Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1173: Flesh And Blood Battlefield

Red King and Dragon Flame refracted a faint halo under the gray sunlight. This saber and sword continued to fly in Allen's hands, killing the outsider soldiers who had crossed the Iron Sharp Warrior's line of defense. Lucy's ninety or so Iron Sharp Warriors formed a real steel line of defense. These warriors were not afraid or doubtful. Their tall bodies were wrapped in long cloaks, revealing only their hands and the gigantic weapons in their hands. These tall figures reassured the people on the battlefield. Their mechanical and efficient attacks would always dissipate the waves of attacks from the outsiders.

Only sporadic fish escaped the threat of the giant soldiers, but they were greeted by a second line of defense that included Allen and several other experts.

Allen's sword movements were simple. He was like a miser, and he would not waste any extra energy on these miscellaneous fish. Red King did not even show its most basic high-temperature characteristics. With its sharpness, Allen cut the throat of Blade Demon or Gatu.

This was the defensive area that Allen was in charge of. The artillery position was set up on a low slope. Including Allen's divine cannons, more than 30 cannons continued firing, shooting the cannons towards the right wing of the outsider army. The other party also responded, but most of the artillery shells were intercepted and detonated by Allen and the others. In addition to Alan, there were Hubble, Laura, Adele, Broy, and Bai. Lucy was in charge of directing the Iron Sharp Warriors and letting the Silver Winged Killer find his own enemies to assassinate.

There weren't many soldiers in their battlefield, but there were definitely many experts. Allen had even arranged for Regis, Roy, Belmore, and Wilick to help defend their positions, considering that there weren't enough experts on the Orlando couple's side. Otherwise, there would have been so many experts on Allen's side that even the Bucks did not have such a luxurious lineup.

In this situation, it was almost impossible for soldiers to charge across the defensive line. As a result, different auras rushed out from the enemy formation below the slope. With a Gatu expert as the leader, the outsiders immediately dropped five experts at level 23 or level 4, planning to take down this artillery field in one fell swoop.

"Hubble!" Alan roared.

Hubble's eyes lit up under his helmet, and Origin Energy burst forth with flames from every crack in his armor. Hubble's aura became as heavy as a mountain. In the eyes of everyone, his figure seemed to be much taller, like a towering mountain, capable of stopping any flood tide. He strode forward with the intention of stopping the enemy's experts with his own strength.

Apart from Alan, even Laura, who had followed Alan for a long time, was surprised by Hubble's actions. Only Alan knew that Hubble definitely had such strength. Because of this, the people of Gatu activated another mode of the Fallen Body.

It was the Immortal Temple that specialized in defense. This was a defensive stance that was different from berserk slaughter.

At this time, five outsider experts all rushed past the Iron Sharp Warrior's defensive line and rushed towards the low slope. Hubble strode forward and stabbed the giant sword into the ground. Then, he punched the ground with both fists. A ripple visible to the naked eye spread out in the shape of a fan with him as its origin, like a tidal wave that flooded over the five invading enemies. Regardless of their rank, when this ripple swept past them, all of the foreign experts revealed astonished expressions. Their bodies, senses, and even the Origin Energy within their bodies were all affected, and they even fell into chaos. At this moment, not to mention continuing to charge, even a simple movement like moving one's fingers could not be done.

Kinetic Energy Shockwaves, a special ability under the stance of the Immortal Temple. The vibrating force field can disturb the perception and Origin Energy motion of the target and make it difficult to move. Seeing that Hubble was holding the five outsiders back, Alan let out a soft howl. The Red King blade flowed with a scarlet flame, and the long blade finally spat out explosive flames. Alan leaned forward. He had already disappeared. Only a ray of red light descended from the slope and intersected with two of the experts.

When his toes landed on the ground, Allen had already appeared below the low slope. The red line stretched and expanded, and explosive flames spurted out from it, forming a cloud of fire. The two experts that were brushed past by the fire clouds were annihilated by the high-temperature explosive flames. The light in their eyes quickly dimmed and they scattered into pieces of corpses that fell to the ground. Bloy and Bai also pounced down. The former's Hammer of Extinction flickered with yellow light, and a hammer was imprinted on the previous Gatu expert. Yellow flames sprayed out from the hammer, causing the Gatu man's chest to collapse. His entire body flew backwards, and he was severely injured even if he didn't die. Bai was even more simple and violent. He flashed in front of a Saber Demon expert and stretched out his hand to pull out his opponent's heart. Just as he was about to kill another outsider beside him, a shrill howl suddenly sounded from the slope, and that person's head exploded. Bai turned around and saw a girl on the slope raising her sniper rifle. Her short brown hair flew wildly in the sunlight.

