Chapter 979: Close‑Quarters

However, after charging for a while, they still couldn't stop the Demon Army's advance.

Even though they could charge within the Demon ranks, their numbers were only 500, which is nothing compared to the massive Demon forces.

Moreover, the remaining buffs were about to expire, so Su Sheng began leading the squad back.

Swish swish swish—

Meanwhile, a rain of thrown arrows began to fall from the sky.

In the far rear, members of the Yanhuang Guild had already formed a battle formation, and the archers started launching arrows in unison; at this moment, the vanguard of the Demon Army had entered the archers' range.

Dense arrows rained down, dealing a spread of damage… but the damage was fairly scattered, so no Demon soldier fell, and the second volley began shortly after.

After the second volley of arrows fell, Demon soldiers started being slain one after another.

At this moment, the Kuang Shi Knight Corps, supported by the assisting War Knights, broke through successfully.

At the same time, Su Sheng's remaining buffs just expired.

"Fall back, support the main force."

Su Sheng called all the War Knights and returned from the flank to the main force's position.

Next comes the legion battle…

Su Sheng assigned Zhang Jian to lead the War Knights, while he rode a Mythical Lion to Wu Zhaodi's side.

At the front of the camp stood a group of guard knights, led by Wu Zhaodi… aside from Su Sheng, Wu Zhaodi is now solidly Yanhuang's top T‑rank.

But when these guard knights saw Su Sheng approach, they all perked up.

The charge is exhilarating, but against such massive numbers of Demon soldiers, Su Sheng must stay with the main force, leading from the front and boosting morale.

Boom—

At this moment, the Mages also began their assault.

Rii~!

A massive Fire Phoenix nearly ten meters in diameter charged at the forefront… Li Wenwan still brandished her staff, standing at the front of the Mage corps, her body radiating crimson magical energy.

Although her personal technique is mediocre, with the boost of the Phoenix Flame Mage hidden class, Li Wenwan's output is now unquestionably the highest in the Mage corps.

In a team fight, a Mage only needs to stand still and deal damage; no complex technique is required.

Boom—Boom—Boom—Boom!

Streams of magic—ice crystals, fireballs, lightning—fell into the Demon soldiers' formation.

This is far more spectacular than the archers' simple volleys.

Meanwhile, the Demon soldiers already battered by the arrow rain fell one after another under the magical bombardment.

In an instant, the Demon Army's forward momentum was halted…

Of course, this is only temporary; after all, the Demon units are countless.

Mages and archers kept launching attacks continuously…

As Demon soldiers fell, they simultaneously pushed toward the main force.

After just over three minutes, Su Sheng at the front had already engaged in close combat with the fastest charging Demon soldiers.

Fang!

Falling Demon Body!

Puff—

The Demon soldier ahead raised a pitch‑black shield and charged.

Su Sheng's spear struck precisely at the shield's edge, then slid toward the Demon soldier's head.

His spear bypassed the front shield and hit the Demon soldier behind it.

Since a shield has a block area, this move required precise calculation and prediction; otherwise, even a deliberate attempt to bypass would be automatically blocked.

Puff—

No critical hit!

But it triggered Weak Point Damage, still dealing over 40,000 points.

Su Sheng's current offense and defense, though only using a Falling Demon Body, also benefit from a Holy Word buff.

Just from that, Su Sheng's stats exceed 17,000… plus an additional ten percent from the Victory Anthem.

At the very front of this charge, this batch of Demon units, after enduring the archers' volleys and the Mages' relentless bombardment, were all near death.

Su Sheng's spear instantly wiped out the remaining meager health of the target.

Puff-puff~

Meanwhile, one after another, Demon units began clashing in close combat with Yanhuang's first line of defense… the guard knights.

The warriors held the pressure, and the Demon units engaged in close combat were quickly reaped by Wang San leading the warriors.

So far, aside from the casualties from Su Sheng's initial charge, Yanhuang's main force has suffered no losses yet.

Swish swish—

Meanwhile, several huge black‑and‑white Yin‑Yang Fish circled continuously at the front of the battlefield.

Monsters that passed the Yin‑Yang Fish immediately slowed their movements.

Su Ba strikes!

As Su Ba acted, talismans from the Taoist scholars flew over. The Yanhuang's scholar team has always been led by Su Ba.

Puff~

Puff~

At the same time, at the relatively scattered front of the Demon Army, ghostly figures flickered behind the remaining Demon soldiers.

The Assassin Guild has fully deployed.

If this pace continues, Yanhuang can still hold up for a short time.

But the Demon Race units keep coming endlessly…

One batch after another, under the call of various attacks.

According to Zhang Zhi's observational calculation, so far the Yanhuang side has at least killed around 20,000 of the Demon Army.

But when looking back, it seems as if there hasn't been any reduction at all.

But what can be done now? Only fight!

……

As time passed, in the blink of an eye, about half an hour has passed since this side's engagement. The guard knights on the Yanhuang side have finally suffered casualties, but it's still within control.

More and more Demon Race units are advancing from the rear.

Moreover, the Demon Race units seem to have also realized that they cannot break through Yanhuang Guild's defense line in a short time.

Thus, some Demon Race units began to spread toward the flanks, attempting to bypass the frontmost defense line.

The surrounding terrain has no canyons or the like, only a stretch of hills…

And these Demon Race soldiers are like a tide, while the defense line constructed by Yanhuang is like a stone in the middle of the tide.

The black "tide" keeps surging forward to crash, but each time it ends up battered all over.

"Prepare to contract formation, start fighting while withdrawing…"

Zhang Zhi naturally wouldn't just watch this happen; he immediately issued the order.

He naturally couldn't just let those Demon Race units bypass Yanhuang Guild's defense line like that.

Moreover, those Demon Race units that have gone to the flanks are no pushovers.

Others are focused on fighting and may not have noticed yet.

But at this moment, as a commander, Zhang Zhi is especially clear-headed.

Those Demon Race units that have bypassed the defense lines on both sides seem to be preparing to re-encircle Yanhuang.

For that, Zhang Zhi naturally needs to make corresponding arrangements, but just at this moment…

"Hahaha… better lucky than early."