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The forces Yang Rui brought with him included forty-one beginner generals, forty-two Fifth Grade bandit leaders, fifty-two Fifth Grade archers, six hundred Fourth Grade archers, three hundred Fourth Grade spearmen, and three hundred Fourth Grade longswordmen. Apart from the cavalry, Yang Rui had brought with him almost all of the powerful forces in Grand Mountain City.
Among them, forty-one beginner generals were newly advanced from Grand Mountain City. After this batch of forty-one beginner generals successfully advanced, the strength of the elites of Grand Mountain City had improved significantly. At this point, Yang Rui had eighty to ninety beginner generals under his command.
Moreover, there were still several beginner general seedlings who were being trained and leveled up in an orderly manner. As long as they reached the requirement of Level 30 for beginner generals, they would immediately be able to use the internal energy mantras and skill books in Yang Rui's possession! Apart from that, Yang Rui also had several sets of skill books for intermediate generals. Once the beginner generals with the internal energy mantras met the requirements, they would be able to advance to intermediate generals immediately!
In truth, when Yang Rui arrived, Grand Mountain City had already produced six Fifth Grade special forces – the Vanguard Warriors. However, as there were too few of them at the moment and they could not play a decisive role, Yang Rui did not bring them with him.
In the dungeon, Yang Rui prioritized releasing the forty-two Fifth Grade bandit leaders. Without any cavalry, Yang Rui had no choice but to let these beginner generals take on the role of sentinels. They were sent out everywhere to scout for possible enemies in the surroundings.
These bandit leaders had their own advantages as sentries. For example, in the current dark environment, the Fifth Grade bandit leaders had decent stealth and anti-detection abilities. Although they were not as fast as cavalry, they were still much faster than ordinary Fifth Grade soldiers.
Next, Yang Rui released the forty-one beginner generals from the storage ring and had them take on the role of sentries. These beginner generals were currently the most powerful force under Yang Rui's command. Although there were not many of them, Yang Rui had put them to good use early on. After that were the Fifth Grade archers, Fourth Grade archers, and Fourth Grade infantry.
Reality proved that Yang Rui's decision to send the Fifth Grade bandit leader to scout ahead was correct. Ever since they started scouting, they had already eliminated two to three squads of ten-man golems, preventing them from being exposed too early.
Even so, about half an hour later, Yang Rui still hadn't completely released all the soldiers in the storage ring. The Fifth Grade bandit leader reported back that an army of three thousand terracotta soldiers was heading in Yang Rui's direction from the southeast. Moreover, they were already two and a half kilometers away from him!
The information brought back by the bandit leader was rather detailed. Among the 3000 terracotta soldiers, there were roughly 500 terracotta cavalrymen, 2000 terracotta soldiers and 500 terracotta archers. However, the exact strength of the terracotta soldiers was still unclear.
After learning this news, Yang Rui immediately stopped using the storage ring. After reorganizing most of the released soldiers into formation, Yang Rui rode the Flying Carpet towards the direction of the terracotta soldiers.
With five times the speed of a horse, the Flying Carpet was able to locate the enemy in no time. Among the 3000 terracotta soldiers, 500 terracotta cavalrymen were at the front, followed by the terracotta soldiers and the terracotta archers. The formation was very neat and orderly. Compared to the Yellow Turban Army and the Western Qiang Army that Yang Rui had seen before, this was much more orderly!
At the same time that Yang Rui discovered the other party. The terracotta soldiers had also discovered Yang Rui's presence. Yang Rui took advantage of their alertness and circled around the terracotta soldiers before heading northeast. After discovering Yang Rui's actions, the enemy terracotta soldiers were the first to move. They quickly chased after Yang Rui. Seeing this, Yang Rui controlled the Flying Carpet to move forward in a roundabout manner. He maintained his position within the vision of the enemy terracotta soldiers to prevent them from losing him!
The two of them chased after each other. Very soon, they were 20 to 30 li away from the terracotta soldiers. Finally, Yang Rui circled around and led the enemy terracotta soldiers in front of him. Yang Rui wanted to test the strength of these terracotta soldiers. He immediately stopped and charged into the midst of the terracotta soldiers with his spear. He unleashed a flurry of attacks.
"Huo!"
Now that Yang Rui's attack power had been greatly boosted, Yang Rui executed the special skill of the Six Forms of the Wild Goose Descent. Wherever his spear passed, the terracotta soldiers would all fall to the ground! In the end, Yang Rui stopped using special skills to preserve his inner strength. Even so, every time Yang Rui thrust out his spear, he would be able to pierce through the heart of the enemy.
"Kill!"
"Sou sou sou …"
At this moment, Yang Rui's soldiers also charged forward. 41 Beginner Generals led the charge and charged into the vicinity of Yang Rui. Hundreds of infantrymen stood in front of their own formation, preventing the scattered terracotta soldiers from charging over. Behind them, 600 archers opened their bows and fired a volley of arrows at the terracotta cavalrymen. In an instant, a small portion of the terracotta cavalrymen fell to the ground!
In less than a quarter of an hour's time. Under the cover of his soldiers, Yang Rui led the Beginner Generals and wiped out the 500 terracotta soldiers. The strength of these terracotta soldiers was not much stronger than ordinary Fourth Grade cavalrymen. Their strongest point was still their high defence.
