Absolute Death Game

(But this time, I won't make the same mistakes again, I must be cautious, then cautious, and even more cautious!) With this thought, Han Wenhuan's gaze suddenly became resolute and he put his headset back on.

"Archers on the walls provide cover, infantry march out of the gates in formation, no one is allowed to rashly pursue!" Han Wenhuan shouted in the voice chat.

He believed that this choice was correct. Blindly pursuing without a clear understanding of the situation was definitely not a good thing. Although regrouping before pursuing might lead to a lost opportunity, it was still necessary.

But what he forgot was that the game is not reality, and the players are not soldiers who would strictly follow orders. They weren't even like the members of his previous guild who were willing to follow commands.

Seeing so many Elite Monsters rout and flee without resistance, being cut down one by one by players of the Awesome Empire, the people on Han Wenhuan's side became dissatisfied when he forbade them from pursuing.

"Damn, the enemy is already crumbling, why form up? Chase them, or else all the monsters will be snatched away."

"Yeah, yeah, those rare Elites are in the fleeing group, let's hurry up and move!"

However, Han Wenhuan was unmoved. While commanding the NPC militia to move outside, he continued to roar: "No one is to pursue, everyone standby on the walls, wait for my signal after I've set up the formation before coming down."

As he spoke, he led his troops out of the gate. Forty Spear Militia had lost six in the recent combat, and the militia with shields had lost three. The remaining thirty-four formed up into four columns, with the seventeen shield-bearers protecting the flanks. As he was arranging the formation, several players jumped down from the wall regardless of orders and began the chase.

"Fuck, what the hell, why aren't they following commands?"

Seeing this, Han Wenhuan couldn't keep a low profile, and immediately started to shout in the voice chat.

"Damn, what's there to be afraid of? Didn't you see they're scattering? What's there to swagger about for a newbie?" A dissatisfied voice came through the voice chat, it wasn't clear who it was, but after hearing Han Wenhuan's shout, two who were less brave ran back. However, one Swordsman and one Ranger, taking advantage of their speed, continued to slash at the fleeing bandits of Black Mountain.

Han Wenhuan felt a surge of irritation, just as he was about to yell something, someone patted his shoulder. Turning around, he saw it was Xiao Buli.

Xiao Buli shook his head at Han Wenhuan, "Let them go, they won't obey until they've had a taste of hardship." After saying this, a cold smile flashed in his eyes, "Moreover, isn't this the perfect opportunity to probe whether the enemy has any tricks up their sleeve? It's a waste not to use such good cannon fodder."

"But..." Han Wenhuan hesitated, (But if the enemy does have an ambush, then those who chased after them might be in danger. This is not just any ordinary game!) The thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't speak it out loud. He looked at Xiao Buli's profile, indifferent yet with a hint of cruelty, as if he felt a sense of estrangement. He sighed, "We'll have to leave it as is, then."

Just as Han Wenhuan had his troops properly in formation, the pursuing force became scattered because of their charge. Just as they had gotten a distance away from the wall, Xu Lie, who was leading the cavalry in a slow retreat, suddenly stopped.

He vigorously lifted his Crescent Blade, commanding in a military order—Reformation!

This skill was a high-level commander skill that dispels the disordered state of friendly troops around, while also boosting their Morale. It wasn't very useful for players, but it had a great effect on NPC soldiers. Xu Lie's skill was also Max Level, naturally quite effective. With his loud roar, a golden wave of light spread out rapidly from him as the center. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

"Follow my command! Reform ranks, Black Mountain Cavalry Troop—charge!"

The Black Mountain Bandits who were touched by the light wave stopped their rout and gathered around his position. Under Du Guang's command, they reformed, while Xu Lie didn't stay put. Right after his shout, he led the cavalry straight towards the wall, launching a counter-charge.

The Black Stone Village Militia, who were in the lead in the pursuit, were immediately cut down by the fifty Black Mountain Cavalry upon their charge. Lei Ba, seeing this, urged them forward instead of back, "Hold the line! Hold the line!"

But they couldn't hold at all. He and the Militia who charged with him were cut down like vegetables, scattered all over the place,

The two swordsmen and rangers who were pursuing the bandits were so frightened that they turned and ran, but it was too late. They were knocked to the ground by the successive cavalry charges and then trampled to death by the Black Mountain Cavalry that followed.

A chorus of screams erupted from the voice chat, "No, don't! Save me, please! Someone save me!"

Only when both men were dead beyond any doubt did the pleas for mercy stop, turning into curse-filled tirades.

"Fuck you! Why didn't you save us?" "What the fuck are you guys doing?" The two unfortunate souls cursed vehemently. Han Wenhuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Xiao Buli beat him to it, "We told you to follow commands earlier. What was it that you said? Now that you are dead, who can you blame? Just hurry back and prepare for your afterlife."

