411 Human Meat Wholesaler (1/2)
”Is this the battlefield of Golden City and Flaming Valley? It's really terrible.”
Several days later, Wang Lu and Lan have finally arrived at the battlefront of the war between Golden City and Flaming Valley after rushing all the way to the north from Eternal Tree. When they took a broad view of the place, the ground was scorched and the creatures burnt.
Of course, this was not a surprise, no matter what, the fierce and intense battle between this world's first and second most powerful forces would never be a peaceful one. The baptism of blood and fire was the only way.
”It's just that, if not witnessing it ourselves, this scene is really unexpected.”
Looking at the cracked earth and the tens of thousands of rotting corpses, Wang Lu's eyes were first in awe then turned icy cold.
”I initially thought that Golden City and Flaming Valley were evenly matched, and Golden City might even be a bit stronger, but looking at the situation on this battlefield, nine in every ten bodies belong to Golden City… are the soldiers of Flaming Valley that elite?”
Wang Lu walked among the looming dead air in the battlefield. His eyes constantly swept around the dead bodies, and then he traced the details of the war from the remnants that were left on the battlefield.
He was not a warrior who was skilled in battle. Although he had been cultivating for many years, experiencing many big and small battles, he never really became a warrior. Therefore, tracing the details of the war from the remnants in the battlefield was actually quite inconvenient for him. However, with a strong calculation power, from the innumerable fragments, bit by bit, he pieced together the truth of the war.
”It seems that everyone underestimated the power of Flaming Valley. Sixty to seventy percent the strength of Golden City? I'm afraid even if they give their maximum power, the outcome of the battle is still difficult to say. And they have the nerve to say sixty to seventy percent?”
While sneering, Wang Lu stood beside a pile of corpses.
It was a tall, stout barbarian warrior corpse surrounded by ten corpses of gold-clad soldier. The corpse of the barbarian warrior was covered with countless scars and likely died due to exhaustion, but without exception, all the celestial soldiers around him were completely severed. Moreover, the weapon used by the barbarian warrior was merely a sharpened stone ax.
”In terms of wealth, Golden City is the number one in the world, then Harmony River and Eternal Tree. Even Grey Mountain who continues to decline can still be ranked as fourth. But in Flaming Valley, there are only stones, which comprised of obstinate stones and melted stones. These barbarians spend their lives on the mountain, and on weekdays, even stuffing themselves full are just extravagant hope. Therefore, civilization is always a strange concept to the Flaming Valley. When the granary is full, people know etiquette. When Golden City people are living in luxury, the barbarians of Flaming Valley are always struggling for survival… Such a harsh living condition trains them to be incomparably valiant, but it can also lead them to only have valor. These several thousands of barbarian crack troops, anyone of them is bold but not astute. Often, by other people's clever methods, they turn into a total mess.”
Wang Lu muttered as he continued to walk.
Lan who walked behind Wang Lu said in a loud voice, ”Grey Mountain once had a war with the Flaming Valley a millennium ago. If my ancestors weren't well-versed in the art of war, I am afraid this region would only have four forces left.”
”But after so many years have passed by, people in Flaming Valley are still foolhardy. It's not that they are born stupid and do not understand the importance of intellectualism, but rather, a unique environment creates a unique civilization. For the barbarians of Flaming Valley, there's nothing more important than valor, and in such an environment, there's no way for wisdom to blossom. However, the situation now is different.”
While speaking, Wang Lu had arrived at the high ground on the battlefield.
Scanning the scenery below him, Wang Lu saw even more things. In this battlefield, Flaming Valley only sent their lowest ranked soldiers to utterly defeat and route the gold clad soldiers of Golden City. On the battlefield, a ferocious soldier who could single-handedly deal with ten opponents couldn't even be regarded as a standard fighter for Flaming Valley. And only those with especially huge stature and who could fight tens of opponents were the true Barbarians of Flaming Valley.
The barbarians who in the past only knew how to loudly roar were now subtly divided into multiple teams. At different times, they appeared in different positions. Perhaps by their own wisdom, they couldn't understand the mystery of these positioning and timing. However, under the control of a wise hand, these unique timing and location had caused these barbarians to display an unprecedented combat strength.
Although he did not excell at the path of armed forces battle, Wang Lu could see how clever it was.
”The current Flaming Valley has obtained a pivotal leap.”
Surprisingly, Lan keenly replied, ”The fire spirit?”
”To be exact, it's Nine Regions… No, at the temple of blood, it's the one that is most adept at armed forces battle, the lead disciple of Royal Soldier Sect,” Wang Lu murmured and then looked up. ”What was the name again?”
Xiang Liang? Yes, it's Xiang Liang.
”Speaking of which, information about him is really sparse, but all in all, it's just a matter of calculating how much the Flaming Valley will evolve under the aid of this a-match-for-ten-thousand-enemies general. Compared to this, Eternal Tree, Harmony River and even Grey Mountain… are not worth mentioning. But, Senior Brother Xiang Liang, in everything, too far is as bad as not enough. In the end, how much confidence do you actually have that you dare to pick a fight against Shengjing Sect team alone? Now, with this triumph, your momentum is like the rainbow, aren't you afraid… that you would force Qiong Hua to come out?”
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The frontline battlefield. In a piece of jagged rocky mountain, the chilly wind whistled and dispersed the warmth from the Flaming Valley; the disordered surrounding was the usual rule here. In this rocky mountain, the law of heaven and earth was distorted, the commonsense overthrown, and ordinary creatures found it difficult to survive. It was a daunting deathtrap that even the Flaming Valley warriors were not willing to approach.
However, according to military strategy, it was a strategic location for the war between Golden City and Flaming Valley.
The two sides have fought against each other. There were more than one hundred battles in all sizes. The result was that, Golden City successively retreated and already appeared in decline. However, if Flaming Valley wanted to completely establish their advantage, truly dragging the throne down from the dominant power in this region in thousands of years, they still needed a decisive crucial battle.
This chaotic place was the battlefield chosen by the Flaming Valley. And on the battlefield, the army of Flaming Valley was strongly advancing.
In the middle of the army, dozens of red skinned giant barbarians that were as muscular as rock surrounded a general who mounted a strange lava beast. That general was no doubt the supreme leader of the army. It was just that, compared to his tall and muscular soldiers, his appearance seemed to be undistinguished.