When the Times Come, Heaven and Earth Work Together (Part 2)

"What?"

The general's heart gave a sudden jolt, missing a beat.

A powerful sense of foreboding gathered over him, and he didn't even have time to care about Wei Shou's cursing. As if to confirm his suspicions, trouble suddenly erupted at the rear of the previously peaceful camp. Shouts of slaughter burst into the sky, so fierce they seemed to drive the rain back upward.

Had the rear camp been attacked too?

When had they gotten behind them?

Why hadn't there been the slightest warning?

This enemy force was like divine soldiers dropped from the heavens. While they focused entirely on meeting the enemy head-on, it had seized the gap before their formation could stabilize and plunged a knife into the camp. With a splurt, the blade went in white and came out red. They attacked from front and rear, working together with seamless coordination.

But the worst was yet to come.

Hundreds of black bulls, their tails ablaze and horns sprouting from their heads, charged wildly through the rear camp. The soldiers, never expecting an attack from behind, were caught head-on. Amid shrill screams, the first men struck were either pierced through the chest by horns or had their skulls trampled beneath hooves.

Several tents collapsed under the charge.

The boy's reckless battle cries rang out among the chaos.

"Brave Bullherd!"

"Face the challenge!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

[Fire Bull Formation] hit with the force of hundreds of cavalry charging at once. As creations of Word Spirit, the bulls had no concept of death. They knew only how to charge headlong. The rear guards couldn't spare a thought for the front; they scrambled to form ranks and resist the beasts that had suddenly appeared.

Fortunately, the heavens smiled on them that day. The torrential rain and gale soon put