My Misfortune Crushed Instances

After learning the reason for everyone’s silence, Cheng Mingyue laughed heartily and then expressed no objection.

Huo Huangzun and the others wanted the two of them to reconsider.

To make the enemy retreat, it’s not necessary to kill King of Suiye. Just crushing a Demon Race army or burning down a granary can have a similar effect.

That Demon Race king is obviously not going to easily come to the front lines. If you want to kill him, it would be quite difficult and dangerous.

But he saw that these two with the 01 code numbers across from him looked so confident, as if it wasn’t a big deal, he might as well not say anything.

"What do you need us to do to cooperate?" He simply gave in.

Li Rui said, "This defense node cannot be understaffed. We need to guard against small infiltrations by the Polar Alliance. So, how about this: you assign the Demon Race under your command to me to bolster our presence, and leave the Extraordinary in place to continue defending."

Huo Huangzun naturally couldn’t refuse this request.

So, Li Rui took a few hundred relatively elite Demon Race members from the command center, along with over two thousand new recruits, and reorganized them. After the reorganization, although the combat power did not significantly improve, the force looked very imposing.

If the enemy scouts see this Demon Race army, they will definitely rush to report back to King of Suiye.

By that time, if the opponent makes any specific arrangements, Li Rui, hiding in the shadows, will find a flaw and lead the Ghost Riders to charge straight at their leader.

Once all the plans were made, the action began.

Li Rui took the Divine Power Ghost Riders and headed to the predetermined location, a place called Howling Wind Mountain, which was chosen as the ambush site in consultation with Huo Huangzun and other advisors.

This location was still under Dragon Country’s control, but as soon as they crossed the plains road outside the mountain, they could strike at the flank of the Wind Slave Royal Court’s army. This required great speed, but speed was the one thing this group did not lack.

Li Rui deliberately did not bring any other Humans or Demon Race with him, just himself, the translator Yuan Erliang, and all the Ghost Riders, making the action most convenient.

"Teacher, what if the false king does not show up?"

As they got closer to the target of their revenge, Ju Ye became even more nervous.

"We will wait until the target appears to make our move. If he doesn’t show up, we’ll just keep waiting."

Li Rui noticed his nervousness and reassured him, "Rest assured, since we came, we must achieve our objective."

Ju Ye had tried persuading Li Rui several times, feeling it was unnecessary to involve him in this matter, but without success, so he no longer tried.

Of course, he knew the risks of such matters were huge, so he was already considering whether to abandon the target temporarily and retreat together if the enemy proved too powerful.

This would have been an unacceptable option in the past, but now, things were different. They were no longer lonely souls, willing to risk their own lives, but unwilling to implicate Li Rui.

As he dwelled on these worries, Li Rui was already observing the distance.

According to intelligence, the Wind Slave Royal Court’s army would advance from the far end of the plains beyond Howling Wind Mountain.

They would surely guard against an enemy attack from that location, which is why Li Rui arranged for Cheng Mingyue and others to block them head-on.

From a strength and presence standpoint, the two thousand Demon Race members and the scores of Dragon Country Extraordinary under her leadership were the legitimate blocking force.

As long as they exert enough pressure, the enemy’s attention will surely be drawn to the front, providing Li Rui an opportunity.

Meanwhile, a tense atmosphere also pervaded the Polar Alliance’s ranks.

Their Prophet was assassinated by the Western Kingdom during the second round of battles, leaving only one remaining. This individual couldn’t observe unknown scenes as accurately as Chen Cheng, but was better at making vague predictions.

He confidently asserted, claiming a significant change would occur after the Demon Race army charged out of the southern side of Howling Wind Mountain, and both Dragon Country and the Western Kingdom would be involved.

The current Archbishop of the Polar Alliance was already inclined towards taking advantage of conflicts between others, so upon learning of this prophecy, he immediately ordered Vons to lead the elite troops to prepare to act. Just wait for Dragon Country and the Western Kingdom to clash, and then sweep them up in one fell swoop.

Thus, the three great nations all silently began preparations, each planning to use the Demon Race of the Wind Slave Royal Court as bait to lure the other two.

The unfortunate thing was, the Demon Race had no Prophet and didn’t know what awaited them up ahead, yet confidently advanced.

After more than a day, just as expected, the Demon Race army appeared on the plains outside Howling Wind Mountain, coming into Li Rui’s view.

He put down the binoculars and instructed Ju Ye.

"From now on, a battle could start at any moment, be ready."

"Yes!"

The Ghost General gave the order, gathering all the Ghost Riders under his command into a standby state.

From a distance, the Wind Slave Royal Court’s army appeared mighty and imposing.

"Teacher! That’s it!"

Ju Ye’s voice suddenly became somewhat excited. He pointed to the center of the army, where the tallest golden banner stood, adorned with some strange emblem.

Li Rui saw that beneath the banner was a tall chariot, topped with a circular canopy and draped with strings of pearls hanging around it.

Such grandeur, even in battle.

Li Rui mumbled to himself, thinking that the benefit was allowing frontline soldiers to clearly know their leader was behind them.

But it also had a drawback that might not usually be considered a downfall.

Once that royal banner falls, it will cause all the military formations to lose morale completely.

Of course, under normal circumstances, that was unlikely to happen, as cutting through the armies to the banner was no easy task.

Soon, the vanguard of the Wind Slave Royal Court had crossed Howling Wind Mountain.

At this time, Cheng Mingyue was conducting the final inspection of defense forces, ensuring everyone understood their duties and that nothing went wrong.

After all, if they couldn’t hold on the front line, Li Rui, once he charged out, would find himself in a very difficult situation.

While she was checking on the melee troops, intelligence reports came in.

"Commander, the enemy has crossed the mountain pass and is coming forward, it seems the info wasn’t wrong, they’re heading right for us."

Cheng Mingyue furrowed her brow: "Prepare for combat."

Shortly after, the ground began to tremble slightly. Spending long in the Secret Realm battlefield made one familiar with such sounds, indicative of a charge from countless troops.

Facing Demons outnumbering them several times, the ordinary Demons on their side felt very anxious. They were drafted from various areas on the Giant Island, far inferior in quality to the unified forces of the Wind Slave Royal Court.

Yet here, Cheng Mingyue was the backbone, and she would not tolerate morale to falter before the battle even began.

She took a spear from someone beside her and switched to an aggressive stance, then forcefully hurled it.

The unremarkable spear ignited after taking to the sky, its wooden shaft turning to charcoal before dissipating, leaving the steel tip trailing flames through the air.

Thud—

The burning spearhead pierced the leading general of the Royal Court before he could dodge, killing him instantly.

The brilliant and dazzling strike was clear to both sides, significantly boosting the morale of the Dragon Country’s Demons. Under such circumstances, the frontal battlefield finally erupted into battle.