Soon, it was dawn.
The dawn fell on Allen's face and he opened his eyes. After sleeping for an hour or so, he was fully recovered. He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones. Looking to the side, Lucy was curled up into a ball, leaning against the stone with her back to the vent and sleeping soundly. Allen pulled the warm marching blanket for her and she woke up.
Only a qualified warrior would be able to buy time to rest on the battlefield. Lucy had undoubtedly done this. When she woke up, her jade pupils shone with a faint light and she was full of energy.
"They didn't attack?" Lucy asked.
Allen nodded heavily.
This was definitely not a good thing. The enemy clearly had the advantage in strength, but they were not in a hurry to attack. Obviously, he had to be prepared to take them down in one fell swoop. The Saber Demon had no intention of letting them survive, even if there were only one or two of them.
William and Broy returned and handed the two dry rations and clean water. Then, they sat down and rested in order to recover their energy.
Allen ate something and found Coggess. The major seemed to have slept at the end of the night, but there was no exhaustion in his eyes. He was putting down his tactical binoculars, his face gloomy. Seeing Allen come over, he sighed softly, "Looks like we have a bitter battle."
He handed the binoculars to Allen.
Allen looked down the mountain and sucked in a breath of cold air. In one night, the Saber Demon set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the mountain path. Barriers made of iron wood and rubble would prevent the Federation army from charging effectively and could serve as a mask to avoid the Federation's firepower. Fortunately, the mountain path was rugged, and the Saber Demon was unable to drive their chariot up the mountain. Otherwise, this battle would not have been fought.
As for the other party's Wolf Cavalry, they were unobstructed. However, they were unable to charge in groups on the mountain paths like they were on the flat ground, greatly weakening the Wolf Cavalry's mobility and power.
However, the Federation was still at a disadvantage.
"Heavens, what is that?" A sergeant cried out in alarm.
Allen and Coggess turned around in astonishment.
On the other side of the wind-eroded wasteland, black clouds surged on the horizon, raising sand and dust into the air. Allen returned the binoculars to Coggess. The major looked at them and cried out, "Not good, it's an ant colony!"
That's right, it was a colony of ants, and there were quite a few of them. Just now, Allen had taken a glance and knew that there were at least five to six hundred knife ants, which was why he had raised such a large amount of dust. The Saber Ant had always been a common servant beast and cannon fodder of the Blade Demon Cultivator. In many battles in the past, the Saber Ant usually played the role of attracting firepower and consuming the ammunition of the Federation. Unfortunately, despite knowing this, the Federation was unable to change the situation.
If a large number of saber ants were to surge into the position, the losses would be far greater than the ammunition consumed. Faced with this Saber Demon's unique style of play, the Federation was seeking a way to crack it. It has already been proposed that Saber Ants' exceptional sensitivity to pheromones could be used to open lethal or disgusting special pheromones, in order to kill Saber Ants on a large scale or force them to leave the battlefield, thus breaking the Saber Demon's ant sea tactic.
However, this kind of pheromone was still in development, and Allen's troops did not have such a configuration.
A large number of saber ants approached like a reddish-brown lead cloud. From this, it could be seen that there should be a medium-sized tribe migrating here nearby. The Wolf Cavalry that left last night was obviously a colony of ants that had been transferred back to the tribe. If the Saber Ants were to take the lead, it would be very disadvantageous to Allen's side. Their limited ammunition would be consumed by these servant beasts.
"At this point, we can only use the echelon battle method and use the limited space on the mountain path to stall for time as much as possible." Kejess snorted.
Calling all the non-commissioned officers, Coggess began to arrange the battle positions and tasks of the various teams. They would give up the space in the middle of the mountain path, tighten the defensive line on the mountain path, and use the excellence of the commanding position. Attacking in an echelon in turn, blocking and intercepting the enemy in order to stall for time. As for whether they could delay until reinforcements arrived, no one was willing to think about it.
While Kejess was arranging his tactics, the Saber Ant Swarm had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, the Saber Demon surged, and a tall Demon Cultivator strode out. He was not stooped like the other Saber Demons. Obviously, just like other lifeforms, when Origin Energy reached a certain level, aliens like Saber Demons would also evolve. The Saber Demon in front of him was a Demon Cultivator that had evolved once. His body was straight, and the structure of his primitive spine had changed, allowing him to stand straight like a human. This allowed the Saber Demon to make more movements.
His body was also covered in strange armor made of bones and metal, and the area covered by the armor was far greater than that of an ordinary Wolf Knight. There were three banners stuck behind him, and the strong wind blew, causing the blood-brown banners to flutter intensely, looking like flames from afar.
This was a Saber Demon General. The position of general only appeared in medium-sized tribes. Among the ten powerful divisions, there were also Great Generals who were one rank higher. Ordinary generals also possessed Level 20 strength, equivalent to a major in the Federation Army. The Saber Demon General dragged a broadsword in his hand. The broadsword was filled with a primitive style. Its grip, handguard, and spine were made of dense bones. As for the blades on both sides, they were made of rough metal.
The general raised his broadsword and pointed at the Federation army above. Immediately, ten Wolf Cavalry took out beast bones and blew a sharp horn.
This was a signal to attack!
Without any suspense, the first to attack was a large number of Saber Ants. These servant beasts ignored the rugged mountain paths and steep cliffs. Saber Ants climbed up the mountain like a dark red cloud rising from the foot of the mountain and surging towards the peak. Coggess gestured, and the Federation army shrank towards the steep peak to avoid being besieged by the Saber Ants. Under the orders of the major, the warriors held their breaths and waited for orders. They held their machine guns but did not fire. They only waited for the Saber Ants to enter the best range before moving.
