novelraw Chapter 308 Night Raid
Chapter 308 Night Raid
Chapter 308 Night Raid
With Xuan Yan stationed at the rear, the infectious toxins of the Gem Blood Bats did not continue to spread, and the prisoners rescued from the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance's outpost gradually recovered within ten days.
During this period, Jingshan also recovered to the point where she could take care of herself.
During this period, Chang Tianchen led his team to eliminate all of Huanya's outposts on the southern slope of Mount Luolu.
In fact, in the last two days, the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance had already noticed something was wrong and began to recall the warriors stationed in the outer districts.
Ke Yang had a list in his hand. After redacting the names of the wandering orcs he had dealt with that day, he casually flipped through it and looked at the remaining personnel, then sighed deeply.
Lin Ying raised an eyebrow and said, "Why are you sighing right now?"
"The progress is a bit too slow."
Ke Yang glanced in the direction of the cave and whispered, "Chang Tianchen is very cautious. His battle plans are mostly scheduled for the evening and night, and they are all small-scale conflicts. Although this can ensure that we have basically no casualties, it takes too long."
"When they were first sent here, the soldiers were full of vigor, but in the past few days, because they have been fighting in small teams, some of them have stayed at the camp, and their morale has declined significantly."
However, Chang Tianchen manages the soldiers he brought with strict discipline, so it's not yet clear what will happen.
Lin Ying shook her head and said, "Although Chang Tianchen is no good, his method of fighting this time was actually correct. If he hadn't destroyed the outposts on the southern slope in batches beforehand, but instead led a thousand men directly into the mountains to fight Huanya... guess how many people would still be alive now?"
Ke Yang didn't speak. Seeing that he was silent with his head down, Lin Ying took the list from his hand.
"Chang Tianchen is a beastman from the Southern Plains. In our team, most of the beastmen are native to the Northern Wilderness, while the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance is mainly composed of beastmen from the Southern Plains, and many of them are extremely rare races whose awakened abilities are also incredible."
"You have this list in your hand, don't you see anything interesting about it?" Lin Ying asked rhetorically.
This not only lists the orc's name and characteristics, but also their age, animal form, and race.
However, it is not comprehensive or detailed enough.
Lin Ying only glanced through it and found that there were many orcs with bizarre abilities, and their strength and combat capabilities were described in a very general way. This meant that they might be able to guess the opponent's entire strategy when fighting.
Lin Ying was also from the Southern Plains. He discovered that the composition of the high-level beastmen in the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance was actually quite unique. The Gem Blood Bat Clan mentioned earlier, if Xuan Yan hadn't come to confirm it, almost no one in them would have known about this race and would have just assumed they were ordinary Southern Plains Giant Bat Beastmen.
The poison possessed by this one soldier alone would have caused them to stumble in battle if they hadn't managed to rescue the prisoners and understand their conditions beforehand. Who knows how many people might have died in the Lolu Mountains.
There is also the undead race unique to the Southern Plains, the Bloodripple Butterfly Beastman Hongyi, who previously betrayed and left from their Rattlesnake.
There are at least a dozen orcs with such bizarre abilities. Through small-team operations, they have figured out at least most of them, so when they encounter them, they can quickly seize their weaknesses and kill them.
Lin Ying reached out and patted Ke Yang on the shoulder: "We just need to do our own job, and it won't take too long."
Ke Yang was confused, but Lin Ying saw it very clearly: the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance had sensed the danger and was beginning to withdraw its forces. They would either take this opportunity to run away or launch a counterattack and retaliate within the next two days.
Based on his understanding of the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance, the latter is highly likely.
Because they are truly lawless and have a bloodthirsty madness in their bones, without any sense of awe or bottom line.
Chang Tianchen is actually very similar to them, but he still has some principles and humanity.
In addition, his complex life experiences have given him insight into human weaknesses, and he is also adept at exploiting these weaknesses.
That's why he understands those wandering orcs of the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance so well. He can accurately predict their next move, their various methods, and the divisions and struggles within their ranks...
This is why they didn't suffer heavy losses right from the start.
To some extent, although the encirclement and suppression operation lasted for nearly twenty days, every single one of his orders was correct.
Not only did it minimize casualties within the team, but it also dealt a heavy blow to the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance, casting a shadow over them.
