Heading South! (3)

Southern suburbs of Snow Dragon City

"Whoa!"

After calming his warhorse, Lindel raised his head and looked at the dark clouds that were constantly approaching them.

"These guys aren't very strong, but their equipment is pretty impressive and looks intimidating!" (Lindel)

After finishing his reflections, Lindel turned to his adjutant and said, "Pisco, tell the brothers to be careful and not mess up the show!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I've already given instructions to the brothers, there won't be any problems!" (Pisco)

"That's good!"

After speaking, Lindel turned his head to look east, and after confirming that something had appeared, he drew his saber from his waist, pointed it forward, and roared, "Attack!"

As soon as the order was given, the Heavenly King Guard, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed towards the target.

"General, an army is charging towards us!"

"Um?"

Hearing his subordinates' exclamations, Longmeier raised the binoculars hanging around his neck and placed them in front of his eyes.

"Hmph! Those guys from Erus are really arrogant, sending only such a small number of men into battle!"

"Lieutenant, give the order: heavy armor formation, charge!" (Longmeier)

"Yes!"

A moment later, the black arrow shot from the north struck the black tortoise that crawled out from the south with a resounding thud.

The black tortoise swayed twice, then steadied itself and continued forward. The black arrow, having lost its momentum, was pushed backward by the tortoise.

Because the arrow's fletching was unaware of what was happening ahead, it continued to advance, while the arrowhead, pushed back by the black tortoise, could only retreat to protect itself, inevitably leading to a collision. In an instant, the black arrow disintegrated internally, scattering fragments in all directions.

As the Heavenly King Guard scattered and fled, bursts of laughter erupted from the black tortoise.

"Haha! You idiots from Erus, run away, or your grandpas will crush you into mincemeat!"

"Haha! This is what they call elite troops? It's laughable!"

"Haha! Erus's trash is no match for our Kushen's elite troops!"

Watching the Heavenly King Guard flee even faster after hearing his subordinates' mockery, a cold smile crept onto Longmeier's lips. The next second, he waved the command flag in his right hand, and the black tortoises transformed into a pack of black wolves, charging towards the Heavenly King Guard not far away.

"Pisco, have any of your brothers fallen behind? (Lindel)"

Upon hearing the Heavenly King's question, the adjutant turned around, counted the number of people, and replied, "Reporting to the Heavenly King, all the brothers have caught up; no one has fallen behind!"

"Alright! Let's keep going!"

"Yes!"

"General, something's not right!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing his adjutant's words, Longmeier stopped his horse and asked, "What's wrong?"

"General, since these people have been defeated, they should have fled back to the city. Why are they now bypassing the city and running towards the eastern plains? And why didn't the city's garrison come out to meet them?"

After the adjutant finished speaking, Longmeier suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

"General, what are you laughing at?"

"Lieutenant, your analysis is correct. Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be the case. But things are different now. They were suddenly defeated by us, their pride was shattered, and with us following behind, they were frightened. That's why they ran towards the east of the city in a panic. As for the people inside the city refusing to come out to help, that's even simpler. They are afraid that we will take advantage of the chaos to attack the city."

"I see, thank you for your guidance, General!"

"Alright! Enough talk, let's go after them!"

"Yes!"

East of the city plain, amidst overgrown weeds

"Knock knock"

Feeling the tremors coming from the ground, a soft murmur came from the branches of a certain weed.

"Lindel is so slow! He's only bringing his guest now!" (Kaldiz)

The next second, the weeds swayed a few times, then fell silent again.

"Haha! Those useless guys from Erus have turned into gophers and started burrowing into the weeds!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's rush in and play whack-a-mole!"

"Oh!"

After uttering a series of mocking remarks, the triumphant black wolves howled and chased after the wolves into the tall grass.

After entering the bushes, Longmeier suddenly felt something was wrong, because the trailblazers who were originally leading the way had vanished without a trace in an instant.

Just as he was about to order the soldiers to retreat from the bushes, a violent tremor suddenly came from the ground, followed by a plume of gray-black smoke rising from the ground and enveloping the entire bushes.

"Forehead!"

As the Black Mist surged into his body, Longmeier felt as if his chest was being stabbed, experiencing excruciating pain. At the same time, he felt as if his airway was blocked, a strong sense of suffocation washing over him, plunging his vision into darkness.

"Plop"

He lost consciousness and fell off his horse, crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

Just as Longmeier lay down, the others who had entered the bushes also lay down.

When the ambushers on the left and right flanks, along with Lindel and his men who were lurking in the grass, rushed into the bushes, they discovered that their ambush was completely unnecessary, because all of Kushen's idiots were already dead, and they didn't need to lift a finger.

