Break into the Enemy Formation

This entire operation made no attempt to avoid the enemy—or rather, in this relatively open Desolate Land, they had no way to avoid them.

Just as the enemy had raised a Shield Wall, openly planning to turtle up and wear them down, Zhou Xu had no intention of concealing his own plans either.

The group of brothers led by Dashan moved with incredible speed. The enemy should also have realized that the Skeleton Soldiers were too slow and too inflexible to be pulled over and intercept them. It simply was not realistic.

So they might as well let the Skeleton Soldiers continue advancing on the main battlefield, maintaining constant pressure on the enemy's rear-line stone throwers.

As for Dashan and the others charging forward, they were not afraid of them in the slightest.

Setting aside the stone throwers, with the enemy Skeleton Soldiers closing in, Zhou Xu had to leave behind several melee units to keep them occupied.

If the two sides had been evenly matched at the beginning, then by now, facing the raiding squad led by Dashan, the enemy held an obvious numerical advantage!

The Shield Wall rose. The enemy stood as firm as a mountain, holding their ground.

Dashan tried to circle around the outside and bypass the Shield Wall, but the enemy had clearly anticipated this from the start. Those huge shields, each as broad as a door, could be raised to form a circular formation with no openings whatsoever.

This left Dashan no choice but to launch a direct assault against the enemy's circular formation!!

With a low growl, Dashan swung his stone axe. His massive, heavy blow crashed straight into the Shield Wall before him.

Dashan had gone hungry for a long time, and although his entire body was lean and wiry, the harsh environment had tempered him until he possessed no small amount of strength.

When that axe came down, wood splinters flew in every direction, and the huge shield blocking his path shattered on the spot!

The mark left behind looked less like a split from an axe and more like something smashed apart.

The situation had clearly exceeded the enemy's expectations. The man whose huge shield had been cleaved apart was scared stiff where he stood.

"Push him out!"

A voice rang out from behind the enemy's Shield Wall. There was no time to worry about the man who had been frightened senseless. The Great Shield Soldiers on either side forcibly shoved him away, then pressed forward shoulder to shoulder, using their broad, heavy shields to ram into Dashan.

Dashan had just unleashed his full strength. Now, faced with two Great Shield Soldiers charging him with their shields raised, he was struck head-on.

In an instant, Dashan's balance wavered, and his feet stumbled backward.

At the same time, Dashan hurriedly spread his arms, trying to regain his balance and steady himself.

But the enemy clearly had no intention of letting him go. The moment they saw Dashan lose his balance, they stopped hiding behind their great shields. The shields shifted aside, and two Bone Spears shot out from behind them, aimed straight at Dashan's life.

At that moment between life and death, Dashan spread both arms wide. Timing it precisely as the two Bone Spears thrust toward him, he twisted his body and barely dodged the attack, then clamped both Bone Spears beneath his armpits.

This move shocked the enemy, but it frightened Dashan himself just as badly. His heart leaped straight into his throat.

The situation had been far too dangerous. Even he had not known whether he could succeed; he had not had the slightest certainty.

The enemy reacted quickly enough. Their first response was to pull the two Bone Spears back, but how could Dashan possibly let them have their way?

At that moment, Dashan made a Decisive Moment decision. He abandoned even the stone axe in his hand, flipped both hands over, and seized the shafts of the two Bone Spears.

"Trying to pull them back? Then you'd better put your backs into it!"

The enemy Great Shield Soldiers held their spears one-handed, so they did not have much strength to begin with. As they pulled the Bone Spears back, Dashan, who had used their force to regain his balance, suddenly exerted both arms. With the motion of forcibly seizing the spears, the two Great Shield Soldiers lost their footing one after another, throwing the previously airtight shield formation wide open!

"Those two idiots!"

Watching this unfold, the enemy leader behind the Shield Wall wore an ugly expression, wishing he could cripple the two fools on the spot.

But with the situation as it was, he clearly had no time to pursue the matter. He could only shout again and again...

"Close the gap! Hurry, close the gap!"

Once the other Great Shield Soldiers on either side reacted, they hurriedly moved forward to block the opening. But by then, the other members of the tribes who had charged in alongside Dashan had already reached them.

There was no need for further explanation. They immediately helped Dashan hold off the pursuing enemies.

Seizing the opportunity, Dashan moved with swift precision. With one Bone Spear in each hand, he charged into the enemy formation and began whirling them in a frenzy.

The Great Shield Soldiers' equipment was cumbersome, and their mobility was limited. They had no time to respond, and several Great Shield Soldiers were wounded on the spot.

This circular formation, assembled from great shields, could display powerful outward defense only when it was impenetrable from within. Once it came under attack internally, however, it became extremely difficult to maintain.

The enemy leader understood this just as clearly. With no other choice, he ordered them to spread out.

At worst, we'll fight them head-on. Don't forget, we have more people!!

As their tactics changed, some of the Great Shield Soldiers threw away their great shields after receiving the order and wielded their spears with both hands, working with the Great Shield Soldiers beside them to form combinations of one attacking and one defending.

It was a simple adjustment, but its effect was astonishingly clear.

They had been passive before because they had adopted a defensive strategy of wearing the enemy down.

Once they switched from defense to offense, their numerical advantage quickly came into play. Even Dashan, who had displayed such tremendous might earlier, was now forced into the predicament of facing more fists than he could handle.

Although a small interlude had occurred, the enemy leader had regained control of the situation. His entire state once again became relaxed and at ease.

At the same time, his gaze swept across the main battlefield. By now, his Skeleton Soldiers had already pushed up to the enemy's position.

This had left the stone throwers with virtually no room to operate. They had begun fighting the Skeleton Soldiers in direct combat.

As combat units, the Skeleton Soldiers were indeed nothing special. Their bodies were fragile, their movements insufficiently agile, and they fell short in every respect.

But the Skeleton Soldiers had one advantage: they did not fear death. Even if they were beaten into scattered fragments, they could be raised again, allowing them to launch attacks without regard for anything.

Faced with these fearless Skeleton Soldiers, the enemy truly could not break away. They had been completely entangled.

Wielding the Bone Spear in his hand, Zhou Xu knocked a Skeleton Soldier flat on the ground. His gaze subconsciously swept across the distant melee.

Just as the enemy leader was observing their situation, he was also observing the situation over there.

These Skeleton Soldiers can regroup again and again after being scattered. There's no way they can do that on their own. The enemy must have someone like a necromancer casting spells over there. If we don't deal with that necromancer, the enemy will keep wearing us down. We'll probably have little chance of victory.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu tried to lock onto the target.

But that necromancer was clearly no fool. He had completely blended into the enemy's Spearmen and Great Shield Soldiers, leaving no trace that could be detected. However...

Eye of Insight!

Without hesitation, he directly activated the power of the True Word.

At that moment, the entire world before Zhou Xu's eyes became even clearer.

Setting aside the panels that kept popping up over the figures' bodies, details he had originally been completely unable to notice were now all exposed beneath the gaze of his eyes!

Found you!

Here's today's update. Thanks for the rewards from "Book Friend 20200919214732870" and "Book Friend 20200319180501757." I also made some reasonable adjustments to several characters' panels today, changing only their current star ratings and not their growth limits. This will have no effect on what comes later, so I'm making this announcement here. Thank you all for your support!