Chapter 596

Atop the God-subduing Peak, everyone gazed into the distance .

The God Wolf Division had stopped 25 kilometers away from them and started to pitch camp .

“It seems we really scared Helian Tianxiao last time,” Silver Soldier said while laughing .

The rest could not help but laugh as well .

The God Wolf Division was no longer as cocky as they were in the past . Now, they were very prudent . Not only did they set up defenses outside of their encampment, they also had several units patrolling the sky . The defensive structures in their encampment were built with diligence as well . Compared to last time, there was a significant increase in the number of defensive structures they built .

One could tell that the Sword of Lightning’s raid on their former encampment had greatly impacted them .

However, the smiles on everyone’s faces disappeared rapidly . The more prudent the enemy, the harder the battle would be .

The elementalists possessed an absolute numerical advantage . There were the Spear of Heavy Cloud, the Infantry Division, the Sky Edge Division, the Sword of Lightning, and the Pagoda Cannon Alliance . Furthermore, with the defensive line behind their backs, they could keep on replenishing their manpower . Meanwhile, the God Wolf Division and the Silver Frost Blood Division only had a total of 10,000 troops .

It was a pity that a battle did not solely depend on the number of soldiers .

The blood elementalists’ strength far surpassed theirs .

The Sword of Lighting was rather powerful, but there was only one Pinwheel Sword, and they only had a few hundred men . The most powerful combat division was the Spear of Heavy Cloud . Its strength was comparable to the blood elementalists, but it had suffered heavy casualties during the last battle and had to replenish their manpower with many rookies . Their offensive strength had decreased significantly . Then again, when one considered the fact that they had God-subduing Peaks and were fighting a defensive battle, they should be able to contend with the blood elementalists .

The Sky Edge Division and the Infantry Division were traditional combat divisions . Their strength paled in comparison to the Spear of Heavy Cloud . Nonetheless, since they had God-subduing Peaks and were fighting a defensive battle this time around, they could definitely put up a good fight against the blood elementalists as well .

As for the Pagoda Cannon Alliance, its members were not even proficient in using the pagoda cannons yet . They simply would not be of any help in the battle .

Of course, the terrain was still advantageous for the elementalists, consisting of a narrow passageway . If it weren’t for the Windy Pearl Bridge’s unique terrain, Ai Hui felt that they should just forsake this battlefield and escape .

Jiang Wei furrowed his eyebrows and said, “They are waiting for the other two god division forces . “

Everyone felt distressed . The more cautious and prepared the enemy was, the more stress they felt .

The God Wolf Division and the Silver Frost Blood Division had a total of 10,000 men . The God Tiger Division army and the God Devil Division army had 15,000 men each . If the other two god division forces arrived in time, they would have a total of 40,000 men .

The feeling of facing 10,000 men and the feeling of facing 40,000 men were completely different . The former made them feel confident in winning the defensive battle . The latter, however, made them feel despair, especially when the enemy’s strength far surpassed theirs .

“At this stage, we shouldn’t expect the other party to make any mistakes . They need time, and we need time,” Ai Hui said .

The rest nodded their heads . Once the Pagoda Cannon Alliance members could operate the pagoda cannons proficiently, they would definitely be a great asset for the elementalists . This was the advantage of being on the defensive . The difficulty of operating the pagoda cannons on the God-subduing Peaks was much lower than having to engage in close quarters combat .

Everyone was heavy-hearted . No one felt confident that they could win this defensive battle .

Even though none of them were confident in victory, their morale wasn’t as low as it was in the past . The Sword of Lightning’s raid on the God Wolf Division’s encampment had debunked the myth of invincible blood elementalist combat divisions and had a significant positive impact on the elementalists’ morale . Nothing was more devastating to an army’s morale than being unable to deal any damage to the enemy .

Nowadays, even though the elementalists at the front line knew their probability of winning the battle was very low, they still could make the blood elementalists pay a devastating price .

The atmosphere suddenly became tense .

