Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
“How should we deal with these people outside?”
His tone was calm but filled with an icy coldness.
Hu Qianqiu jumped onto the stone wall and then viciously shouted.
“What can we do, old rules! Didn’t Ruler say that it is best those people have no way out, we can’t be careless…”
Chai Zhou knew that would be the answer as he smiled, instructing the few Generals behind him.
Moments later, a huge number of troops were chased out of the city.
They didn’t wear the red armor of Gantian Mountain but the pure black of Great Shang. Thousands of people were chased out to kill those Night Demons on the battlefield who still had some life left.
Fifty to Sixty people sliced together, cutting them up into meat paste.
Just at this moment, within the giant black mist, several angry shouts broke out. Sharp killing intent surged through the sky.
Hu Zhongyuan laughed coldly and didn’t care at all. He waiting quietly for a moment. Seeing that there wasn’t any movement opposite, he shook his head in disappointment, “It seems like the matter today has ended! Those timid things!”
In the past, when they chased out the surrendered troops to slay these injured Night Demons, the enemy forces would often strike out braving the daylight.
This was the situation he loved to see. During that moment, they would be able to cause heavy casualties to the Night Demons.
However, in the recent two months such good things rarely happened.
Sighing, Hu Zhongyuan looked back at the damaged castle beneath him.
The defensive Spiritual Formations were already mostly destroyed. The stone castles were also mostly leveled out by the siege weapons of the Night Demon Race.
If they were determined to defend, they could still hold out for half a day. However, if they continued to remain here in the night, they would be just asking to die.
“Prepare to abandon the castle! Let the Spirit Masters level this place out.”
Although it was a nearly destroyed structure, it would still be problematic if it fell into the hands of those Night Demons.
Chai Zhou’s pupils constricted as he looked behind. At this moment, only around 300 stone castles remained. They were spread out on a close to hundred-mile long battle line, split into three lines as they locked the bottom part of Seven Cloud Mountain.
Every two days, the Night Demons would break one defensive line.
If they continued on one line every two days, within six days they would be beneath Seven Cloud Mountain!
“That was what Kong Yao said! She said our lives were more valuable…”
Hu Zhongyuan acknowledged, he still wasn’t used to calling her Left Army Inspector.
However, after many months of battles, deep inside, he already recognized her ability.
With such an army to be able to maintain such a situation, even if Qiuwei was here, he might not be able to do so.
If he was the one leading, they would have been crushed long ago.
He originally thought that the Ruler was charmed by beauty, who knew that she indeed had some skill.
He looked opposite, at those Night Demons who lost 200,000, but had caused them to lose close to 1,000,000.
Hu Zhongyuan’s eyes were filled with loss.
Where was their chance of winning in this battle?
He asked right as he thought about it, instinctively blurting it out.
“Chai Zhou what do you think are our chances of winning?”
Actually, in his heart he didn’t have high hopes of winning. He only wanted to chase them away and he would be satisfied.
Chai Zhou was startled when he heard this. Hu Zhongyuan was the Left Wing General and saying these words would shake the confidence of the army.
Momentarily he broke out into a laugh, “Six days later we will just fight to the death! Even if we die, I will pull a few of them along with me. As long as Ruler survives, our Gantian Mountain is still stable…”
The few Generals beside stood on the spot straight as spears, their eyes didn’t shine when they heard that.
Hu Zhongyuan was stunned, he then laughed out loud, “That’s right! This time let’s just go all out and drag some Night Demons down with us! What do we have to worry about as long as Ruler is alive? If I can return safely I won’t argue with your Chai Family about that Xuan Star Bamboo Arrow!”
When Chai Zhou heard this, he didn’t feel grateful, instead scolding out, “Who wants you to let us? The arrow business, my Chai Family will give it up…”
The Xuan Star Bamboo Arrow was a spiritual arrow that Gantian Mountain crafted. However, the current Gantian Mountain used more advanced equipment and the military stopped using them. Even the people didn’t buy many of them.
This was why his Chai Family didn’t care much about it.
Hu Zhongyuan laughed and didn’t reply, still squinting as he looked at the black mist.
He still had six to seven days to live…
At that moment, he had an urge to become totally drunk.
Since he was going to die anyway, why not just totally relax? To be able to follow Zong Shou and unify Donglin, going through so many incredible things… He had no regrets in this life…
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“At most seven to nine days!”
In the clouds not far from Seven Cloud Mountain, a green-robed Taoist said coldly.
If Zong Shou was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this person. It was the one he had crossed several swords with on Lianyun Island.
When he said these words, apart from Wuji, there were two thirty-year-old Taoists. They all wore purple robes, giving off a special aura.
Behind those four were seven green shirt males with swords by their waist.
