ebookland Chapter 772 Ground Combat
Chapter 772 Ground Combat
Of course, even humans can't build an army in a day, let alone monsters. Building a tower from sand is not impossible. It requires a container and a glue!
For those monsters, the moment they stepped out of the city gate, the city wall behind them became their container! And their monster kings and monster generals became their glue!
These demon kings and generals weren't easily convinced. But Yin Zijuan, holding the vulture's imperial sword, forced them to obey! The imperial sword granted Yin Zijuan the power of life and death! In other words, anyone who dared to disobey orders, desert, or act without authorization could be dealt with by Yin Zijuan at will, including immediate execution!
Most monsters are brave and aggressive! In a word, they will fight if they don't obey! Of course, once you defeat it, it will bow down to you and obey you unconditionally! Because they have an innate admiration for the strong!
The demon generals and demon kings were naturally in awe of the vulture and dared not disobey. But to have a human being rule, and a woman at that, was unacceptable to the demon kings and generals, and even the demon soldiers! So, despite outwardly agreeing, once the vulture left, they began to act insincerely.
Yin Zijuan's personality wasn't as frail as she appeared. She was a resourceful, ruthless, and decisive figure! Even before they left the city to meet the enemy, Yin Zijuan had already publicly dispatched two of the most ferocious and powerful demon kings with a single wave of her hand!
Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys has a strong deterrent effect on both humans and demons! What's more, Yin Zijuan killed not a chicken but a tiger? As a result, all the demon generals immediately bowed to her, not daring to show any disrespect.
Time was pressing, so Yin Zijuan naturally didn't have time to train them into an army. Of course, training these monsters into an army was incredibly difficult! After all, their intelligence wasn't as great as that of humans. Fortunately, Yin Zijuan didn't ask much of them; she simply wanted them to fight to the death! As long as they didn't get crushed, that was all!
This was the reason she had built the wall. To prevent these monsters from collapsing, relying solely on the suppression of the monster kings and monster generals wasn't enough! Only by leaving them with nowhere to retreat and nowhere to escape could they fight to the death! Only then would they obey commands and follow orders for their own survival!
Before the spiritual cannons lost their effectiveness, Yin Zijuan led a large portion of the demonic army out of the city. Naturally, Yin Zijuan wouldn't lead all the demonic beasts out of the city at once. While that would be a massive undertaking, it would also create chaos if the army was defeated! Not only would it be detrimental to command, it could also lead to mutual trampling.
The monsters that left the city formed a circle with their backs against the city wall, staring closely at the rapidly approaching human army, ready to fight at any time!
In terms of numbers, the demon beasts far outnumbered the humans. But in terms of combat power, they were far inferior! The enemy's nearly one million-strong army was almost entirely composed of Crystal Condensation Monks. On the other hand, the demon beasts had fewer than a hundred thousand demon kings! Relying on these hundred thousand demon kings to stop nearly a million Crystal Condensation Monks was simply a fantasy!
Li Yu, Yin Zijuan, and the others all knew that this battle would be extremely brutal, with many demon beasts killed! But they had no choice but to do it! If they didn't fight, the demon race would be exterminated! Fighting would give them a glimmer of hope!
Li Yu had considered that if he and his group left, the demon race would be spared from the flames of war. However, judging by the Xianxia Sect's vindictive nature, if he and his group left, the human race would surely vent their anger on the demon race!
Speaking of falling to the ground, this disaster of the demon race was caused by me! I shouldn't just leave!
At the beginning of the battle, although the monsters gathered together, they lacked the ability to fight in a coordinated manner. Coupled with their own lack of strength, they soon fell into a passive situation of being beaten!
The chaotic situation that Yin Zijuan was most worried about also followed!
Seeing the enemy's overwhelming force, some of the monsters suddenly felt fearful and retreated desperately. Fortunately, Yin Zijuan had taken precautions and divided the troops leaving the city into three layers: front, middle, and rear. Each layer maintained a certain distance between them. Therefore, although the front army was in disarray, it did not immediately have a substantial impact on the middle and rear armies. At most, it would only affect morale.
Seeing the chaos in the front army, Yin Zijuan immediately shouted:
"Central troops, prepare! Anyone who retreats will die!"
This was something Yin Zijuan had emphasized repeatedly before the expedition! When Yin Zijuan's voice resounded throughout the battlefield, the fleeing monsters finally came to their senses! Especially the monster leaders, who hurriedly ordered their men to stop retreating!
You know, this is a master who kills demons without blinking an eye! She can even kill the demon king who doesn't obey her orders with a single sword, let alone these demons?
When pushed into a corner, both humans and monsters will probably have this thought: I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well give it a try!
The monsters currently in the vanguard had this in mind! Yin Zijuan had emphasized this repeatedly before. The rear troops should urge the vanguard! If any monsters in the vanguard deserted the battlefield, the rear troops could immediately execute them!
Moreover, even without the rear army to supervise the battle, they have no way to escape! Because behind them are the closed city gates and the cold city walls!
A demon wolf leading the front army also roared:
"No retreat! Fight back! Otherwise, I will kill you first!"
The leaders also shouted loudly, ordering the monsters to turn around and meet the enemy!
Looking at the chaotic situation that was under control, Yin Zijuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!
Honestly, she wasn't sure she could stabilize that chaotic situation! If the vanguard truly disobeyed orders, could she really kill them all? To create a deterrent effect, she could kill two of the first ones. As the saying goes, the law doesn't punish the masses! If they all fled, she would be helpless! After all, she couldn't kill all those monsters!
Although the monsters in the front army managed to hold their ground again, the disparity in strength was huge. Soon, a large number of monsters fell in a pool of blood!
Upon seeing this, Yin Zijuan immediately drew her sword and leaped into the air! If this situation continued, the demon tribe would soon be plunged into chaos again! She had to find a way to boost her own morale! There was no other way to boost morale. The only way was to give those demon beasts hope of survival!
As a Saint Realm expert, he was invincible among a group of Crystal Condensation cultivators! Wherever the long sword passed, groups of cultivators fell like cut wheat!
The effect was remarkable! Seeing their commander so brave, the monsters were all very excited! As if they had been injected with chicken blood, they roared and rushed towards the enemy camp!
The demonic counterattack was completely unexpected by the human army! In their view, the demonic beasts were simply courting death! Even if the woman was fierce, she was alone! Moreover, there were already Saint-level monks coming to support them. They immediately raised their weapons, shouted loudly, and rushed towards the demonic beasts!
In an instant, swords flashed, and shouts of slaughter filled the air! Soon, the ground was covered with the corpses of humans and demons! Blood soaked the earth, and pools of blood formed into rivers! Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and body parts were scattered everywhere, and the screams were deafening!
Yin Zijuan was in the middle of a killing spree when suddenly something clicked in her mind! She immediately stopped attacking and looked up at the sky!
A figure was rushing towards her at great speed! With a quick look, she knew it was a Saint Realm expert. However, he was only at the first level of Saint Realm!
After just one glance, Yin Zijuan lost interest without even getting a clear look at the person's appearance. Immediately, she swept her sword across, launching another attack on the human race!
Although the newcomer was only at the Saint level, he was quite arrogant! Seeing that the other party dared to ignore his existence, he could not help but get furious! He immediately shouted:
"Someone is..."
He had barely uttered two words when he felt a sharp pain in his neck! He collapsed like the other Condensed Crystal cultivators! However, he was slightly different from them. Most of the Condensed Crystal cultivators had expressions of terror upon their death, but he seemed a bit surprised!