World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 878 - 414: Zhi Li utterly defeated!_3

Chapter 878: 414: Zhi Li utterly defeated!_3

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In this ultimate show of martial prowess, another fiercely formidable figure was Fen Mo!

In this world, dragon archers aren’t incredibly rare, but a dragon archer with genius archery talent, that truly defied the heavens.

A dragon archer could, at most, shoot thirty arrows before their spiritual power was exhausted!

Without spiritual power, a dragon archer was nothing, unable to aim accurately.

But those gifted with genius archery talent hardly relied on spiritual power; they shot arrows purely based on instinct, using just a hint of spiritual power to achieve perfect accuracy!

Once at the level of a dragon warrior archer, his arrows were both fast and fierce, becoming nearly unstoppable!

From high up in the castle, Fen Mo effortlessly targeted a Zhi Li dragon warrior and then...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

He released a burst of ten Chain Arrows!

The dragon warrior was formidable, blocking the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth arrows.

Then, the arrows of Yan Mo were simply too fast.

He couldn’t block the sixth arrow!

Thus...

"Thud thud thud thud..." the remaining five arrows pierced straight through his head, creating five holes.

Then, he chose his next target.

No matter the strength of the adversary, it was always a burst of ten Chain Arrows.

Then, he chose another target.

And if he encountered a particularly strong master who dodged all ten Chain Arrows,

he would crazily shoot nineteen consecutive arrows.

Where other dragon archers could shoot at most thirty arrows before their spiritual power was depleted, he had already fired a hundred arrows, yet remained vigorous as ever.

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Zhi Yan, Ashi Liren, and Gao Yin, three top-tier powerhouses, each took on twenty.

Zhuang Zhixuan and Suo Lun’s Spirit Solidifying Skill coordination allowed them each to handle ten.

Although Lord Luan Yang, Tuli Ming, struggled somewhat, he managed to take on five.

The incredible Fen Mo, alone, shot down seven dragon warriors.

Suo Lun’s side had fifty dragon warriors against Zhi Li’s thirty-eight.

The battle was fiercely intense, but Suo Lun’s side clearly had the upper hand.

Further, surrounding Rock Thieves, as if mad, knowing it was a near-certain-death mission, still rushed forward competing to claim kills.

In just the first few minutes!

Both camps of dragon warriors fought as intensely as fire, neither side yielding.

But soon, with rapid slaughter by Zhi Yan, Ashi Liren, and Gao Yin, Zhi Li’s dragon warriors quickly fell into disadvantage.

Five minutes later!

Zhi Li’s dragon warriors were rapidly reaped of their lives. These valuable dragon warriors died one after another.

And many were killed by the suicidal attacks of the Rock Thief Warriors, with both sides’ dragon warriors trembling as these Rock Thieves fearlessly charged forward to ambush.

Even casting aside other soldiers who climbed up the walls.

According to the tradition of the Rock Thieves, during battle, they always seek out the strongest enemies first.

Ten minutes later...

Zhi Li and Turing Tuo, together with nineteen dukes, had gathered a total of one hundred and twenty dragon warriors—all were annihilated.

Zhi Yan killed twenty-three, Gao Yin twenty-two, Ashi Liren twenty-one, Zhuang Zhixuan ten, Fen Mo seven, and Tuli Ming four.

Suo Lun’s remaining fifty dragon warriors killed thirty-three!

And Suo Lun’s side also suffered heavy losses among their dragon warrior elites, losing fifteen! Especially the mad Rock Thief Warriors, hundreds of whom died!

Standing next to Suo Lun, Zhi Yan, not even out of breath, said, "My lord, if Zhi Li truly made a desperate last stand, we really could have lost."

Gao Yin nodded, "Zhi Li’s side also had three top-tier powerhouses, Li Chenglian, Turing Tuo, Marquis FuE! Like Miss Zhuang, Zhi Li had at least three such experts at his side. Sadly, Zhi Li was too cautious with his life!"

Yes, Zhi Li and others were too cautious with their lives!

Here, Princess Zhi Yan as the supreme commander entered the battle! Even Suo Lun, who wasn’t even a dragon warrior, personally fought.

While on Zhi Li’s side, they even hesitated to deploy their personal bodyguard experts.

