474 The Trade (1/2)
”Kill!”
An officer of the alliance rushed up the 35-yard city wall as he waved his sword in his hands. ”Let there be blood!”
”Screech!”
The blood-tainted sword complemented the Hundred Casted Knife perfectly as both weapons sliced through the general's armour effortlessly. The surrounding officers and soldiers flew backwards uncontrollably as their blood spewed from their necks.
Only a Meridian Opening Wu Zong would be able to create such a devastating effect!
”Die!”
At this point in time, this officer had already caught the attention of the guards on the city walls. A platoon of guards donned in gold armour and equipped with long spears started to holler as they attempted to lunge at the officer.
”Whoosh!”
In mid-air, he could deflect three spear lunges, but that was all he could do.
In the next moment, the 4 other spears heading towards him sunk into his armour without hesitation, releasing blood from his body.
Although he might be a Meridian Opening Wu Zong, as long as he was a vulnerable human being, he would still die in such a scene!
”Ha!”
The 4 soldiers who successfully penetrated the officer with their spears pulled their spears apart, splitting the corpse and revealing the innards of the dead officer.
”The officer is dead!”
Witnessing this scene, many advancing soldiers felt disheartened as they retreated like the tides of the ocean.
”Fire!”
As the soldiers from the city walls were about the advance, out of a sudden, they heard a loud noise.
”Rumble!”
Rocks weighing tonnes fell from the sky and smashed down on the city walls, turning all the soldiers on the walls into a bloodied pile of mess.
On the rocks, there were streaks of purple talismans carrying with them an enraged spiritual aura.
”Is this... The Thunderous Rocks?”
As soon as the leader of the speared soldiers witnessed this scene, he was devastated. ”Retreat!”
”Rumble!”
It was all too late. All life forms were disintegrated and even the city walls were crumbled, revealing the inner structure which was strengthened by pieces of metal. In the walls, glittering talismans forming a protective array were revealed.
The killings lasted for a long while and the blood from both sides dyed the entire city wall red.
Finally, there was a bugle call.
The attacking soldiers slowly retreated. The sunset spilt red glows across the land, bringing the feeling of sorrow to everyone on the battlefield.
...
”Only the mountains will remain to witness the next sunset!”
Among the allied forces, Fang Yuan stood on a high ground and witnessed everything.
A chaos of such intensity had already lasted for 7 days. Both sides continuously surprised each other and it was the perfect demonstration of the art of war in this world, but in such a short period of time, all the tactics were already exhausted.
Fang Yuan was unaware of the state of the Jade Capital. However, in the allied forces, other than the powerful beings and the sages, even dream masters in the 5th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage were being recruited to fight alongside the soldiers as an elite platoon by themselves. These elite platoons were tasked to ambush the city during nightfall. They were most of the time successful in breaking through but would always encounter resistance from the Hidden Dragon Guards and the Wu Zongs and spiritual knights of the Imperial Court.
”By now, everyone's limit should have been reached, right?”
After 7 days of high-intensity battles, what was left of a 30,000 strong army was 25,000. Almost 20% of the soldiers had died and the remaining soldiers felt unmotivated to carry on.
If this went on, there was no need for any war. The allied forces would have lost already.
”We don't want to end up with no more attacking forces after breaking through into the Jade Capital. We need to deploy our best troops for tomorrow's war...”
Fang Yuan took in a deep breath and gazed towards the tents in the centre of the base. Thinking about the discussion among the military personnel previously, Fang Yuan seemed to be lost in his own thoughts.
The task the Head of the Hidden Dragon Guards had given him was extremely simple. He only had to confirm the number of Sages among the allied forces and revolt during the crucial moment.
”To speak the truth... Although I cannot trust the alliance of dream masters, this does not mean that I can trust the Imperial Court!”
Fang Yuan entered another tent and started to laugh to himself.
He was not only a 7th Tier Illusionary Divine dream master now, but he had also purified his dream elemental force. He was harnessing pure energy from the Demonic Heart Realm and would, therefore, be a tier higher than the native dream masters. He was not only skilled in illusionary tactics and concealment, but could also accurately identify others.
Although the two Source Crystals which the Head of the Hidden Dragon Guards had given him seemed to be normal, it still gave Fang Yuan a mysterious vibe which ultimately led him to conclude that these crystals might cause harm.
Since they could possibly cause harm, it would only be wise to settle them as soon as possible.
At this point in time, the force of a spiritual territory appeared. With the brilliance of the burning flames, the majestic spiritual territory could still segregate Fang Yuan from the outside world, albeit not as complete as how a Sage could create a hollow as a separate world in itself.
”Elder Fang Yuan, why are you looking for me?”
Fiery Dragon Child appeared and from him came the voice of Elder Smelter. ”This is a reminder that we should do things with privacy.”
The creations of these Illusionary Divine dream masters would be their most loyal subordinates. For instance, Fang Yuan could possess any Sword Child he liked and if the Sword Child were to be killed, he could revive himself in the Sword Child.
”I am only looking to trade!”
Fang Yuan smiled before retrieving a crystal.
”This is...”
Fiery Dragon Child's eyes widened. ”Oh my, such a huge Source Crystal! This will be enough for you to breakthrough to the 6th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage! Why are you willing to trade it away?”