947-See What It Means to Be a Well-Mannered NPC! Lord Murphy Is Making Good on Every Boast He Ever Made

Not many NPCs had taken part in the battle at the Swamp Restricted Zone, but every one of those invited had been a big shot of at least brigadier-general rank. They had contributed a great deal to the battle, but the players had still been the ones spearheading the assault.

The godslayers Triss had sent back here could finally enjoy the thrill of charging alongside their brothers. They had just accomplished the great feat of slaying a god, and their morale was sky-high. Under a rain of venom from the giant snakes, they plunged into the gnoll marauders, then went on a rampage with help from the guard turrets that patrolled the Swamp Restricted Zone along their tracks.

The Hunting Lord had brought tens of thousands of gnolls here, but a bunch of mindless lunatics was nothing to fear. They didn't even know the most basic cover tactics. They just charged headfirst into the field of fire, only to be blown away by the firepower of the intelligent guardians equipped with Hydra rocket pods.

At the height of the fighting, some players even rode giant snakes into battle, dealing terrifying damage with fearsome earthquake spells. And especially after Huxgsen had been killed, Murphy reopened the Swamp Restricted Zone's sealed defensive matrix, allowing the Avalon faithful waiting outside to launch a rear assault under Natalie's leadership.

They brought a group of war briarbeasts into the battle. That was more than enough to show where Avalon stood.

Under such intense pressure from all sides, the gnolls' defeat was inevitable, despite their numbers. With neither Murphy nor the Warlord Armor taking part in the latter half of the battle, the fighting lasted a full four hours. In the end, every gnoll marauder that had entered the Swamp Restricted Zone was wiped out.

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