MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Li Yao's virtual projection appeared in mid-air, his gaze resolute and confident, showing no trace of the emotions that should emerge from having one's secrets exposed; his eyes only held the certainty of victory.

"As for the second issue, you'll see it soon. At that time, your city's walls on the frontal battlefield will shatter, eliminating any need for you to waste time coming out to fight—we'll break in. You'll be caught in a battle on all fronts. Ogre Sorcerer of the sub-dimension, are you ready to face your fate?"

Li Yao's words were so domineering that they seemed to dismiss the entire sub-dimension of ogres, yet the sorcerer was not angry; his face was livid. Even though Li Yao was young, he left no chance for the sorcerer to turn the tables, and his plan failed.

The other ogre strongmen were furious, shouting angrily at Li Yao for his arrogance.

But the players' spirits and boldness were also stirred, eagerly anticipating the events to follow—they were curious about what had given Li Yao such powerful confidence.

This scene was also witnessed by the leaders of various factions, who lamented why their factions did not have bold newcomers like Li Yao, regardless of whether he was boasting or not.

To dare face a leader of a race with such confidence, rendering them speechless, was already a demonstration of remarkable spirit and courage.

"What boldness, what courage," sighed the Troll leader, "At his age, I was just leading a troop to raid the Naga Camp, having slaughtered a hundred thousand Nagas into retreat—back then, I was so full of myself. Now compared to this kid, I was just dealing with child's play."

The Tauren Chieftain also remarked, "At his age, I was leading my people in a desperate struggle, evading Centaurs' pursuit."

The Great Chieftain said, "At his age, I was still fighting in the Human Arena, not afraid of you laughing—becoming the king of the arena was my dream at that time."

The Regent smiled wryly, "You're still thinking about the past—isn't his boasting a bit too much? Even if we exert the entire tribe's strength, conquering this place without paying a price isn't going to be easy."

"Now the problem is, our New Warlord has somehow managed to subdue an ogre clan, which remarkably has such a rule. If the sub-dimension ogres find out earlier, we could be in big trouble," said the Great Chieftain.

The Queen, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Now that our faction owns an ogre clan, is it possible to win over one of your old friends, Great Chieftain?"

Although the Queen did not mention the name, everyone knew who she meant—it was Rexxar, the devotee of the Beast King ethos, arguably the world's most formidable Beastmaster Hunter.

His own strength aside, Rexxar had no less than five or six world-class pets—and that's just what's been shown.

Rexxar absolutely could hold back three foes, unexaggerated.

The Great Chieftain shook his head, "He has his convictions, but if Prairie Fire truly conquers this main city and stabilizes his hold, providing ogres with a brighter future, this old friend will probably care for Prairie Fire more, perhaps even elevate him over there permanently."

Vol'jin was enlightened, "You truly are considerate of your disciple, already planning matters for him in the future."

The others gradually understood too—with the Queen's wisdom, how could she not know the impossibility of persuading Rexxar? It was evident that she hinted at a retreat to a secondary option.

"I'll do my best, see what means Prairie Fire has; whether the so-called siege machines are truly so miraculous," the Great Chieftain looked at the virtual screen.

On the battlefield, Worm Tribe troops amassed, with players still engaging in a fierce battle with ogre forces on the walls, and combat continuing tirelessly in the skies.

Bam, bam, bam...

The sharp sound of metal clashing rang out, as Li Yao's voice echoed across the field, "Temporarily retreat; our engineering machines are ready. After the wall is breached, launch a full-scale attack."

The players' forces retreated like a tide, while the ogres unleashed a few waves of Arrow Rain, but inflicted limited casualties.

After more than a day and night of war, even though the majority of corpses had been retrieved to the Frame Space by Li Yao's worker drones, the fierce nature of the battle was still felt, a large section of the wall dyed red with blood, the stains starkly murderous against the wall.

While the land forces retreated, air forces did not cease fighting, continuing their frenzied combat in the skies.

The battlefield surrounding the walls temporarily fell silent, as ogres could only watch helplessly as players continuously summoned their forces, forming army units.

Though the strategic command did not dictate how to fight, assigning missions and designating battlefield strategy was within their responsibilities.

The players could fight so orderly without confusion, thanks to the extensive efforts of the Starfire group.

Ogres had no choice but to watch helplessly at the players' formations below.

With the increasing number of troops, even the ogres on the walls could not see the end, let alone those below. This was a sea of people—such an enormous scale of battle, all on one battlefield, was almost impossible in reality.

For nearly fifteen minutes, army units continued to emerge, many ogres were restless, itching to charge out and fight.

With such lengthy walls, and five gates in total, even so, it would take the ogres an hour to completely set up their formations and exit through the five portals.

Otherwise, if the opponent launched an assault, their battle lines would crumble.

Just as the army formations took shape, each war machine was also fully prepared, with the Goblin Engineers and Starfire's military engineering players ceasing their frantic activity.

One by one, huge carts hauling shrouded objects arrived nearby, and as the tarpaulins were lifted, the people nearby saw massive metallic wheel-like lumps with spikes, exceeding five yards in diameter.

A total of one hundred launchers had been completed after long periods of assembly.

Everyone raised their heads to look at Li Yao's shadow, while the sorcerer's image stood firm, their gazes colliding like countless sparks.

"Is this the stuff you meticulously assembled after spending a day and night? I'm not underestimating you, but my walls have no other features for being tall and sturdy; even your warship's magic cannon couldn't shake them. As for these things—they seem just average to me," the sorcerer mockingly said.

"You'll witness it shortly, but I just hope then your soldiers won't be frightened to tears," Li Yao turned and looked below, "My craftsmen, my Starfire warfare engineering members, you have labored long hours; now show them the fruits of your work. Issue my orders—Iron Star deployed."

"Iron Star deployed."

"Iron Star deployed."

Numerous immensely strong Boarmens, drenched in sweat, towed enormous Iron Stars before colossal war machines.…