Dawn broke, driving away the night.
Tengchong City, the northern Meridian Gate.
Counterattack!!
A black-robed general held a silver spear and charged straight toward the enemy ranks like a thunderbolt.
Behind him rode the Great Sui's cavalry, which had swept across the world.
"I am General Liu Yong!"
Long seasoned in military discipline, he uttered a single word: "Kill!"
A thick scent of blood seemed to spread through the air. His spear bore the crushing might of thunder as it swept over the enemy.
Behind him, the Great Sui cavalry surged across the ground like a black tide.
They collided head-on with the demon army, like rolling thunder reverberating all around, like ten thousand acres of raging waves crashing against mountains.
Muffled battle cries and short, sharp roars seemed to shake the mountains and rivers, threatening to engulf the enemy.
This was one of the empire's most powerful cavalry forces.
To transport this cavalry force in its entirety from Central Province to Qi Province,
all 1,213 members of the Great Sui's Imperial Astronomy Bureau, including the Director, had committed themselves to the Grand Array.
Savage faces, bloodstained spears.
Low howls, billowing dust.
Desheng Gate.
The demon army swarming forward like a colony of ants found its path blocked by three armored strongmen.
A woman in green sat on one strongman's shoulder.
"Ling'er of the Military School."
The girl named Ling'er spoke softly.
Wang Yi followed close behind, carrying the Sword Case on his back.
"Kill!"
The armored strongmen stood several dozen feet tall, broad swords slung over their shoulders. Their gleaming silver armor was impervious to blades and spears, water and fire.
The Military School specialized in warfare, often overcoming the strong with the weak and fighting the many with the few, naturally handling such situations with ease.
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