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Chapter 70 The Approaching Battle of Juventus

Northern part of the Obsidian Line, Juventus City.

Today, the dark clouds hanging over the city are heavier than on any other day.

According to the observations of the mages accompanying the army in the city, this probably means that the dark army is about to launch an attack—even though their troop assembly is clearly not yet over.

Therefore, on this day, Duke Canglang had already assembled his army and was ready to fight.

At this moment, the city of Juventus is filled with military formations, a sea of ​​steel and cloth interwoven to create a chilling atmosphere.

On the city wall, longbowmen stood in formation, while crossbowmen and catapults were lined up along the crenellations, with enchanted catapults piled up like small hills.

Beneath the city walls, infantry formations stood in neat rows along both sides of the main street, shield bearers, spearmen, elite swordsmen, and axemen all ready to attack. In this final moment of respite, some silently polished their weapons, others prayed quietly, and almost no one spoke.

Of course, there was also the Wolf Fang Knights, the most elite unit under Duke Canglang, a total of one hundred Wolf Fang Knights. At this moment, they were leading their mounts, carrying fine weapons, and their expressions showed an eagerness to fight that was different from that of ordinary soldiers.

The commander-in-chief's location was a tall tower in the north of the city, the top floor of which had been converted into a command post.

Duke Gray Wolf stood by the window, his hand resting on the windowsill, his gaze passing over the city wall and landing on the gloomy plains to the east. His cloak hung down behind him, fluttering gently though there was no wind in the room.

In the room behind him, messengers lined up against the wall, staff officers chatted around the sand table, and the accompanying mages were busy with their own tasks. The atmosphere was so tense it was almost dripping with tension.

The air is most oppressive before a storm.

Outside the city, the lines of the dark army are slowly unfolding.

Corpse-rotting corpses, dark beasts, and ghosts are just cannon fodder, nothing more than small fry.

In this battle, the Dark Race deployed a large number of mid-to-high-level units. There were more than five massive and powerful Fiend War Beasts alone. Not to mention, in the army formation, one could also vaguely see the figures of Black Curse Shamans, Black Fiend Knights, and other units whose ranks were no lower than theirs.

Finally, amidst the dark clouds above the army of the dark races, those inorganic pupils were no longer concealed, revealing themselves without reservation, their gaze like frozen steel blades piercing straight into Yuwen City.

"Snap—!"

Duke Gray Wolf, standing by the window, held a parchment with military intelligence written on it in his other hand. Suddenly, it was frozen in the cold and shattered into countless shimmering fragments.

"----snort."

Duke Gray Wolf seemed to give a soft groan, casually waving his hand to brush away non-existent debris, before turning to his advisor beside him and asking, "Is this supply enough?"

The staff officer kept his head down, not mentioning a word about the Duke's earlier strange behavior, and only replied, "Don't worry, our reserves were quite sufficient. Although the Dark Races' early offensive has put some pressure on us, yesterday, the Oak and Gold Merchants' Guild sent a caravan that provided us with a lot of supplies, so we don't need to worry about supplies for at least half a month."

Upon hearing this, the Duke turned to look at him: "Oak and Gold Merchants Guild? Isn't that the merchant guild run by that nouveau riche family?"

Why did they suddenly send supplies?

The staff officer replied, "This—we don't know either. The people escorting the convoy only said that it was a small token of their leader's appreciation for the kingdom's efforts."

"Hmph, a nouveau riche, yet he has quite the guts and a bit of discernment." The Duke chuckled. "Tell the leader I've got my eye on them."

The staff officer hesitated for a moment before saying, "Well—they delivered the supplies yesterday and left without staying any longer."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Duke Canglang was genuinely surprised. After a moment's thought, he said, "I understand. Go ahead."

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"Yes." The staff officer then took his leave.

After he withdrew, the Duke no longer worried about other trivial matters. Instead, he looked again at the dark clouds outside the city and muttered to himself with a somber expression, "—Let them come if they want!"

He immediately turned around and shouted in a deep voice, "Men, put on my armor!"

Another flurry of activity erupted inside the command post.

But Duke Canglang was unaware that the pair of pupils in the dark clouds had already crossed Yuwen City and were looking towards a much farther place.

Inside the Watchers' Fortress labyrinth.

Under Youche's instructions, the team members are splitting up and heading to different areas to light up the crystals left behind by the BOSS.

The reason for going separately is not only to save time, but also because the person who lights up the crystal can get a temporary buff during this maze exploration. The specific effect is determined by the type of enemies and BOSS in the corresponding area.

For example, in the Scout Corridor of the first district, the buff effect of lighting up the crystal is to increase the effect of stealth skills, as well as increase the damage and critical hit rate of attacks launched while in stealth state—this is where Liss will go.

For example, the Shield Knights' effects are naturally defensive, and the Arrow Rain Tower in the third district is for Sean to use.

There's also the fourth area that Luna previously lit up. That area is called the Elemental Chamber. It used to be the encampment of the army mages. After it was turned into a labyrinth, it became a troublesome area with a bunch of totem poles and the main enemies being half-spirit elemental ghosts.

This level is the most troublesome of the six areas, but fortunately, Youche brought teammates with him this time.

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So at that time, he attracted the enemy, Qingling destroyed the totem pole, thereby removing the elemental ghost's shield, and finally Luna released her strongest attack spell, Holy Fire Pillar, which defeated the combined elemental ghost, whose main body had very low health.

The area buff here increases the damage of all attack spells and reduces their cost.

As for the remaining Ironclad Plains in the fifth district and the Command Post in the sixth district, one of the area bosses was the Wandering Knight Commander, who was killed by Youche using environmental traps to fall into a pit, and the other was a commander who would randomly summon the spirit of a boss from another area to assist in battle, but died because he could not summon teammates who had already died or were in battle.

Their buffs increase movement speed and dash attack damage, as well as their base stats in team battles, and also have a slight aura effect.

You Che took both of these buffs, since Qing Ling doesn't need them anyway.

After activating all six crystals, everyone gathered at the entrance leading to the final boss.

Even though the team included adventurers like Lin Fan, who had spent a lot of time in Watchtower Town, it was the first time he had ever seen the gate to the final boss of the dungeon—most low-level adventurers didn't even aim to clear it when they came to this dungeon.

Judging from the surrounding environment, the gate looks like it was originally the gate of the fortress, but the thickened and reinforced hardwood door is old, damaged, and on the verge of collapse.

"Ready?" You Che looked at his teammates. At this point, no one would back down. Everyone was ready for battle.

You Che smiled with satisfaction: "Then let's go. Follow the tactics I mentioned before, and leave the rest to me."

"If all goes well, we can clear the level on our first try!"

After a brief pep talk, You Che stopped wasting time and pushed open the dilapidated door in front of him!

"Boom boom boom—"