The mountain peak was deathly quiet. As long as the howling wind and the strange sound of the Saber Ants crawling could be heard in the mountain. The atmosphere was tense and oppressive. Apart from a limited number of people, the rest of them all breathed heavily, and the pressure in their hearts could be imagined.
Just as the Saber Ant's vanguard entered Coggess's optimal shooting range, the major waved his arm. Immediately, a hundred spears rang out in unison. A crisscrossed firepower net blocked the Saber Ants, continuously blasting them down the mountain, causing countless deaths and injuries.
Just as the battle in the Wind Eroded Wasteland began, Berry walked back and forth with a solemn expression. He was in the command hall of the base. Just half an hour ago, the base contacted Coggess according to the procedure, but there was no response. Colonel Berry rushed over when he was notified, and communication has yet to be restored.
"It's been half an hour." Berry shouted, "Inform Majors Perry and Jordan to bring their men to the Wind Eroded Wasteland. Something might have happened to Coggess and the others."
"Damn it, this situation isn't good."
Blood Eagle Base had already realized that something was wrong and was sending reinforcements. However, the battle in the Wind Eroded Wasteland had entered a white-hot stage. As a large number of Saber Ants were knocked off the cliff, the Saber Demon infantry began to mix in with the attacking Saber Ants and attack the mountain path. Most of the enemy soldiers would be killed along with the Saber Ants, but some of them were lucky enough to cross the firepower net and advance towards the Federation's defensive line. At this time, non-commissioned officers were needed.
After repelling a wave of Saber Demon infantry, Mo De gasped for breath and retreated. This round was Allen's turn. The advantage of his team was very obvious. Including Allen, there were four non-commissioned officers. Allen dragged his fangs and took the lead, while William and the others followed closely behind. Under the whistling line of fire, a few Saber Demon soldiers crossed the line of fire and ejected their arm blades as they rushed over with strange cries.
Allen closed his saber and pounced forward. The sharp bone saber carried a gray crescent wheel, and the dense saber light enveloped a few enemy soldiers. The Saber Demon infantry were all thrown down by the saber, and a wound was pulled out of their throats by sharp teeth, cutting off their arteries and splashing blood to death. Allen didn't linger and retreated after succeeding. At this moment, two riders suddenly rushed out of the enemy formation. The two Berserk Wolf Knight were both holding spears in their hands. One of them raised his spear and was about to throw it when a faint golden light suddenly streaked through the air like lightning, instantly opening a bloody hole in his forehead.
A gunshot came from behind him. Allen didn't need to turn around to know that it was Lucy who fired the gun.
The spear-wielding Knight landed on the ground and turned twice, turning into another corpse on the battlefield.
However, there was still one rider rushing forward.
Allen suddenly stopped, shouted softly, and rushed forward. Hundreds of sparks burst out from his chest and covered the Knight. The Saber Demon Knight danced his spear wildly in front of him, and the sound of critical strikes rang out incessantly. However, just as the Knight thought that Allen's attack would never stop, the sparks in the sky suddenly disappeared. Hundreds of thousands of starflames turned into an orange flame and pierced through the air. The Knight shouted and handed over the spear.
The bone saber that carried the flames happened to strike the tip of the enemy's spear. The flames were impacted by the Origin Energy and attacked along the spear like a fire snake. The Knight was shocked and let go of the spear. Allen snorted coldly. At the same time, he retracted his saber and gently raised his spear. The spear wrapped in flames immediately flew backwards and turned into a streak of fire that instantly pierced into the Knight's chest.
The Knight shouted and fell to the ground. He rolled down the cliff and knocked down a few knife ants. The miserable screams instantly faded away and lingered in the mountains for a long time.
Allen retreated, and William and Broy intertwined with him. The two of them attacked at the same time with their iron fists and heavy axes, stopping the soldiers and wolf cavalry that surged from the enemy formation one by one.
After a while, Allen and the others retreated to the rear and replaced the other non-commissioned officers.
Fighting for a break, the four of them sat quietly without saying a word. At this time, even the strength to speak needed to be saved. Only by squeezing out every bit of strength would there be a possibility of survival. Ten minutes later, it was time for them to go on the battlefield again. The short period of time was enough to show the ferocity of the enemy's offensive.
Coggess's expression was as cold as water.
The defensive line was retreating bit by bit, and the enemy's offensive was endless like a tide, but the side had reached its limit. Almost all of the ammunition had been used up, and only two snipers would open fire from time to time, shooting back some of the enemies who had attacked strategic points. Ordinary soldiers had already pulled out their standard Steel Eagle Sabers and engaged in close combat. There were not many saber ants left, and nearly half of the infantry had been killed or wounded. However, the Berserk Wolf Knight still did not move his muscles and bones.
Apart from being killed by Allen and a few non-commissioned officers, the Saber Demon General no longer ordered the Wolf Cavalry to move out. He was determined to use the remaining saber ants and infantry to grind the Federation army to death.
Under such a situation, the Federation army began to lose members, and the speed was very fast. In less than ten minutes, one-third of the soldiers had already died under the saber ants and the enemy's saber. Even Allen and the other non-commissioned officers began to suffer various injuries of varying severity. That was a sign that the non-commissioned officers' physical strength had declined.
Right now, the only one with complete strength was Coggess.
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