Chapter 59: Bandits Besiege the City
Ding! Detected that player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World has met the conditions for territory advancement. Would you like to advance your territory: County City → Main City?
Yes!
When the crisp notification sounded, Xiao Wen did not hesitate and directly chose “Yes.”
The next moment, boundless golden light descended from the heavens, showering the land below. The entire county city underwent a transformation at that instant. Countless divine phantoms seemed to descend from the unseen world, radiating astonishing power.
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and spread his arms, quietly feeling the existence of that power.
Bathed in the golden radiance, the entire territory began changing. The city continuously expanded outward, the original earthen walls transformed into stone walls, and both soldiers and civilians steadily grew stronger beneath the blessing of the golden light.
Even Xiao Wen himself felt as though some invisible shackle within his body had been shattered in an instant. His physical body was undergoing ascension.
Only after a long while did the golden light in the sky gradually dissipate, by which point the entire territory had completed its transformation.
As soon as the transformation ended, a series of notifications rang out beside Xiao Wen's ears.
Ding! Congratulations, player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World. Territory transformation completed. Territory advanced from County City → Main City (1/2).
The crisp notification sounded.
Looking at the prompt, Xiao Wen remained calm, neither joyful nor disappointed.
Half of the mission progress?
Perfectly normal.
After all, if he wanted to fully complete the mission, he still had to pass the upcoming trial.
Otherwise, all he could do was watch others advance their territories, complete the trial, and claim the rewards.
Ding! Detected that player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World has completed territory transformation. The Bandit Siege mission will begin in three days. Please prepare your defenses in advance.
The notification sounded, causing Xiao Wen's expression to turn serious. He immediately summoned Zhang Song, Lu Cheng, and Ma Chao, informing them of the bandit siege that would take place in three days and ordering them to begin preparations.
The three men immediately understood the gravity of the situation. None of them dared show the slightest negligence and promptly accepted their assignments.
Over the next three days, Xiao Wen took the opportunity to expand recruitment and improve his military forces.
Although the territory advancement had not yet been fully completed, the territory itself had already expanded and transformed. The troop recruitment limit increased from 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers.
To prepare for the battle, Xiao Wen even recalled the ten White Dragon Cavalry stationed at Dragon Manor, bringing the total number of White Dragon Cavalry to five hundred.
This was Xiao Wen's trump card force.
Of course, besides this elite unit, common defensive tools such as cheval de frise, rolling stones, wall spikes, and similar siege defenses were also fully prepared.
Zhang Song even used his strategist abilities to arrange numerous traps outside the city walls. Afterward, he activated his talent skill, “Concealment,” hiding every one of those traps from sight.
It was only when Zhang Song used his talent that Xiao Wen was finally able to view his information panel.
Strategist: Zhang Song
Gender: Male
Grade: Great Strategist of an Era (Fourth Rank)
Level: 30
Specialization: Internal Affairs, Military
Talent Attributes: 346/40
Faction Affiliation: Half-Journey Through the Mortal World
Talent Skills:
Trap Concealment
Ignite
(Future skills unknown)
Personality:
Unrestrained, arrogant, ambitious.
After examining Zhang Song's talent skills, Xiao Wen raised an eyebrow, a trace of surprise flashing across his eyes before he handed all subsequent arrangements over to the three men.
The three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Three days later, at midnight, beneath the bright moon, the sound of war drums suddenly echoed throughout the territory.
Xiao Wen and the others stood atop the city walls, quietly staring into the distance with sharp eyes.
The moment midnight arrived, the drums atop the walls began to thunder. Instantly, the morale of every defending soldier on the walls and throughout the territory rose by 10%.
This was one of the territory buildings Xiao Wen had constructed during these past days:
War Drum
Building Type: War
Effect: When the drum sounds, the morale of all personnel within the territory increases by 10%.
Duration: One hour.
Cooldown: 6 hours.
Description:
When the east wind blows and the war drums thunder, what soldier fears any foe?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The war drums shook the heavens.
Torches illuminated the city walls, casting light over a radius of more than ten meters inside and outside the fortifications.
Although the torchlight only illuminated a limited area, the moon above was bright enough. Its silvery glow spread across the land, providing a faint but sufficient light.
Within the distant darkness, vague movements could be seen.
Those were...
Bandits lurking in the shadows.
The bandits had arrived!
Xiao Wen exchanged a glance with Zhang Song.
Neither spoke.
They simply listened to the continuous beating of the war drums as morale steadily accumulated.
When the bandits creeping through the darkness finally entered the archers' range, Xiao Wen gave a single order.
At once, arrows coated in oil and burning with crimson flames shot into the sky.
Thousands of flaming arrows streaked through the air, tearing apart the darkness and illuminating the night.
Under the glow of the firelight, countless bandits could be seen crouching low, sneaking forward while clutching curved blades.
Their pace was slow, but their eyes radiated fierce killing intent.
Especially when they noticed the sound of arrows cutting through the air and saw thousands of flaming arrows raining down upon them.
A chill instantly surged through their hearts.
Moments later, dozens of miserable screams erupted.
"We've been discovered! Brothers, charge!"
Someone among the bandits roared.
Immediately, the bandits who had been crawling forward leapt to their feet, waving their weapons as they charged ahead with savage cries.
Since the ambush had failed, it was now time for a frontal assault.
Kill!
The bandits charged through the rain of arrows.
Although the flaming arrows exposed their positions, they also provided a clear direction toward the city walls.
Roars and battle cries filled the night as countless blades were raised.
However, the bandits at the front had barely advanced a few meters before one after another collapsed to the ground, their faces turning red as painful groans escaped their mouths.
They had stepped directly into Zhang Song's concealed traps.
Though called horse pits, these traps had actually been dug to match the size of a human foot.
And, thoughtfully, several sharpened bamboo spikes had been planted inside each one.
One step down.
Well...
Blood splattered everywhere.
Agonized screams echoed endlessly.
After all, these bandits were merely cannon fodder from the lowest ranks. While numerous, their individual combat strength was not particularly high. Such traps were more than enough to inflict severe injuries upon them.
The people in front fell, while those behind crashed into them, creating complete chaos.
Yet despite the scene unfolding before him, Xiao Wen's expression remained solemn.
There was no joy on his face whatsoever.
This bandit siege was far more troublesome than he had originally imagined.
The enemy's true elite forces...
Had not yet appeared.
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