Chapter 613

But these frenzied ghouls, caught in a pincer attack by the female soldiers from front and rear, completely ignored those behind them and fixed their eyes solely on the soldiers in front, fighting to the death without relent.

Wounds, large and small, appeared on the female soldiers' heads, shoulders, and torsos.

The scent of fresh blood sent the ghouls into a frenzy of excitement.

Their attacks grew even more savage.

But not a single female soldier retreated.

When the shields were gone, they blocked with their armor.

When the armor was pierced, they blocked with their bodies.

Fortunately, Gu Qing healed them in time, so for now they really were holding on with their bodies.

The icy wind on the battlefield never ceased, but the female soldiers paid it no heed.

A mere 10% reduction in attack and movement speed was hardly enough to matter.

Just a bit of cold — they could endure it.

Besides, the cold in their bodies even dulled the pain, so it mattered even less.

"Keep slashing, Lianwu!"

"Coming, Lianwu!"

"We're going in too — Thrust!"

"Lianwu!!"

Blade after blade.

The ghouls became like freshly sliced fatty beef.

Muscle was carved away strip by strip, rotten blood spraying everywhere.

When wounded, they tried to restore their bodies by feeding on corpses.

But there was not a single female soldier they could gnaw on.

Most importantly — not a single female soldier fled.

In previous battles, let alone women, even orcs would often have their morale shattered, panic-stricken, and be seized and devoured by them.

But now…

Why was it that their own flesh was being carved away strip by strip by these women instead?

Exactly who was eating whom?

"How are they not breaking? How can their morale be sustained this whole time?" Wei Li found it utterly inconceivable.

Wei Jun pointed at Qi Yue and said: "my lord, a woman is charging over from that side — she's coming straight for us."

Wei Li had no time to deal with it at all.

She said urgently: "We'll deal with her later. Those ghouls are actually being held in check — no need to hold back. Wei Jun, increase the power, freeze them solid!"

Wei Jun gritted his teeth and pushed out with both hands.

The air grew colder.

It seemed to be snowing on the battlefield.

But this wasn't snow — it was ice shards, one by one, stinging painfully when the wind blew them into faces.

A thick layer of frost formed on the outside of the iron armor, severely hampering movement and agility.

The female sword-soldiers' attack and movement speed slowed even further.

A flash lit the sky.

Crackle.

Wei Jun's body went numb, and the icy wind broke off.

Wei Li sneered: "Hmph, Zhao Chi, that's the only trick you've got. But it's already too late — all of you, explode for me — Ice Burst!!"

In an instant.

Zhao Chi felt the frost on his iron armor come alive, faintly lifting away from the plating.

Not good!

Zhao Chi immediately activated Bliss Frenzy to strengthen himself.

All attributes surged in an instant, and he felt himself gently, snugly embraced.

This energy must be Tang Ruan's.

The next second, it was like being hammered by a giant mallet.

And the hammering came from every direction.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang! Boom!

Explosions rang out everywhere.

The female soldiers' formation was blown apart.

They collapsed in disarray.

The ghouls seized the chance to rush in, savagely tearing and biting.

Zhao Chi's feet left the ground, blasted two meters through the air.

The iron armor on his body had been frozen brittle, and after the explosion it was covered in cracks.

He felt pain all over.

But immediately he was enveloped in a warm light.

When he landed, he didn't hit the ground — he crashed into Gu Qing's soft embrace.

"my lord, are you alright?" Gu Qing asked anxiously.

Zhao Chi shook his head: "I'm fine. Luckily I put all my enhancement points into vitality. Wei Li really does have some skill. Gu Qing, you get in there too — use Hereditary Enhancement to deal with those ghouls."

"Understood!"

Gu Qing drew her iron blade, light swirling around her body.

Zhao Chi helped her use Blissful Fury.

Gu Qing let out a gasp, twisted her body, and charged forward panting.

"Tang Ruan, keep using your ability — kill them with everything you've got!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Tang Ruan activated her Inherited Enhancement once more, and Zhao Chi again blessed her with Blissful Fury.

Another five seconds, and five more ghouls were finished off.

Gu Qing burst out from the formation, slashing and hacking wildly — seven ghouls died beneath her blade.

The remaining dozen-plus ghouls, though ferocious, still managed to grievously wound quite a few of the female soldiers.

But in the end, their numbers were too few; surrounded and attacked by the female soldiers with their powerful attributes, even ghouls couldn't hold out.

The ghouls were quickly wiped out entirely.

The outcome of the battle was already decided.

Wei Li was somewhat bewildered.

"The ghouls just died like that? How did they die?"

Wei Shuai pointed at Qi Yue: "My lord, that woman is charging at us!"

Wei Jun's eyes were unfocused.

The stronger ice wind from moments ago seemed to have drained all the strength from his body — he could no longer stand steady.

Wei Li was the same; after using Ice Burst, she was abnormally exhausted.

She said to Qi Yue: "That's enough, the battle is over. Tell your lord I'll be filing a complaint — you stop… wait, don't come charging over here, the battle is over, what are you doing?!"

Qi Yue couldn't care less what Wei Li was saying.

She only listened to Zhao Chi's orders.

The battle wasn't over yet, and Zhao Chi hadn't given the order.

So her target wouldn't change — and that was to kill the three people ahead.

The first to bear the brunt was Wei Shuai.

Wei Shuai was a little panicked: "Why is she charging at me?"

No one answered him.

Only Qi Yue's howling Moonblade Slash responded.

But among the three of them, one was a lord who had exhausted his stamina, one was a recovery-type hero, and one was a control-type hero.

None of them had any particularly strong close-combat ability.