Chapter 490: City Invasion One (1/2)
Chapter 490: City Invasion (One)
The gates to the northern stronghold of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom were closed shut. The walls to the stronghold had many different sized slots in them, and from these holes, crossbow bolts the size of arms could be seen poking out. On top of the walls, countless soldiers could be seen preparing Magical Crystal Cannons and aiming them. The entire atmosphere was rather tense.
Three kilometers away from the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, the combined army of the Gesun and Qinhuang Kingdom was already spread in every direction possible to avoid being completely destroyed by a single, large-ranged cannon strike. The already ant-sized soldiers would be completely devastated. However, both kingdoms’ armies had already split into two main camps. The silver-armored Eastern Deity Sword soldiers stood in front while the 500,000 soldiers from the Gesun Kingdom stood at the rear. For the besiegement of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, the Eastern Deity Swords would be the main force while the Gesun Kingdom’s army would merely act as a facade. They would not take part in the actual battle.
The Gesun Kingdom had just experienced a war, so their military prowess was at an all time low. They couldn’t afford to squander their strength at will.
With Jian Chen at the head, he led the ten Imperial Advisors and the three generals of the Qinhuang Kingdom forward on their magical beast mounts toward the stronghold walls. Khafir and Ye Ming stood by the king and the princess’s sides as their bodyguards. Only the Qinhuang Kingdom would be putting any effort into this war; the Gesun Kingdom did not need to do anything.
When Jian Chen’s group grew close, eleven individuals came down from the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom’s walls. With serious expressions, they locked their gazes onto the fourteen men that were riding forward.
Georgien tried to restrain his fear as he looked at Jian Chen and said, “The youth that walks at the front is the fourth master of the Changyang clan, Changyang Xiangtian. Everyone should be careful.” Georgien’s injuries were already completely healed thanks to several Radiant Saint Masters, so his face now radiated a healthy, rosy glow.
The individuals on either side of Georgien only nodded grimly. They had long since heard Georgien’s warning and knew that this youth in the very front would be an extremely difficult person to fight against.
Jian Chen and the thirteen others stopped 500 meters away from the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom’s stronghold. With their strengths as Heaven Saint Masters, the Magical Crystal Cannons and crossbows of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom didn’t even pose a threat to them — they could completely ignore it all.
“Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, I will give you a few moments to think. Surrender and live, or resist and be slaughtered!” Jian Chen cried out with a thunderous voice. His voice was so loud it shook the entirety of the stronghold so that a layer of dust could be seen falling from the structure.
Not willing to be outdone, someone from the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom immediately shouted out, “Gesun Kingdom, despite having the Qinhuang Kingdom supporting you from behind, we, the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, do not fear you. If you have the courage, then attack! The five million man army of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom have been waiting in anticipation for a long time.”
Jian Chen’s eyes glinted fiercely as his mouth curled into a cold smirk. “General Qin Wuming, give the order!”
“Yes, Imperial Protector!” The General Qin Wuming of the Eastern Deity Swords bowed in response before lifting his hand high into the air. “Eastern Deity Swords! At my command, attack the city and—”
“Kill!”
As soon as Qin Wuming’s voice trailed away, the soldiers behind him gave an earth-trembling cry as they all moved at once. Like a stampede of horses that had thrown off their reins, or perhaps more like a flood, they began to charge toward the stronghold with a sky-high amount of pressure radiating from their bodies.
The most eye-catching part was a single platoon of 500 soldiers leading the initial charge while the rest of the army was at the rear.
This single platoon of 500 was comprised of the most elite Eastern Deity Swords. Each one of them was an Earth Saint Master specialized in mounting the enemy walls for the initial assault and destroying the Magical Crystal Cannons and crossbows on the walls.
“Fire the Magical Crystal Cannons!”
“Fire the crossbows!”
At the same time, the king of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom gave a command. The command made its way to the ears of all the soldiers, and the sounds of cannon fire could be heard shortly afterward. Hundreds of bright balls of energy could be seen rippling through the sky and smashing straight at the soldiers. Thousands of crossbow bolts were shot high into the sky, forming a dark cloud. They shot forth from the walls with an ear-piercing sound.