Chapter 1304: Li Xiaogong
Chapter 1304: Li Xiaogong
December 14, 2017
The invasion triggered by the Emperor Cauldron's swallowing action attracted the involvement of numerous Beyond-World forces.
Although some of these forces withdrew their main forces after witnessing the intervention of a colossal entity, many others sent smaller detachments to scavenge.
Consequently, the powers backing the three smaller Demon Landing Sites might not be weaker than those behind the larger ones; they simply sent fewer personnel.
For instance, the Demon Landing Site outside Beifeng City, occupying an area of only a few hundred square meters, was backed by a formidable Beyond-World force that had once dominated the Lu Hai Kong realm and was a long-standing rival of Lu Hai Kong. This force had previously clashed with Lu Hai Kong, and it was none other than the Li Tang!
Outside Beifeng City, a massive black gate opened, and countless Demon Soldiers poured out.
With the arrival of this foreign demonic army, the already somber sky grew even darker.
From a distance, the area around the black gate seemed like a gigantic dark vortex, its twisted darkness threatening to suck in human souls.
The demonic legion that emerged this time was clearly different from the one Lu Hai Kong had encountered before. Although it was still a demonic legion, this one was evidently much larger and more elite than the previous one.
In reality, this foreign demonic legion might not be as elite as the previous one; they just arrived in a different manner.
The previous foreign demonic legion had arrived through the Mysterious Gateway, which significantly weakened their strength. This time, however, they had broken through the World Barrier, and their condition was incomparable to before.
Gao Shun, however, didn't care whether they were stronger or not, nor did he have the time to worry about it.
His task was to defend and annihilate as many foreign demons as possible that emerged from this black gate, and he faithfully carried out his duty.
As the foreign demons poured out of the black gate, Gao Shun immediately gave the order to attack.
At Gao Shun's command, his well-prepared archers, trebuchets, and crossbowmen launched a simultaneous assault.
Wave after wave of ruthless long-range attacks rained down, instantly eliminating the foreign demons emerging from the black gate.
Jokingly, Gao Shun's archer battalion was comprised entirely of Gale Archers, each proficient in Fundamental Archery at level 25 or higher. Equipped with Elite-grade weapons, even a Strength 80 warrior could fall to their arrows, let alone the poorly protected foreign demons.
It could be said that from the moment these foreign demons appeared, the area beneath the black gate became a slaughterhouse.
Every foreign demon that stepped out of the black gate met their end under the relentless barrage of arrows. In the face of such fierce arrow fire, the foreign demons had little chance to resist.
Even the occasional Blood Demon that emerged couldn't escape the dense arrow storm.
Given the current situation, it seemed unlikely that the foreign demons behind the black gate would be able to break through anytime soon.
This suggested that no matter how powerful a Beyond-World force might be, as long as their gate was guarded and they couldn't exit, their strength seemed to be of little consequence.
The words were indeed spoken, but there's one crucial point worth noting.
On the side of the foreign demons, as they passed through this passage, they were well aware that there would undoubtedly be a strong defense on the other side of the black gateway.
After all, they had prepared for a long time, a full eight days. Unless the defenders were fools or lacked mobility, eight days were more than enough to set up an ambush.
Despite this, they still dared to come out, which meant that those behind the gate were either mindless or overly confident.
Although the suicidal pace of the foreign demons suggested the former, this group was still part of Li Tang's forces. They had clashed with Lu Hai Kong before and suffered losses, so they shouldn't be acting so recklessly!
As expected, just as Gao Shun's arrow rain had been reaping lives for about half an hour, and the corpses of foreign demons piled up near the black gateway, a surge of black aura suddenly rose.
In that instant, the continuous rain of arrows from Gao Shun's side became ineffective. The arrows couldn't penetrate the black aura and were instead enveloped by it in mid-air!
With this, the foreign demon army poured out of the black gateway and formed a neat formation outside.
In just half an hour, tens of thousands of troops were assembled outside the black gateway!
As the foreign demon army emerged from the black gateway, several commanders shrouded in blood-red mist stepped forward, causing the aura of the entire foreign demon legion to skyrocket several times over!
One of them gazed at Gao Shun's army from a distance, observing the arrow rain being blocked by the black aura, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.
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"So, this is the Three Kingdoms world? Let me, Li Xiaogong, crush the so-called heroes of the Three Kingdoms!"
His words were filled with arrogance and audacity, but he had the credentials to back it up!
Li Xiaogong, a member of the Tang royal family and a renowned general, was the great-grandson of Li Hu, one of the Eight Pillars of the State in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties. He was the grandson of Li Yu, the Northern Zhou Governor of Beizhou, and the son of Li An, the Right General of the Imperial Guard in the Sui Dynasty. Li Xiaogong was also a cousin of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, and one of the Twenty-Four Heroes of the Hall of Valor.
After Li Yuan's uprising, Li Xiaogong was tasked with conquering Bashu. With the assistance of Li Jing, he defeated Xiao Xian and Fu Gongshuo, and the entire south of the Yangtze River fell under his command. His military achievements were almost on par with those of Li Shimin.
He was arguably the second-in-command of the Tang forces, second only to Li Jing, and his strength was renowned even in the foreign lands. After decades of warfare in the beyond, he had become an unstoppable force in the Three Kingdoms world.
When such a formidable figure spoke these words, it wasn't mere arrogance or audacity but absolute confidence!
"Li Tang has sent him out, which means Lu Hai Kong's death is certain this time!"
In the Three Kingdoms world, on a certain mountain peak, Qin Mu witnessed the black light curtain and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. As a foreign demon, he was well aware of Li Xiaogong's power.
Almost as soon as Qin Mu finished speaking, on the foreign demons' side, Li Xiaogong waved his hand towards Gao Shun's forces.
"It's only polite to return a favor. Your arrow rain, returned to you!"
In an instant, the black aura surged, and the blocked arrow rain reversed its course, raining down on Gao Shun's troops...
(End of Chapter)
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