Though the arrow reaches its limit, it cannot pierce the strong armor.
First strike with vigor, weaken on the second, exhaust on the third.
After three successive rounds of long-range salvo, the Demon Army had lost its initial fierce momentum, nearly halving its speed compared to before, and its formation was in disarray, looking like a scattering of sand.
It was at this time that the two square formations waiting outside the high wall started moving!
Following the commands issued by Liliya and Lin Feng, the troops in both square formations took a step forward!
Looking at the two formations now, one would notice a different configuration from before. At this moment, Liliya and Lin Feng did not arrange their troops in a single line but instead formed them into a Cone Formation.
The so-called Cone Formation is characterized by a small group at the front as the vanguard and a larger force on the two flanks.
This formation allows the vanguard troops at the front to break through swiftly, piercing the enemy’s line like a cone, thereafter tearing apart the enemy’s formation, allowing the large forces on the flanks to expand on their achievements.
The reason for choosing this formation was its focus on the vanguard; if the troops in the front could withstand the demons’ onslaught, the large forces on the wings would have significantly less pressure, which was the most suitable option for everyone.
Thus, looking closely at the two formations, one would find Lin Feng positioned at the very front in the formation composed of Backhill Village troops, with various squad leaders behind him. The situation was similar on the Guard Corps’ side, with Liliya and Monte at the forefront, followed closely by squad leaders like Sandro and Aga, and then the rest of the Guards trailing behind.
As the two formations began to move, the Mages and Archers on the high wall also commenced their final onslaught.
At that moment, the distance between the Demon Army and the two formations was less than a hundred meters. Considering the speed of both sides, they would collide within minutes. Once they clashed, the battle would turn into hand-to-hand combat, significantly limiting the Archers’ and Mages’ opportunities.
Therefore, during this brief period when the two sides were about to encounter each other but had not yet met, it became the best and last opportunity for the long-range troops.
Archers on the high wall relentlessly fired arrows as if cost-free, spraying out Arrow Feathers, and the Mages did likewise, casting magic non-stop into the area beyond the high wall, utterly disregarding whether they had exhausted their Magic Power.
In this situation, Arrow Feathers and Magic rained down on the Demon Army like droplets.
Meanwhile, the booming sound of the Magic Cannons continued. The ten Skyships were also tightly chasing the tail of the Demon Army, seizing this last chance to bombard.
For a while, the barren land in front of the two formations was shrouded in gunsmoke; the sounds of cannon fire, magic, and the swish of Arrow Feathers managed to overshadow the demons’ roars at this moment!
Fairly speaking, the series of strikes delivered by Backhill Village were extremely effective and forceful. Had it been only a few dozen demons attacking, they may have been bombarded to death before even engaging with the two formations.
Regrettably, this time they were facing hundreds of demons!
Although they had undergone three successive baptisms and were at their last breath, demons are still demons, monstrous creatures! Your journey continues with empire
So, as the Mages, Archers, and Skyships just raised the screen of gunsmoke, the first demon fiercely burst out from it! Then came the second, the third, the fourth… and then countless demons surged out of the smoke!
In that instant, the Demon Army collided with the soldiers of the two formations!
“Roar, roar, roar!!!”
Amidst roaring, Monte, at the forefront of the formation, swept a Black-eyed Demon flying away with a strike from his Broadaxe. He then took two steps forward, facing another demon charging at him and swinging his axe again, making it stagger.
However, Monte could not pursue, because he simply did not have the time. The third demon was already upon him, and all he could do was swing his axe at the demon fiercely.
Liliya, almost side by side with him, was also facing a similar situation. Adorned in rune equipment, she was equally valiant, her Rune Longsword shining in the smoke and causing severe damage with every strike, but alas, there were too many demons. By the time she cut down one demon, she barely had time to strike again before another would leap at her.
On the other front, Lin Feng’s troops were facing a similar situation, and Lin Feng was particularly unlucky. After chopping down several Black-eyed Demons in succession, he encountered an armored bull demon and was immediately engulfed in a fierce battle.
This is characteristic of the Cone Formation. The advantage is that the vanguard troops are incredibly sharp. Correspondingly, the first-line troops also bear enormous pressure, just like Monte, Liliya, and Lin Feng at this moment.
Stationed at the forefront, they became the prime targets of the Demon Army as soon as the fight started. Countless demons were emerging, one after another; no sooner had they hacked one down than another would strike, and had their personal strength not been exceptional, they would have likely been crushed into pulp during the initial onslaught.
However, the valiant efforts of the vanguard ensured that the two square formations were not scattered during the head-on collision with the demons and even slaughtered many demons.
The demons, struck down by the vanguard before they could even rise, were immediately surrounded by a large number of soldiers converging from the flanks. No matter how tough the demons’ hide, facing five or six soldiers wildly hacking with longswords proved too much; many demons died this way.
Meanwhile, Rocky’s figure had also appeared on the battlefield, and upon his arrival, he instantly became the most active participant there.
This time he chose not to engage the demons with his personal strength alone, as it would have been futile.
Faced with hundreds of demons, could Rocky even make a difference if he restrained two or three of them, much less ten by himself?
Clearly not.
In a battle of this magnitude, individual power was insignificant. Therefore, before the battle began, Liliya had clearly instructed him to focus on two tasks. The first was to command the distant troops before the melee began and the second was to slay demons with utmost speed once the melee had started!
These two tasks were all Rocky was meant to do in this battle, and he executed them precisely.
In mid-air, he dove toward the ground and, using the momentum of his landing, kicked a Black-eyed Demon in the chest. The force and inertia of the dive sent the demon tumbling, and seizing the opportunity, Rocky strode forward, raising his longsword and repeatedly stabbing the Black-eyed Demon in the chest!
After several strikes, the Black-eyed Demon was thoroughly vanquished. Next, Rocky took a large step forward, gliding five or six meters across the ground assisted by the flying capability of his Void Magic Armor, and reached a demon who was overpowering a soldier. He swung his sword at its neck!
It must be said, Rocky, clad in Void Magic Armor, performed incomparably on the battlefield. First, because his Void Magic Armor was extraordinarily powerful, strengthened by both armor and runes, he could kill an ordinary demon in three to five slashes; second, he was very agile.
After so many battles, Rocky had mastered the control of his Void Magic Armor, allowing him to quickly maneuver through various spots on the battlefield. Only he chased demons, as they couldn’t catch up to him at all.
This made him seem like a ghost independent of the battlefield, continually seeking prey and steadily increasing his achievements.
“Die!”
Flying low and fast, Rocky held his longsword horizontally, using the speed of flight and the sharpness of the sword to slice past a demon. By the time he landed, the demon’s neck was spraying blood, and it thudded to the ground.
“The fifth…”
Glancing at the demon that lay motionless, Rocky gasped for breath and said, this was already the fifth demon he had slain!
The continuous slaughter boosted Rocky’s morale; not only that, but he even felt that if things continued this way, they would surely win the battle.
However, at that moment, he heard a grumbling sound, and something rolled to his feet. When Rocky instinctively looked down, he saw a human head at his feet!
“Aga…”
“Aga!!”
Seeing the head, Rocky immediately widened his eyes, for it was none other than Aga, the squad leader of the Guard Corps!
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