The Heaven Dou Empire's defending forces could hardly be called anything less than elite. After the sudden night raid and the initial chaos, officers at every level shouted themselves hoarse as Soul Masters released their martial souls.
Ordinary soldiers also hastily organized resistance around the camp barricades. Soul skill lights flared one after another, and arrows rained down upon the charging Sun Moon Empire soldiers.
However, the Sun Moon Empire had prepared far too thoroughly for this night raid, and its offensive was far too orderly. The hastily assembled Heavenly Soul defensive line, under the enemy's continuous, rotating "sawtooth" attack pattern—
was soon torn open in several places. The Sun Moon Empire soldiers were extraordinarily fierce. Their individual combat strength was already formidable, and they were equipped with fine close-combat Soul Guidance Weapons and armor. Once they closed in, Heaven Dou Empire soldiers often found themselves unable to resist.
Even more terrifying, those "sawtooth chains" also contained small assault Soul Tools and demolition troops specifically meant to deal with camps and dense formations, constantly destroying the obstacles and makeshift fortifications the Heavenly Soul army relied on to hold its ground.
The entire Heavenly Soul military camp seemed to have been tightly bound by several barbed iron chains. As those chains continuously tightened and scraped, flesh and blood flew while defensive lines collapsed one after another.
At the same time, south of Three Forks, the attack on the Star Luo Empire's Western Iron Wall Legion defensive line erupted with a completely different kind of ferocity.
Ju Zi knew the characteristics of the Star Luo Empire's army well—tenacious, unyielding, exceptionally skilled at close-quarters combat and positional defense. Their heavily armored infantry and cavalry possessed impact power that ranked foremost on the continent. Meeting such an enemy head-on, especially before a fortified position