Elite Vanguard Camp!

Luo Shenhuang!

Not only was she the Army Lord of the Divine Phoenix Army, she was also the Army Soul of every soldier.

Yet now she was trapped deep within the enemy ranks, leaving all the commanders frantic with worry!

But the Northern Barbarians' three hundred thousand troops stood before them like layer upon layer of iron barrels.

Even the Divine Phoenix Army, valiant and battle-hardened, hailed as the finest army under heaven, could not break through such a blockade in so short a time.

"Elite Vanguard Camp!!"

"Immediately gather soldiers above the third rank and below the seventh rank. Form an Elite Vanguard Camp, break into the enemy ranks, and aid the Army Lord!"

Seeing that a frontal assault could not succeed anytime soon, the commanders made their decision: form an Elite Vanguard Camp and drive it into the enemy like the point of a sharp blade!

They did not seek to carve through the enemy forces and rescue Luo Shenhuang outright. So long as they could provide support and buy time for the Divine Phoenix Army's main force to break the Northern Barbarians' army, it would be enough!

Moreover, the members selected for the Elite Vanguard Camp had to meet very particular requirements.

Those below the third rank were too weak for such a charge, while those above the seventh rank were high-ranking officers such as Thousand Commanders and Deputy Commanders. Should large-scale casualties occur, the Divine Phoenix Army could easily become a heap of loose sand.

Thus, only soldiers above the third rank and below the seventh rank were suitable.

They would possess formidable vanguard-breaking strength, while their annihilation would not cause the Divine Phoenix Army to collapse!

Once the decision was made, the commanders hurriedly began recruiting suitable candidates from their respective forces!

Ding Yishan also returned to his own troops and shouted, "Comrades, Army Lord Luo and over ten thousand of our brothers-in-arms are trapped in the heart of the enemy army. We are forming an Elite Vanguard Camp to penetrate deep into enemy lines and rescue Army Lord Luo. Those above the third rank and below the seventh rank are required!"

"However, those who charge into the vanguard march toward death with no hope of life. This general will not force anyone, but I can guarantee you this: whether you live or die in this vanguard charge, you will be awarded the Merit of the Vanguard!"

"When the time comes, the living may rise in rank and receive noble titles, while the families of the fallen will receive a generous pension. Are there any brave warriors willing to volunteer?"

Ding Yishan's shout carried inner force, ringing clearly beside every soldier's ear.

Ding Hao, mixed among the Death Row Camp prisoners, naturally heard it as well.

"Oh?"

"The Merit of the Vanguard?"

"Hasn't the chance to seize merit come knocking!!"

Ding Hao's eyes lit up, excitement rising across his handsome features!

One had to know that the Four Great Military Merits were opportunities that could only be encountered, never sought. If he failed to seize this chance, he might never get another!

Though charging into the vanguard meant death without life, he was already a death-row prisoner. What did he have to fear?

"I'll join!" Ding Hao raised his hand and answered at once. He was also the first among them all to step forward and volunteer!

"Ding Hao?"

Ding Yishan was surprised to see Ding Hao step out, but not particularly taken aback.

Because he knew it.

If Ding Hao wanted to cast off his identity as a death-row prisoner, he had to claim one of the Four Great Military Merits. With the Merit of the Vanguard before him, he naturally would not let it slip away!

More importantly, Ding Hao's strength had somehow reached the sixth rank!

He perfectly met the requirements for the vanguard charge!

Even if the other death-row prisoners wished to join, their strength did not qualify!

"Good! The first brave warrior—Ding Hao of the Death Row Camp!!"

Ding Yishan gave Ding Hao a heavy nod and loudly called out his name!

With someone taking the lead, and since lavish rewards never lacked brave men, "I'll go!"

"I'll join!"

"I'm volunteering too!"

As shout after shout rang out, more than a hundred people stepped forward in a short time.

It was not that the soldiers were unenthusiastic in answering the call. Most were only first- or second-rank warriors, while third-rank martial artists were already quite scarce!

