Chapter 2649: Frog in a Well
Zu An observed the assassins’ transformation. It’s similar to the Devil Sect’s blood ignition, where they ignite their blood essence to temporarily raise their fighting prowess, but it's much more advanced. They've grown two times stronger.
Those from the path of annihilation are troublesome to deal with.
At Zhao Yuan’s order, the assassins formed a sword formation and attacked Zu An. Each of their blades ignited with a peculiar flame that was suffused with violent energy.
Zu An was starting to find the situation a little tricky.
The others in Phoenix Pass could only see shadows flashing across the sky to attack Zu An; the elite assassins had attained a speed beyond what the spectators could follow.
Bi Linglong’s hand was soaked in sweat. She had already reorganized the imperial army by now, and she turned to the Qin clan’s two dukes and asked, “Can the formation masters in our army support the regent?”
The two dukes exchanged looks. Qin Zheng said, “Their strength is beyond our understanding. It’ll be hard for our formation masters to intervene in a duel of this caliber. If we carelessly make a move, we might distract the regent instead.”
Bi Linglong frowned. She thought hard and ordered, “Evacuate our men from Phoenix Pass. Get them away as far as possible.”
“But that would mean leaving brother-in... the regent alone with the rebel army!” Murong Qinghe was worried.
Zhang Zitong said, “General Murong, Her Majesty is right. We aren’t of any help to the regent here, and it’s probably the same for the rebel army. If anything, our presence here might only hinder the regent, as he'd have to protect us.”
Murong Qinghe was no fool. She recalled what Zhao Yuan had said and knew it wasn’t wise to linger here.
Soon, Bi Linglong began arranging for the imperial army to leave the battlefield, while she and a few other commanders scaled a faraway mountain to watch the battle.