Chapter 381: 196. Bloody Massacre (Final)_2
Chapter 381: 196. Bloody Massacre (Final)_2
The 40,000-strong army of Longxiang County that packed the Official Road heard the command and immediately drew their bows to the left and right, clearing a path that was at least fifty to sixty meters wide.
"Senior Brother Ren, what does this mean?"
In fact, upon hearing Ren Feixing's words, Mu Qingwu and Lin Dongzhao had already roughly guessed his intention, but he still knowingly asked.
"Junior Brother Mu, don't be upset. This time, as reinforcements to Wanyang County, your forces from Yangping County have been slow to arrive. It's hard to ensure that the Sword Chief won't blame you. I've given you such a great opportunity to show your mettle; you must grasp it well!"
It was clear that he wanted the 30,000 troops from Yangping County to charge to their deaths in front while the army of Longxiang County stayed behind. Pretending to give them an opportunity when it was his own fear of death was nothing short of turning black into white, which almost made Mu Qingwu laugh in anger.
"So, should I thank you, Senior Brother?"
"No need to thank me, no need. I am a few years older than you; it's only right for me to look after you!"
Seeing Ren Feixing's pretentiously magnanimous gesture, Mu Qingwu felt this man's shamelessness was shocking to heaven and earth. However, based on his past understanding of Ren Feixing, he said nothing and simply nodded towards Lin Dongzhao at his side.
After all, he had already prepared his troops, and if they really confronted the Demon Sect's army, it was impossible to let them rush forward to die. For now, they would go along with Ren Feixing until they actually encountered the Demon Sect's army, at which point it would be his turn to be surprised.
Mu Qingwu watched as Lin Dongzhao commanded the army to continue advancing, calculating in his mind.
The orderly advance of the 30,000 troops went unnoticed, and Ren Feixing saw this scene; a fleeting, hidden cold glint flashed in the depths of his eyes...
Riding his horse, Lin Dongzhao intentionally slowed down to maintain a position in the middle and lead the army's march. Just as he entered the formation of the Longxiang County army, his nostrils twitched violently, and his brow furrowed slightly.
Is that a faint smell of blood?
Those in the army were very familiar with the scent of blood, as it often signified combat and inevitable bloodshed. Considering these 40,000 troops were elite forces from the Sword Control Bureau of Longxiang County, even though Lin Dongzhao was puzzled, he didn't think much of it.
This scent of blood, his troops definitely smelled it too, but clearly, nobody made anything of it; the 30,000 troops still continued to march.
The 40,000 Silver Armored Army troops from Longxiang County on either side of the Official Road seemed to completely ignore them, allowing them to keep moving inward. The formation of the Longxiang County army was longer by more than two hundred meters, so even when the last soldier of Yangping County saw the soldiers of Longxiang County, those at the front still hadn't left Longxiang County's ranks.
"Wait, there's unrest from the front army, all those behind, wait on the spot for now!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the front of the formation. Lin Dongzhao's eyebrows furrowed sharply. He instinctively spurred his horse forward to see what was happening.
However, he had just flicked his reins when a sudden sword light flew from behind the Silver Armored Army on the right side of the Official Road. His heart gave a violent tremor, and he circulated his True Qi throughout his body. His hand wielding a black long spear fiercely slashed to the right, sending a several-hundred-meter-long dark serpent shadow flying viciously towards that sword light...
"Shed armor, attack the enemy!"
A fierce shout suddenly resounded at the foot of Wanglong Mountain. The Yangping County army suddenly realized that the Silver Armored Army from Longxiang County on both sides of the Official Road had swiftly shed their silver armor to reveal a layer of dark battle armor beneath. Then, wielding swords, spears, and halberds, they charged at them from both sides of the road.
"Kill them!"
"Exterminate the Xuzhou reinforcements."
"Charge."
......
Accompanied by shouts and screams, a towering aura of blood suddenly arose. The relief forces of Longxiang County in a moment turned into the Black Armored Army, rolling toward the Official Road, and the unprepared 30,000 troops of Yangping County instantly turned deathly pale, without exception...
"Ren Feixing, how dare you betray us!"
Mu Qingwu, from the back of the army, had noticed something was off the moment Lin Dongzhao was ambushed. Now, seeing the Black Armored Army of the Demon Sect revealed on both sides of the Official Road, he could no longer be oblivious. His complexion changed dramatically as he pointed at Ren Feixing and roared.
However, what met him was not Ren Feixing's defense, but a dense, mountainous shadow of a Golden Azure Dragon staff...
