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"How is this possible?"

Luo Yi could not remember how many times he had expressed such doubt today...

Jiangnan was too bizarre, many times more complex and mysterious than what was reported. The high concentration of Spiritual Energy, as if high-quality troops were growing right out of the ground. Now... even Magicians didn’t cost anything?

Although bloodline families were stronger, the number of Magicians was universally acknowledged to be small.

That was the very foundation of why Warriors dominated nowadays.

And examples of those practicing both magic and martial arts were even rarer, only those northern families willing to allow their top female talents to mate with Demons produced a few extreme cases.

Like Murong Yunji, but to say they were produced in large numbers, enough to form an army?

Absolutely preposterous!!

How precious was a Magician as a resource? Even females could bring huge profits to a family, so how could they possibly be squandered on Demons?

And those from a Martial Family who also inherited Techniques, practicing both magic and martial arts, were even rarer, like the Vermilion Bird Successor from the Fei Family...

But what in the world was before him now?

If Luo Yi was not mistaken, thousands of soldiers landing just now almost all had control over Elemental Power and coordinated extremely well. Each soldier’s elemental power wasn’t very strong, around the level of a Ninth Rank Magician, at the apprentice stage.

But the coordination was seamless, their joint forces perfectly overlapping to invoke a sudden terrain change that even a Super First Rank Magician couldn’t achieve!

This was simply a defiance of common sense!!

As a result, Weichi Honglie, who had experienced many battles and was rich in battlefield experience, was suddenly thrown into confusion. Having never seen such a situation before, he didn’t know how to respond!

The number of fighters landing like raindrops kept increasing.

The charging cavalry, thrown into disarray by the sudden change of terrain, trampled each other, leading to significant casualties.

But looking at the other side, whether those who had just fallen from the sky or those casting magic on the ground, they all stood firmly as if completely unaffected by the sudden terrain shift!

Soon, a youth clad in silver armor, wearing a cape fit for commanders, fell from the sky, landing on an upturned rock spike. The young man, weighed down by at least four hundred pounds of armor, landed on the rock spike as lightly as a feather falling...

"This lad..."

Weichi Honglie lifted his head to look at the commander, Weichi Feihu!

Last night, Weichi Peng came back saying that Weichi Feihu had reached the realm of a First Rank Warrior.

He didn’t believe it then, but he did now.

Not to mention anything else, just the skill with which he managed the impact of the fall, that wasn’t something an ordinary First Rank Warrior could do.

This fellow... his skill in utilizing his body might even surpass mine...

He really had gotten stronger!

"Uncle..." Weichi Feihu looked at Weichi Honglie who was completely out of sorts in the distance, "My apologies!"

With that, he waved the flag in his hand, and the numerous fighters who had landed let out a great shout, charging toward the chaotic cavalry.

Their speed was incredibly fast, not at all like soldiers weighed down by a hundred pounds of armor. What surprised people more was that they could see these robust soldiers didn’t draw swords as they charged, but rather advanced barehanded.

A closer look would reveal that each of these soldiers had tiger claws equipped on their hands, their fierceness even more extravagant than the barbarians from the north!

Tiger claws?

Weichi Honglie was dumbfounded at this sight. Tiger claws on the battlefield?

They were common in street fights where long weapons were cumbersome, and short blades or daggers were popular. Tiger claws were also a tool of choice for gang fights in alleys, but who would use them on a battlefield?

What else could be so counterintuitive on the other side?

But once those soldiers got closer, he finally understood the intention behind their use of tiger claws!

These soldiers approached the chaotic horses and struck the Demon Horses under their jaws with a single punch.

The horses, unable to charge, faced a fist as big as a wok and immediately neighed in distress, seeing stars before collapsing and convulsing on the ground.

The cavalrymen who fell hadn’t even had the chance to resist before they were disabled with two punches by those soldiers wearing tiger claws!

In close combat, the cavalry’s long weapons instantly lost their edge, resulting in a frantic and chaotic struggle. In less than a dozen breaths, their line was already collapsing!

Occasionally some soldiers in the rear would come to their senses and attempt to strike with their long weapons, but even when they hit the soldiers on the other side, they couldn’t even leave a white mark.

Then they’d be grabbed by the enemy, dragged down, and dizzied with one punch, two punches would leave them forgetting even their own names!

"General!" the lieutenants exclaimed in panic.

"I see it!" Weichi Honglie gritted his teeth!

As a battle-hardened general, how could he not see what the other side was trying to do?

The enemy wanted to capture them alive, both men and horses!!

How audacious!!!

"Personal Soldiers, follow my command!" Weichi Honglie bellowed!

"General?"

The others immediately turned towards Weichi Honglie. In such a one-sided situation, was he going to lead his Personal Soldiers in a charge?

