Chapter 573: The Superiority of Dwarven Craftsmanship

There seem to be many monsters, but actually there aren't many; at least the scale is far smaller than the monster siege on Wutong Town back then.

After all, this is only a player base.

The besieging forces are just the wild monster groups from the nearby Training Spot.

Back then, the monster siege on Wutong Town came from the Demon Race…

Next came the large expansion pack, whose scale was certainly not small.

After all, each town has over a hundred thousand players.

Under normal circumstances, a guild base hosts only players from a single guild, so the scale can't be too exaggerated.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

Lines of magical light blasted outward.

Although those monsters were still far away, they were already within the range of the magic rune cannon.

To the naked eye, many of the distant monsters vanished outright.

On the wall of the Yanhuang Town base, there wasn't a single Bed Crossbow; they were all magic rune cannons.

Even above the City Gate, in the wall tower, there was a magic energy cannon!

These magic rune cannons, along with two magic energy cannons, made Su Sheng bleed heavily.

But seeing the results, Su Sheng felt it was still worth it.

Boom boom boom!

The ones operating these magic rune cannons are players from the Priest Guild.

If players serve as gunners, their own attributes provide a certain bonus to the magic rune cannon's attacks.

Since priests aren't needed for healing right now, it's better to let them act as gunners.

Their extremely high Spirit attribute can grant the magic rune cannon some magical penetration.

However, the Priest Guild is mostly made up of girl players, a bunch of girls having a great time, even though a monster siege should be taken more seriously.

But a group of girls just can't be serious.

Su Sheng glanced over and had nothing to say; as long as they can defeat the monsters, that's fine.

Su Sheng checked the Guild Channel messages, and the monster sprites were posted immediately.

Facing the Zhuque Main City side, i. e., the direction Su Sheng is in, are level‑55 Normal Monsters.

On the other side, although it's the high‑level monster zone, it's still not immediately high‑intensity.

The incoming monsters are level‑60 Normal Monsters.

Boom boom boom~

About ten seconds later, the magic rune cannon fired again!

Boom boom boom!

In an instant, those monsters were again cleared from sight.

Tsk tsk…

Seeing this, Su Sheng felt a wave of relief.

Really, it's all thanks to those Dwarves.

A normal magic rune cannon charges for about fifteen to twenty seconds, depending on the craftsmanship.

But these magic rune cannons are of dwarven craftsmanship and look a bit smaller.

Under normal conditions, their power is indeed a bit lower.

However, they have another advantage: fast charging—only ten seconds.

Additionally, there's a dwarven craftsmanship bonus.

It's the gunner bonus; normally, a gunner's contribution to a magic rune cannon is negligible.

But a small dwarven‑crafted magic rune cannon can absorb about thirty percent of the gunner's relevant attribute bonuses…Intelligence, Spirit.

That partially compensates for the smaller cannon's weaker firepower.

That's why, when facing the Imperial Guild before, the Dwarves' magic rune cannons couldn't instantly kill the Imperial Guild's players.

But now, they can wipe out those level‑55 siege monsters in large swaths.

Besides the sheer number and concentrated fire on the wall, the core factor is the gunner bonus.

The magic rune cannons deal pure magical damage, and the priests' high Spirit bonus makes each shot akin to armor‑piercing rounds.

Boom boom boom!

Another round of bombardment left those siege monsters heavily casualties again.

After three volleys, about a third of the siege monsters were gone.

The magic rune cannon is truly powerful!

As for the magic energy cannon, better leave it alone for now; this thing is truly worth a fortune the moment it fires.

"These cannons look so satisfying."

"Indeed."

"Weird, I recall magic rune cannons aren't that powerful; normally a level‑40~50 player can't kill with a single shot."

"Who knows, maybe those monsters' stats aren't great."

"Not great at all—just now that guy gave a super‑long‑range poke; the level‑55 monsters are far beyond the current average player level, alright?"

A group of people chatted animatedly.

With the Yanhuang Base construction completed, the monster siege today has basically spread around.

Many idle onlookers, bored to the bone, traveled from afar just to watch the spectacle.

Of course, many people were attracted by Yanhuang's popularity in the gaming community and came to start livestreams…

On the game forum, there were dozens of livestream windows.

If it weren't so far away, there would probably be even more people.

A regular player would have to run for five or six hours, and those without mounts even longer.

"Archer!"

"Ready!"

"Launch, fire!"

Swish swish~

A dense hail of arrows fell down.

After three rounds of cannon fire, those monsters had already entered the archers' maximum attack range.

He checked the Guild Channel for any abnormal news, and Su Sheng continued to watch the battle before him with a composed demeanor.

Indeed, this is only the first wave of monsters.

Just an appetizer.

The other City Gate is being commanded by Lin Huan, so Su Sheng isn't too worried.

Chen Guan has already returned, leading a group of assassins to serve as the mobile response unit.

The falling arrows effectively kill monsters, but Yanhuang members' average level is only 47, still a bit lower than these level‑55 monsters.

Nevertheless, many have already been badly wounded.

But archers don't need to charge!

Swish swish swish~

Sheets of arrows fell like a blanket from the sky.

One hit and they don't die…

What about ten hits?

What about twenty hits?

Among the siege monsters, casualties still occurred amid the continuous Arrow Rain.

Boom—

Now, the new round of Demon Rune Cannon fires again!

Clear the field!

Although many monsters survived the arrows, they are all low on health.

The Demon Rune Cannon's power is already high; this time even monsters that wouldn't normally be blasted dead were all killed.

Swish~

Then some monsters left bloodied by the Demon Rune Cannon were reaped by the falling Arrow Rain.

With this, almost half of the monsters were gone.

Its scale is already smaller than the previous Demon Siege; the Dwarves' crafted Demon Rune Cannon is very powerful, and Su Sheng invested heavily in the number deployed.

Given this result, Su Sheng is not surprised.

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"This…"

"Is Yanhuang's stronghold really this exaggerated? If they can defend a monster siege so easily, how can we even launch an attack?"

Qiancheng Muxue and the Imperial Dynasty, watching this scene via livestream, began to discuss it.

They are setting out now; after all, the monster siege won't end that quickly.

As long as they can arrive at the crucial moment, that's enough.

"Why panic? This is only the first wave, just an appetizer; it's normal for Yanhuang to handle it with ease."

"If they can't even deal with these few monsters, there's no need for us many to attack Yanhuang."

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"Mage Squad!"

"Prepare!"

As the monsters draw nearer again, they have entered the Mage's attack range.

After all, it's a game; a normal archer's projectile range is far greater than a Mage's.