On the fourth day of the countdown.
Zhou Qi became a god in this battle. The resplendent rain of swords that filled the sky shot down countless flocks of migratory birds. That majestic and magnificent scene was worthy of being called a demigod.
Many of the Northwest Army's soldiers even said that no demigod could match up to Zhou Qi on this rainy day.
The scattered feathers and corpses of the flock of migratory birds covered the wilderness.
However, after this battle, Zhou Qi also fell into a state of exhaustion like Ji Zi 'ang. Qing Zhen, Xu Man, Zhou Qi, and Luo Lan had taken advantage of the short truce to evacuate Position 141. Moreover, they did not stop at the Dawn Defense Line. Instead, they drove straight to Fortress 178 in the rear.
In Qing Zhen's words, they had done everything they needed to do at this line of defense. All that was left was to wait patiently at Fortress 178.
As the autumn rain drifted in, Position 141 started getting a little muddy. The soldiers would even slip from time to time as they walked in the trenches.
Everyone moved boxes of ordnance over and placed them in the trenches as a path.
The soldiers who had finally rested for a while leaned against the walls of the trenches nonchalantly. Some of them smoked, while others chewed on compressed biscuits. Then they excitedly chatted about everything that had happened yesterday.
When the flock of migratory birds was about to arrive, everyone fell into despair. However, Zhou Qi's actions gave everyone hope again.
This feeling of seeing the light again after falling to rock bottom was too exhilarating.
Some of the soldiers fell asleep in the trenches as they chatted, even though there were still people chatting loudly next to them.
When the commander-in-chief's tent received the news, everyone cheered. They looked at P5092 like he was their idol.
Zhou Qi was truly amazing. Furthermore, P5092 had placed Zhou Qi at Position 141 in advance and even confirmed that it was going to rain. It was as though he could predict the future with his ability.
The battlefield combination of P5092 and Wang Yun looked like they were born for war.
Back when everyone was worried, P5092 did not seem to be worried about the flock of migratory birds at all.
Everyone was impressed by his calm and composed attitude.
However, while everyone was cheering, P5092 started frowning again.
Wang Yun asked, "Why are you so worried after such a great victory? Is it because this flock of migratory birds is too strange? "
What Wang Yun said was that if they could predict that it would rain soon, then the artificial intelligence should know as well. Therefore, the sudden appearance of the flock of migratory birds in front of Zhou Qi for them to kill seemed like a trap.
P5092 said, "Based on historical practice, this rain will last for at least three days. If the AI has left its trump card for three days later, we'll have already won. Zhou Qi himself said that when he was in the Mud Sand Field, the artificial intelligence should have known very well that he had reached the Demigod Realm. Because he had killed his way out of there, to the artificial intelligence, no matter what, it had to suffer this blow. It couldn't avoid Zhou Qi. "
P5092 continued, "That flock of migratory birds is indeed its trump card. But from the looks of it, it's more like they're here to block the attack for its human troops. It seems humans are more important to it."
At this moment, Xun Yeyu, who had his eyes closed as a radar in the camp, suddenly opened them. He stood up and shouted, "More enemy troops have appeared in the northeast. They have the same number of enemies as the ones we're facing at the defensive line. They're still 90 kilometers away from us!"
P5092 sighed in his heart. On the battlefield, what one feared would always come true. "The enemy troops that Black Fox and the others had pinned down are about to reach us. Based on their marching speed, they'll arrive by tonight at the latest."
The staff officers in the command tent who were still cheering earlier felt suffocated again. The Line of Dawn was already having such a hard time facing just one enemy troop. If another one were to appear, wouldn't they collapse in minutes?
Moreover, according to Nonsense's intelligence, the two enemy troops in the Southwest had bypassed the Line of Dawn and reached Fortress 178. That place was practically defenseless right now.
But before everyone could digest this news, P5092 added, "The enemy troops in the Southwest should be arriving soon."
The two enemy troops in the Southwest were not any smaller in number than the ones they were facing now.
It was as though P5092 was deliberately pouring cold water on everyone as he made one bad judgment after another.
