Chapter 733: Zhao Er's Breakthrough
Chapter 733: Zhao Er's Breakthrough
September 25, 2017
In the military camp of the Wu Xian Grand Alliance on the foreign grasslands, an unusual scene unfolded within the trap set by Xu Zifu specifically for Zhao Er and his men.
Amidst the raging fire, Zhao Er charged ahead on a blue warhorse, and wherever he passed, flames within a meter range visibly extinguished.
Although the range was only about a meter and didn't last long, the bizarre phenomenon surrounding Zhao Er significantly changed the situation for the Bloodbath Legion.
Despite the ongoing fire and poisonous smoke, Zhao Er had indeed opened up an escape route for the Bloodbath Legion.
Led by Zhao Er, the Bloodbath Legion struggled through the flames, and although their situation was challenging, and some members occasionally succumbed to the poisonous smoke, collapsing into the fiery depths, their circumstances were much better than before Zhao Er's breakthrough.
Zhao Er's state at the forefront was equally peculiar. As he advanced, his body gradually became enveloped in a reddish glow.
Initially, the glow resembled a smoldering ember in the darkness, but as he moved forward, the extinguished flames in his path grew, and the radiance on his body intensified, eventually transforming into a layer of fire covering Zhao Er.
Enveloped in flames, Zhao Er resembled a fire god. During this process, his aura became increasingly formidable and intimidating, and his long hair seemed to catch fire, gradually turning fiery red.
When his hair fully transformed into a fiery red hue, the flames on his body suddenly surged, and he felt his heart pounding vigorously. The flames covering his body then flowed into his physique.
It was a scene filled with mystical elements. Throughout the process, Zhao Er seemed to become a black hole, absorbing all the flames within a radius of several dozen meters.
As the flames completely entered Zhao Er's body, he officially broke through the bottleneck, reaching a Martial Power of 90.
Speaking of which, Zhao Er's sudden breakthrough in such an environment was somewhat unexpected.
Martial Power 90 represented a significant threshold. Despite Zhao Er's exceptional talent, which theoretically qualified him for the breakthrough, in reality, achieving Martial Power 90 was not that straightforward.
Even the renowned warrior Pan Feng required the Top General Trial Token to break through.
With Zhao Er's talent, it wasn't easy to achieve such a breakthrough. However, in the Fengling Valley, when the Phoenix Heart Technique advanced, the dark demonic energy that had attached to him served as nourishment, refining and nurturing his body. At that time, he had already met the requirements for the breakthrough, confusion, but it wasn't until he faced this environment that he truly found the opportunity to break through, officially reaching Martial Power 90.
Zhao Er's breakthrough didn't take long. Except for the final step of the official breakthrough, which required a few minutes, he had been in constant motion, so his breakthrough didn't hinder the Bloodbath Legion's escape. On the contrary, with Lu Haikong's assistance, the Bloodbath Legion managed to fight their way out of the inferno more easily.
Although Zhao Er lost his fire-extinguishing ability after the breakthrough, the Bloodbath Legion was almost out of the fire by then.
In the final moments, even without that ability, the Bloodbath Legion, despite some difficulties, eventually broke through the fire.
While they had roamed freely among the enemy forces without casualties, when they broke through the fire, despite Zhao Er's extraordinary assistance, there were still two to three hundred members of the Bloodbath Legion who perished. Moreover, the legion's condition was already dire when they emerged from the flames.
It's worth mentioning that the Bloodbath Legion wore iron armor, which made their experience in the fire akin to descending into hell.
Only those with high Martial Power could endure the heat with their inner strength, while the ordinary members of the Bloodbath Legion suffered varying degrees of burns. As they emerged from the fire, battered and injured, they were greeted by Xu Zifu's meticulously prepared backup plan.
Almost as soon as the Bloodbath Legion escaped the fire, a dense shower of arrows rained down upon them. Judging by the density of the arrow rain, at least several thousand attackers were involved.
Faced with this barrage, the Bloodbath Legion didn't flinch, boldly charging forward under Zhao Er's leadership.
Jokingly, every member of the Bloodbath Legion was equipped with elite-level gear. How could such specialized equipment be penetrated by the ordinary arrows of the Wu Xian tribes?
