143: Chapter 143 The Call for Reinforcements

"The Light and Shadow Legion has finished scouting." Liu Ruyan's voice came through, conveying important intelligence.

"Ten Shadow Clan vanguards are stationed in a semi-circle on the north bank of the ferry crossing. Five are patrolling the perimeter, and five are carving Shadow Spirit Runes around the formation base. The patrol interval is about one hundred breaths per round."

"The battle plan is..." Wang Sheng reviewed the Heavenly Strategist's tactical deployment while on his Barbarian Horned Horse.

"The Light and Shadow Legion will eliminate the patrolling Shadow Clan members from stealth. The Holy Light Cavalry will charge from the front to pin down the five Shadow Clan vanguards around the formation base. I will dive from the air to kill them one by one using Holy Light amplification elixirs and Holy Light Judgment. Zhao Linger will use Spirit Sound Technique to interfere with the Shadow Clan's communications to prevent them from calling for reinforcements. Xiao Yuqing will provide long-range suppression. Warm Sun Warlock Wen Qingxue will provide healing from the rear."

"Received." Murong Xue's voice was low and powerful. Her silver armor leaned slightly forward in the darkness atop her Barbarian Horned Horse, and her brown eyes reflected an excited golden glow. "Holy Light Cavalry, combat formation."

Thirty Barbarian Horned Horses silently changed formation on the training ground, shifting from two columns into a wedge formation... Murong Xue was at the front like the tip of the wedge, her silver spear leveled, and the Holy Light Resonance Rune on her silver armor lit up with a platinum light.

The silver armor fit snugly against her fit body, creating a sharp combat silhouette. Her lithe, powerful waist and the chest armor accentuated her full, upright contours... beneath the silver armor, they looked like two slightly undulating silver peaks. The leg armor clung to her long, powerful thighs, outlining her sharp posture while riding in every detail.

Her silver spear was leveled forward on her Barbarian Horned Horse, and the platinum Holy Light Resonance Rune spread from the spear shaft to the tip, condensing into a sharp silver arc of light in the deep darkness before dawn.

"Charge at the front, retreat at the rear." Her voice was low but cut through the sound of the Barbarian Horned Horses' hooves and the night wind of the Savage Beast Forest. "Holy Light Cavalry... follow me."

Driven by Murong Xue's spiritual power, the Barbarian Horned Horses suddenly accelerated. Thirty Barbarian Horned Horses tore through the deep darkness before dawn in the Savage Beast Forest like thirty silver lightning bolts, and the light of the silver armor and the platinum glow of the Holy Light Resonance Rune carved sharp silver trajectories in the darkness.

The ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River. As the Holy Light Cavalry launched their charge, Liu Ruyan and the five members of the Light and Shadow Legion silently dissolved into the shadows. Their dark purple Savage Beast silk battle suits completely vanished into the darkness of the Savage Beast Forest. Their target was the five patrolling Shadow Clan vanguards.

The mist at the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River flowed slowly over the water, and the darkness before dawn shrouded the land on the north bank of the ferry. Five Shadow Clan vanguards were crouching on the rocks, carving Shadow Spirit Runes. The dark purple Spirit Runes spread across the surface of the rocks like cobwebs, and the dark purple light of the Spirit Runes flickered slightly in the mist like cold snakes crawling slowly over the rocks.

The five Shadow Clan vanguards on the periphery patrolled around the ferry in a semi-circle. Their dark purple shadow robes fluttered in the mist, and their cold, slit pupils shimmered with a faint light amidst bloodshot eyes.

Two-thirds of the formation base had been carved. The dark purple Spirit Runes had already spread across the rocks on the north bank of the ferry, forming the outline of most of the formation, with only the final part of the core formation base remaining. Once completed, the Shadow stronghold would become their anchor point at the ferry crossing of the upper Lingxi River, allowing them to teleport directly to the battlefield in the northern part of the Central Wasteland Region at any time.

The sound of the Barbarian Horned Horses' hooves grew closer in the Savage Beast Forest. Among the patrolling Shadow Clan vanguards, one dark purple slit pupil suddenly turned to the south... Shadow Clan warriors had a sharper perception of spiritual power than Savage Beasts, and the spiritual power fluctuations of the thirty Barbarian Horned Horses and thirty Holy Light Cavalry were like an approaching silver torrent in the Savage Beast Forest.

"Enemy attack...!" The patrolling Shadow Clan vanguard let out a sharp shadow shriek, and dark purple spiritual power exploded in the mist, attempting to send an urgent warning to the five Shadow Clan members around the formation base. But the warning only came out halfway.

