MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 125 - 123 Decisive Battle with the Demon Dynasty Part 1

Chapter 125: Chapter 123 Decisive Battle with the Demon Dynasty Part 1

The armies of the Beastman Empire moved with astonishing speed, reaching the base of Magic Dynasty in just moments. However, Capello, looking at the towering walls and the transparent protective shield in front of him, felt a headache surge. What role could his mobile troops possibly play in the siege?

But as the vanguard, punished by the Golden Lion, Capello could only shout, "Hold your positions and dodge the attacks."

Watching the Wolf Riders, who were the first to reach the wall, Qi Rong asked Bai Tianhang, who was standing beside him, "Family Head Bai, shall we go out to fight or stay on the defensive?"

Bai Tianhang pursed his lips, clearly traumatized by the previous battles. Despite the fact that reinforcements had arrived and the Magic Dynasty’s army numbered nearly a million, he still did not dare to act rashly.

"We should take the offensive," Tong Ling pointed out, gesturing toward the approaching giant beastmen, each nearly five meters tall and each carrying a glowing, majestic iron pike on their shoulders—apparently their siege weapons.

"Right, since the Magic Dynasty’s formation has been broken before, it won’t last long this time either. Our forces outstrip the enemy’s by a factor of several. If we let the battle spill into the streets of Magic Dynasty, it would be impossible to leverage our numerical advantage," Lu Yi said as he and his troops also reached the city walls.

"Alright!" Bai Tianhang thought and immediately ordered the million-strong coalition to storm out of the nine gates opened by the Magic Dynasty.

Seeing nine torrents pouring out, Capello was startled: "Damn! Prepare to fight!"

Tong Shuai’s troops, the Execution Squad, took the lead, with tens of thousands of soldiers whose Demonic Qi rose and gathered in the air, forming a dark battle blade that swept menacingly toward the Wolf Riders.

"A battle formation?!" Capello, having campaigned alongside the Golden Lion for many years, recognized the attack of the Execution Squadron at a glance. This art of battle formation was only retained by a few powerful realms. In ancient times, the Golden Lion, wielding such magic, had led a million-strong army to attack the Pelor Realm and was disastrously defeated by the combined attacks of their battle formations.

This battle was the only defeat of the Golden Lion to date, so he treated the art of battle formations with respect: "Wolf Riders, evoke the ancestors!"

Facing the thousand-zhang magic blade, Capello roared, and ten thousand wolf riders howled simultaneously as the spirit of the fierce wolf descended from the void.

"Attack!" With the ancestral spirits summoned, Capello, now showing his hybrid human-wolf form, raised his butcher blade high in a furious gesture. At the same time, the Wolf Riders, following Capello’s lead, fiercely brought down their blades.

Tens of thousands of blades broke through the air, clashing harshly with the magic blade close at hand.

If the Wolf Riders could combine their attacks, they might have withstood the magic blade, but their dispersed attacks were utterly ineffective. The Execution Squad’s blade, unstoppable, swept through the entire Wolf Rider group, leaving a row of maimed corpses.

"I..." Capello began to say, bowing his head, his words cut off as his torso fell from his wolf.

"Kill!" Under the charge of the Execution Squad, the giant wolves bearing the Wolf Riders were no match and were quickly slaughtered to near extinction.

"Good!" Bai Tianhang, seeing victory in the first battle, felt his confidence surge. He knew that the Wolf Rider group had been a particularly troublesome unit, their high mobility meaning the demonic soldiers couldn’t keep up or strike effectively, wasting their efforts.

"How interesting, this unit seems different from the other armies of the wasteland," the Golden Lion noted as well, his brow slightly furrowed as if stirring a memory, before he smiled and said, "Ah, it’s them—the Execution Squad. I’ve encountered them before."

The Golden Lion had faced this army during his earlier conquests across various realms, including in the war in the Pelor Realm where the Execution Squad had fought against him as a trained unit from Pelor.

"Xiao De, take my guard squad and hunt down this battle-forming Execution Squad!" Recalling his past defeat, the Golden Lion spoke with a fierce and chilling intent to kill.

"Yes, sir!" Xiao De growled, having also participated in the Pelor battlefield. Today was the day to erase that disgrace!

Although leading the charge, the Execution Squad was not foolish. Behind the Wolf Riders were the beastmen’s giant troops, which clearly had defensive capabilities strong enough to be the preferred spearhead of an assault. Under orders from their two lieutenants, the Execution Squad maneuvered, swiftly splitting into two groups and circling to attack the enemy flanks.

Seeing the Execution Squad change position, the Golden Lion immediately ordered: "Have Yuk lead his forces to intercept the Execution Squad on the left flank—they must slow their advance. Xiao De, sweep through the right wing at full force."

The strategic maneuvering of the Execution Squad on the flanks was no joke. Even if their forces were split and the number halved, their threat level remained as high as ever.

As the Execution Squad withdrew from the main battlefield, what the giant troops of the Beastman Empire met instead was the Red Nation Alliance’s Deep Red Clan—Iron Cavalry of the Steel Legion.

