According to the information released by the official forum, the number of NPCs for C-level city defense ranges from 5000-7000, which can be roughly divided into four categories: guerrilla legion, field legion, city guard legion and escort legion. This is the only clue that players can get, and the defense force of cities above level B does not reveal anything at all, it is said that the military leadership ability of the commander of the city guard above level B level is definitely not inferior to the level of ordinary military staff officers in reality, and player groups that do not have enough strength do not need to be considered at all.

As a result, only a few of the hundreds of players who expected to gain their territory through the Battle of the Castle chose B-tier cities, and none of them were A-tier.

The mission of the Guerrilla Troop is first and foremost to deal with the scouts of the Guerrilla Legion.

Merrins City is backed by the Andes Mountains and has three gates, which is advantageous to the player because it does not have a moat.

However, this does not mean that Merrins City is a soft persimmon to be pinched by players.

500 meters away from the city, there is a forest belt around the entire city, there is a gravel road more than ten meters wide in the forest belt leading to the north gate, generally speaking, if it is a large-scale regular siege battle, the first thing the attacker has to do is to cut down the forest belt that blocks the route, but this is the lowest level of the battle to capture the city, the player must not have the time and ability to do this.

The woods have naturally become the best hiding place for guerrilla scouts on the defending side, and according to the information from the thieves of the Lotus Electronic Guild, there are many systematic guerrilla squads lurking in the woods to prepare for a sneak attack, which is a nail that must be pulled out first.

"Whoosh" More than a dozen sharp arrows flew from different hidden places among the trees, Xiao Yue flashed sideways, and the bow of excellence in his hand swept away the steel arrow that came straight to his face, and Xu Yang beside him was far from being so chic, he almost rolled to the ground to completely dodge the attack.

"Let's go in, you guys take cover!" Xiao Yue shouted loudly, and he rushed into the dangerous woods with Lan Yuexin and Xu Yang, keeping a distance of about 10 meters from each other.

This is a pre-set tactic, with the three most agile men rushing into the woods first to drive away the lurking NPC scouts, while the others are in a safe position.

Another arrow shot out of the grass, like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole and devouring Xiao Yue's throat, this arrow calculated the rhythm of Xiao Yue's galloping, and grasped it very well in advance.

Xiao Yue was not panicked, and with a light twist of his toes, he had already turned around and hid behind a broad-leaved tree.

"Take!" The flying arrows were ferociously inserted into the trunk of the tree, penetrating nearly a third of the arrow's body, and the tail fin shook violently, which showed the power of its launch.

In the face of this potentially strong enemy, Xiao Yue's counterattack immediately began.

The rain of arrows exploded in the air, enveloping the direction where the arrows flew just now, and the grass at that end immediately burst open, and a dark green shadow rose from the ground and jumped into the air in the scattering of grass clippings!

Scout Captain, level 60 elite NPC, mid-level officer of the Merlins City Defense Army.

Still a head, Xiao Yue dispersed the inspection technique, and the arrows in his hand were sent out mercilessly.

The other party did not show weakness, and the scout captain after showing his body was dressed quite similar to Xiao Yue, wearing short armor and carrying an arrow bag, dodging Xiao Yue's arrows under the cover of the woods, and constantly fighting back.

In the small space, two figures shuttled at high speed, whistling arrows piercing the air and falling into tree trunks and grass, making a mess of the nearby jungle.

Xiao Yue's right foot vigorously supported the trunk of the tree, and his whole body fell down, which was able to avoid the three consecutive shots sent by the scout captain who jumped into the air, and released the bowstring in his hand at the moment before he fell to the ground, and the steel arrow full of strength shot out at an unexpected angle, flying towards the scout captain who was falling after releasing his skills from not far away.

The scout captain was very good, and in such an unexpected situation, he still adjusted his posture in the air to avoid the vital point in his chest.

“-358！”

The steel arrow struck him in the shoulder, piercing through the back, bringing up a cloud of blood.

After the injured Scout Captain landed, he jumped back up after a roll, and a dagger was already in his hand.

The cold light flickered, and the scout captain slashed the steel arrow stuck in his shoulder with a single sword, and without pulling out the remaining part, he rushed in the direction of Xiao Yue with a roar!

Interesting! Xiao Yue propped up his right hand, jumped up from the ground, and lightly flipped his head, and when he landed, the bow of excellence in his hand was replaced by dragon teeth.

The dragon's teeth, which hadn't drunk blood for a long time, showed a hideous cold!

In an instant, the scout captain rushed in front of Xiao Yue, handed out his right arm, and the dagger went straight to Xiao Yue's heart.

With a sonorous sound, the dragon's tooth came first, and hit the azure dagger, knocking out fierce sparks!

The daggers of both sides staggered in the air, and the two of them froze at the same time, their gazes colliding with each other's gazes.

The scout captain was quite handsome, but his gaze was shining with bloodthirsty light, as fierce as a wounded beast.

Xiao Yue removed the dagger first, and the dragon's teeth slashed at the opponent's wrist with an arc.

The scout captain shrank his wrist and dodged the attack, the dagger was across his chest, and his body suddenly rushed into Xiao Yue's arms.

Xiao Yue smiled coldly and greeted him without dodging.

