Chapter 428: Charging Ten to One (Second Update)

"Do you think it's useful just because there are many people gathered together?"

The general in black-faced Black Armored Iron Clothing gave a disdainful laugh, raised the long halberd in his hand, and pointed it toward the front.

"Bring one hundred men, and break this broken gate for me!"

"Let this group of bumpkins from Beiming Divine Continent open their eyes and witness what the Divine Emperor Guard is made of!"

"For the Divine Emperor!"

His arrogant words caused the same arrogant smiles to appear on the faces of the soldiers, and they shouted in unison.

"Yes!"

They changed from their surrounding formation, split off a squad of one hundred, and shifted into a V-shape similar to wild geese in flight.

"For the Divine Emperor!"

After saying this, even though they were still ten miles away from the Earth Gate, they actually launched a charge exactly as Zang Zhenyu had ordered.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With every step, their feet stomped heavily on the ground, kicking up huge clouds of dust; despite being a squad of only one hundred, they erupted with a shocking momentum that only thousands or even tens of thousands of people should have.

This arrogant move naturally drew the attention of those inside and outside the Earth Gate; everyone ignored everything else and turned to look at the rapidly approaching, sky-covering black shadow.

"What is this!?"

"Someone wants to force their way through the gate? It's an opportunity!"

"Follow them and charge!"

The crowd waiting outside the Earth Gate grew excited, joy appearing on their faces, feeling that the time for a counterattack had finally arrived.

The turning point had come!

As long as there were people who didn't fear death to take the lead, the time for a counterattack would be here.

"Haha!"

An old man immediately stepped out, stood in the center of the main road, and cursed at the Ten Sect Alliance on the Earth Gate.

"You lot act against the natural order, maliciously cutting off our path to survival and ruining our immortal fate; you are truly detestable!"

"Now, we have gathered here and are determined to drive you down from that gate!"

That old man had a long beard and long eyebrows, looked like a man of immortal bearing, spoke full of righteousness, and possessed a righteous aura, as if he were about to become the leader of the counterattack.

However, his momentum did not last long.

Because in the very next moment... he, who was blocking the road, was kicked aside directly by that unstoppable troop.

"Ah! Pfft—"

The old man's bones snapped and tendons tore, blood sprayed wildly from his mouth, and he nearly died on the spot!

This sudden change also caused the others who were originally eager to join the fray to change their expressions, and they were given a huge fright.

"What?"

"How can they still attack us!?"

"Are these guys actually crazy? Do they think they can take this Earth Gate relying only on themselves?"

At this moment, someone knowledgeable finally recognized the origin of the patterns on their armor.

"Black Armored Iron Clothing... wait! No! This is the Divine Guard of the Southern Border Divine Dynasty!"

Divine Guard!

Southern Border!!!

These two terms caused many people's expressions to sink and their pupils to shrink, as they realized the severity of the problem.

"The Divine Guard of the Southern Border... how did they get here?"

"This is the Immortal Sect Grand Competition of our Beiming; are they here to cause trouble?"

"How can we allow them to act so wantonly here!?"

Someone roared in righteous indignation, wanting to rush forward to stop them, but was held back by others beside them.

"No, no rush; let that group of guys clash with them first."

Right, evil must be countered by evil.

Since the Ten Sect Alliance has occupied the Earth Gate and won't let them pass, let them consume each other with the Southern Border Divine Guard first.

Since you are so tough, then surely you don't need help, right?

Thus, with the tacit understanding of the crowd, the people guarding outside the gate scattered to both sides, clearing a smooth path for the Divine Guard.

"Hah!"

A look of disdain flashed in the eyes of the leading Divine Guard, his mouth curled, and he shouted loudly:

"Charge!"

The momentum of the military formation rose another level, and they roared in unison:

"Charge!!!"

At the same time, the Ten Sect Alliance, having noticed the crisis, did not sit and wait for death; everyone guarding there swarmed out.

"Don't panic! We have ten times their numbers! Hold the first wave of the charge; the advantage is on our side!"

A massive force of a full thousand people stood in battle formation, preparing to engage the charging Divine Guard.

The ten-fold difference reversed the situation instantly, and the momentum of the Ten Sect Alliance rose sharply.

The distance between the two sides grew closer and closer, until the blades met.

Boom!

Yet, what none of the Beiming people present expected was that the collision between the two did not erupt into a heaven-shaking battle, but rather...

A shocking wail.

"Ah!!!"

"Retreat, retreat, retreat! We cannot fight them head-on!"

"Is someone tripping me from behind? Don't block my path, get lost!"

The Ten Sect Alliance, with ten times the number of enemies, did not even hold out for three breaths; their established defenses were torn open in an instant, and everyone faced the blade-like military formation directly.

For a time, wails and angry curses filled the ears.

When two armies engage in battle, the advantage of numbers is indeed significant.

But just as Zang Zhenyu evaluated before, this Ten Sect Alliance is just a mob gathered together temporarily, and they are simply no match before a well-organized army.

They have no way to exert the original strength of this quantity, and they are even hindering each other.

The Divine Guard was like a red-hot sharp knife, thrusting directly into the Ten Sect Alliance with irresistible force.

Defeated in a single blow, the Ten Sect Alliance army fled in rout on the spot.

The alliance, which was not solid to begin with, disintegrated on the spot, and without caring to guard the gate, they scattered and fled in all directions.

From the moment Zang Zhenyu ordered the Divine Guard to attack to the moment the Earth Gate was completely lost and changed hands, it did not even take a quarter of an hour.

Such a large gap left the people watching here and at the Sword Casting Hut mountain gate in silence.

A crushing defeat.

The miserable state of the Ten Sect Alliance is indeed contemptible, but if they were replaced by themselves, what kind of performance would they have?

Zang Zhenyu, who was escorting Yuwen Tianye and the others, arrived late; he did not dismount, and after scanning the surroundings, he gave a disdainful sneer.

Hmph.

"Not even the courage to resist, a bunch of cowards."

Someone heard his mockery, but looking at the two hundred Black-Armored Divine Guards beside him who had remained stationary earlier, they shamefully shut their mouths.

Their silence only made Zang Zhenyu sneer, but he paid them no more attention and ordered indifferently without turning his head:

"Cao Zhiyin, you and He Kaifeng stay behind; I will leave you one hundred Divine Guards, take the head of this Earth Gate."

Cao Zhiyin had originally been standing with his arms crossed, staying out of it, but his expression sank immediately upon hearing this.

This Zang Zhenyu, abusing his power for personal gain, right!

"Do you have a problem?"

"……No." Cao Zhiyin replied with a constipated look on his face.

"Very good."

After arranging the mission, Zang Zhenyu did not care whether he was convinced or not, and led the remaining people through the Earth Gate, entering the Central Region.

And before leaving, the silent Yuwen Tianye turned his head and opened his eyes slightly, seemingly seeing the youth who was walking slowly toward this place from behind.

But Yuwen Tianye said nothing, quickly withdrew his gaze, and disappeared into the Earth Gate with the others.

After seeing the others off, Cao Zhiyin's expression could no longer hold up, and he cursed loudly:

"Damn it! Zang Zhenyu! You go too far!"

He Kaifeng, who was left behind with him, coughed lightly and reminded him in a low voice:

"Uh, you better stop talking, they haven't gone far yet."

Cao Zhiyin:!!!