Chapter 53
Chapter 53 Black Clouds Dominate the City
The current situation was critical and terrible indeed. Ninth Heaven Condor and the emperor of Yingtian Country must be well-prepared. They had already taken the initiative on the battlefield with vigorous momentum.
Despite that Tianyue Country was trying their best to resist their attack, an anxious and upset atmosphere scattered around them. Facing strong enemies, they had to work together to resist them. They gained some uneasy and anxious mood and already lost their momentum.
In the face of the precarious situation, Zhang Yunyan was anxious but did not completely lose confidence.
She thought although Tianyue Country was in jeopardy, it still had the possibility of changing the losing situation. It had not yet reached the time of country destroy. With the tenacious struggle of the imperial master and resistance of military and civilian, there was still hope for victory.
Of course, the war must be very intense and they had to pay quite a lot. It was painful and inevitable. If they could defeat the strong enemy, it was a victory filled with blood. It would be a very tragic ending, both sad and sorrowful.
Zhang Yunyan was praying in her mind and also preparing for it. She would go for the battle with Xiao Tianlong and fight against the enemy with all of her best, to change the dangerous situation and protect Tianyue Country.
After hearing the discussion and decisions of the ministers, she had her own opinion. As one of them, she should make suggestions for discussion.
Yunyan thought they could not just defend the enemy inside the city passively, but needed to move the battlefield outside the city.
In this way, it could not only reduce the pressure on the city defense and reduce the loss in the city, but also expand the space for attack and defense and had enough room for maneuver.
After deepening the attack and defense, they could attack or retreat, which was much more beneficial to the entire situation. Of course, the room for maneuver was limited, but could still play a buffering role. It was feasible.
In addition, Zhang Yunyan felt that it was necessary to further strengthen the city defense forces, and to prepare more arrows with poison and fire objects to attack and defend against strong enemies.
She proposed to arrange some soldiers with experience on the battlefield to lead the strong men to guard the city everywhere, shooting the beasts flying inside the city.
The flying raptors and those bloodthirsty beasts were really fierce, so they needed these kinds of weapons to give the enemy the greatest damage and consume their strength. It was likely to bring unexpected effects.
With Zhang Yunyan’s proposal, Xiao Tianlong arranged a lot of people to prepare poisonous arrows to shoot the enemy at any time, while preparing the firearms, to give the opponent a fatal blow.
The imperial master decided to lead a group of elite soldiers to guard outside of the east gate, facing Ninth Heaven Condor and “Eight Devils in the Mountains”, as well as their subordinates. They would fight against the strong enemy to the end.
Zhang Yunyan did not follow Xiao Tianlong’s persuasion to stay away from the battlefield, but insisted on being accompanied by the imperial master.
Although she had limited ability to deal with monsters, she might be able to help this friend between generation in an emergency. It was good to remind him at a critical time.
Everyone knew it was a critical battle to decide life and death. They had to win instead of losing.
Otherwise, it was difficult to protect the city and the imperial palace would be broken sooner or later. The emperor and the ministers would die or be captured, and the country would be destroyed. People would be in great suffering.
It was extremely tense inside and outside the city, covered the atmosphere of terror.
It was the silence before the war, horrifying and chilling.
Suddenly, the drums sounded and the strong enemy rushed over.
Then, the drums also sound on the other three sides. It seemed that the enemy had already rushed out and began to attack the city violently.
Looking at the swarming enemies, Xiao Tianlong looked nervous and tenser. He was worried about the battles, so as to the defense of the other three gates.
The enemy had arrived, so he had no time to take care of the other places. He ordered his men to hold their formation and prepare to meet the enemy.
Looking at the coming enemy, Zhang Yunyan was shocked. They not only formed a large group on the ground, but also in the sky. The screaming was roaring by her ears. It was scaring.
It turned out that Ninth Heaven Condor had led King of the Mountains and his brothers to take the attack, while each of the eight brothers had gathered their subordinated beasts.
It seemed that Ninth Heaven Condor would do his best in this battle and decided to fight against Xiao Tianlong to the end. He hoped to defeat the opponent and conquer Tianyue Country.
The enemy’s attack strategy was changed, which made Xiao Tianlong deeply surprised. When he faced the group of monsters, his nervous heart hung up.
This was a fierce battle while the consequence could not be guessed out. It was also a critical battle to decide the country’s life and death. It was too hard to tell who would be the winner.
The enemy was too powerful, while the situation was disadvantageous. Zhang Yunyan was worried about Xiao Tianlong’s safety, the Tianyue Country, and her own fate.
She was worried when facing this group of monsters and had a bad premonition. She was afraid that she could not survive in this battle or become a wanderer in the alienated world.
Yunyan looked at Xiao Tianlong and found the imperial master was nervous. It seemed that his cool face wore a still expression and he was staring at the coming enemy with his bright eyes.
In the face of such strong enemy with that powerful force, this friend between generation was anxious and uneasy. He was not confident enough in his mind.
She was more nervous and her anxiety was hanging.
The situation had suddenly changed and was imminent. For the sake of Tianyue Country and herself, Yunyan had no choice but fight with her best to the end.
Zhang Yunyan had a clear understanding of the enemy and did not have much hope for herself. Facing those horrible monsters, she had no ability to participate in the war.
Although she could not play an important role in this battle, she still needed to face it bravely and try her best.
At this point, Xiao Tianlong was very nervous indeed and not confident. Noticing that the enemy had gathered all the strength to fight a deadly battle, he was surprised and more anxious.
He had no confidence to win and expected that this battle would be fierce. It was difficult to tell who would win and he might die in this battle. The country would fall in bad luck and people would be in great suffering.
