I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1776 - 209: Elite Combat Group

Chapter 1776: Chapter 209: Elite Combat Group

Victory is a signal of peace, but just as Red Cloud Mountain believed the chaos had subsided, the intensity of the war suddenly escalated to its peak.

The scene of thousands of beasts stampeding was the signal sent by the Longzhou Beast Taming Clan to Red Cloud Mountain, and the message behind it consisted of just four words—no death, no rest.

"Why must it come to this extent!"

Shen Dafa’s eyes welled up with tears when he saw the emergency rescue signal sent from Surging Rock Beach.

"I’ve long said that compromise and retreat are the best choices for Unparalleled City!"

Du Ting stood up with a cold expression, speaking pointedly, then tore off his outer robe and cast it aside. It was as if he had anticipated this day for a long time, revealing the spiritual armor already worn underneath.

"What good is saying that now."

Likewise tearing off his scholar’s robe to reveal his armor, Du Wei stood, shaking his head. Cracking his neck and flexing his fists, he said, "We’d better hurry to Surging Rock Beach to assist Du Sha. We absolutely cannot let those beasts break into the city."

"I haven’t had much action in ten years; my body is practically rusting."

Du Ling rose with a smile as well, saying, "Facing a peak battle with the Longzhou Beast Taming Clan like this is admittedly quite exhilarating."

The council members couldn’t help but feel respect for the carefree and bold demeanor of the Du Family’s three elders.

For ten years, during city hall discussions, the three Du Family elders might have displayed various flaws: outdated views, stubbornness.

But whenever a critical moment arose, they had never been absent. Suddenly remembering this, the council members found that their feelings of disdain were tempered by some other emotion, becoming somewhat complicated.

...

Before Surging Rock Beach

"The last time I saw waves this big was during the floods of Longjiang."

A warrior from Marshal Star Pavilion, with long hair disheveled and waist-length, crouched on the shoulder of the Crystal Iron Colossus, squinting as he gazed at the white line stretching across the river. He murmured, "Back then, thank goodness I was poor and living on Little Zhang Mountain; otherwise, I’d have been swept to the riverbed to feed water ghosts."

"Why bring that up now, jinx."

Fang Yuan frowned and said, "As long as the city reinforcements can hold off their key commanders, the spirit-beast horde shouldn’t be able to break through the defenses of the Crystal Iron Colossus."

"Many ants can kill an elephant; after this battle, who knows how many of us from Marshal Star Pavilion will be left."

As soon as he finished speaking, catching Fang Yuan and Fang Xiong’s sharp gazes, the long-haired man spat out the reed stem he had been biting on and stretched lazily. "Why are you looking at me like that? You think I want to run?"

"Highly possible."

Fang Yuan replied calmly, adding a threat, "Your fear of death isn’t new. Teaming up with you is just bad luck for us brothers, but let me make one thing clear upfront: the Soul Mark requires the spiritual power of three to activate. If you dare to flee, to escape, we brothers are capable of killing you in any circumstance."

"Hah, threatening me now?"

The long-haired warrior tilted his head defiantly, scoffing, "Not to mention my wife and kids are in the city, but tell me, where could I run to find a family head as generous as Luo Sha? Escape? I’d have to be out of my mind."

"Good if you don’t want to escape."

Fang Yuan replied flatly, "Though the beast horde is controlled by the Beast Mark and fights fearlessly, they are still flesh and blood. With proper formation coordination, holding off hundreds with just a few is not impossible."

"Fine, fine, you’re the team leader. If you say we can, then we can."

As he moved toward the back of the colossus, the long-haired warrior begrudgingly responded to Fang Yuan’s encouragement, then paused and said, "If I die in battle, take care of my kids for me. If my wife cheats with someone else, kill her for me."

"Oh, making your last will already?"

The bear-like burly man stood up, snorting, "Aren’t you worried I’ll run off with your wife?"

"Raise the kids, then the wife is yours."

