The flames of war closed in on White Horse City as a million troops encircled it completely. Sitting atop neighing warhorses and unsheathing their weapons, countless riders waited for the signal to begin the siege with bated breaths.

The defenders stood by on the wall with equal intensity. Their weapons and armors gleamed beneath the sun, and the flag of White Horse City fluttered loudly to the wind. The dense mass of archers standing on the walls was waiting for the Chinese players to enter their attack range so that they could riddle them with holes. Even now, more Silverlight Arrow Towers were being built inside the city.

People massed in great numbers, and red clouds gathered above the city almost as if the heavens themselves were creating some flair to make the upcoming battle more exciting. The city wasn’t just guarded by the Northern Alliance, but also the NPCs. In fact, there were a lot of them. White Horse City was an NPC-guarded city in the first place, and the city was so small that, once we began the siege, I had no doubt that they would fight us to the death. There was no reason for them to abandon a main city after all.

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"All magic knights with shields, move to the first line! Mounted warriors and wanderers, line up behind...