Dialogue on the Battlefield

  Dialogue on the Battlefield

  Ah Meng's face changed slightly, and En Qi made such a condition, which was simply overwhelming. This duel, if En Qi lost, the Uruk army would withdraw, equivalent to a great victory for the Empire of Egu. If Ah Meng lost, En Qi did not ask the Egu army to surrender, but only asked them to retreat behind their defenses today and not fight, and Ah Meng would step down as commander-in-chief and general, which was just his personal defeat.

  But the actual situation is very clear, what victory or defeat can be said, if one loses, there will be no chance to resign again, and the result can only be killed on the spot. However, in this situation, if you don't agree to the duel request, it's inevitable that people will discuss it afterwards as being greedy for power and not willing to sacrifice for the country.

  At this time, Gilgamesh on the high platform said: "I have prepared the book and asked all present to witness it. The gods who are not present also look at it. If Enkidu loses in the duel, the Uruk army will withdraw from Egur."

  Ah Meng hated that he couldn't drag Gilgamesh down from the high platform and give him a good thrashing, but on the surface he smiled calmly: "Enkidu, I also issue a challenge to duel, but it's not with you, please call out Marduk!"

  As soon as this remark was made, the two armies burst into a loud murmur, with people from both sides saying something. Gilgamesh and George gave orders at the same time, and the army returned to silence. Ameng didn't wait for Enkidu to answer, and laughed loudly: "I'm very sorry, I spoke like this, blaspheming the gods you believe in. A brave warrior cannot be insulted, and Marduk will not accept a duel invitation from an ordinary person like me, so I take back what I said earlier."

  But I must issue a duel invitation, En Qi, I am very clear about your intention. If I refuse your request, afterwards I will be criticized by the public for being greedy for power and not willing to step down! So now I declare, if anyone says so, I will duel with him! The outcome of a great war is not determined by the strength of one person, how can I as the commander-in-chief determine victory or defeat with you, a captain of the Imperial Guard? If you really want to prove yourself, go to the dock and compete with others in unloading cargo, I believe there is no one on this continent who can be your opponent.

  The army of Ai erupted in a loud laughter, En Qi was enraged, with a wave of his hand and the remaining sword pointing at A Meng, he shouted: "You coward!"

  But his voice was immediately drowned out by the war drums and the thunder-like sound of horse hooves, and Ameng had already raised his hand to give the order to charge when he spoke his last words. This time he gave a sudden order in the midst of laughter and conversation, taking the initiative to launch an attack on the Uruk army, and leapt high into the air, landing on Medanzo's chariot, with his personal guard also rushing towards the center of the battlefield.

  Enqi was still standing between the two armies, alone and unaccompanied. It seemed like the best opportunity to join forces and take down this great warrior, and Ameng did not want to miss it. Although he had declined the duel invitation, Ameng showed no fear at all; his chariot charged forward, and before it even arrived, he leapt out, swinging his iron-tipped staff straight at Enqi.

  Everyone saw this scene, Ameng just refused the duel, but still rushed to fight Enqi on the battlefield first.

  Enqi stood on the battlefield, facing the incoming army of Egu, while the Uruk troops had not yet arrived. Could he turn around and escape first, then bring people back to kill? The proud continent's number one warrior naturally couldn't do such a thing, so he immediately let out an angry roar and swung his broken sword towards Ameng's iron branch staff.

  The sword and staff had not yet clashed when a dazzling light burst forth, with massive energy surging out in all directions. The two had already experienced this same scene several times, with Enqi standing firmly on the ground, while Ameng was sent flying back after being struck by Enqi's sword. It wasn't easy to be sent flying like that; Enqi's sword strike was meant to kill him, but Ameng had used his spatial displacement technique and had been prepared for this, so although he had used all his strength in the aerial staff strike, it was actually a feint.