With Mu Qingwu's keen eyes, he could instantly tell that beneath the image of the azure dragon was a golden long staff, which is why he referred to it as the Canglong Staff Shadow. The golden staff not only possessed the majesty of an azure dragon, but also felt like a towering thousand-foot mountain crashing down towards him.
The weapon of Ren Feixing was not the Green Glint Sword, when did he switch to using a staff?
Mu Qingwu's pupils dilated in shock, as there was no time to ponder this question. The True Qi inside his body surged through the Dike Shenxue in his abdomen and burst forth, instantly magnifying his momentum as he threw two punches at lightning speed in front of him. The wind from the punches instantly branched into eight golden shadows, intercepting the golden staff coming head-on.
First-class martial arts, Eight Desolate Dragon Shadow Fist!
Mu Qingwu realized that the situation was completely out of control. Without thinking, he directly resorted to his ultimate skill. The prospect looked bleak for Lin Dongzhao, who had been ambushed, and Gui Zhaoqi, who was entangled by Li Wenxuan wasn't any better. If he too were defeated by Ren Feixing, it would all be over!
However, as soon as he launched the eight Golden Dragon Fist Shadows, his eyes immediately dimmed.
In just a little more than ten breaths of time, the situation on the Official Road had become clear. The reinforcing army from Yangping County, having naively walked into the encirclement, was undeniably defeated without any suspense.
Some Gang Qi Realm masters could seize the chance and dash towards the outer sides of the Official Road, but when thousands of ambush soldiers appeared at both ends of the encircling circle, these masters were also taken aback.
The thirty thousand troops from Yangping were almost in a state of being slaughtered.
The Demon Sect army's momentum grew even stronger, gathering the robust vital energy of tens of thousands that even tinged the sky with a hint of red glow. Blood energy blanketing the sky suppressed everyone from Yangping County who was still trying to resist, naturally including Mu Qingwu.
Under the oppressive wave of blood energy, he simply could not unleash the full strength of a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm. Conversely, due to the completely one-sided situation of the thirty thousand Yangping troops, Ren Feixing, who ambushed him, was not weakened in the slightest.
Just as expected, his eight Golden Dragon Fist Shadows failed to slow Ren Feixing's descending staff. A fear of death enveloped him, and Mu Qingwu cried out loudly, "Senior Brother Ren, I surrender, I surrender!"
The golden staff still came down, but it did not land on the original targeted spot of his head. Instead, it veered to the left slightly and smashed into his shoulder.
Crack...
The sound of bones breaking was crisp and clear. Mu Qingwu felt the bones in his shoulder completely shatter, even his Dike Shenxue in the lower abdomen began to dissipate. Although he was in so much pain that he was somewhat delirious, a look of joy from narrowly escaping death immediately appeared on his face.
If this staff had hit his head, he surely would have been dead.
"Mu Sword Enforcer should not shout recklessly. I am Hou Yuxiao from the Hou Clan of Zhaoyang!"
Mu Qingwu, bearing the intense pain, looked up and saw a young man dressed in green, smiling, standing behind the golden staff shadow. It was not Ren Feixing he had just seen.
Zhaoyang, Hou Yuxiao...
Mu Qingwu scoured all his memories but could not recall where he had heard this name. Realizing he might have fallen into the hands of an unknown figure, his face alternated between shades of pale and red.
Spurt...
Not sure if it was because his injuries were too severe or out of sheer embarrassment and rage, Mu Qingwu actually fainted in front of him.
"I am Gui Zhaoqi, deputy head of the Fengbo Hall, willing to lead the disciples of Fengbo Hall to join the Holy Church. Please, sir, show mercy, show mercy!"
Gui Zhaoqi surrendered...
"I am Lin Dongzhao, brothers, the Mu Sword Enforcer has surrendered. Do not continue with futile sacrifices. Quickly lay down your weapons and surrender!"
Lin Dongzhao also surrendered, and as his words fell, the few remaining resistive soldiers of Yangping also laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The clinking and clattering sounds of weapons hitting the ground rose, as Hou Yuxiao looked back at the remaining thirty percent of the Yangping soldiers, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
"Hahaha, Master of Hou Family is brilliantly strategic, Mr. Peng admires. There will no longer be any support from Wanyang County, and falling into the hands of our Holy Church is only a matter of time. With this, the three western counties of Guangling Prefecture fall entirely into our grasp!"
Hearing Peng Yucheng's words, the faces of the Rakshasa Holy Sect's soldiers all showed happy smiles.