Chapter 1216: Chapter 103: Hard Battle on the Mountain Road_2
The first to become alert was Xuan Yue. Her magic probes had been continuously active, but even so, the Green King and his men were so formidable that not even her light-based probing magic had detected them until the moment they moved. It was then that Xuan Yue sensed something abnormal at the mountain summit. The strength of the enemy surprised her, and she quickly said to Ah Dai, "Big brother, take a look, it seems like the enemy’s main force has arrived."
Ah Dai looked in the direction Xuan Yue pointed, and indeed, dozens of figures were swiftly descending from the cliffside. Their lightning-fast speed indicated that these people were all incredibly strong, far from ordinary bandits. At this moment, the Blood Skull’s trusted aide and the Iron Skull’s Heavy Cavalry Infantry Regiment were both entangled with bandits in the front and were unable to come to the rescue. It seemed they could only rely on themselves.
The Wind Skeleton also heard Xuan Yue’s shout and immediately felt a chill in his heart. He bellowed, "Archery squadron, target the mountain, volley fire!" At his command, four hundred one arrows drew four hundred one beautiful arcs, lightning-fast, converging on the descending shadows. However, to everyone’s amazement, the falling figures almost simultaneously released a black light, causing the arrows, including the Wind Skeleton’s Shadowless Arrow, to fall to the ground upon touching the light, failing to cause any harm to the enemy.
The Ice Skeleton made a snap decision, grabbing the Extreme ice silver lance from his saddle and saying coldly, "Light Cavalry Infantry, dismount and prepare to intercept." The Light Cavalry Infantry members dismounted neatly, half with Long Knives and half with Long Spears, forming a resilient defense line to await the enemy’s charge. The black-clad figures, led by the Green King, quickly landed. They didn’t consider these mercenaries as a threat and charged head-on without the slightest hesitation.
The Ice Skeleton let out a shout, and her Extreme ice silver lance emitted blue light as she charged forward. The enemy seemed to be acutely aware of her prowess and immediately two men brandishing Scimitars came to meet her. Black battle aura clung to her lance, and during the clash of Qi Force, the Ice Skeleton was shocked to feel the strength of her opponents. In an exchange, she was unable to injure the two men in black. Her competitive spirit flared, and her lance shimmered with a myriad of light as she attacked the two men. However, the Ice Skeleton had forgotten something—the two black-clad men were able to fight her to a standstill, but her subordinates were much weaker in comparison.
Dozens of black-clad figures, like a sharp blade, charged into the Light Cavalry Infantry ranks like lightning, and cries of anguish rose one after another. The capable Light Cavalry Infantry were utterly unable to hinder these black-clad figures. The ruthless attacks of the black-clad fighters were such that the Cavalry’s strikes could not penetrate their Protective Battle Aura. Black light flashed continuously, and in just the blink of an eye, dozens of Light Cavalry Infantry fell at the hands of the black-clad men. The Light Cavalry Infantry were known for their agility, and this kind of direct confrontation was not their forte, especially when their adversaries were so ferocious and strong.
The Wind Skeleton instantly saw the grim casualties among the Ice Skeleton’s ranks and was shocked. Acting decisively, he yelled, "Archery squadron, switch to knives, support the Light Cavalry Infantry!" Pulling out the Long Knife behind him, he was the first to rush over.
Ah Dai turned to Xuan Yue, both shaken by the ferocious attack of the men in black. Their martial arts skills were much higher, their methods far crueler, than ordinary Assassins. Though they were not on the level of annihilators like Mie, Ah Dai distinctly felt that their prowess was no less than the Assassins from the Assassin’s Guild. Where on earth did so many experts come from?
Xuan Yue bit her lip and said, "Big brother, you go. At this rate, the Skeletons’ subordinates will suffer heavy losses. I’ll support you from the back, don’t worry, I have the Phoenix’s Blood and the Ring of Guardian." Ah Dai hesitated to leave Xuan Yue’s side, fearing she might be attacked by the enemy, but seeing no enemies nearby and worried about the dire situation, he nodded and said, "Brother, be very careful." After speaking, he conjured a pale green Solid Energy Sword and leaped toward the black-clad men slaughtering the mercenaries.
While Xuan Yue and Ah Dai were talking, the Skeleton Mercenary Group had already lost over a hundred men to the men in black. The ground was littered with mangled limbs of the Skeleton Mercenary Group’s members. The Wind Skeleton and the Ice Skeleton together could only manage to hold off five men in black. As Ah Dai charged into proximity, he shouted and grasped the Energy Sword with both hands, swinging down with a surge of pale-green light. Amid a thunderous roar, seven men in black were sent reeling, but even under such a powerful strike from Ah Dai, they were merely injured. Ah Dai was stunned to realize that these black-clad figures had a physical toughness far beyond his imagination.
The Blood Skull and Iron Skull also noticed that their rear was compromised, but they were currently entangled with thousands of bandits and couldn’t spare forces to assist. Their only option was to kill off the bandits in front of them as quickly as possible to free up forces to help the Ice Skeleton and others. The battle on both sides had reached an intense stage, and could only be described as brutal—as nearly every second, several lives were lost.
At first, Ah Dai had not been fighting at full strength, but as he watched his fellow mercenaries fall to the enemy one after another, his inner urge to kill was finally ignited. With a furious shout, the five black-clad men surrounding him were all shaken. The pale-green light of Ah Dai’s Solid Energy Sword gradually shifted to a bluish-green as he swiped across and instantly three men in black were bisected at the waist. The disparity in their abilities meant they were powerless to fend off Ah Dai’s attack, and the aura that had been protecting them served no real purpose. This was the first time since their appearance that the men in black had been wounded in combat. After killing three, Ah Dai felt an inexplicable rush of pleasure, and a cool sensation from the Sword of Hades on his chest seemed to be beckoning him to battle. Ah Dai struggled to repress the urge to wield the Sword of Hades, instead he leapt high, his Solid Energy Sword suddenly expanding to two meters in length, and he slashed down at the dozen or so black-clad men below. Amidst a thunderous blast, the black-clad men managed to barely fend off Ah Dai’s overpowering attack by joining forces, but they also sustained minor injuries.