Wang Yun said in a low voice, "If all the enemy troops arrive, we won't be able to hold them off. I'm afraid we won't even last a day."
P5092 thought for a moment and said, "Convey my orders. All troops in the third echelon of the Line of Dawn will start evacuating to Fortress 178 tomorrow. That way, the retreating Northwest Army will have a chance to put up a final resistance before the enemy troops in the Southwest arrive at Fortress 178. "
"What about the Northwest Army in the second echelon?" Wang Yun asked.
"Buy time for the third echelon's combat troops to evacuate," P5092 replied.
P5092 only had one mission right now, and that was to buy time, time, and time.
Everything else was not within his consideration.
"But if the enemy troops in the Northeast arrive tonight, I'm afraid the second echelon's defensive line won't be able to buy enough time." Wang Yun said, "The second echelon might collapse before they can retreat by tomorrow."
"That's why I said we still need a little more luck," P5092 said.
In fact, everyone's success had more or less to do with luck.
And P5092 knew that there was someone very close to Ren Xiaosu who was in charge of luck.
…
The nomads in the north traveled south of the Shenmu River and headed straight in the direction of Fortress 178.
At that time, Yan Liuyuan sent Hassan to lead the wolf pack to drive the cattle and horses to reinforce Stronghold 144. When the wolf pack escorted the last group of refugees to the Line of Dawn, they returned to join up with Yan Liuyuan, leaving Hassan alone at the Line of Dawn to assist the Northwest Army in defending.
At this moment, Yan Liuyuan was sitting on the Wolf King's broad back and stroking its fur. "Thank you for your hard work."
The Wolf King shook its head as though it was enjoying being stroked by Yan Liuyuan.
"Bulan Zir." Yan Liuyuan asked Bulan Zir, who was riding a warhorse next to him, "What do you think the Northwest Army needs right now?"
"Master, our scouts have discovered an extremely large number of enemy troops in the south. Fortunately, the scouts are riding the best warhorses, so they did not catch up to us." Bulan Zir thought for a moment and said, "I think the Northwest Army won't be able to withstand such a large number of enemies. So do we have a way to stop them?"
"When do you think it's a good time to stop them?" Yan Liuyuan asked.
Bulan Zir scratched his head. "Master, I don't know when it's a good time either. Why don't we do it now?"
Yan Liuyuan nodded. "Continue advancing according to the original route. I'll make a move first."
Bulan Zir said anxiously, "Master, I was just saying. Don't believe me."
Yan Liuyuan smiled and said, "I don't believe you, but I believe myself."
Although Yan Liuyuan could not see the satellite in the sky, he knew that the satellite on this land should be slowly moving away along its orbit.
Now was the best time to do so.
For many people, luck was something that could only be encountered but not sought. But for Yan Liuyuan, it was just a truly controllable ability.
However, he could not wish for luck to bless him, but he could bless Ren Xiaosu.
At this moment, every question he asked about Ren Xiaosu, the answer he received should be the most helpful to Ren Xiaosu.
Not far away, Sister Xiaoyu was sitting on the back of another silver wolf. When she saw that Yan Liuyuan seemed to be about to leave the group, she urged the silver wolf to rush over. "Liuyuan, I'll go with you."
Seeing that Sister Xiaoyu was determined, Yan Liuyuan smiled and said, "Alright, let's go together."
The two of them rode their wolves and rushed south. When they got close to the enemy, the army controlled by the artificial intelligence stopped and everyone faced Yan Liuyuan and got into a defensive stance.
However, a moment later, Yan Liuyuan jumped off the wolf king's back and opened his palm toward the enemy. He made a chopping motion, and the ground suddenly started trembling.
In the vast wilderness, an abyssal ravine from north to south suddenly appeared on the yellow soil, cutting across the path that the enemy's vanguard had to pass through.
The abyss was not wide, so it was impossible to destroy an entire enemy force. However, it was more than enough to stop the enemy's advance.
Yan Liuyuan's body started to turn illusory, and his hair turned into stardust at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was as if his entire body was about to dissipate into the air.