Surrounded by the shadow of death, the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance was like a trapped beast locked in an invisible cage. Severely wounded, its counterattacks would no longer be as precise and rational.
So what they are about to face is a real tough battle.
On their side, there were no casualties, but the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance only had thirty or forty people left.
The small battles fought in the early stages were all adding weight to this tough battle, constantly increasing their chances of winning.
Bai Xi clearly sensed that a direct confrontation between the two sides was imminent, so she went to find Chang Tianchen.
It was quite unusual that Chang Tianchen wasn't slumped in his chair, lost in thought, or dozing off.
Instead, he sat on a stool, wiping a cold-colored halberd with a soft piece of deerskin.
Bai Xi asked, "Will they come down the mountain?"
Chang Tianchen shook his head and said, "No."
The terrain of Mount Lolu is advantageous to the wandering orcs of the Phantom Fang Alliance, and they will not easily give up their home-field advantage.
Bai Xi frowned and asked, "Tonight?"
Chang Tianchen placed the deerskin on the table, looked up and said, "There's no point in dragging this out. We'll fight tonight, clean up the battlefield tomorrow, and return the day after."
Bai Xi finally cheered up and said, "The people from Jingshan also want to go."
Should we let them follow?
Chang Tianchen curled his lip and said, "Okay, keep an eye on them and don't let them hold us back."
Bai Xi said speechlessly, "There are quite a few high-level warriors among them. If they're with us, who knows who might be the one who drags us down."
Chang Tianchen said with utter disdain, "If Jingshan can't lead the team into battle, they're just a bunch of loose sand, what kind of combat capability do they have!"
However, the Wind Vulture has been torn apart by the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance, and many people have died at their hands. Given Jing Shan's temper, he probably can't tolerate it and will definitely lead the team, even if his injuries haven't fully healed.
As expected, before the team set off, Jingshan appeared in Fengjiu's team.
He nodded slightly to Chang Tianchen without saying much, but his meaning was clear.
Chang Tianchen didn't care about him. If this person were really brought back to Beast City, it would pose a great threat to his position.
Jing Shan is a member of the Fire Feather Griffin Clan of the Southern Plains. This clan is most skilled in group combat. If he hadn't killed the royal family of the Southern Plains and been exiled to the Northern Plains alone, he would definitely have become a very powerful leader of the Fire Feather Griffin Clan.
Without any hesitation, Chang Tianchen gave an order and led his men into the mountains.
He assigned the orcs with poor night vision to Bai Xi's command.
Night combat requires orcs with strong night vision or other sensory abilities.
Therefore, Bai Xi was assigned to the second team to support the operation.
In April, it gets light around 4 a.m. in Kitahara.
They entered the mountains to fight at night, and if the battle dragged on until dawn, it might continue.
After daybreak, Bai Xi's team will be able to take over, relieving some of the pressure on the night combat teams. Chang Tianchen had considered everything very carefully, and he was also certain that Bai Xi wouldn't run off to participate in the night battle out of eagerness for revenge, thus disrupting his overall plan.
As soon as he entered the mountain, Chang Tianchen noticed that the atmosphere inside had changed.
The forest raven orcs hiding in the mountains quickly reported the situation there.
The members of the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance discovered that Stone Forest and Cold Mountain were working together to kill them, so they planned to launch a night raid on Stone Forest's camp.
Their forces are currently divided into two groups.
One group went to harass the Stone Forest camp while simultaneously luring the enemy deeper into their territory.
Another team ambushed the place where the stone forest stored its provisions.
Because they abducted the orcs kept by Phantom Fang, and while fighting, they burned all the corpses and took away the food that Phantom Fang had stored separately, coupled with their constant harassment of them from March to April, they were on edge and dared not spread out too much during the daytime hunts, and had to keep a low profile. As a result, the warriors of the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance did not have good hunting results and began to run out of food.
Revenge against Shilin was one aspect, but the main objective was to capture people and seize supplies.
Chang Tianchen sneered and said, "As expected, the target is the granary."
However, the grain depot had made arrangements in advance, and the marching rations had been transferred from the beginning, so there would be no loss.
Bai Xi was guarding the camp, just waiting for the group that had stolen the supplies to sneak into the turtle trap.
