy?"
Su Yu: "Absolutely. Here's what we'll do: you lead the elite team to defend the eastern and western sides of the town. Leave the northern side to me."
Range Is Truth: "Leave it to you? You're going to defend alone again? But this time it's bandits, and they're level 20. Can you really hold them off by yourself?"
Su Yu: "Don't worry. And this time, I won't be alone. I have two new allies."
Range Is Truth: "Alright, I'll respect your decision."
With the plan set, the relevant departments began gathering at the town's walls to prepare for the battle.
Thirty minutes later, the fifth monster siege—more accurately, the first bandit attack—began.
As the countdown ended, the bandits emerged from the forest, charging with ferocity and determination. They wielded long knives and roared like demons.
The bandits were well-prepared. To aid their siege, they had warriors with large shields at the front to block spells and arrows, and behind them were numerous catapults, mages, and archers.
The catapults hurled massive stones engulfed in flames, crashing into the densely packed ranks of the defenders, each hit causing a dozen white flashes of life lost.
The bandit mages cast area-of-effect spells, and the bandit archers rained arrows, both causing widespread casualties.
As soon as the battle began, Range Is Truth realized their ranged firepower was inferior to the enemy's. At this rate, they would be wiped out under the relentless assault.
Thus, he issued the command: "Charge, everyone!"
"Charge!"
The warriors shouted their battle cries as they rushed forward, engaging the enemy in close combat.
Once the melee began, the bandits' ranged attacks lost their effectiveness, and the specialized forces, with their superior equipment, tactics, and coordination, quickly gained the upper hand.
The bandit forces, despite their initial resistance, were gradually and systematically wiped out by the relentless assault of the specialized forces.
...
On the northern side of the town, where Su Yu was, the battle was far less exciting.
For Su Yu, killing these level 20 bandits was no different from slaying level 14 monsters. With his level 11 superiority, he only needed a quarter of his area-of-effect spell power to instantly take them down.
Thus, under the relentless barrage of his wide-ranging spells, the bandits fell in droves, barely posing any challenge to him.
Moreover, Su Yu precisely controlled the damage, using his area-of-effect spells to reduce each bandit to a sliver of health, then letting Mork and Cathy finish them off.
Mork and Cathy reaped the benefits.
They each used their area-of-effect skills to mop up the wounded bandits, steadily gaining experience points.
By the end of the battle, after killing over 700 bandits, both had leveled up five times, reaching level 35.
"Thank you, Lord Su Yu!" After the battle, Mork knelt before Su Yu, his gratitude evident.
"Don't mention it. It's my duty," Su Yu replied nonchalantly.
"However, now is not the time for rest." Su Yu looked at Mork and Cathy. "I'm going to take you to a place. Be prepared."
"Lord Su Yu, where are we going?" Cathy asked cautiously.
"We're heading to the Scholar's Sanctum in Goldfinch City. Cathy, there you can learn some new ice spells," Su Yu said, ruffling the little girl's hair.
Then he turned to Mork: "Mork, you can visit the Warrior's Guild in Goldfinch City to learn new skills. After that, I'll take you both to the market to get some second-tier equipment."
In truth, Su Yu's visit to the Scholar's Sanctum wasn't just about learning new skills. He intended to use his connections there to gather a group of reinforcements, which could prove invaluable in future critical battles.
Taking Mork and Cathy to get equipment and learn skills was merely a side benefit.
But Mork and Cathy were thrilled. Mork exclaimed, "Thank you, Lord Su Yu, for everything you've done for us! I don't know how to repay you!"
"Want to repay me? Just marry your daughter to me," Su Yu joked. "After that, you can call me brother, and I'll call you father. We'll be family."
Mork's face froze in shock: "???!!!"
"Just kidding!" Su Yu laughed, patting his shoulder. "I need to return to my territory to handle some personal matters. I'll notify you when I'm ready, and we'll head to Goldfinch City together."
With that, Su Yu activated his Hearthstone and left the battlefield.
After the bandit attack, the specialized forces, like last time, didn't linger and quickly left Su Yu's territory.
Range is Truth, as usual, returned to the town to find Su Yu.
"How were the casualties this time?" Su Yu asked him immediately upon seeing him in the town square.
"Alas, the casualties were heavy this time!" Range is Truth grimaced. "We lost 327 people, almost half our members, just to win this battle."
Range is Truth clearly hadn't anticipated the difficulty of this siege to be so high. Last time, they had only lost a dozen or so members to a level 20 monster attack, but this time, they lost over three hundred! The bandits were indeed much more tenacious than mere wild monsters!
(End of Chapter)
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