ATPnovel Chapter 75 A Narrow Victory
Chapter 75 A Narrow Victory
Liu Huasheng paused for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, your wish cannot be granted, because you won't die today! Enough with the nonsense, I need catapults, give me a reasonable price!"
Wang Shuaibo once told Liu Huasheng about Sima Zhen buying catapults from Ma Xianlong. Although the catapults were bulky and heavy, they had a good range. Liu Huasheng planned to buy a few to facilitate the attack on Silvermoon City and the Lost Temple.
"You've come to me to buy catapults?"
Ma Xianlong's eyes immediately lit up!
Damn it, is there finally a turning point?
"Catapults are sold in batches of 10, 600 gold each, no bargaining. I'll build them for you right now!"
"You think I'm a sucker?"
"There's no other way. Whether we survive or not depends on this deal. Buy it or not, it's up to you!"
"How long does it take you to build a catapult?"
"One train every 10 minutes!"
"I want forty trucks. I'll give you 15,000 gold coins, plus a truckload of watermelons. This price is based on the fact that we're on the same map. Think it over!"
Ma Xianlong crossed his arms and thought about it seriously. The production cost of his catapults was 300 gold coins each, so the cost of forty catapults would be 12000 gold coins.
In other words, if this deal goes through, I can earn three thousand gold coins plus a cartload of watermelons, which doesn't seem like an unacceptable situation.
"Alright! But I need a deposit of 12000 gold coins. Come pick up the catapult tomorrow!"
"Can!"
Liu Huasheng readily completed the transaction.
After returning to the city, Liu Huasheng immediately mobilized his troops, ordering Roaring Earth, Shi Dazhuang, and the Nine-Headed Hellhound to set up a temporary camp below Hill 4. He also ordered Beishan Yugong to carry the Tier 3 Spider Fairy Tower and the Tier 1 Basic Electric Tower over overnight.
The next morning, the radio station broadcast "I Want to Become an Immortal"!
"In the end, it's still those same thoughts, lingering and unchanging..."
"I wish to become an immortal, to be as joyful as the heavens, to transform into a myth that will be passed down in the wind..."
Amidst the music, Liu Huasheng paid the final payment at the foot of Xianlong City and successfully acquired 40 catapults.
"Awei! Take these catapults to the temporary camp!"
After giving a few instructions, Liu Huasheng used a teleportation talisman to return to Huaxia Dragon City. Once his stamina reached 100 points, he continued building the defense tower that he had only partially completed the day before!
With a hundred frenzied swings of the hammer, the defensive tower took shape—a Tier 3 [Piercing Arrow Tower]!
The piercing arrow tower has a range of only 50 meters. Its attack effect is piercing, which can deal extra damage to units with weak armor and has a 20% chance of penetration.
Once it penetrates, it can pierce through the target and damage units behind it.
Its amazing ability is the [Cloud Piercing Arrow], which increases the range by an additional 10% and has a 100% chance of penetrating!
Overall, this penetrating arrow tower is decent. It can be incorporated into the arrow tower matrix, but considering that we will be dealing with Silvermoon City next, and that Lu Xuanyue, at level four, still can't carry the arrow tower matrix, Liu Huasheng first had Lu Xuanyue carry the penetrating arrow tower to the temporary camp below the fourth high ground!
Bodina, Tom Cruise, and Shinazugawa stood guard on either side!
"Once the arrow towers are in place, the war will begin! The defense of our base is now in your hands..."
Liu Huasheng gave Wang Shuaibo and Qin Wuman some instructions, then used a teleportation talisman and arrived at the temporary camp below Hill 4 10 seconds later.
He looked around. The Spider Fairy Tower stood in front of him, with 77 Spider Fairy flying around it. The Basic Electric Tower and the Ancient Guardian stood in front of it, and forty catapults stood behind it. Roaring Earth, Shi Dazhuang, and nine hellhounds were moving freely under the tower, and at the very front was the Great Sword and Shield Dog silently chopping wood!
In addition, Zhou Shuqi was conscripted by Liu Huasheng and is currently flying over Hill 4 to conduct reconnaissance.
Meanwhile, a small base has been built on the fourth high ground, where a group of elves are still carrying out construction. A hall has been built, and four ancient guardian trees stand at the entrance to the high ground.
With the help of the watchtower and Zhou Shuqi's reconnaissance, Liu Huasheng had a clear understanding of the troops on the high ground. There were 30 level 3 elven archers, 20 level 4 moonblade knights, and a deer-man hero who seemed to be the leader.
The deer-woman, or rather, the half-deer-woman, has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a reindeer. She wields a wooden spear, has a beautiful appearance, and is a B-rank hero at level 5!