  Ameng flew back to the team of close guards, and Enqi couldn't let him escape from his hands again. He roared with anger and charged over, swinging the sword that pierced the sky towards Ameng who had not yet landed. However, this sword did not hit its target. Instead, several rays of light shot out in front of him, accompanied by various divine techniques, including some like a deafening roar that shook the brain, others like a massive wave rising up, others like cracks spreading in all directions, and others like blades of air condensed from the fierce wind.

  There were three rays of light that blocked the sword's edge in mid-air, and two rays of light directly struck Enkei himself. Looking at this situation, it was clear that there was an ambush, not to mention that the person who could launch such an attack was at least a great warrior who had undergone a second awakening of power, and the weapons they used were not the standard long swords of the Imperial Guard.

  Since Enqi has brought up the topic, Hun's great warriors in the Imperial Guard no longer need to hide. Mei Danzuo took out a snake-fang short blade, Gabriel wielded a silver war axe, Burez used a sharp divine spear, and Peter displayed a long knife with strange flower patterns engraved on it. As for Longteng, the chief warrior of the Isis Temple, he even brought out a long-handled wolf-tooth club, swinging it with a heavy sound of wind and thunder.

  Five great warriors surrounded Enqi Du as soon as they made their move, and the battlefield was instantly chaotic. A hundred paces away, even horses could hardly stand still. The Imperial Guard did not continue to charge forward, but instead formed a defensive formation in the distance, holding spears and shields to form an array. Outside the shield wall, a light screen rose up. Ameng stood behind the shield wall and did not participate in the battle.

  Under the heavy protection, behind Ameng's back, two " Imperial Guards" raised their staffs. With the chanting sound, not only did the light on the shields of the Imperial Guards connect like a copper wall and iron wall, but also in the sky, there were swirling fragments of light. When any of the five great warriors was shaken off by Enqi's sword and separated from the battle group for an instant, immediately brilliant lights fell upon his body. Whether it was healing magic or blessing magic, they were all the most exquisite ones, lavishly cast by the highest-ranking divine magic masters.

  The fierce battle between the great warriors and Enkido, the intense energy shockwaves and explosions left the battlefield in a state of chaos, making it nearly impossible to single out Enkido for attack. Even high-level area-of-effect spells were unusable, but the two top-tier mages could take turns supporting each other with this method.

  This is already the greatest power that Ameng can put into this local battlefield. Even if he can't kill Enqi, he must exhaust him to death, and if he can't exhaust him to death, he must trap him to death! I believe there are not many people on the mainland who can gather such a strong force to deal with an enemy alone. Although the bravery of a common man is not reliable, being as powerful as Enqi is a terrifying existence on the battlefield.

  The biggest fear in a large-scale battle is the collapse of the formation. Sometimes, the proportion of casualties to the entire army may not be significant, but once there is a breakthrough, it can lead to a chain reaction of collapse and panic among soldiers, resulting in many defeats. Battles on this scale often last for an entire day, and if commanders cannot calmly deploy troops to replace each other in charging and defending, they will be in trouble as soon as their formation collapses.

  So Ameng must keep Enqi trapped, and cannot let this nearly invincible great warrior lead a sharp edge to break through the array of the Eju army. In the first two wars, Enqi also wanted to do so, but was stopped by Ameng's desperate efforts.

  The battle array in the central Hun army unfolded, Ameng's personal guard troops formed an array on the spot, while the chariots on both sides had launched a charge and collided with the counter-charge of the Uruk army, the killing sounds on the vast plain came like thunderous waves, the final decisive battle finally started.

  Enqi remained unflappable under the siege of numerous experts, and his furious curses continued unabated. His voice was drowned out by the deafening crash, but Ameng didn't need to listen to know that he was cursing himself for not engaging in a fair fight and instead resorting to such tactics. Enqi's entire body shone with golden light, and the heavy broadsword now only had a broken half left, but as it swung, a faintly visible golden giant sword appeared, complete and unblemished.

