Chapter 378 - 375: Hundred Strategies
"Big Brother, why are we setting up an ambush here? This spot is so close to Barbaric City. It doesn’t seem like a suitable place for an ambush at all, does it?"
"Heh, Little Brother, anything you can think of, others can think of too!"
"But that’s precisely why it’s so easy for them to overlook what’s right under their noses."
"By setting the ambush here, I’m doing the exact opposite of what they’d expect, striking them in their blind spot, am I not?"
"Think about it. If you were one of those so-called righteous cultivators, would you ever imagine that of all the places to attack, I would choose one so close to Barbaric City?"
"An ambush, by its very nature, relies on surprise. If the target is unprepared, the chance of success increases dramatically!"
Amidst the dark clouds in the surrounding sky,
a burly figure in a black robe stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the three Flying Ships besieged by a massive flock of strange black birds, and spoke with complete confidence.
Sure enough,
not long after the burly man in the black robe finished speaking,
the protective array shields around the two rearmost Flying Ships had already been torn open by the frenzied, unceasing attacks of the Black Death Birds.
The Soul Emergence Realm Cultivators on those two Flying Ships had to fight desperately, hoping to slay the Black Death Birds that had landed on the decks and restore the ships’ array shields as quickly as possible.
But as time went on,
more and more Black Death Birds swarmed the decks, and at the same time, more and more cracks and holes appeared in the surrounding shields!
Seeing that the sudden, deadly ambush had truly caught the other side completely off guard,
and that the two Flying Ships were on the verge of plummeting,
the burly black-robed figure couldn’t help but crack a smile.
"You’re amazing, Big Brother!"
"A truly flawless plan!"
Beside him,
another figure in black watched the scene unfold, his eyes wide with shock.
His face was filled with deep admiration.
He could see it clearly: the crews of the two rearmost Flying Ships had grown careless!
’If they hadn’t let their guard down,’
’the moment they spotted the flock of Black Death Birds, they could have immediately launched a large-scale Magical Attack to keep them at bay.’
’They wouldn’t be in this situation, with the flock of Black Death Birds ambushing them up close,’
’forcing them to hold back for fear that powerful magic would destabilize the Flying Ships themselves.’
’Big Brother truly lives up to his name, Hundred Strategies.’
’With just a small trick,’
’he managed to neutralize the Flying Ships’ most troublesome Protective Arrays.’
’And what’s more,’
’the Soul Emergence Realm Cultivators on the ships, caught in the swarm of Black Death Birds, will have to expend a massive amount of energy just to fend them off.’
’Then we can strike at any moment and deliver the final, fatal blow!’
’Brilliant!’
’Truly brilliant!’
"Hahaha!"
Feeling his little brother’s admiring gaze, the burly figure was in high spirits.
"Watch and learn. There are several more layers to this plan!"
"Oh, Big Brother? You mean there’s even more to it?"
"Heh, otherwise, why do you think they call me Hundred Strategies?"
In his excellent mood, the burly man didn’t mind sharing some of his experience with his little brother.
"The disadvantage of this location is its proximity to Barbaric City. If the battle drags on and reinforcements arrive, we could easily be caught in a pincer attack and find ourselves in a desperate situation..."
"But sometimes, a disadvantage can be turned into an advantage!"
"This place is close to Barbaric City, so reinforcements can arrive easily. But because it’s close, we can also make a quick getaway back to the Nanyue Kingdom!"
"A year ago, those two brothers from the Ouyang Family went past Barbaric City, deep into the mountain routes. They ambushed some Righteous Dao transport Flying Ships fifty thousand li beyond the city."
"Although they won a great victory, the journey back was too long. They couldn’t get back past Barbaric City into the Nanyue Kingdom in time, and that’s how Hong Yang, who had gotten word of the attack, managed to intercept them. They ended up with their heads hanging outside Barbaric City!"
"That’s a lesson we must not ignore!"
"But by the same token, as long as we can crush these three Flying Ships quickly, we can reroute, cross past Barbaric City, and get back inside the Nanyue Kingdom before those Righteous Dao hypocrites in the city even have time to react!"
"And then, what can those so-called righteous cultivators do to us?!"
A glint flashed in the burly Demon Cultivator’s eyes.
His face was filled with absolute confidence.
’Everything is perfectly under control.’
"And to make sure this ambush was foolproof, I even bought intelligence ahead of time."
"On these three Flying Ships, there are only three Righteous Dao experts in the Soul Emergence Realm."
"One is at the Soul Emergence Third Layer Peak, and the other two are at the Soul Emergence Second Layer. With their strength, there’s no way they can withstand our ambush!"
"Everything is in place for this ambush. They are as good as dead!"
"Furthermore, I’ve learned that the one at the Soul Emergence Realm Third Layer Peak is a peerless genius from the Dragon Cloud Sect named Shen Changchuan, only in his twenties. He’s never been to the Nanyue Kingdom before. It seems the higher-ups at the Dragon Cloud Sect intentionally kept him away from the war, letting him grow slowly in the rear..."
"Not long ago, the Seven Extremes Ancestor put out a bounty for the corpses of Righteous Dao prodigies."
"He suffered a great loss at the hands of the Dragon Cloud Sect’s Master Wandering Dragon a few years ago. If we can bring him the corpse of this peerless genius from the Dragon Cloud Sect, we can use it as a stepping stone to get an audience with the Seven Extremes Ancestor..."
"That will be the ultimate opportunity for us two brothers to rise to greatness!"
The burly figure’s voice trembled with excitement.
And how could he not be?
If this plan succeeded,
the rewards he stood to gain would be beyond imagination!
And according to his calculations,
the probability of success was at least ninety percent!
’What can a mere two at Soul Emergence Second Layer and one at Soul Emergence Third Layer Peak do to us?’
’After all, I, Hundred Strategies, am already at the Soul Emergence Fifth Layer.’
’Not to mention my little brother, who is at the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer.’
’Dealing with a few cultivators in the mere Soul Emergence Early Stage will be child’s play!’
’Or perhaps,’
’could one of those so-called peerless geniuses from the Righteous Dao really fight someone two entire layers above his own realm and defeat me, a practitioner of the far more powerful Demon Dao Techniques?!’
’What a joke!’
’Once the plan succeeds,’
’not only will we have successfully disrupted the troop transport of those Righteous Dao hypocrites, but we’ll also be able to escape quickly. Our reputation will skyrocket!’
’And that’s not even counting the reward from the Seven Extremes Ancestor for slaying the Dragon Cloud Sect’s peerless genius.’
’The benefits are almost too many to count!’
The burly figure could already picture himself soaring to new heights, achieving fame and fortune!
"*HISS!*"
"Big Brother, brilliant!"
"Truly brilliant!"
The figure beside him was stunned for a long moment before he couldn’t help but gasp, giving a thumbs-up.
He was filled with a level of admiration and shock he had never felt before!
’No wonder he was able to make a name for himself as Hundred Strategies, even in a place like the Nanyue Kingdom, which is crawling with Demon Cultivators.’
’A scheme like this...’
’...it’s comprehensive, absolutely watertight!’
"Alright, that’s enough talk."
"Let’s move together. Kill that kid, Shen Changchuan, and let’s get out of here!"