Blood flowed like a river at the entrance of the palace, and corpses were strewn everywhere.
This was the most difficult battle in the history of Shanhai City, and it was also the one with the highest casualties. Because this battle wasn't about defeating the enemy, but about annihilating them.
In the face of a national war, there was no such thing as compromise, especially for the Imperial Guards.
After this battle, the 10,000 mutant soldiers were completely annihilated. Apart from the 5,000 soldiers who were forcibly captured, the rest of the 40,000 Imperial Guards were all killed in battle.
With such a glorious result, the ocean-going fleet naturally paid an extremely painful price.
Not to mention the 5,000 servant soldiers that were killed, less than 200 of the 1,000 Divine Guards survived, and Ouyang Shuo's personal guards were almost disbanded. In the end, there were less than 10,000 soldiers left from the 40,000 naval soldiers. The archers and gunners were almost completely annihilated by the crazy counterattack of the Imperial Guards.
The entire ocean-going fleet could no longer maintain its formation. If it wasn't for the warships on the river, the citizens in the city would have probably drowned these hateful 'invaders'.
This battle could be said to be a lose-lose situation. The casualties on both sides were basically the same, and there was no real winner.
...
The moment the Imperial Guards fell, the players who were watching the battle from afar fell into dead silence. Despair spread in the hearts of the players, and there was no way to save them.
"Star Nation is finished!" Someone cried.
As such, there was no stopping, and the sound of sobbing came from the crowd. It was extremely desolate.
"Who can save Star Nation?" Someone asked helplessly.
After Chen Guang reincarnated, he was speechless in front of his fellow countrymen who supported him. He hid in the mercenary corps' base and reflected on his mistakes. Chen Guang seemed to have predicted the outcome of the national war.
There was no hero in the entire Star Nation who could stand up!
Letting the life profession players fight the enemy? It would only increase the number of deaths.
The game wasn't reality, and the outcome of a war was still based on data. The combat strength of the life profession players was set to zero in the game, and they couldn't even compare to the natives.
Even if there were only 10,000 soldiers left in the Shanhai City army, it was enough to crush these life profession players.
...
Some people were in despair, and there were naturally others who felt lucky.
"We finally made it!"
Ouyang Shuo looked at the corpses all over the ground with lingering fear.
There were a few times when the Imperial Guards broke through the interception of the Divine Guards and saber and shield soldiers and charged into the archers' camp to massacre them. At one point, Shanhai City was on the verge of defeat, but it was Ouyang Shuo who led the Divine Martial Guard and held on.
At the end of the battle, Ouyang Shuo even activated his Demon God Bloodline once again.
Zheng He and the other generals, as well as the survivors, looked at the bloody battlefield with ugly expressions. Some of the more useless ones even vomited on the spot, even spitting out bile.
The warriors could not be blamed for their performance. After all, this battlefield was no different from hell.
Although it was disgusting, the battlefield still had to be cleaned up.
Especially the equipment dropped by the Inhuman Army, they couldn't miss it.
According to the game's settings, if a player's equipment was not picked up within two hours, it would be automatically refreshed by the system. It was a very deceptive setting.
This bitter battle had already lasted for more than half an hour.
As such, some of the equipment had already been refreshed by the system, and the remaining equipment had to be picked up in a timely manner.
"Marquis, take a look!" Chen Dameng handed over a seal.
Ouyang Shuo took a look. It was a territory item. No wonder Chen Dameng took it so seriously.
[Mountain Opening Seal]: After use, the user can open up a tunnel in any of the mountains in the territory.
When the game map was expanded by ten times, the ordinary forests in the real world would inevitably evolve into towering mountains. As such, it was extremely disadvantageous to the territory's transportation.
With the level of ancient technology, it was almost impossible to open up a tunnel in the mountains. Even if one was determined to do it, the manpower, resources, and time required was not something that a normal territory could afford.
As such, in order to increase the game's playability, Gaia designed a few lord items that could help the lord realize his dream of opening up a mountain.
[Mountain Opening Seal] was undoubtedly one of the best.
Its previous owner was the lord of Fengshan County. It was a pity that Fengshan County was too small, and there were no mountains that needed to be specially opened up. After the lord of Fengshan County died, it became a boon for Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo put away the [Mountain Opening Seal], and a strange light flashed in his eyes. Ouyang Shuo already had a plan on how to use this seal. It was really suitable.
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In less than twenty minutes, the battlefield was hurriedly cleaned up. Time was of the essence, and Ouyang Shuo couldn't delay any longer. He ordered the entire army to officially enter the palace and complete the last step of the national war.
At this moment, a lion's roar suddenly came from the depths of the palace.
"Roar ~ ~ ~ ~"
The roar was like a sound wave that spread out from the palace. It was deafening. When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but be aghast. They forcefully stopped in their tracks.
After a while, they saw a snow-white lion walk out from the palace gate.
It was burly and noble.
When Ouyang Shuo saw it, his eyes flashed a trace of seriousness. In the five years of his previous life, there were wars that destroyed countries on a global scale. As such, Ouyang Shuo was rather clear about some of the settings of the national war.