As for Duke Turing Tuo and Marquis FuE, they considered themselves too valuable to engage in combat.

On Zhi Li’s side, the combined forces had over two hundred and fifty samurai, but only one hundred twenty were dispatched for the coup de grace, not even half the number.

At the most critical moment, they still harbored different dreams in the same bed and kept reservations with each other!

No wonder then, the one hundred twenty samurai dispatched could only become true cannon fodder.

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Turing Tuo and Zhi Li were riding griffins high in the sky, watching the one hundred twenty samurai sent to die cleanly.

Zhi Li felt darkness envelop his vision once more, nearly fainting.

The last hope had shattered!

Even, he didn’t hide his glare at Turing Tuo.

Old thief? If it weren’t for fearing your betrayal, why would I preserve so much of my strength? If I truly went all out, the experts would have destroyed Suo Lun’s artillery battery and catapult positions by now, even annihilating Suo Lun’s samurai completely.

And Suo Lun, such a fool, despite being a lord with a golden body is also going into battle himself; why doesn’t he just go die?

Zhi Yan, as a princess with a body of gold and jade, also descending to the battlefield like a lowly warrior, where lies your dignity?

Turing Tuo’s heart also bled; he too thought that dispatching over a hundred samurais, more than double than Suo Lun’s side, should have been completely sufficient.

Who would have known, Gao Yin was not beside the king, but had come to Tianshui City instead.

Who knew this woman, Ashi Liren, had such heaven-defying martial skills?

Who knew that Suo Lun, as a lord with weak martial skills, would also personally join the battle? Didn’t he want to live?

What to do next?

Could they really risk it all, dispatch all the samurai, including himself, Duke Turing Tuo, and Marquis FuE, to personally join the fight?

Li Chenglian left Zhi Li’s side and personally charged the walls in order to destroy Suo Lun’s artillery positions?

If so, there might still be a glimmer of hope in the battle!

But is it possible?

Of course not; at no time would Zhi Li allow Li Chenglian and the three experts to leave his side.

At no time would Duke Turing Tuo exhaust all his forces, let alone personally risk himself!

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Zhi Li’s trump card had failed, one hundred twenty samurais annihilated.

Thus, the last hope had also shattered.

The entire battlefield was still completely within Suo Lun’s control.

Hundreds of cannons, over a hundred giant catapults, several Scorpio catapults, oil barrels, the Rock Thieves Corps!

These elements formed a complete war machine, crazily slaughtering Zhi Li’s forces.

A few hundred meters of giant stone barriers continuously delayed and filtered Zhi Li’s forces. The soldiers who finally climbed the walls never exceeded seven or eight thousand. Whenever casualties happened in the front-line Rock Thieves Corps, they were immediately replenished.

If the numbers were not enough for the Rock Thieves Corps, then the Luan Yang Revenge Army would join. Although less powerful, their high warfare spirit sufficed as support for the Rock Thieves Corps.

Thus, the entire war machine ran smoothly, endlessly devouring the lives of Zhi Li’s forces!

As for the forces of Zhi Li at the back, they couldn’t see what was happening ahead, whether they were winning or losing, and could only follow their commander’s orders, continuously rushing forward until they saw comrades falling beside them, bodies littering the ground; only then did they understand what hell meant!

Then, amidst this mad slaughter and death, the army on Zhi Li’s side gradually began to disintegrate and collapse.

Zhi Li, riding the griffin beast, looked coldly over the entire battlefield.

Countless from his army had died, and those at the back began to fall into chaos and panic.

He no longer felt pain; there was only endless numbness.

He knew, he had utterly lost this great battle, thoroughly defeated without any hope left!

He took a deep breath, turned back for one last look at the battlefield, at the Fenglei Fort Defense Line, at Suo Lun.

"I’ve lost, but... not everything is over yet," Zhi Li said, trembling.

"Let’s go, return to Zhi Du!" commanded Zhi Li.

Then, he covered himself with a black cloak and fled without looking back!

Sixty-plus elite samurai, several hundred junior mansion warriors, and ten thousand junior mansion troops followed Zhi Li quickly, leaving the battlefield.

Zhi Li left all his comrades behind and fled towards the royal city, escaping ignominiously.

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