Explosions rang out one after another. Lin Qiye swept his gaze across the surroundings and saw that, aside from the rear flank, the army was being attacked from three other directions.
Fortunately, Huo Qubing had recruited quite a few Extraordinary Individuals over the past few years. They promptly held off the attacks, so although the army fell into some disorder, there were no large-scale casualties.
At the center of the army, the young general on a white horse slowly raised his hand. Shadows of "Mysteries" streaked out from the void behind him. Wherever the battle was most intense, he sent this army of "Mysteries" there, crushing the opposition.
The "Mysteries" attacking the army were continuously slain, their blood and corpses carpeting the ground. Such heavy casualties directly intimidated those still hiding in the darkness, leaving them afraid to make any rash moves.
After enduring the first wave of attacks, fewer and fewer "Mysteries" dared to strike at them, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath. They pushed their speed to the limit, all racing madly toward Chang'an.
They fought all the way and raced all the way. Lin Qiye did not know how far they had traveled; he only knew that Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in his hand had already beheaded dozens of "Mysteries."
As time passed bit by bit, the eastern sky in the distance finally began to lighten with a pale hint of dawn.
The "Mysteries" harassing and attacking the army from all sides gradually dwindled. The instant they saw that sliver of dawn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. A night of frantic flight had exhausted them all. Once daylight came, these "Mysteries" would behave themselves much more. At the very least, there would not be another siege as ferocious as last night's.
Sitting atop his horse, Lin Qiye