Chapter 207: The Two Armies Standoff! The Shock and Fear of the Goblin Army!

On the ramparts of the Goblin City stood a group of relatively tall goblins; these were all high-ranking, important figures of the goblin race.

"Has His Majesty the King not arrived yet?"

A high-ranking goblin general responsible for guarding the city walls asked anxiously.

"The relevant news has already been reported to His Majesty the King!"

"But His Majesty's order is for us to first defend against the enemies outside and not allow them to breach the city, otherwise we shall be dealt with by military law!"

One of the goblins replied with an ugly expression. "Of course, at the appropriate time, His Majesty the King will personally take action to eliminate the enemies!?"

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of this group of high-ranking goblins all changed.

One must know that the goblin race is currently facing a massive crisis.

Outside the city, the figures of Undead were everywhere, covering the mountains and plains, estimated to be several hundred thousand in number.

Moreover, these Undead were not only numerous but also extremely powerful, with even many formidable Bronze Realm Undead among them.

Linking this to the situation of the Undead army surrounding the city today, the goblins all guessed that Maikai was most likely dead!

"Without His Majesty's order, we cannot mobilize at all!"

It is different from the goblins in the mining areas.

Therefore, in places like the First Mining Area, once war is faced, everyone can become a soldier, erupting with several tens of thousands of troops to be thrown into battle.

"What exactly is the King thinking?"

"His Majesty the King must have his reasons for doing this!"

It is said that any single member of these two ace armies possesses combat power comparable to the Bronze Realm!

If these two ace forces were present, then holding...

This includes a conventional army stationed within the city, numbering ten thousand.

This goblin is Maijimi, the main general of the First Guard Army, who holds a very high status in the military.

"Let us hold the city? With what are we to hold it?"

At the same time, he has another identity: one of Maikai's sons.

This is also why the high-ranking goblin military officers all showed expressions of unease and panic upon hearing that King Weilelin had not arrived immediately.

Although His Majesty the King's appearance caused dissatisfaction among many, no one dared to say it to his face.

"Relying only on the troops under our command, how could we possibly be their match!"

Even Great General Maikai could not directly mobilize them without His Majesty the King's order.

"That Undead army outside is a terrifying existence that defeated General Maikai and Grandmaster Tuoboer!"

"Do you see those Undead bone dragons in the sky? They are all of Bronze Realm strength; just a few breaths of Dragon Breath could drown us and destroy this entire city wall!"

After all, King Weilesen holds extremely high prestige among the goblin race; in particular, Weilesen's strength is the greatest and incomparable, far surpassing even Maijimi's father, Maikai. Even though the King often ignores state affairs, remains in seclusion year-round, and does not communicate with officials, no one dares to challenge the authority of King Weilesen.

The Golden Armor Army and the Imperial Guard are the King's directly subordinate ace armies, belonging to the elite of the elite; their combat power is incomparable to any other goblin army!

A tall figure stood out and shouted loudly. "Is the King going to use our brothers' lives to fill the gap with a single lighthearted sentence? Once war breaks out, thousands upon thousands will likely die! With a formidable enemy at the gates, the King does not even show his face; is he worthy of the hundreds of thousands of subjects? Furthermore, we have lost contact with the outside world for a full day; who knows what the situation is outside the city, whether the mining areas have fallen, or if the various tribes have been defeated?"

The dozens of Undead bone dragons circling in the air made the goblins feel incomparably oppressed.

A goblin official responsible for conveying messages whispered.

What's more, the Undead army defeated the goblin army led by Maikai, so can the fewer than twenty thousand goblin soldiers currently guarding the city defeat an Undead army ten times their size!?

Having always lived in such a pampered environment, even if sent to the battlefield, their fighting will and combat power are not even as good as the miners.

In their daily lives, these goblins inside the city do not need to work much, basically relying on the goblins outside the city to provide for them.

"General Maijimi, watch your words!"

If a war breaks out in a mining area, the Commander of that mining area can directly issue an order, mandating that all goblins wear weapons and serve as combat personnel.

"What about the Golden Armor Army and the Imperial Guard?"

These are the armies Maikai has the ability to directly mobilize, but after the Thirteenth Mine fell last night, Maikai mobilized the Third and Seventh Guard Armies to go to battle, yet they never returned, and there has been no news since.

Additionally, there are the First through Tenth Guard Armies, responsible for guarding the city and its surrounding safety; their equipment configuration is extremely sophisticated, and they can even carry some weapons of immense power.

Having lost Great General Maikai, the goblin military can be said to be a group of dragons without a head.

These goblins are mostly royal relatives, high-ranking officials, or goblins with status and connections.

Maijimi's words directly aimed the spearhead at King Weilesen.