According to Gaia's settings, every country had a special existence other than the royal guards. It was the guardian divine beast, the last barrier of a country.
The guardian divine beast was not just for show. It was a real divine beast, an existence that surpassed spirit beasts.
China had a total of nine guardian divine beasts. They included the Qilin, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Xiezhi, Hou, Bai Ze, and Kui. They were the auspicious beasts in China's mythology, or the guardian beasts of the four directions.
If the country's lord attacked the country's royal city, the guardian divine beast would not appear. Only during the national war, when the royal city was in a life-and-death situation, would the guardian divine beast appear.
Star Nation was called Lion City, and the guardian divine beast was naturally a lion. Furthermore, it was an extremely rare white lion.
The white lion in front of them was indeed extraordinary. Just the prowess emitted from the divine beast was enough to make the exhausted soldiers turn pale instantly.
"All soldiers, retreat!" Ouyang Shuo ordered.
When facing such a divine beast, ordinary soldiers were of no use. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo also had a mutated beast with him. When the white lion appeared, Little Green, who had been staying in the river, immediately sensed it.
"Nian ~ ~ ~"
Little Green also let out a roar and provoked the white lion. It instantly appeared on the battlefield.
The two mutated beasts were of similar size, and they faced each other.
Although Little Green was only a spirit beast, cultivating in the Spirit Beast Pagoda had immeasurably improved Little Green. Now, Little Green's strength had already surpassed its father's generation, and its growth potential was even more astonishing. It was only a matter of time before it became a divine beast.
As such, Little Green didn't have a trace of fear when facing the white lion.
Every country's guardian divine beast was different in strength. According to the country's strength, the guardian divine beast could be roughly divided into three grades. In a small place like Star Nation, the white lion's strength was only that of a low-grade divine beast.
The two mutated beasts could be said to be evenly matched.
The battle between the mutated beasts didn't have any fancy moves. After colliding, they immediately started fighting, and every punch landed on flesh. The huge meaty palm fiercely slapped toward the other party with great force.
It was either biting or colliding, and the fighting style was full of wildness. It looked simple, but in fact, every move was extremely dangerous. If an ordinary soldier was hit by the meaty palm, he would probably be smashed into pieces immediately.
The white lion's snow-white fur was immediately dyed red with blood, and it was in a sorry state. The dense green scales on Little Green's body were also cut off by the white lion's sharp claws, and it was dripping with blood.
The two mutated beasts fought more and more intensely. Their eyes were bloodshot, and their wildness was further stimulated.
Ouyang Shuo stood at the side and watched attentively. During the battle just now, he had already activated his demonic god bloodline. Now, Ouyang Shuo was just an ordinary person and couldn't go forward to help Little Green.
Moreover, even if Ouyang Shuo's strength was at its peak, he wouldn't easily go forward to help. To Little Green, this was a battle between mutated beasts, and it wasn't easy for others to interfere.
What puzzled Ouyang Shuo was that Little Green hadn't used its horns since the beginning of the battle. Logically speaking, horns were a sharp weapon in a battle like this, far surpassing teeth and sharp claws.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the white lion seemed to have been provoked. It roared furiously and suddenly stood up, using its hind legs as a support. Its two front limbs were like a pair of giant hands, and they slapped down with a loud bang, bringing with them the sound of a strong wind.
In just an instant, the giant palms ruthlessly slapped Little Green. "Bam!" Little Green was caught off guard and was directly slapped away. With another "boom!", it fell heavily to the ground and couldn't get up again.
"Little Green!" Ouyang Shuo cried out in alarm. "Stand up!"
Little Green heard Ouyang Shuo's cry and looked at him from afar. It tried to get up. Unfortunately, it had only gotten up halfway when it fell down again with a "boom!"
Obviously, this attack from the white lion wasn't an ordinary attack. It contained the white lion's secret technique. Otherwise, with Little Green's freakishly strong physique, it wouldn't have been so heavily injured that it couldn't get up.
"Good!"
At this moment, an untimely cheer rang out from afar. It was the Star Nation players who were watching the battle from afar. When they saw the white lion appear, they couldn't help but feel hopeful and stayed behind again.
Seeing the white lion display his might, the players naturally couldn't help but cheer. Their joy was evident in their words.
In the meantime, they were also insulting and belittling Little Green.
However, Ouyang Shuo's expression turned cold when he heard this. He said coldly, "Men!"
"Here!" Chen Dameng stepped forward.
"Make them shut up!" Ouyang Shuo said coldly.
"Understood!"
Chen Dameng received the order and led the hundred men away. Immediately, a commotion broke out among the players.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't be bothered with the Star Nation players anymore. Instead, he stared nervously at Little Green in the distance, unable to conceal the worry in his eyes. The white lion, who had the upper hand, pounced at Little Green again.
From the looks of it, it was obviously going to take this opportunity to kill Little Green.
There wasn't the slightest bit of mercy in a fight between exotic beasts.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to help, but when he thought of the look in Little Green's eyes just now, he held back his words. If the army intervened at this time, it would be an insult to Little Green.
Now, he could only look forward to Little Green's desperate counterattack!
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