  His sword swept across, and several great warriors would be knocked back by a surge of power. Even the divine techniques that assisted martial arts seemed to lose their magic, transforming into pure collisions of magical force. What kind of martial art was this? Extremely simple yet transcendent! It could no longer be described as physical technique, as if it contained the most profound and fundamental power of the world's highest divine techniques. Just the mere transformation of that broken sword into its complete form already surpassed the understanding of a warrior's skills.

  No one could withstand the seemingly illusory broadsword of Enkido, and they could only surround him, fighting in tandem to barely pin down this warrior. If not for the assistance of two great divine mages, it would be difficult to stop Enkido from escaping. Ameng's face was as calm as water, but Enkido's strength had once again exceeded his expectations. In just a few short days, this great warrior had become even more powerful, with power surging like the undercurrents of the ocean, almost unfathomable.

  If Enqi wants to escape, it's hard for the five great warriors to keep him trapped until the end of the war. Enqi would rather fight in a siege situation, that is, he has enough confidence to break through the heavy defenses and kill Ameng. Ameng tightly grasped his iron branch staff, watching from the sidelines, but did not lend a hand to assist the five great warriors.

  He is the commander-in-chief of the entire army, and he needs to take care of everything. He also has to protect the two great mages behind him from being ambushed. More importantly, the other powerful enemy, Gilgamesh, is slowly approaching, and Ameng and the two great mages are waiting for him.

  After Enkidu was surrounded by the many skilled warriors, Gilgamesh also saw the situation clearly from a high platform in the distance. He knew what Ame's intention was and had absolute trust in Enkidu, so he didn't have too much worry. However, as the commander of the Uruk army, he couldn't let Ame arrange the battle so leisurely, so he descended from the high platform and boarded his own chariot.

  Behind the battle array of the Uruk army, a man holding a staff flew into the air and took command of the army like George did with the Eguth army. He was a 7th-level great divine magician from the Marduk temple in the city-state of Uruk, and his staff had a slight curvature, made from the rib bone of Humbaba.

  The Uruk army indeed had more than one great sorcerer, but the other masters were overshadowed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu's brilliance, and people rarely heard their names.

  Gilgamesh mounted the chariot, and Enkidu was already in the harness. This magnificent vehicle had no horses before it; Gilgamesh pointed with his whip, and it moved of its own accord. The royal guard marched before the chariot, holding shields of polished bronze and long swords, their shields flashing with light that formed a protective wall, with points of cold steel sticking out as if they could pierce any obstacle.

  Gilgamesh's chariot was followed by a team of priests, unlike other legions' priest teams. These more than 20 priests held staffs in their left hands and rode horses with curved knives at their waists. It was rare for priests to be equipped with weapons, but they were equipped with curved knives used for cavalry charges. They wore light armor with godly technique arrays engraved on them, which could produce a protective cover around the body and warhorse when using godly techniques.

  Gilgamesh trained this team of special guards, who were all divine magic users and could also ride horses to charge into battle. From a distance, Ameng watched as Gilgamesh led his guards closer, narrowing his eyes slightly. What caught his attention was the group of unusual divine officers behind the chariot, who could directly rush onto the battlefield without needing warriors' protection - unfortunately, there were only twenty-four of them.

  A Meng clearly knew that Gilgamesh was not only a first-rate sorcerer, but also a first-rate warrior. Not to mention his magical abilities, just from his martial skills alone, this city lord was even more powerful than the average great warrior, because he and Enqi were both born with divine power, they just took different paths of cultivation.

  According to Gail's introduction, Gilgamesh is the only great divine magician he knows of who has undergone a second awakening of power and re-cultivated his body techniques from scratch. However, Ameng also knew another person, Tiebel, who was a great divine magician and a great warrior in his early years. Bel was not invincible, he died under the secret siege of many top-notch Egu masters, so Gilgamesh is not invincible either.

