My Misfortune Crushed Instances

Rumble rumble.

When the ghost riders galloped, though their feet never touched the ground, they always stirred up a heart-wrenching roar.

"What lies ahead?" Li Rui asked.

"According to the map, it should be Central City," Ju Ye replied.

Now, not only did he feel gratitude towards Li Rui, but also admiration. Their team had fought their way from the western plains to here, nearing East Wangze State, overcoming four elite resistance forces along the way, winning every battle and sweeping invincibly.

This doesn’t even count those insignificant scattered soldiers. Now, with the Heroic City close at hand, it was slightly different from expected.

"It seems they’ve already battled their way into the city."

As the central demon race city on the giant island, Central City was quite magnificent, at least it was before.

But now, the western city wall had collapsed half way, and the battlefield outside hadn’t even been cleaned up yet, with a large number of corpses still piled up in places.

The Western Kingdom was able to take this city because they brought the steel army of the Wind Slave Tribe down the mountain, disregarding reputation and goodwill, they smashed the city walls, beheaded the City Lord, and took over the city.

Now, this was not a city of trade but a military stronghold.

The reason for rushing into this base was not that Li Rui was too reckless, but due to a delay in information.

When he set off from Yellow Earth City, the Western Kingdom’s base was further south, and this place was only a line of defense with not much troop strength.

Li Rui’s original intention was not to enter the city; he just wanted to speed up the march and quickly bypass through the side avenue to head straight to the battlefield front line.

As long as he reached the most intense combat area, even if still within the Western Kingdom’s encirclement, at least people from the Dragon Country could find him, and they would no longer be isolated troops.

But now it seemed this place had already been turned into their base camp, with many demon race troops stationed outside; however, most of the camp inside was empty.

"So many demon troops have been deployed elsewhere, is the battle ahead so fierce?"

Li Rui felt a little tempted but still dared not be careless; if this was indeed the enemy’s base camp, then there could be people as powerful as Cheng Wen inside.

Ju Ye, riding on the ghost spirit warhorse, looked distantly at that grand city.

"It’s my first time here too, noble master. The enemy camp is empty; we could seize the chance to break in," Ju Ye said.

Li Rui hesitated: "I fear there are powerful figures in the city."

Ju Ye said, "Look at the flag under the broken wall, it’s the Ben Can Clan. This clan is irritable, bloodthirsty, and murderous. Even they are huddled defensively under the city walls, not daring to advance, indicating the enemy must be feeling insecure."

Li Rui glanced and felt it made some sense.

Ju Ye continued, "Moreover, throughout our journey, everyone rushed at us as if they saw some treasure. When have they been so courteous and humble?"

"If this is indeed the enemy’s main camp as you say, once we break through, their front line will certainly be thrown into chaos. When chaos erupts, we shall have a greater chance to break out."

Li Rui became more convinced and said, "In that case, let’s try a charge; if it doesn’t work, we’ll retreat."

As soon as the order was issued, all the ghost riders lined up ready, and the giants followed behind like a chariot, carrying the three members of the Field Clan and Yuan Erliang.

"Brothers, the enemy’s camp lies ahead. Charge with me, break it in one strike, the enemy will certainly fall into chaos, and we’ll seize the opportunity to break out, kill the pretender king, and avenge the nation soon!"

At Ju Ye’s command, "Divine Power Heavy Cavalry, charge!"

The team that had fought all the way now surged across this land again.

After the bloody combat, everyone was numb, with only one goal in mind: to breach the city already ravaged by the Highland Demon Race, paralyze the enemy’s command system, even if Rossi and Vince no longer had fears of battle.

After all, they had encountered numerous blockades along the way, with at least dozens of the Western Kingdom’s extraordinary either dead or fled, and the aura of this great nation had long vanished.

The ghostly cavalry pierced into the defenses of the Ben Can Clan under the city.

This tribe’s demons differed slightly from those of the Wind Slave Tribe; their skin was blood-red, tough bristles crowned their heads, and their eyes blazed with fierce fighting spirit.

In the face of the imposing Divine Power Ghost Cavalry, the Ben Can Clan showed no fear, their throats erupting with roars like a tiger’s growl.

They retreated to defend beneath the city due merely to orders to hold position, not fear. This warlike clan wished the enemies would charge, so they could have a good slaughter, even if they sensed the opponents’ strength.

At that moment, a vengeful light gleamed in the eyes of Ju Ye and the other ghost riders.

Since they didn’t know where the pretender king was, they’d start by dealing with these loyal lackeys.

Back when the Royal Court upheaval happened, the new king ascended, and although some clans weren’t convinced, the Ben Can Clan supported the new king brightly, condemned the former king as unrighteous, and bloodily massacred several opposing tribes.

It could be said they were loyal hounds of the current Royal Court leader.

On one side, bloodthirsty mad dogs, on the other, avengers from a decade past, the fight exceedingly fierce.

Although outnumbered, the giants and two high-level assassins’ strength far exceeded ordinary demon races, and the ghost riders did not fall back.

And Li Rui, as in several prior battles, used the Great Fire Bell Spell to burn and kill the demon races, then plunged in himself, attracting masters among the enemies.

But unexpectedly, fewer extraordinary from the Western Kingdom came to intercept him, only four or five, at most at a dangerous level, not much compared to previous blockades.

But this is the enemy’s headquarters.

He activated Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture and Iron Cavalry Assault two status skills, and with the latter epic skill, his combat style changed.

Iron Cavalry Assault’s physical attack boost was directly proportional to speed, and the legendary Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture perfectly matched.

However, due to the former’s low level, only lv1, even with him using it, the boost could only hit 70%. To improve speed and boost conversion rates, skill levels needed raising.

Still, 70% was enough. Li Rui wielded the diamond umbrella and unleashed Thunder Shocking Earth, striking down opponents one by one, golden light flashing several times, and all of the Western Kingdom’s extraordinary were heavily injured or dead.

Li Rui looked back just in time to see Ju Ye decapitate the Ben Can Clan’s chieftain.

With the top-tier forces all dead, this tribe’s demons, however gallant, couldn’t hold out; their formation began to crumble.

The ghost riders seized the opportunity to keep charging and finally broke through the guard at the breach of the city wall.

Li Rui was utterly convinced of Ju Ye’s assessment. This city appeared grand and imposing but was in fact an empty fortress. He still wasn’t sure what occurred on the front line but could ascertain that the top forces of the Western Kingdom were not here.

In war, morale, mentality, and even personality change. Now that everyone’s eyes were bloodshot, and realizing the defending forces weren’t as strong as expected, they all instinctively gazed toward the center of Central City, to that star-reaching tower, the command center of the Western Kingdom.

Since we’re here.

Li Rui, leading the charge, surged forward.