Liu Ruyan's Phantom Dagger silently pierced into his back of the neck from the shadows... A Phantom Assassin is completely invisible within the shadow perception range of a Shadow Clan vanguard because a Phantom Assassin is a child of the shadows themselves.

The dagger pierced precisely into the core of his spiritual power, and silver light exploded within the Shadow Clan vanguard's shadow spiritual power. The shadow spiritual power snapped like fragile spider silk under the cutting of the Phantom Dagger. The Shadow Clan vanguard's slit pupils slowly dimmed in disbelief, and his body fell silently onto the rock.

The other five members of the Light and Shadow Legion launched their attacks at the same instant. Within three breaths, the five patrolling Shadow Clan vanguards were silently eliminated from the shadows by the Light and Shadow Legion. Almost instantly, sharp blades cut precisely into their spiritual power cores in the blink of an eye, and the Shadow Clan vanguards did not even have time to issue a complete warning.

But the half-warning was enough. The five Shadow Clan vanguards around the formation base stood up simultaneously at the sound of the half-warning. Dark purple spiritual power exploded in the mist, and Shadow Spirit Runes spread across their bodies, forming dark purple patterns that covered every inch of their skin like cold armor. The five Barbarian General-rank Shadow Clan warriors looked toward the south at the same time...

The thirty Barbarian Horned Horses had already charged out of the final tree barrier in the Savage Beast Forest, and the silver light and the platinum light of the Holy Light Resonance Rune spread out in the mist like a sharp silver torrent. Murong Xue leveled her silver spear while on her Barbarian Horned Horse, her brown eyes reflecting the dark purple slit pupils of the Shadow Clan vanguards, and the corners of her mouth curled into a cold arc.

"Holy Light Cavalry... charge!" The thirty Barbarian Horned Horses accelerated in unison on the rocks of the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River. The silver spears were leveled forward during the charge, forming a sharp silver spear formation. The platinum Holy Light Resonance Rune spread from Murong Xue's silver armor to the light armor of the thirty Holy Light Cavalry, and the platinum light converged into a bright arc of light within the silver spear formation, illuminating the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River.

Murong Xue's silver armor shone with a cold and sharp light during the charge. Her fit body leaned slightly forward on the Barbarian Horned Horse, and her silver spear spun in her hand, creating a crisp spear flourish. The platinum light traced a silver arc from the tip of the spear, and the Barbarian Horned Horses trotted in unison on the rocks of the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River.

The silver armor fit her perfectly, creating a flawless combat silhouette, and the jolting motion strained the powerful lines of her body. The full contours beneath her chest armor rose and fell slightly with the rhythm of the charge, and her long legs, clad in leg armor, clamped tightly against the sides of the Barbarian Horned Horse. Her "heroic and spirited" demeanor was displayed in every detail at this moment.

The silver spear in her hand tore through the deep darkness before dawn like silver lightning, and the platinum Holy Light Resonance spread from the spear tip to both flanks, forming a sharp silver spear formation.

The five Shadow Clan vanguards simultaneously released shadow spiritual power during the Holy Light Cavalry's charge... Dark purple shadow fluctuations erupted from the palms of the five, and a torrent of shadows swept toward the Holy Light Cavalry. The dark purple light in the mist was like a cold tide, attempting to devour the sharp silver light.

Xiao Yuqing drew her spiritual power bow while on her Barbarian Horned Horse. The Rainstorm Archer's spiritual power arrows condensed into a bright, silvery-white light on the bowstring. Her face beneath her short, neat hair was serious and focused, and the muscles in her arms tensed, creating beautiful lines as she drew the bow.

She drew the bow with all her might and released the string. The spiritual power arrow split into twenty-seven silvery-white sharp arrows in the mist. Each arrow shot precisely into the gaps between the Shadow Clan vanguards' shadow fluctuations and the Holy Light Cavalry, like a rainstorm piercing into the weak points of the shadow fluctuations, shattering the dark purple spiritual power into tiny shadow fragments.

The shadow fluctuations were weakened by thirty percent under the Rainstorm Archer's precise strike. The remaining shadow spiritual power collided with the Holy Light Cavalry's platinum light arc like eggs hitting a silver shield. The platinum light arc trembled slightly but did not shatter.

Zhao Linger closed her eyes while on her Barbarian Horned Horse. The moment the five Shadow Clan vanguards attempted to call for reinforcements, her Spirit Sound Technique precisely cut through the Shadow Clan's communication frequency. The Spirit Sound Master's voice acted like a precise sonic scalpel within the Shadow Clan's low-frequency communications, severing the fragile communication line between the Shadow Clan and Ying Wuyue. The call for reinforcements was completely suppressed by the Spirit Sound Technique, and the Shadow Clan vanguards' communication vanished silently in the mist of the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Lingxi River, like a snuffed-out flame.