49 Wins! A Great Victory!

Seeing Zhang Guangmu charging at him like a mad dog, Lin Xuan was somewhat unable to comprehend it.

This person, who became famous at a young age, held a high position, and possessed power and influence, why was he not cherishing his life so much?

Even from a distance, Lin Xuan could feel a scorching aura emanating from Zhang Guangmu, hitting him head-on.

The opponent was enveloped in wisps of aura that were almost tangible, like an invisible, formless colossal mountain-splitting axe, making Lin Xuan feel as if his face had been struck by an axe.

He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but he forcefully stopped himself from backing away, steadying his stance.

"I can't run!"

"I am the backbone of everyone!"

"If I show weakness and fear, everyone will immediately scatter!"

At that critical moment, Lin Xuan's mind became exceptionally clear, his thoughts becoming many times sharper than before.

At this point, he also realized that his previous speech was somewhat foolish.

When speaking, he had only thought about winning over the Wolf Riders, hinting that Vice Fortress Lord Tian Guang valued users of Flame Artifacts, wanting to sow discord among them, but he had overlooked...

He himself was the leader of a faction!

Regardless of how he acted normally, at least before the two armies clashed, he should not have shown the slightest hint of fear or hesitation on his face!

Undoubtedly, such a display would only deal a devastating blow to his own morale!

Snapping back to reality, Lin Xuan dipped his hands into the specially prepared "Flame Juice" at his waist and immediately spread his arms.

"Don't panic! Although we are being attacked from both sides, we still have a numerical advantage!"

Lin Xuan's "although... but..." revealed his immaturity and shortcomings as a commander.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he immediately realized that his rallying cry lacked momentum, and he wished he could slap himself.

But there was no taking back his words, and there wasn't much time for Lin Xuan to reflect on the battlefield.

He could only use practical actions to salvage the mistake he had made.

Thus, Lin Xuan advanced instead of retreating, charging towards Zhang Guangmu. His eyes were bloodshot, and a ferocious expression appeared on his face.

"Kill them all!"

He couldn't bother with issues of poison and antidotes anymore!

He couldn't possibly say something like, "Tian Guang has the antidote, we must capture him alive and not kill him" at a time like this, could he?

Even if he couldn't win in terms of momentum, he couldn't lose too badly!

Lin Xuan appeared to be charging, but in reality, he moved slowly, fighting under the protection of two Cub Wolf Guards and the mutated Wolf King, Red Carbon.

He specifically picked on the weak, subtly avoiding powerful opponents. He looked like he was fighting a bloody battle, but in reality, he was slacking off.

This couldn't be blamed on him.

Originally, Lin Xuan had intended to personally eliminate the enemy leader and crush their morale.

After all, with the mutated Wolf King Red Carbon present, as long as he could reach the Young Fortress Lord "Tian Guang," the enemy's Flame Wolves would immediately lose all combat ability, their legs would go weak, and they would collapse on the spot.

But...

For the vast majority of Flame Artifact users, being able to protect themselves against Flame Wolves without being quickly killed was already quite good.

"Awooo!"

"Awooo~"

In stark contrast, ordinary Flame Wolves were like clay chickens and pottery dogs before Zhang Guangmu, utterly unable to withstand a single blow!

Merely brushing past Zhang Guangmu, those Flame Wolves couldn't help but let out miserable cries.

Everyone was a Flame Artifact user, and Zhang Guangmu's equipment wasn't significantly better, yet when it came to actual combat, he was like a god descending to earth, slaughtering his way through, invincible, with almost no one able to last more than a single move against him!

Such a person was practically equivalent to a Wolf King among Flame Wolves, with excessively powerful individual combat strength!

How should one describe such a person?

A Human King?

Lin Xuan shook his head, forcing himself to collect his thoughts.

In fact, even more unacceptable to Lin Xuan than the powerful strength displayed by the Vice Fortress Lord "Tian Guang" was...

The Flame Artifact inventor "Blood Thorn," who should have been fighting by his side, also displayed terrifying combat power!

