The Clash of Authorities
The Black Tiger Demon glanced one last time at the surging zombie horde, handed over the mine's defenses to the Fallen Demon Warband, and led the Tiger Sha Demon Army toward the surface.
The Zombie Mines have brought immense wealth to the territory, but they have also brought hidden dangers. The zombies that spawn in the mines will constantly pour out from the depths of the caves and attack the territory.
Now that the Tiger Sha Army has been deployed to the battlefield, the defense of the mines can only be entrusted to the Fallen Demon Warband.
The three bastions have been completed, and Lin Xu personally placed some of the ballistae and catapults on the empty bastions.
Once the militia arrives, these places will become formidable defensive strongholds.
After expanding the siege weapon workshop, Lin Xu replaced the enchanted tools for the newly stationed machine masters, allowing them to rapidly increase the production of ballistae and catapults.
In just a few days, dozens of ballistae and catapults were produced and then imbued with spirits by the alchemy factory.
At this time, most of these powerful war weapons, except for a small number placed on bastions as fixed defensive points, were concentrated as the most powerful long-range projectile weapons of the territory's army.
The first group of militiamen to arrive at the battlefield pushed ballistae and catapults into Bastion No. 2 and quickly formed battle formations as the enemy lines slowly approached from the edge of the territory.
This place directly faces Jiang Lineage Army and is a key fulcrum in the war.
Jiang Lineage Army's army has arrived!
Standing on the cloud, Lin Xu paused his battlefield preparations and gazed at the massive army that had appeared at the edge of his territory.
The most conspicuous five Mountain-Bearing Turtle slowly moved forward on the ground, their massive castles casting shadows of war in the sunlight.
Near the moving castle, thousands of soldiers stretched out, their swords gleaming coldly in the sunlight, exuding a chilling killing intent.
The giant eagle riders hovered in the sky, and when the army of the Xuanwei Monastery territory appeared in the mist, they quickly went forward to investigate and probe.
Jiang Hanyan glanced at the several giant eagle knights that were rapidly approaching, but didn't pay them any attention. Right next to her, Qiuqiu Evil Eye Captain had already made his move.
"The Light of Temptation!"
The mind spell silently broke through the giant eagle's mental defenses. With a tremor, it swooped down on the army on the ground without the knight on its back noticing.
By the time the terrified knight realized what was happening, it was too late. Several giant eagles simultaneously Pounce in a straight line and were immediately covered by a rain of arrows.
"Aim, fire!" Lin Xu gave the order to the heavy crossbowman Captain in a flash.
"Bang!"
The Great Qin Heavy Crossbowmen raised their crossbows, aimed, and fired. The arrow pierced the air, instantly covering a distance of dozens of feet, and accurately struck the giant eagle.
By the time the giant eagles awoke from their agony, it was too late. They flapped their wings in vain, their massive yet lithe bodies plummeting from the sky and crashing heavily onto the ground in front of the two armies, becoming the first sacrifice of this war.
Li Meng frowned slightly. The death of a few giant eagle riders wasn't a big deal, but their pointless deaths still displeased him. "Order the giant eagle riders not to attack without orders!"
He raised the spirit-patterned telescope in his hand, observing the thin army formation opposite him from afar.
The massive Army Momentum dispelled the fog, allowing him to see the entire battlefield. "Only two or three thousand men, but the heavy infantry is a bit troublesome..."
This fact relieved Li Meng. He frowned as he glanced at the large number of Daoist priests in robes behind the army formation, then gave a cold laugh, "Just putting on a show!"
As a newly established territory, it's already absurd that you could muster an army of two or three thousand people in such a short time. And you can even pull out a thousand-strong Daoist priest group? Are you insulting my intelligence?
Lin Xu glanced at the battlefield. The reinforcements from Great Wang Village and Peach Tree Village, which were closest to the battlefield, were already in place, and the three bastion fortresses were fully equipped.
Hundreds of militiamen are assisting in operating the war machines on the bastion's platform.
300 meters in front of the bastion, at the very front of the formation were more than a thousand soldiers who had just been trained and armed. They wore spirit-enchanted armor and carried spirit-enchanted weapons. The equipment of this cannon fodder army could be described as luxurious.
More than 400 Daoist soldiers followed closely behind, under the command of Zhao Yan, the Demon-Suppressing Commandant, ready to support the front line at any time. They would serve as the strongest fulcrum of the entire defense line.
1,500 outer disciples were deployed behind the lines as magical support and striking force.
The soldiers at the front were merely cannon fodder; the real main force consisted of these disciples dressed in Daoist robes.
Lin Xu's gaze fell on the outer disciples. These Daoists, who had only recently emerged from the farmland, held a Dao Rhyme Bright Light Lamp in their right hand and a Sharp Wind Flag in their left. These magical artifacts, which he could only forge by hand, could now be mass-produced through the Arcane Alchemy Matrix. Although the quality had dropped significantly, it had greatly enhanced the combat power of the outer Daoists.
Twenty or thirty protectors who received the Spirit Seed were scattered among the outer sect Daoists, acting as commanders to coordinate them into a unified whole.
Hundreds of inner disciples and more than twenty dark mages stood silently on the roof of the fortress, surrounding a circular altar.
Through this altar, one can see the supporting pillars paved with spiritual patterned bricks that extend all the way to the ground, perfectly connecting with the underground passage that stretches for miles. The interconnected spiritual patterned bricks form a complete energy pathway.
Five giant figures, resembling iron towers, stand around the altar; they are the Profound Nether Dharma Protector Deity.
"Dare to attack my territory? Let me see your trump card..." Lin Xu stood on the clouds with an indifferent expression. With a thought, wind and clouds surged, and the Spiritual Qi like the tide turned into a huge vortex, which in an instant turned into a rain of fire, and Fire Meteors slowly took shape.
Li Meng, gazing into the distance, felt a chill run down his spine. He saw the sea of fire taking shape and immediately knew that the lord opposite him was preparing a powerful spell. "It really is you!"
The thought of being bombarded with high-level magic without any warning filled him with rage. He casually pulled a bronze seal from his waist. "Lord's Power - Suppress Spiritual Qi!"
"Buzz~"
The bronze seal trembled slightly, and an invisible energy rapidly spread out from its center.
Deep within the mist, in the distant territory of the Jiang Lineage, Jiang Shiyan suddenly stood up, his gaze seemingly piercing through time and space, witnessing the great battle unfolding. "It has begun!"
He approved the permission request immediately, and an invisible wave of rule fluctuation spread across the territory, piercing through the air from a distant point as the coordinate.
The two territories have established a direct connection, and the entire Jiang Lineage territory is moving through the mist, rapidly heading towards the Xuanwei Monastery.
Approach quickly.
Lin Xu's gaze darkened as he saw the bronze seal, which was clearly the lord's authority—although only a part of it, it was equivalent to the power over his territory.
Two forces of authority, imperceptible to ordinary people, collided and quietly canceled each other out, causing the Spiritual Qi within the territory to quickly subside.
The fiery clouds in the sky quickly dissipated, and the sky cleared up in the blink of an eye.