Born Sacred

Chapter 114: One Man Defeates an Army

The Vane Alliance was stationed around Red Cliff, forming a standoff with the Weston Army on the north bank.

It was a thousand miles away from the small town where Noah and the others descended, and this city was in the rear, yet it was still within the borders of North Province.

This shows how vast the territory of this world is, far beyond what the orthodox Three Kingdoms could compare to, but only such a huge world could withstand the turmoil caused by so many powerhouses.

Just as Noah and the others were preparing to leave, suddenly, a thunderous roar came from a distance, approaching rapidly.

Noah paused, stopping in his tracks.

"What’s wrong?" Rose asked in surprise.

"An army is coming. I just don’t know whose forces they are," Noah said in a deep voice, "I suspect it should be the Weston Army."

"The Weston Army actually fought their way here?" Zara was shocked.

"At most, it’s a small group of the Weston Army. The power level of this world is so high, and mobility must also be very strong. It’s normal for the main forces of both sides to be in a standoff at Red Cliff, and then send their subordinates to harass the rear," Noah said calmly.

"This is probably the faction choice. If we help defend the city, it’s equivalent to joining the Vane Alliance. If we help attack the city, we join the Weston Army. Regardless of the choice, following this path, we can gradually get in touch with the high-level officials of one side," Claire realized.

Noah nodded.

This should be the normal task flow.

"I’ll make a move later. It’s a good opportunity to test the quality of the armies in this world," Noah said calmly.

"Help which side?"

"The Vane Alliance," Noah did not hesitate, "Lazarus’s activity range has always been in the north, so it’s most likely he is in the Weston faction. Moreover, your task objective is also a General Of Weston."

"I have a bold idea," Zara suddenly said.

The others looked at her in unison, and Rose even showed a look of doubt. Based on her understanding of Zara, analyzing intelligence and strategizing were never her strengths.

"Oh, Captain, don’t look at me like that. My idea is very simple. Why don’t we join the Weston faction? Think about it, becoming ’our own people’ makes it easier to obtain internal intelligence. Whether it’s backstabbing the Weston Army or sneak attacking Lazarus, it’s definitely more convenient within the same faction," Zara’s eyes were bright, and she became more excited as she spoke.

Rose and the others showed thoughtful expressions. They originally thought Zara’s idea would be ridiculous, but who would have thought it seemed to make some sense?

Betraying a faction, for them, was there any disadvantage?

Yes.

This would likely affect the clearance rating, but compared to being able to clear the instance successfully, it was nothing.

This was an extremely difficult Advancement Instance, and it was set against the backdrop of the Mythological Three Kingdoms. Being able to complete the task was good enough, so why care about the clearance rating?

"It’s not that simple," Noah shook his head slightly, "The power level of this world is very high. Although it is in decline now, it is not something you can betray casually. Joining a faction will inevitably lead to constraints."

"Noah is right. According to the intelligence we just gathered, the path of cultivation is prevalent in this world. Besides the generals who fight on the battlefield, there are also many powerful strange people and hermits among the populace. Many of these strange people and hermits are participating in this war. Since both sides dare to accept these strange people and hermits with low loyalty, they are not afraid of them rebelling or backstabbing them."

Claire analyzed, thought for a moment, and then added, "Our identity setting in this world is most likely that of strange people and hermits."

"If there really are faction constraints, joining the Weston side would instead tie our hands," Rose also said.

Hearing this, Zara was a little disappointed. She thought she had come up with a good idea, but she didn’t expect there to be so many loopholes.

"Let’s do this then."

Noah didn’t say more. Seeing that the defending soldiers were all drawn to the approaching Weston Army, he moved like lightning and soared into the air. His speed was extremely fast, and besides Rose and the other four, no one else noticed.

Before entering the instance, the skill Dance in the Air had also completed a breakthrough.

[Dance in the Air Lv1+1]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Type: Active Skill]

[After use, a vast and boundless Lightness energy flows within you, and flight seems to become your instinct. You can fly freely in the sky, and the higher your spirit, the faster your flying speed.]

The Perfect-grade Dance in the Air finally greatly enhanced the flying speed that Noah had been longing for. At level 2, Dance in the Air, when used with full power, could allow Noah’s speed to break the sound barrier. Although it was still not comparable to Thunder Shadow Step, it was enough to satisfy Noah.

High in the sky, Noah looked down from above.

The attacking Weston Army was a thousand-man cavalry unit, and they moved extremely fast.

At this time, this Weston Army had already rushed to a kilometer away. With a loud shout from the leading General of Weston, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow. Energy visible to the naked eye flew out from the soldiers and poured into the General’s body. A dazzling light appeared on his body and was all injected into the bow and arrow.

"Snap~"

As the General released the bowstring, a highly condensed ball of light shot out, instantly breaking the sound barrier. The light scattering behind it trailed into a long tail, shooting towards the city wall with astonishing momentum.

Noah had no doubt that if the city wall was hit by this arrow, a corner would inevitably collapse.

The defending General was not to be outdone and also shot out a beam of light, colliding with the highly condensed ball of light, creating a terrifying impact that sent the soldiers closer to the collision flying.

"Boom~"

After defeating the arrow light, the ball of light dimmed considerably, and then it crashed headfirst into the city wall. With a loud bang, a large pit about ten meters wide and two meters deep appeared on the city wall.

Both sides exchanged blows, with tens of thousands of arrows being fired simultaneously.

The General Of Weston occasionally shot out a highly condensed ball of light, posing a huge threat to the defenders.

Seeing that the defenders were at a disadvantage and the Weston Army had also approached a bit, preparing for a formal attack, Noah didn’t continue watching. He flew above the Weston Army and quickly descended.

The General Of Weston quickly noticed Noah. He let out a long howl and shot an arrow towards Noah.

The highly condensed ball of light instantly flew in front of Noah.

Noah was not afraid. With a casual wave of his cold moon demon blade, he shattered the incredibly powerful ball of light.

As his feet touched the ground, Noah activated War Stomp.

This powerful skill, which combined control and damage, was not used much by Noah during the Original Forest instance because the enemies were all giant beasts with large bodies, and the range of War Stomp was not large.

However, at this moment, within this military formation composed of normal-sized people, it displayed astonishing power.

"Boom~"

The ground shook violently. Centered around Noah, the Weston Army soldiers within a hundred-meter radius, both men and horses, all collapsed to the ground, losing their vitality.

The leading General of Weston had blood overflowing from his nose and mouth, and his entire body was in a state of dizziness.

Immediately after, lightning exploded in the Weston Army formation. By the time the General of Weston recovered from his dizziness, he only saw his subordinates falling to the ground one after another. A cold, evil demon blade was placed against his neck, and his face instantly turned pale.