Lin Xuan had a vivid memory of this girl disguised as a boy!

Originally, because she had foolishly refused him, he had treated her as a defiant subordinate and sent her on a suicidal cannon fodder mission. Yet, she had managed to carve a bloody path through, successfully assassinating many of Lin Xuan's brothers and sisters.

Lin Xuan had known "Blood Thorn" wasn't weak, but he hadn't taken her too seriously.

Every time he thought of this beautiful young girl, the emotions that surfaced in his heart, besides annoyance, were mostly smugness—few men his age could resist the temptation of beauty, yet he, with his higher pursuits, regarded beauties as ordinary, present or absent, it mattered little.

Now, coming back to his senses, Lin Xuan suddenly realized...

He seemed to have underestimated "Blood Thorn's" abilities too much.

Her individual combat power was far beyond being described as merely "not weak"!

It could be said she was incredibly powerful!

Paired with the Flame Artifact, she could almost single-handedly tear through enemy formations, a dazzling and sinister star of slaughter on the battlefield!

And at this very moment, the "Blood Thorn" guards were by the Vice Fortress Lord "Tian Guang's" side, treating killing enemies as a secondary mission, with the vast majority of their energy focused on protecting Tian Guang.

This made it almost impossible to carry out a decapitation strike.

Lin Xuan, on the surface, appeared fearless and fought bravely, but inwardly, he was in a complete panic.

He absolutely did not want to fight to the death with these two humanoid monsters. His mind was buzzing, feeling that things shouldn't have escalated to this point.

The power struggle was many times more brutal than he had anticipated.

However, fortunately, with the mutated Wolf King Red Carbon present, no Flame Wolf could maintain its fighting spirit before it. They could only stand still, quietly awaiting the arrival of death—this status suppression originated from their bloodline and was not dependent on the will of any elite Flame Wolf.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Blazing Flames spewed forth, and blood splattered!

"Ah!~"

"Awooo!~"

The lives of humans and Flame Wolves were like mere grass on the battlefield, swiftly reaped by the scythe of death.

The smell of sulfur mixed with the scent of blood, gradually becoming more intense and spreading across the battlefield.

The nauseating smell and the severed limbs and broken bodies on the ground suddenly made Lin Xuan feel an urge to vomit.

Buzz...

His face was deathly pale. He forced himself not to throw up on the spot. A burst of flame grazed his face, and the ringing in his ears seemed to worsen.

Deep within Lin Xuan's consciousness, it felt as if two pieces of metal were grinding against each other at high frequency, emitting a terrible sound that he found unbearable.

Everything before his eyes gradually blurred.

It was like getting dirty raindrops in his eyes on a rainy day; he couldn't see anything clearly.

Strangely, there was one thing Lin Xuan could see with exceptional clarity.

He noticed...

Several of his own Wolf Riders were lying on the ground. Their bodies were intact, and there wasn't even much blood on them, yet they remained with their eyes tightly shut.

They...

were faking death!

Lin Xuan could be one hundred percent sure of this.

In the face of life and death, some of his senses became highly concentrated. Despite the battlefield roaring with killing cries, he could use his Sixth Sense to clearly detect the breathing of these fakers.

How dare they?

Their Flame Wolves were still fighting!

What kind of Wolf Rider could they be if they couldn't Fight side by side with their companions?

Perhaps due to a moment of distraction, Lin Xuan's left hand was torn off by a circular saw of Blazing Flames.

Pfft!

Blood flowers scattered along with burnt bone and flesh fragments.

Lin Xuan raised his left arm and looked at his bare Wrist, feeling that after being scorched by fire, it was black and extremely ugly.

His entire left hand was severed, yet Lin Xuan could still clearly feel that his left hand was still there.

He even Subconsciously wanted to move the five fingers of his left hand.

"I... I'm crippled?"

Strangely, despite being injured, Lin Xuan didn't feel any pain for a while. Instead, he inexplicably had a feeling akin to enlightenment.

