Chapter 291 - Charge (1/2)

Zhuo Fan went over to Huangpu Qingtian, his gait casual, his tone calm, just like seeing an old pal, “Young master Huangpu, since this is the second round, you should’ve told me. Where’s the pill then?”

“Ha-ha-ha, please. It’d be the same as dangling the Brimming Sacred Pill in your face. Now that I’ve seen what Steward Zhuo can do, let’s see you try getting it now!” Huangpu Qingtian raised a taunting eyebrow.

Zhuo Fan shook his head. There was no point in doing anything, not when he had no clue of the item’s location.

“Young master Huangpu, since you won’t tell me, take it as my loss this time. Let’s meet again in round three!” Zhuo Fan waved and was about to retreat, as if scared.

Huangpu Qingtian snickered, “Steward Zhuo, I admit that I have no way of stopping you from leaving. Nor do you have a way of stopping me. But I can’t say the same for them.”

Hinting at Luo Yunhai’s army, Huangpu Qingtian snickered with a light clap.

Furious roars filled the marsh, storming for the group of allies from both sides. Just as Luo Yunhai predicted.

The attack was formed of two armies led by Yan Bangui and You Yushan, respectively. There was no sign of Lin Xuanfeng.

The guy was double the cripple, true, but a Profound Heaven expert regardless. He wasn’t about to miss out on springing an ambush.

With such an obvious answer, Luo Yunhai easily predicted the guy was waiting for them to retreat in his direction.

“Nice, you live up to the name of Tianyu’s Fifth Tiger!” Xie Tianshang showed his admiration. His opinion of Luo Yunhai grew a notch.

The same went for the others.

If not for Luo Yunhai’s tactic, the sudden charge of so many enemies would’ve crushed them where they stood. Some would chose to flee and run into Lin Xuanfeng’s team, sealing any means of escape.

Luo Yunhai may be weak, but his art of war was leagues above anyone from Six Dragons and One Phoenix!

Luo Yunhai just shook his hand. The praise didn’t get to his head as he kept his cool in dealing with the sudden dual charge, “Listen up. Only act when I give the signal!”

They all nodded, fully trusting Luo Yunhai.

Huangpu Qingtian watched it all with a smile, “Steward Zhuo, your allies look positively rooted in fear. They huddle together like lambs, about to break, flooded by my men.”

“Isn’t it what you wanted anyway?” Zhuo Fan smiled back, completely confident of Luo Yunhai’s abilities.

Squinting, Huangpu Qingtian felt something amiss.

His side had ten thousand men doing the charge and even laid down an ambush. While the tri-house alliance numbered three thousand at best, outnumbered five to one!

With them holding the field and numerical advantage, anyone would think this battle was in the bag. So what did Zhuo Fan based his confidence on?

Huangpu Qingtian would find out soon enough.

“Kill!”

With an earth shaking roar, Luo Yunhai pointed behind him and his army followed.

Yan Bangui and You Yushan’s armies were stunned in bafflement.

[We haven’t even made contact, so why are they charging behind? The ambush hadn’t sprung yet either!]

The two were oblivious to its meaning and took it as a good thing. Regardless of what trick they pulled, it would only work to show a hole in their formation. [This will make things easier, killing them down to the last man!]

The two only grew excited in their charge.

How could they have known their crass assumption couldn’t be farther from the truth?

Luo Yunhai’s army did charge, but its flanks did their job in keeping the center shielded. Despite the flanks clashing with the enemy, they showed no weakness in their defense as they also didn’t engage in a heated fight, moving with the center’s charge as well.

Yan Bangui and Yan Bangui’s armies found themselves in the worst situation. They felt as if each man was facing five people. Just as they attacked the front, a sudden retaliation came from the back.

The tri-house alliance moved like the sea, crushing the enemy armies in waves. Amidst the turbulent waters, Yan Bangui and You Yushan found their numbers culled.

As for the lucky survivors, they landed far behind the battle, looking on at the endless strings of corpses left by the alliance’s charge.

They had the numbers, they had the flanking, but now they had the biggest losses. While Yan Bangui and You Yushan looked positively glum, Huangpu Qingtian gnashed his teeth.

[You’ve got your ass handed to you even when five to one?! Just what do I keep you idiots for anyway?]

You Yushan’s back tingled from Huangpu Qingtian’s seething bloodthirst and he gave the signal to Lin Xuanfeng.