Chapter 320: Chapter 66 Whose Flag is That, And Whose Name is That! (Third update, 10,000-word chapter)_2
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“They’re coming! They’re coming!”
Within the defense line, the soldiers on the city walls looked on with tense focus as the thousands of troops came roaring towards them, and in the far distance behind them was the pursuing demon tide.
“Quick, get ready to welcome them, open the Array as soon as they enter the city!”
“Order from the Heavenly Observatory!”
“Lower the drawbridge!”
Orders were passed down from the top of the walls.
The defending troops here were also of the Three Immortal Realms, extremely powerful, but now their expressions were extremely grave and tense, because the intelligence from Li Xuanli’s side was that three Demon Kings had breached the defense line!
Though the momentum of this demon tide seemed vast, it was not insurmountable, at least they could hold it off for a while.
Yet, the whereabouts of those three Demon Kings were invisible, setting him on edge.
The ground shook as three hundred thousand battered troops charged, like an earthquake.
Li Xuanli looked at the city walls now within reach, saw the other side had made preparations to welcome them, yet his eyelids twitched uncontrollably as he bellowed:
“Set up the Array first!!”
His roar, infused with the power of his Divine Soul, vibrated for a hundred miles, reaching inside the defense line.
Atop the wall, upon hearing this, the commanding officer from the Three Immortal Realms changed complexion, suddenly realizing something, and immediately said, “Quick, activate the Array first!”
Activating the Array would block Li Xuanli and his troops’ advance, since they only carried the border Array’s pass tokens, not those of this second line of defense.
Especially since the tens of thousands of troops had no pass tokens; these tokens were extremely difficult to produce, and only lead generals were allotted one.
“Hmph, quick on the uptake!”
In the void, three figures suddenly appeared – the very three Demon Kings who had previously shattered the border Array. They surged through the air, appearing as if teleporting; they were simply hiding and following stealthily before.
They had refrained from killing Li Xuanli and his large army to get them inside the second line of defense and have it shut down its Array.
That way, they could easily break through at high speed, swiftly attacking and breaching the second line of defense, and from there, proceed deeper into enemy territory.
Speed is the essence of war; as long as they were fast enough, Liangzhou would not have time to react, and even the reinforcements from Emperor Yu might not arrive in time.
The humans stuck together; pulling one hair would affect the entire body. They had not only to break through the city but also to do it quickly; otherwise, if they got bogged down, they would fall into a disadvantage.
They had learned this lesson too many times, the war in Northern Yan over a decade ago being a prime example.
Whoosh!
The three Demon Kings no longer bothered to hide, chasing at full speed.
One of the Demon Kings abruptly raised his hand to launch an attack to interrupt the Array.
With a thunderous explosion, a rough spear-like Divine Weapon shot out, dragging a devilish cloud and piercing through the sky.
The Array quickly took form, but the spear was incredibly fast, slamming into the city walls, destroying it, and killing or injuring hundreds of soldiers within meters. Even those in the Celestial Master Realm turned pale, their blood roiled, and their flesh softened from the shockwave.
“Quick!”
In the very moment the bone spear breached the wall, the Array finished forming at the last instant.
Boom! Boom!
The other two Demon Kings unleashed their attacks, but they were blocked by the Array, setting off countless flashing divine runes.
The Demon King who hurled the bone spear roared as he summoned it back, but found no response; the Array was blocking his call.
Manipulation of objects couldn’t penetrate the Array.
“Damn it!”
Weapon lost, the Demon King spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm in annoyance, but wasn’t panicked.
Since their disguise had been uncovered, though unwilling, they would simply need to spend a bit more time.
Once the Array was broken, the weapon would naturally return.
In these large armies, there were no soldiers of the Four Stands Realm; to him, with or without a weapon didn’t matter.
“Li Family’s brat, you think quick, don’t you? I’ll rip off your head!”
Green veins appeared all over this Demon King, his eyes flashing with cold electricity, as he suddenly charged towards Li Xuanli’s army.
Li Xuanli, spotting the Demon Kings, cursed silently, realizing it was as expected. Seeing them turning back to charge, his gaze grew dark as he growled, “Form up!”
The rumbling army swiftly converged on each other, forming a battle Array.
The formation of an Array on horseback showcased their well-practiced drills.
Among the various military banners of the Li Family, though the Yuan Camp was the trump card, the Xuan Camp’s soldiers were also elite, most practicing mid-grade and high-grade Cultivation Techniques.
Ordinary family heirs of the same realm were not necessarily capable of defeating a Xuan Camp soldier, unless they were prodigious talents.
Boom!
As the military Array solidified, a peacock-like phantom burst from within, crying out towards the sky, and charged at the Demon King.
“Humph, since the Array is activated, you might as well die outside!”
Turning, the three Demon Kings vented their fury on Li Xuanli and his soldiers, raising their hands and causing the ground to tremble outside the city, creating high platforms to intercept all the troops.
Inside the city, the Three Immortal Realms’ commanding officer immediately called for the Heavenly Observatory to come and repair the Array on the wall.
Luckily, the damage to the Array was minimal, just slightly reducing its power. If repaired in time, it could be restored.
“Quick, open Array node number thirty-four, who’s willing to lead troops out to support General Li?”
With the commanding officer’s shout, several generals stepped forward:
“Commander, I am incompetent but willing to pave the way for General Li!”
“Commander, let me do it, I am willing to pave the way for General Li!”
“I will definitely carve a bloody path for General Li, I’ll go and attract that Demon King myself!”
The few generals all spoke out loud.
They were not merely motivated by a burst of passion, some were cadet branches of the Li Family, some had received favors from the Li Family in early years, while others were orphans rescued from cities ravaged by demons by the Li Family many years before.
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