Chapter 348

The strength of these wolf warriors generally hovers around First Rank.

After equipping full armor, their agility is somewhat affected, but not significantly.

And this armor grants them excellent defensive power.

If noble-led armies faced them, it would be a nightmare.

Even the royal elite forces, when equipped with superior gear, are not necessarily their match—especially since the royal elite forces themselves include a Large Number of First-Ranks!

Humans have the advantage of superior equipment, greater numbers, and excellent coordination.

But when the equipment gap is closed by the beastmen, and high-end combat power isn't outmatched, facing beastmen warriors with superior physical size on the battlefield becomes a severe disadvantage!

Fifty thousand wolf warriors brought immense shock to the surrounding onlookers.

While these people marveled at the strength of Yan's warriors, they were also astonished by the sheer number of Yan's soldiers.

So far, over a hundred thousand warriors have emerged.

Because these hundred thousand warriors are all large in stature, the space they occupy after emerging is even greater than that taken up by three or four hundred thousand human soldiers.

Not only has Hawk's territory been completely filled.

Even the territory of a neighboring noble has been fully occupied.

But that noble dared not utter a word.

Behind these onlookers, countless messengers and magical secret letters were flying everywhere.

Innumerable messages spread in all directions.

All these messages spoke of one thing:

The Yan army is extremely powerful!

Among the crowd, the two old earls who had first raised their banners were also present.

These two old earls were likewise stunned by Yan's overwhelming military strength.

After their shock, a great weight lifted from their hearts.

You must understand that when they raised their army, they were risking their lives.

And if crushed, not only they, but their entire families would be swept up!

Now, seeing Yan's military strength so formidable, and with two powerful mages and two thousand winged warriors in the sky, and most crucially, Princess Luo Ying having told them that Shenye Society would descend its power, these two old earls now brimmed with confidence!

As the fifty thousand wolf warriors emerged, immediately followed came fifty thousand serpent warriors!

Compared to the sheer scale of these warriors, the fox mage corps attracted far less attention.

They were in fact hidden within the cat warrior ranks, rarely seen by anyone.

This was Meng Ying's strategy—enough power has been displayed already; it's impossible to reveal all one's trump cards!

The entire Yan army took several full hours to emerge completely from Hope Avenue!

Nearly two hundred thousand soldiers stood in perfect formation, their presence astonishingly imposing!

A female winged warrior descended from the sky and landed beside Princess Luo Ying; Princess Luo Ying leapt onto the woman's back, and the winged warrior carried her into the sky!

Princess Luo Ying raised her staff, pointing directly toward Wang Cheng, and said:

"Advance! We march on Wang Cheng!"

The amplification spell had already been cast, so though her voice was not loud, every one of the hundreds of thousands present heard her clearly!

Immediately, the two-hundred-thousand-strong army, plus Princess Luo Ying's current ten thousand troops, and the twenty thousand armed by the two old earls, surged forward toward Wang Cheng of the Xiling Kingdom!

Yes, this was Meng Ying's strategy.

Exploiting Xiling Kingdom's internal military vacuum, strike directly at its vital center—Wang Cheng!

"My Lord, a magical secret letter from scouts reports: Princess Luo Ying and the Yan army are advancing toward Wang Cheng. Their force numbers at least two hundred thousand—all beastmen, and their combat power likely exceeds even our royal army!"

In Wang Gong, an aide rushed in to report!

"My Lord, a magical secret letter from the front lines reports: The Houdun Kingdom's forces are launching a furious counterattack; several Holy Spirits are occupied and cannot return to reinforce!"

Immediately, another aide arrived to report!

Beside the "King," the Grand Archbishop felt his unease growing stronger.

The Yan army's situation had already been reported: its military strength and equipment quality far exceeded the Grand Archbishop's expectations!

Xiling Kingdom had always underestimated beastmen because of their inferior equipment, backward living conditions, and outdated combat methods.

Beastmen barely knew how to coordinate; their tactic was simply a chaotic charge.

Even if a lion warrior could fight ten humans one-on-one, on the battlefield, these lion warriors gained no advantage.

Human kingdom archers and spear infantry alone were enough to give them trouble—let alone heavy cavalry, knight orders, and mage corps, the ultimate weapons.

But according to the magical secret letter's description, these beastmen warriors' equipment is clearly no worse than the royal army's most elite units!

It's likely precisely because they saw Yan's overwhelming strength that Houdun Kingdom launched its furious counterattack.

Houdun Kingdom has many spies within Xiling Kingdom.

Seeing Yan's army mobilize and Xiling Kingdom caught between two fronts, Houdun Kingdom naturally seized the moment to strike back and drive Xiling Kingdom back completely.

Don't think Houdun Kingdom is creating an opportunity for Yan.

They're far too shrewd.

Their furious counterattack ties down Xiling Kingdom's main forces.

Once Yan's army occupies all of Xiling Kingdom's territory, Xiling's million-strong army in the southern highlands becomes a force without roots.

With their homeland seized, that army's supply lines will become a massive problem!

Under such circumstances, the best choice for Xiling's million-strong army, led by several Holy Spirits, is not to fight Houdun Kingdom head-on, but to return home and first resolve the Yan threat.

Then Houdun Kingdom can sit on the southern highlands, watching the two tigers fight, and strike when they are both weakened to claim the spoils!

"How many troops have we assembled?"

Hearing report after report, the "King" finally spoke.

The Grand Archbishop said: "Report to our God: We have now assembled one hundred thousand troops from the three western regions and the central region; when the Yan army reaches Wang Cheng, we should be able to gather a force of three hundred thousand!"

The "King" said: "Recall all regional garrisons—we will make our final stand at Wang Cheng!"

The Grand Archbishop said: "Your Godhood is wise!"

In the Grand Archbishop's view, this was the best choice.

After all, Wang Cheng still had thick walls.

And right now, the entire Spirit Kingdom's territory is defenseless; its elite troops are nowhere to be found—it would be unwise to fight Yan outside the borders!

But immediately, something unexpected happened.

The Yan army's advance was too fast.

Within the Border of the Spirit Kingdom, after successive conscriptions, there was now no credible resistance force left.

Local sporadic resistance was utterly ineffective.

If this were truly a foreign invasion, countless nobles would have risen spontaneously to resist.

But now, after three days of propaganda, this Yan army, led by Princess Luo Ying, was an army of vengeance for Princess Luo Ying!

This was no foreign invasion.

It had become a war between the Wangshiyu Sect and the "King."

These nobles would at most respond to the Church's and the "King's" conscription orders, sending armed warriors to Wang Cheng—who in their right mind would dare resist?

This was the greatest effect of those three days of propaganda!

After Yan launched its army, the entire populace shifted from being enemies of Yan to opposing only the Church!

Thus, Yan's army swept forward like a bamboo stalk split by wind, reaching a point less than two hundred kilometers from Wang Cheng in just five days!

This rate of advance far exceeded the Grand Archbishop's expectations!

You must understand that right now, only a mere two hundred thousand troops have been assembled within the royal city!

【80】 You must understand that right now, only a mere two hundred thousand troops have been assembled within the royal city!