At this moment, the remaining terracotta soldiers were closing in. Among them, the 500 terracotta archers were the most troublesome for Yang Rui. Moreover, there were not many terracotta soldiers in this instance dungeon that could be used to their advantage. In the end, they could not avoid a direct confrontation with the enemy. However, before that, Yang Rui still split the Beginner Generals and Bandit Leaders into two groups. He arranged for them to circle around to the back of the terracotta soldiers, hoping to launch a surprise attack on the terracotta archers!
Yang Rui was not sure what the key point of this instance dungeon was. It would be best if they could avoid these terracotta soldiers. That way, not only would they be able to save time, they would also be able to avoid losing their forces. However, until now, Yang Rui had yet to find the key point of this instance dungeon.
"Kill!"
"Ping ping …"
"Keng keng keng!"
“...”
The terracotta soldiers soon encountered Yang Rui's soldiers. At the same time that Yang Rui led his soldiers to engage the enemy, the remaining Beginner Generals and Bandit Leaders also launched a surprise attack on the terracotta archers at the back of the enemy formation. After a great battle, Yang Rui's side was able to kill to their heart's content. In just two minutes, all the terracotta soldiers had been wiped out.
However, the enemy's terracotta soldiers and terracotta archers did cause some casualties to Yang Rui's side. After all, these terracotta soldiers were also Fourth Grade soldiers and possessed decent strength! Yang Rui's losses included 20 Fourth Grade soldiers and 6 Fifth Grade Bandit Leaders. There were even a few Beginner Generals who had suffered some injuries!
Although such losses were quite high, it was probably due to the fact that Yang Rui rarely faced the enemy head on without the terrain advantage. Although some of the soldiers had died, Yang Rui could still use the Yellow Turban Uprising storyline points to revive them. These soldiers originally needed to be revived to 'clean' their names. However, after exterminating so many terracotta soldiers, nothing dropped. However, it still did not drop anything. This caused Yang Rui to feel rather helpless …
Since Yang Rui entered the third floor of the dungeon, more than an hour had passed. The time limit for the third stage of the quest was also 6 hours. He had to hurry up and find a way to break out of this situation. Otherwise, he might not be able to complete this stage on time! Thus, Yang Rui arranged for the Generals and soldiers to settle down. Once again, he used the Flying Carpet to scout the area.
After spending 15 minutes, Yang Rui took the lead to scout the area within a radius of a hundred miles. Unexpectedly, he found nothing! Yang Rui couldn't help but feel doubtful. He was only able to complete his investigation so quickly because of the Flying Carpet's high speed. If it were an ordinary cavalry, they probably wouldn't be able to complete the investigation in the same area without a few hours. Under such circumstances, the time given to the players to complete the quest was extremely tight!
Despite his suspicions, Yang Rui was unwilling to give up. He expanded the area of his search. Yang Rui could not believe that the third stage of the dungeon only required him to exterminate the 3,000 terracotta soldiers. In the previous two stages, there were still 5,000 terracotta soldiers and the terracotta generals in the hall. It was impossible for the third stage of the dungeon to have a lower level of difficulty!
As expected, Yang Rui searched 30 li to the east and finally found a dilapidated city. The four gates of the city had long since been abandoned. There were no obstructions and the city walls were filled with fluttering banners. Archers and terracotta soldiers were set up to defend the city. There was a sentry every five steps and a sentry every ten steps. It was as though there was an army stationed within the city!
Yang Rui dared not act rashly. He circled around the city and searched around. Unexpectedly, he found an army of terracotta soldiers 20 li to the east, south and north of the old city. They formed a 'triangle' formation to protect the old city. Every one of them was similar to the army that Yang Rui had encountered earlier. They had roughly 3,000 soldiers. Among them, there were terracotta soldiers, terracotta soldiers and archers.
What kind of situation is this? The more Yang Rui observed, the more confused he became. Based on the present strength of the terracotta soldiers, even if Yang Rui were to mobilize his generals and soldiers, it would be difficult for him to gain an advantage. The main reason for that was because the terracotta soldiers were more complete. Additionally, their numbers were several times that of Yang Rui's soldiers.
Additionally, there was only around 3 hours left before the third stage of the dungeon quest was completed. Even if he wanted to mobilize his soldiers, there might not be enough time. The soldiers would have to spend at least half the time to reach this place.
At present, Yang Rui was at a loss. Perhaps, his strength was insufficient and it would be difficult for him to complete the third stage of the dungeon. However, since he had already reached this floor, Yang Rui decided to investigate the situation of the old city. That way, he would have a better understanding of the situation when he enters the dungeon in the future.
It had to be said that the Flying Carpet's high speed was very unique when it came to scouting. Even if one could catch a glimpse of it from afar, it would still be very confusing. Most people would find it difficult to treat it as an enemy target. Most people would treat it as a mosquito or a bird. Earlier, Yang Rui had already scouted out the general situation of the three terracotta soldiers. However, they were unable to discover any traces of Yang Rui. At present, Yang Rui controlled the Flying Carpet to leap through the west gate of the old city.
"Sou sou … sou …"
When Yang Rui reached the bottom of the city gate, the terracotta soldiers on the walls fired out a few arrows. However, the arrows fell far behind Yang Rui. How could they possibly hit the high-speed moving Yang Rui? Yang Rui was able to smoothly enter the city.
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