Those who stepped forward were mostly low-ranking officers such as Squad Leaders and Platoon Leaders!

In the end, more than a hundred people came before Ding Yishan. Most were third-rank, with a small portion at the fourth and fifth ranks.

As for sixth-rank warriors, there were only five.

One was Ding Hao. The other four were four Hundred Commanders!

"Move!"

Ding Yishan did not delay, immediately leading Ding Hao and the others away!

Very soon.

They joined up with the members recruited by the other generals.

It was clear that the numbers and strength of the people recruited by the other generals were roughly similar. After a quick count, there were well over a thousand of them!

Clearly, this Elite Vanguard Camp, hastily assembled from over a thousand men, had gathered nearly all the elite soldiers of the entire Divine Phoenix Army.

At a glance, every one of them was brimming with vigor, their Baleful Intent and fighting spirit soaring to the heavens!

However, compared with the Divine Phoenix Army soldiers in their uniform armor, Ding Hao, clad in a gray-white death-row prisoner's garb, stood out conspicuously!

He drew the attention of quite a few soldiers; even some generals cast sidelong glances his way.

They were not surprised that a death-row prisoner dared to charge into battle, but rather astonished that a first-class death-row prisoner actually possessed the cultivation of a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist. With such strength, one could generally become a centurion—or even a deputy chiliarch—in the Divine Phoenix Army!

However.

The situation was urgent, and no one had the time to ask too many questions about Ding Hao!

Once the Elite Vanguard Camp had assembled, everyone was issued the finest and most elite armor and weapons in the Divine Phoenix Army.

Afterward.

Ding Yishan and the other generals could not wait to give the order to attack.

"Kill!!"

At last, amid a unanimous battle cry, the thousand-plus fierce warriors of the Elite Vanguard Camp formed a "sharp blade" formation, pointed at the front and broad at the rear, and stabbed viciously toward the Northern Barbarian Army's three hundred thousand troops!

At the same time, Ding Yishan and the other generals led the main force of the Divine Phoenix Army in an all-out charge toward the Northern Barbarian Army's three hundred thousand troops!

The battlefield, already deafeningly chaotic, instantly boiled like a cauldron of water!

In mere moments, the battle between the two sides had reached its most ferocious point!

Especially the Elite Vanguard Camp!

The instant they clashed with the Northern Barbarian Army, shouts of slaughter shook the heavens, and furious roars came one after another!

Since every member of the Elite Vanguard Camp was an elite between the Third Rank and Seventh Rank.

Ordinary Northern Barbarian soldiers simply could not withstand them!

The Elite Vanguard Camp was like a meat grinder running at full throttle, mincing swath after swath of Northern Barbarian soldiers around them!

In the blink of an eye.

This "humanoid sharp blade" had pierced deep into the Northern Barbarian Army.

Among them.

As a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist, Ding Hao stood at the very front of the Elite Vanguard Camp alongside the other Sixth-Rank Martial Artists—the very "tip" of the sharp blade!

And precisely because they were the "tip," they had been issued the best weapons and equipment: helmets, chainmail, military boots, iron shields, and more. Every one of them had armed themselves to the teeth!

At this moment.

Everyone exerted every ounce of strength as they charged and slaughtered their way into the depths of the Northern Barbarian Army!

Any Northern Barbarian soldiers who dared block their path were ruthlessly ground to pieces.

Along the way, Ding Hao saw blood spraying everywhere before his eyes, severed limbs and broken arms flying through the air, the entire world dyed blood-red!

Of course.

While the others single-mindedly killed their way forward and pressed onward, Ding Hao continually spared a portion of his attention to pick up the attributes dropped by corpses!

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have picked up 10 points of vitality and blood. Integrated!

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have picked up 15 points of vitality and blood. Integrated!

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have picked up 5 points of comprehension. Integrated!

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have picked up 3 points of spirit. Integrated!

Since he was now deep within the enemy army, surrounded by foes on all sides!

Only strength was the medicine that could save his life!

Thus, he picked them up and integrated them immediately, frantically raising his strength!!

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