MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks
chapter-359

Chapter 359: Backup

There were several hundred Arrow Towers and each of them had around 3,000,000 HP. The DEF of these towers were no big deal but the challenge was the ferocious firepower brought about by the concentration of these towers together. Defiantly Tyrannical led his troops to launch an attack but with over a million fatalities in the course of half an hour, they only managed to destroy three Arrow Towers.

They took one step only to meet with death but with only one path ahead of them to reach the other side, they could not come up a better plan apart from ramming their bodies onto the gate.

…

The Imperial Palace gates were now opened after the fall of Great Lord Knight. A woman dressed in a black robe could be distinctly seen standing before the door.

The size of the woman in black robe was similar to Great Lord Knight’s. She was the highest civil officer, the Chief Executive.

Different from Great Lord Knight who had a powerful P-ATK, Chief Executive was proficient in M-ATK. Whether in HP or ATK, Chief Executive’s stats far surpassed that of Great Lord Knight.

Behind Chief Executive was the Imperial Palace Hall. Only by defeating her were they then qualified to enter the palace hall to exterminate the former King’s Resentful Wraith.

Chief Executive’s HP was at 300 million while her M-ATK was at 200,000+!

There were four switches on the top, bottom, left, and right inside the Imperial Palace. Once these switches were activated, a larger magic barrier would appear and would decrease Chief Executive’s HP by half. Her ATK would also be lowered to an acceptable range.

So the key to defeat Chief Executive was to turn on the four switches at the same time!

“Chen Yang, take 100 men with you to turn on the switch on the left. Golden Gun Cannot Fall, take 100 men with you to flip that switch on the right. Set Fire When There’s Wind, take 100 men with you to hit that switch in the front. Wang Wang Dumplings, take 100 with you to activate that switch at the back!”

Li Yi started to delegate.

Not only was there a channeling period of 20 seconds upon activation, but the switch flipper would also enter into a Guidance state where they would be unable to move or utilize any skills. They would, in turn, be triggered by the magic on the switch. In the process of Guidance, the switch flipper’s HP would gradually be reduced so it was impossible for one person to flip the switch the whole way through, players would have to take turns to be in control.

“Don’t use Invincibility here. Chief Executive’s AoE Dispel will be active from the start to the end of the battle.”

“Yes, understood!”

“Alright, let’s go then!”

Four teams lay in wait at their spots while Li Yi led the Main Legion into the Imperial Palace.

Unending Unmatched covered the front. His equipment was originally nothing great but at desperate times as this, Li Yi forcefully traded Brother Nine’s equipment to him, whether he liked it or not. His DEF and HP were currently the highest, earning him the head main tank spot of Iron Alliance.

“Shield Wall!”

Unending Unmatched ran to the head of the pack and unleashed Shield Wall while the rest were buffing him with damage-reducing skills. The moment he stepped foot into the Imperial Palace, Chief Executive was on the move.

“Wind Slash!”

A slice of wind descended from above, slashing Unending Unmatched from head to toe.

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Unending Unmatched’s HP was 23,032. He just escaped death by a hair’s breadth…

“Touch of the Wind!”

Little Elf from the Magical Realm was quick to react, fiddling with her piccolo to heal Unending Unmatched.

“Sea of Fire!”

Chief Executive raised both her hands up high, and a large fireball erupted from her palms before bursting to its surroundings.

The entire Imperial Palace was up in flames. Unending Unmatched turned to run when he saw things turning sour. However, he had not even moved three steps when he was devoured by the Sea of Fire.

HP would continue to drop in the Sea of Fire, reducing 10,000+ every second. The healers would not be able to keep up.

“Retreat!”

The Sea of Fire lasted for about 20 seconds before slowly fading away. It was then Little Elf from the Magical Realm had resurrected Unending Unmatched to engage in the battle once again.

Chief Executive was capable in all elemental magic, with Sea of Fire being the most devastating. It did not matter whether she was in a Weakened state when she unleashed this move, it could still be an instant kill if one did not evade in time.

Unending Unmatched took his chances again, activating Charge towards Chief Executive as she was unleashing a wide-ranged Blizzard spell.

The Blizzard spell released by Chief Executive could not be disrupted but there were more than ten seconds on the clock before the channeling period ended.

Done!

“Go, everyone!”

At the sound of Li Yi’s order, the four teams in charge of flipping the switches ascended their mounts and raced to their respective switches.

Ding ding! Ding ding!

With the four switches were turned on simultaneously, a large magic barrier appeared above the palace. Chief Executive immediately shrunk in size and her HP dropped to 150 million. Her M-ATK was reduced by two thirds while her ATK range was cut in half!

They were fortunate no one there bungled the job because the magic barrier would not appear without all the switches flipped.

An indiscriminate magic bombing then occurred. The Imperial Palace was huge, yet it was overflowing with players in a blink of an eye, surpassing a million in number. Together, they cast magic and its force was enough to shake the heavens and the earth.

Chief Executive’s HP was gradually dropping. Although there were countless people dropping dead, there was a Resurrection Point just outside the Imperial Palace. It was an endless cycle of death, resurrection, and battle…

Jiaojiao rode on Deathcharger, coming in the left then suddenly to the right, keeping up the Double Curse on Chief Executive. She was slicing her here and there, coming and going like the wind.

Black Knight’s Double Curse was powerful. Although the HP reduced every second was not much, this move was best suited for snatching merit. The person with the last hit at Great Lord Knight and Chief Executive was bound to be rewarded with an ample Meritorious Value.

