Chapter 69: The Outcome of the Battle (Part 2)

  The moonlight of the full moon approaching in the dead of night made the view of the Farnod garrison very broad. Behind the castle guarding the gorge, a military camp was clearly visible under the moonlight, quietly lying on the plain behind the gorge. This military camp stretched tightly along the east gate of the castle for several miles, and from a distance, groups of sentries holding torches patrolled like fireflies in the dark night.

  The sentry in the military camp is very responsible, and even though he is in the rear, he is still patrolling carefully. When patrolling to the edge of the camp, he will also carefully look at the surrounding mountains and forests for any unusual movements.

  "Halt." An officer raised a hand to signal the patrol behind him to stop, having sensed some movement in the forest several dozen meters outside the camp.

  "You few go take a look, see if there's anything in the woods over there." The officer in charge gave the order. He had developed a cautious habit from his many years in the military. Although this wasn't the front line, being careful never hurt anyone, and to put his mind at ease he decided to send someone to investigate.

  "Yes, sir." Five soldiers quickly walked out of the patrol team and ran towards the forest outside the camp. Time passed very quickly, and after the five soldiers entered the forest, there was no more movement.

  "What's going on? It's already half past Aysu and he still hasn't returned." The officer took out a delicate glass hourglass from his bosom, glanced at it, and then put it back.

  "Everyone except Harry, come with me. Harry, if we don't return within half an hour, immediately go and inform the Patrol Officer." After waiting for a moment and still not seeing any movement, the officer made a decision. He gave orders to the soldiers while taking out the hourglass he had just looked at and handing it to one of them.

  "Sir, shouldn't we inform the patrol officer first?" The soldier said as he took over the hourglass.

  "Not for now, if I make a mistake again, Lord Sentinel will think I'm too much trouble. After all, the possibility of an enemy in the rear is too small." The officer rejected his subordinate's proposal and led the remaining soldiers into the forest, leaving only the soldier named Harry behind.

  "It's already been half an Esu, and there's still no news." Harry, who hadn't moved from the spot, glanced at the hourglass in his hand and muttered to himself, then waited for a moment before turning around and running towards the camp.

  He hadn't run more than a few steps when Harry suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then lost consciousness. At this time, behind him, a Bamun warrior wearing leather armor was pinching the back of his neck with one hand, and Harry's head fell powerlessly to the side, apparently his neck had been completely crushed.

  The Bhiman warrior loosened his grip, and Harry's body fell to the ground without strength. Then dozens of agile Bhiman warriors and wolf tribe warriors jumped out of the forest, their footsteps were very fast, and they flashed to the edge of the camp in a few flashes.

  The patrol density of the Farnode garrison was quite dense, and as soon as these beastmen warriors entered the camp, a torch-bearing patrol team slowly walked towards here from afar. Looking at their normal patrol speed, they didn't seem to have discovered these beastmen warriors.

  The leading warrior of Bimon pointed to the left and right, and the warriors on both sides immediately hid in the shadow of the military account on one side. He himself lightly threw a small bottle with only an inch on the ground, and the small bottle seemed very fragile and shattered as soon as it fell to the ground, and then a faint cyan mist spread out at the original place.

  He then hoisted the body of the fallen Farnese soldier and lugged it to the side of a military tent. The patrol in the distance continued to move forward along their predetermined route, slowly entering the area where the pale blue mist was spreading, which was now almost invisible under the silver moonlight.

  "It smells so good." A soldier from the patrol squad said after taking a sniff of the air.

  "Ah, ah, it really smells good." The soldiers around him also agreed. The officer of this patrol team sniffed heavily and then seemed to think of something and was about to give orders to the soldiers, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He lowered his head and saw that a sharp sword tip had protruded from his chest at some point.

  The officer hadn't even had a chance to cry out for help before he collapsed, and as he fell, the soldiers in the patrol saw that behind their commander, a tall black figure had thrust a long sword into his back. They tried to attack this dark figure but found they had no strength, and after a wave of dizziness, they too fell to the ground.

  Dozens of beastmen warriors appeared instantly at the edge of the military account, and with a light and neat cut, they cut out a few inches long mouth at the throat of each fallen Farnod soldier. The soldiers with severed arteries had blood constantly gushing from their wounds.

  After these soldiers were cleared away, a large number of Bimon and Wolf tribe warriors began to pour out from the forest at the edge of the camp. They all rushed into the camp and quietly entered a military account next door, killing those Fanuo soldiers who were still dreaming on their beds, and then entered another tent to continue killing these sleeping enemies.

  It was not every soldier who fell into a deep sleep in the dead of night, and the beast warriors did not always move silently. Soon, several cries for help rang out from the southern part of the camp. After the calls went out, a tall military tent in the south of the camp, a figure sitting on a wooden bed practicing internal energy opened his eyes.

