Could all of this have something to do with Masil?
Wang Chong's brow furrowed even tighter as he recalled Masil's dying words. He already knew all of Masil's secrets, and Masil had been utterly defeated in the Psychic Energy battle. There was no way he could hide anything from Wang Chong. Moreover, his control over the Behemoths was merely lacking in agility. Perhaps it was because he had been controlling them for too long, not because there really was a problem.
As this thought flitted through his mind, Wang Chong quickly calmed down and looked into the distance. On the ground, King of Giants Ghareeb Hassam's injuries were not as severe as imagined, as he had avoided being struck in any of his vitals.
"Damn thing! Don't let me find a chance, or else I'll skin you alive and tear you to pieces! "
Ghareeb Hassam crawled up from the ground, his teeth clenched in fury.
Standing on the giant ape's shoulder, Wang Chong only coldly chuckled at these words. He understood Arabic, so he could understand the words' King of Giants', but Wang Chong did not even try to argue with him. He only calmly looked at Ghareeb Hassam and gave his order.
Boom!
The sky darkened. Just as Ghareeb Hassam was cursing fiercely, a huge shadow grew bigger and fiercely slammed down from behind Ghareeb Hassam. Roar! With an earth-shattering roar, the mountainous white bear retracted its paw after knocking Ghareeb Hassam unconscious.
"Still not smart enough!"
Wang Chong faintly smiled as he controlled the giant ape to turn around and head back to the front lines. The outcome had been decided. The Skyquaking Army had fled, and Abu Muslim and Ziyad had chosen to retreat. All that was left was to pursue the Arab soldiers. Unlike before, the Arabs had lost almost all their elites in this battle. Now was the perfect time to strike while the iron was hot.
Rumbling could be heard as the giant ape strode forward at high speed. Standing on the giant ape's shoulder, Wang Chong could see that the vast battlefield was filled with panicked shouts and screams. The more than one hundred thousand Arab cavalry threw down their helmets and armor as they madly fled to the west. Behind them, the Tang soldiers had regrouped into formation and were charging at the Arabs.
Wherever the black tide reached, the Arabs would fall in droves. For the first time, the number of Arab corpses on the battlefield far surpassed that of the Tang dynasty.
"It's time for you to pay the price!"
Wang Chong looked into the distance and a smile appeared on his face. But soon, a strange feeling surged. Along with the chaotic airflow, Wang Chong suddenly smelled a fishy smell in the wind. Wang Chong didn't care at first, but soon, the fishy smell didn't fade. Instead, it became thicker and thicker. Moreover, Wang Chong felt that the source of the fishy smell seemed to be very close to him.
Drip!
Suddenly, the sound of liquid dripping came from next to him. It was extremely soft, but to an expert of Wang Chong's level, it sounded like a peal of thunder. More importantly, the fishy smell that Wang Chong could smell had grown several times stronger.
"This is …?"
Wang Chong subconsciously raised his head, and a moment later, he saw a shocking sight.
Black blood was dripping from the giant ape's left ear. The fishy smell that Wang Chong had smelled was coming from this blood. Wang Chong had been focused on the entire battlefield, but when he turned to look at the giant ape's face, he suddenly realized that as the black blood dripped down, the ape's face was clearly in pain.
“！！！”
No matter how slow Wang Chong's reaction was, he still felt that something was wrong. His heart thumping, Wang Chong quickly turned his head and looked at the other Behemoths. Unsurprisingly, the other Behemoths also had expressions of pain on their faces.
As for the weakest Burning One, Wang Chong had only noticed that it was spitting out flames, but now, Wang Chong noticed that although it was still spitting out flames, it had already lost its aim. It was only because it had no specific target that he could not see it.
Not only that, but upon closer inspection, the Burning One's body seemed to be trembling slightly, as if it could not stand stably.
Wang Chong's heart sank, and his expression instantly changed. Bzzt, without the slightest hesitation, a mental force instantly shot out, streaking through the air and burrowing into the Burning One's forehead like a bolt of lightning.
"How could this be?!"
Seeing the situation in the Burning One's brain, Wang Chong could no longer maintain his composure. Mental power elites could control Behemoths by using mental power to occupy the important meridians in the brain. As long as the meridians were normal, Wang Chong would not be too concerned. But when Wang Chong swept his gaze over the Burning One's brain, he suddenly realized that the situation of this giant Flame Lizard was extremely bad.
