Chapter 1778 - 953: Fire Ox Formation (Part 2)
The woman held a Green Light Sword, very ancient and solid, and at first glance, it was no Mortal Grade item.
"High Rank Heaven Alliance weapon." Upon hearing her words, the three people who looked at her all focused their gaze on the weapon in her hand.
"This is a Ninth Grade Treasure, truly extraordinary," the young man circled around the liaison officer as he spoke.
The woman stood elegantly and gracefully, allowing this bunch of crude animals to stare at her.
"Alright, don’t dawdle, the Hall Master has ordered the second beacon to be lit. He has already dispatched a message to have the rear prepared for all possibilities, this time it’s bound to be a bloody battle..."
Speaking of the bloody battle, the woman’s face was calm, like snow, with a serene and fair visage full of composure. Despite her appearance of just around twenty, her tall posture was that of a delicate maiden, yet she was as composed as someone who had braved thousands of battles.
Zhao Tianmang officially stepped forward at this moment, speaking to the female liaison officer: "I will light the beacon immediately, but there’s a secret letter here I hope you deliver to the Vice Alliance Hierarch at the camp." Zhao Tianmang appeared extremely earnest, the female liaison officer nodded, took Zhao Tianmang’s letter, and then set off towards the Heaven Alliance camp.
The female liaison officer had a special Spiritual Horse; once she summoned it, the Spiritual Horse began to gallop away.
The vanguard had already advanced deep into the mountains, leaving only ten thousand troops.
These ten thousand troops were led by more than a dozen generals, commanded by a primary general. The leader was not Mo Qingshuang but a middle-aged man. Mo Qingshuang was heavily injured after being kicked by Lin Feng and was still recuperating in the Western Army camp.
The middle-aged man was formidable, with a scar directly cutting across from the corner of his eye to his cheek, very conspicuous, quite the presence of a Great General.
In his hand, he held a Sky Halberd, emitting a mysterious blue divine radiance filled with infinite Divine Power, as if a killing god had descended. This time, he came to eradicate the Heaven Alliance.
This camp was the core of the Heaven Alliance, and the other members they had developed could not be mobilized in such a short time.
People from the Heaven Alliance had already received the beacon signal sent by Zhao Tianmang and begun to act. Later, they received the message passed back by the liaison officer, which also included Zhao Tianmang’s letter; the liaison officer handed the letter over to the Vice Alliance Hierarch.
Inside the Heaven Alliance camp, this was the alliance’s main tent.
Within the large tent, there were only the Vice Alliance Hierarch and the liaison officer; the liaison officer handed the letter over to the Vice Alliance Hierarch.
Seeing the letter, the Vice Alliance Hierarch began to laugh: "Hahaha, I never thought the Alliance Hierarch has already started acting."
His words carried deeper meaning; he felt his sense of crisis, sensing that before long, the true Heaven Alliance would belong to the Princess.
The Vice Alliance Hierarch continued: "If I hadn’t given the position to her, she couldn’t have come to where she is today."
Subsequently, the liaison officer added: "Vice Alliance Hierarch, at present, we should promptly retreat and face the enemy subtly."
Upon hearing the liaison officer’s words, the Vice Alliance Hierarch waved his hand and continued to speak to her: "You don’t need to worry about this; go convey the message to the Alliance Hierarch so she can meet at the designated location."
The liaison officer knelt on one knee and respectfully replied: "Yes."
The fifteen hundred elite soldiers of the Western Camp had arrived at an intersection; they immediately seized a person from the Heaven Alliance and asked him: "Which road leads to your home?"
The Divine Weapon primary general pointed his Divine Weapon at this person and harshly shouted, causing the Heaven Alliance traitor to be terrified to the point of softness, repeatedly saying to the Divine Weapon primary general: "The left one."
The Divine Weapon primary general immediately decapitated the person, as he was useless to keep alive.
"General, people from the Heaven Alliance are inherently cunning; I suspect he’s speaking in reverse. Rather than that, I should venture down this road as you lead the main army along the right route," spoke a Deputy General, very young yet sharp-minded, having already calculated in his heart as he spoke.