But the Goblin City is different; apart from the Goblin King, even the highest-ranking officials cannot forcibly conscript soldiers or send city residents to the battlefield as soldiers.

That high-ranking goblin general asked.

It generally requires His Majesty the King's directive to be mobilized.

"As subjects, we should share the burdens of His Majesty the King!"

As for the number of goblin troops, it is actually not large.

Although there are one hundred thousand goblins living in the city, not everyone is a soldier.

However, in the Goblin City, although there are one hundred thousand goblins, the actual combat personnel are fewer than twenty thousand!

Moreover, many goblin civilians have connections with goblin officials, and they would not send their relatives to the battlefield unless it was a last resort.

"Furthermore, His Majesty the King has always been protecting our goblin race. In the past ten years, I don't know how many forces have coveted our goblin territory, but which one of them hasn't been wiped out by His Majesty the King?"

"We only need to do our human duty; if we truly cannot resist the attack of the Undead outside, I believe His Majesty the King will take action in time and will not watch our city fall!"

"Besides, the Undead outside may look numerous, but the key to winning a war is not just numbers. Don't forget, our goblin race's greatest advantage is possessing powerful high-end weapons, and the city wall we stand on is equipped with many defensive weapons capable of providing dense fire coverage against enemies attacking the city!"

A senior goblin general with high qualifications walked out and said.

Then he came to Maijimi's side and whispered in his ear, "I know you are worried about Maikai's personal safety, but things have developed to this point, and we can only pray that your father is still alive. Now is not the time for infighting. To know whether your father is dead or alive, shouldn't the most important thing be to defeat the Undead army outside? As for His Majesty's decision, try not to voice dissent, otherwise, if it reaches His Majesty's ears, it will do none of us any good!"

"Fine, I will listen to you, General Tesali!"

Maijimi said in a low voice.

The goblin general before him was of the same generation as Maikai and was an elder to Maijimi.

Furthermore, his status is not simple; he is a general of the ten-thousand-strong regular army in the city.

His position is slightly higher than Maijimi's, second only to Maikai.

"Ahem!"

"Since His Majesty the King is absent and General Maikai's life or death is unknown, this defense of the city shall be jointly commanded by General Maijimi and me for the time being!"

Sateri said to everyone.

After all, he is not Maikai; he does not hold the position of Grand General and cannot mobilize the nation's troops.

At the very least, these guard armies are not under his command, and he has no authority to mobilize them.

But Maijimi does have this capability.

Firstly, Maijimi is a general of the First Guard Army and is the head of all the garrison troops.

Secondly, Maijimi is Maikai's son; although Maikai's life or death is currently unknown, his lingering prestige remains, and furthermore, many goblin generals have a close relationship with Maikai, so if Maikai were truly dead, they would also push for Maijimi to become the new Grand General, which would allow them to maintain the power of their faction.

"Agreed!"

"We are willing to obey the orders of General Maijimi and General Sateri!"

"Two Generals, with a great enemy before us, please issue combat orders as soon as possible!"

Seeing this, the other generals spoke up one after another.

"Thank you all for your cooperation!"

Sateri looked around and said, "Although the enemy is numerous, we have our own advantages. One is the advantage of occupying the city walls; with the city being high and the walls thick, we can use the terrain to deal with the enemy. Second is that we possess a powerful firepower strike system. Now, I ask everyone to return to your positions and order the troops to bring out all firepower configurations to be utilized on the battlefield."

"That's right, let our artillery fire blast these damned Undead to death!"

Following Sateri's order, everyone felt as if they had found their backbone; they were united in purpose and performed their respective duties.

Soon, a large number of powerful weapons appeared on the city walls, especially the Magic Energy Giant Cannons; looking at them, they were everywhere, numbering two or three hundred, covering the entire city wall, with their pitch-black muzzles pointed directly outside the city.

The lethality of the Magic Energy Giant Cannons is plain for all to see; their power is truly terrifying!

Even if a single shell can only kill a dozen Undead Skeleton Soldiers, a single round of artillery fire can blast and kill several thousand of the Undead army.

The Goblin Race is fighting on their home turf, and if there is one thing the city has plenty of, it is artillery shells; there is no need to consider logistics at all.

Therefore, once the Undead army fails to quickly breach the city and falls into a war of attrition, the Magic Energy Giant Cannons alone can inflict massive casualties on the Undead.

It can be said that although the number of goblins inside the city is far inferior to the Undead army outside, they possess incomparably refined and powerful weapons.

Moreover, the Magic Energy Giant Cannon is merely one type of siege-defense equipment of the Goblin Race; there are other pieces of equipment with power not inferior to the Magic Energy Giant Cannon, for example, the extremely terrifying first and second-generation Laser Magic Cannons, which can kill creatures of the Bronze Realm and even pose a significant threat to those of the Silver Realm.