After issuing the order to collect the bodies, Marshal Di led Kaldiz and the other two back to Snow Dragon City.

Cold Wind City

Unlike the half-hearted battle in Snow Dragon City, the fighting here was extremely fierce... well, to be precise, it was brutal! Of course, the side suffering the most wasn't Old Suo's Heavenly King Guard!

"Reporting, Boss, the casualty count is in. We have thirty lightly wounded, no fatalities. The enemy... the enemy... (Heradi)"

"What's wrong with the enemy? Say something!" (Old Suo)

"Reporting, sir: The enemy suffered 20,000 dead and 30,000 captured, but the extent of their casualties is still unclear. Additionally, a small number of enemy soldiers fled without a fight. (Heradi)"

"What?! Twenty thousand people died?! Heradi, what were you doing? Didn't I tell you to capture them alive as much as possible? (Old Suo)"

Hearing His Majesty the King's roar, Heradi muttered under his breath, "Your Majesty killed more than ten thousand people as soon as you entered the fray, how could I possibly stop you!"

His Majesty Sordil, whose hearing has always been excellent, heard the words clearly. The next second, strands of black hair fell from his hair, forming a perfect black-line version of his wispy bangs.

Seeing that His Majesty the King's face turned red, Yesveta and the others quietly withdrew from the tent.

"Heradi, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly, could you repeat it? (Old Suo)"

Seeing the dagger in his boss's face (a veiled malice in this context), even someone as oblivious as Heradi knew something was terribly wrong. He quickly turned to Yesveta and the others behind him for help.

"Ah! (The 'ah' here represents a desperate, mentally broken scream) When did these big shots leave? (Heradi's inner thoughts)" (PS: At this moment, an unidentified white object floats out of Heradi's body)

"Huh? Playing dead? I'll show you what's what!" (Old Suo)

The next second, a wonderful Kaba Symphony erupted from inside the tent.

The Erus Kingdom, Northwest Border, Silver Snow City

While Sordil and Diphiya were locked in fierce fighting on the southern front, the battle on the northern front had also begun.

"So? Have you figured it out, (Hadessta)?"

"It's been confirmed. The troops outside the city are the Flying Perch Corps, one of the two main forces of the Kingdom of Auriel. (Woodman)"

"Ha... Hoo! (Yawning sound)"

"You two are really something! Why are you even investigating him? We should just take the Heavenly King Guard and storm over there, sending them back to their hometown!" (Gilkunis)

Looking at the yawning Emerald Dragon, Hadessta casually grabbed something from the table and threw it at the dragon's round face.

"Bang!"

After being attacked in the face by an unidentified object, Gilkunis screamed and lay down.

"Thump!"

After smashing a large crater in the ground, the Emerald Dragon did a somersault, making itself stand upright again.

"Ice Block, you idiot, what's wrong with you? (Gilkunis)" (PS: Because the Emerald Dragon got up quickly, the teacup that was thrown away is still embedded in his face.)

"Not only do you not offer any suggestions, but you also keep arguing and disturbing us. Of course, I have to find a way to quiet you down!" (Hadessta)

Watching Hadessta absentmindedly answering him while comparing maps, the Emerald Dragon removed the item from its face and threw it back at him.

"Whoosh" (This is Hadessta's attack)

"Whoosh" (This is the sound of a teacup breaking through the air)

"Bang!"

Before the flying teacup even reached Hadessta, it was shattered into pieces by the blue ice spikes she fired, scattering across the ground.

"Stop fooling around, or I'll have you thrown out!" (Hadessta)

Upon hearing the impatient reply, Dou Gilkunis roared furiously, "Which of us is being ridiculous?!"

"Of course it's you! (Hadessta, Woodman)"

Looking at the two who were on the same side, Gilkunis covered his tear-streaked face with his hands and shouted to the south, "You bad boy, come save me! These two are in cahoots!" (At this moment, in this place, Hadessta and his companion were covered in sweat and black lines on their faces.)

"Alright! Stop howling and come here right now, I have a mission for you!" (Hadessta)

Upon hearing that there was a mission, the storm cloud over Gilkunis's face instantly vanished.

"Really? What kind of mission? Is it fun? (Gilkunis)" (PS: At this moment, the Emerald Dragon was as happy as a rose.)

"See this?" (Hadessta)

"I see it! I see it! (Gilkunis)"

"Take your men here immediately, set up an ambush, and wait for Woodman to lure the people over... (Hadessta)"

Before Ice Block could finish speaking, Emerald Dragon interrupted, "Show yourself immediately and take care of them all, right!"

Upon hearing the Emerald Dragon's wise reply, the Ice Dragon King shook his head and said speechlessly, "They were all captured alive!"

"Oh! I understand! (Gilkunis)"