Halab Legion (Third Update)

After Bai Xiaowen crossed the river, it was already afternoon, and the sun was setting in the west.

The two hadn't gone far when they simultaneously received a notification from the Spirit Realm Rules;

"Warning: High Priest of the Karnak Temple and Commander of the Ptah's Divine Legion, Sammet, has declared you a traitor by temple decree."

"Warning: You have been expelled from the Egypt camp. Any Egypt soldiers are hostile towards you and will initiate an attack."

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This guy really went all out... Is this even possible?" Bai Xiaowen exclaimed in surprise.

"His goal... is probably to prevent us from seeing Ramses. If we get close to the Egypt camp, we'll be attacked as traitors..." Li Shuyi said.

"Yes, so we have to think of a more appropriate solution," Bai Xiaowen said, taking a breath.

Night fell.

In the wilderness, a Hittites camp.

The camp consisted of a cluster of smaller tents surrounding a large animal-skin tent. The Hittites noble slave owners lived in the large tents, while those in the smaller tents were the slave owners' "retinues"—regular soldiers. Those who slept in the open like livestock were military slaves.

Slavery had developed significantly in the Hittites Empire, a land of iron and blood. Slaves endured severe oppression, but those who distinguished themselves in battle could rise to the rank of tribespeople, thus entering the commoner class. Commoners could even intermarry with slave-owning nobles—though this was rare and required paying exorbitant dowries, it still represented an improvement in social status.

Therefore, the fighting power of the Hittites slave army should not be underestimated.

Outside the military camp, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi appeared quietly.

"According to the confession of the recently captured prisoners, Ramses has been targeted by the Hittites. His Amun Legion, is currently positioned in the Bela Valley, only 15 miles from the Kadesh City. The Hittite Kingdom's 'Herab' Legion has arrived first to guard the north-south passage, preventing Pharaoh Ramses from escaping, and can also ambush the reinforcements of the other three Egypt legions."

"The other two Hittites legions are still on a forced march and have not yet reached their positions. If Ramses wants to escape now, he can still do so as long as he defeats the Halab Legion."

"The key issue is that Ramses was blinded by the Hittites 'killer agents,' believing he could capture Kadesh City in one fell swoop, and didn't send out enough sentries and scouts. Otherwise, the ambush by the Halab Legion might have been discovered."

Li Shuyi nodded and said softly, "Is this the Halab Legion before us?"

"To be precise, it's one of the units of the Halab Legion, with a total strength of about 1,500 men," Bai Xiaowen said slowly. "Our next mission is... to penetrate the heart of this unit and capture and kill its commander!"

To take the enemy general's head amidst a vast army! This is no easy feat. In the Three Kingdoms Plane World, very few can accomplish this; almost all of them are Lord Tier warriors!

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were facing only 1,500 men, and it was a night raid. However, Bai Xiaowen lacked troop support, so the difficulty wasn't much lower—even Lord Guan had 500 Blade Guard.

The reason Bai Xiaowen went to the trouble of capturing and killing the enemy general instead of sneaking through was mainly because of Sammet's temple decree.

He was now a traitor, Egypt soldiers would attack him without warning. He needed to produce convincing evidence to prove the accuracy of his intelligence—and to gain Pharaoh Ramses's trust, the best proof would be the head of a Hittites general, which was within easy reach!

Li Shuyi simply nodded. "Okay."

Having followed Bai Xiaowen through countless life-and-death situations, Li Shuyi had developed a firm belief: what Bai Xiaowen said would definitely come true, no matter how incredible it seemed.

Bai Xiaowen took a deep breath and summoned all the summoned creatures except the Butcher. With Li Shuyi as the vanguard, the summoned creatures guarded the flanks, forming a wedge formation.

"Rush!"

With a sharp shout, Bai Xiaowen's arrowhead formation, like a long spear, plunged fiercely into the Hittites.

If this were a real ancient camp, a sudden Ambush might have caused it to collapse immediately.

However, in the Spirit Realm Plane, both slave soldiers and subordinate soldiers are much stronger than in real history. In addition, Hittites slave soldiers also have a good fighting spirit, which is different from ordinary slave soldiers.

After the initial panic, the Hittites quickly launched a counterattack, with Hittites soldiers wielding spears and scimitars rushing towards Bai Xiaowen and his group.

In the midst of the chaotic battle, Li Shuyi's twin swords moved faster and faster, the two sword shadows, one red and one green, spinning like a fine spinning wheel. With her extremely fast attack speed and level 7 swordsmanship, no Hittites soldier who stood in her way could withstand a single blow; their throats were all pierced before they fell backward.

Li Shuyi focused solely on offense, completely disregarding defense! On her left and right flanks, two loyal Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier helped Li Shuyi deflect spears thrusting from the sides.

On the left flank, the Rageclaw swung its claws repeatedly, tearing apart a Hittites soldier with each strike. On the right flank, the Skeleton Champion wielded its greatsword, and the Hittites soldiers were unstoppable. Even those who weren't killed were easily felled by the level 6 Skeleton Champion's 38 points of strength.

Bai Xiaowen covered the rear, while the Desert Eagle continuously spewed fire. These level 7 soldiers, which were inferior to Standard Template, did not mount a strong counterattack and could not even slow down Bai Xiaowen's group.

"As expected, the Ancient Egypt Plane is not as difficult as the ancient China. It really feels like playing a multiplayer game..." This thought popped into Bai Xiaowen's mind.

Of course, even a lot of ants can kill an elephant. Although the attacks that landed on Li Shuyi and her summoned creatures were only sporadic and the damage per hit was low, they added up. After rushing two hundred paces and being about one hundred paces away from the central tent of the camp, the average Life Value of the summoned creatures had dropped to about half.

"Damn Egypt robbers!"

A powerful shout rang out clearly amidst the chaos of the battlefield. Accompanying this shout, several tall, Elite Tier Hittites officers, wielding swords and shields, charged towards Bai Xiaowen's forces!

Upon hearing this, the Hittites soldiers were greatly encouraged, as if they had received a shot of adrenaline.

The one who could have caused this effect was naturally the commander of this Hittites force.

Bai Xiaowen looked up and saw a burly man in full armor, wielding a sword and shield, with exquisite patterns on his armor, directing his Han Empire to launch a counterattack in front of the large tent.

At first glance, this Han Empire bears a striking resemblance to King Morpheus from the Desert Ruins Dungeon, only smaller in stature.

"Is it a physical specialty type?" Bai Xiaowen cursed under his breath.