Chapter 125: The Strong and the Collapse
As soon as the old Huang Jin Bimeng appeared, the two green-robed elders who had just killed the enemy and made a meritorious deed were frightened. They jointly retreated one step, with their long swords pointing directly at this explosive edge of the old Huang Jin Bimeng, and in just an instant, several beads of sweat had already appeared on the foreheads of the two men.
"Pay with your life? You're not even worthy of that, Mikael." Fortunately, at this moment a white-robed old man appeared out of nowhere beside them. The old man's face was covered in wrinkles and had many freckles and warts, making him look quite unsightly.
"See the Grand Elder." As soon as this old man appeared, the two green-robed elders' tense expressions suddenly relaxed, and they hurriedly bowed their heads in greeting.
"He might not have, but what about me?" Before the white-robed old man could respond, another elderly figure in a golden robe appeared before them. The first elderly figure in gold had already gently laid the deceased tribesman's body on the ground and closed his eyes.
Then he slowly got up and stood shoulder to shoulder with Old Huang Jinbiao, although his eyes were full of murderous intent, but he didn't say a word.
"Who are you?" Feeling the powerful strength of this old man in golden clothes who appeared later than Meng, the white-robed old man's face showed a few hints of interest.
"Kro, Weilin, how could the great elder of the Imperial Court, Pier, forget me, the small king of this highland?" Later, an old man in a golden robe with a golden emblem on it, embroidered with a figure holding a scepter, appeared. This distinguished him from his companions.
"Hmm..." As soon as they heard the other party's identity, the two old men in green robes changed their expressions drastically, and it took them a while to stabilize.
"Oh, no wonder I said it was so familiar. Beast King, Your Majesty, it's been almost thirty years since our last encounter, and that time we only exchanged a few brief moves, the impression wasn't deep after all, please don't blame me." The old man in white robes with a face full of scars showed a hint of a smile on his face when he realized who the other person was, the current Beast King.
"Then let's cut the crap, come on, let me see how much progress you've made in these thirty years." Oblivious to the underlying meaning of his opponent's words, King Krow already had his fists clenched and his bones crackling with energy.
"Haha, in the current mainland, below the holy rank, except for those giant dragon clans, there are really not many that are worth my attention. And you, Cro·Weilin, are one of them. Oh, of course, that big monster on the other side, Da Wei, also counts as one." Seeing that Cro didn't say anything else, a hint of battle intent appeared in the eyes of this white-robed old man, and the atmosphere in the field quickly became tense.
"With two of you defending with all your might, I'll take care of the Beast King and he will come to help you." The white-robed old man's last words were spoken as his body had already risen into the air like a flying eagle, bringing a few strands of fluttering feeling as he flashed towards the mountains behind the fortress.
"End the fight quickly and go help the three of them at the Great Void House." King Krow similarly threw down a sentence before transforming into a golden light to chase after him, apparently the two top-notch experts did not want anyone else around when they clashed.
At this time, on the other end of the empty land, the four white-robed old men stood in a row again. They were no longer as relaxed and composed as they were at the beginning. Not only were they panting heavily, using their long swords to prop themselves up for support, but their white robes had also been reduced to mere strips of cloth, clearly indicating that they had reached the point of exhaustion.
After their white robes retreated, the four old men showed a set of armor with different colors on their bodies, and there was a little light under the thin starlight.
"Unexpectedly, today, three top-notch strongmen from the Mongolian tribe who have not appeared on the front lines for many years all came. The Imperial Elder Council sent us this time and it was indeed a good match."
The white-robed old man who was the first to catch his breath spoke to an elderly Huang Jin Bimeng, who was wearing a golden brocade robe and standing dozens of steps away from him.
Behind Old Huang Jinbei was a massive figure also panting heavily, apparently equally exhausted.
Behind the fortifications of Emarr, not far away, under the fiery red light screen, all the beast warriors have formed a dense infantry phalanx. The front rows are the strongest, with full armor, iron helmets and weapons, consisting of Bimon and wolf tribe warriors. Behind them are large numbers of wounded or missing iron helmets and weapons from both tribes.
However, regardless of the state of the beast tribe warriors, they silently stared at the swaying black stone city wall in front of them. It seemed that with each passing moment, the killing intent in their eyes grew thicker, and the atmosphere within the phalanx became more oppressive.
Listening to the continuous rumbling and the sound of the city wall collapsing, Liu Yu stretched out his hands. With six-stage strength and being a Golden Shield, he was in the second row of the entire phalanx.
Ivan, Digaini stood on either side of him, and several positions to the right, the young patriarch of the Wolf tribe, Bain, led a few strong wolf warriors to form a small circle in front of and behind them. As for the Fire Clan's Nari and others, these Bamun warriors were much weaker, standing several rows behind.
But Boganin, who had a sixth-grade Dou Shuai later cultivation, was standing in the first row right in front of him. Bernan and Victor were also in the first row not far from him.
