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Chapter 21 - Chapter 11: Battle of Seven Lakes (1)

The outside was fully aware that a war is about to break out.

Fortunately, the customer relations department of MGC Online invited customers who bought a special class ticket to watch from the front row immediately.

This special class means viewing from the sky above the battlefield.

It's a peculiar kind of business that earns money in a peculiar way, and there are people willing to pay to watch in a peculiar way."

 

As for the auction houses, how could they not be aware of this invasion?

A force of millions was mobilizing, along with military equipment, there was no way it wouldn't create noise and tremors.

At this moment, the offer price of the tank design has soared to two thousand gold coins, equivalent to two hundred thousand US dollars, but before it was even sold, the sound of the dwarf troops' mobilization was heard from outside...

In reality, the situation wasn't as chaotic as Melon-chan thought. Representatives of various guilds and clubs, who were already on friendly terms with other metropolitan lords, had received advance notice. When the time came, they would just retreat into the depths of the Sagittarius district.

Especially when it was confirmed by the system

 

[The Dwarf Empire sent a challenge to battle. The city of Seven Lakes is counting down thirty minutes before the clash.]

[The Dwarf Empire sent a challenge to battle. The city of Seven Lakes is counting down thirty minutes before the clash.]

[The Dwarf Empire sent a challenge to battle. The city of Seven Lakes is counting down thirty minutes before the clash.]

 

There are thirty minutes to escape as previous.

The players who knew beforehand heard the announcement from the system and turned to the auctioneer.

The auctioneer was a professional, not panicked or startled. He obviously knew in advance and took the job from Sagittarius to conduct the auction because he wanted to organize an auction for new items. He calmly said, "All auction participants, an unforeseen event has occurred. We will temporarily close the auction. Please walk to the exit calmly. The city of Seven Lakes will take you to a safe place."

When the players who knew beforehand got up, the others followed out of reluctance. They didn't want to get involved in this war at the moment. They came to the auction to find cool items to prepare themselves without much damage.

After this auction, they might join the battle.

But not now.

Most people were aware of their abilities, but there were still a few who 'want to be on camera' and show off. Fortunately, Sagittarius had prepared beforehand and hired players for five thousand to keep these people in line, walking out of the city of Seven Lakes.

 

After the system announcement spread throughout the city, the rustling bushes at the outskirts revealed over ten thousand golems, storming the edge of the forest into the open area.

On the city wall, Melon-chan was tense. Previously, she had fought with the dwarves, but it was only a small force of a few hundred.

Now, the difficulty had upgraded enormously, reaching millions!

She turned to Mina beside her and asked, "Can we really win?"

Mina gestured behind her. Below the wall, orderly rows of hundreds of thousands of soldiers stood, not including those packed tightly on the wall.

"But that doesn't help against the RPGs in those golems' hands!" Melon-chan pointed at the golems carrying rocket launchers marching in rows.

The tanned-skinned trainee Valkyrie, Kara, crossed her arms and looked on without fear, asking Mina, "How long do we need to hold them off?"

"Half an hour" Mina answered immediately. "So that the enemy's rear guard won't be alerted, and to prevent flanking from all directions, the other forces need to stay far from this area."

"Half an hour!" Melon-chan exclaimed.

We don't even know if we can last ten minutes!

But the trainee Valkyrie, Kara, responded understandingly, "Hmm, reasonable" while pointing at the main army advancing into the area, a convoy of tanks guarding a giant golem carrying a mobile bunker in the center. "When the time comes, I'll go disrupt the command center so they can't easily coordinate the surrounding troops. You all hold out with all your might."

Mina nodded and bowed to the trainee Valkyrie, Kara. "Thank you very much, Valkyrie."

Sagittarius wasn't on the city wall; he was making preparations.

He didn't rashly lure the enemy into a killing field without defensive measures or thorough planning, having examined the dwarves' technology.

"It's a good thing the game company didn't have enough imagination to create any weird devices beyond this real-world setting" Sagittarius said happily, watching the live broadcast.

Now, he was at the base of the wall, making the final preparations.

'Stone thrower! + Item: Explosion Bombs.'"

This type of catapult is an old technology from the first era of town establishment. Blueprints can be found commonly in the market, and Sagittarius already has one. But what needs to be bought and built in large quantities are the bombs for players specializing in throwing and archery.