Indeed, the rain of arrows that fell upon the Blood Bath Legion did not cause significant harm, and no members were killed by the arrows. However, this did not mean that the Blood Bath Legion's comeback was about to begin.
The Blood Bath Legion's charge had barely begun when they realized something was amiss. The enemy had prepared in advance, digging numerous horse traps on the ground.
Not long after the Blood Bath Legion started their charge, many of their warhorses stepped into the traps, breaking their legs. The Blood Bath Legion's advance was immediately halted.
As the enemy's arrows continued to rain down, the Blood Bath Legion, a valiant army, found themselves pinned down once again after emerging from the sea of fire.
"Charge forward!"
In this situation, Zhao Er did not hesitate for a moment.
He knew that the horse traps could not have been prepared by the enemy in advance; they must have been dug after learning the direction from which the Blood Bath Legion would emerge.
Given this, even with tens of thousands of troops, it was impossible for the enemy to have dug so many horse traps in just half an hour or even less.
Sure enough, with Zhao Er leading the way, the Blood Bath Legion quickly crossed the field of horse traps.
However, the enemy's tactics were relentless. As soon as Zhao Er and his men crossed the horse traps, small cloth bags were thrown at them.
Zhao Er and his companions recognized these cloth bags, knowing that they must not let them land near their warhorses, or most of them would likely be left behind.
So, Zhao Er, Gao Lan, and Yan Liang charged forward together, each urging their horses to full speed, and threw themselves at the cloth bags with all their might.
The three warriors, each with a combat strength of 90, unleashed their full power, quickly clearing the cloth bags thrown by the enemy.
The result was a clean sweep, with not a single mistake!
Although some cloth bags still landed in their camp, the impact on the Blood Bath Legion was minimized as much as possible.
After this, the Blood Bath Legion finally had the opportunity to charge into the enemy camp.
As the Blood Bath Legion burst into the enemy camp, this ragged legion finally unleashed their terrifying strength.
Now, with less than a thousand men remaining, the Blood Bath Legion, under Zhao Er's leadership, transformed into a fearsome killing machine with the 'Bloodthirsty Rampage' troop attribute.
After the Blood Bath Legion's full power was unleashed, Xu Zifu's subordinate, Yuwen Kuo, could only stare in shock at the legion, which had just moments ago been on the brink of collapse, now wreaking havoc among his own troops.
"That's enough, stop watching. Those common soldiers can't stop them. Just let them through symbolically, and let them go!" Xu Zifu rubbed his temples, clearly distressed by the group of pushovers below.
"Are you just going to let them go?" Yuwen Kuo asked, his face revealing a strong sense of reluctance.
"What are you thinking? How could that be? Don't worry, I have a backup plan. Letting them go now is to ensure we can capture them later!" Xu Zifu's eyes flashed with determination. "As far as I know, this legion's troop attribute has aftereffects. Let them run for a while, and when their attribute fades, we'll deal with them then!" Xu Zifu had clearly made thorough preparations to deal with Lu HaiKong.
Upon receiving Xu Zifu's confirmation, Yuwen Kuo immediately sprang into action.
Yuwen Kuo issued several orders to the soldiers surrounding the Blood Bath Legion, and they began to change their tactics.
Zhao Er and his men weren't entirely sure what was happening, but they sensed that the difficulty of breaking through had significantly decreased. Without time to ponder, they led their army forward, breaking through the encirclement in less than half an hour.
As Zhao Er and his men broke free, the Wu Xian coalition forces only gave a symbolic chase, allowing them to escape without much resistance.
While Zhao Er and his companions charged forward, a dozen eagles circled overhead. At the same time, Xu Zifu was not idle, issuing one command after another, and another plan to suppress the Blood Bath Legion was taking shape.
On the other side, not long after leaving the battlefield, the effects of the 'Bloodthirsty Battle' attribute began to gradually fade for the Blood Bath Legion.
This terrifying enhancement attribute, in a way, was a skill that drained life force, and it was not easy to use. After experiencing the fire, the charge, and the breakout, many 'Blood Knights' had nearly exhausted their strength.
In this situation, if Xu Zifu's encirclement were to take shape, this Blood Bath Legion would likely face certain death.
However, just as Xu Zifu's encirclement was about to be completed, a sudden discovery caused his expression to change...
(End of Chapter)
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