CH 164

"This is bad. The enemy is planning to rain arrows on us," I shouted.

Maley's guard did not have their handheld shields with them. If the rain of arrows was truly unleashed, all of us would be turned into pincushions. Right that moment, a dazzling explosion erupted from behind our enemy lines. The explosion affected the entire archer formation. A mechanical bird flew by above us. Atop the mechanical bird, Anxashe's figure could be clearly seen.

"The reinforcements are finally here!" I could finally heave a breath of relief.

At that moment, the clone warriors demonstrated their excellent combat capabilities. Even under the fire of Anxashe's explosive arrows, there were still dozens of arrows unleashed toward us.

I immediately extended my morph-capable shield and blocked the arrows for everyone. Next, roars rang out behind the encirclement as the 7th Armored Division worked with the Youth Guards of the Wargods to launch a fierce assault on the clones.

The clone army was obviously confused by the attacks coming from three directions; I could see the encirclement around us turning lax. At the same time, loud battle sounds also rang out somewhere behind us. The barbarian army had started attacking under Master Crystal's command.

The clone army devolved into further chaos. To the side was the 7th Armored Division attacking efficiently with cluster laser guns and some other firearms. To the outer defensive line, sounds of explosions and battle were approaching us.

Suddenly, I saw a path open in the middle of the encirclement. Both Hakan and Lipu appeared from it and rushed us while brandishing their weapons. The clone soldiers were encouraged by the charge of their leader and had their morale boosted. Over a hundred clones charged toward us with them, trying to stamp us out with their numerical advantage.

Chief Maley immediately reorganized his people. After the short break, the team of guards had recovered their combat strength. They sallied forth to meet the incoming clones. This time, the clone soldiers seemed to be rather determined to wipe us out.

Although Gajin and the other guards fought valiantly, the clone soldiers were also fighting with no regard for their lives after the encouragement from Hakan and Lipu's charge. An ox-headed soldier with a long, white beard fixed his gaze on me while I was busy shooting at the clones. With his massive blade, he charged toward me.

A tiny opening had appeared in the formation around us, so the clone soldier used it to make a beeline for me. I shot repeatedly at him with my ray pistol, but the clone soldier nimbly shifted left and right to avoid all my shots.

Just as the massive blade was about to reach my head, a lance flew out from beside me. The powerful force behind the toss pushed the lance right through the clone soldier's handheld shield and pierced through his body.

I looked back and saw that Coco had broken through the encirclement with his Youth Guards and had appeared beside us. Upon seeing me and the baron fighting alongside Maley, Coco blanked out slightly. But his nature as a Wargod did not question it too much. Rather, he continued attacking the clone soldiers around us. Under Coco's furious assault, the clone soldiers sank into total chaos.

"Canyue, I have arrived!" came a familiar voice. Zhang Bao'er appeared before my eyes. He tossed a cluster laser gun my way.

With heavy weaponry in my hands, my confidence grew. The intense battle had given rise to my bloodlust as well, so I started madly shooting at our enemies. Firearms were much stronger than cold weapons. Under the 7th Armored Division's assault, the encirclement formed by tens of thousands of clone soldiers was thrown into a mess by only several hundred soldiers. They were even forced to pull back. Hakan and Lipu were greatly shocked by what they saw. They started leading the clones in a slow retreat back to their command platform.

"At this time, it is even more important that we do not let up on the pressure. We must follow up on victory and press home the advantage," I ordered Zhang Bao'er.

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And thus, the army of over 600 soldiers marched forth toward the command platform. Near the command platform, I noticed that our side was slowly gaining the upper hand on the battlefield. Gunda's army seemed to have discovered the disturbance among the clone army. They were attacking the blockade at the main road with all their strength. With the clones being forced to face enemies from two directions, the clone army's formation grew even more disarrayed.

Suddenly, hundreds of arrows dropped from the sky. The Youth Guards were busy attacking and weren't able to notice them in time. Dozens were struck, and they fell onto the ground.

The enemy archers had reassembled atop the command platform. Standing beside each archer was a shield bearer. The shock from the archers awakened the attacking soldiers from their furor. Waves of exhaustion washed over them, displaying the disadvantage of having inferior numbers.

We were all anxious upon noticing that. Lin Feixue immediately arranged for mounted guns to be set up before unleashing a rain of bullets upon the archers. The enemy soldiers on the front line fell to the mounted guns in vast numbers, but the shield bearers were steadfastly protecting the archers. Just like that, the two parties started firing shots at each other.

