Chapter 529 Art is...
Perhaps we should intervene a little, Di Tian thought. Under such circumstances, what Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi would be fighting over would not be Dai Hao’s head, but his ashes.
At this moment, Dai Hao interrupted everyone's hesitation with a deep shout: "Stop talking nonsense and prepare for war immediately! You are my soldiers, and even more so my brothers in arms. I will never abandon anyone. We will hold on here and wait for reinforcements!" Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and a colorful flare shot up into the sky.
This place is not far from the main camp. As long as we hold out until the strong men from the commander's tent arrive, it won't take too long. With such a fierce air strike and ground explosions, the main camp must have noticed the movement, and reinforcements will surely arrive quickly.
At this moment, the mountain road ahead had been blown into a rift several hundred meters wide, and it was impossible to walk through it. If the White Tiger Duke evacuated alone, it would mean abandoning the White Tiger Guards of more than a hundred people. Abandoning a pawn on the battlefield is a common thing, but Dai Hao made a completely different choice, because he believed that he was not only the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but also the soul symbol of the Xingluo Army, a true hero, how could he betray his comrades who shared life and death with him?
Moreover, his decision to defend on the spot was not necessarily a wrong one. The enemy was watching from the dark, and who could guarantee that there would not be another fatal attack like a landslide bomb? Instead, holding on and waiting for help might be the safest option.
The White Tiger guards were also not idle. Although not everyone was equipped with a shield, these elite warriors were all strong men picked from a hundred. They waved their weapons and sent the falling rocks flying. Although many soldiers were still injured, they finally avoided major casualties.
At this moment, countless dazzling red lights suddenly lit up in the distant sky, sweeping over like a surging wave with terrifying power. It was the densely fired soul-guided high-explosive bombs. First, it was the eighth-level fixed-type soul-guided shells, and now it was the cluster high-explosive bombs. These personal stocks of Ye Yulin appeared one after another. It was hard to say that he was not clearing the inventory of his storage soul-guided devices.
Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger suddenly let out a long roar, and his body turned sharply in mid-air, rushing towards the rain of bullets. His fourth soul ring shone brightly, and he controlled the White Tiger Meteor Shower as if it were his arm. The rain of light in the sky seemed to turn into a barrage of rapid-fire soul guide cannons, accurately intercepting the overwhelming high-explosive bombs.
"White Tiger Guards, listen up, disperse and retreat immediately!" Dai Hao's roar resounded through the valley. However, in this extremely dangerous place, how easy is it to retreat? The road ahead had already been blown to pieces. On one side was a steep mountain wall, and on the other side was a deep abyss. The only way was to find a possible gentle slope from the collapsed cliff.
The well-trained guards followed the order and rushed to the broken cliff under the leadership of the squad leader. However, how could the terrifying ravine created by the landslide bomb leave them no way to survive? When the soldiers arrived at the edge of the cliff, they saw only a bottomless chasm.
The leader of the first squad of the White Tiger Guards was a strong man in his forties. When he saw the broken road in front of him, a flash of despair flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly turned to face his comrades behind him. His weather-beaten face was full of determination at this moment, and his eyes slowly swept over every comrade who lived and died with him.
"Brothers, you all see clearly, right?" His voice was hoarse but firm. "The Duke stayed behind to protect us. If we hadn't held him back, he would have escaped long ago with his strength. Now we have no way to retreat. Every second we delay, the Duke will be in more danger. From the day we became the White Tiger Guards, we were all prepared to be loyal to the Duke."
He took a deep breath, his eyes burning with anger: "I won't force anyone. Those who are willing to follow me will always be my good brothers." After that, he bowed deeply in the direction of Dai Hao: "My Lord Duke, I will go first. Please take care of yourself."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly kicked the ground with his left foot and jumped down the cliff like an arrow. As an experienced captain of the White Tiger Guard, he knew the situation better than anyone else. With these burdens, the enemies who had not yet appeared could appear at any time, and reinforcements were nowhere in sight. The only way to ensure the Duke's safety was to evacuate as soon as possible. Since there was no way to retreat, then their final mission was to die for their loyalty.
"What are you doing?!" Dai Hao saw this scene out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes were bloodshot. However, what broke his heart even more was that the other White Tiger guards almost shouted "Take care, Duke" at the same time, and then jumped off the cliff one after another. Those resolute faces still maintained their determination to face death at the moment of jumping off.
"Bastards! Go stop them!" Dai Hao, who was always calm in front of the soldiers, completely changed his expression at this moment. His tiger eyes were instantly filled with bloodshot, and he shouted harshly at the four guards around him.
