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The main gate of the Iron Hill Settlement had been turned into a bloody battlefield.
Fresh blood sprayed through the air, turning into droplets of red rain that fell to the ground. The black walls of the Iron Hill Settlement were dyed a shade of red, just like the setting sun.
Countless black-armoured demon soldiers lined up neatly at the foot of the Iron Hill Settlement. Every demon soldier held a giant shield in their hands, blocking the arrows that rained down from the city walls.
The sound of arrows piercing through the air reverberated through the air.
Cries of pain could be heard coming from the walls of the Iron Hill Settlement. Every time they fired their arrows, they were also facing the arrows of the Demon soldiers.
A sky full of arrows rained down from the Iron Hill Settlement.
At the same time, arrows rained down from the bottom of the walls. Every now and then, arrows from two different directions would collide with each other.
War...
From beginning to end, it was the epitome of cruelty.
Death was a common occurrence in a war. Especially during a siege, death could happen in the blink of an eye.
The black torrent of soldiers surged towards the Iron Hill Settlement like a pack of ferocious beasts, slamming into the walls of the Iron Hill Settlement.
Amidst the darkness, there was a hint of white.
She was like a white lotus in the wind, or a rock in the storm. Her white dress danced in the wind. This was Yun Qingwu, the young master of the Demons.
Yun Qingwu stood there.
She stood at the gates of the Iron Hill Settlement, her hair a pure blue. Not a single Demon soldier dared to come within a meter of her.
She did not give any orders, nor did she do anything.
However, General Mu's gaze never left Yun Qingwu. He knew exactly what she was doing.
As long as Yun Qingwu stood there.
Then...
The morale of the demon soldiers would never be low. Countless demons would continue to attack the Iron Hill Settlement, even if they had to sacrifice their lives to do so.
"General, the Demon soldiers have been attacking for two hours. We have suffered heavy casualties. Should we send reinforcements from the other gates?" A voice rang out.
"Continue to defend!" General Mu ordered without hesitation.
"Yes!" The voice quickly disappeared.
General Mu didn't look at the retreating messenger. He just clenched his fists even tighter until they turned white and his nails almost pierced into his flesh.
Of course, he knew that if this continued, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long, but what could he do? There was nothing he could do!
Send reinforcements from the other city gates.
It seemed like a good idea, but in reality, it was like drinking poison to quench one's thirst. Furthermore, it might even cause the Iron Hill Settlement to fall.
The attack launched by the Demon Soldiers was indeed very fierce.
However, from the beginning to the end, only one formation of Demon soldiers was attacking, while the other formation of Demon soldiers did not even move. In other words …
The demon cavalry did not participate in the battle!
General Mu was almost sure that as long as he mobilized the guards of the other gates, the demon cavalries would attack the other gates as soon as possible.
As a result, the city would be immediately breached.
One was that the city would be breached immediately, while the other was that the city would be slowly exhausted.
General Mu had no other choice. His purpose in coming to the Iron Hill Settlement was to stall for time. As such, he could not take the risk.
He could only hold on!
If that was the case …
In reality, General Mu had fallen into Yun Qingwu's trap. If all four gates attacked at the same time, they would suffer more losses than just one.
Yun Qingwu did not order for all four gates to attack at the same time.
She wanted to preserve the strength of the Demon Race.
General Mu knew this, but he could not change it. What could he do? Lead the army out of the city? Or send reinforcements from the other gates?
He could not do any of these things.
The only thing he could do was to look on helplessly as Yun Qingwu's plan worked. He had to hold on for as long as he could.
"General, our death toll is around 3,200, and …" Soon, General Mu heard the voice again.
"Got it. Pass down my order. Continue to hold the fort!" General Mu nodded. He gritted his teeth so hard that his lips turned blue.
"Yes!" The voice disappeared, drowned out by the cries of pain.
In just two hours...
Almost 20% of the 20,000 Southern Region soldiers had died. Furthermore, this was not even counting the number of injured soldiers. How could General Mu not be heartbroken?
No!
If this continued, they would not be able to hold on for another four hours.
General Mu knew very well that defending the city would become more and more difficult as time went on. More soldiers were injured, and more tired, so the casualties would be even greater.
Based on the attitude of the Demon Race...
The city would not fall.
There was no way they would stop attacking.
What should he do?
General Mu's mission was to defend the Iron Hill Settlement to the death. He had to stall for at least two days. However, it seemed like …
Six hours later, he was almost at the end of his rope.
Did he really have to sacrifice all 80,000 soldiers in the Iron Hill Settlement?
General Mu did not want that to happen. However, he did not have much of a choice. 80,000 soldiers in exchange for a chance of survival.
This was a heavy price to pay, but it was a price he had to pay.
"Warriors of the Southern Region! I, Mu Xutie, have nothing else to say today. I just want to say that if the Southern Region lives, we live. If the Southern Region dies, we die. Today's battle concerns the life and death of the Southern Region. What do you think we should do? "General Mu drew his mace from his shoulders as he spoke.
At the same time, he stepped onto the city wall and swung his mace at a Demon soldier who was already on the city wall. His speed was as fast as a shooting star.
The Demon soldier did not even have time to react. All he could do was cry out in pain before he fell off the city wall.
"Kill!"
"Defend the Iron Hill Settlement!"
"Defend the Southern Region!"
When the Southern Region soldiers saw General Mu jump onto the city walls, they waved their swords and shouted. However, after a few shouts, another soldier was struck by an arrow and fell to the ground.
"Reporting to General, there's … reinforcements … reinforcements …" At this moment, a messenger from the Southern Region ran over, panting heavily.
"Scram, don't bother me. I will fight to the death with the Demon Race today!" General Mu's eyes were wide open, and he kept swinging his mace. He couldn't hear the stammering messenger at all.
