Borrowing the might of the heavy cavalry's charge, the Nine Dragons Dynasty pushed the battle line five hundred zhang away. Five hundred zhang wasn't long, but it wasn't short either.
This short distance was already littered with all kinds of corpses, including demonic beasts and heavy cavalry. Some of the Demonic Beasts were directly rammed to death, while others were stabbed to death by long spears. As for the group of heavy cavalry who had been determined to die, after this part of the journey, only a tenth of them remained. Along the way, countless corpses fell. Even though they were well-equipped heavy cavalry, they still could not gain too much of an advantage when it came to ramming against Demonic Beasts.
However, the real battle had just begun. The Nine Dragons Dynasty's elite heavy cavalry successfully broke the demonic beasts' formation. Countless light cavalry drew their bows, and their swords rained down like raindrops. In the midst of panic, the demonic beasts' wild instincts burst forth, and they began to flee in all directions.
At this time, it was finally the infantry and the many cultivators' turn to enter the battlefield. Many confident and courageous cultivators charged forward, fighting the demonic beasts alone. Some succeeded in killing them, while others died on the spot because they underestimated the demonic beasts' strength.
Compared to them, the Nine Dragons Dynasty's infantry was undoubtedly more organized. Usually, five to ten people formed a small team, and they gathered their strength to hunt down a demonic beast. Although their speed wasn't fast, they won in terms of stability.
The reason why so many powerful demonic beasts could only hide in the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range and didn't dare to come out was because humans knew how to attack together. As long as it wasn't an overwhelming beast tide, the demonic beasts couldn't do anything to the humans, and could only become the latter's spoils of war. The reason why Xia Zhengwen abandoned the heavy cavalry, which was worth tens of thousands of gold coins, to charge at the enemy's formation was to reap the harvest.
However, if the beast tide was so easy to deal with, the entire Central Oblast wouldn't have fallen to such a state. Just as the Nine Dragons Dynasty's cultivators and the Nine Dragons Dynasty's border army were steadily advancing, a black line appeared in the distance, charging at them at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even Lu Xuan and the others standing on top of the city walls could feel a violent tremor.
Xia Zhengwen's face paled. His hands gripped the hilt of his saber tightly, and his heart trembled like the city walls. Was this the true power of this beast tide? It was no wonder that in just a few days, the entire northern part of Central Oblast had fallen. The great Northern Oblast had no power to resist the beast tide.
He had thought that without the help of the Jiuhua Alliance, the soldiers of Yanhui City could hold their own against the wave of beasts. At the very least, they could defend the city to the death. But now it seemed that even if he had twice the number of soldiers, he still wouldn't be able to achieve that goal. The sheer force of the wave of beasts was enough to bring down the walls of Yanhui City.
After calming himself down, Xia Zhengwen looked at Lu Xuan, Ye Wuheng, and the others. He took a deep breath and said, "Alliance Master Ye, Young Alliance Master, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you guys to help out."
Lu Xuan retracted his gaze from the beast tide in the distance and revealed a faint smile. "Of course. We didn't come all the way here just to witness the strength of the Nine Dragons Dynasty's border army."
After saying that, Lu Xuan nodded at Ye Wuhen and the others, who immediately responded. The group of people immediately flew up and floated forward like swans.
Xia Zhengwen followed closely behind, but he didn't keep up with Lu Xuan and the others. He stopped in front of the soldiers and shouted, "Stop! Get into formation! Shields! "
Because they were going out of the city to fight, they didn't bring any common weapons like barricades. They could only use the shields in their hands to defend against the beast tide.
Countless infantry soldiers with huge shields quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and heavily erected their huge shields. Then, groups of soldiers with three-zhang-long spears hid behind the shield wall, and erected the spears diagonally to resist the attacks of the beast tide.
Whether it was the soldiers holding the shields or the spears, none of them showed the slightest sign of fear. Once the beast tide came, they would be the first to be sacrificed. Even heavy cavalry couldn't stop the strong bodies of the demonic beasts. How could they resist the beast tide with brute force?
Seeing the soldiers get into formation, Xia Zhengwen breathed a sigh of relief. Now, he was glad that he went out of the city to attack. Although he had given up the advantage of the city wall, it was still unknown whether the city wall could stop the beast tide. Once the city wall was broken, they would be in a passive position.
Although the Nine Dragon Dynasty's army had stopped their pursuit, many of the martial artists continued to do as they pleased. Some of them were even chasing after the fleeing demonic beasts. On a large-scale battlefield like this, the difference between martial artists and soldiers was obvious.
Lu Xuan stood in the air and scanned the battlefield with a slight frown. Once the beast tide arrived, those martial artists who were above the Origin Realm would still be fine. But for those martial artists who were below the Spirit Refinement Realm, they would definitely be crushed into meat paste by the beast tide. Not even their corpses would be left behind.
He raised his right hand and said, "Everyone from the Nine Eastern Alliance, retreat! If you dare to advance recklessly, regardless of life or death, all your contributions will be revoked! "
Seeing that the beast tide was getting closer and closer, the Jiuhua Alliance cultivators who heard Lu Xuan's warning immediately stopped in their tracks. They turned around to look at the Nine Dragons Empire's border army, only to discover that they had already stopped in their tracks and formed a formation. Coupled with Lu Xuan's orders, no one disobeyed and they all retreated.
Some of the Nine Dragons Dynasty's local martial artists were puzzled by Lu Xuan's order. They had clearly defeated the demonic beasts. Why did they have to retreat?
There were even some martial artists who sneered inwardly. The Nine Eastern Alliance was only so-so. A dignified fifth-grade sect was actually so cowardly. It was just some demonic beasts. What was there to be afraid of? Some of the martial artists who were passionate about serving their country were even resentful. They felt that the Nine Dragons Dynasty wasn't the Nine Eastern Alliance's territory, so they didn't want to risk their lives. They wanted to show the Nine Eastern Alliance that the Nine Dragons Dynasty could stop the beast tide with their own strength.
Although Lu Xuan could order the Nine Eastern Alliance's martial artists to retreat, he couldn't control what the martial artists of the Central Plains were thinking. He could only watch as a few scattered martial artists continued to do as they pleased, ignoring his warning.
Since these people refused to listen to his advice, Lu Xuan did not care about them anymore. He merely said to Ye Wuhen and the others, "This beast tide is coming with great ferocity. I'm afraid that most of the beast tide's forces have been gathered here. The chances of the Nine Dragons Dynasty stopping them are slim. Let's block them for a while first."
Ye Wuhen smiled and said, "Since you're the commander this time, we'll just listen to you."
Ye Wenjun flipped his long hair and said, "I can't remember how many years it's been since I've fought to my heart's content. Today, I'll kill to my heart's content."
The others, such as Ye Ruida and Ye Guangjian, looked at each other and smiled. The title of Sword Demon had been earned step by step. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been called a demon.
Lu Xuan, Ye Wuhen, Ye Wenjun, Ye Guangjian, Ye Ruida, Ye Haoran, and Ling Jin. The seven of them flew out in a single line. Ling Jin, who never used a weapon, equipped herself with a good sword from the Jiuhua Alliance. Her fists were strong, but when it came to killing, a weapon was a cut above the rest.
Seven people and seven swords facing a hundred thousand demonic beasts. Such grace was rare in the world. The many martial artists who had retreated to the rear were impressed.
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