Battle of Shen'en, fire!
New Calendar Year 525, September 25th.
When the first ray of dawn broke through the morning clouds and shone upon the earth, a major battle involving nearly five hundred thousand troops from both sides officially began!
Since the standoff between the top combat forces ended, various military commands echoed continuously throughout the camps of both sides.
Boom boom boom—!
War drums sounded.
Different drumbeats represented different orders.
On Gods Grace Army Camp's side, the special effects of various BUFF skills directly ascended into the sky, dyeing the entire sky a colorful hue.
In the Demon Race's camp opposite, various auras and enhancement skills also appeared.
However, in terms of skill splendor, they were still inferior to Gods Grace Army Camp.
After all, the Demon Race's racial talents and skills were geared towards combat.
While on Blue Star's side, skills were diverse and myriad.
The five-kilometer battle line was neither too far nor too close.
When the first ray of sunlight emerged from the clouds, Gods Grace Army Camp initiated the attack.
"Attack—!"
As the order to attack was conveyed, the soldiers, who had long been prepared, made way.
Instantly, various bizarre creatures rushed out of the camp.
Leading the charge were naturally the undead creatures prepared for legion-level combat, as well as summoned beings from various Druids, Beast Tamers, and other summoning professions.
After a night of continuous summoning, there were already over a hundred thousand of these creatures.
Over a hundred thousand summoned creatures surged forward in a mighty torrent, a vast green expanse that looked incredibly oppressive.
Behind these summoned creatures were the professionals of Gods Grace Army Camp.
Although these summoned creatures were numerous, in legion-level combat, they could only serve as cannon fodder.
Those behind them were the ones truly meant to be the vanguard.
The summoned creatures were merely to clear out traps laid by the enemy in the position.
"Heh heh, these people are still the same."
"Release those people!"
Among the Demon Army, Raine Carden, the prince of the Moluo Empire, gave a cold smile, then drew the long blade from his waist and swung it forward.
Boom—!
Accompanying Raine Carden's movement, a batch of special soldiers instantly appeared at the forefront of the Demon Army.
They slapped the haunches of the black one-horned horses beside them, and instantly, those one-horned horses charged to the very front.
"Bastards!"
"I'll curse their Moro God!"
"These demon brats, damn them!"
When those one-horned horses charged out, almost all the soldiers in Gods Grace Army Camp had bloodshot eyes, cursing like enraged bulls.
The number of those one-horned horses was not large, only over a thousand.
But on their backs, they were carrying Blue Star professionals!
Clearly, they were the professionals who had entered the black mist to investigate the anomaly before the black mist in Divine Grace Cemetery had dispersed.
Of course, there were also professionals who had been trapped in Divine Grace Cemetery much earlier.
At this moment, the professionals on the backs of these one-horned horses were all pale, weak, and covered in blood and injuries.
Their hands and feet were grotesquely twisted, clearly indicating broken limbs.
Moreover, each of them had black demon patterns flowing across their skin.
This was the Demon Clan's method of sealing the magic circuits within a professional's body.
"Damn it!"
"These Moro brats, they're actually using these people as the first wave of cannon fodder!"
"Shameless!"
"Stop the attack quickly!"
"Make those summoned creatures stop!"
"Don't harm our compatriots!"
In Gods Grace Army Camp, some people recognized acquaintances on the backs of these one-horned horses and shouted, wanting to stop the attack.
Even some of the professionals on horseback were shouting.
"Stop! Stop quickly! It's our own people!"
"Don't fire arrows! I have vital intelligence!"
"People of Xia Country, stop quickly! I'm a professional from Sakura Country, and I became like this because I accepted your mission; you must take responsibility!"
Many were exerting all their strength, not wanting to become cannon fodder at the very beginning of this battlefield.
However, some people feared death, but more people were brave enough!
"Act quickly! There are explosive crystals on the horses' backs, don't let the one-horned horses get close to the summoned creatures!"
"Act! Don't believe what those people say, we don't have any intelligence!"