"This can't continue. We will be exhausted to death. Can anyone create an opening?" asked Maley loudly.

"Chief, I'll go!" volunteered Gajin loudly.

He had barely finished his words before he charged out while waving his axe around. Two other guards were also charging behind him. When the archers noticed the charging big guy, they unleashed a series of arrows at him. One of the guards following Gajin was struck and dropped to the ground. Meanwhile, Gajin's axe was spinning rapidly like a propeller as he blocked all incoming arrows.

Under a military officer's command, the enemy archers slowly stabilized their formation. Not only were they attacking us, but they were also dealing massive damage to Gunda's army. As Gunda's army was further away from the clone army, the clone archers were even using explosive arrows on them.

The bright explosions reaped lives mercilessly, perfectly showcasing the cruelty of war. As I observed the battlefield, a forceful arrow shot by my ear like a meteor, heading straight for the archers' leader. The clone soldier beside the leader saw the attack and hurriedly raised his shield to block it.

Surprisingly, the arrow was powerful and fast enough that the arrow shot through his shield and his neck before he could fully raise his shield, killing him instantly. Even more terrifying, the arrow continued onward toward the archer leader.

The archers were already tired from the battle. When their leader fell, their morale suffered. Taking advantage of their loss of leadership, we launched another charge. It even seemed like we were going to succeed soon. When I looked back, I saw Anxashe firing his arrows repeatedly behind me.

'Anxashe's archery is remarkable. I must think of a way to recruit him into the crew,' I told myself.

Meanwhile, relying on his powerful strength, Gajin tore open a gap in the shield formation. Fighting in a suicidal manner, Gajin madly slashed at the clone soldiers around him.

The surrounding clones even seemed intimidated by his ferocity. They started retreating repeatedly. It was at that moment that Gajin took the chance to charge right into the archers' formation.

He was akin to a starving wolf intruding upon a flock of sheep. With a swing of his axe, a row of archers were killed. The Wargod and 7th Armored Division soldiers who witnessed that scene had their morale boosted. Everyone roared even louder as they attacked relentlessly. Finally, the archers on the platform also had their formation thrown into chaos.

With the archers losing their ground, the clones blockading the main road started pulling back in scattered directions. Gunda's army took the chance and attacked madly, finally creating an opening on their side.

Coco and his Youth Guards noticed and immediately attacked the created opening. They enlarged the opening with everything they had while resisting the clone soldiers, allowing the Wargod soldiers to rush out.

With that, Gunda's army was finally able to join the helpers who had come to rescue them. Meanwhile, the clone soldiers farther behind us had also been thrown into chaos. It was obvious that the attack on Master Crystal's side was also progressing smoothly.

The encirclement was clearly on the verge of collapse. Suddenly, I saw a figure stealthily approaching Gajin from behind him. Gajin was busy fighting amid the enemy archers. Despite his sturdy body, the long battle had exhausted him. His movements were no longer as sharp as before.

The sneaking figure was none other than Hakan. It was obvious he intended to stab Gajin from behind. The sounds of battle were too loud for me to notify Gajin. I hurriedly raised my laser gun and shot at Hakan. But he was too far away. All my shots were intercepted by the shieldbearers in the enemy army.

I could only watch as the crafty Hakan approached Gajin from the back and threw a sharp spear forth. Gajin, who was busy fighting, also heard the incoming attack. He hurriedly dodged to the side, but the enemy was too near. Coupled with the strength and the speed of Hakan's toss, the spear was able to stab into Gajin's belly.

And thus, the valiant warrior as heroic as Achilles himself was finally felled. The moment Gajin collapsed, Maley and the other guards roared with such desperation that one could hear their hearts breaking. Gajin was the bravest of Maley's subordinates. Just like that, he had been taken down by an ambushing traitor.

At that moment, an astonishing scene appeared. Gajin, who had fallen, stood back up while trembling and tossed his axe toward Hakan. Alas, the seriously injured Gajin was akin to an arrow at the end of its flight. Hakan was able to easily avoid the toss. Instead of Hakan being wounded, a random clone soldier behind him dropped to the ground.

After tossing the axe out, Gajin could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the ground. The group of soldiers around Hakan immediately swarmed him. With that, a war god of a generation met his end.