  "General, General, the enemy is attacking." A soldier rushed into his tent. Before this soldier could see anything clearly, the figure on the wooden bed flashed by.

  "Boom, boom, boom..." The war drum beside the military tent was struck again, and the sound of the war drum spread far and wide in all directions. In the dead of night, this war drum sounded unusually loud, as if a high-ranking warrior had infused his fighting spirit into it. Then, the sound of war drums also rose from other parts of the camp, and all the soldiers of the entire Farnese army were awakened.

  Soon, a low and distant bell sound came from the top of the huge castle in front of the military camp. The defenders inside the castle were also alarmed. A large number of soldiers gathered at the east gate of the castle. These soldiers had steady steps and quick actions, and it was clear that they were the real elite forces of the Fano Army.

  "What's going on? How did the beast tribe come from the south and directly attack the military camp?" A general on the east wall of the castle sternly questioned a Farnode officer in charge of night patrol.

  "Ask him what use he is, the beast tribe's army has already arrived at our doorstep, to fight or retreat, the commander-in-chief requests a decision immediately." Another general and the commander-in-chief, as well as several other generals, had also arrived at the top of the city wall.

  The general interrupted with a sentence, and the attention was focused on the commander-in-chief. At this time, neither the commander-in-chief nor the three of them, nor the generals around him were dressed properly, and their faces were somewhat flustered.

  "Withdraw? Inside and outside the city are the five elite battalions of our three legions, we can definitely win this battle." The general who spoke first said stubbornly.

  "Alright, let's ask the two vice-chairmen for their opinions." The Grand Marshal stopped the two colleagues with a look of impatience. At this time, more than a dozen people with long swords hanging from their waists had appeared on the city wall. Five old men stood in front, behind them were some middle-aged men dressed as fighters.

  "We, the Fire Bath Association, have just arrived and are not familiar with the situation, so let's leave everything to Vice-President Hill to decide." One of the five elderly men in the middle, a slightly stout old man wearing a pale red long gown, spoke up first. Beside him stood an old man in green clothes with white hair and beard, whose eyes were extremely sharp.

  "Hmm, since you're being so modest, I'll say it. Commander, although I don't understand military matters, we've been fighting the beast tribe for many years, they must also know that inside and outside this city are the elite forces of your three legions."

  "But they still dare to attack, they must have made preparations, and it's possible that the ones who came are also the elite forces of the beast tribe. I think it's better to retreat for now." The old man in green clothes knew that military affairs were urgent and didn't waste words, directly giving his suggestion.

  "This..."

  "Who's there? Come out!" The old man in a pale red long gown shouted loudly towards one side of the city wall, just as the Grand Commander was about to say something.

  "Well said, Hill. After all these years, you're still so cunning and calm." A black-clad old man with a cold smile emerged from the dark shadows at the edge of the city wall, his eyes fixed on the blue-robed old man who had just spoken.

  "Aurelio!" The short and stout old man in red robes fell before the old man in green clothes, calling out the name of Lieto Bimbo.

  "Haha, and you Mo Mi, it's been over a decade since we last met. Weren't you dealing with those spirits in the North? How did you end up on the turf of the Wind Language Dueling Guild?" Aurelio's gaze towards the stout old man didn't hold much hostility, as if they were truly old friends reuniting.

  "You talk too much." The elderly man called Hill said with hostility towards Aurelio.

  "Order the retreat, the five elders of the Bei Mong tribe have all arrived, what are you waiting for?" Aurelio's appearance made Hill's expression tense, and he was no longer so polite to the Grand Commander.

  "Hmm, pass the order down...." The Grand Commander was about to give an order when four round objects flew out from behind Aurelio's dark shadow and landed steadily in front of him, interrupting his command.

  "Levin...". The Grand Duke saw four heads on the ground and he recognized them all.

  "What's going on?" Hill asked coldly, his voice accompanied by a ring of cyan light around him. As a powerful fighter in the late stage of the 9th rank of Wind System Dou Qi, the moment he released his Dou Qi, the surrounding Farnese military officers immediately felt an overwhelming pressure.

  "This is the general of our four legions outside the city." A great general replied on behalf of the commander-in-chief.

  "Today, your army of 100,000, and you five Dou Zun, not one of you will be able to leave." Aurelio pointed at the chaotic Fano De military camp below, saying with great momentum. At this time, four black-robed old men walked out from behind him and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

  "Everyone has the same late-stage cultivation, do you think you can keep us two?" asked Maomi, a stout man with a hint of smile. He had already sensed that among the four ninth-stage strongmen behind Aurelio, not one was in the late stage of cultivation, and the only one, Huang Jin Bimont, was still in the early stage of Dou Zun's cultivation. The two major Dou Qi Gong Hui's five Dou Zuns would absolutely be able to handle them.

  "I'm afraid I can't." Aurelio smiled again.

  "But I can." A cold voice came from behind Hill and Mommy.