Volume 5 Chapter 104
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 104: All Stratagems Exhausted
“You have… perfectly graduated from your master’s final lesson.”
Bai Yang revealed a smile of relief and deep satisfaction.
In this battle, he had held nothing back, unleashing the full extent of his swordsmanship.
His disciple had completely surpassed him.
And so, he was left without a single regret.
“Master, thank you for your teachings.” Yue Liu was deeply moved.
“Little Fox Radish has become so incredible.”
After witnessing the battle, Xia Yi could not help but sigh in admiration.
The little fox had grown this strong, perhaps she would truly become her destined rival now.
Yet, deep within, Xia Yi felt a rising excitement. As she gazed at the little fox’s face, even her heartbeat began to quicken.
“I really want to cross swords with Little Fox Radish…”
On the Restoration Army’s side, the fox clan erupted into a frenzy.
Everyone had witnessed with their own eyes the sheer power Yue Liu possessed, even the universally acknowledged strongest of the fox clan had been defeated by her.
She had claimed victory in the contest for the title of Great Swordmaster.
“Her Highness Yue Liu is unbelievably strong!”
“Did you all see that?”
“We saw it, right here! We witnessed the birth of a legend!!”
In a confrontation between two armies, the duel between their leading generals is of decisive importance.
The victor’s side would see their morale surge, advancing with unstoppable momentum.
The defeated side, however, would fall into despair, their combat strength greatly diminished.
Now, the Restoration Army’s fighting spirit burned ever brighter. Inspired by Yue Liu, they had transformed into fearless warriors.
In contrast, the fox clan’s army gradually lost its will to fight.
“Yue Liu, raise your head high, let Senluo fear you, let the White Night Cult tremble before you!!”
Bai Yang said with excitement.
“You are now the fox clan’s Great Swordmaster!”
“Mm.”
Gripping her weapon, Yue Liu lifted her head and looked toward Shuiyu City in the distance.
“What is going on?! How could Bai Yang be so useless, losing to that False Deity Miko?! Isn’t he the strongest swordsman of the fox clan?!”
Senluo’s fury drove his nails into his palms, nearly drawing blood.
There was no doubt, the situation had been reversed by Yue Liu’s arrival.
If this continued, the Restoration Army would surely break through Shuiyu City under her leadership and claim victory.
Senluo had never once considered the possibility of defeat.
“False Deity Miko, don’t think I’ll just surrender… I still have my final move yet to use!!”
Senluo turned to Fenghua.
“Fenghua, come here!!”
“Lord Senluo, what is it?”
Deep down, Fenghua no longer wished to fight Yue Liu, and he cautiously made a suggestion.
“The situation has become extremely unfavorable for our fox clan forces. Perhaps we should temporarily withdraw to Shuiyu City, rely on its defenses to hold them off, and then request reinforcements, ”
“Silence! We have not lost yet, and you dare to speak of defeat so early, are you trying to shake the army’s morale?!” Senluo rebuked him harshly.
“I would not dare!”
“This battle, we must win.”
Senluo knew he had no way out.
To secure victory, the leader of the White Night Cult had permitted him to mobilize all their followers in this region and had even dispatched most of the southern fox clan army.
Under such circumstances, how could he possibly request reinforcements?
“Have all White Night Cult followers and fox clan soldiers drink the Holy Water to enhance their strength!” Senluo deployed his final trump card. “The Holy Water will turn them into an invincible army!”
“What?!”
Fenghua froze in shock.
From the depths of his heart, he felt that this so-called Holy Water was anything but benevolent.
“Lord Senluo, please reconsider!”
“If you dare defy me, I will brand you a traitor and have you executed on the spot!!”
Senluo raised the military seal.
Faced with the authority of the seal, Fenghua could say no more.
“Carry out the order!!”
Senluo turned to the other officers, forcing compliance.
The officers had no choice but to obey.
Soon, both the White Night Cult followers and the fox clan soldiers received the command: drink the Holy Water that would grant them power and fight the rebels to the very end.
The White Night Cult followers showed no resistance, on the contrary, they eagerly drank it, falling into a state of fervent exhilaration as they began proclaiming their fanatical devotion to the Azure Fox God.
As for the fox clan soldiers, unaware of the dangers, they simply obeyed orders and drank the distributed Holy Water. They too descended into extreme emotional states, their rationality overtaken by impulsive frenzy, as though transformed into berserkers devoid of fear.
“Charge!!!”
The fox clan army launched a fearless assault against the Restoration Army.
“Eliminate all heretics!”
The White Night Cult followers unleashed combined spellcasting. In an instant, the sky filled with dazzling streams of magical energy, bombarding the Restoration Army.
Leading her forces, Yue Liu did not retreat before the counterattack. Instead, she swung her weapon and carved a massive slash into the sky, dispersing the incoming spells.
Facing the fox clan’s charge, she activated the Fox God’s Eyes.
“Fall into the world of illusions!”
Without even needing to strike, Yue Liu’s illusion alone halted vast numbers of fox clan soldiers in their tracks, freezing them where they stood.
From her analysis, the so-called Holy Water was likely water imbued with the power of the Azure Fox God, inducing hallucinations in those who consumed it, effectively functioning as a form of illusion.
In that case, she only needed to wield the power of the Red Fox God, using illusion to counter illusion and nullify its effects.
With the fox clan soldiers immobilized, Yue Liu led the Restoration Army in a direct advance, charging straight into the White Night Cult’s formation.
At this rate, the White Night Cult would not hold out much longer before collapsing.
“Th-this… am I really going to lose…?!”
Senluo ground his teeth, utterly unable to accept it.
Even his final trump card had been neutralized by Yue Liu, at this point, all strategies were exhausted.
Even if they retreated to defend Shuiyu City, its fall would only be a matter of time.
“…I cannot die here. Fenghua led all soldiers and officers out of the city and engaged the rebels in a final battle. Do you understand?!”
Raising the military seal, Senluo hurriedly issued his command, then turned to leave.
He intended to use them as cannon fodder to buy time for his escape.
Though he would lose this war and have no face to meet the leader of the White Night Cult, he could still rely on his entire family to protect him and survive.
As long as the leader of the White Night Cult lived, he could still remain second only to one and above ten thousand…
“AHH!!”
Suddenly, Senluo let out a heart-rending scream.
He turned around to look at Fenghua, his eyes trembling uncontrollably.
“Y-you… you actually dared… to attack me…?!”
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