245: Battle against the Vermilion Bird Army

Above the Arena, Huang Chen stood suspended in the air, watching the events below with great interest.

Meanwhile, the live broadcast room was already boiling with excitement, as most people's attention was focused on the Vermilion Bird Legion, who were radiating immense momentum and bathed in fire.

“It's the Vermilion Bird Clan! They're facing Forbidden City!”

“Forbidden City is in trouble now. The Vermilion Bird's attack power is terrifying. They're said to have crushed every opponent on their way here.”

“But Forbidden City has God Huang and Battle Pets. The Vermilion Bird Clan definitely won't have an easy time against them.”

“Wait, why did God Huang fly to the back? Is he not participating in this battle again?”

“And neither side has released their Battle Pets. Does Forbidden City intend to rely on themselves to directly confront the Vermilion Bird Army?”

“How can they confront them directly? The attribute difference between the two sides is too great. If Forbidden City doesn't use those two Trump Cards, how can they fight the Vermilion Bird Army?”

“No way, they're charging! God Huang really isn't participating, and no Battle Pets have been released. Lord Huang Chen is being too overconfident, right?”

“If that's the case, then I favor the Vermilion Bird Army this round!”

...Seeing the aggressive Feng Wu approaching, a trace of seriousness flashed in Tie Shengnan's eyes, but she showed no panic whatsoever.

Relying on the attribute advantage, Feng Wu adopted her usual tactic: deploying the entire army to pressure the opponent into a direct clash.

However, Tie Shengnan had already simulated thousands of ways to counter the impact of a High-Martial Race whose attributes far surpassed her own.

[Metal Element Users, Trap! Maintain distance, retreat in an arc!]

[Wood and Fire Element Users, Left Flank! Retreat in echelons!]

[Water and Earth Element Users, Right Flank! Retreat in echelons!]

Under Tie Shengnan's command, the Forbidden City Legion moved like an extension of her own arm, instantly changing formation.

The Metal Element Warriors in the front row did not clash head-on. Instead, they precisely controlled their speed, maintaining a delicate distance from the charging Vermilion Bird Army—a distance where they could be caught at any moment. At the same time, the center of the formation quickly sank, forming a massive “pocket.”

The Wood and Fire Element Users on the left flank and the Water and Earth Element Users on the right flank quickly moved toward the rear sides. The overall formation resembled a giant open maw, ready to swallow the rushing Torrent of Flames.

[First row of Metal Element Users, Black and Yellow Body, Golden Bell Shield, Soul Severing Stab charge!]

As the Vermilion Bird Army entered the pocket, Tie Shengnan issued her first attack order.

Immediately, during the orderly retreat of the Forbidden City Legion's Metal Element Users, a row suddenly split off, activated their skills, and charged directly toward the Vermilion Bird Army.

“Do they want to bait out skills first?”

Seeing Tie Shengnan dispatch a portion of the Metal Element Users to charge, Feng Wu's lips curved slightly. Under absolute power, no matter what tricks they played, they would ultimately be crushed.

“In front of the formation, the front row uses area-of-effect attacks to prevent them from stealing skills. The back row waits three seconds, and once their Black and Yellow Body expires, focus fire immediately to instantly eliminate this wave...”

As Feng Wu gave the command, overwhelming Karma Fire instantly scorched the area dozens of meters in front of the Vermilion Bird Army's formation into a massive inferno.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Just as expected, the Forbidden City Legion, protected by the Black and Yellow Body, penetrated the Karma Fire zone without taking damage and quickly charged into the Vermilion Bird Legion. Just as the rear ranks of the Vermilion Bird Legion were about to attack—

The Metal Element Users who rushed into the Vermilion Bird Army, while their Black and Yellow Body protection had not yet faded, immediately launched a desperate, five-person attack against a single Vermilion Bird soldier.

Five against one—even though Fire counters Metal, the attacked person was turned into white light and teleported off the battlefield by the system within two seconds.

“Kill!”

The Black and Yellow Body only lasts for three short seconds. In Feng Wu's view, this maneuver by Tie Shengnan was a five-for-one trade.

The gap between the two sides was already large, and a five-for-one trade would undoubtedly widen it further. Feng Wu was definitely not going to let this opportunity slip away.

