Chapter 293 - Rather Die Than Surrender (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“They knew it would be suicidal but still chose to play the hero. Their courage is somewhat admirable but how dare a puny Ye Clan go against our Nanman Kingdom cavalry? They don’t want their lives!” Wei Guyan snorted in derision. With a wave of his right hand, a few messenger soldiers waved huge flags in their hands and the battle horn resounded in the air.
Two hundred thousand horsemen, split into eight teams, swarmed toward Ye Zhantian and the others from every direction.
The cavalry was made up of the elites of the Nanman Kingdom. Even the most basic horsemen were at least Fifth Level and above. Some of the captains and centurions were of Sixth Level, Seventh Level or even Eighth Level. The lieutenants were Ninth Level combatants. The armor on their bodies was made from Dark Xuan-iron, which was unmistakably strong. Unless Ye Zhantian and his men had a large number of Tier One spirit artifact weapons, it would be impossible to cut into these armors.
“Kill!” Wei Guyan growled. The moment the commanding flag fell, the entire Nanman Kingdom cavalry descended like a torrent of water and rushed forward with spears raised high in their hands.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
The Nanman Kingdom cavalry let out an ear splitting war cry that shook the earth. Such a massive scale of attack would cause even a Heavenly Venerable One to feel frightened.
These Nanman Kingdom horsemen were well-trained. Eight teams formed a massive square formation.
Seeing the Nanman Kingdom cavalry heading toward them, Ye Zhantian knew that the Nanman Kingdom had already decided to attack.
“Men of Xiwu Empire, kill!” Ye Zhantian roared. His gaze roamed in a distance. He could see the war flag waving on the distant mountain but he could not spot where the commander was. If he could pinpoint the commander’s location, he could kill the commander and create a miracle. However, how could a Nanman Kingdom commander be found so easily?
Moreover, if Ye Zhantian were to leave on his Ashen Condor right now, it would be a huge blow to the psyche of the combatants below. Therefore, he must remain here and fight alongside them.
A team of horsemen had already clashed with the evacuees. Instantly, the cavalry was like a meat grinder. Countless bodies fell dead to the ground and many people were torn in half by the spears.
Many of the evacuees spontaneously picked up weapons such as steel knives and spears, and rushed headfirst into the horsemen.
“Clang clang clang.” Their weapons slashed against the Nanman Kingdom horsemen but they could hardly make a dent in these horsemen’s armors.
“Rip rip rip.” The next moment, their bodies were pierced by spears and trampled by the passing Nightwinds.
Wherever the horsemen rode, dead bodies were turned into mince.
“Grandfather, Grandfather, I’m scared.” among the chaotic civilians, the little girl named Little Wen squealed in terror but her voice was drowned out by the crowd.
The old man held the little girl in a deathly tight grip and looked up into the sky. He saw that horsemen were closing in on them from every direction and that Ye Zhantian and the others were engaged in battle. At this moment, no one could save them.
Little Wen was suddenly knocked sprawling to the ground. She raised her head and saw that a group of evacuees had separated her from her grandfather. She cried out and was about to rush back into his arms when she saw a Nanman Kingdom horseman drive a spear into her grandfather’s chest. Fresh blood squirted into the air and for a moment, Little Wen’s entire world turned crimson.
The evacuees were running around in chaos but the Nanman Kingdom cavalry remained in perfect formation. Like a gigantic machine, they efficiently killed every person around them. Ye Zhantian and the others were also caught in a vicious battle. Fortunately, most of them consisted of Seventh and Eighth Level combatants and above, and they managed to assemble a group formation. Faced against such a large number of horsemen, they of course, sustained heavy losses. Yet, the horsemen would not be able to break through their defenses for some time.
Ye Zhantian commanded all the Ashen Condors in the sky to swoop down. “Bang bang bang”, hundreds of horsemen were sent flying into the air.
An extensive battle began. Due to the fierce resistance put up by these death warriors, the horsemen stopped killing the civilians to surround them.
The prairie was stained crimson with fresh blood. Spilled blood flowed along the ground surface and slowly seeped into the soil. The sky was filled with the stench of death.
Ye Chen soared across the sky on his Golden Sun Condor with his Astral Body completely projected outward. Ever since he had achieved mid-Heavenly Venerable Rank, Ye Chen’s Astral Body was able to cover a radius of more than twenty-five kilometers. Using his Astral Body tracking abilities, Ye Chen found traces of battle.
Everywhere, there were dead evacuees along the way. Ye Chen immediately urged the Golden Sun Condor to follow the trail of dead bodies.
Ye Chen could not estimate how many people had died along the way. Besides the evacuees, there were also corpses belonging to the Nanman Kingdom cavalry as well as martial art practitioners from the Xiwu Empire.
Ye Chen’s Astral Body landed beside a dead body. This body had been pierced by thirteen spears but around him laid hundreds of slain Nanman Kingdom cavalry horsemen.
When Ye Chen looked at the dead body properly, his face turned pale and his eyes were filled with rage. He recognized the dead body as a Ye Clan member from the Zhan cohort. This man was called Ye Zhanlie and was Ye Chen’s uncle.
Ye Zhanlie’s body had been pierced by so many spears that his corpse stood upright, supported by the spears. The howling wind sounded like a mournful sob grieving for him.