1364 The Defeat of the Vanguard (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”Chang Yi, send out the Summoner troop,” Bin Wei ordered the captain.
”Acknowledged!” A general's order was absolute in the army. Chang Yi immediately relayed the order to the Summoners on standby in the fortress.
The number of Summoners was not particularly high, but their strength and their Summoned Beasts had made them the elites of the Northguard Fortress, especially with the experience they had gained from their battles against the Beijiang Desolate Beasts over the years. Their Summoned Beasts were fiercer and stronger than those at most other places!
A lunar-white glow shone upon the fortress, forming a brilliant rift. Its light flickered continuously as Summoned Beasts arrived from the other plane. The previously deserted entrance was soon crowded with huge muscular Summoned Beasts.
The Summoned Beasts formed the vanguard troop, with the Summoners sitting on top of them. These Summoners were capable of close combat. Their magic and the teamwork between them and their Summoned Beasts allowed them to move about unrestrained on the battlefield. They were able to press forward, or retreat as they wished!
The leader of the Summoner Troop was a short man with energetic eyes. The man glanced at the approaching Yoked. He was expressionless and fearless.
”Charge!” Their leader Zhang Hao led the way. He was riding an imperious wolf covered by fiery runes. The beast left a scorched trail behind it as it sprinted forward!
The Flame Wolf's speed was the highest among the Summoned Beasts. The rest of the beasts had to use all their might to keep up with it...
”That Flame Wolf's level is pretty high!” Zhao Manyan murmured, staring at the wolf. The Northguard Fortress had a lot of concealed talents. Even the leader of the Summoner Troop had a Commander-level Summoned Beast!
The Flame Wolf was no weaker than Mo Fan's Flying Creek Snow Wolf, if the power of his Icy lineage was not active.
Zhang Hao's Flame Wolf engaged a Yoked. The undead seemed to be struggling to move under the weight of the chains around it, but when the Flame Wolf crashed into it, the undead creature was able to hold the Flame Wolf's claws back with only its arms, despite the momentum the wolf had accumulated!
The Yoked was knocked flying. It had some injuries, yet it was able to rise to its feet instantly. It did not suffer any serious injuries!
Zhang Hao was dumbfounded. He was well aware of his Flame Wolf's strength. It had never needed to bother with a second attack against most Warrior-level creatures, yet it had failed to kill the Yoked, despite using all its power!
The Yoked cried out simultaneously, sounding like soul-shaking drum rolls. A few dozen of the Yoked leading the way suddenly picked up their pace and whipped their chains at the Flame Wolf.
The chains had a lot of jagged edges. They were quite deadly when they were swung around fiercely. The Flame Wolf's defense was not outstanding, and it had no choice but to dodge the chains.
The Yoked continued to press forward. Over a hundred of them were attacking the Flame Wolf at once, leaving injuries on it. The chains almost knocked the Summoned Beast to the ground a few times.
”Leader, we are here to help!” The other Summoners finally arrived. Their Summoned Beasts lunged at the Yoked. There were around two hundred of them at different levels. Their average strength was well above normal Warrior-level creatures.
Most of the soldiers that were stationed in the Northguard Fortress were elites. They just needed to make some contributions here to be allocated to other cities and become officers. The two hundred Summoned Beasts were like a fierce tide as they charged forward!