In the blink of an eye, the five experts attacking the position were killed. However, this did not scare off the outsiders. However, they were unable to throw more experts into one of the shelling positions in a short period of time. Thus, the situation returned to its original state. The outsiders still used their advantage in numbers to attack the defensive line of the position, and the slaughter seemed to never stop.

When dusk fell, Alan was almost numb. He forgot how many people he had killed, and only knew how to mechanically wave Red King and Dragon Flame to kill the outsiders he could see. If it weren't for his firm will, he would have collapsed long ago. And now, this bombardment site actually exists in name only. After that day's battle, the cannons were almost empty. After noon, the cannons could no longer continue the saturation bombardment and could only take turns firing. Even so, the outsiders were still unwilling to give up, even though their corpses had already been piled up into a small hill under the hillside.

Finally, the horn of retreat was blown from behind the outsider army. Amidst the desolate sound of the horn, the foreign soldiers who were constantly charging at the defensive line began to retreat. At this time, even the untiring Iron Sharp Warriors had their weapons cut to the point of being curled up. At the end of the battle, they were practically using brute force to kill the foreign soldiers.

However, no matter what, the outsiders finally chose to withdraw their troops. Even if it was temporary, no one could cheer in the face of this hard-won victory. Most of the soldiers whose spirits had tightened were knocked unconscious on the battlefield after confirming the retreat of the outsiders. He had to rely on his comrades to bring them back, and Saron alone had brought four or five officers back to the camp, not to mention the others.

In this incomparably tragic war, more than three thousand people had been killed on the human side. Just the corpses had piled up several small hills. Because there were too many dead, they could not be transported back for burial, so they could only be cremated on the spot after taking their nameplates to prevent the plague from occurring. As for the outsiders, there were more than ten thousand corpses left behind. Looking around, one could see the outsiders' corpses on every inch of the ground. The blood flowing from the armies of both sides dyed the plains dark red and other colors. The smell of blood was so dense that one had to shut their breaths before they could spit it out.

After the war, cleaning up the battlefield was no easier than fighting. The logistic soldiers had to take turns to rest before they cremated the last batch of foreign taxis before dawn. The entire battlefield was filled with smoke, and the aftermath of the war floated everywhere. By the time Saron returned to the castle, it was already midnight. After dinner and resting for a while, Alan became much more spirited. Seeing Saron return, he took the initiative to inquire about the situation in the barracks.

Saron took off his cloak and helmet, and when he sat down, he became old. The general shook his head wearily and said, "Although the number of soldiers killed in battle is within my expectations, the number of injured far exceeds my imagination. Lord Alan, we have nearly 70% of the wounded, 30% of whom are seriously injured. Let alone fighting, it is still unknown whether they will be able to last until tomorrow."

"Simply put, if the outsiders continue to attack tomorrow, the number of people we can participate in the battle will only be about half of today's. However, this is not the most serious problem. The more serious problem is that our ammunition reserves are being depleted too quickly. I'm afraid our artillery positions will face an embarrassing situation where there will be no bullets left to fight tomorrow." josei

Allen frowned. "Don't tell me we don't have any reinforcements? The Imperial Army should have more than that. Even if the north and south lines are fighting at the same time, isn't the Imperial Army known as a million strong division?"

"If it is normal, even if only our Bucks, there are enough troops to deal with the battlefield. "But the situation is unstable now, my lord. As far as I know, the Bear Armored Army stationed in Mosaior does not obey Marshal Roderk's command openly. Great General Arkham declares his independence. Only when the empire has confirmed a new king will he lead the Bear Armored Army in loyalty to him."

At this time, Ante had someone deliver food, but Saron obviously had no appetite. After eating two slices of bread, he drank a glass of ale to refresh himself and continued, "As for the Giant Dragon Army, I think you also know." General Woodrick led a portion of the dragon army south. They should have been the most promising reinforcements on our side. But we are not the only ones fighting in the South. I think the general has been delayed elsewhere. At least in the short term, we won't be able to make it. "

"As for the Black Wolf Army and the Lion King Army, there are also various problems. Just maintaining the operation of the military headquarters, Marshal Rodke is already very busy. He still needs to take into account all the soldiers on the battlefield, so it's probably very difficult for us to draw out more reinforcements." Saron sighed, "We have to rely on ourselves, my lord."

Alan fell silent. He understood what it meant.

Today passed, tomorrow, so what?

He was speechless all night.

At the end of the dawn, a horn sounded outside the castle. Alan opened his eyes and thought that the outsiders were going to attack again, but after listening carefully, it was not a warning sign. He put on his clothes and got out of bed doubtfully, pushed open the window, and blew in with a cold breeze, refreshing him. Allen looked out of the castle and saw people constantly surging out from the main road in the woods. He was stunned by this scene. Could it be that reinforcements had arrived?