While Ai Hui and his counterparts were observing the encampment of the God Wolf Division, Helian Tianxiao, Song Xiaoqian, and their counterparts were observing the elementalists’ defensive line as well .

The magnificent metal wind curtain was a colossal wall that linked the heaven and earth together, blocking their line of sight . In the middle of the wind curtain, there was a small air tunnel . In the past, there were many such tunnels created by the naturally formed bridges . They used to resemble a string of pearls, which was how the Windy Pearl Bridges got their name . Eventually, the other bridges were destroyed and this air tunnel was the only one left .

The bridge had a width of 2 . 5 kilometers . The metal winds rose from the rift below to the two sides of the bridge and then converged at a point 1 . 5 kilometers above the bridge . This was how the 2 . 5 kilometers wide and 1 . 5 kilometers tall tunnel was formed above the bridge .

There were three God-subduing Peaks hovering above this bridge . Every now and then, the God-subduing Peaks would flicker and glow .

“It’s so spectacular . The Elders Guild is incompetent and feckless . Only their God-subduing Peaks can be considered a peerless invention,” Song Xiaoqian exclaimed in admiration .

“Not only the God-subduing Peaks, but the arrangement of their defensive line is at a high standard as well,” Helian Tianxiao said with a wary look on his face .

The generals around Helian Tianxiao were veterans who had rich war experience . At this point in time, all of them had solemn looks on their faces .

When they saw the elementalists’ defensive line, they felt vexed . These three God-subduing Peaks formed a balanced inverted triangle .

The Spear of Heavy Cloud was positioned at the top left and furthest back . Hellfire Pagoda Cannons could unleash powerful long-range attacks from this position .

The Infantry Division was situated below at the position closest to the ground and most forward . They would be the first line of defense . Their soldiers specialized in close quarters combat, and their main task was to withstand enemy soldiers who broke through the defensive line .

The Sky Edge Division was situated on the right side . They were positioned higher than the Infantry Division and lower than the Spear of Heavy Cloud . They were also closer to the Infantry Division so that they could provide reinforcement to the latter if needed .

In the center of these three God-subduing Peaks, there was nothing but darkness, resembling a gateway to hell .

Everyone knew that a huge number of pagoda cannons were certainly stationed in the darkness . Attacking this area would cause them to face a devastating retaliation .

The three God-subduing Peaks had sealed the small air tunnel tightly .

What would happen if they attacked the God-subduing Peaks head-on? After the Battle of the Wall of the North Sea, they knew how terrible this decision would be . However, the unique terrain of the Windy Pearl Bridge only allowed them to attack the God-subduing Peaks .

For the past few days, they had been thinking about how to break through the defensive line, but every plan required a hefty price .

“Should we wait for the God Tiger Division army and the God Devil Division army to arrive?” a general spoke up .

“The God Tiger Division army and the God Devil Division army are hunting down the Judgement and Dread divisions . Right now, the most important thing to do is to save General Ye . The rest aren’t important,” Helian Tianxiao explained .

“So we are the only ones?” Even Song Xiaoqian was overwhelmed with shock .

The other generals froze .

“That’s right . The situation will be terrible if we can’t save General Ye . However, if the Dread and Judgement divisions bring General Ye back to Skyheart City, the situation will be even worse . It will be completely over for us then . We can’t solely depend on bum known as He Nanshan . The God Tiger Division army and the God Devil Division army have to go and save General Ye . If it weren’t for the fact that we are far away from them, we would have reinforced them as well . “

“But we only have 10,000 men…”

Everyone’s face turned extremely ugly . With only 10,000 men, no one had the confidence to break through the horrifying defensive line .

“Don’t worry, when I received the news from He Nanshan, I immediately sent for the beast battalions,” Helian Tianxiao assured them .

Upon hearing these words, the tense faces loosened up . Every god division had four beast battalions . Every beast battalion had 10,000 men, and all of them were reserves for the god divisions and the blood divisions . The soldiers of a beast battalion weren’t powerful, but they could bolster the numbers . They were very suitable for sieging defensive positions .

