"How did you get here!"
After using the powerful ice source to instantly obliterate thousands of enemy troops, Wang Zhifan lifted the only enemy general he hadnât killed and shouted sternly.
This was a male NPC in his fifties or sixties, and judging by his dark skin full of wrinkles, he was the type that had experienced many battles. Even now, facing a desperate situation, he didnât show much fear; instead, he abandoned everything and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha! How could I possibly tell you such a secret, you demon! I wouldnât reveal a word even if I died!"
The old man faced his imminent death with a look of gratification in his eyes, staring at Wang Zhifan, who was holding him up with one hand. It was deep-seated enmity that could only be aroused by national and family grievances.
"Wonât talk? Then endure the eighteen tortures before you speak such big words!"
Seeing this guyâs tough attitude, Wang Zhifan wasnât surprised at all. He immediately drew his sword and cut off the old manâs limbs, rendering him unable to move, and then casually tossed him to the defenders of the Feng Country capital who had rushed over, instructing them to conduct further interrogation.
"Based on the intelligence Iâve gathered, neither Huan Country nor Lv Country has such a large scale covert approach. It must be with some playerâs help that they infiltrated here... Looks like I need to closely monitor other battlefield situations to prevent more surprises."
Even though the man didnât confess, Wang Zhifan could roughly deduce the situation, so he wouldnât waste too much time here. After resolving the crisis, he quickly activated the Dream Entry Dream Breaking ability and transferred back to the front line to suppress the larger situation.
However, to prevent similar attacks within Feng internally, he reported to the old Prime Minister before returning to the front line, instructing them to increase surveillance for lurking enemies within Feng, and swiftly respond when discovered. He would handle it personally if necessary.
With this matter resolved, later the same day, the battle on the front lines officially began.
It started with a major border town of Huan Country, where General Feng led his thirty thousand troops to defeat the Divine Rune Legion stationed there and seize this solid military stronghold.
The Divine Rune Legion of Huan Country seemed aware of their intentions, and had already prepared a great formation to annihilate them here.
"General, I have not detected that personâs presence."
At this moment, atop a blockhouse on the perimeter of the town, a mage-like player reported to the NPC commander beside him after casting his skill, informing him that their most feared individual wasnât among the enemy forces.
"Excellent! Then let us annihilate these Feng Country troops! Just a few tens of thousands dare to act arrogantly on Huanâs territory!"
Upon hearing the playerâs reconnaissance result, the generalâs eyes gleamed fiercely as he spoke.
Because he recently acquired a lot of intelligence stating that Fengâs most formidable asset was their excessively powerful King, and as long as the King wasnât present, it wouldnât be difficult for Huan, along with their ally Lv, to defeat Feng.
This understanding led them to implement the strategy of dispersing elite troops for attacks, preventing the King of Feng from pinning down their main army, forcing him to exhaust his energy and eventually find no significant gains despite increasingly frequent confrontations.
"Ignite!"
The General then commanded the soldiers at this major town to light up the cannons, preparing to bombard the Feng Army nearing their maximum range. Meanwhile, Huanâs players began their long-range assault, as some were gunner and mage professions.
"So many people, itâs hard not to hit even if one tries! But whereâs their leader hiding?"
On the city wall, a gunner player serving Huan had already set up a sniper rifle on the tower, searching for targets. In this battlefield confrontation, hitting an enemy was quite easy, but he wasnât satisfied with merely killing soldiers; his aim was to accurately eliminate enemy commanders, ideally the leading general with a single shot.
But at this stage of the instance, no one dared to be so careless. Both the attacking Feng side and the defending Huan side were very cautious about their leadersâ concealment, wary of this kind of long-range sniper player assault.
In contrast, the remote mage professionals were able to perform better because they possessed many area damage skills, mainly targeting enemy soldiers, a point that the enemy couldnât effectively defend against even if they understood.
"Acid Rain Poison Cloud Skill!"
Currently, a mage player hidden inside the city wall consumed a significant amount of mana to cast a wide-ranging poison cloud spell.
This spell had both damage and control effects, inflicting painful corrosive damage and extensive slowing to the approaching enemy forces outside the city wall, coordinating with the numerous firepower soon to be unleashed.
Therefore, when the cloud-like poison cloud appeared above the Feng Country Army, the mage players of Feng immediately reacted and implemented corresponding measures.
"Hurricane Skill!"
These Feng side mage players hurriedly cast to conjure large amounts of storms, sweeping away the poison cloud overhead, causing the enemyâs broad-ranging attack to severely deviate due to the stormâs influence, with the pouring acid rain almost entirely falling on empty ground beside them, bearing no direct impact on the Feng Army.
"Hehe... Although my acid rain skill seems cracked, they wonât move to adjacent ground anytime soon either. Itâs also a form of restriction!"