Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2676 - 2696: Set Up the Formation!

Chapter 2676: Chapter 2696: Set Up the Formation!

"Set up the formation, prepare for battle!"

"Team one, engage in the frontline, team two provide support, team three retreat and get ready!"

Liu Junru pondered for only a second before decisively issuing the command to prepare for battle.

As the representative of the strongest sect of the demon race in this contest, how could they lose face by retreating when their numbers were not at a disadvantage?

Retreat?

Why wasn’t it the Barbarian Tribe’s team withdrawing?

Liu Junru didn’t really want to fight this battle, but he didn’t want to retreat either!

Everyone’s gaze sharpened as they quickly formed their ranks in midair.

Even for cultivators, once the number of participants increases, if there’s no absolutely overwhelming powerhouse on one side, it’s not much different from marshaling troops for war. Hence, as the team leader, organizing tactical formations was extremely important.

During the rest period, Liu Junru used his time to understand the strength and specialties of each member of the Illusory Serpent Sect, assigning the strongest, top-grade Daluo Ultimate Immortals to the first echelon, middle and lower-grade Daluo Ultimate Immortals to the second echelon, and others with lower strength or special roles to the third echelon.

Liu Junru made his arrangements meticulously, even specifying who should stand at which position in the defensive line.

With such a large number of people, if they didn’t organize their forces properly and simply charged in chaotically, it was likely that many with lower strength would be killed in the first round of contact. Most importantly, their deaths would be in vain, completely unjust.

This was like in ancient battles when it was envisaged for the generals and elite infantry to charge at the front, but instead the archers and even the logistical troops were wrongly put at the forefront, making their deaths meaningless.

Lin Chen didn’t hide anything about the Eight Desolates Fire Spirit Formation. After all, the battle had reached a point where victory was very hard to achieve with just the three of them.

Since he had joined the team, it was time to contribute his own strength.

With the previous sixteen badges as a foundation, adding some icing on the cake, as long as they emerged victorious and left alive, the mission would essentially be considered complete.

After thoroughly understanding the approximate range, amazing power, and the time needed for the arrangement of the Eight Desolates Fire Spirit Formation, Liu Junru placed Lin Chen in the third team and gave him detailed instructions.

If they had an absolute advantage at the start of the battle, there would be no need to set up the Array Formation; they could just start fighting. However, if they didn’t have the advantage, Lin Chen wouldn’t need to join the fight. He would break away from the team to set up the Array Formation at the back with the others. After delaying for a certain period of time, Liu Junru would lead the team to fall back. Lin Chen’s role would be to guard the area of the Array Formation and activate it at the opportune moment.

The third team had five people, all of whom were either Array Masters or Artifact Refiners, equipped with powerful Array Formations or various stages of consumable Magical Treasures with amazing power.

Liu Junru didn’t send them to help on the battlefield, but instead chose to have them retreat and set traps.

Lin Chen wasted no words and turned to leave with the other four.

Lin Chen had previously communicated with them, consisting of two Array Masters and two Artifact Refiners, so after they retreated a distance, they swiftly turned a range of mountains into an ambush site.

Lin Chen’s Eight Desolates Fire Spirit Formation covered several peaks, enveloping the entire basin, and the others also got busy.

One Array Master set up the formation in the clouds, which was the Purple Lightning Sky Thunder Formation. When activated, Sky Thunder would plummet from the heavens, automatically striking living beings within the formation with astonishing force.

Another Array Master placed the formation in front of the Eight Desolates Fire Spirit Formation. This was the Wind Fury Formation which, once initiated, would unleash endless Gale winds, comparable to countless razor-sharp blades, sweeping and tearing through everything inside the formation.

Both formations were formidable, but their cores were inferior to the Phoenix Fire. Therefore, although they couldn’t reach the dazzling level of power, if the enemy walked into the trap, they would undoubtedly catch them off guard and cause significant casualties.

The two Artifact Refiners, like planting landmines, buried over a hundred refined Explosive Talismans on the sides of the towering giant peaks. If their enemies passed through this area, the simultaneous detonation would result in a massive attack.

The Talismans would detonate midair, and then the three Array Formations – the Gale, the Wildfire, and the Sky Thunder – would attack the enemies within their area, certainly inflicting notable damage.

If the ambush was effective, whether it was to buy time for those genuinely fleeing to escape or to create an opportunity for those feigning defeat, the impact would be very beneficial.

While Lin Chen and his companions were retreating to set up the trap, a dark and dense Barbarian Tribe’s team appeared on the horizon, advancing toward them.

Liu Junru quickly scanned the scene, and relief softened his features.

There were close to fifty people, with the numbers on both sides fairly even, this battle was on!

Liu Junru’s eyesight swept across the crowd and soon focused on a tall Barbarian male in the centre.

Rampage Tiger Tribe, Baled!

Upon seeing the opponent, Liu Junru knew the battle could no longer be avoided.

The Rampage Tiger Tribe was one of the representative forces of the tribes, with strength comparable to that of the Heavenly Moon Sect; and Baled, a warrior from the Rampage Tiger Tribe, was known to be invincible below the Begin Immortal stage, with a domineering character!

Liu Junru’s eyes darkened slightly, "Plan two for combat, prepare for battle!"