Soldiers will bundle and place them on the catapult, then launch...

Even if the aim is not accurate, the enemies spread across the whole area, so they will get hit for sure!

Purchasing and creating a massive quantity to handle an army of millions consumes a lot of resources and finances. If a portion of the Chandra City's revenue, which exceeds thirty-two million gold coins, is used, it might cause liquidity issues in the city expansion project. Therefore, Sagittarius... imitated game companies.

He noticed at the launch event that there were various product brand advertisements everywhere. Those brands were sponsors paying the game company to support the creation of this event.

He did the same!

Ever seen a catapult with an energy drink logo?

Ever seen a catapult with a cement company's logo?

Ever seen a catapult with a budget airline's logo?

He asked for so many sponsors that in the end, Sagittarius did not have to spend a penny, and he got thousands of boxes of bombs, ready to be reloaded into the catapult.

The countdown begins again...

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As soon as the alarm sounded, the dwarves moved in, filling the area perfectly. Sagittarius did not hesitate. 

He start first! 

"Fire!!" 

Waves of sound from the catapults, one after another, hurled dozens of large bundles of explosives out. 

Boom!!!!

 

In the bunker held by the giant golem,

The dwarf king of the iron mine was secretly grinning. Beside him was a player acting as a troublemaker.

"They must be really scared, hiding in the city for sure."

"Ha ha, it would be strange if they weren't scared. Humans are weaker and more fragile than any other race in Yggdrasil. Moreover, their weapons and tools for defense are so outdated. How could they possibly defeat a dwarf like me? Ha ha!"

But then a whistling sound gradually grew louder from outside.

Weeee... Boom!!!

The giant golem's face turned backward as it was hit directly in the face by a bundle of explosives, and not only that,

Crash!

The bunker which they were laughing in earlier, held by the golem, inevitably slipped from its hand and fell down.

It's unknown what the condition inside is, but the laughter had stopped.

In reality, there was nothing wrong with the dwarves' military formation. The main force was positioned far from the enemy's long-range attacks. The efficiency of the catapult couldn't reach that far. But it was trainee Valkyrie Kara who jumped from the wall and kicked the bundle of explosives, enhancing the projectile's trajectory..."

It was like a combo of two players enhancing each other's skill moves to increase the attack range.

This was very helpful, causing the commander of the other side to roll around within the bunker!

When there were no attack orders but the front line was attacked by the opponent, the front line could only retreat out of shooting range.

And when they retreated, they collided with the middle line behind them, disrupting the formation.

 

Sagittarius could push the players in the auction house to not disturb this business, but he couldn't do anything about the reporters stationed at every corner of the city.

Even his wall, packed with his NPC soldiers, still had reporters reporting!

Hence, the live broadcast images spread to the public eye, both in the game world and the real world.

Managers who no longer had to be crowded in the GM room of the Asia-Oceania server now gathered in the company's recreation room, watching the live images from the hundreds of reporters in various spots.

They discussed and agreed that they made the right decision in waiting for Sagittarius to return to the brainwave capsule mode. Even though the face and shape were default, it made the live broadcast images more appealing compared to the arcade images of the '90s."

"Beautiful images without any arcade images to disrupt the view."

"Sagittarius has brought in plenty of sponsors."

"Just let him be. It's his right. But he is truly incredible."

The customer relations manager sighed in admiration, "Exactly, truly incredible. Within just a week of launching the event, he's managed to find a way to defeat the enemy's main army."

The strategy manager, head of the game planning department's staff, said, "It's still good. Even though the players' side is winning and the main force of the million dwarves has been entirely destroyed, impacting the iron mine dwarven race's fundamental power, 90% of the dwarven population still remains in Sirius city. The king can still recruit new troops."

The public relations manager turned his gaze and, with a smile, asked, "Are you going to intervene with the players?" while pointing at several screens. Apart from the battlefield of Seven Lakes city, which was being bombarded heavily.

Screen one, screen two, screen three, screen four... all showed a massive army moving toward Seven Lakes city!

Including Sagittarius's forces, the estimated total number of troops was almost five million!

More than five times the size, surrounding from all directions.

... it would be strange if they could survive.