Chapter 3823: Stabbing Out the Basket

At this moment Meng Fei, Wan Xinghai and the others felt fear in their hearts, their hearts pounding wildly, and they gripped their weapons tightly. In the face of the battlefield's deadly pressure, a single person's strength is inevitably too insignificant.

But when the whole legion's momentum erupted, they felt encouraged, their killing intent surged, as if they were eager for a fierce battle.

"What are you all so nervous about? We're still far from the fight, don't give me any trouble!" Lei Ming noticed their odd behavior and kept reminding them; this captain does look the part.

Ye Liuyun and his group first switched defenses; Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao observed the city's situation. Yue Ying rushed over and led Meng Fei, Wan Xinghai, Xiao Qing and Jin Biao into four separate squads, dispersing them and having the female soldiers take them.

Lan Ruo Bing was assigned back to Liang Xue's squad. Lei Ming let out a sigh of relief; without those dead weight, their Monster Beast group was much easier. Ye Liuyun immediately planted a Magic Vine seed silently into the ground, then released the Clone and Zhan Kong and other Kuailei.

"There's a hidden Cave Heaven Eighth Layer Martial Cultivator in the city; that one is yours. The rest go to the army; just protect the women well."

When the Clone Puppet emerged, it had already transformed its body into the shape of an armored soldier. It immediately entered Liang Xue's unit without drawing any attention. Zhan Kong, the Painter, and others were also listening to Ye Liuyun assign tasks.

At that moment, four squads of five hundred soldiers each suddenly surged out from the opposite city, likely trying to ambush them as they had just arrived, assuming the female soldiers would be easier to bully.

"Meet the enemy!"

At Ye Tiandao's command, Yue Ying immediately organized four five‑hundred‑man squads to meet them. The opposing soldiers' realms were similar to theirs, and their experience was clearly less, so they were not flustered.

Ye Liuyun immediately dispatched the nine Kuailei in his hand to eliminate the leading strongmen. Then he let Zhan Kong, the Painter, and others seize the moment as those soldiers retreated into the city, breach the city gate, and then they could rush in to kill.

After breaching the city, Zhan Kong, Mo Wang and Bà Tiān (these Kuailei) were tasked with protecting the women; the Painter led Gu Changhong and Qian Huan to cut off the enemy's retreat within the city, and the Magic Vine would also act, directly exterminating those enemies inside the city.

But just when they thought everything was going smoothly, an unexpected event occurred among the soldiers in the front. Wan Xinghai, fighting with zeal, directly engaged a Cave Heaven First Level enemy commander, and as the fight progressed, he manifested his true form.

When he manifested his true form—a massive true dragon—he instantly drew the attention of the city's Martial Cultivators, and even the Cave Heaven Eighth Layer Martial Cultivator suddenly rushed out to strike him.

Thus, the two Kuailei Ye Liuyun had originally sent were clearly insufficient.

"Damned thing!" Ye Liuyun shouted in anger, then immediately ordered, "Zhan Kong, Clone, go quickly!"

He hadn't expected Wan Xinghai to openly defy military discipline and manifest his true body at such a moment. In this chaotic melee, his massive form would obviously become a target for the enemy, putting pressure on their advancing army.

Countless Cave Heaven Realm strongmen's bombardments immediately rained down on their side. The female soldiers in Wan Xinghai's squad couldn't withstand the concentrated onslaught, and many were instantly blasted to death.

But Wan Xinghai was thick‑skinned; although he took many blows, he managed to stay standing. He fought with such vigor that he unleashed the Dragon Clan's ferocity, forgetting his teammates.

Now, seeing the female soldiers around him die gruesomely, he was enraged to the point of madness, charging toward the opposing Cave Heaven strongmen. Fortunately, Zhan Kong and the Clone Puppet arrived in time and stopped him.

"Get out!"

The Clone Puppet swung a blade forward to block the attack, a slash cutting straight toward Wan Xinghai.

"Pfft"—the slash almost bisected Wan Xinghai at the waist; the bloodthirsty blade also took away a lot of Wan Xinghai's vital energy.

Zhan Kong, just upon arrival, was also busy blocking attacks and rescuing people, and did not concentrate his power to kill the

enemy Martial Cultivator.

"Aoo!" Wan Xinghai let out a mournful howl, was slashed by the Clone and sent flying, barely clinging to life as he fell far away.

From a distance, Xiao Qing and Jin Biao, though aware that Wan Xinghai had caused trouble, still disregarded military discipline and rushed out to guard him, preventing the enemy from seizing a chance to ambush.

When the enemy saw Zhan Kong and the Clone Puppet act, they realized strong opponents had arrived and immediately ordered their soldiers to retreat.

"Clone, go chase that Eighth Layer strongman; Zhan Kong, return and with the Painter breach the city gate," Ye Liuyun, though furious at Wan Xinghai's actions, temporarily set him aside and continued to command the battle, lest they miss the chance to breach the city.

What he didn't expect was another mishap on Meng Fei's side. Meng Fei, unaware of Wan Xinghai's situation, was dazed at the start of the battle; her Divine Sense could only focus on her own front.

Seeing the enemy retreat, she thought it was an opportunity to follow them into the city, so she ignored the captain's retreat order and chased after them.

"Fool, fall back!" the captain said helplessly, leading his own squad to pursue.

Meng Fei, eager to prove herself before Ye Liuyun, argued with the captain: "If we follow them and kill our way into the city, we can earn merit!"

"This is a military order; withdraw immediately!" the captain shouted while still chasing her. Their habit was never to leave a comrade behind, so even though they knew she was disobeying, they didn't abandon her.

Meng Fei stared at the looming city wall, feeling the chance to charge in was within reach, unwilling to give up, and immediately surged forward with the enemy troops.

"Master…" Ye Tiandao immediately consulted Ye Liuyun on what to do.

"Ignore him, continue breaching the city! It's all my fault; I shouldn't have let those people slip in!"

Ye Liuyun now deeply regretted it, but the regret came too late.

If the enemy's wall were that easy to breach, they wouldn't need to laboriously break it. Any soldier knows that simple truth, but Meng Fei, a rookie with no experience, understood nothing and disobeyed orders.

Sure enough, before she could reach the wall, four or five Cave Heaven First Level strongmen blocked her path and bombarded her. Then a massive volley of heavy crossbows rained down upon them.

Moreover, a Cave Heaven Sixth Layer Martial Cultivator charged straight at Meng Fei, intending to capture her alive.

Her armor deflected the Martial Cultivators' and crossbow attacks, but it might not withstand the strongman's blows. With no other choice, she used the life‑saving relic her family gave her, a sphere of light that enveloped her.

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