Staring at the increasingly large cracks on the city wall swaying more than ten meters away, Liu Yu tried to keep himself calm.
"Place it in a dead land and then live." Liu Yu's mind recalled this phrase he had heard countless times, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.
Although the specific situation behind the fort is unknown, the still burning sea of fire has shown that after the city wall fell, Emal Fort can only welcome the Imperial Guard of Fanoed with a few thousand beast warriors under the protection of this hundred-meter-long fiery red light curtain.
The Farnod Empire chose to attack the fortress on the Beast God Festival, when the beast tribe's New Year arrived and the guard's vigilance was at its lowest, which was absolutely the most unexpected blow. This was something that Liu Yu did not think of at first either.
At the same time, the high-ranking magicians of the Fano Empire took advantage of their aerial superiority by riding giant eagles to release high-ranking magic spells, killing thousands of beastmen warriors in their own camps before they even reached the battlefield, greatly weakening the strength of the defending army.
The enemy army's method of blasting the city wall, although it took a lot of effort, also made the ferocious and brave beast tribe warriors basically useless, leaving only the high, thick city walls.
The Farnese army, always superior in numbers, attacked the fortress without any natural obstacles to stop them.
"A while ago, the wind and snow were too strong, and several major roads that came and went were all blocked... Many roads have been impassable..."
Liu Yu's mind flashed back to his conversation with Bain the previous night, and he knew that neither the garrison troops at the two small passes nearby nor the reinforcements his father Gaiya could send out would be able to rush over to provide support through those main roads that had been repaired in advance.
Farnod Empire chose to attack at this time, probably also detected this situation. The snowstorm that blocked the road, which was originally a very natural phenomenon, also became the key to determining the outcome of the war.
"Father, do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?" With a strong enemy in front and no reinforcements behind, Liu Yu couldn't help but think of his father, Ge Ai, the great general who commanded tens of thousands of troops, wondering if he had anticipated this situation or prepared something for it.
"Boom, crash..." Another loud noise later, a large piece of the wall on the left side of the fort completely fell to the ground, revealing an opening about 7-8 meters wide. Through this gap, the flames of the French and German armies outside the fort were clearly visible.
Although the main city walls have not yet collapsed, the appearance of cracks that can be seen outside the city still made the beast warriors in the phalanx **.
"Silence, prepare for battle, my brave warriors of the beast tribe." Standing in the center of the phalanx formation, wearing a suit of golden armor but without a helmet, Cain immediately quelled the chaos among his subordinates.
Just as the square formation had just calmed down, another section of the city wall fell, and a new gap appeared, causing the square formation to become somewhat **.
"We swear by the blood of our beast god, to inherit the glory of the Bimon tribe, defend the land of the Bimon tribe, no matter what strong enemy we face, we will not retreat a single step, no matter how powerful we are, we will not give up an inch of the beast god's land..."
This time, Kayne did not simply shout loudly to stop them, but quickly walked out of the formation and approached the black stone city wall, which was already showing several huge gaps, where the Farnod infantry's formation was not far away.
Standing in the center of the Beast Tribe's formation, Cain loudly recited the oath to the Beast God that every adult Bimon had to memorize during their coming-of-age ceremony.
At first the warriors were still murmuring, but those who heard Cain's words quickly fell silent. Accompanied by the approaching infantry phalanx of Farnod in the distance and the falling city walls behind him, Cain's voice grew louder and more resonant.
"When the blood of Bimon is exhausted, it will be the time for us to return to the embrace of the Beast God. I swear before heaven and earth that this oath will not be broken."
"When the blood of Bimon is exhausted, it will be the time for us to return to the embrace of the beast god. I swear to heaven and earth that we will not violate this oath!!!!!!" As they listened, many Bimon warriors began to recite along unconsciously, and Liu Yu also blended in seamlessly, his mind filled with scenes of bloody battles and dying on the battlefield, automatically reciting this stirring oath aloud.
"Heaven and earth bear witness! Now, you young Mongols tell me, are you willing to fight to the death?" With a flash of his golden-hilted sword, Cain's longsword pointed towards the sky as he shouted with a red face.
"Be willing, be willing..."
"Then let's fight!"
"Warriors of the Wolf Clan, are you willing to follow the heir of the Beast God?" After responding to the calls of the warriors of the Bear Tribe, Cain looked at the numerous warriors of the Wolf Clan in the phalanx and said.
"The wolf tribe warriors vowed to die following the beast god, today they are willing to fight to the death on this land and will not retreat a single step." Before any of the wolf tribe warriors could respond, Bain burst out of the phalanx, holding his sword high, and roared out his own answer to the beast tribe warriors in the phalanx.
"We will never retreat! We will never retreat! ...... " The next moment, whether it was the Mongolian warriors or the Wolf Tribe warriors in the square formation, they all responded excitedly.
"Boom, boom, boom..." After a string of intense sounds, the black stone walls of Emalbennon Fortress finally couldn't withstand the frantic bombardment of the Fandor Empire and completely collapsed!
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