The goblin troops inside the city are fully prepared, waiting only for the Undead army to launch an attack, and they will unleash a fierce artillery barrage.

But what the goblins did not expect was that while they were making military deployments, the Undead army was not idle; several hundred meters from the city, Magic Energy Giant Cannons appeared, as well as a Land Tank and a metal war chariot.

This scene left Sateri, Maijimi, and the others on the city wall stunned for a moment, before they immediately revealed expressions of anger.

In their view, Maikai and the army he led were likely in grave danger, for even such sophisticated and powerful weapons had fallen into the hands of the Undead.

Although the number of the Undead's weapons is not as great as the Goblin Race's, they can still pose a significant threat to the city; the Goblin Race's most important advantage was directly gone!

At this moment, both inside and outside the city, the smell of gunpowder smoke grew thicker and thicker!

But no one fired the first shot.

The Undead army outside the city suddenly parted to create a path, and a chimney-shaped Laser Magic Cannon with runes carved on its exterior was pushed to the front, its muzzle pointed directly at the city!

Upon seeing this Laser Magic Cannon, the group of high-ranking goblin generals could no longer sit still!

Ordinary goblin soldiers might not know the true power of the Laser Magic Cannon, but how could they, these high-ranking generals, not understand it?

That is an existence that even His Majesty the King feels threatened by!

"Is that a Laser Magic Cannon?"

"Did I see that correctly?"

"Was our Laser Magic Cannon stolen?"

"No, I just went to check those two Laser Magic Cannons, and there are no issues."

"That is... Master Tuoboer?"

Suddenly, a goblin general exclaimed.

As it turned out, at the same time the Laser Magic Cannon appeared, Tuoboer also appeared.

When they saw Master Tuoboer, who is highly respected and renowned within the Goblin Race, standing in the Undead camp, many goblin troops revealed expressions of disbelief.

Master Tuoboer has defected!?

For the Goblin Race, this is just like the Goblin King betraying his own race!

The reason the Goblin Race's power has been able to develop to its current status, monopolizing the entire Underground World with no surrounding forces daring to provoke them, is mainly because the Goblin Race possesses two figures who are like pillars of stability.

The first, naturally, goes without saying, is King Weilesen, who broke through the bloodline shackles that had constrained the Goblin Race for many years to become the only Silver Realm powerhouse among the Goblin Race.

Precisely because of the presence of a Silver Realm powerhouse, even forces that also have Silver Realm powerhouses are not very willing to become enemies with the Goblin Race.

The second is naturally Master Tuoboer, who is skilled in researching and inventing various powerful weapons and has created many refined pieces of Equipment, allowing ordinary goblin soldiers to possess powerful combat strength!

If one were to say that King Weilesen raised the ceiling of the Goblin Race, then Tuoboer raised the floor of the Goblin Race!

Moreover, Tuoboer's research over these years is no longer focused on developing ordinary weapons, but on in-depth research into powerful lethal weapons, especially the first two generations of Laser Magic Cannons; although they had many flaws, one must admit that these are extremely terrifying strategic weapons capable of deciding the outcome of a war.

Originally, Sateri and the others were prepared to use the Laser Magic Cannons as their final trump card, to be deployed at a critical moment to annihilate those Bronze Realm Undead.

But who would have thought that the Undead army would also have a Laser Magic Cannon, and this is the third generation newly developed by Tuoboer, which is superior to the previous two generations in every aspect.

If this third-generation Laser Magic Cannon were to fire, it is estimated that the city wall would be blasted with a huge hole; regardless of the casualties, the Goblin army's geographical advantage would be directly gone!

"Who can tell me what is going on!"

Maijimi could not help but speak out.

Not to mention the threat of the third-generation Laser Magic Cannon, just the fact that Tuoboer is standing there makes them afraid to fire directly!

After all, Tuoboer's prestige and image in everyone's hearts are incomparably lofty.

Especially the soldiers of the goblin army, it is precisely because of the ordnance researched and manufactured by Tuoboer that they possess their current combat capabilities.

Otherwise, the Goblin Race would have absolutely no advantage at all when facing other races!

And with fine weaponry, the Goblin Race could be said to be invincible in external warfare, and after a battle, the number of casualties could be counted on one hand.

Therefore, in the hearts of the Goblin Army, Tuoboer was like a god!

Now, to ask the goblin soldiers to open fire with guns and cannons at their "god," who would dare to do that!?

Swish! Swish!

The appearance of Tuoboer plunged the Goblin Army into shock, and in the distance, an Undead Bone Dragon flew over rapidly, landing in front of the Undead army and exposing itself to the goblin soldiers.

The moment they saw the figure of Maikai, after a brief silence, an uproar suddenly erupted from the Goblin Army!

Who could tell them what was wrong with this world!?

(End of this chapter)