"Everyone, stay close behind me!" Lin Taichu roared and charged out first.
The enormous token smashed into the giant scorpion swarm, knocking several of them onto their backs and temporarily blocking the scorpions behind them.
Lin Taichu stepped over the fallen giant scorpions and charged forward, swinging the Reincarnation Token continuously to force back attacks from both sides.
"Keep up!" General Li shouted, leading the Soldiers close behind.
They forcibly tore open a path through the scorpion swarm.
The giant scorpions were enraged and chased after them wildly, their tongs and tails striking from both sides without pause.
Lin Taichu used the Reincarnation Token to shield the people behind him, holding firm against the blows. The token rang with dull impacts, his arms went numb from the shock, and a streak of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"How much farther until we break out of the encirclement?" Lin Taichu asked General Li beside him.
"Almost there! The ground ahead is flat. Once we get there, we can run!" General Li pointed ahead.
After another dozen or so steps, the ground beneath their feet finally changed from a dirt slope to level terrain. Lin Taichu shouted, "Spread out and run! Head toward the town!"
The Soldiers immediately scattered and sprinted toward the town.
The giant scorpions were somewhat faster on flat ground, but they still could not catch people on the run. Lin Taichu covered the rear, watching everyone flee one by one before turning to follow them.
Daoist Master Wang and several Cultivators who had no strength left were supported by Soldiers as they slowly ran out as well.
General Li counted their numbers. Of the five thousand elite Soldiers, fewer than three thousand remained, while five of the twenty Cultivators were gone. Everyone was wounded, their