On the battlefield roaring with killing cries, his gaze passed over numerous corpses and the fighting warriors on both sides, focusing on Zhang Guangmu.

"Lost."

Lin Xuan's voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum.

This battle, which seemed evenly matched, was actually lost by him from the very beginning.

The struggle between the Young Fortress Lord and the Vice Fortress Lord...

In terms of strategy and martial prowess, he was far inferior to "Tian Guang".

"If the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn!"

Lin Xuan said this to himself, turned around without a second thought, and immediately broke into a sprint: "I lost this time, I'll win it back next time! I must win it back!"

As he ran, he also shouted loudly: "Where are the Cub Wolf Guards? Protect me! Protect me!"

Perhaps because he turned too quickly, the Wolf Bone Mask that was half-hanging on Lin Xuan's face fell to the ground and was stepped into the mud.

He didn't have the mental energy to care about it at all.

He wanted to live!

As long as we're alive, there's still hope for a comeback!

After all, he's the master of the mutated Flame Wolf King Hong Tan and possesses the Flame Artifact Blueprint. Even if he escapes Wolf Fortress, it's not impossible for him to make a comeback!

As for the issue of the "Ten-Day Death Potion"...

He'll worry about that when the time comes!

If he doesn't run now and dies on the battlefield, he won't have to think about those things anymore!

Seeing Lin Xuan's panicked escape, even his trusted Cub Wolf Guards were stunned, let alone the Wolf Riders he had temporarily gathered with his status, prestige, and benefits.

"Run! Flee quickly! The Young Fortress Lord has already fled! We can't stay here and die for nothing!"

"I surrender! I surrender! Don't kill me!"

"Spare me! Ah!"

Some wanted to escape, some knelt and begged for mercy, and some, blinded by rage, just charged forward.

But at this point in the battle, the outcome was already decided.

Zhang Guangmu, who was in a killing frenzy, punched away a Wolf Rider who charged at him seeking death, unleashing his Blazing Flames at full power, nearly roasting the opponent on the spot.

Only then did he notice that this was the last enemy.

"Those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"

Zhang Guangmu declared.

The area around Wolf Fortress was an open plain with no terrain for hiding. The road conditions were rough, bumpy, and muddy, much worse than the road conditions around Changhe Survivor Base.

Lin Xuan, after his defeat, still wanted to escape...

It could only be described as wishful thinking.

Based on years of watching movies, Zhang Guangmu was certain he wouldn't escape!

Li Xiaoxiao, who had been guarding Zhang Guangmu, was covered in blood at this moment, with many scorched wounds on his body.

But he didn't shed tears this time.

Perhaps because he had enjoyed the killing, the secretion of adrenaline and endorphins made him temporarily ignore the pain.

Upon hearing Zhang Guangmu's words, Li Xiaoxiao immediately repeated them loudly: "I am Blood Thorn! Everyone listen clearly! Fortress Lord Tian Guang has ordered that those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"

Then, the people below followed suit, repeating Zhang Guangmu's command in near-shouting voices.

What else could those on the side of the Young Fortress Lord Lin Xuan do?

The boss had already fled, and those who chose to follow him in his escape were all caught and killed one by one.

If not now, when will you surrender?

Plop! Plop! Plop...

The defeated people spared no pity for their knees, and all knelt on the ground, shrinking their heads like partridges, trembling.

Some of them even emitted a foul odor.

Clearly, they had either drunk too much water before the battle or were too timid and had wet themselves in fear.

Zhang Guangmu felt he should give a winner's speech, but having won so decisively, he couldn't think of any cool lines for the moment.

Therefore, Zhang Guangmu decided to wait until the warriors below captured Lin Xuan before he would properly show off in front of the Plot Protagonist!

No, that's not right!

That's called "Show Off"!

The Xiao Bai Group floating in the air all realized that the battle had concluded, and it also meant that the "Wolf Fortress" arc was officially entering its final stages.

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