Chapter 617 - 122: One Sword Against an Army of a Million
Chapter 617: Chapter 122: One Sword Against an Army of a Million
"It’s the Lingxiao Power!"
The martial artists from other countries recognized the golden light; the most attention-grabbing feature of Lingxiao City was the Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, and the Lingxiao Power of the academy was its treasured asset, well-known among martial artists of all nations.
The dark clouds collapsed and dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the Zheng Kingdom’s warships on the sea. Upon seeing the true form of these warships, many martial artists gasped in shock.
At the forefront of the Zheng Kingdom’s battlefield, dozens of warships were already disintegrated, and numerous bodies floated on the surface. Although these bodies had human shapes, they were covered with various scales and hair quite unlike humans.
"These are the demonized martial artists of the Zheng Kingdom."
The Zheng Kingdom, a nation in league with the Demon Race, had their martial artists absorb the bloodline of the Demons. However, not every martial artist could successfully absorb the Demon bloodline. A portion of martial artists got polluted by Demon Qi during the process, eventually turning into berserk killing machines without reason.
Such martial artists were called demonized martial artists by other countries.
Although dozens of warships had been destroyed and hundreds of demonized martial artists had died under the crossbow arrows, this was less than a tenth compared to the colossal demonized martial artist army of the Zheng Kingdom at that moment.
Woo~
In the middle of the warships, an eerie beast call resonated, and the demonized martial artists at the front charged toward Lingxiao City as if hearing a call to arms, their eyes blood-red and frenzied.
Clearly, the Zheng Kingdom, finding that they couldn’t use Demon Qi to approach Lingxiao City, opted for this frenzied siege tactic.
Swish, swish, swish!
More crossbow arrows rained down from the city walls, and the charging warships were hit and exploded. Still, the demonized martial artists on board, except those turned to dust by the explosions, all leapt off the ships, fearlessly advancing under the rain of arrows.
"Form ranks!"
At the docks, the three thousand-strong Black Armor Army swung their long spears, exuding a deadly presence as they advanced to meet the charging Zheng Kingdom martial artists.
The Black Armor Army thrust their spears, moving in unison, forming battle formations. The collective Martial Path Will of everyone condensed into a massive long spear, which, when struck down, instantly killed dozens of demonized martial artists from the Zheng Kingdom.
However, the demonized martial artists of the Zheng Kingdom showed no emotion at the death of their companions; they were just ruthless killing machines, charging fiercely. Even if a companion’s corpse blocked their path, they would rip it apart and charge madly ahead.
"Too crazy!"
"The demonized martial artists of the Zheng Kingdom are completely reckless."
The martial artists from other countries watching bore a look of distress as they saw these half-human, half-demon creatures. The demonized martial artists no longer had any human characteristics, their skin peeling off like shed snakeskin, their bodies half-scaled and half-flesh.
Their nails grew several inches long, vertebrae protruded from their backs, appearing no different from demon beasts.
After sacrificing nearly a thousand bodies, these demonized martial artists finally broke through the spear formation of the Black Armor Army, but the Black Armor Army showed no sign of panic. This scenario had been anticipated, and they held their spears to engage.
What followed was the real battle.
The Black Armor Army, along with other martial artists from Liang, now engaged the Zheng Kingdom martial artists beneath the city walls.
Blood began to cover the ground, flowing steadily toward the sea below.
Meanwhile, the main fleet of the Zheng Kingdom’s warships was now only a hundred meters from Lingxiao City. On one of the warships, a Flood Dragon rose with a roar, causing the surrounding sea to surge wildly.
"Do they plan to flood the city? Does Zheng Kingdom not care about the demonized martial artists’ lives?"
"To Zheng Kingdom, demonized martial artists are just cannon fodder. If they die, they die. If they can flood Lingxiao City, Zheng Kingdom wins."
As the Flood Dragon stirred the sea and gathered waves, a black beam fired from the Lingxiao City walls, and a white-haired elder stepped into the air, wielding a long saber slicing toward the Flood Dragon from afar.
Boom!
The waves were cleaved by the saber, tumbling back into the sea. The Flood Dragon let out a thunderous roar, and giant waves surged again, crashing against the saber’s glow.
The terrifying energy erupted, and the water vapor shrouded the area, leaving the onlookers only able to hear the sporadic roars.
The battle between the elder and the Flood Dragon marked the true beginning of the battle. Above the city walls, nearly a thousand Middle-Grade Martial Artists, including dozens of Upper-Grade Martial Artists, stepped into the air, ignoring the demonized martial artists below to meet the normal martial artists of the Zheng Kingdom.
Kill!
A chilling voice rang out from within the Zheng Kingdom’s warships, and figures leapt into the air from the ships, engaging in aerial combat.
The entire sea was filled with energy releases, and figures occasionally fell.
Simultaneously, the City Lord of Lingxiao and another elder were also fighting against two First-Grade Martial Artists from the Zheng Kingdom, their power clashes causing roaring waves on the sea.
"It’s reaching a fever pitch. Liang has fewer martial artists here."
The observing martial artists, seeing the horrific battlefield, showed looks of distress. Although Zheng Kingdom hadn’t advanced yet, Liang, whether the Black Armor Army or other martial artists, was steadily losing people, though Zheng Kingdom also suffered losses.
The crucial point was that Zheng Kingdom had amassed an army of fifty thousand, while only ten thousand martial artists defended Lingxiao City. Zheng Kingdom could continuously replenish their forces, but Liang couldn’t, and through attrition, the end would be inevitable.