Countless enemy troops fell into the abyss. The bottom of the abyss could not be seen at a glance, and only the sound of splashing water could be heard. It was as if an underground river had been split open by a knife.
This ravine spanned dozens of kilometers and engulfed 20% of the enemy troops!
Yan Liuyuan did not look at the enemy troops. He quietly looked at the sky above his head, and his willpower was unprecedentedly exuberant.
At some point, he even felt that he had come into contact with the true meaning of this world, or perhaps he himself was one of the true meanings.
He was the truth.
"Liuyuan!" Sister Xiaoyu exclaimed.
When she saw Yan Liuyuan's body constantly turning illusory, she instantly felt an uncontrollable pain in her heart. It was as if she was about to lose her most important family member.
Sister Xiaoyu kept calling out Yan Liuyuan's name. She even stumbled as she jumped down and ran to Yan Liuyuan's side to pull him into her arms.
"I'm fine, Sister Xiaoyu." Yan Liuyuan looked down at Sister Xiaoyu and said with a smile, "It's all thanks to you being by my side. Otherwise, I would have been in danger this time."
Sister Xiaoyu looked up at Yan Liuyuan's face. At some point in time, she had to look up at this young man to size him up.
Yan Liuyuan, who used to be a cheerful friend of the women in town, had already grown into an adult.
"Liuyuan, your hair," Sister Xiaoyu said in a low voice.
Yan Liuyuan had not cut his hair since he arrived in the grasslands and kept it trimmed until it reached his waist.
But now, Yan Liuyuan's hair had become extremely short. He looked just like those ascetic monks from the legends.
Yan Liuyuan said, "Sister Xiaoyu, you're already very lucky to be able to summon me back. As for my hair, it's not that important."
Sister Xiaoyu suddenly asked, "But your hair is almost gone. If you use your power again, I'm afraid it'll really dissipate. Promise me that you won't use your power again, alright?"
"It's not that serious." Yan Liuyuan said with a smile, "It's just that I can't use powers at the Natural Calamity Level anymore. I can still use normal luck to enhance me."
"That won't do either." Sister Xiaoyu said, "I'm afraid that you'll really dissipate one day."
"That won't happen." Yan Liuyuan said, "As long as you're around, I won't take that risk. In fact, the enemy this time is much stronger than I imagined. I don't have the strength to go against it. Even if I risk my life, I'll only make them suffer heavy losses. That's because whether it's me or the legendary Li Shentan, neither of us are qualified to become the will of the world. "
Therefore, other than Ren Xiaosu, even if the others crossed the 70% threshold to become a god, they would not be able to reach the 100% threshold to become a god.
In the end, they would only end up dissipating from the world.
…
At the same time, in the command tent at the Line of Dawn, Xun Yeyu suddenly said loudly, "Signs of life have appeared again in the northeast, north of the enemy troops. There are only two people. One is a normal person, and the other is a supernatural being. However, that supernatural being's flame of life is as bright as a star. Such signs of life are too rare. They're even stronger than Zhou Qi and Zhou Yingxue's. "
"Supernatural beings at the demigod level and above?" P5092 asked, "What's their trajectory?"
"They're approaching the enemy troops in the northeast … Wait a minute." Xun Yeyu said in shock, "Tens of thousands of signs of life in the enemy troops have suddenly disappeared!"
Actually, Xun Yeyu did not know if it was tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. He only felt the dense signs of life on the radar screen in his mind suddenly start to disappear, and a large area went blank.
It was as if a piece of a rectangular cake had been forcefully cut off.
Xun Yeyu racked his brains but could not rely on his imagination to guess what had happened.
P5092 said, "What's the trajectory of the two sides now?"
Xun Yeyu said, "That demigod is rushing towards the Line of Dawn, but the enemy troops in the northeast are actually heading south. I don't know why."
"That's the luck I was talking about." P5092 sighed and said, "It should be that person from the grasslands who has arrived."
No matter what had happened, the enemy troops would not be able to reach the Line of Dawn by tonight.
The countdown was getting shorter and shorter. The bright pearls of human civilization were converging in one place.
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