Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 78 71 Sword Beheads_1

Chen Chen began issuing commands.

"Zhou Baijiang, take the sixth to tenth squads around the back!"

"Yes!"

"Brother Zheng, please join Zhou Baijiang and lead the cavalry to roam near the army formation for tactical containment and support."

"Rest assured."

'Mixed Gold Dagger' Zheng Ye cupped his hands in acknowledgment.

The way of the army formation is to use superior numbers to fight the fewer, encircling them from all sides.

While moving to envelop the flanks, nearly everyone's gaze was firmly fixed on the huge rock that was four to five steps high and three to four steps wide, where even a beetle flying past would attract a great deal of scrutiny.

Chen Chen didn't dare blink for a moment.

He was relieved that this huge rock was relatively isolated, with no other rocks within a dozen meters that could provide cover.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, he heard a faint whizzing sound, a streak of golden light flashed from the low shrubs and dry leaves on the ground and then disappeared.

"The ground!"

A heavily armored soldier screamed. Extremely tense, he released his tightly drawn bowstring, and others were also triggered, a barrage of arrows covering the area where the golden streak had appeared, leaving the ground bristling with spikes.

Everyone sparingly glanced at the giant rock while also keeping an eye on the ground.

Whoosh!

Again, that distinctive sound of a sword cleaving through the air. A streak of golden light, in the moment they were changing their arrows, skimming the ground and lunging toward the troops of Zhou Baijiang attempting to flank!

"Damn it!"

Chen Chen angrily swung his sword and cut down a tree in front of him with the girth of a bowl.

This flying sword was too small!

It was thin and fine, and it hugged the ground. A stone could easily provide cover, and it could even bury itself temporarily in the soil to hide. Arrows could hardly be effective against it.

This thing was the arch-nemesis of an army formation!

His heart was brimming with the intent to kill.

"Defense! Form the spear array!"

Zhou Baijiang shouted, his mind taut, not daring to advance another step.

In an instant, more than fifty spears thrust forward like rain in a forest, a formidable sight capable of breaking through the ranks of a hundredfold number of ordinary soldiers.

Whoosh!

A streak of golden light passed through, and a squad leader with taut muscles suddenly had a hole in his throat. With his Spiritual Qi just barely reaching the Internal Qi Realm through external force, he didn't even have time to react before falling powerlessly, his blood pooling on the ground.

"Stab!"

The section leader shouted shrilly, commanding in a panic, nine iron spears thrusted out in a survival instinct, forming a tight net around the Talisman Sword.

In such a formation, a Warrior of Minor Completion of Internal Qi would be killed instantly, a Great Martial Artist would be injured, and a Warrior of Internal Qi Perfection would be held back for at least a few breaths' time, then quickly overwhelmed by the arriving large force.

However, against a flying sword that was forty centimeters long and three and a half centimeters wide, the notion of 'impenetrable' was a bit laughable.

The Talisman Sword skillfully twisted its body, avoiding the heavy and powerful thrusts of the nine iron spears, aiming for the section leader's throat.

"Get away!"

The section leader's eyes widened in fury as he drew his sword, with Minor Completion Level Inner Energy gathering at the blade's edge, he struck down toward the golden streak with all his might!

Whoosh!

The Talisman Sword twisted its body, nimbly avoiding his blade, and passed through his throat, leaving behind a clear hole.

In the span of two breaths, two warriors at the Internal Qi Realm—both the squad leader and the section leader—were dead.

The section descended into chaos!

The remaining soldiers scattered in panic, their morale suffering a devastating blow.

Had they faced a human opponent, even if the casualties were greater, these men, having undergone years of strict training, would not have disintegrated like this. The feeling of being nothing but lambs to the slaughter was overwhelmingly disempowering.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The golden streak crisscrossed the battlefield!

Patches of fresh blood splattered across the forest, the Talisman Sword flew in and out among the heavily armored soldiers, only targeting officers at the Initial Achievement of Internal Qi or Minor Completion, leaving the ordinary soldiers and high-ranking officers above Great Achievement of Inner Qi untouched.

