Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 244 - 238: We’ve Been Strengthened Again!

The area of Black Dragon Castle was not large.

In fact, even after the players expanded it, the entire castle was less than forty thousand square meters, and the length of the walls was just about nine hundred meters.

The six thousand players defending the castle stood crowded on the walls.

In actuality, it was precisely the players’ overcrowding that allowed the Half-Beast’s spears and arrows to cause considerable harm to them.

Upon discovering this issue, the players hurriedly changed their strategy. Under the calls of Li Mu and Transforming Ji Gang, they dispersed some of the troops, allowing the wounded to retreat, rotate, rest, and defend the walls in phases.

At the start of the siege, the players lacked experience and were somewhat flustered, so they were suppressed by the Half-Beast’s spear throwers and archers.

Meanwhile, the Half-Beast Army advanced steadily into the rain of arrows from the players.

The vanguard of the ten-thousand-strong force drew closer and closer to the castle walls.

But within the army, the Lionheart King Imsh, who was commanding, did not look pleased.

Because... there were simply too many elves.

He saw very clearly the first wave of arrows; the number of arrows likely reached a thousand!

That is to say... there were at least a thousand Elf Archers on the walls!

And not all elves were archers, so the actual number of elves defending was even higher.

Additionally, the Half-Beast did not surround the castle on all sides.

They only attacked from the southern side, not yet completing the encirclement.

That means... the other side of the wall may also have the same number of elven defenders!

By rough estimation, the Lionheart King Imsh realized there might be at least three thousand elves defending the castle!

If that were the only issue, it would be tolerable.

Each Bimong Giant Beast was a siege weapon, and its massive spears were enough to tear down the walls with ease...

However, what weighed heavily on Imsh’s mind was that the castle walls had been fortified with defensive divine arts!

This undermined his confidence to quickly seize the castle,

"Elves... could it be that everyone is stationed inside the castle?"

Given this strength of the elves, even if the Half-Beast Army could quickly seize Black Dragon Castle, there would likely be significant casualties.

However, the army had already begun the assault and could not retreat.

Thinking of this, the Lionheart King Imsh could only harden his heart, raise his longsword high, and roar:

"Attack the city!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another deep horn sounded, echoing across the entire battlefield.

The four Bimong Giant Beasts at the forefront heard the sound of the horn and let out roars in unison.

They beat their chests and quickened their pace, approaching the wall!

The Bimong Giants stood nearly ten meters tall, about the same height as the walls.

As they neared the wall, they took down the ladders from their backs, placing them against the walls while swinging massive spears, sweeping across the players on the walls.

The half-meter thick spears, swung by the Bimong Giants, became terrifying weapons. Every player swept by was instantly knocked away, vomiting blood and losing consciousness.

Many were even swept off the wall, being swallowed by the surging Half-Beast Army below...

However, the players’ attacks seemed ineffective against the Bimong Giants, as if only tickling them.

Every Bimong Giant Beast had at least the strength of a Silver Lower rank.

Though they did not have magic, their strength and defensive power were immense...

The players’ arrows could not penetrate the fat beneath their skin.

Even the mage’s spells only left a charred mark on these giants.

The close-combat players fared the worst.

They mustered their courage, skills emitting light, as they charged at the giants nearing the walls, fiercely stabbing with their blades.

Yet, after the blades sank into the beasts’ flesh, the creatures seemed unfazed, casually sweeping their cold gaze over the charging players, grabbing them as if they were chicks, and crushing them to death...

Screams rose, blood splattered.

The gruesome scenery, even with pixelation and some beautification by Eve’s system, still alarmed the players.

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit!!"

"This is terrifying!"

Everyone was dumbfounded at the virtually invincible beasts.

However, not everyone was slow on the uptake.

Several more arrows shot at the Bimong Giants, who raised their arms to protect their heads, blocking all the arrows.

This scene caught the attention of Demacia, who was also defending on the wall.

His eyes brightened as an idea struck him, and he shouted quickly,

"Eyes! Shoot them in the eyes! Quickly, aim for their eyes! They’re instinctively protecting their eyes!"

The surrounding archer players, upon hearing this, perked up and quickly adjusted their strategy, aiming for the eyes of the Bimong Giants...

Once the players changed tactics, the Bimong Giants became slightly flustered.

Indeed, they had incredibly strong defenses.

But their eyes were notably vulnerable!

The rain of arrows flew once more, but this time, the players aimed at the eyes of the Bimong Giants.

For a moment, the four giants were dodging in panic, their originally fierce assault being halted by the players...

However, despite this, the Bimong Giants bought time for the Half-Beasts.

The vanguard of the Half-Beast finally braved the arrows and arrived at the bottom of the wall.

