Chapter 3788: Heavy Damage to the Imperial Guard

"Alright! Leave it to me!" Li Yuan answered in one breath, agreeing to go help Ye Liuyun gather intelligence.

Ye Liuyun also gave him a Night Shadow Invisibility Cloak, making it easy for him to hide his form.

After arranging Li Yuan, Ye Liuyun immediately rushed to the battlefield.

He wants to take advantage of the demon's delayed reaction to first heavily damage the Imperial Guard, establishing a victory for the Death Legion.

"Zhan Kong and Poison Soul will assassinate the Imperial Guard's principal and deputy Leaders; the painter, together with Gu Changhong, Qian Meng, the Demon King and Bà Tiān, will intercept any Imperial Guard trying to flee; the Clone Puppet will lead two thousand Skeleton Soldiers straight into the enemy ranks; I will be responsible for setting fire and thunder everywhere." Ye Liuyun quickly assigned the tasks.

He also distributed the prepared Soul Sealing Pearls to everyone, giving them the chance to capture more Souls.

The Monster Beasts were also summoned by Ye Liuyun.

To his delight, Long Nv, Lei Ming, the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, Red Flame, Vermilion Bird, and Bai Hu had all advanced to the Cave Heaven First Level. Moreover, Long Nv, Lei Ming, the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, and Bai Hu were on the verge of breaking through to the Second Stage of Dong Tian.

"The Magic Vine will protect you, and Little Witch will stay with you. When the time comes, surround a segment of the Imperial Guard and gather as many resources as possible. Eliminate one segment, then encircle another." Ye Liuyun also gave them their missions.

As for the women around him, Ye Liuyun feared he couldn't look after them all, so he selected the three strongest—Tang Xinyao, Chen Yueying, and Ye Tiandao. He also upgraded their gear and weapons before letting them fight alongside the Monster Beasts.

On the front line, Yu Xiaofeng and the Iron Army had already led the Death Legion in several direct assaults against the Imperial Guard, with both sides suffering casualties of nearly thirty thousand. As soon as the battle began, both sides fought fiercely, each trying to overwhelm the other in momentum.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't given Yu Xiaofeng those Metal Puppets and Mercenaries, Yu Xiaofeng would probably have been unable to withstand the Imperial Guard's onslaught. Looking at it now, the two sides are evenly matched in strength.

"Deploy the firepower war vehicles; the main army, prepare for the next assault!" Yu Xiaofeng also, per his prior agreement with Ye Liuyun, readied the next coordinated attack with Ye Liuyun.

The Iron Army had already prepared for battle. Yu Xiaofeng handed two bone wolves to the Iron Army, instructing them: "One leads the charge, the other safeguards its life!"

"Understood!" the Iron Army replied, and went out to issue orders.

Half an hour later, the Transmission Talisman in Yu Xiaofeng's hand delivered Ye Liuyun's brief two words, "Take position."

"Attack!"

Yu Xiaofeng wasted no time and immediately issued the order.

"Dong, dong, dong…"

Inside the camp, the war drums sounded again.

The firepower war vehicles surged out of the camp first. Behind them, the Iron Army, accompanied by Metal Puppets, followed, and the three hundred thousand troops behind marched in orderly steps. The soldiers' cold gazes were like those of the Grim Reaper.

"I'm going, these reckless bastards are back!" in the Imperial Guard's main camp, a group of Leaders, hearing the opposing war drums, couldn't help but curse.

These Leaders had been comfortable for too long and were now struggling to adapt to such high‑intensity combat.

"Engage!" the main army Leader ordered, and all Leaders rushed out, each leading their units to prepare for battle.

The Death Legion led by the Iron Army was now moving faster and faster; the soldiers began to jog in short strides, their rumbling footsteps matching the drumbeats. The drums behind grew increasingly rapid.

"Three hundred thousand!" the Imperial Guard Leader exclaimed upon seeing the enemy formation, realizing another massive battle was at hand. This is a charge of three hundred thousand men; this fight could determine the final outcome.

He hadn't expected this pivotal battle to arrive so quickly!

"Front army, left army, right army, advance to meet the enemy; rear army, converge on the center army!" the Imperial Guard Leader continued issuing orders.

The Leaders of each army kept shouting commands.

"Enter the firepower war vehicle's attack range!"

"Open fire!"

The Iron Army also gave the order to fire. Three hundred firepower war vehicles lined up, spewing bright white energy beams toward the Imperial Guard.

The Imperial Guard's front army was instantly filled with wails, caught off guard by the attack!

"Shields, raise the shields, block!" a Leader immediately called for shield troops.

"Charge!"

The Iron Army then issued the charge order.

The firepower war vehicles, Metal Puppets, and the three hundred thousand troops surged forward at full speed.

"Elite troops, to the top!" the Imperial Guard Leader immediately ordered the Cave Heaven Realm soldiers to rush up and block the charge!

Yet before the elite troops could even move out, the Iron Army hurled a bone wolf forward. The massive bone wolf, unafraid of any clusters, barreled straight into the enemy ranks, confronting the Imperial Guard's elite troops.

The Imperial Guard's elite troops, merely soldiers of the Cave Heaven Realm, were powerless against the colossal bone wolf of the Cultivation realm; a single charge from the bone wolf ripped a huge gash through the elite ranks.

The bone wolf then surged left and right within the elite troops. Even when attacked, it made no defense, merely fighting furiously to slay those elites.

Without the elite troops to block and with the firepower war vehicles' full bombardment, the Imperial Guard's front army could no longer hold.

"Center army…" the Imperial Guard Leader began to shift the center army to form a second line when a flash of blade sliced through the void; he didn't even see the attacker before his own head was ripped away.

"Ah!"

The Imperial Guard Deputy Leader let out a horrendous scream, clutching his head and rolling on the ground nonstop; the pain of his Soul being poisoned was unbearable, and he could only vent it through his cries.

Moreover, this deadly toxin had no antidote; even if his subordinates discovered his Soul poisoning, should they dare to place their Souls inside, they would become poisoned as well.

After Zhan Kong and Poison Soul succeeded, Zhan Kong immediately took Poison Soul away to rendezvous with the painter. After handing Poison Soul to the painter, Zhan Kong returned to guard Ye Liuyun.

At the same time, Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet removed their Invisibility Cloaks and appeared on the rear flank of the Imperial Guard.

He waved his hand, releasing two thousand Skeleton Puppets.

"Charge with me!"

The Clone Puppet drew twin blades and charged forward first; the two thousand Skeleton Puppets immediately followed, each holding a shield in the left hand to block and a spear in the right hand to charge.

After Ye Liuyun and his forces broke through, he released the Magic Vine and the Monster Beasts, then unleashed the Golden Crow Fire Spirit and the Five-colored Thunder Spirits to attack the Imperial Guard's center army at will.

The Imperial Guard's three fronts were attacked simultaneously, and without a unified Leader, they instantly fell into chaos.

Under the cover of the firepower war vehicles, the Iron Army and its main force also broke into the enemy ranks. The firepower war vehicles, after charging in, began striking the left and right armies, clearing the center path for the Iron Army.

Soldiers who slipped through were first slaughtered by the Iron Army's Puppets, then by the newly arrived Mercenaries behind them, and finally by the ordinary Death Legion soldiers.

Ye Liuyun's fire spirits and thunder spirits instantly shattered the center army; witnessing this hellish scene, the remaining Imperial Guard Leaders all realized they were doomed to lose.

The Leaders of the Imperial Guard's left and right armies, seeing the situation, decisively withdrew, each leaving behind thirty thousand soldiers to hold the firepower war vehicles while the rest retreated.