Chapter 1797: Barrier Domination
In such a vast battle among so many people, the wide area below the city wall is the best battleground.
This kind of epic battle is almost impossible in reality; even in modern interstellar wars, it's about elite troops competing with warships, armor, and mechas. Such large-scale frenzied slaughter has never occurred in reality.
Of course, it's not absolute; there have been peak wars where hundreds of thousands or even millions are engaged in a great battle, but having tens of millions on a single battlefield is almost unfeasible.
In reality, there are absolutely no cities so enormous to the extreme, stretching endlessly out of sight.
Even in favorable terrain, without special eyes, one cannot oversee the entire battlefield.
Most of the participating players learn the specifics of the battles through live streaming, as the distance is too great, or the terrain isn't right, making it impossible to see what's happening specifically.
Li Yao set up his command post on a hill beside a graveyard, allowing him to oversee the entire situation. Unless absolutely necessary, even if powerful opponents appear, he remains a commander instead of a charging warrior.
Under his divine eye, he can naturally oversee the overall situation. However, even with special eye equipment, the protecting Angel Shana Flower and others need binoculars to see the details.
Sky Broad put down the binoculars and said, "Damn, how can these Ogres be so strong? Our guild managed two positions and barely held on using scrolls. I see Qionghua Guild is similar; this time, it's a massive loss."
Li Yao smiled, "It's just the beginning. You've only used one or two scrolls, and you're calling it a loss. I almost believed you."
Shana Flower bitterly smiled, "You said it's just the beginning. Although this isn't our strongest legion, it's close. We barely hold balance using the legion scrolls. When the main force of the enemy arrives, how can we cope? I'm afraid even with legion scrolls, it'll be hard to resist, and who knows how many war resources we'll expend then."
"These Ogres are too strong. What about their air force, their cavalry? We don't even know. What do we do then?" Sky Broad looked downtrodden.
"Our only advantage is two warships," Shana Flower was full of worries.
"If the main city were so easy to capture, current main cities would have been slaughtered. An individual race's heritage, even if not as profound as the three major factions, isn't something a single guild can seize at this stage. My attack on the main city has elements of luck. The draw of the Great Lord was too much. You've paid some resources and feel heartache. Do you know how much I plan to sacrifice?" Li Yao said.
Their eyes brightened. Shana Flower asked, "I am curious."
"I've prepared to lose fifteen million Ace Army units personally. Don't even mention the guild; we're going all out. Compared to this, your losses truly are little." Li Yao slightly shook his head.
"Damn, you plan to lose all, isn't that too brutal?" Sky Broad was shocked even though he had mentally prepared.
"Moreover, my goal is to discourage the Ogres with the loss of over ten million Ace Army units, making them dread to fight further, rather than annihilate them. Determining a winner isn't possible for us, but after losing certain numbers, they won't dare continue." Li Yao laid out his true intentions.
Both were startled again, yet they still didn't grasp how terrifying a race's heritage is. Li Yao was just a lone fighter, ready to risk everything, and he could start over if necessary. But the Ogres, they couldn't truly go to the end.
Li Yao's goal was never to wipe out the Ogres. Of course, it was impossible, but to capture this main city and become a Great Lord.
"Now that most sealings are destroyed, can the Barrier be broken?" Shana Flower asked the key question.
Li Yao smiled, "Actually, only six Demon-Sealing Pillars are needed, and now there are twice as many. What do you say? I've got five times more. Let them charge, let them revel. As long as you critical guilds hold on, this Barrier will collapse within an hour."
"With you saying this, I'm relieved. Rest assured, we might have issues holding against the Ace Army, but against these foes, we can hold off even if it costs us dearly."
On the city wall, the Arcane magicians were sweating profusely, "Great Magician, the Barrier is getting weaker and may not hold for an hour."
The Great Magician was furious, grabbing the Arcane magicians by the collar, "Dammit, you just said it could last four hours!"
"Great Magician, the enemy's artillery shells have Anti-Magic effects; continual bombardments are interrupting the Barrier's mana circulation. Additionally, the opponents' magic seal is terrifyingly isolating the Magic Net connection. Now we rely solely on our energy, and maintaining such a massive Barrier is fundamentally unstable." The Arcane magicians explained.
"I don't care about all that. I just want to know why our demolishing so many of the opponent's Demon-Sealing Pillars still leaves their seals so effective?" The Great Magician shouted angrily.
The Arcane magicians spoke bitterly, "We've been deceived. The person who arranged this Array is too powerful, only comparable to our deities. They only need a few Demon-Sealing Pillars."
The Great Magician instantly understood they'd been tricked. Everyone knows a rule: if key nodes in an array are destroyed, the array breaks. With thirty nodes destroyed, they believed they'd won—only to realize it was a deliberate setup.
"Dammit, dispatch air force and cavalry. Break all nodes within half an hour!" The Great Magician roared.
The city gates opened again, and numerous huge two-headed Chimeras took flight. These Chimeras were more massive and stronger than ordinary Chimeras, with mighty wings enabling them to carry Ogres into the air.
On the ground, robust Ogres mounted on Kodo Beasts appeared, assembling into an arrow formation charging madly towards a node.
In the sky, players' positions also launched large air forces; a massive aerial battle unfolded. Although the Chimeras were strong, the air forces could not achieve massacres; both sides were evenly matched, with the Ogre Air Force unable to find a breakthrough.
On the ground, players also unleashed a large cavalry force. The collision was such that player cavalry was directly broken through and slaughtered, the cavalry formation breached heading directly towards a stone-thrower position.
If cavalry clashes cannot stop them, let alone infantry; facing the impact of Kodo Beasts and the ferocious Ogre cavalry, the troops fell like grass under a scythe. Within a quarter of an hour, they charged through three seal positions and smashed through three waves of player cavalry formations…