Free Web NovelChapter 580: Chapter 580: Breaking Army (Part 2)
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a shrill scream, a bandit fell backwards off his horse, immediately swallowed up by the flying hooves.
Dead beyond any doubt.
The surrounding companions witnessed this scene, but no longer felt much anger.
They were already numb.
Because the same scenario had played out dozens of times.
Even though the Cyan Wolf Camp had an overwhelming numerical advantage, several hundred people, no matter how they surrounded and blocked, were still led by the nose by Zhang Yuan.
Unable to catch, unable to flee, unable to fight!
Zhang Yuan’s Gray-toothed Lynx not only far exceeded the speed of horses but possessed astounding endurance, weaving left and right in large circles without showing much fatigue.
This left the Cyan Wolf Camp in a dilemma.
They pursued Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan widened the gap.
Then they abandoned the chase, and Zhang Yuan would chase them down, using the bow and arrows to harass them.
His Eagle-Shooting Bow had an extremely long range and immense power, ordinary bandits once targeted would almost certainly not escape.
Even more terrifying was that the arrows Zhang Yuan carried seemed endless.
Shooting one after another, sometimes even three at once, yet the quiver remained full!
In such situations, even the leader of the Cyan Wolf Camp’s bandits was at a loss.
This leader, possessing Tier Six cultivation strength, attempted to lead several elite subordinates to intercept Zhang Yuan.
However, Zhang Yuan was not interested in a scuffle, his targets were ordinary bandits.
Leaving him helpless.
"Boss!"
A skilled bandit shouted anxiously, "At this rate, our brothers’ casualties are too high!"
Although so far, Cyan Wolf Camp’s losses were not particularly severe.
But being unable to hit back, taking a beating, was severely damaging morale.
Some bandits, during the pursuit, quietly slowed down, letting themselves fall to the back end, avoiding the fate of being shot.
These leaders were bleeding with anger but could say nothing.
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader, a scar-faced man, with a fierce appearance and sinister demeanor.
He gazed expressionlessly at Zhang Yuan who was still skimming in the distance, saying, "Then let everyone scatter and flee for their lives, he can’t kill us all, can he?"
The surrounding leaders were momentarily stunned.
This might be a solution, but it’s a disastrous one.
If the Cyan Wolf Camp really did this, it would undoubtedly become a laughingstock among the Desert Wind Army’s sixteen routes, hardly having the face to face their comrades in the future.
Moreover, scattering such a large group would essentially mean disbanding the Cyan Wolf Camp.
Giving the enemy the chance to pick them off one by one.
With Zhang Yuan’s sharp archery, it’s unimaginable how many would meet a tragic end in this desert!
"You don’t want to, right?"
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader said coldly, "Then follow me in another charge!"
Woo~
A resonant horn sound suddenly rose.
Upon hearing this sound, every bandit was invigorated, immediately mounting up, reorganizing into a battle array.
They skillfully formed a triangular assault formation, then, under the leadership of the head leader, launched the most powerful counterattack towards Zhang Yuan.
Anger, frustration, pain, resentment...
The emotions intermingled in each bandit were at this moment condensed into a soaring evil qi.
Rushing at the enemy with great momentum!
Zhang Yuan turned and fled.
"Kill!"
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader raised his head and howled long, with blood-red eyes glinting.
Like a raging wolf!
And with the howl, the several hundred bandits behind him instantly seemed invigorated, their spirits and fighting intent astonishing, even accelerating the speed of their steeds.
The ground thundered, bearing a hint of an overwhelming cavalry charge!
Interesting.
Zhang Yuan noticed the sudden change in the Cyan Wolf Camp.
The opponent had clearly employed some sort of secret technique, temporarily increasing the battle array’s momentum, and the effect was significant.
No wonder the Desert Wind Army’s sixteen routes smoked across miles without opposition!
But Zhang Yuan had no intention of confronting the Cyan Wolf Camp head-on; he maneuvered the Gray-toothed Lynx, maintaining a distance of five to six hundred steps from the bandits’ vanguard, dashing towards the southeast.
The Gray-toothed Lynx, as a Divine Nest Host, its existence was sustained by Zhang Yuan’s Qi Blood.
While this prolonged engagement with the Cyan Wolf Camp greatly increased the consumption of Qi and Blood Value.
However, Zhang Yuan could fully support it.
While fleeing, he occasionally shot one or two fine iron arrows backwards.
And the Cyan Wolf Camp, fully motivated by anger and battle intent, fully ignored the casualties, relentlessly pursued Zhang Yuan with a do-or-die attitude.
Thus, they chased each other, running dozens of miles together.
"Change horses!"
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader shouted sternly.
The bandits who heard his command immediately changed their mounts.
These bandits each had two horses, one as a mount, one for carrying supplies.
The current mount was showing signs of fatigue from continuous high-speed charging, changing mounts was a necessary choice.
They adeptly discarded the bundle from the new mounts, lightening the load to accelerate horse speed.
And this series of actions, all the bandits completed swiftly.
They quickly reorganized the ranks!
Just as the Cyan Wolf Camp’s bandits changed their mounts, Zhang Yuan suddenly altered his direction.
Dashing north.
"Chase!"
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader, deeply resentful of Zhang Yuan, naturally refused to give up, leading his men to continue the pursuit.
However, as time went by, the momentum of the bandits inevitably began to decline.
Their soaring battle intent also gradually diminished, even doubts began to arise.
Can they really catch up to Zhang Yuan like this?
In truth, the Cyan Wolf Camp leader himself didn’t have a precise answer.
What’s more, the second horses of the bandits started to show signs of fatigue, gradually widening the gap with Zhang Yuan again.
And the ranks were no longer in tight order.
The Cyan Wolf Camp leader’s heart involuntarily sank.
He regained some calmness.
This can’t go on!
But before the Cyan Wolf Camp leader could make a new decision, Zhang Yuan, having just rushed up a sand dune, suddenly stopped.
He turned around, coldly watching the bandits of the Cyan Wolf Camp.
Seeing this, the Cyan Wolf Camp leader suddenly sensed an indescribable danger.
The situation was off!
In the next moment, knights appeared on Zhang Yuan’s sides.
Ten, fifty, one hundred, two hundred...
They came from behind the sand dune, evidently lying in wait for the enemy’s arrival.
Each knight held a longbow and carried a war blade at the waist, their eyes gleaming full of essence qi.
As for Zhang Yuan, he raised a long halberd, pointing it at the dumbfounded Cyan Wolf bandits, his voice exploding like thunder.
"Kill!"
The Gray-toothed Lynx suddenly leaped high in the air, landing steadily at the foot of the dune.
Its throat emitted a low growl, like an arrow leaving the bowstring, charging towards the bandits.
At the same time, three hundred knights launched.
Following Zhang Yuan down the dune!
