80: Tear the battlefield

*Swish!*

*Squelch!*

Accompanied by the sound of flesh being sliced open and blood spraying, the massive bodies of over twenty magical beasts and wild animals were cleanly severed in two.

The energy of the 'Flame Slash' that scorched the air didn't gradually dissipate until it had flown over a hundred meters away.

Having dodged the blow rather than facing it head-on, the Silver Wolf King watched the scene, its eyes filled with rage and a sudden, deep wariness of Red.

"Awoo—!"

But wariness was one thing; it hadn't reached the point of fear. With a terrifying, sky-shaking howl... the beast tide that had been attacking the defensive line quickly turned around and charged toward Lister and the others at the rear of the battlefield.

This sudden turn of events left the knights and Soldiers on the defensive line stunned, but as the pressure was released, they soon burst into loud cheers.

"What's going on?" Viscount Connor, on the top floor of the castle, looked bewildered.

At that moment, a knight beside him exclaimed, "Lord Viscount, look at the rear of the battlefield!"

Hearing this, Viscount Connor immediately looked over and soon saw Lister and the others fighting. He was instantly overjoyed, "Haha, they're here! The reinforcements I requested have arrived."

"Lord Viscount, should we launch a counterattack from the rear now? This would help the incoming lord's forces and create a pincer attack on the beast tide."

"No, no rush." Viscount Connor waved his hand, regaining his calm expression. "Our knights and Soldiers have been fighting at high intensity for over three days. Let them catch their breath now and counterattack in a little while."

As he spoke, the knight beside him looked anxious, fearing they would miss this perfect opportunity, but since Viscount Connor's words weren't wrong, he couldn't find a way to argue.

In truth, Viscount Connor had one more thing he hadn't said: he wanted to see the strength of the reinforcing lord's forces.

If their strength was too weak to withstand the first wave of the beast tide's counter-assault, then his counterattack would be meaningless.

Since they came here to gain benefits from him, they naturally had to be prepared to face such immense pressure; he hadn't made such a great sacrifice of his own interests just for fun.

Lister, who had already charged into the beast tide, was unaware of Viscount Connor's thoughts; otherwise, he would have definitely taught the Viscount a lesson.

*Squelch!*

As streaks of spear light imbued with Douqi energy swept through, more and more beast souls fell under Lister's spear.

Following closely behind, the three Spartacuses also displayed great prowess. Any wild beast that got close died instantly under their blades and spears, while magical beasts were repeatedly repelled.

For a time, the four of them charged through like an iron chariot; magical beasts were injured upon contact, and wild beasts died instantly.

Such terrifying crushing momentum caused the beast tide, which had been charging madly, to suddenly slow its pace of slaughter. Fearful magical beasts and wild animals began to retreat and hover.

They didn't dare retreat, yet they didn't dare advance!

Observing this, Lister was naturally delighted. After all, the pressure of so many magical beasts and wild animals charging at the four of them was immense.

If the magical beasts hadn't been of relatively low strength, the four of them certainly wouldn't have such a strong deterrent effect.

While the situation on this side of the battlefield eased, the battle between Red and the Silver Wolf King on the other side grew increasingly intense.

Magnificent, intimidating energy—a mix of Douqi and fire elements—was continuously released into the air, creating bursts of booming sounds.

Any magical beast or wild animal that got close couldn't escape; they all became ghosts under Red's sword.

The Silver Wolf King was not to be outdone. The Ice Element Mana within its body transformed into various skill attacks, firing madly at Red.

It knew very well that this human before it was the key to this battle, so only by killing him could it win.

Seeing the massive ice crystal spikes shooting toward him, Red swung the longsword in his hand. Milky-white Douqi energy bloomed instantly, meeting the ice crystals head-on.

Everywhere it passed, the ground was overturned by the terrifying power within the Douqi energy. For a time, sand and stones flew, and dust swirled.

*Whiz, whiz, whiz!*

Accompanied by ear-piercing whistling, the mana ice crystals and the Douqi shockwave collided violently with a "Bang!"

In an instant, centered on the point of impact, a terrifying energy shockwave spread out in all directions.

*Boom—!*

A massive roar sounded, and the ground within a thirty-meter radius instantly turned into a large crater.

Magical beasts and wild animals that failed to escape in time had their internal organs instantly shattered by the explosive energy in the shockwave, and blood sprayed from their seven orifices.

"Roar—!"

"Gao—!"

"Hiss—!"

The shrill cries of beasts rang out continuously, like a magnificent symphony echoing from the depths of hell.

As the sounds rang out, Red spurred his horse forward to continue his charge against the Silver Wolf King.

Accompanied by the heavy, rapid thudding of hooves, energy slashes formed by 'Flame Slash' skills were released from the longsword in Red's hand as if they cost nothing, flying madly toward the Silver Wolf King.

Before the sound even registered, the elemental energy slashes arrived. They were so fast that even the Silver Wolf King couldn't dodge them all perfectly. The explosive energy brushing past tore bloody gashes into its body.

After dodging several slashes in a row, the Silver Wolf King showed signs of fatigue. A deep gash on the right side of its body suddenly sprayed a large amount of blood.

The numbness brought by the pain caused its body to stiffen. In the next moment, a fiery-Red energy slash that had still been some distance away enlarged several times in its pupils in an instant.

In that heartbeat, an intense sense of death coming from a conscious hell spread through its entire sea of consciousness.

Knowing it couldn't dodge in time, it still relied on its strong survival instinct to quickly block with the claws of its two front paws.

The next moment, a "crack" like metal snapping sounded, and the claws on both of the Silver Wolf King's paws shattered.

The fire element energy carrying explosive factors instantly began to madly tear at the wounds on its paws. The heart-piercing pain, like ants biting, made the Silver Wolf King howl incessantly.

Seeing this, Red, who had accumulated rich combat experience from fighting Orcs, naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to end things once and for all.

*Clatter, clatter, clatter!*

The trampling sound of the galloping warhorse grew more urgent. After two or three breaths, he arrived less than ten meters in front of the Silver Wolf King.

At that very moment, Red swung the longsword in his hand. There were no flashy movements, just the simplest sideways sweep.

Aided by the powerful momentum of the galloping horse, 'Flame Slash' instantly condensed on the blade. In the next second, the horse swept past the left side of the Silver Wolf King's body like the wind.

In this instant, the power of the fire element energy within the longsword did not weaken because it left the blade.

Instead, at the very moment it bloomed and condensed, it sliced through the side of the Silver Wolf King's massive body along with the sword.

With a "shua" sound, the noise of the longsword tearing through flesh rang out.

Accompanied by the sound of spraying blood, the Silver Wolf King let out an incredibly shrill, pained howl toward the sky.

"Awoo—!"