The imperial master was always telling himself that this was a critical battle. No matter how long it would take, he needed to fight to the end, strive to reverse the crisis, and defeat the strong enemy.
He knew clearly this was the central battlefield, the fate of the country. They could not be defeated. Winning here was a whole victory. If they lost here, everything was over.
The imperial master felt a great responsibility. He was anxious and did not know whether he could afford it.
He was not worried about his own life and death, but the survival of the country and safety of the soldiers and civilians.
He clearly knew that if he was defeated by the group of monsters, the consequence would be horrible. Then, the capital would be broken and the imperial palace would be destroyed. The people would be in great suffer and the country was damaged…
Xiao Tianlong sighed in his mind. The two national treasures—Ninth Heaven Pearl and soul-absorbing vase were all damaged, which could not exert its original power. It was a misfortune of the country.
It seemed that Ninth Heaven Condor had known the two treasures’ power. He must come with preparation to deal with the two treasures. It was the time to the final battle.
The imperial master felt deeply upset. If the treasures were good or only one of them could exert its original power, he would not be that nervous. The enemy also dared not be so arrogant.
In the lament, his eyes were getting wet. Perhaps, it was the fate of this country to reach this situation. It might be a sign of the country’s destruction.
Facing the national disaster, Xiao Tianlong had a sense of crisis and a determination to fight in the war. He had already tied his life to the country’s destiny and promised to live or die with it.
He stabilized his nervous emotions and observed the actions of Ninth Heaven Condor and his fellow monsters, thinking about the way to break down the enemy.
He silently lamented and had to admit that he had no time to save for the other gates and had to fight with his best to deal with these extraordinary monsters alone. However, he still did not find out any way to break the enemy down.
Both the enemy and his side had done their best in this battle. However, the winner could only be one of them.
For Ninth Heaven Condor and Yingtian Country, this was the center battlefield and the critical part to success or failure. Gathering all the force there was to fight hard to win.
It was a battle that no one dared to lose. No matter who would be the winner, the war would end soon. The next step was that the winner would be the emperor, while the loser would be the slave. The winner would enjoy the harvest and glory of victory, while the loser would face the consequences and shame of defeat.
Xiao Tianlong was observing the enemies with strong momentum and listened to the sound of the drums coming from afar. He was even more worried about the safety of the soldiers guarding this city and the people there, so as to the situation of the upcoming battle.
He prayed silently, hoping to defeat the strong enemy, protecting the country, and saving the people.
The imperial master was very anxious but somewhat comforted. He felt that since the enemy gathered the force here, the gates of south, north, and west would be more easily to defend though it was the hardest challenge for him. What the guarding soldiers and people needed to deal with was the army of Yingtian Country, so they had the ability to repel the enemies.
On the battlefield, the confrontation between the two sides was short-lived, which had pushed the atmosphere of terror to the extreme. This was the silence before the storm’s coming and the fierce battle was going to burst out. It was frightening and chilling.
Suddenly, the drums sounded like thunder, which shook heaven and earth. The soldiers on both sides shouted and screamed, piercing the silent sky. The storm-like killing was started.
The two sides held their forces and did not start to fight against each other. Only Xiao Tianlong and Ninth Heaven Condor, the leaders of both sides, started to fight against each other.
The soldiers of Tianyue Country shouted loudly and cheered for him.
King of the Mountains and the other brothers were also cheering for Ninth Heaven Condor.
Those raptors and beasts were even more horrible. Their shouting was roaring, which was horrifying.
Xiao Tianlong and Ninth Heaven Condor were fighting against each other fiercely, hoping to set the other side to death. They knew the opponent’s ability and dared not be careless.
In the fierce battle, the two’s sword and hammer sometimes hit together, ringing the roaring sound which was enough to wake the dead; sometimes, they activated their skills and fought against each other. It was likely to be the thunder and lightning, shaking heaven and earth.
Xiao Tianlong was bravely fighting for the survival of the country and the safety of the people, eradicating the vicious monsters.
In order to realize the ambition to dominate the world, Ninth Heaven Condor was fighting with his best to get rid of the enemy and complete his great cause.
The two sides had already been on the massacre and would not give up until they could reach their goals.
The soldiers of Tianyue Country were shocked and worried.
Those raptors and beasts were also very surprised with fear in their eyes.
Xiao Tianlong struggled to fight and had clearly known the ability of Ninth Heaven Condor. He was not fearful of him, but could not win for a moment. He was afraid that things would change when time went on. He was a little bit anxious and hoped to defeat his opponent at once.
It did not take long that the situation of the battlefield had changed. The snow sculpture elf had already been put at a disadvantage and would lose obviously.
Ninth Heaven Condor was even more nervous. He dared not fight against the strong enemy and immediately jumped out of the circle.
He did not retreat, screaming with his eyes opening widely, “Brothers, arranging the formation!”
King of the Mountains and the other brothers were shouting together, jumping up into the sky and immediately encircling Ninth Heaven Condor. They looked at each other at relative positions and read the spells. Then, they scattered away.
Suddenly, the black gas surged, rolling and soaring, immersing the nine monsters inside. Ninth Heaven Condor was at the center. They connected with each other with the support of the eight brothers.
In an instant, all the monsters started to move with rampant momentum. The evil wind roared by and the clouds fluttered. This devil formation was extremely powerful, while the thick black air covered half of the sky.
Xiao Tianlong was a little bit surprised and shocked. He had not expected that Ninth Heaven Condor held this card in his hand. He was nervously observing this formation, but could not find out a way to break it.
What was the formation made by the monsters? how could it be so horrible?