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Chapter 309: Taking the Main Gate
Chapter 309: Taking the Main Gate
September 25, 2017
Many units, including Lu HaiKong's forces, do not receive attribute bonuses for night combat, except for the Phantom Guards.
However, numerous battles erupt during the night, especially those centered around stealth, with Lu HaiKong being a prime example of this strategy.
His plan to capture the Mega Fort, along with Ye Junru, was executed at night, and they chose to strike just before the late hours of the night.
The first to act were Ma Pen's Phantom Guards, who, although not visible to Ye Junru, had indeed arrived with Lu HaiKong, remaining hidden. This was understandable, as an assassin squad like them had no reason to reveal themselves to Ye Junru.
Upon their arrival, they immediately sought a way to infiltrate the Mega Fort.
In reality, the Mega Fort was not just larger in scale compared to the Large Fort; it also had a significantly higher population and better architecture.
One notable difference between the Large Fort and the Mega Fort was the abundance of Intelligent NPCs in the latter.
In a Large Fort, only about a hundred NPCs out of nearly ten thousand bandits possess intelligence, and they usually have a Strength of 50 or above. In contrast, the Mega Fort might only require a Strength of 30 for NPCs to be intelligent, a drop of 20 points, which is a substantial difference.
Intelligent NPCs play a crucial role in battles, introducing unpredictability and attention to detail that regular NPCs often lack.
With numerous Intelligent NPCs guarding the Mega Fort, even the Phantom Guards would find it challenging to infiltrate, even at night. The Mega Fort, having experienced previous battles, was on high alert, making it a formidable military stronghold.
As night fell, the Phantom Guards, led by Ma Pen himself, began their infiltration. Scaling the ten-meter-high walls was relatively easy for the Phantom Guards.
However, as they infiltrated, it became evident that the bandits were on high alert, likely due to Ye Junru's previous attack. The number of bandits on the walls did not decrease, and her presence increased, creating a more challenging situation.
Meanwhile, outside the Mega Fort, Lu HaiKong, Pan Feng, and Cheng Yi, along with about a hundred regular bandit guards, arrived under the cover of darkness and hid approximately 500 meters away from the fort.
They couldn't get any closer without being spotted, as they lacked the cover of terrain.
Their plan was simple: wait for Ma Pen to capture the fort's gate, then rush to secure it and hold it until reinforcements arrived. Lu HaiKong would lead the bandit guards to attack the fort, while Ye Junru would focus on the walls.
This strategy was a replication of the Aristocracy Alliance's tactics, which, despite their eventual defeat, was not due to this particular approach. The Fire Regiment's discussions about this battle were not biased towards Lu HaiKong; they analyzed the strategies of both sides. Lu HaiKong's current plan was an enhanced version of the Aristocracy Alliance's strategy.
While the overall approach remained the same, Lu HaiKong had made several modifications.
As Lu HaiKong prepared, Ma Pen and his team waited inside the Mega Fort. When the time Lu HaiKong promised approached, Ma Pen's figure vanished, and simultaneously, dozens of other figures began to move in the darkness.
"Who's there?"
The Phantom Guards' stealth skills aimed to minimize their presence, not make them invisible. So, when they reached the fort's gate, their silhouettes were illuminated by the light, exposing them.
The bandit guards immediately formed a defensive formation, and the Phantom Guards' initial attack seemed doomed to fail.
With only twenty to thirty members, the Phantom Guards were outnumbered. Once exposed, their assassination expertise became less effective, and they might not fare well against the bandit guards.
Just then, a dagger with a serpentine design plunged into the neck of a deputy captain of the bandit guards.
The loss of their deputy captain threw the bandit guards into disarray, and Ma Pen seized the opportunity to topple the fire pits near the fort's gate, plunging the area into darkness.
Chapter end
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