They climbed up the ladders set by the Bimong Giants, finally reaching the walls of Black Dragon Castle!

The melee battle began...

The Half-orc Warriors roared and leaped over the walls, discarding their shields, brandishing broadswords, and Wolf Fang Clubs, charging at the Elves on the walls.

Upon seeing the Half-Beasts charging up, the ranged players suddenly panicked.

"Don’t panic! Close combat, get in there! Block these guys! Ranged continues to attack! Don’t fear friendly fire! As long as you don’t kill by mistake, we can heal! Druids and Mages, keep up the healing! Focus on healing main tanks and melee damage!"

Li Mu shouted at the top of his lungs.

As soon as Li Mu finished shouting, all the defending players saw a new system message appear...

[Ding——]

[Unyielding and fearless! Your courage has moved the great Goddess, and She has decided to bestow upon you the blessing of battle!]

[You have gained a beneficial buff: Goddess’s Blessing]

[Your weapon has gained a beneficial buff: Goddess’s Blessing]

[Effect: Over the next day, you will lose all negative emotions. Your and your weapons’ attack and defensive power will increase by 100%. All skills will carry a "bleeding" effect!]

[For the glory of the Goddess and the Elf Clan, fight bravely, Chosen Ones!]

The message flickered, and all the players were enveloped in a faint, dark glow!

It was Eve once again deploying the divine power of Death God Hela, providing the players with a buff!

Meanwhile, the game’s background music suddenly shifted, from grand and passionate to vast and majestic, with an ethereal woman’s voice emerging slowly with the battle music, making all the players shiver uncontrollably...

For a moment, they felt their identities shift once more, as if they were no longer just warriors charging ahead but heroes saving the world.

Feeling the powerful strength surging within them like a volcanic eruption under the reinforcement of the buff, listening to the inspiring and thrilling background music, all the defending players fell into an inexplicable excitement.

"Haha! The Goddess’s buff has come again!"

"Right on time! We’ve been strengthened again!"

"I knew it! With such powerful enemies, how could the Goddess not grant us a buff! Long live the Goddess!"

"Charge! Throw these Half-Beasts off the walls!"

"Kill them!"

"Ura——!"

With the buff’s arrival, the momentum of the players soared, and morale skyrocketed.

The close-combat players let out a shout, red-eyed, grabbing their weapons and charging again at the Half-Beasts...

Meanwhile, the ranged players raised their bows and arrows, targeting the Half-Beasts...

Seeing the elves’ frenzy, the Half-Beasts roared and charged forward as well.

The two sides clashed, the chaos intensified.

The clang of weapons clashing filled the air, flesh and blood flew.

Screams, cruel laughter, the sound of blades cutting into flesh, the explosions of magic... all intermingled.

The stench of blood and the smell of burning flesh mixed together, making one nauseous. Many players even had to turn off their sense of smell to endure...

The lights of exploding magic and healing spells flashed everywhere, brilliant and magnificent.

The Half-Beasts roared, bellowed.

They breathed heavily, charging through the rain of arrows and magic, engaging in melee combat with the equally fierce-looking elves.

The areas around the ladders on the wall quickly descended into chaos...

However, even though the Half-Beasts made it to the wall, their assault was not going smoothly.

For these elves... they were far stronger and more resilient than expected!

The close-combat players defending Black Dragon Castle nearly gathered all the taunting tank warriors from the entire server.

These players, with thick skin and tough flesh, had all their skills focused on defense and taunting. They were usually at the forefront and were the most battle-loving madmen among the players.

And at this moment, with the Goddess’s blessing and morale-boosting music, these madmen faced the Half-Beast’s assault as if they were injected with adrenaline, becoming even more frenzied.

Every combat-loving player had a streak of hot blood in their bones.

And the brutal, bloody melee activated that bloodlust deep within their hearts...

Under the Goddess’s reinforcement, the players erupted completely.

They fought desperately, fearlessly attacking the Half-Beasts that made it onto the wall with encirclements and gang-ups.

In a short time, the Half-Beasts at the forefront, caught unprepared, suffered setbacks and heavy casualties.

Yet, as the Half-Beasts at the front fell, those behind continued climbing up the ladders.

The entire battlefield fell into a stalemate of tug-of-war battles.

And just then, accompanied by a loud cry, a massive black shadow soared from the castle...

A body over thirty meters long, larger than the Bimong Giants, loomed with intimidating dragon might over the entire battlefield.

Black Dragon Mairrel had made her move.

She carried Little Xian Miao on her back, spreading her wings to fly.

She excitedly puffed up her cheeks, holding in a thick Dragon Breath, and unleashed it at the Bimong Giants...