Chapter 129
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Chapter 129: A Plan Comes to Mind
Who would have thought that standing opposite him would be a master of defensive city-building?
He was a player who, in various strategy games, had managed to timidly cultivate a future as an ultimate defensive player by relying on a single city wall.
And the most critical thing was that this guy wasn’t just timid, he was the kind who was both timid and strong.
His timidity was purposeful, a well-devised strategy, or rather, it could be explained as a timidity that left you utterly helpless.
Zhou Kai, who had been pushing forward relentlessly with his shields raised, now wore a ruthless expression.
He was in a situation where he couldn’t back down.
At this point, he absolutely had to breach this city gate!
Watching the invaders push forward despite the attacks, Luo Ji frowned slightly.
This Zhou Kai was even more stubborn than he had expected.
It was a pity he didn’t have a direct means to destroy the battering ram.
Otherwise, with the ram destroyed, Zhou Kai would surely be in despair.
But now, this guy was determined to regain his pride.
As the opponent drew closer to the city gate, the slingers, due to the angle of attack, gradually lost their threat.
There was no need to keep launching stone projectiles that couldn’t hit the enemy.
Luo Ji raised a hand, signaling the slingers behind to stop and retreat, and had the shield-axemen blocking the city gate prepare for an attack.
It was a pity that the ancient city walls of this era were too thin to allow rolling logs and boulders to be brought up.
Otherwise, even if these invaders fled to the base of the city walls, the falling logs and boulders would be enough to give them a rough time.
Having finally rushed to this relatively safe position, Zhou Kai was clearly eager to smash open the Mirror Tribe’s tightly closed city gate and wipe away his previous humiliation!
The moment he heard the violent impact of the battering ram hitting the city gate, his spirit was invigorated.
However, Luo Ji, standing behind the city gate, was now deeply troubled.
The battering ram’s power was greater than he had imagined.
At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the city gate was forcefully breached.
He had to do something.
With this thought, a plan suddenly came to Luo Ji’s mind.
He suddenly remembered something that was basically impossible to do in previous strategy games!
“Open the city gate!”
Hearing this, everyone inside the city gate looked stunned.
Many even wondered if they had misheard.
At this critical juncture, to deliberately open the city gate?
Wouldn’t that be equivalent to letting the invaders easily rush in?
As if guessing their thoughts, Luo Ji waved his hand.
“You didn’t mishear!”
“Shield-axemen unit, retreat ten steps and prepare to engage.”
“Now, open the city gate!”
Once their suspicions were confirmed, Luo Ji’s authority and the loyalty of his tribal people were clearly evident.
As the shield-axemen unit retreated ten steps, the two strongmen by the city gate immediately began turning the mechanism.
After enduring continuous impacts from the battering ram, the heavy city gate slowly rose with a creaking sound, like a painful groan.
This situation clearly surprised Zhou Kai, who was outside the city gate and about to direct the battering ram for the next impact.
His surprise quickly vanished.
He simply thought Luo Ji knew he couldn’t hide any longer and intended to open the city gate for a decisive battle.
This was exactly what he wanted.
As a general-type player, his specialty was direct confrontation!
Clenching his axe, as the city gate opened, Zhou Kai burst forward with incredible speed, charging in at the forefront, leading his shield-axemen behind him.
But just as he and a few shield-axemen rushed through the city gate, Luo Ji waved his hand, and the two strongmen who were turning the mechanism immediately understood.
They released their grip…
At that moment, a loud “bang” sounded, and the halfway raised city gate slammed down!
In that instant, it was as if the whole world was cut off.
Large splashes of hot blood splattered directly onto his face.
Seeing his subordinates, who couldn’t dodge in time and were instantly crushed under the city gate, Zhou Kai’s eyes widened in fury, and he was almost in a frenzy.
“Luo Ji! You tricked me!!!”
Facing Zhou Kai’s hysterical accusation, Luo Ji, who was standing at the very rear of his military formation, uncomfortably dug at his ear, then spoke in a cool, indifferent tone.
“I’ve said it several times.”
“This is called legitimate self-defense.”
“From start to finish, you’ve been invading me, alright?”
Forcing himself to calm down, Zhou Kai realized that his main force was completely locked out.
Relying solely on the few shield-axemen around him to fight an entire enemy army was simply a pipe dream.
However, it wasn’t the end of the road yet.
The battering ram was still outside.
As long as his subordinates reacted and continued to ram the city gate, destroying it completely, he could escape…
Thinking of this, as Zhou Kai’s eyes met Luo Ji’s, the half smile on Luo Ji’s face made him feel inexplicably panicked…
“Are you thinking that the battering ram is still outside, and once it smashes through the city gate, you’ll be able to escape?”
Zhou Kai’s heart fiercely clenched as his thoughts were immediately seen through.
Then, he glanced at the opposing shield-axemen unit.
Even while Luo Ji was speaking, that unit hadn’t been idle, maintaining their shield stances and continuously closing in, putting immense pressure on him.
A cold bead of sweat dripped down his temple.
Circumstances were stronger than willpower.
Zhou Kai, whose mind had somewhat calmed, had an extremely strained expression on his face.
“Hey, buddy, how about we discuss something…”
“Oh? Discuss what?”
“Can you have your shield-axemen retreat a bit? Then we can talk slowly…”
“No.”
Luo Ji decisively refused.
“If you have something to say, say it quickly, otherwise, you won’t get another chance.”
Zhou Kai’s facial muscles twitched.
The opposing shield-axemen were still closing in, and at this moment, his back was pressed directly against the city gate.
There was no way out…
“Alright! I’ll tell you, listen closely!”
“I’m a general-type player, you should know that very well by now. Now I’ll tell you another thing!”
“My innate ability is very strong. If I fight to the death, your shield-axemen unit would lose at least half its men!”
“You spent a lot of time and resources training this unit, didn’t you?”
“Why should we both suffer heavy losses?”
“It wouldn’t benefit either of us.”
“How about we both take a step back?”
“You open the city gate and let me leave, and I promise to let this matter go. I’ll never invade you again, what do you say?”
Luo Ji tilted his head after hearing this, then nodded seriously.
“Hmm, what you said makes a lot of sense. Killing you and suffering losses doesn’t seem to benefit me particularly either…”
“Right? So then we…”
“But I refuse!”
Looking at the pleased Zhou Kai, Luo Ji’s next words, uttered in the very next second, were like a bucket of ice water poured over Zhou Kai’s head, making him completely sober up.
Then, before Zhou Kai could react, Luo Ji pointed a finger.
“Cut him down.”