The Divine Weapon primary general nodded, then this Deputy General led two thousand men down the left road, as the Divine Weapon primary general continued down the right.
Truthfully, the left road was a place agreed upon by the Deputy General and the Heaven Alliance Vice Alliance Hierarch; the Vice Alliance Hierarch had already instructed the liaison officer to have the Princess meet at the predetermined location, and the road the Deputy General took led to the direction of the Princess’s meeting. He was evidently targeting the capture of the Heaven Alliance Hierarch.
Vice Alliance Hierarch and Deputy General colluded, allowing the Vice Alliance Hierarch to remove the Alliance Hierarch; the Deputy General could also achieve new merits, and once the Princess’s identity as the Alliance Hierarch was discovered, the Court would certainly fall into chaos. By then, the Vice Alliance Hierarch would lead his troops under the banner of rescuing the Princess, spreading the word among the Heaven Alliance members nationwide, surely enabling him to seize the world, subsequently making the Vice Alliance Hierarch the Emperor.
The Heaven Alliance’s General Alliance had only five thousand troops at this moment, so the Western Army selected this moment to attack the General Alliance, with the traitor who leaked information to the Western Army being the Vice Alliance Hierarch himself.
The Heaven Alliance’s General Alliance had thirty thousand troops already integrated into the Yuhua City’s army; thus, when the Princess exposed the false Emperor’s identity, she could definitely control the national army, bringing the world under unified control.
Lin Feng currently seemed like he knew nothing; the water here was deepening, the Princess was not simple, and even the Vice Alliance Hierarch of Heaven Alliance was not simple.
Each had their own plans; Lin Feng’s heart was devoted to the common people, whoever was for the greater good, Lin Feng would support.
The Western Army was a foolish troop actually following a false Emperor’s orders, wreaking havoc and serving the Evil Path across the land.
These schemes, whether it was planting Shadow Soul Grass, capturing masses for experimentation, the Court’s corruption, the increase in oppressive taxes, or countless instances of forced servitude of good families and girls, forcing civilians into hard labor to excavate Spiritual Ore for the Court, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among civilians.
The border war had raged for years, the Court paid no heed, leaving ordinary people to endure the war’s hardships amid endless destruction, leaving the troops to slaughter.
Though all done in secret, such crimes once made public would certainly trigger a massive uproar across the nation.
All divisions had prepared, only awaiting the Western Army’s arrival.
Upon a hilltop, the Divine Weapon primary general descended the hill, inspecting the terrain on both sides, saying: "Hahaha, this is absolutely a place suitable for an ambush; if I were from Heaven Alliance, I would definitely set an ambush here, wait for us to pass halfway, and use Fire Stone to strike, surely causing us significant losses."
The Deputy General heard the Divine Weapon primary general’s words and hurriedly came forward, flattering him, politely saying: "With Great General leading, these small fries have retreated to their old nests, dare not come out to ambush."
The two arrogant generals finished their words and laughed into the sky, while the Hall Master, who was hidden on the hilltop, smirked with satisfaction; once they came over, they’d surely make them pay.
Despite the Divine Weapon primary general’s arrogance, he wasn’t foolish enough to fall into others’ traps. Years of battle experience had honed him into a skilled observer of opportunities and enemy situations.
He led the army forward, with a cliff on one side and dense forest on the other, stopping his advance.
The Divine Weapon leader said to the Deputy General: "It seems we have indeed taken the wrong path; let us turn back and regroup with the soldiers who went ahead on the left road."
Seeing the opposing side was about to move, the Hall Master immediately rushed down the hill, shouting at the Divine Weapon leader: "Where do you think you bandit soldiers are going?"
The Divine Weapon leader halted his horse, turned back, and asked the Deputy General beside him: "Who is he?"
The Deputy General interestingly replied: "This scoundrel is the Autumn Crane Hall Master from Heaven Alliance, last time I beat him soundly, now he’s come out showing off, such an arrogant fellow, let me take his life."
With that, the Deputy General rode his Spiritual Horse charging at the Autumn Crane Hall Master, shouting: "Child, surrender your life!"
The Autumn Crane Hall Master chuckled, then shouted loudly: "Come on, you mutt!"
