Chapter 1999

The next moment, everyone charged out.

Tang Ruan led the spearmen at the very front.

Zhuang Ya took the female mages on the left, Qi Yue took the saber troops on the right.

Gu Qing took Zhao Chi and the healers and hammer troops at the rear.

These female soldiers really were far too fast.

Zhao Chi piloted Gu Qing behind them, feeling sand and dirt constantly slapping his face.

Up ahead were nothing but raised buttocks and long legs in stockings.

Every pair of legs was stomping the ground with force.

The high heels stamped hole after hole into the ground, then the slender heels kicked the dirt up and sent it flying.

Every female soldier carried a satchel, but though these fashion satchels were single-strap, they never slipped off.

The bag straps hung steady on their shoulders, as if fixed in place.

Only the bag bodies swayed back and forth.

The trees of Taoyuan Village had all been chopped down completely; ahead lay an entire stretch of brown earth, extending to the distant Wall of Mist.

The Wall of Mist had already opened.

The entire northern side was now directly bordering enemy territory.

It was now noon.

The light was excellent.

Using Gu Qing's eyes, he looked carefully ahead.

The enemy "Shirakawa Yuya"'s territory was also plains, and very large.

The ground was all green grass, with a few sparse groves of trees.

Right in the center was the interior of Shirakawa Yuya's territory, filled with stone houses of all sizes.

Normally a county-level lord should have already begun building defensive walls, but Shirakawa Yuya hadn't spent any time on construction at all.

Is this the confidence of the wolf clan?

The straight-line distance between the two sides was over 10 kilometers; even with Gu Qing's eyes it was hard to make out details.

But he could see tiny moving dots in the distance — those should be Shirakawa Yuya's army.

Da-da-da-da-da…

The sound of footsteps rose in waves.

In less than a minute, the female soldiers had stepped into Shirakawa Yuya's territory.

At full speed, it would only take half a minute to arrive.

But this wasn't a running race — there would be combat soon, so they definitely couldn't sprint at full strength; they had to conserve stamina.

By now, at last, there was no more dirt flying in their faces.

Their ears were filled with the "squish-squish" of shoe soles on grass.

"Spread the formation!"

Zhao Chi ordered loudly.

"Yes!"

In an instant, the advancing triangular formation shifted into a horizontal long-snake formation.

This formation was very thin.

It was easy for the enemy to break through.

Causing the formation to be split apart.

But Zhao Chi didn't care.

For him, fighting outnumbered was the norm; being surrounded and having the formation split was nothing to speak of.

His female soldiers were all used to it too.

Moreover, this formation had the greatest advantage: a wide killing front.

More female soldiers could engage the enemy and fight at the same time.

The battle would be very fast.

What they needed now was speed.

Quickly, 1,350 female soldiers lined up in three rows.

The first row was the spearmen led by Tang Ruan, the middle was Zhuang Ya and Qi Yue along with the saber troops, and the last was Gu Qing and the hammer troops.

Now the two sides were only 5 kilometers apart, and the enemy's situation could be seen.

Roughly 7,000 wolfkin had already charged out of the territory, split into left, center, and right.

The center had 4,000, with 1,500 on each of the left and right sides.

It was easy to tell that the wolfkin army in the center was the enemy's main force, and also where the lord was.

Their speed wasn't fast.

It looked like they intended to conserve stamina and close in from both flanks.

This Shirakawa Yuya was quite cautious.

Unlike those lords of the Heavenly King Army last time, who charged straight in upon seeing Zhao Chi's low combat power.

Behind those 7,000 wolfkin, there were another roughly 7,000–8,000 wolfkin.

Those wolfkin didn't look like combat types.

They seemed to be just wolfkin civilians, wolfkin craftsmen, but now they had all transformed — pointed snouts, fangs, bodies covered in gray fur.

Their combat power probably wasn't strong; for now they only needed to watch out for the wolfkin soldiers ahead.

GLOSSARY:

【Zhao Chi, Tang Ruan, Gu Qing, Zhuang Ya, Qi Yue, Taoyuan Village, Wall of Mist, Shirakawa Yuya, Heavenly King Army】

After pleasing Li Ruanyu earlier, with nothing to do, Li Ruanyu had taught him about werewolves.

Zhao Chi had also given the female soldiers a rough rundown.

But now he needed to repeat it.

Zhao Chi said loudly:

"Everyone, pay attention. Watch carefully.

"The werewolves are split into front and rear sections. Those in the rear are stationed near the buildings — they're werewolf civilians. Just keep an eye on them.

"Those 7,000 werewolves in front are the main force.

"Among them, the ones similar in height to humans are the lowest-tier werewolf soldiers — about 1,500 of them, spread across the various formations.

"Those noticeably larger and burlier are Tier 2 Werewolf Warriors. About 2,000 of them — these are low-tier werewolves. Just be aware of them.

"But look at those 2,000 werewolves standing 1.9 meters tall — their claws are clearly elongated. Those are Tier 3 'Werewolf Bladesmen.' Their attack power and attack speed are very high. Keep an eye on them.

"But more importantly, those 1,000 Tier 4 'Werewolf Wind Bladesmen' — don't be fooled by their height of a full two meters; their speed is extreme! Their agility-related abilities are very strong. Make sure to eliminate them quickly, or they'll deal us massive damage.

"Then there are 500 yellow werewolves, 2.5 meters tall, covered in yellow fur — those are 'Werewolf Royal Bladesmen.' These werewolves are extremely powerful, with combat strength equivalent to a Battle-Blade Frenzied Wraith. They can tear through iron armor easily. You must watch out.

"Finally, those 50 golden-furred werewolves standing 3 meters tall — they're Tier 6 'Werewolf Golden-Body Bladesmen.' They're strong in every aspect, but thankfully there are only 50. Please be extremely careful when fighting them.

"Besides these.

"The enemy probably has about 11 heroes. Everyone, pay special attention.

"Qiyue, those heroes and the Tier 6 Golden-Body Bladesmen are all yours. Eliminate them in the first instant.

"Tang Ruan, you charge in first. Lead people up to absorb the first wave of damage, then tie down the Tier 5 Royal Bladesmen!"

"Zhuang Ya, the Tier 4 Werewolf Wind Bladesmen and the weaker werewolves are yours. Burn them to death as fast as possible.

"We won't bother with the enemies on either side. We'll break straight through the middle and quickly take down the enemy lord!"

Zhao Chi spoke very quickly.

But his diction was clear, and every order was conveyed accurately.

"Yes!"

A group of female soldiers shouted in unison.

Their reply was crisp and clean, their voices young and pleasant.

Shirakawa Yuya furrowed his wolf-brow.

He couldn't help but glance left and right, but before his eyes there really were only those 1,300-plus human female soldiers charging in at speed.

They all sounded very young.

What was going on?

He directly asked his subordinate: "Aoki Gi! How's your reconnaissance going?

The extremely tall and thin werewolf beside him shook his head: "Didn't find anything. The enemy really is just those women."