After saying that, he kicked the two out of the voice chat and then spoke again, "Before the battle, we all agreed to follow commands during the fight. Yet, the moment you saw an advantage, you ran off on your own, and now you got what you deserved. If anyone doesn't want to follow commands and work together in battle, just say so in advance.

I promise I won't micromanage you, but if you die, don't blame heaven and earth! We are not just playing a game anymore. If you still have that casual gaming mentality, then I am sorry, but I absolutely cannot fight alongside such people. Today, it was only themselves they doomed. Next time, it might be all of us."

No one dared to respond to Xiao Buli's words; they were all shocked by the brutal reality, especially those who had pursued the enemy earlier and been called back, now feeling a wave of fear.

However, Han Wenhuan had no time to feel pleased; he was facing the charge of the Black Mountain Cavalry.

The thirty-two spear militiamen all took up a defensive stance, forming a pike formation. In this stance, damage to cavalry was increased by 50 percent, but their movement speed was reduced by 50 percent as well.

As the cavalry approached, they saw the prepared defenses and did not immediately charge. Twenty Javelin Cavalry suddenly accelerated and hurled twenty javelins at the pike formation in an instant, creating a whooshing sound. Immediately, seven or eight spear militiamen were hit by the javelins.

Fortunately, since the javelin throws were scattered, there were no fatalities, but the formation was shaken.

The twanging of bowstrings suddenly rang out overhead as the archers on the wall returned fire. They focused their shots and, after a volley of arrows, three or four Javelin Cavalry were shot down from their horses. The remaining Javelin Cavalry quickly dispersed to the sides, revealing the Black Mountain Cavalry Troop charging behind them, led by none other than Xu Lie.

"Release arrows, focus on the BOSS!" Without needing Han Wenhuan's order, the archers on the wall reacted immediately. A flurry of arrows hailed down, but Xu Lie entered an Impervious State, resisting the dense ranged attacks and charged straight to the pike formation.

"Clear a path!" — Charge! The iron-clad warhorse, like a tank, immediately knocked three or four spear militiamen flying, their spears snapping upon contact with the horse's armor. Though they managed to knock off over a hundred health points, this was negligible for a gold-tier BOSS with possibly tens of thousands of health points.

Earth Cleaving Slash! Xu Lie swung his greatsword fiercely, unleashing a crescent-shaped blade of energy that swept across the ground, cutting several militiamen in half who stood directly in its path.

Chain Slash! His greatsword spun like a windmill; under his left and right slashes, the spear militiamen who charged at him from both sides were slaughtered.

Shield bearers, encircle from both flanks! Spears, fall back and reform the formation! Han Wenhuan issued orders one after another, directing the militia to rapidly change formation. Unfortunately, Xu Lie did not give them the chance. The cavalry behind him charged up in rows, scattering the already shaken formation.

"Dammit, it's hopeless, everyone retreat! Secure the gate, archers keep firing, don't worry about hitting our own guys!"

Han Wenhuan had been guarding the gate. Seeing the dire situation, he turned and ran. Watching Xu Lie's unstoppable onslaught approaching, Han Wenhuan frantically shouted, "Close the gates, close the gates!"

With a thunderous boom, the heavy gate made of stout wood and iron plating slammed shut, trapping both the Black Mountain Bandits and the Thousand Pines Town Militia outside. The gate had a durability of 1,000 points and was fortified with city Armor. It would take some effort to breach with ordinary attacks.

Han Wenhuan breathed a sigh of relief, only to start worrying for the militia outside who, now bereft of an escape route, were likely to be massacred.

Suddenly, a burst of golden light shot through the wooden gaps in the door. Han Wenhuan was taken aback; the next moment, the massive, thousand-pound gate exploded into countless pieces with a bang. Blown away by the shockwave, Han Wenhuan struggled to his feet only to see a sight that he would never forget.

Where the gate once stood was now strewn with corpses, and a solitary knight stood before the entrance, holding a pose as if he had just performed a powerful move. His greatsword pointed directly at Han Wenhuan's head.

(Damn, I thought there were no pay-to-win players? How is this BOSS even more overpowered than a whale!)

Han Wenhuan felt the urge to weep, but there were no tears. No matter how skilled in command he was, none of it mattered when facing an opponent with such overwhelming strength—all of it was worthless.

Seeing the knight charging toward him, Han Wenhuan turned and fled. He had not even advanced to be a general yet, still just a basic Pike Militiaman; there was no way he dared to stay and fight. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote and sponsor. Your support is my biggest motivation.)