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In the blink of an eye, six or seven team officers and gang experts had died, plunging the army formation into massive chaos.

"Come on!"

Zhou Baijiang, who had reached the Great Achievement of Inner Qi, let out a desperate shout. He jabbed with his iron spear, offering support everywhere, but how could he keep up with the Flying Swords?

"Continue to circle around to the back!"

Chen Chen ordered coldly. At the same time, he himself led half of his men to quickly advance behind the boulders, all with bows drawn and arrows nocked, ready for the moment a shadow appeared behind the rocks.

"Yes!"

Zhou Baijiang obeyed the order, leading the two remaining intact units to continue the encirclement, regardless of casualties.

'Mixed Gold Dagger' Zheng Ye did the same, but his gang members under him were extremely undisciplined, with many already fleeing, leaving only 'Dotting Evil Brush' Yao Xiu and a few others.

It was a mere distance of several tens of meters, a matter of minutes, before the heavily armored soldiers enduring numerous casualties approached the boulder. A few of them even spotted the youth in blue clothes quietly watching them from behind the rock.

Stimulated by the bounty, several men bent their bows and shot their arrows, sending seven or eight arrows flying simultaneously.

Clang!

Jiang Ding unsheathed his sword, a perfect arc swept through the air, and the arrows snapped in two.

"Young Master Jiang, if you surrender now, I will personally plead for you in front of the Marquis!"

Chen Chen shouted loudly.

He, of course, did not dare to advance; with twelve from the Dragon and Phoenix List already dead, how could he dare to? He was simply waiting for other slightly disconnected soldiers to arrive, not fearful of the enemy escaping. Once out from the shielding of the boulder, a concentrated barrage of fire could instantly annihilate the foe.

Whoosh!

Just as the enemy was about to complete the encirclement, Jiang Ding gestured, and the Talisman Sword that had been causing havoc in Zhou Baijiang's troops returned, hovering a few meters above the ground.

A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Chen Chen's heart.

Jiang Ding whispered, "Great Sun Gathering Spirit Formation, release."

In an instant,

The Great Sun Essence that had been gathering under the sunlight for many days erupted suddenly, and the sky seemed to have gained an additional sun, its blindingly intense light illuminating several dozen meters of the ground.

Almost all of the soldiers and officers were blinded for a moment, seeing nothing but white before their eyes. It took several seconds for them to recover amidst the strong surge of their life force, and even then, they still saw lingering afterimages.

"Close your eyes!"

Chen Chen's belated order finally came, his own strong Inner Energy and vitality having allowed him to recover in less than a second. He saw a blur of blue in the trees flash and disappear.

He loosed an arrow, which was easily dodged by the foe, not even grazing the hem of his clothing.

"General..."

Surrounding soldiers and officers began to gather, their faces filled with fear, hesitant to speak.

With such formidable strength, terrifying agility, and the possession of the miraculous Hundred Step Flying Sword, how could they possibly encircle him?

"Enough!"

Chen Chen sighed deeply, his face filled with desolation.

Attack the enemy and they must be saved, attack the enemy and they must be saved,

Now they couldn't even push forward within five miles of the Blue Luminous Butterfly camp.

"Retreat. I will take all the blame."

"Yes!"

The crowd complied, their footsteps were significantly lighter, and they fled down the mountain so hastily that they didn't dare to even collect the remains of their fallen comrades.

Amongst boulders and jagged rocks,

Chen Chen had already tried to avoid such terrain as much as possible. His soldiers, each with exceptional skills, didn't need to stick to the beaten path to make their way.

But this was Donglingshan Mountain, where avoiding rocky terrain entirely was impossible.

Whoosh!

The familiar sound of something tearing through the air rang in their ears, and they couldn't help but show a look of despair.

"Sir!"

Chen Chen, his eyes wide with anger, shouted:

"Do you truly wish to make irreconcilable enemies with Zhendonghou Mansion? Our Zhendonghou Mansion also has Xiantian as our foundation!"

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