"What are we going to do? Run away?" Weichi Honglie, with red eyes, coldly stared at several deputies: "The Family Head is holding back their commander, and our main forces are all trapped. You want me, a commander, to flee with my Personal Soldiers?"

A group of people suddenly fell silent...

Indeed, that would look too disgraceful!

"It’s not without a chance..." Weichi Honglie lowered his voice: "Fei Hu, that kid, is still too green. As the main commander, he dares to rush to the front lines without even a few Personal Soldiers by his side. He really doesn’t know whether he’s alive or dead.

If we can capture him and create chaos, not to mention turn the tide, but there’s a chance to take most of the cavalry away in the confusion! "

"So that’s how it is..." The deputies nodded one after another: "General, just give the order!"

Weichi Honglie nodded, making family hand signals. The Personal Soldiers around him had a good line of sight and quickly gathered around Weichi Honglie upon seeing the signal.

Looking at Weichi Feihu on the high ground, commanding his subordinates, Weichi Honglie said: "I’ll charge first to suppress him, and you’ll follow immediately to encircle and isolate him. The quality of the enemy’s soldiers is excellent. We must secure our retreat and not get surrounded!"

"Yes!"

As his words fell, Weichi Honglie roared, exerted his strength, and his entire body was surrounded by sparks. His speed was so fast that his armor surface began to glow red, and in an instant, he charged in front of Weichi Feihu!

"Bring it on!!"

Weichi Feihu immediately roared with excitement. He couldn’t compete with Weichi Peng, as he was still lacking in strength, but he was full of confidence in taking on his aged uncle!

Uncle Weichi Honglie was considered one of the fierce generals, and when he was a child, he did not know how many times he was beaten up!

Bang!

Both wanting to capture the other alive, they used short weapons; when their sabers clashed, it was like two heavy hammers slamming together, sending a sound as resonant as a booming bell!

The stone spikes beneath Weichi Feihu’s feet immediately shattered, the two fell to the ground, and their formidable force directly stamped an area of ten meters around them, instantly forming a vacuum zone!

The next second, both men took three steps back!

This kid!!

Weichi Honglie stared tightly at his opponent, unable to stop his hand holding the sword from trembling. He knew without looking that his palm had split!

That last strike nearly sent his sword flying. This kid’s sheer strength and explosive power were almost on par with Weichi Peng!!

"Heh... Uncle, no offense!" Weichi Feihu wouldn’t give his opponent a chance to breathe. He immediately advanced for a stronger suppression, but as soon as he moved, dozens of figures surrounded him. Upon closer inspection, Weichi Feihu realized he had been encircled.

It seems that his uncle was intent on capturing him alive!

Weichi Feihu laughed even more excitedly, threw his saber on the ground, and went straight for those familiar elders with his bare hands!

His fighting style was extraordinarily bold, with wide swings and grasps.

He caught other people’s weapons barehanded and even broke their muscles and bones barehanded, incapacitating them.

Like a lion thrown into a pack of wolves—even if a hundred wolves surrounded him, it was he who had the overwhelming presence!

"My Weichi family, there is hope for your rise!" Weichi Honglie said with a relieved smile.

He had thought that with Weichi Peng and Weichi Feihong, his Weichi family was already fortunate, but he did not expect that the youngest child would also possess a talent not inferior to his two brothers. Truly, the heavens blessed the Weichi family!

But first, he had to capture this rascal back and teach him a good lesson!

How dare he help outsiders fight his own family? His mind must have been tampered with!

But fortunately, he wasn’t completely dazed, knowing that he shouldn’t kill his own Personal Soldiers and instead used his bare hands...

That was also within Weichi Honglie’s expectations. If he really helped that Chen Qing to turn his blade towards his own men, that truly would be a disgrace to the family!

But because the young man still had a conscience, it gave Weichi Honglie even more of an advantage.

The kid’s strength was growing rapidly; capturing him alone was unlikely, so he had to use a war of attrition.

If the opponent subdued his Personal Soldiers with bare hands instead of a sharp blade, the consumption would be many times greater.

If his side pressed on a little harder, with the opponent’s blood and stamina consumption, it would only take a quarter of an hour to exhaust the kid!

Hmph... You cheeky brat, you’re still too naive. Although your heart not to harm your own soldiers is commendable, this method is foolish...

Let alone you, even if Weichi Peng dared to do this, given enough time, he still could be captured alive!

With that thought in mind, Weichi Honglie meticulously directed his Personal Soldiers to cooperate, while he himself would add pressure from time to time to accelerate the opponent’s physical exhaustion.

The coordination was so exquisite, it goes without saying, an old general just has a different approach.

However...

A quarter of an hour passed...

Half an hour passed...

The group of soldiers attacking began to gasp for air...

Weichi Honglie also began to gasp for air...

Suddenly, he felt that something was amiss...