"Shoot the arrows! I've always admired the people of Xia Country, don't let me look down on you!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill me!"
The continuous shouts made many Blue Star professionals waver.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and tears streamed down their faces.
Some recognized the people on horseback, while others saw professionals from other countries.
There were also those who saw professionals who had taken missions to assist other countries.
Many of these people had helped them before.
However, at this moment, what filled their hearts more was hatred for the Demon Clan!
Only at this moment did many of the professionals who came to support realize that the war between Blue Star and Moro Realm was destined to be a life-and-death struggle!
Thump thump thump—!
The one-horned horses were incredibly fast.
Even if the Moro cavalry did not deliberately increase their speed, these one-horned horses were still very fast.
In just a few seconds, these one-horned horses had run over a hundred meters.
If they advanced another hundred meters, the explosive crystals on their bodies would detonate among the summoned creatures.
At that time, the special energy stored in those explosive crystals would definitely clear out a large number of summoned creatures.
Moreover, after the explosive crystals detonated, the professionals on horseback would also die.
At the same time, many of the Demon Clan soldiers in Divine Grace Cemetery would also die.
But Raine Carden didn't care.
As long as he could win, it didn't matter how many one-horned horses died!
Furthermore, what he truly wanted was to use the professionals on horseback to make the enemy hesitant!
"Damn it!"
"Son of a bitch! These Moro brats are too cunning!"
In Gods Grace Army Camp, Chu Yunlong slammed the table fiercely.
He hadn't expected the Demon Clan to use such a tactic.
Using the kindness and sympathy of Blue Star people to break their morale, and incidentally destroy the first wave of summoned cannon fodder.
This move was undeniably vicious!
At present, there was only one way to deal with this move: use magic cannons to kill all these one-horned horses directly!
However, if they did so, not only would all these captives die, but the traps and other measures they had set in the combat zone would also become ineffective.
And once these became ineffective, the Demon Army's exotic beast cavalry could easily play a surprising role in this war!
"Old Li, let's do it." Chu Yunlong spat fiercely and stood up.
Li Yunfei clenched his fists, his expression solemn.
He really wanted to send people to rescue those professionals.
But as a commander, he knew that these professionals could no longer be saved.
From the moment those professionals were sent out as the first wave of cannon fodder, they were already dead.
Moreover, they had to die.
If they didn't die, those Demon Clan people would take advantage of the situation and charge out.
Once the enemy charged out, the Blue Star professional army, without the summoned cannon fodder line, would suffer even more severe losses.
Their front line here could easily be subjected to a fierceImpact, and might even collapse at the very beginning!
As a commander, he had to be responsible for the soldiers of the entire battlefield and could not allow the entire battlefield to be lost for the sake of a few people.
"Regimental Commander! That looks like Li Xiuqing!"
"What?!"
The words of Deputy Officer Li Chunsen beside him instantly startled both commanders, Li Yunfei and Chu Yunlong.
Li Xiuqing was Li Yunfei's biological son!
At this moment, on the back of one of the one-horned horses, Li Xiuqing was tightly closing his eyes, awaiting death.
His position was nothing special; clearly, the Demon Army had not extracted any intelligence and did not know his identity.
"What's going on, Old Li! Isn't Xiuqing preparing for the World Tournament?! How could he be here?!"
Chu Yunlong's eyes widened in disbelief.
He and Li Yunfei had a good relationship, and Xiuqing had grown up under his watchful eye; he had high hopes for him in all aspects and had long considered him a son-in-law.
He hadn't expected him to appear here at such a critical moment today.
Li Yunfei did not answer.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his teeth gnashed loudly.
He had seen his son's figure the moment the one-horned horses appeared.
But what did that matter?
A benevolent leader does not command troops, and a kind person does not serve as an official!
As the supreme commander of this God's Grace battle, he had no other choice.
"Commander of the Third Battalion!"
Li Yunfei soared into the air, shouting, "Fire—!"