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Chapter 93: The Battle of the Giant Tree Canyon
Chapter 93: The Battle of the Giant Tree Canyon
After the players received their tasks, Su Yu led them toward the palace gates.
Upon reaching the palace gates, Su Yu instructed the players to wait while he entered the palace alone with Keldron.
"Keldron, how is the preparation of the princess’s entourage?" Su Yu asked as they walked toward the grand hall.
Keldron’s expression was respectful. "Master Kexing, the entourage is ready and will depart shortly."
"Good." Su Yu nodded slightly, saying no more.
...
A few minutes later, five opulently decorated carriages, each bearing the royal crest, quickly emerged from the side gate of the palace.
Beside the carriages, a hundred-strong royal guard accompanied the princess.
The lead carriage carried the Foreign Minister, Sir Hill, who was responsible for the negotiations. The second carriage held the seventh-rank Dark Priestess, SVahn. The third carriage, naturally, was the princess's own. The last two carriages carried supplies and provisions.
This time, the princess chose to travel light, prioritizing speed. Therefore, her hundred-strong royal guard was mounted and provisioned for a seven-day journey.
Su Yu and the princess sat together in the third carriage.
As the entourage left the palace, Su Yu sent a message in the chat room, instructing the nine guild leaders to follow with the players.
The guild leaders promptly informed the players present.
Everyone summoned their mounts and followed the princess’s entourage. Some of the players’ mounts came from hidden quests in the beginner village, while others were ordinary horses rented or purchased from stables in the city.
All the players present were high-level players who understood the importance of mounts and had acquired them as soon as they entered the city. No one was without a mount.
The princess's entourage led the way, with nearly a thousand players following behind, forming a grand procession heading toward the northern city gate.
Su Yu sat in the third carriage, facing the princess.
The players, of course, saw him and couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions:
"Look at Master Kexing, sitting in the carriage, having close contact with the princess. We can only follow from a distance. The princess didn’t even glance at us!"
"Yeah, who doesn’t feel that way?"
"Be content! According to the scenario battle description, we are ‘assisting Kexing.’ For all we know, to the NPCs, we’re just irrelevant extras."
"More confidence, please. Remove the word ‘maybe’—we are irrelevant extras."
"Don’t think about that. Focus on performing well in the scenario battle. Maybe the NPCs will notice us and give us some hidden quests."
The players chatted and traveled along behind.
Meanwhile, the princess was also conversing with Su Yu.
"You’ve recruited a spirited group of adventurers."
Princess Elizabet turned to assess the group of otherworldly adventurers behind them.
These adventurers were all first-rank, with decent equipment and a formidable presence. Nearly a thousand of them together formed a significant force.
"Kexing must have spent a lot to recruit them. In these trying times, it’s rare to have such loyal subjects," the princess thought to herself.
Ding! [Princess Elizabet’s] Goodwill toward you +1.
After experiencing dozens of points of goodwill increase, this single point no longer stirred much emotion in Su Yu.
Su Yu’s expression remained unchanged as he respectfully replied, "Princess, based on the revelations from my star divination last night night, night, Duke Landus’s men will disguise themselves as bandits to attack your entourage."
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"Landus? How dare he? Doesn’t he know that Master sVahn is in your entourage?"
"What if they send someone to hold sVahn back?" Su Yu looked into the princess’s eyes.
"This..."
The princess’s expression grew serious. "Where will these rebels attack us?"
"The Giant Tree Canyon, Your Highness."
Twenty minutes later, the Giant Tree Canyon.
"Everyone, get ready! We’ve reached the Giant Tree Canyon."
Snow Leopard shouted loudly.
At the same time, in the chat room, the guild leaders were making their final arrangements.
The entire player group had formed a circular formation, with tank classes on the outermost perimeter, assassins and melee damage dealers interspersed among them. Archers and mages stood in the second outer layer, protecting the vulnerable healers in the center.
The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon was also filled with determination. He said in the chat room, "This is our first battle under the noses of the NPCs! We must perform our best and not let the NPCs look down on us!"
Cloud Shepherd: "NPCs? Just a string of data. If you take them seriously, you’ll lose."
Snow Leopard: "No, no, they are more than just data. You need to listen, observe, and then draw your conclusions."
Cloud Shepherd: "Is that so?"
Cloud Shepherd, of course, knew what kind of organization Snow Leopard's "relevant department" was. After all, one could feel the iron discipline and military rigor in their interactions; anyone with a brain would know what they did.
Hearing Snow Leopard’s words, Cloud Shepherd was now eighty percent convinced.
Could this game be hiding some big secret?
While he was thinking, the princess’s convoy had already entered the Giant Tree Canyon.
Suddenly, cries of battle erupted from both sides of the canyon!
Kill!
Charge!
Countless regular army soldiers disguised as bandits rushed down the slopes on both sides of the canyon.
At the same time, layered area-of-effect spells appeared in the sky above the convoy. If these spells were to land, the convoy would be shattered to pieces in an instant.
Xifan, of course, was well-prepared.
"Shadow Canopy!"
With a light swing of his dark purple staff, the sixth-tier defensive spell, Shadow Canopy, was unleashed!
The Shadow Canopy expanded instantly to a diameter of nearly a hundred meters, enveloping the entire convoy.
The area-of-effect spells in the sky were quickly neutralized upon contact with the Shadow Canopy, not even leaving a ripple.
At that moment,
"Xifan, your opponent is me!"
A blinding holy light descended from the clouds, smashing directly into the peak of the canyon, shattering half of the mountain.
In the aftermath of the impact, a female paladin clad in golden armor raised her two-handed sword, pointing the tip at Xifan.
"Heh, I wondered who it was. It’s you, Madeleine!"
Xifan transformed into a black shadow and flew toward Madeleine. The two figures, one gold and one black, clashed in the sky, producing a series of deafening explosions.
Meanwhile, the players quickly moved to protect the convoy.
They maintained the circular formation, with tanks on the outer perimeter, ranged and healing classes on the inside.
While the Shadow Canopy could block magical attacks, it couldn’t prevent physical intruders.
The "bandits" stepped through the Shadow Canopy, launching attacks on the inner players.
Hey!
The tank classes stepped forward, using their sturdy bodies to withstand the bandits’ assaults.
Under the direction of the guild leaders, mages and archers unleashed area-of-effect spells and focused their attacks on the bandits.
Healers raised their staves, casting healing light that rained down on the injured players in the front lines.
The bandits’ strength wasn’t high; regular bandits were only around levels 10 to 20 and were quickly killed under the players’ concentrated attacks.
There were also bandits above level 30 and even 50, who managed to kill a few players and then charged into the formation, engaging the princess’s royal guards.
Players who were killed waited patiently for one minute and then respawned next to Su Yu, rejoining the battle.
Thanks to the players’ coordinated efforts and the clear, hierarchical commands issued through the guild leaders’ chat room, nearly a thousand players remained orderly and easily held off the bandits’ assault.
(End of Chapter)
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