With a carefree wave of his hand, the long-haired warrior disappeared inside the colossus. Fang Yuan and Fang Xiong exchanged glances and laughed as they climbed into the colossus as well.

Crouching within the Crystal Iron Colossus stationed on the Surging Rock Beach, the operator sat hugging his knees, waiting quietly for the approaching white waves.

...

Office of the Academy Director

"Look, look, day in and day out, you only know how to look. Now they’ve come knocking on our door!"

Yun Xiu angrily jabbed Tang Luo’s forehead, complaining, "If Marshal Star Pavilion suffers heavy losses, how are we supposed to manage Unparalleled City’s defense in the future?"

"It’s fine..."

Pinned by Yun Xiu’s finger on his forehead, Tang Luo mumbled weakly, "Don’t be fooled by how impressive the momentum is at Surging Rock Beach. It’s all just a feint; the Beast Taming Clan has kept all their high-tier wild beasts in reserve."

"Kept in reserve? A feint?"

Yun Xiu froze, then exclaimed, "This is bad! The Guard Bureau and the city council have sent all Fierce Realm warriors to Surging Rock Beach; who’s left to defend against a precision strike by the Beast Taming Clan elites?"

"Precision strike?"

Tang Luo blinked, cautiously correcting, "That doesn’t quite count as a precision strike..."

Rolling her eyes, Yun Xiu snapped, "Gathering elites for a direct assault on the heart of the territory—what would you call it if not a precision strike?"

"A freebie, maybe."

Tang Luo hesitated, then added uncertainly, "Or... a gift?"

It was true the Guard Bureau and Marshal Star Pavilion were the only two armed forces of Unparalleled City, but to think bypassing Marshal Star Pavilion would allow them to strike directly into Red Cloud’s heartland—that’d only happen if they were drunk on old wine.

Hadn’t they noticed the academy housed a certain eager instructor who polished his ridiculously oversized battle blade dozens of times a day?

Bringing wild beasts for a surprise attack... Truly an act of creativity!

...

If anyone could peer through the murky waters to the riverbed, they would discover a vast herd of beasts.

Within were four-clawed Black Dragons, horned Suanni, Golden-scaled Lion Tigers, Azure-eyed Leviathans...

And Iron Wing Clan’s Ghost Cloth Wolf, Thousand Birds Peak’s Murong Jun, Golden Lion Valley’s Valley Master Sengger Xuan Tiger, and Dragon Taming Stronghold’s Hu Suo Hanjiang—all commanding this formidable elite force.

These leaders of deputized clans had maneuvered via the waterways to bypass the intense battlefield, aiming to secure a decisive victory for the Beast Taming Clan.

In achieving that victory, they not only intended to showcase the potential of beast taming but also to demonstrate its controllability.

Human ambition is fickle, and countless fearless martial coalitions have arisen in Xiehe throughout history, only to meet failure.

The Human Race, forever inclined to shortcuts, always finds flowery justifications for weaknesses and seeks substitutes.

Currently, Lanshan City’s inhabitants believed puppetry to be a superior choice over beast taming, but they failed to comprehend.

Puppets indeed lacked consciousness, but puppet masters did not. On the other hand, as long as a beast was marked with the Beast Mark and the technique wasn’t leaked, the loyalty of wild beasts was guaranteed.

Not to mention the responsiveness of beasts compared to puppetry—live combat beasts displayed agility and dynamism unrivaled by any other method.

Focusing solely on a single uncompromising skirmish, the combat strength of beast tamers already surpassed all others!

To prove this point, they not only aimed to achieve two strategic objectives quickly and with the element of surprise, but also to display absolute control!

The battle units formed by Iron Wing Clan and Golden Lion Valley had a decapitation mission; they would efficiently behead Marshal Meng Jiao.

Meanwhile, the units from Dragon Taming Stronghold and Thousand Birds Peak had a capture mission; they sought to infiltrate the rear mountain of Red Cloud, locate the two Dragon Beasts, and extract them.

In this process, they wouldn’t forget to showcase the full extent of their strength!