Chapter 146
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Chapter 146: Invasion Approaches
The successful signing of the ‘War Alliance’ treaty brought him relief.
Afterward, based on the troop composition intelligence provided by Ye Qingxuan, he helped her arrange a few simple combat tactics.
Message after message was sent until a system notification rang out…
[System notification: Player ‘Ye Qingxuan’s’ civilization is currently suffering an invasion from another player and cannot receive messages temporarily!]
A hint of worry flashed across Luo Ji’s face upon seeing this message.
For both the invading and invaded players, unless they held out until the seventh day to gain permission to request ‘War Alliance’ support, their contact with the outside world would be completely severed during this period.
The appearance of this system notification meant Ye Qingxuan’s first invasion battle had begun.
At the same time, Ye Qingxuan’s novice protection period had just ended, just as his own truce token was about to expire.
In other words, the next wave of player invasions was coming soon!
Luo Ji didn’t feel that he could carelessly handle other player invasions yet, approaching it with such a mindset would surely lead to suffering.
For the last few days, he decisively adjusted his state of mind, then welcomed a new wave of player invasion.
[System notification: Player ‘Zhang Yisheng’ has invaded your civilization!]
“Whew—”
Luo Ji exhaled a long breath.
After a period of adjustment, his condition had significantly improved.
With commands issued, the Mirror Tribe’s city gates closed, and it re-entered a state of alert.
However, the people within the tribe showed no signs of panic.
When invasions by outsiders became a monthly routine in their lives, it was truly impossible not to get used to it.
Simultaneously, the continuously victorious tribal warriors had instilled strong confidence in them.
Every one of them firmly believed that this time would be no different from usual, and those outsiders would ultimately fall before the impregnable defenses of their Mirror Tribe!
Yet, just as they held this firm belief, an unexpected situation occurred.
As time passed, the invading player’s forces failed to appear around the Mirror Tribe.
A whistle sounded from the forest.
It was a signal from Luo Jin.
Luo Ji frowned slightly.
After several consecutive defensive battles, Luo Ji realized that even with a purely defensive strategy, being passively fixed in position was too restrictive.
So, he had specifically made several wind whistles and distributed them to several members of the scouting team.
Before any players invaded, he had them ambush various locations in the forest.
If they spotted enemies approaching, they would blow the whistle to report. If the enemies were exploring in the wrong direction, Luo Jin’s team could also leave some footprints to lure them over, preventing invading players from accidentally stumbling upon the Black Rock Tribe.
However, wind whistle signals varied.
The whistle just now conveyed the message that there was no enemy detected in the nearby area!
Luo Ji’s expression darkened upon receiving this information.
“Could it be that they teleported to Iron Wall Tribe?!”
At this very moment, the Iron Wall Tribe, located far to the east in the hilly region, had already tightly closed its gates. Although the Iron Wall Tribe had been lucky enough not to encounter any player invasions for several months, Zhao Pan, as the defensive general personally appointed by Luo Ji, did not become complacent.
Whenever this time came, he would still strictly adhere to Luo Ji’s instructions to close the city gates and hold their ground.
“I say the commander is being overly cautious, isn’t he?”
“It’s been months now, and nothing has happened here at our Iron Wall Tribe.”
“Is it really necessary to put on such a big show every time?”
On one of the sentry towers flanking the city gate, a bored sentry conversed with his companion.
Hearing this, the other sentry frowned.
“These are the Chief’s orders, and the commander is acting according to the Chief’s commands.”
“That’s only natural.”
“Besides, it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
“Be more alert.”
“If the commander sees you lounging around like this, you’ll be punished!”
In response, the first sentry merely let out a snort and waved his hand dismissively.
Just as he was about to say something, an incoming arrow plunged directly into his forehead before he could even utter a word!
His body, losing balance, instantly plummeted nearly ten meters from the sentry tower, headfirst, blood splattering everywhere!
That instantaneous visual impact caused the other sentry’s heart to convulse violently.
His first reaction was to quickly crouch down, hiding behind the watchtower’s railing, then he roared.
“Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!!”
The Iron Wall Tribe’s area was not large, and the sentry’s loud shouts immediately drew the attention of everyone in the tribe.
Liu Zheng, who was taking a nap in his tent, was instantly startled awake, and Zhao Pan, who was counting sling stones in the warehouse, rushed out at the first moment, immediately setting up defenses.
“Shield-Axemen squad, form a defensive formation behind the city gate!”
“Slinger units, gather everyone!”
“Everyone else, help move sling stones!”
Under Zhao Pan’s command, the entire Iron Wall Tribe instantly shifted into high gear.
Meanwhile, on the hill outside Iron Wall Tribe, Zhang Yisheng’s headshot arrow significantly boosted his forces’ morale.
His warriors cheered loudly.
“Long live the Chief!”
Zhang Yisheng himself was clearly very pleased with this display.
At this moment, he felt full of vigor.
“Close combat units maintain defensive formation and advance towards the enemy’s city gate!”
“Archer units provide long range cover fire!”
Outside the Iron Wall Tribe, the invading forces began their siege.
The enemy archers’ range was surprisingly far, arrows flew directly over Iron Wall Tribe’s tall ancient walls, causing a wave of panic throughout the forces behind the city gate.
Their own morale was also struck at this moment.
Seeing this, Zhao Pan quickly activated his ‘Inspire Morale’ skill, forcefully pulling back the plummeting morale.
At the same time, he issued orders.
“Everyone retreat ten steps!”
“Shield-Axemen squad, maintain your defensive formation, watch out for incoming arrows, and protect the slinger units!”
“All Slinger units, prepare to attack!!”
Zhao Pan’s thoughts were exceptionally clear at this moment.
The fact that the enemy archer units’ arrows could fly over the ancient walls and into their camp meant their current position must be close to their tribal camp, and they were definitely standing on high ground!
Having served as the defensive general in Iron Wall Tribe for several months, Zhao Pan had already thoroughly scouted the entire area’s terrain.
And there was only one high ground nearest to their Iron Wall Tribe!
“All slinger units, prepare to fire stones!”
“Adjust the attack angle 50 degrees to the right!”
“Now, fire!!”
