Chapter 767

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At this moment, Ning Yuan waited anxiously outside the city, his eyes fixed on the red dot in the locator.

When he noticed the red dot hadn't moved for a long time, he knew Chen Musheng must have gone into hiding. It would likely be difficult for Xue Guangyi to find him, so Ning Yuan realized he had to go himself.

The Divine Eagle Guards had arrived some time ago. They stood in neat formation outside the city, confronting the defenders on the city walls.

At this time, an eerie atmosphere hung over Harvest City. Although silent, faint screams occasionally echoed from within. Winged vampires circled continuously in the darkness, having taken control of most areas inside the city.

The city walls were ablaze with torchlight, bright as day. The defenders on the ramparts alternately glanced at the enemies below and then back at the dark interior of the city, their faces filled with uncertainty.

"Men! Order the Light Cavalry Corps to encircle the city. Not a single person must be allowed to escape. The Angelic Corps prepare to ascend and seize the city walls. The Divine Eagle Guards prepare to climb the walls. Light the 'Cloud-Piercing Arrow' to signal Xue Guangyi's Vampire Noble Corps to return and provide support. Begin the siege!"

Seeing that further waiting was pointless, Ning Yuan decided to launch a direct assault on the city. Although siege engines like scaling ladders were still en route, Ning Yuan was confident he could seize a section of the city wall with the Combat Angel Corps and the Vampire Corps. At this point, he no longer considered the casualties of the two corps. As long as they could cover the Divine Eagle Guards' ascent onto the walls, victory in this war would be practically guaranteed.

At Ning Yuan's command, the Combat Angel Corps immediately ascended and charged towards the city walls. The Vampire Corps, seeing the signal fireworks in the sky, also quickly rushed back. Ning Yuan, wearing his Dragon Scale Armor, led the Divine Eagle Guards, carrying simple wooden scaling ladders, and charged towards the city walls.

Normally, he never participated in siege warfare, as its brutality surpassed that of open-field battles. During a siege, whether you were a general or a soldier, the probability of dying in combat was similar. Therefore, few generals personally engaged in sieges, let alone a plane lord like Ning Yuan. Although Ning Yuan possessed resurrection abilities, the unpredictability of siege warfare was too great. So, despite his confidence, he had never participated in a direct assault before; at most, he would enter the city to join the fight after the walls had been secured.

The reason he chose to participate in this siege personally was primarily because the defenders on the city walls were all heavy infantry. Facing these "impervious" iron-clad soldiers, the Combat Angel Corps and Vampire Corps would struggle to gain an advantage. Therefore, he had to quickly lead the Divine Eagle Guards up to reduce the pressure on the two corps.

At this moment, there were still 30,000 heavy infantry soldiers on Harvest City's walls. The section of the wall Ning Yuan faced had over 10,000 defenders. Fearing the enemy might attack from other directions, these 30,000 defenders were spread across all four walls. In an open field, Ning Yuan could swiftly defeat even 30,000 soldiers with the Divine Eagle Guards, let alone 10,000. However, under the current circumstances, these 10,000 defenders could easily withstand an assault from 30,000 Divine Eagle Guards. Therefore, to breach the walls, Ning Yuan had to rely on his own powerful combat prowess to create an opening for the Divine Eagle Guards.

Because the defenders on the walls were all heavy infantry, the Angelic and Vampire warriors did not descend. They continuously circled at low altitude, searching for enemy weaknesses and repeatedly attacking vulnerable points. At this time, there were no longer any Elven Rangers on the city walls, allowing them to fly around openly. However, since the enemies were all heavily armored, they did not achieve significant results. Of course, the clumsy defenders were powerless against them. The defenders repeatedly thrust their weapons into the air, but ultimately struck only air.

Meanwhile, at the foot of the city wall, Ning Yuan led the Divine Eagle Guards, carrying simple scaling ladders, poised for action. Consequently, half of the defenders on the wall had to keep their eyes fixed on them. However, the city wall's defenses were exceptionally tight. Ning Yuan waited for more than ten minutes at the base of the wall without any opportunity arising. Although they had brought simple scaling ladders, these ladders were only suitable for climbing, not for direct siege assaults. Therefore, if the Combat Angel Corps couldn't create an opening on the wall, Ning Yuan and his men would be actively committing suicide by directly charging up with these ladders.

"Angelic Corps, temporarily retreat. Follow me."

Realizing that continuing this way would likely prevent them from taking the walls even by dawn, Ning Yuan, with a flash of inspiration, called the Combat Angel Corps back down. After returning with the Angelic Corps to the temporary camp where the horses were being kept, Ning Yuan had all the ropes they had brought taken out. These ropes were each thirty meters long and were also intended for scaling the walls. However, upon seeing the dense array of defenders on the wall, Ning Yuan abandoned his plan to use the ropes.

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