Chapter 432
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Chapter 432: Barbarian Siege (2)
Such a neat yet incredibly menacing formation was something the barbarians from the Bitter Cold Land had never seen before.
With just a single encounter, they had already paid a bloody price.
The successive casualties of his tribesmen fueled Harold’s rage.
However, as the leader of the Ice Bear Tribe, Harold was clearly no brainless fool.
That gleaming spear formation looked formidable; a direct frontal charge would only lead to the same fate as those tribesmen.
“Everyone, get out of the way!!”
As thoughts raced, he shouted a warning and quickly pulled out a small bone axe tucked into his waist.
With a sudden forceful swing, he threw it directly towards the spear formation!
The barbarians of the northern tribes, to cope with various battles, often carried more than one weapon on their bodies.
Many of them would carry several small axes at their waist.
Occasionally, these could be used as melee weapons, but the main point was that in critical moments, they could be directly thrown to attack enemies, catching them off guard.
Liu Meng and the others had clearly never encountered such a ‘flying axe’ attack.
Moreover, the spearmen held their spears with both hands and had no shields or defensive gear apart from their leather armor.
They were instantly hit squarely by Harold’s thrown axe.
The injured spearman immediately let out a scream.
Harold’s action undoubtedly served as a reminder to the other barbarians.
For a moment, those barbarians carrying flying axes imitated him, one by one throwing the axes from their waists.
This sudden wave of attack undoubtedly caused great losses to White River City’s defending forces.
The spearmen in the front line immediately suffered noticeable casualties, and the entire formation was thrown into disarray.
Harold seized this opportunity, leading the elite warriors of his tribe, riding their Ice Bears, and forcefully charged forward, wielding a bone hammer polished from what looked like a large animal’s thigh bone!
Coupled with the fierce combat strength of the Ice Bears, the already disordered spear formation was immediately forcibly broken by this group of barbarians.
In the rear, Liu Meng’s expression changed drastically upon seeing this.
While maintaining control of the situation, he quickly directed the sword-shield soldiers to form a shield wall and push forward.
At the same time, he signaled the uninjured spearmen to provide support.
After all, they were a regularly trained army.
Although they were caught off guard and suffered losses from the barbarians’ unconventional tactics, with Liu Meng’s high leadership maintaining their morale, how could his army so easily collapse?
After quickly stabilizing morale with a skill, and with his precise troop deployment, the entire formation quickly reformed.
Ordinary barbarian warriors would naturally not be a match for their regular army.
However, the problem was that some of these barbarians were exceptionally fierce!
Those barbarians riding Ice Bears looked formidable at first glance.
With such burly Ice Bears, how strong would their pounce be? How could human soldiers possibly withstand it? A casual pounce could tear a gap in their shield formation.
A purely defensive strategy would only lead to death!
Realizing this, Liu Meng quickly directed the spearmen in the rear, telling them to continuously attack the Ice Bears with the length of their spears.
Those Ice Bears weren’t wearing armor.
No matter how tough their hide or thick their flesh, how could they truly withstand those sharp spears?
Feeling the threat of the spears, the Ice Bears let out furious roars, as if trying to intimidate.
But the soldiers, having undergone so many battlefield baptisms and having even fought with Beastman armies, had seen more frightening spectacles.
Such a degree of intimidation wouldn’t scare them!
Raising their bronze shields, the soldiers not only didn’t retreat but simultaneously pushed half a step forward, seemingly intent on slamming their shield faces directly into the Ice Bears’ faces.
And the spearmen following behind, responsible for offensive support, showed no hesitation.
Each sharp spear aimed directly at the Ice Bears, specifically targeting vulnerable spots like their eyes.
Attack is the best defense!
Liu Meng, feeling this realization within him, immediately brandished the bronze sword in his hand and roared.
“All units, advance! Push them back!!”
He had come to understand that against these burly Ice Bears, they couldn’t hold the line defensively, and even a defensive counterattack wouldn’t work well.
To grasp victory, they had to proactively attack, push them back in one go, and even fight more fiercely than the enemy.
Liu Meng’s sword-shield soldier unit was undoubtedly the main infantry force of Luo Ji’s Myriad World Civilization, their combat strength unquestionable.
With a single order, a counterattack like a raging tide immediately unfolded.
Liu Meng led the charge. With a few swings of his bronze sword, he immediately cut down a barbarian warrior.
The ‘Vanguard General’ talent, combined with the dual enhancement of his Gold-tier Sword-Shield Soldier Specialization, made Liu Meng, leading a unit of sword-shield soldiers, unstoppable on the battlefield.
Charging and killing all the way, Liu Meng was now completely in a posture to forcefully drive these barbarians back!
After one round of charging and killing, Liu Meng, who had killed an unknown number of enemies, had sticky, dark red blood covering the blade of his bronze sword.
But at the same time, he also attracted Harold’s attention!
As the leader of the Ice Bear Tribe, how could Harold tolerate Liu Meng, this southerner, slaughtering his tribal warriors in such a manner?
With a roar from Harold, the Ice Bear beneath him moved accordingly.
After a wild charge, the bone hammer in Harold’s hand swung directly towards Liu Meng’s head.
The bone hammer, after cutting through the air, created a whistling sound.
Liu Meng, sensing the approaching danger, immediately blocked with his bronze shield.
At that moment, a dull thud sounded!
The bone hammer in Harold’s hand heavily struck the face of the bronze shield.
Powerful force continuously impacted Liu Meng’s shield-holding hand, making it feel numb.
However, he did not flinch.
Maintaining his shield-blocking stance, Liu Meng’s other hand, holding the bronze sword, directly slashed at Harold, who was riding on the Ice Bear’s back!
Liu Meng’s slash was swift and fierce.
Logically, Harold, with all his strength still pressing on the bone hammer, should have had no chance to dodge.
But unexpectedly, at that moment, the Ice Bear under Harold suddenly erupted and attacked!
The burly Ice Bear’s body directly slammed into Liu Meng, sending him flying.
He flew backward over 10 meters before falling heavily to the ground.
At that instant, Liu Meng felt his entire body was about to fall apart, and a surge of blood churned within him.
His entire face flushed red, and then he let out a muffled groan, a mouthful of fresh blood immediately spilling from Liu Meng’s mouth.
This mouthful of blood seemed to have drained all his vitality, his face quickly turning pale, appearing deathly gray in an instant.