The light trembling sound of the dagger slashing, the hissing sound of the leather armor cracking, and the dull collision of fists and feet hitting the ** intersected in the woods, splashing blood, the battle of life and death, and the silent duel was staged.

A few minutes passed, and the two sides of the entanglement finally separated.

The scout captain had more than a dozen wounds cut up and down his body, some deep and some shallow, and the blood gushing out of it meandered and left, falling low to the grass and merging into a small stream of blood, he bent over slightly, panting, and large and small red letters continued to appear on the top of his head.

There was an unyielding look in his blood-colored eyes.

Looking at the opponent who was about to run out of oil, Xiao Yue was slightly moved, the opponent started the most asymmetrical battle with him in the most suitable place, maybe for the average non-warrior player, such a close duel is definitely a nightmare, but Xiao Yue has more than just skills in the game.

The most appropriate pace, the most flexible dodge, and the most aggressive attack, as an intelligent program-controlled NPC, he was able to duel Xiao Yue for four minutes with similar attribute skills, which was enough to be proud.

Let me give you one last ride! Xiao Yue clasped his hands together, and the dragon's teeth were divided into two and grasped in his hands.

The Scout Captain also seemed to understand that it was time for the end, and he straightened up and made a final declaration of challenge, and the whole person rushed forward again.

The light flickered, and the roar of a beast on the verge of death snapped to an end.

Xiao Yue turned around, picked up two pieces of equipment dropped by the scout captain from the ground, stuffed them into the space ring, and then paid attention to the condition of his companions.

Blue Moon Heart and Xu Yang were far more relaxed than Xiao Yue, with their agility and body cooperation, Xu Yang held a dagger to flexibly entangle the enemy, while Blue Moon Heart was behind him with cold and arrows. This improvised tactic worked so well that in a matter of moments, the two men killed 5 or 6 scouts and drove the rest out of the woods, where the other team members were already ready to attack with magic.

Such battles continued to occur in this forest belt of more than ten square kilometers, and nearly 100 mercenary teams rushed into the jungle and slaughtered, killing almost no pieces of the lurking NPC guerrilla squads and scouts. Of course, not all teams are like the Youfeng team, only three people are dispatched to basically get it easily, and the scouts of the system are not monsters that give away experience in vain, and there are constantly careless players being hung up, but there are always priests and priests in the general team, so in general, the loss is very small.

The early stage of the clan went very well, and the guerrilla legion, which most players thought should be quite powerful, was easily wiped out.

Happy Invincible, the leader of the Lotus Electronic Guild who received the news, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, generally speaking, the scouts in the army are elites, and Happy Invincible has always been worried that these scouts will continue to harass the siege team. Brought unexpected damage, that's why he hired so many warbands to deal with it, but he didn't expect to end the warbands so easily and clear the way for the final siege.

After a good start, happy and invincible, he raised the warrior giant sword in his hand and rode ahead, and the voice that expanded through magic echoed all around: "Brothers, Merlins City is in front of you, the road ahead has been cleared, rush with me!" ”

The players who followed him immediately let out an earth-shattering cheer, and with the roaring sound of the mounts, the momentum was spectacular.

The woods were not far away, and since there was only one main road in the forest, and it was not wide, many impatient players did not care about the formation, and rushed into the woods that were not too sheltered, and headed towards Merlins City.

Although Happy Invincible felt slightly inappropriate, he didn't care too much, only after this forest, there was still a distance in the middle to maneuver, and it was not too late to form a team at that time, and besides, most of us were free players, and it was not okay to be too restrictive.

Thinking of this, Happy Invincible drove the Demon Tiger under the seat to speed up his pace, and after a few ups and downs, the north gate of Merlins City in the distance was faintly in sight, and the gate was closed without a single soldier blocking the enemy outside.

Could it be that the system NPCs are going to defend the city? Happy Invincible was a little strange, and I couldn't wait to rush through the woods to take a look.

Xiao Yue and his teammates stood behind the big trees on the side of the road, watching the members of the Lotus Electronic Guild rush forward in a chaotic manner.

At this time, of course, they would not rush forward to be cannon fodder first, and such a highly dangerous job as attacking the city gate was not within the scope of 200 gold coins.

"If it's too smooth, it's often not a good thing." Xiao Yue leaned on the broad-leaved tree and shook his head, spitting out the mint leaf that he had bitten into his mouth, the wild plants that often appear in this forest have a bit of a refreshing effect, and many players like to pick and chew on nothing.

The mint leaves tumbled a few times in the air and fell gently to the ground.

The moment the mint leaves touched the grass, as if they had the same sense, the three closed gates of the east, west, and north of Merrins City opened at the same time, and a torrent of iron horses gushed out, rolling towards the direction of the woods.

These NPCs are the field legions of Merlins City, they are all knights, black armor and black horses are uniformly equipped, although the number is only two thousand, but its neat rhythm, fierce impact, gathered together are completely knights with thousands of horses.

At the front of these knights, there were dozens of officers holding heavy swords high, and their heavy swords were all glowing with sword energy, and when their heavy swords swung down, they were bound to strike a thunderous blow!

Happy Invincible, who had just rushed out of the woods and avenues, saw this scene, and his face immediately changed.

Behind him, left and right, countless players were rushing over in a mess, not ready for battle at all!