With the 40,000 men from the beast battalions, everyone felt confident regarding the future battle .

Helian Tianxiao saw the facial expressions of every general and sighed in his heart . He wasn’t worried about this siege battle, but was instead worried about why His Majesty had not reacted to this incident yet .

Compared to His Majesty getting angry, Helian Tianxiao was more scared when His Majesty did not have any reactions .

However, Helian Tianxiao’s face remained calm . He snorted, “No matter how costly the price we have to pay, we have to overrun the Windy Pearl Bridge and invade Skyheart City!”

This was their only chance .

To survive, everyone else had placed their hopes on saving General Ye . Helian Tianxiao, however, placed his hopes on obtaining a victory in this battle . As long as they could take down this defensive line, they would have a smooth road ahead . Beyond Avalon had no other powerful combat divisions except for the Surveillance Division .

Once he reached Skyheart City and forced the Ye family to submit to him, he might be able to avert disaster with this merit .

Helian Tianxiao’s decision was to try to atone for his mistake with a meritorious deed .

He wasn’t sure whether or not this would work . No one knew what His Majesty was thinking, but this was his only chance .

The probability of successfully razing Skyheart City to the ground was higher than the probability of successfully saving General Ye .

The generals knew that this was the only way . All of them replied solemnly, “Yes!”

“By sunset, our encampment should be completed . Have a good rest tonight . From tomorrow onward, we will attack them in small waves to get a feel for their defenses,” Helian Tianxiao instructed .

“Yes!”

… . .

The next morning .

Ai Hui was roused awake by the sounds of battle . He was slightly surprised . Had the enemy’s reinforcements arrived?

After a while, he saw Iron Lady, so he asked shockingly, “Aren’t you guys fighting? Why are you here?”

Shi Xueman shook her head and replied, “It’s just a small attack wave . They are trying to probe our defenses . “

A look of realization dawned upon Ai Hui’s face . What the enemy did made perfect sense .

Shi Xueman blinked her eyes and said, “I let Fatty use the old Hellfire Pagoda Cannons . “

Ai Hui acted as if he was resigned, “Haaah, even our Iron Lady knows how to deceive people . This world is really hopeless . “

He was looking forward to seeing the enemy forces face the Beehive Heavy Cannons when they attacked the defensive line head-on . They would been in for a huge surprise .

When Shi Xueman saw Ai Hui reclining on the bed, she said, “I don’t think it’s right for the Commander-in-chief to lie in bed right now . “

“I am injured, and the most important mission for the injured is to rest and recover . Is the sun out? Basking in sun helps the body to recover faster,” Ai Hui replied lazily .

“That’s true . “

Shi Xueman nodded her head and walked toward the Ai Hui’s bed .

Ai Hui froze . After a while, he returned to his senses as a premonition arose in his heart . “Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? What are you trying to do?”

Shi Xueman picked Ai Hui up from his bed and carried him in her arms . As she walked toward tent exit, she said, “I am bringing you out to bask in the sunlight . “

“Let me down! Let me down!” Ai Hui’s voice was filled with fear . To him, the exit of the tent resembled the gateway to hell . He tried to struggle, but his weak and frail body lacked the strength to escape from Iron Lady’s evil clutches .

“Let me down! I can walk on my own!”

“Big Sister, Big Sister, Iron Lady… No, no, no… Xueman…”

“Both of us are notable individuals . If there’s anything you’re unhappy with, we can talk about it . Don’t just resort to violence!”

“Hey, hey, hey, I still owe you money . Do you still want me to pay you the money or not?”

“All right! All right! All right! I will pay you back the money! That’s not what I really meant . Do you really think I am that kind of person? Hey, hey, hey, put me down first…”

Shi Xueman turned a deaf ear to Ai Hui and continued to stride toward the exit of the tent with him in her arms .

The sunlight was dazzling . Ai Hui’s exceptional sensory perception allowed him to sense that his surroundings were quickly becoming silent .

He shut his eyes, completely disheartened .

It was over!