Li Tang and Huang Wei exchanged a glance, and both saw the despair in the other's eyes.
Things had come to this. What else could they do? With all eyes upon them, if they refused to charge the enemy lines, they would surely face military discipline after the battle. Let alone Zhao Ling—even Ming Liding wouldn't be able to protect them.
Unless Ming Liding wanted the entire military household system to collapse completely.
"Xu Yi, if I survive, you and I will be sworn enemies!"
Li Tang let out a harrowing roar and charged toward the enemy ranks.
Huang Wei clenched his teeth and followed close behind Li Tang. He could only hope Li Tang would unleash one last burst of valor and carry him a few more yards into the enemy lines. Only then would he have any chance of breaking through.
Boom!
The moment he charged into the formation, Li Tang was torn apart by a barrage of frenzied magical attacks. Huang Wei let out a roar as his body exploded, then the chaos of battle tore him limb from limb.
A fierce battle had erupted after the Wish Cloud was destroyed, enraging Ming Liding. He sent his forces forward with all their might, and every route advanced at once. What had begun as a minor engagement ultimately evolved into a decisive battle.
The fighting had begun at first light and continued until the sun sank in the west. In the end, the military forces won a resounding victory, annihilating the main body of the rebel army.
At a quarter past the hour of Shen, the retreat horn wailed in the sunset. For a time, who knew how many soldiers collapsed almost simultaneously onto the battlefield, already soaked through with blood and corpses.
As the setting sun painted