Chapter 1078: The Fall
"What! You’re talking about the army at the back hill?" Red-eyed Eagle was somewhat incredulous; the back hill was Xu Dihu’s army, how could they betray?
"No, it seems they’re from Thunder Tiger’s residence, apparently Xu Dihu and Xue Kong’s army!" Lin Xiaoting also couldn’t quite believe it. Those two betraying at the same time, it almost seems planned.
As for why they didn’t directly attack Red-eyed Eagle, the president, the reason was simple; around the presidential villa district where Red-eyed Eagle was, there were already sixty thousand troops arranged, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to attack.
"Not good, their target must be Xiaosan. We need to hurry to support, or it’ll be too late, and we’ll be in trouble." Red-eyed Eagle suddenly realized. Although she had sixty thousand troops, Xue Kong and Hao Jian together also had sixty thousand. In this way, attacking the presidential villa district, there’s definitely no chance of winning. But if they wipe out Niu Xiaosan’s army and capture his troops, plus the external reinforcements outside the city, various high-level martial artists, then focus their efforts against her side, wouldn’t they have a better chance to win?
"Ah?"
Lin Xiaoting was suddenly baffled, truly not expecting the two of them to betray so suddenly, and right under Red-eyed Eagle’s nose attacking Niu Xiaosan, how arrogant must they be?
Actually, this was due to Hao Shuai’s personality; he sought thrills. Only this way could he make the opposite side lower their guard and then deliver a hard blow to the enemy’s back.
Evidently, Niu Xiaosan had no idea disaster was looming over him; he was still stubbornly contesting with the hundreds outside the city gates. After all, a martial arts expert stood there, and if he guessed correctly, above Celestial Dao, far stronger than himself.
"Who stands below the city, dare to report your name?" Niu Xiaosan deliberately asked. He wanted to find out this person’s background and why they were besieging the city, wondering if there were hidden ambushes around.
"Haha, beneath the Celestial Pill Sect is the Third Elder, Situ Feng. Surely you know our purpose here today. If you obediently open the gate, I can spare your life, allowing you endless wealth and glory," Situ Feng laughed heartily.
"Pah! Are you confused about who’s at a disadvantage now? I’m here with thirty thousand elite soldiers, expecting to surrender to your few hundred? Is your brain growing on your butt?" Niu Xiaosan mocked.
"Hehe, believe as you will. Once the city gate is broken, I guarantee your remains won’t be found." A trace of coldness flashed across Situ Feng’s face. If his guess was correct, Hao Shuai’s major forces would soon reach the city gates. When the time comes, inside and outside working together will catch these people off guard, utterly defeating them.
"Is that so?" Without further ado, Niu Xiaosan waved his hand, suddenly revealing a row of archers atop the city wall, "Shoot them dead."
With the order given, countless arrows fired toward the two hundred below, frightening Situ Feng who hurriedly dodged and ran to hide behind an obstacle.
At this moment, dozens of accomplices were hit, and Situ Feng hadn’t anticipated they would have archers.
Damn it, do you think this is ancient warfare?
Niu Xiaosan grinned watching the scene below; hadn’t the Cultivator Association mentioned that cultivators couldn’t use firearms? Hence, my archery is surely permitted.
Consequently, he had a thousand bows purchased from outside, specifically to counter those arrogant people who thought they’d never be hit.
Situ Feng, suffering the ordeal, could only hide beside the city gate, gritting his teeth waiting for the signal inside.
Niu Xiaosan saw them hiding one after another, didn’t pay much attention, and directly returned inside the city to continue guarding.
Suddenly, shouting noises erupted behind him, followed by a large black wave. Sensing danger, Niu Xiaosan urgently ordered, "Everyone gear up, follow my command, prepare for the back!"
The crowd hesitated for a moment, then reacted, with some defending the city while others slowly retreated backward to assess the situation.
It was no wonder, Niu Xiaosan didn’t believe anyone dared to directly attack Black Alliance’s headquarters, especially with Red-eyed Eagle holding sixty thousand troops and himself having thirty thousand. Combined, that’s a total of ninety thousand; who would be bold enough to try this?
Gradually, familiar figures emerged in his view; Thunder Tiger, Xu Dihu, Xue Kong, along with the legendary leaders of the Eight Great Sects, led by Hao Shuai.
Niu Xiaosan immediately grasped the situation and hurriedly shouted, "Archers prepare!"
However, no sooner had he spoken, Xue Kong called out coldly, "Shield bearers, prepare!"
Xue Kong knew long ago that Niu Xiaosan had purchased bows, so to counter the archers, shield usage was necessary. Thus, he secretly bought over a thousand shields.
Niu Xiaosan was speechless; Xue Kong and Xu Dihu’s betrayal signified an unavoidable calamity.
"Fire!"
Regardless, Niu Xiaosan still wanted to fight once more, hastily directing archers to attack.
At this moment, the frontline troops, immediately shielded by shield bearers, hid swiftly. Meanwhile, arrows poured down like rain, densely piercing the sixty thousand strong army, naturally resulting in casualties, only varying in numbers.
Witnessing this, Hao Shuai signaled Shangguan Ba and Xiao Changfeng beside him with his eyes; they both grabbed shield and swiftly dashed forward.
These arrows posed no difficulty for these two Celestial Dao six-star experts, and shortly they reached ahead of the archers. Shangguan Ba leapt up, exerting all his force, striking the ground fiercely.
Instantly, a cyclone arose from the ground, swirling dust away. The archers, shaken by the cyclone, stumbled backward. At that moment, a one and a half meter long sword flashed by, its sword Qi spreading seven to eight meters wide.
In an instant, dozens of archers met their demise.
Niu Xiaosan knew they were experts, urgently swung his hand, two thousand elite soldiers rushed forward wielding daggers.
At that instant, shrieks sounded at the city gate; evidently, the guards had been hit, followed by endless ropes thrown in from outside the city, clearly indicating outsiders trying to climb in.
"Not good, back troops move to guard the city, I’ll handle this." Niu Xiaosan commanded a trusted subordinate.
"Yes, Third Master." Following orders, the subordinate led five thousand troops running toward the gate, as Situ Feng had already led the Eight Great Sects’ experts over the walls, dispatching the opposition effortlessly as if cutting vegetables, one slice per person.
In an instant, blood flowed like a river at the city gate.
These two hundred people led by Situ Feng were all above Tunnel level, with many at Celestial Dao level. While the Black Alliance’s army was mostly at Profound Dao to Tunnel level, few reached Tunnel seven-star level, hence, now with only five thousand troops, and Niu Xiaosan absent for command, defeat was certain.
Five thousand against two hundred, though Situ Feng felt pressure. He believed Hao Shuai would soon lead a major force attack.