  But Bell and Gilgamesh took different paths, Bell is another way to explore the power of both sides, walked a lot of detours and finally made some discoveries. What Gilgamesh did was another attempt, that is, with the achievement of a great god wizard, through the second awakening of power, from the beginning to practice the hard body technique.

  It now appears that the city master not only tried it himself, but also secretly trained a group of gods to do this experiment. He held a second awakening ceremony for a group of low-ranking gods, allowing them to learn low-level body techniques. Those who succeeded are the twenty-four godly guards that Ameng sees now.

  These divine guards were wearing chest armor and helmets, their faces obscured by face masks, but when Ah Meng examined them closely, he felt that the aura of two people was very familiar. He had obtained a strange ability from the underworld, which allowed him to sense the emotions of others. This ability did not work on everyone, but it worked perfectly on those two people. The emotions of those two people were complex and even contradictory.

  In the face of such a fierce battlefield, who would still be distracted by other things? It was Abel and Cain, the two brothers who were the personal guards of the gods. These two brothers were the direct disciples of Ah Meng, cultivating the power of both sides as one, becoming a divine technique master after being praised by Gilgamesh, and being promoted to the temple priest and the divine officer of the Uruk army.

  They barely concealed themselves and easily passed the second awakening of power, joining this special imperial guard. Before, Gilgamesh would not have let these shrine maidens go to battle like this, but today, for some reason, he no longer hid them, letting them ride horses with swords on the front line.

  Ah Meng noticed the two brothers, and they were also using the Information God Technique to spy on Jiao Liu. The hidden Ah Meng said to Abel: "My brother, today is the final battle, we finally go on stage, our benefactor is over there, what should we do?"

  Yabo replied, "When we face the enemy, we naturally fight to kill. If by chance we encounter a benefactor, you and I will only defend without attacking, nor will we reveal our identities. This way, we can repay their kindness without putting them in a difficult position. Besides, if the benefactor's skills are really encountered, you and I won't even have the power to fight back, so it's best to just dodge."

  The eunuch asked again: "Yesterday, the city master asked you about our cultivation secrets. Why was the second awakening of power so smooth? How can we cultivate our bodies so quickly? The city master's eyes are so sharp that I feel like we can't hide it anymore. Today, in this battle, both the city master and En Qi will take action at the same time. En is sure to die! Our cultivated powers may really become eternal secrets after all. What should we do?"

  "Brother," Abel retorted, "what are you getting at?"

  "Actually, the castle lord and En Qi have long known that En Ren is a magician, they must have made preparations to deal with it. After En Ren's death, if the castle lord asks us about our cultivation secrets again, how should we respond?"

  Yabo: "This is war, and the outcome is not something you or I can control. How can you be certain that our benefactor will die? When the lord of the castle asks, we'll answer as we should. We promised our benefactor that we wouldn't reveal his name or what he taught us. Since we made a promise and have achieved our current status, we must keep it."

  "That's right: if En people die, no one can teach us anymore. Even if En people don't die, they won't be able to pass on the profound achievements of this power to their enemies. But the lord of Jil City is an invincible hero on the mainland, far stronger than En people. We can offer a two-sided cultivation secret without mentioning En people's name, not only can we get more, but also continue to ask him for advice."

  "No, it can't be like this, it goes against our creed and would lead to eternal trouble. My brother, as long as I'm alive, I will never agree to you doing this. Besides, the Lord of Gil asked me, not you! Don't worry about it, I naturally know what to do."

  The hidden one asked with a hint of discontent: "Lord City Master has inquired several times, only asking you and never coming to find me! We cultivate the same two-sided power, but you always surpass me by a notch. Whether it's divine techniques or physical techniques, you grasp them better and faster. Did your benefactor teach you more secrets, including high-level achievements in cultivation?"

  "Brother, I've told you many times, it's really not like that. We received the same teachings. If you didn't always think about these things, maybe you could achieve the same as me."

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