However, the four guards who always followed orders did not move at all. Instead, they stood in front of Dai Hao in tacit understanding. The leading Soul Saint-level guard choked up and said, "Sir, the brothers are using their lives to buy you time! If you really care about them, please evacuate immediately!"
In just this moment, hundreds of White Tiger Guards disappeared under the dark and deep cliff.
Ye Yulin raised his hand to wipe the corners of his wet eyes, and sighed to his colleagues and subordinates: "It's so touching! What a pity..." His eyes penetrated the night and locked onto the grief-stricken figure on the edge of the cliff. His voice suddenly turned cold, "If the White Tiger God of War died here, Xing Luo's million-strong army would be in chaos, right? It would be a great achievement for our Sun Moon Empire!"
The last trace of emotion in his eyes completely dissipated, leaving only pure, naked killing intent. On the edge of the cliff, Dai Hao was shocked by the resolute death of his personal guards. It was the moment when the defense was the weakest! How could Ye Yulin miss this God-given opportunity?
"Bastards from the Sun-Moon Empire!!!" Dai Hao was like a wounded beast, his eyes bloodshot and his tiger claws deeply embedded in the rock wall, but he did not even see the shadow of the enemy. From beginning to end, only the cold soul-guided artillery fire was speaking.
"You're a coward!" He roared at the empty valley, his voice full of suppressed anger and unwillingness.
"They don't even have a flying soul guide..."
"They are the country that has fought the most with the Sun-Moon Empire. They shouldn't make such a stupid mistake!"
Just when Ye Yulin was about to practice "Art is Explosion" again, he was attracted by the sound of conversation not far away.
Oh my god! It's true! If every member of the White Tiger Guards was equipped with a flying soul guide, even if the mountain road was cut off, at most a few soldiers would be killed. Why would a hundred people have to jump off a cliff to die?
As a scientific researcher who spent most of his time in the Worship Hall, Ye Yulin couldn't help but wonder how the Sun-Moon Empire had fought the Star Luo Empire before. It couldn't have been the kind of turn-based card game that was popular among young people in the imperial capital, right?
No, how come there is an extra white-haired person? ! Ye Yulin is a level 93 Titled Douluo, and he is accompanied by several level 9 Soul Masters, but he was completely unaware that there was an extra person quietly nearby.
The strong men in Dragon Pavilion are really so terrifying!
"...Poor thing." Having said that, Mu Xing didn't even glance down the cliff, even though there were more than a hundred shattered corpses lying there.
"Can't sleep?" The low and gentle voice had a hint of hoarseness unique to late night.
"It's exploded like this. If I were still sleeping, you would cry. The only people who can sleep in the entire Mingdou Mountains tonight are dead people, right?" Mu Xing complained lightly.
Upon hearing this, the culprit Ye Yulin took a few steps back guiltily.
"...I never shed tears." Di Tian's response was resounding.
"Oh? Really? Last time at the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire..." Mu Xing looked at him with an almost scrutinizing gaze, as if he was meeting him for the first time.
"I didn't!" Di Tian denied it flatly.
However, Mu Xing did not let him go, "Then you swear to the Dragon God."
"..." Di Tian regretted it now, very much. "I cried." Are you happy now? You cold and heartless cow cat!
Mu Xing was stunned. She didn't expect the other party to admit it so easily. After thinking for a moment, she leaned over tentatively and said, "There's still some time before dawn. Do you want to consider doing something else? You don't have anything else to do tonight, right? I happen to be free too." Thinking of this, Mu Xing hesitated again.
...Am I such a dragon who will do anything for my career?
She asked herself this question and suddenly felt a little hesitant and wavering, but she didn't stop approaching regardless of the risk.
...Of course I am.
"Of course I have no objection. In that case, I would like to try some... different methods." Look, the cow cat knows he is in the wrong and starts to get angry!
"What if... I mean what if, in the future you succeed in becoming a god," Alex could not help but remind him in the sea of spirit, "If in the future when people look back on this journey, someone asks why the Dragon God should be preserved..." The male ghost hesitated, and said, "You can doubt that the official history is not correct, but don't doubt that the unofficial history is not wild enough!"
"Shut up. A criminal record is one that you can't show off. This is my glorious path to fame!" Mu Xing seemed to be convincing himself while refuting Electrolux.
The next moment, Di Tian's palm covered the back of her hand.
Mu Xing:? ? ? ? ?
