Chapter 659 - 146: Back to the Ancient Dreams (38)
Although the time frame was short, Master Su An still managed to complete the forging of two heavy swords before the Doom Army set out.
To repay the gift of Gui He, Master Su An had used many of his own treasured materials in private, making the quality of these two weapons exceptionally high, almost equivalent to the finest weapons of later epochs, it was just a pity that the magic engravings provided were not of the same grade. Holding the heavy swords which seemed to be formed by nature, Gui He adored them immensely.
The Doom Army had its own unique passage for leaving the city. Leading three thousand soldiers, Shi Changxin silently left the city without alerting anyone.
After several days of high-intensity forced marches, they arrived at the eastern hillock’s long slope on the day before the agreed date.
It was only on this journey that Gui He truly realized the discipline of the Doom Army. For several days, these soldiers hardly communicated with each other; all their movements were silent and orderly, every step in unison. Gui He even felt that they mastered the Array Patterns Master once mentioned.
Upon reaching the destination, Shi Changxin slightly relaxed, turned around, and issued orders, "Squads one and two, go and scout the area first, check for any dangers; the rest stay and rest."
The eastern hillock’s long slope was a sunken basin, easy to attack but hard to defend. Shi Changxin couldn’t fathom why they were meeting Shi Feiqing in such a place, but since it was a military order, she couldn’t disobey.
And just as they began scouting, the battle horn sounded through the heavens.
"Ambush! Everyone, prepare for battle!" Shi Changxin was alarmed; it wasn’t just Shi Feiqing who was targeted but her as well.
As the battle horn sounded, countless black-clad assassins swarmed down, covering the hills and fields.
Among them, two assassin leaders stood aloof at the forest’s crest, their expressions indifferent.
Despite the assassins’ overwhelming numbers, the three thousand Doom Army soldiers fought as one, rich in battle experience. A series of surprise attacks failed to make any breakthrough. Not a single Doom Army soldier fell; instead, several assassins lost their lives.