All players who participated in the kill would obtain 1 to 1,000 points of Meritorious Value (depending on the HP reduced by a person) and the person with the last strike would be rewarded 100,000 points of Meritorious Value.

This merit could be used for a lot of things, be it purchasing mounts, equipment, drawing paper, learning skills, etc. As merits could only be obtained during Warring Nations, this item was extremely precious.

If it were not for the merit, these players would not go all out in a cycle of death and resurrection. Who would believe it was all for a guild?

The more one attacked, the more the gains. The less one attacked, the lesser the gains. This was the value of the merit system!

“Darling, let me take this one,”

Li Yi sent a private message to Jiaojiao as he was engaged in shooting.

“Take it if you have balls. If you can’t, don’t blame me for it, hahaha,” Jiaojiao swung her head with joy, playing gleefully. Li Yi snorted, “And you think I can’t take it myself? I gave you the first one because you didn’t have a flying mount, or else the final shot at Great Lord Knight would’ve been mine.”

“Blow, Mr. Blow-your-horn!” Jiaojiao did not believe him.

“You don’t believe? Let’s make a bet. Chief Executive will die by my hands, do you believe that?”

“Nope!”

“Alright, let’s bet on it then. If I win, you’ll massage me for a month.”

“What if you lose?”

“I’ll massage you for a month.”

“Alright, pah pah pah, no no,” Jiaojiao thought about it before replying. “How about, if you lose, you’ll carry me for a month.”

“N-no problem!” Li Yi agreed after a little hesitation.

Truth be told, Li Yi was not a hundred percent certain he would land the last strike on Chief Executive.

There were currently over a million players attacking Chief Executive. The bigger the number, the lower the chances. A million HP could disappear just like that, how could he calculate when to act?

It was too hard…

While Chief Executive’s HP dropping drastically, the four switches still were being flipped in turns. Overall, the battle was going on seamlessly. The way things were developing, Chief Executive should be dead in about ten minutes.

Defiantly Tyrannical, on the other hand, was still in a heated battle with the Arrow Towers.

“Tyrannical, we can’t just forcefully make our way in. It’s almost been an hour but we only managed 12 Arrow Towers. Our people can’t take it anymore. If we go on, our losses will be too great,” Yang Xingchen was deeply concerned.

“We can’t just stop and watch while Dark Wing becomes King. I just received intel from inside Celestial Capital. Dark Wing and the rest are fighting Chief Executive and will be entering the Imperial Palace Hall in a bit,” Defiantly Tyrannical was fuming so much inside that these words just spat out of his mouth.

“It can’t be helped. I did a quick calculation. If we were to force our way on the Arrow Towers, it will take us anywhere from 7 to 12 hours. All our members will drop to between 10 to 20 levels. Tyrannical, is it worth it?”

“It’s worth it!” Defiantly Tyrannical nodded forcefully as he gritted his teeth, “Sure, our levels will drop, but so would Dark Wing and his pals’. Do you know what they are most afraid of now?”

“What?”

“Troublemakers!”

“He didn’t touch the Arrow Towers so they could prevent us from entering the city. His intentions are obvious, he’s afraid of us stirring trouble. Hehe, I can guarantee you that if we get past these Arrow Towers, Dark Wing will be wailing like a baby!”

Yang Xingchen frowned and did not respond. He was not convinced.

“Let’s take turns in attacking. Our War God Clan has suffered heavy losses, we need to recuperate for a bit,” Nameless War God dared not barge in recklessly.

A streak of anger flickered past Defiantly Tyrannical’s eyes but quickly disappeared. He smiled, “Alright then, take turns, everyone. Our Tyrannic Dynasty will go first!”

Three Major Guild Alliance readjusted their attack formation and Tyrannic Dynasty took the lead in launching attacks on the Arrow Towers.

Just as Defiantly Tyrannical was leading his people on the offense, a piece of good news arrived that lifted his spirits.

Brother Windcloud Nine was here with the Windcloud Clan!

The Windcloud Clan of 1.3 million were arriving at Celestial Capital at record speed.

Night Moon could aid Li Yi in stopping Arthur but she would not oppose the Windcloud Clan because Night Moon herself was up for Throne-claiming and the Windcloud Clan remained neutral in their attitude towards this matter.

“Hahahaha, Dark Wing, dream on on taking the crown!” Defiantly Tyrannical was overjoyed and spamming the world channel in welcoming the arrival of the Windcloud Clan.

The word on backup had lifted the spirits of Three Major Guild Alliance. The more people, the bigger the force. They were mostly cheering for Brother Windcloud Nine who was the spiritual leader of the Windcloud Clan.

The others were not important. As long as Brother Windcloud could make it, everything would be okay!

With the best equipment, highest EVA and highest dodging probability, Brother Windcloud Nine could take down the Arrow Towers alone when nobody could!

“He’s here, he’s here!”

Following a stream of cheers, Brother Windcloud Nine was first to arrive, riding on Cerberus. Behind him were the Windcloud Clan troops.

“Brother Nine, you’re here,” Defiantly Tyrannical greeted him with glee.

Brother Windcloud Nine returned him a smile but did not bother with him as he smacked Cerberus’s head to make a run towards the Arrow Towers.

The Arrow Towers were triggered before several hundred arrows came raining down. Brother Windcloud Nine stood there, as these arrows struck him. The word ‘Miss’ kept showing up on his head and after ten seconds, his HP was still maintained at the upper limit.

“Immovable King!”

The members of Three Major Guild Alliance were hailing him with respect!