Chapter 2121: Decisive Battle

The Ya army naturally knew this terrain favored the defenders, so they suddenly changed formation and launched a more ferocious assault on the Dragon God army, hoping to crush it before it could retreat to the pass.

At this point, with the battlefield narrowing, the two armies clashed in a death struggle on the narrow road, and the intensity of the fighting suddenly increased by two levels.

He Yue watched, his palms sweating, and had no mind to ask questions.

Under their gaze, the Dragon God army continued to fight while retreating, stubbornly holding back the furious onslaught from straight ahead.

Every second, blood flowed like rivers.

Well done! He Yue cheered inwardly; if it were his father, he would never dare command his own troops to retreat like this, otherwise a total rout would be imminent.

He naturally noticed the primal energy on the Dragon God soldiers. For such a young army, unless its primal energy matched the enemy's, it would have already been quickly overwhelmed.

In such a direct, head-on confrontation, clever tricks are of no use.

Now, as long as the main force smoothly squeezes through the pass, the rear can be easily secured.

The Ya army, being highly skilled and bold, still launched another charge despite knowing the enemy intended to defend the pass to the death.

So what if it's easy to defend and hard to attack? So what if there are traps?

Dong Rui's choice of hilltop this time was good—this "V"-shaped mouth is not far from the summit, and through the transparent vision of the snail toad, they could see battlefield details crystal clear.

He Yue also noticed that several Ya army vanguard commanders were supervising the front lines, issuing orders like mountains.

The Dragon God army's arrows flew thick and fast, but they were physically powerful, repeatedly raising their shields to block.

It was precisely these vanguard troops leading the charge, guiding the entire army forward step by step.

As they were about to cut into the "V"-mouth, He Yue suddenly heard over a dozen intense drumbeats coming from the south!

This is the signal to advance. Who wants to launch a surprise attack—could it be the Dragon God army?

After the drums sounded, the Dragon God army defending the pass suddenly split apart, five giant elephants leading the charge, followed closely by hundreds of elite cavalry who surged forward in a frenzy.

These five elephants were clad in heavy armor, charging side by side like a moving wall of flesh, especially with specially made shields larger than door panels hanging on either side of their trunks—truly arrow-deflecting shields, blessing the comrades behind.

They suddenly shook their heads and surged forward; under such immense pressure, any primal energy reduction was useless, and the leading ranks of Ya cavalry were trampled into pulp!

Other Ya soldiers and their mounts, no matter how brave, instinctively fell back.

But here in the pass terrain, advancing or retreating is difficult. The Dragon God army's earlier plight is now the Ya army's turn to savor.

Had it been the Shen Guo army, being charged by these elephants in formation might have caused an immediate rout. But the Ya army's resilience is extraordinary—several commanders shouted orders, and despite the narrow battlefield, they managed to retreat slightly to create space, avoiding the elephants' frontal impact and instead attacking from behind.

The synchronized charge of these colossal beasts is the most terrifying, but they must eventually turn, must eventually expose their rear.

Once one flanks to the rear of the elephants, their threat drops by eighty percent;

Once the elephants are surrounded, even the toughest armor cannot withstand attacks from all directions.

The elephants have just this one weakness, and He Lingchuan knows it all too well—so the Black Armor army followed closely behind, expanding outward along the blood trail left by the elephants' footsteps.

For example, if the elephant is the spiked head of a mace, they are the iron nails on the spike, specially designed to inflict secondary damage on the enemy.

Where the elephants trampled, the Ya army's rear guard hadn't even had time to organize, and in the confined space they were shoved and squeezed—within moments, the Black Armor army easily cut them down like harvesting leeks.

"Is this the Dragon God army's elite?" He Yue noticed the Black Armor army's uniforms differed from the Dragon God's.

"Exactly. It's the unit your brother personally forged upon arriving at the Flash Gold Plains." Their combat ability far surpasses that of the Dragon God army.

He Lingchuan only now released the Black Armor army, aiming for a decisive, one-strike victory.

The Ya soldiers at the very front were repeatedly cut down like harvests; even the bravest warriors didn't want to march forward to die, and morale plummeted.

He Yue personally saw a Black Armor cavalryman lance forward, the front soldier raise his shield to block—only to be skewered shield and all into a human kebab!

That wasn't all—another Ya soldier standing behind him also failed to escape.

One lance pierced two fully armed Ya soldiers; the horseman shook his lance, flinging the two bodies aside, then immediately sought the next victim.

"How formidable!" He Yue murmured, "Their weapons are also incredibly formidable."

It's not just this one.

He Yue, standing on the hilltop, saw clearly that the Black Armor army's weapons flashed with a faint black light—whether piercing, smashing, stabbing, or shooting, they always inflicted damage nearly impossible to parry.

One fierce, all fierce—their attacks were like cutting rotten wood and smashing dry stalks!

Besides these Black Armor soldiers having cultivation, being Dragon God elites, their weapons must also be exceptional!

Taking advantage of the Ya army's retreat, the Black Armor army rapidly expanded outward like a black tide, even surging ahead of the elephants and enveloping them in the black current.

Pressure from the front suddenly lessened, giving the elephants a brief chance to catch their breath and heal. He Yue even saw a large gray elephant take the opportunity to eat two elephant cakes, a large bundle of fodder, and drink two buckets of water.

Merely a quarter-hour later, the elephants had rested, regrouped, and launched a second charge!

The Ya army was already left and right strained, with nowhere to retreat; facing the Black Armor army, they inexplicably fell behind. Seeing the elephant formation advance again, mighty and vigorous, recalling the astonishing carnage these beasts had just caused, recalling comrades crushed before their eyes into muddy pulp, flesh and blood flying—finally, they broke!

The Ya people aren't afraid of death, but they don't want to die pointlessly.

Before these elephants, before this inexplicably powerful Black Armor army, charging forward again would only be suicide!

The front troops fled, and Ya army commander Ge Yan and his brothers flew into a rage, spurring their horses and slashing seven or eight men, roaring: "Whoever dares retreat shall be killed without mercy!"

He had barely shouted a few times when the Black Armor army suddenly split open, over ten cavalry charging out, the leader wearing profound gold battle armor, black smoke steaming from his body, rapidly spreading to the entire Black Armor army behind.

Behind them, a great flag waved high:

Nine Abysses!

He Yue's breath caught—this must be his elder brother, right?

His elder brother has personally come to the battlefield, and even—even facing the enemy alone?

The Black and White King arrowed forward, instantly throwing the guard unit seven or eight zhang behind, carrying the Nine Abysses Great Emperor, arrow-straight toward the Ge brothers!

The Ge brothers weren't startled—they were delighted; this fellow actually dared to shake off his guard and come single-handedly to duel them—seeking death!

What a great opportunity!

The two brothers shouted in unison, split left and right, aiming to flank and jointly attack the Nine Abysses Great Emperor.

The Nine Abysses Great Emperor clamped his legs, and the Black and White King actually surged forward again!

It naturally had a talent for short bursts of charge, and now red light flared from its body—the primal energy bestowed by the Nine Abysses Great Emperor. After this enhancement, speed reached a new level; Ge Yan hadn't even blinked when this one man and one horse came straight at him!