Chapter 606

Chapter 606: The Ferocity of War Elephants

“Nothing much. The invasion on my side is already over.”

Hearing this, Huo Qiguang felt a quiet shock.

Although he had long known that Bronze-tier battles were something Luo Ji could handle with ease.

Ending a battle so quickly, and doing so while not even present personally.

That meant either the enemy was far too weak, or Luo Ji’s garrison forces were terrifyingly strong.

……

His thoughts drifted unconsciously.

Coming back to his senses, Huo Qiguang couldn’t help but laugh at himself.

What was the point of pondering Luo Ji’s strength right now?

The battle in front of him was what truly mattered!

It could only be said that once a habit formed, it was really hard to change.

He quickly shook all those distracting thoughts out of his head.

After discussing some finer details of the deployment with Luo Ji, he immediately began issuing orders to prepare for the defensive battle.

During this time, it was worth mentioning that the forces Huo Qiguang had mobilized earlier had sent another 1,500 infantry to the front line.

With troop movements on such a massive scale.

It was easy to imagine that many cities within his civilization were now left with garrisons close to zero.

Of course, Huo Qiguang’s internal affairs were not something Luo Ji needed to worry about.

For Luo Ji, as long as he could eliminate that Arab player, or simply hold out for a month.

And then receive his payment smoothly, that would be enough.

Another day passed, just as Luo Ji had predicted.

Huo Qiguang was not the only one growing anxious.

After investing so many troops, the Arab player was anxious as well.

How could he be willing to retreat just like that?

After a short period of rest, the Arab army pushed forward once again.

Before long, they were already pressing up to the outskirts of the city.

At the very front of their formation, the war elephants lined up in a row still gave off a heavy sense of oppression.

On the city walls, fifteen triple-bow ballistae opened fire at full power, suppressing the enemy’s advance.

At the same time, the city gates slowly opened, and Luo Ji and Huo Qiguang deployed their formations outside the city, preparing to meet the Arab army head-on.

This was not the first clash between the two sides.

Both had already gained a fair understanding of their enemies.

The horn of war sounded sharply.

Amid waves of elephant trumpets, the Arab army charged forward, pressing on through the barrage of the triple-bow ballistae.

Watching the enemy draw closer.

After one volley from the crossbowmen and several rounds of arrow fire suppression.

Huo Qiguang drew the bronze longsword from his waist.

He roared out those four words, along with all the pent-up frustration that had been building inside him over the past few days!

“Charge! All troops, charge!!!”

The battlefield erupted with ferocious battle cries, sending panic through the city’s residents.

One by one, they fled back into their homes.

Those with cellars went straight underground, not daring to come out at all.

They feared that if the city were breached, the enemy soldiers would slaughter them without mercy.

Outside the city, the two armies slammed into each other at full speed.

The enemy war elephants’ charge was as ferocious as ever.

As they shattered the infantry’s front line, countless soldiers were sent flying through the air.

This time, the Arab player was clearly gambling everything.

Even he, who usually stayed safely in the rear, personally charged into the front lines.

That lavishly decorated war elephant looked flashy on the surface.

But the armor covering its body undeniably gave it greater combat power than the other elephants.

For a moment, it felt like it was cutting down everything in its path.

But since it was an enemy, Luo Ji obviously would not let them continue rampaging unchecked.

Previously, the player had hidden in the rear and was hard to catch.

Now that he had taken the initiative to come forward, Luo Ji had no intention of holding back.

With a single order, all four Elephantmen advanced toward the Arab player.

Shoot the horse before the rider.

Capture the leader before the army!

As long as the enemy player was taken down, the outcome of this battle would be obvious.

However, the Arab player was clearly not foolish.

Nor was he blind.

Four Elephantmen standing there were impossible to miss.

Since he dared to charge forward, he was clearly prepared.

With a wave of his hand, the horn sounded.

Upon receiving the order, the war elephants moved at once.

Grouped in threes, the enemy’s war elephants slammed straight toward Luo Ji’s Elephantmen, group after group.

The intention was obvious—using numbers to overwhelm them!

Even Elephantmen felt flustered when facing three charging war elephants at once.

Twelve war elephants quickly tied down all four of Luo Ji’s Elephantmen.

Meanwhile, the Arab player gathered all his remaining war elephants around himself.

They formed a massive and imposing elephant formation!

The formation was simple and brutal, yet extremely effective.

Wherever it went, it crushed everything in its path.

With large numbers of armored camel cavalry guarding the flanks.

This wave of the enemy’s assault was truly terrifying.

As expected, players who made it to the Black Iron tier all had at least one or two lethal trump cards.

An entire infantry unit under Huo Qiguang was smashed apart, scattered in all directions.

Seeing this, Luo Ji’s heart sank.

At the same time as realizing how unforgiving the World Battlefield was, he immediately ordered his Tigermen unit to advance.

At present, within his beastman army, the only force capable of directly clashing with that elephant formation.

Was his Tigermen unit.

Upon receiving the order, Hu Jie let out a thunderous tiger roar filled with pure intimidation toward the distant war elephants.

This was pressure from the very top of the food chain!

Yet the war elephants showed no fear, responding with a chorus of deafening trumpets.

Anyone with basic knowledge of animals would know.

Adult elephants have almost no natural predators in the wild.

Let alone war elephants that had undergone specialized training.

They lacked some of the gentleness of ordinary elephants, but were far more ferocious and aggressive.

On the battlefield, they charged without a shred of hesitation.

Each of these war elephants stood around 4 meters tall.

In other words, roughly 1 meter taller than the Tigermen.

By any measure, this was a difficult opponent.

To be honest, agile Swift Wolf Warriors might have been better suited to dealing with such massive targets.

Unfortunately, Swift Wolf Warriors were not suitable for this battlefield.

And this battlefield did not consist of war elephants alone.

If Swift Wolf Warriors were sent to deal with the elephants.

They would likely be easily taken out by other enemy units in the process.

Back to the point.

Under Luo Ji’s command, the Tigermen clashed head-on with the war elephants!

After smashing aside an obstructing camel cavalry soldier with a heavy blow, Hu Jie unleashed his full strength and lunged straight at a war elephant.

The other Tigermen followed closely behind.

At that moment, it truly felt like a battle of the century was about to erupt!