In addition, there are 20 level 3 Ancient Tree Spirits with building abilities!
Three hours later, Lü Xuanyue finally arrived carrying the tower on his back.
As soon as the piercing arrow towers landed, Liu Huasheng commanded the forty catapults to attack the high ground.
The catapult's attack range is actually only 150 meters, but with a longer range, it can attack without taking damage.
Liu Huasheng ordered forty catapults to line up in a row and concentrate their fire on an ancient guardian tree on the high ground.
Stones flew everywhere!
After one round of concentrated fire, the ancient guardian's durability was reduced by half; after three rounds of concentrated fire, it was smashed into white light.
This was like stirring up a hornet's nest; the elven archers on the highlands, the moonblade knight riding a black panther, and the deer-man hero quickly poured out.
Liu Huasheng hurriedly said, "Heroes and Hellhounds, defend under the towers, don't rush forward! Catapults, continue attacking the defensive towers on the high ground!"
Under his command, Bodina and the others stood firmly in front of the base power tower and the piercing arrow tower.
The elves, disregarding formation, swarmed down the high ground, each one incredibly brave, and launched a fierce attack on the greatsword-wielding dogs below!
The Greatsword Shield Dog held up its shield, taking all the damage, and calmly retaliated with its sword, while the Spider Fairy Tower, Basic Electric Tower, and Piercing Arrow Tower behind it launched an attack.
The elven archers and moonblade knights had entered the range of the three towers.
Then, 77 Spider Fairies gracefully attacked, striking their swords with a clanging sound.
The electric arcs fired from the basic arrow towers resemble flying forks, with a significant paralyzing effect!
The Tier 3 Piercing Arrow Tower has explosive damage output!
Those elven units are all fragile.
A level 3 elven archer has only 300 HP, high attack but weak defense.
A level 4 Moonblade Knight has 800 health, runs fast, and is highly mobile, but it is fragile. A single piercing attack from a piercing arrow tower can take away 120 health points from it!
Even that level 5 Deerman hero only had 1500 HP. Liu Huasheng controlled the Spider Fairy to focus fire, and he was killed in less than a minute after he appeared on the field. He was also stunned for half a minute during that time!
With the death of this deer-man hero, Liu Huasheng felt that the victory was already secured. He thought to himself that he had overestimated this elven army from Silvermoon City. They were only at the level of a simple computer and were no match for him!
Two spectators were also present in the distance.
One of them was Ma Xianlong, who widened his eyes, pounded his thigh, and said, "My catapult is amazing! Three rounds can attack a tower!"
This guy had followed the catapult here, wanting to see what Liu Huasheng intended to do with it, and that's when he saw the scene before him.
The other audience member was Sima Zhen!
He was leading a group out for a stroll, followed by a squad of riflemen. Their arrival here was purely by chance.
The city lord of Dazhen City stared intently at the Foolish Old Man of Beishan, muttering, "Damn it, bringing defensive towers to war? That's outrageous!"
Moments later, the elven archer, the moonblade knight, and the deer hero were all killed. Liu Huasheng's side suffered zero casualties, except for the greatsword shield dog which was slightly injured, but its durability recovered rapidly!
Liu Huasheng noticed Sima Zhen and Ma Xianlong secretly watching the battle from afar, but he didn't care. He led Bodina and others to rush up the high ground and let 40 catapults bombard them.
In less than ten minutes, all the defensive towers on the high ground were completely destroyed, and 20 ancient tree spirits with building abilities were also wiped out.
After clearing the battlefield, Liu Huasheng obtained a [Building Blueprint for the Ancient Guardian] and a [Poisoned Javelin]!
[Poisoned Javelin: Relic, Treasure, can be equipped by players and some hero units. Throwed, the poisoned javelin deals physical and poison damage to enemies. It reappears in the player's hand after two seconds. Effective range: 30 meters! Note: Lord players cannot equip this!]
"Lord players can't equip this? That's discrimination against me!"
Liu Huasheng was slightly annoyed, as he, as the lord, had no offensive power whatsoever!
He glanced at his subordinates again. Bodina and the others had gained a considerable amount of experience, and Tom Cruise had leveled up to level six, with his [Holy Light Healing] skill being enhanced.
Roar! He's leveled up to level seven!
All nine-headed hellhounds have been upgraded to level five!
Even Zhou Shuqi received a lot of experience points and leveled up to level 3!
"It's nothing to wipe out a mere elf squad. To prevent further harassment, we must strike while the iron is hot!"
At this moment, Liu Huasheng raised his arms and shouted, "Lü Xuanyue, carry the Spider Immortal Tower on your back, all soldiers protect you! Those who offend China, no matter how far away, will be punished! Follow me, let's conquer Silver Moon City!"