The Steel Legion was equipped with the standard heavy armor of the Sacred Empire from the Continent of God’s Grace, which had also been one of the Sacred Empire’s key weapons against the Beastman Empire.

"Roar!" The giant beastmen, seeing the oncoming moving steel fortresses, bellowed in rage. Though they did not recognize these people, they clearly remembered the armor, as the ones who had worn it had killed many of their kin.

With fury, the giant beastman seized the iron spike carried on his shoulder and fiercely smashed it towards the armored knights.

"Holy Light Barrier!" The entire Flash Steel Legion, comprised of Earth Knights, set up white barriers in front of them as the iron spikes approached.

However, the barriers couldn’t withstand the impact of the iron spikes, which had been specifically imbued with magic-disrupting properties, hence their use as siege weapons for the beastmen.

Although the barriers failed to block the giants’ attacks, they did diminish the impact of the iron spikes. Protected by heavy armor, the knights were flung back, but the actual damage inflicted was minuscule.

"Power of the Earth, blessed by the Holy Light!" The Earth Knights were so named because they could harness earth elements in addition to Holy Light, and under its enhancement, the power of their earth elements was greatly amplified.

Earth elements were primarily used to reinforce defenses and augment physical strength. Under the concentrated power of the earth, the Flash Steel Legion possessed the capability to contend with the giant beastmen. Suddenly, both sides were entangled in a struggle, with no clear victor.

The Flash Steel Legion clashed with the giant troops along a long battle line, both sides thoroughly committed to the intense fight.

"Where are you going, Tong Ling?" shouted Lu Hong as he leaped down from the city wall, urgently inquiring, "Aren’t you participating in the encirclement of the Golden Lion?!"

"I’ll join once he makes his move, just warming up first." Lu Hong wasn’t going to miss this wave of experience; the battlefield was an excellent place for leveling up. Since breaking through to the Second Transition, his experience gain had slowed considerably, and it was time for an upgrade—not to mention whether this battle could propel him to the next level.

"I’m going too." Tong Ling was about to jump from the city wall when Lois pulled him back.

"What are you doing? Keep an eye on the Golden Lion!"

"Why can’t I go? Why didn’t you stop him?" Tong Ling grumbled in dissatisfaction, "I need to warm up too."

"Warm up my ass! He won’t be targeted if he goes down, but you’re somewhat renowned among the demonic tribes. If you join the battle, they’ll definitely send top warriors to block you, and then what will you be warming up?"

Under Lois’s stern gaze, Tong Ling begrudgingly gave up.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, Tong Ni darted through the city gate, merging into the huge army and following Lu Hong.

The beastmen’s strength was massive, their attacks were savage, and their defense was extraordinary. Although the allied forces outnumbered the enemy by five to one, they could hardly gain any advantage. Ordinary magic and skills inflicted only limited damage on them, and with the enhancement from the Spirit Communion Ritual, this damage was further reduced to a minimum. Had it not been for the frenzied healing from the Qi Family’s troops of the Red Nation behind the front lines, the allied forces would have likely collapsed massively by now.

Seeing the balance of victory gradually tilting toward the Beastman Empire, Bai Tianhang was extremely anxious, "What do we do? Why can’t so many people beat them?!"

"Do you even know anything about military strategy?" Lois asked dismissively.

"It’s no use, I’ve always been in politics."

",,,,,," Alright, Lois realized, Bai Tianhang knew nothing about warfare. But why would Demon King Yan entrust such huge responsibilities to him in a campaign critical to the survival of the demonic tribes? Demon King Yan must be out of his senses.

"We need to join the battle." At this point, the top warriors such as the Blood King, whom Lois had held back, could no longer sit still as they watched the battlefront inch closer to the demonic imperial capital.

"Aren’t we supposed to handle the Golden Lion?" Lois didn’t outright refuse their request—after all, it was an alliance, and it was impossible to strictly control it.

"That’s right, Lois. You are supposed to deal specifically with the Golden Lion; you absolutely cannot enter the battle now." While Lois couldn’t directly stop them, Bai Tianhang could.

"But Commander Bai, based on the current situation, even if we keep the Golden Lion in check, we are still losing this battle!" The Blood King said urgently, pointing at the distant melee, "Can’t you see? The allied forces are retreating, and if we don’t join the battle, we might lose without even the Golden Lion lifting a finger!"

Tong Ling’s expression was equally grave. The threat of the Golden Lion persisted, and they dared not lightly enter the battle. The formidable army, though strong, was restrained on the left flank, and under constant attack by the City Lord’s trusted aides on the right flank, was showing signs of potential retreat.

"Lords of the citadels, you go first to stabilize the battlefront. Leave the Golden Lion’s matter for later, but be alert to his movements at all times."

"Young Master Tong is wise indeed." The city lords, chafed by the restraint from their younger counterparts, eagerly leaped into the air and fiercely plunged into the Beastman troops.

Seeing the demonic tribe’s main force entering the fray, the Golden Lion also turned to address the commanders of various legions, "The lords of the demonic citadels have joined the battle; select your targets independently, and kill them one by one!"

"Understood!"