"General, there are … reinforcements!"
"Scram … wait a minute! What did you say? Reinforcements? Where did they come from? "
"It's the Princess, the Crown Prince, Shi Zun, Thunderous Lion and a few other settlement chiefs, and … and the people of the Great Xia …"
"What?! The Princess is here! The Crown Prince is here? This … the Great Xia. Did the Crown Prince negotiate with the Great Xia? Quick, where is he? "General Mu was extremely confused when he heard this.
"They should be here by now!"
"Here? No, the Princess and the Crown Prince are of high status, how can they … ah! "General Mu was just about to give the order to stop them when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
It was the pain of an arrow piercing his chest.
"General, General!"
"Oh no, the General has been hit!"
"Protect the General!"
The Southern Region soldiers and generals were shocked to see this. They all ran towards General Mu.
"Don't worry about me, defend the city, defend the city!" General Mu's eyes widened as he snapped the arrow in half. Then, he kicked a soldier who was about to help him up.
"I will be in charge of the defense of the city!" A voice came from afar. Then, a figure wearing a short skirt made of animal skin appeared in front of everyone.
"Princess!"
"It's the Princess!"
"The Princess is here!"
"The Crown Prince is here as well!"
"Greetings, the Crown Prince, greetings, the Princess!"
All of the Southern Region soldiers and generals were elated. It was almost as if they had seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
However, General Mu's expression was one of pain.
He knew what kind of situation the Southern Region was in. It was not a good thing to see Princess Shan Yu and the Crown Prince at a time like this.
"General Fu Mu, get him to rest!" Princess Shan Yu ignored the voices of the surrounding Southern Region soldiers and walked to General Mu's side.
"Princess, I can continue to defend the city!"
"What are you talking about? Get lost! "
"Yes … thank you, Princess!"
...
At the gates of the Iron Hill Settlement, Yun Qingwu stared at a pair of black eyes on the city walls. She could see the anger in those eyes.
But...
However, she wasn't moved by the other party's anger. She wasn't happy, nor was she in pain, nor did she feel guilty or remorseful.
Princess Shan Yu was also looking at Yun Qingwu.
However, apart from looking at Yun Qingwu, she was also looking at the pure blue above Yun Qingwu's head, which was as blue as the sky.
"Heavenly Rebirth Dao?!" Princess Shan Yu narrowed her eyes. She had wanted to reprimand General Mu when she saw the scene on the city walls.
However, after seeing the Heavenly Rebirth Dao and Yun Qingwu, who was standing calmly at the entrance, she understood what kind of enemy General Mu was facing.
"Crown Prince, Princess, what do we do now?" A burly middle-aged man walked over to Princess Shan Yu and Shan Ling and asked softly. He was also looking at the patch of blue above Yun Qingwu's head.
"Half sage?" Shan Ling clenched his fists, his eyes glowing icily, "I would like to see what kind of tricks this half sage has up his sleeves!"
"Crown Prince, I advise you not to try." Just as Shan Ling was about to give it a try, a white figure appeared beside Shan Ling.
He had starry eyebrows and sharp eyes. His white scholarly attire fluttered gently in the breeze. The Wuwei Sword on his back was flowing with a faint brilliance.
"Could it be that I..." Shan Ling wanted to say something, but when he saw the expression on Nangong Hao's face, he swallowed his words.
Because...
He felt a sense of confidence.
It was a kind of unreasonable confidence. In this kind of situation, where it was impossible to have confidence, the corners of Nangong Hao's mouth curled up with a kind of high and mighty confidence.
At that moment, Xing Yuanguo, dressed in a purple and gold robe, walked to the side of the city walls. Xing Qingsui stood beside him.
"Heavenly Rebirth Dao?" Xing Yuanguo's gaze froze. He saw the pure blue light above Yun Qingwu's head.
"My Lord, what do you think?" After hearing Xing Yuanguo's words, Nangong Hao turned to look at Xing Yuanguo and asked respectfully.
"Haha … my thoughts should be the same as Young Master Nangong's." Xing Yuanguo looked at Nangong Hao and smiled.
It was the same confidence that Nangong Hao had on his face.
It was as if the Demon Race before him could not even withstand a single blow, and there were no Half-Saints at all.
This was an aura that came from within.
However, it made the Settlement Chiefs, Shan Ling, and Princess Shan Yu very uncomfortable.
Shan Ling could not understand why Xing Yuanguo and Nangong Hao were so confident.
After all, they had hundreds of thousands of Devil Soldiers. Moreover, there was even a Half-Saint sitting upright in front of the formation. So, where did they get their confidence from?
Shan Ling could not understand.
The Southern Region Settlement Chiefs and Princess Shan Yu were equally perplexed. Similarly, the Southern Region generals and soldiers who were risking their lives on the city walls were equally perplexed.
"If that is the case, I will make a move first." Nangong Hao ignored the strange looks from the Southern Region. After hearing Xing Yuanguo's words, he bowed slightly to Xing Yuanguo.
Then, he jumped down from the city wall …
...
If there was anything that could shock Shan Ling in this intense battle, it would be Nangong Hao's actions.
He had thought of many possible outcomes for Xing Yuanguo and Nangong Hao to reach the city walls. For example, Xing Yuanguo would use the battle situation as an excuse to get better terms.
Or, Xing Yuanguo would ask for him to lead the army.
Shan Ling was prepared to agree to any of Xing Yuanguo's requests. However, he never expected that the first thing Xing Yuanguo did was chat with Nangong Hao.
Most importantly, after chatting for a while, Nangong Hao, who was known as the number one scholar in the Great Xia Dynasty, actually …
Jumped off?
Shan Ling did not know what Nangong Hao was thinking. He did not even know what Nangong Hao was doing.
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