“I snuck in whilst both armies were fighting. Looking at the grain of the Night Demons, it would only last four to five days. Gantian Mountain Army can at most last for six. After six days they will be destroyed in this mountain. Adding in those supporting troops they might be able to last for a little longer…”
“Senior Master Minghui, that means that Gantian Mountain has great chances of winning?”
The one who replied was a middle-aged Taoist, his eyes filled with a weird expression.
He was already really shocked that Zong Shou and the Gantian Army could last till now.
When he heard the Taoist in the green shirt say those words, he felt disbelief.
He wasn’t that good at the Art of War, but he knew that if the Gantian Mountain Ruler waited to fight when the Night Demons were out of grain, then they would most probably win this war.
“Three months of war, one attacking, one defending. The Night Demons lost just 300,000 while Zong Shou had lost 1.2 million!”
When Minghui said this, he laughed coldly, “At this moment, Prince Jia Mingluo has 1.6 million troops!”
The ratio made one’s heart jump.
The few people here frowned and didn’t say anything. It was expected from the race which swept the Cloud World during the ancient times, controlling hundreds of worlds. The Night Demon Race’s fighting strength was really shocking.
“I think they have no chance at all!”
Minghui shook his head and concluded, his eyes flashing, “However, Kong Yao really is shocking. I thought that the Monster King wouldn’t last ten days. However, in the blink of an eye, three months passed. This woman’s ability is really unique!”
The moment he said this, even Wuji was silent and speechless.
Everyone felt that Zong Shou was blinded by beauty when he made Kong Yao the Commander to lead all the war matters, that he had made a stupid mistake. Or maybe the woman was just a decoration and a chess piece Zong Shou was using to suppress the Generals’ powers.
However, looking at it now, one couldn’t help but be impressed with his ability to sieve out talent.
Although he was at a disadvantage in this battle against the Night Demons, everyone knew that the cleverest housewife wouldn’t be able to cook without rice.
Although the situation was close to being messed up, it wasn’t Kong Yao’s fault because she had too little troops!
Although they lost, they should feel honored.
“I didn’t think this woman would be so talented! She isn’t someone to lead at the front of the formation but someone to lead Generals. Her talents weren’t shown before, but now that she is in charge of an army, she is shining so brightly!”
Wuji sighed, and then he mocked coldly, “I heard that The Emperor of Great Shang smashed three tables and four teacups because of that. He also sent edicts to scold the Kong Family. Imperial Tutor Zhongxuan also went into seclusion for this matter to prophesize Kong Yao’s fate…”
“No matter how much he regrets, it is already too late! Even if he wanted her back, he wouldn’t be able to make her loyal!”
Minghui squinted, his eyes also filled with a mocking intent, “Zong Shou is really intelligent, his eye for talent is really worth praise. This kid was able to unify Donglin in a short few years. However, the methods he used might not be able to let Kong Yao serve him loyally. After this battle, my Taoist Sect might have a chance. With this woman, our Taoist Sect has much higher chances for the Spiritual Wave.”
When Wuji heard this, he smiled but didn’t reply. If they had a chance, they naturally wouldn’t let go of some Commander!
Following this, another middle-aged Taoist man said coldly, “Looking at the situation for both sides, it is just a fine line. If our Daoling Vast Habitat goes all out to help the Monster King, he might be able to win…”
The moment these words were spoken, the atmosphere tensed up. Wuji frowned, the one who spoke was the Luotian Sect Leader Longshuang.
Although the Xuantong Sect Leader Fayan didn’t reply, his expression spoke for itself.
Wuji knew why these two people were unhappy. After all, Huizhou was under them for 10,000 years and unless they had no choice they wouldn’t give it up easily to others.
Before this, he didn’t think that Zong Shou would have chances of winning. However, now that he could fight to such a level with the Night Demons, they were all shocked.
“The Spiritual Wave is about to arrive, the Demon Path is staring aggressive, the Common People’s Path has a chance of rising up. Our Daoling Vast Habitat can’t be wasted at this unimportant juncture, to suffer heavy losses along with the Night Demons…”
Seeing the two of them with dark, cold faces and not speaking, Wuji said impassively, “After this battle, even if Jia Mingluo wins, they would suffer huge losses. They will have to power to move east. Donglin Cloud Continent would be free for all of you to take.”
The moment such words were spoken, Fayan and Longshuang looked over in shock.
Even if Gantian Mountain lost, they wouldn’t fall so easily. How would their two sects be able to move it?
Wuji quietly looked at the seven people behind, they knew that they couldn’t easily take down Donglin which was why they were here. After he is defeated they will first take his life!
He sighed, he wasn’t willing for this to happen and found it inappropriate.
At this moment, it was an order from the Daoling Vast Habitat head. Even he couldn’t go against it.