As Feng Wu's command fell, almost all the skills of the entire Vermilion Bird Army were thrown at this wave of Metal Element Users.

[Flanks, Dragonfly Skimming Water.]

“Boom! Boom!”

Just as the entire Vermilion Bird Army launched its attack forward, under Tie Shengnan's command, the flanks—excluding the Wood Elementals—suddenly surged forward. They threw all the skills in their hands toward the Vermilion Bird Army and then retreated at high speed.

Because the skills were stacked too sparsely, this wave caused absolutely no casualties to the Vermilion Bird Army.

“Flanks, kill!”

However, while Forbidden City wanted to retreat, Feng Wu would not let this opportunity go.

Previously, during the Vermilion Bird Army's charge, Forbidden City's flanks had stayed out of attack range. Now that they were within range, Feng Wu naturally wanted to pin them down. As long as both sides clashed head-to-head, Feng Wu believed the ultimate victory would belong to the Vermilion Bird Army.

However, facing the Vermilion Bird Army's counterattack, the Forbidden City troops on the flanks showed no intention of fighting back, continuing their full-speed retreat.

Because of this, the attack on the flanks actually caused Forbidden City to lose some troops.

Having achieved success with one strike, the troops on the Vermilion Bird Army's two flanks immediately increased their speed to the maximum and charged toward Forbidden City.

Forbidden City's two flanks were retreating but still maintained their original formation. In contrast, due to the stretched battle line, the Vermilion Bird Army's formation began to change from a rectangle to a long triangle.

Soon, the vanguard troops on the two flanks of the Vermilion Bird Army were about to catch up with the retreating Forbidden City Legion.

Just then, the Forbidden City Legion on the right suddenly halted their entire force. Then, the Water Element users immediately moved to the front of the formation. Countless wind and snow appeared dozens of meters ahead, followed by the roar of thunder within the blizzard.

It was then that Feng Wu realized the Vermilion Bird Army's formation had become elongated because they had pursued too far, and she instantly understood Tie Shengnan's intention.

However, she momentarily couldn't figure out why the Forbidden City forces were able to maintain a perfect formation despite moving so quickly.

Since she had discerned Tie Shengnan's tactics, Feng Wu immediately ordered the formation to contract again.

However, just as the Vermilion Bird Army's right flank began to pull back, the Water and Earth Element Users on the Forbidden City side suddenly pressed forward in a large-scale offensive.

This time, the Earth Element Users threw their skills directly at the waist of the Vermilion Bird Army's right flank.

Instantly, the Vermilion Bird soldiers in the middle position were widely paralyzed, while the Water Element users exploited their advantage of numerical superiority and elemental counter to launch a frantic attack on the vanguard.

Seeing this, the soldiers in the rear of the Vermilion Bird Army's right flank quickly bypassed the Thunder Domain to support the vanguard.

However, just as they separated, the Forbidden City's Earth Element Users had, at some unknown point, infiltrated the Thunder Domain.

“Stealth Break Strike!”

Two Wood Elementals suddenly appeared next to every Vermilion Bird soldier inside the Thunder Domain.

As Daggers flashed, in just two seconds, by the time the Vermilion Bird rear guard reacted, the Vermilion Bird soldiers in the Thunder Domain had been taken out one after another.

By this point, the Vermilion Bird Army's right flank was completely broken.

“Kill!” At the same moment the Wood Elementals made their move, dozens of fierce shouts erupted from the Forbidden City's right flank, and the light of the Five Elements shone brightly.

This was Huang Chen's Harem Legion, which had been ambushed on the right flank at some unknown time.

The attributes of these dozens of people were incomparable to the Dragon Rider Army, even two or three times higher than the Vermilion Bird Army.

With their addition, the vanguard of the Vermilion Bird Army's right flank was quickly wiped out. The faces of the rear guard, who had just tried to bypass the Thunder Domain, changed drastically upon seeing this. Some were still charging forward trying to provide support, while others were retreating toward the Vermilion Bird Main Army.

Feng Wu looked at the suddenly collapsing right flank, her face full of disbelief. Weren't Forbidden City's Wood Elementals on the left flank? When did they move to the right?