Chapter Five Hundred and Sixteen – To Cross Swords (1/2)

Chapter Five Hundred and Sixteen – To Cross Swords

Shi Dong looked coldly at the xiuzhe scouts that were roaming nearby.

Starting from the first day of contact, the fighting between the two side’s scouts never stopped. The scouts were the elite of an army. The fighting was short yet fierce, ending in serious wounds if not death.

Shi Dong did not feel surprised. He had spent many years in the military, and his heart was as hard as stone. The conflict between scouts were the prelude to a battle and he had confidence in his men.

These scouts had followed him for many years. Each one of them had been promoted based on their merit and service.

Yet the development of the situation still shocked him greatly.

In three short days, twenty seven elite scouts had been wounded or killed. Even with a rock-solid heart, Shi Dong felt a hint of coldness. The number of wounded and dead spoke to the violence of battle. But pitting their scouts against the enemy scouts, the other had sustained an insignificant number of wounds and fatalities. Shi Dong’s gaze grew colder.

Shi Dong understood. They had encountered a great enemy!

However, this did not cause him to feel nervousness and uncertainty. It was the exact opposite. Under his icy expression, the battle intent in his mind was like the hidden turbulence under the thick layer of ice that was slowly rippling.

The vice commander looked at the xiuzhe scouts roaming at the surroundings. Even now, he couldn’t quite believe it that his scouts were defeated.

“Does Cloud Sea Jie really have such a powerful battalion?” he murmured to himself in a voice filled with disbelief. At the start when they entered Cloud Sea Jie, they hadn’t know anything but as they gathered together information, Cloud Sea Jie became clear in their eyes.

Nothing had mentioned that Cloud Sea Jie had such a powerful battalion!

The battalions they had defeated before had battalions that ranked in the top ten of Cloud Sea Jie but compared to this mysterious battalion, they weren’t even worth mentioning.

Was this battalion the strongest battalion of Cloud Sea Jie, the Na Shan Battalion?

Shi Dong did not speak. There was no meaning in trying to guess the origins of this battalion. In his eyes, there was only victory. He was not concerned at all with the other’s name or history.

The enemy scouts had created a dense net. Their scouts could not leave.

Subsequently the amount of information that reached Shi Dong decreased. This feeling was terrible. He seemed to be trapped in quicksand and any struggle was useless.

The other did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. Other than these scouts that stuck to them like glue, the other’s primary force did not show themselves.

Suddenly, Shi Dong’s mind shifted. He recalled Turtle Island. Was this battalion Turtle Island Battalion?

The information on Turtle Island Battalion was almost nonexistent. There was only scattered mentions in the information they gathered and that was just about a small conflict. Thinking about Turtle Island’s recent reputation, and this mysterious battalion that suddenly appeared , Shi Dong instantly made the connection between the two.

So this was how it was … …

Gazing at the scouts, Shi Dong gripped the mantis blade at his waist tightly!

The other was dragging it out for time!

Yes! The other was trying to make time!

But why were they trying to drag for time? Shi Dong’s thought became clearer. The other needed time, they were waiting for something! Were they waiting for Turtle Island’s defenses to be completed?

It was not so simple … …

This short contact could not be said to be a conflict but Shi Dong could smell the danger level of the other’s battle general.

An expert!

The other’s aims definitely were not so simple. Also, defending Turtle Island was not a very good idea … …

Was it … …

Shi Dong’s heart suddenly jumped. He turned around abruptly. “Inquire about Ye Ling’s situation! Immediately!”

Frightened by his commanding officer’s moves, the vice commander stilled for a moment before reacting. “Yes.”

He took out a black insect on his hand and cut his finger. With a flick, a drop of blood entered the forehead of the insect. The insect started to fade in his hand at a visible rate until it disappeared.

Time slowly passed but the insect never came back.

The vice commander’s expression changed.

As expected … …

Shi Dong whose expression did not change had his suspicions confirmed. He had just been speculating on the other’s intentions, now he was definitely sure.

“Have we brought along any mo grass seed?” Shi Dong suddenly asked about something completely unconnected.

“Yes!” the vice commander reflexively answered.

Shi Dong gripped the mantis blade at his waist. He raised his head against the wind. The blue cap that represented the Sky Mantis flapped in the wind.

The ocean-like eyes suddenly gave off a sharp light. It was as though he drew out the mantis blade that was sheathed at his waist. His body was filled with the determination to advance.

“Our target is Turtle Island, advance at full speed!”

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The other was not easy to fool.

Gongsun Cha hadn’t expected this mo army to suddenly accelerate without warning. It formed a perfect assault battle formation and headed straight for Turtle Island like a sharp blade!

Without a doubt, the enemy battle general had detected his aims. The counter-attack was expected, but it was unusually strong.

The great majority of people in this situation would turn back to act as reinforcements if their retreat was cut off. Yet this mo army did the opposite and advanced at an accelerated rate!

It was a decision filled with bravery!