Although he was confused, Mu Xing did not move his hand away. Five seconds later, Di Tian withdrew his hand with satisfaction.
The first round of testing is over, and the conclusion is: cat paws are not always on top, and the specific reasons need to be analyzed.
Mu Xing stared at the back of her hand in doubt. A strange sense of familiarity arose in her heart. In order to confirm her guess, she decided to stay put for the time being and continue observing.
If she didn't refuse, it would be considered as consent. Di Tian turned to pinch her cheeks, and then he pressed her face flat and round.
The second step is to pull the cat's whiskers, but this cow cat has no whiskers, so he can only rub the leader cat's head angrily.
Mu Xing and the male ghost in her mind have fallen into a state of downtime, and the situation seems to be gradually getting out of control.
The second step has been passed, and the next step is to pinch the ears.
After Mu Xing transformed, his ears were not as round as those of humans, nor as overly pointed as those of the elves in other planes. Instead, they were in between the two, with the slightly cool body temperature and faintly visible scales that are unique to dragons.
The slightly cool fingertips gently touched the subtle peak at the top of her ear, and slid down along the smooth curve, slowly and steadily, until they reached the soft earlobe. After a brief pause, the fingertips accurately pinched the sensitive ear tip, kneading it a few times with intimate force.
Mu Xing took a deep breath and her body tensed up instantly. She remembered that she had done all these things to the three-eyed golden tabby cat at home, so it was obvious what Di Tian wanted to do next!
Sure enough, the vicious black dragon approached her and began to rub her belly with the same violent method she usually used to rub the auspicious beasts.
“Wait! Stop… It’s so itchy! Hahahaha…” Mu Xing laughed until tears came out of his eyes. “Stop it now!”
After being shocked and puzzled, Alex decisively called the Golden Dragon King to watch the show. For a moment, Mu Xing's spiritual sea was filled with the Golden Dragon King's voice.
What a childish behavior! It seems that there are also childish people among the strong. Ye Yulin glanced and quickly looked away. With an order, the soul masters he led shot soul guide rays in unison. These attacks were not fought independently, but were in line with some kind of exquisite coordination. Every time a ray fell, it caused an earth-shaking explosion in the canyon. The roars came one after another, shaking the entire cliff again.
Here, they were meowing, and the big white cat and his four guards below were howling in the explosion. How miserable! Ye Yulin thought hypocritically.
Dai Hao's condition was extremely bad at the moment. Half of his body was burnt black as charcoal. He could only rely on a long sword to barely support his shaky body. It was obvious that his injuries were extremely serious. One of his four guards died and three were seriously injured. If he could not return to the camp in time, he would probably die.
At this critical moment, a brilliant silver-white beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky, quickly unfolding in the air and transforming into a giant umbrella with a diameter of more than 50 meters. This umbrella did not simply block attacks, but instead emitted strange spatial fluctuations. All the soul-guiding rays and soul-guiding shells that came in contact with the umbrella were actually decomposed and swallowed by countless fine spatial cracks the moment they touched the umbrella, without even making a sound of explosion.
An old man with white hair and beard quietly appeared beside Dai Hao. This man was the leader of the first soul master group of Xingluo Empire, and his title was "Xuan Ji". As the top strong man of the older generation of Xingluo Empire, his real name has long been unknown, and the world calls him by his martial soul "Xuan Ji Umbrella". He had a close friendship with the previous generation of Duke Baihu, and was entrusted by his old friend to protect the Baihu lineage before his death. He was the most solid backing of the Baihu family.
"My Lord Duke." Xuanji Douluo looked a little pale after blocking the overwhelming attack. When he saw Dai Hao's wounded appearance, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes. If Dai Hao had not possessed several defensive soul guides and a strong martial soul, he would have died long ago.
As the commander of the Northwest Army, Dai Hao was the pillar of the Xingluo Empire's western defense. If he died here today, not only would the morale of the Northwest Army suffer a devastating blow, but it would also create an excellent opportunity for the Sun-Moon Empire's subsequent attack.
When Xuanji Douluo appeared, Ye Yulin noticed that more Title Douluo masters were approaching rapidly from the direction of Xingluo Empire. His eyes flickered, and he hesitated between continuing the attack and calling off the troops, and chose to return home. Moreover, he did not dare to hope that the two people from Longge would take action. After all, this war was a showdown between the Sun Moon Empire and the Xingluo Empire.
Of course, after returning to the military camp, he still had to argue with the marshal who came to hold him accountable. After all, to the citizens of the Sun-Moon Empire, Dai Hao was the kind of person who could be killed by anyone.