Although the meridians related to mental power in its brain were still normal, the other brain tissues were shockingly showing signs of withering, and some areas were even showing signs of black necrosis.
Wang Chong's heart instantly sank.
"This shouldn't be!"
Wang Chong's heart was extremely shaken. This situation was definitely not good news. But right now, he had no way of determining whether this was just a coincidence, or if it really was as he had guessed. Bzzt, with a thought, Wang Chong quickly retreated. A mental force shot out and burrowed into the body of the other Polar Bear.
At first glance, it did not seem to have the severe brain atrophy that the Burning One had, but when Wang Chong's mental force swept over the other parts of the Polar Bear's body, his heart instantly sank. He saw that inside the Polar Bear's body, blood vessels were all bulging and rupturing. Although the Polar Bear Behemoth's outer appearance looked unharmed, its insides had long since been a mess.
Not only that, when Wang Chong searched the other parts of the Polar Bear's brain, he shockingly discovered that two of the meridians related to mental power had already cracked.
"How is this possible!"
Wang Chong's heart trembled, and his mental force quickly rushed towards the last Giant Bear. As expected, the last Giant Bear's brain was in a similarly terrible state. In that instant, Wang Chong had a bad feeling.
"Could it be that the brains of these Behemoths cannot endure long periods of mental control?"
In the blink of an eye, a thought flashed through his mind.
The Behemoths were so powerful that not even Great Generals could compare to them, but their weakness was their brains. Although their bodies were massive, the brains of the four Behemoths, including the Consecrated, were completely disproportionate to their massive bodies. This was why Wang Chong could control them.
But this sort of control came with a price. Wang Chong still had no way of confirming whether this brain atrophy was caused by Psychic Energy. But even if this wasn't the case, there had to be a myriad of connections.
The power of the Behemoths was the dominant force on this battlefield. Whoever controlled the Behemoths would control the battle.
Wang Chong was currently faced with a dilemma. He could either continue to control the four Behemoths until their brains shriveled up and they died, or he could relinquish control over the four Behemoths and delay their deaths. But once this happened, the Behemoths would undoubtedly begin to attack the Tang army. Abu Muslim and Ziyad, who had already fled, might even seize this chance to gather their soldiers and launch a counterattack.
If this happened, Wang Chong would fail on the verge of success.
Whoosh!
The howling winds caused Wang Chong's hair to flutter in the wind. Wang Chong stood motionlessly on the giant ape's shoulder, his mind in turmoil.
Should he relinquish control over the Behemoths or watch them die? Wang Chong had to make a decision as quickly as possible!
"Chong-er! Hurry! Now is the best time to attack the Arabs! "
Suddenly, a deep and heavy voice came from the ground. Wang Yan was riding a large horse, shouting at Wang Chong, who was on the shoulder of the giant ape, to bring him back to his senses.
"Yes, Father! Your child understands!"
Wang Chong blinked and quickly regained his composure. Wang Chong knew what he had to do next.
Rumble! The earth quaked as the four Behemoths once more began to move, leading the army in pursuit of the Arabs.
"Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh units, hear my order! All of you, stay in the rear and guard against the attacks of the Ouzan and Western Turks. Everyone else, pursue! "
Wang Chong's voice resounded over the battlefield. Although they had won this battle, Dalun Ruozan and his Ouzan army were still a hidden danger. If they were attacked from the back while pursuing the Arabs and the City of Talas was occupied, they would lose the greater for the greater good.
"Yes, Marquis!"
Energetic shouts came from the rear. At this moment, Wang Chong was like a divine soldier in their eyes. No matter how strong or how many enemies they faced, they had no doubt that they would be able to crush them.
Now that he had made up his mind, Wang Chong no longer hesitated. He had the four Behemoths advance at full speed, so fast that not even the charge of a warhorse could keep up.
In a cloud of dust, the Behemoths covered ten-some zhang with each step. In just a few moments, they had caught up to the fleeing Arab army. Rumble! Fire, bear paws, iron fists, and all other kinds of attacks rained down on the Arab army.
"Ah!"
Screams filled the air as large numbers of Arab soldiers died. Sixty thousand, sixty-eight thousand, seventy thousand, eighty thousand … Almost half of the two hundred thousand Arab cavalry had been killed, and this number was still rising. This was the deepest nightmare for the Arab army.
"Get out of the way! Don't block my path! "
"I'm a general! Get out of the way!"
"Run! The Behemoths are catching up! … Ah! "
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