novelraw Chapter 278 284: To Put It Simply, It's Monster Blocking
Chapter 278 284: To Put It Simply, It's Monster Blocking
The World Tower Fortress is a fortress built around the World Tower, with the center being a large open area. The World Tower, with a diameter of over two hundred meters, stands like a small mountain, while around the tower, hundreds of monsters roam, attacking intruding invaders.
Hang Yu said to everyone, "Although the upcoming battle will be tough, we cannot charge headlessly."
Chen Yu nodded, "Then please let Grand Commander Hang explain the strategy."
Hang Yu said to the few, "I have repeatedly scouted using the Eagle Eye technique, and it is clear that the monsters are divided into three ranks."
"The first rank is led by the Golden Lord Earth Dragon General, surrounded by three Flying Dragon Guards, five Dragonman Priests, five Dragonman Mages, and twenty Dragonman Long Spear Soldiers. Although the number is not many, their strength is the most formidable."
"The three Flying Dragon Guards are Golden Elites."
"The five Dragonman Priests are Silver Elites."
"The five Dragonman Mages are also Silver Elites."
"The twenty Dragonman Long Spear Soldiers are all Bronze Elites."
"The second rank mainly consists of goblins, Ratmen, elves, goblins, and other monsters, primarily Mage Monsters and Shooter Monsters, belonging to a long-range attack team, numbering around one hundred and fifty."
"The third rank, consisting mainly of Minotaurs, Wild Boarmen, and Kobolds, belongs to a close combat team, with a total number of two or three hundred."
Hang Yu concluded here.
Zhao Ming, with a grave expression, interjected, "This batch of monster elites numbers over a hundred, and they are all level 8 elites, truly a formidable force. The first rank alone, led by the Earth Dragon General with more than thirty Dragonman Elite Monsters, has less than a fifty percent chance of victory if we engage directly."
Xu Tianhua, with a serious face, said, "The most troublesome thing is the variety of monsters, truly too diverse, allowing them to mutually cover up weaknesses, making it impossible to exploit a single weakness to weaken the monster forces overall as we did with the Wild Boarman camp."
The others listened and displayed shocked expressions.
Although they knew it would be difficult, they did not expect it to be this hard.
Even without considering the combat strength of the second and third ranks, the combat power of the first rank alone could likely match a fifty-fifty with a human army, possibly even a seventy-thirty or sixty-four split.
Just as Xu Tianhua said.
The mixed unit consists of all types of monsters.
Each has different traits and characteristics.
Thus, attempting to exploit a single weakness like bullying the Wild Boarman is completely out of the question.
In a normal play.
Once we initiate an attack.
We would first be engaged and obstructed by the third rank close combat unit.
At this point, the second rank's mages and shooters would assist with long-range attacks.
Then the first rank Dragonman Monsters would enter the battle according to the situation.
Everyone's gaze gathered on Hang Yu, uncertain of what plans the Grand Commander Hang had.
Hang Yu drew a sword.
First sketched out the basic structure of the fortress on the ground.
"This is the fortress map I scouted using the Eagle Eye technique."
"Actually, my strategy is not complicated, just utilizing the fortress's environment."
"The key to this battle is not to advance rashly, not to proactively attack the monsters, but to guide the monsters to attack us, using the terrain to trap the monsters, thus limiting their numerical advantage."
Hang Yu then explained in detail.
"First, attract the monster's attention, leading them into the right pathways."
"The third rank monsters are the closest to us, mainly consisting of Minotaurs and Wild Boarmen."
"These monsters are large in size. With their size, only a few can stand in a corridor, blocking attacks from mages and shooters. The more narrow and complex the battle environment, the harder to exploit their numerical advantage."
At this point.
The sword blade lightly drew.
Encircled the T-junction road entry near the monster zone on the structure map.
"According to my observation."
"This T-junction channel entrance is the most suitable."
"Lead the monsters in from below, then ambush at the turning corner."
"In doing so, due to the issue of vision and angles, the mages and shooters cannot attack us."
Hang Yu's tactics were straightforward.
In two words: monster trapping.
Xu Tianhua said, "While this strategy is not very hard to imagine, I find difficulty in its execution."
Exactly.
Primarily, the risk of bait is too high.
This will likely first sacrifice a small team.
Moreover, even though monster intelligence isn't high, will the Earth Dragon General fall for such an obvious tactic?
Hang Yu did not clarify one situation.
The surface of the World Tower is inhabited by numerous guardian monsters, such as the Stone Golem.
Thus, combat time must be controlled well, preferably within an hour of destroying the enemy and occupying the fortress. Otherwise, soon the guardian monsters will join, making it very dangerous.
"Don't worry!"
"I have a way!"
"Let me handle attracting the monsters!"
"Everyone just prepare for battle."
Hang Yu led everyone to this inconspicuous area, then formed a tank team, kitchen knife team, doctor team, support team, kite team as per the earlier regroup plan, led respectively by Zhao Ming, Xu Tianhua, Jiang Nan, Qin Mu, and Chen Yu.
How to lure the monsters?
Form a suicide squad?
No need for that!
Hang Yu walked to the front, took out the Stone Curse Bow, and a Sniper Arrow swiftly shot out.
With a whoosh.
Slicing through several hundred meters.
A Minotaur Warrior was hit.
The fortress originally had a Barrier Array protecting against long-range attacks.
But Hang Yu killed the Array Master in advance, preventing the array from being activated.
The sniper arrow's range exceeds the attack distance of long-range monsters, meaning the monsters can only be attacked by Hang Yu, unable to counter-attack from their position. They must charge to retaliate.
However, the monsters were quite cautious.
Kobolds among them sensed the presence of a large group of intruders.
Such a straightforward lure tactic couldn't easily entice them, and several Wild Boarman Shield Warriors immediately raised their shields, stepped forward to block, arranging defensive postures to counter harassment.
"Damn it!" Zhao Ming frowned, "It's useless!"
Xu Tianhua also looked upset, "The monsters aren't biting!"
Everyone saw this from afar and grew worried.
Only Jiang Nan remained composed.
"Don't panic!" She gazed at the Great God's calm silhouette and said, "Let the Great God's arrow fly a little longer!"
The Monster Fortress's alarm had been triggered.
The shrill screeching filled inside and out.
But it was useless, as the outer monsters had been cleared, so there won't be monster reinforcements.
Hang Yu didn't give up, taking advantage of his longer attack range, kept firing Sniper Arrows.
Among the monsters were Shield Soldiers, but their number was limited, unable to defend completely without gaps, thanks to the Sniper Arrow's amazing accuracy and range, assisted by the Eagle Eye technique, hitting the mark with every shot.
Roar!
A cry of agony.
A Wild Boarman fell.
Roar.
A cry of agony.
A Minotaur fell.
These monsters ultimately couldn't hold back.
The Earth Dragon General let out a roar, all frontline monsters moved, Minotaurs activated Charge Skills, charging like speeding trucks, Wild Boarmen, Kobolds, and other close combat monsters also used Charge Skills, followed closely by the second rank's long-range attack unit.
Indeed, they took the bait!
Hang Yu fired a few more arrows to draw aggro.
Upon seeing numerous Wind Blades, Fireballs, and arrows rushing over.
He stopped, quickly drew back, retreating into the corridor passage.
"Watch out!"
"Holy Professionals get ready!"
"Each team quickly drink potions!"
"The monsters are coming, prepare for battle!"