Chapter 344
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Chapter 344: Silent Roar
The ferocity of the Kobolds exceeded Zhao Pan’s imagination.
These monsters charged at their formation as if unafraid of death.
After several rounds of fighting, while the battle formation remained stable, Zhao Pan’s mood grew increasingly heavy.
He had initially intended to feign retreat to advance, using the formation to deplete several waves of enemy troops.
Once the disparity in their combat strength narrowed, he would then decide, based on the specific situation, whether to fight to the death, charge out and retake Iron Wall City’s wall, or make a break for it and retreat through the other city gate to Shangyuan City in the rear.
However, he suddenly discovered a terrible problem, his formation could not push forward.
The monsters’ offensive was too fierce, leaving his soldiers completely on the defensive, unable to counterattack.
Zhao Pan’s gaze swept across the entire battlefield.
He was searching for an opportunity, an opportunity to break this deadlock!
Meanwhile, on the wall of Iron Wall City, Red Fox archers had taken control.
Although they were supposedly there to provide support and be on alert, they were actually gathered in small groups of 3 to 5, chatting idly as if the battle was already over.
After all, in their minds, this night raid was basically a sure thing.
Once their beastman army entered the city, they had never lost a direct confrontation against humans!
Listening to the sounds of battle from a distance and the idle chatter of these monsters nearby, a “corpse” in the pile of bodies on the city wall twitched its eyelids, opening a narrow slit.
What greeted his eyes were faces he knew intimately.
He could even call out the name of every single person here.
That was Old Zhang, this was Little Li.
Old Zhang’s son was six years old this year.
He had been talking about sending his son to Mirror City to study once he received this month’s salary and saved enough money, saying he wanted his son to become a cultured person with a great future.
As for Little Li, he was young, only 19 years old.
He had always liked a girl in the city and would constantly pull him aside, complaining about trivial matters, agonizing over whether or not to confess for almost 3 months now.
Yet, he still had not reached a decision.
And the big strong guy on the left, a good-natured fellow, had even promised to treat them to a meal earlier.
The one on the right was Lei Zi, a drunkard, constantly thinking about General Liu’s jar of tiger bone wine, a reward from His Majesty.
He even mumbled about it in his dreams, just wanting a taste.
“All of you, don’t stare at me like that.”
Perhaps it was a hallucination caused by excessive blood loss, but at this moment, he felt as if all his old comrades were staring at him.
Blood continuously oozed from the two arrow wounds on his body.
More than half of his body had already lost sensation.
“I’m almost done for too, no strength left. It won’t be long before I join you all.”
“Damn it! What am I doing?!”
Halfway through his thoughts, his pale, bloodless hand had already reached for the bronze battle sword lying before him.
With a strong grip, he tightly clasped the hilt!
His mouth parted a few times.
With a silent roar, a corpse burst from the pile of dead bodies, quickly pouncing on the nearest foxman.
The bronze battle sword swung, mercilessly striking down the foxman.
This sudden turn of events instantly triggered shouts of alarm.
“What’s happening?”
“This human is still alive!”
“Kill him, quickly kill him!”
A continuous, booming hum echoed in his ears.
He could not hear what these monsters were shouting.
His eyes, soaked with blood, locked onto a wooden barrel by the city wall that the foxmen had been using as a stool.
He then struck the barrel with his sword.
Transparent liquid steadily overflowed from the opening cleaved by the bronze battle sword.
Looking at the flowing fire oil, his consciousness began to blur, his mind went blank, and his pupils began to dilate.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
The reacting Red Fox archers continuously fired arrows at him.
Each sharp arrow that pierced his body caused intense pain, making his dilating pupils instantly contract violently!
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!”
Amidst his roar, the frail figure, seemingly propelled by a final ounce of obsession, once again swung the bronze battle sword in his hand.
The blood-stained blade rapidly scraped against the cold city bricks, producing a piercing sound.
The splashing sparks ignited the highly concentrated fire oil instantly, and raging flames filled his entire vision.
The surging inferno, accompanied by the spreading fire oil, frantically expanded along the wall, engulfing one wooden barrel after another.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!!!”
Deafening roars pounded everyone’s eardrums, almost rendering them deaf.
The terrifying chain explosions made it feel as if the entire Iron Wall City was shaking from the impact.
“Now, can you all let me rest? Ah, so tired, my body feels so heavy and cold…”
The frail figure, supported only by sheer will, finally found eternal peace amidst the booming sounds.
Zhao Pan did not know what happened on the city wall, and perhaps no one ever would.
But at this moment, the only thing he knew clearly was that the intense chain explosions had distracted the beastmen army.
Their chance to break through had arrived!
“Maintain formation, full army break through!”
Zhao Pan shouted loudly, yet he heard no sound.
The exaggerated explosion had deafened him, and the other soldiers were no exception.
At this moment, only one person moved, Liu Zheng.
Their years of unspoken understanding allowed him to grasp Zhao Pan’s meaning.
Waving his Spring and Autumn Greatblade, he directly crossed their large shield unit’s defense line and charged forward, taking the lead.
The other soldiers, realizing the situation, followed suit, and a silent breakthrough battle commenced.
With his “Breaking Through Encirclement” talent, Liu Zheng unleashed the full power of a 5-star fierce general.
He became the sharp tip of the battle formation, wildly swinging his Spring and Autumn Greatblade, charging and killing all the way.
In just one encounter, he instantly cut down 3 Kobolds with his blade!
Amidst the splashing blood, and despite the disadvantageous situation, a bloodthirsty glint quickly flashed in Liu Zheng’s eyes.
His passive skill, “Bloodlust,” was triggered.
Liu Zheng became increasingly frenzied with each kill, and layer after layer of combat power buffs continuously pushed his strength to new peaks.
After he had successively slaughtered over 20 Kobolds, thick blood continuously dripped from the blade of his Spring and Autumn Greatblade.
His blood-soaked appearance was now akin to a bloodthirsty demon god!
“Those who block me shall die!”