"Lin Yinglinquan, you two take three hundred men and ambush them on the way down the mountain. Jingshan, you take men to the Phantom Fang Beast Alliance's lair."
Jing Shan looked up at him and asked, "Are you sure I should lead the team?"
“They must still have prisoners in their hideout, maybe even some of your men are still alive.” Chang Tianchen glanced at him and asked, “If you don’t want to go, I’ll have Lin Quan lead the team over.”
Jingshan immediately declined, saying, "No need, I'll go."
Chang Tianchen watched his departing figure as he led the team away and smiled slightly.
Lin Quan and Lin Ying also left with their people.
Chang Tianchen then turned around and headed towards the grain depot.
There's also Xuanyan over there in Baixi. Although defending the camp isn't a big problem, since their target is food supplies, high-level warriors will probably concentrate there. Baixi can hold them off, but defeating them is probably not an option.
Around 1 a.m. is when the soldiers on duty are most exhausted.
Countless arrows, glowing with fire, shot towards the wooden houses and tree trunks of the Stone Forest camp.
The fire quickly spread.
Bai Xi had already received the message from the Crow Clan and reacted immediately, ordering the Crane Clan's water-type warriors to extinguish the fire while remaining on guard against potential aerial warriors.
Sure enough, just as several crane warriors took to the skies and were using their powers to bring rain and extinguish the fire, a dark shadow suddenly darted out of the forest and headed toward the crane warrior with the strongest powers. The next second, it bit the crane warrior's slender neck.
The crane warrior flapped his wings with all his might, looking in horror at the giant bat that was about the same size as him. He felt his blood draining away rapidly. He opened his mouth to cry out, but felt that he had lost all his strength and power.
Just as the giant vampire bat's belly was beginning to swell, a long arrow suddenly shot out from a corner of the ground, piercing straight through the gem blood bat's stomach.
A large amount of blood gushed out immediately, splattering onto the ground and leaves below.
The Gem Blood Bat screamed in pain as its body was pierced, and the white crane it was carrying in its mouth fell to the ground, but was caught by its own kind before hitting the ground.
Bai Xi stared at the crossbow bolt in her hand with a cold expression. The moment she met the gaze of the giant blood bat in the air, she suddenly disappeared from her spot and reappeared in mid-air in the blink of an eye. She then flapped her wings and slashed at the gem blood bat.
This gem blood bat is a 13th-tier warrior, and Bai Xi has little chance of winning against it. However, Chang Tianchen had the Crow Clan investigate it repeatedly, so he was very familiar with the blood bat's fighting style and abilities.
It has an incredibly fast flight speed, extremely strong explosive power, and also a very fast reaction speed, but it doesn't have any special abilities.
This Gem Bloodbat Warrior is not good at head-on combat, but excels at sneak attacks, and can usually kill with a single blow.
Bai Xi felt no fear whatsoever; instead, she felt her blood boiling.
What had been suppressed and forced to cool down suddenly burst into flames, like dead ashes reignited.
While Bai Xi's explosive power in the air wasn't as strong as the Gem Blood Bat's, his stamina was excellent, and his reaction speed was no less than the bat's. As a result, the Gem Blood Bat's attempts to gain the upper hand failed several times, and he ended up in a stalemate with Bai Xi in the air.
Fine rain began to fall from the sky.
The crane warriors responsible for rain and firefighting, on the other hand, increased their altitude and flew to a height of over a thousand meters.
Although some branches of the bat family can fly thousands of meters high, this does not include the enormous vampire bats, and most of them rely on terrain and wind power to reach such heights.
The gem blood bat in front of them could only fly at low altitudes, with a maximum altitude of no more than 500 meters. Therefore, the crane warriors used the height difference to avoid being ambushed by the gem blood bat and completed the fire extinguishing mission as quickly as possible.
While Bai Xi was fighting in the air, the situation on the ground was also somewhat chaotic.
Xuan Yan was treating the warrior who had been bitten by a vampire bat.
The warrior's condition is not good. The Gem Blood Bat is a vicious orc. After being bitten, the warrior was infected with the toxin and lost the ability to resist. Moreover, he had a lot of blood sucked out, so he is currently unconscious.
Xuan Yan first stopped the bleeding from the wound on his neck, and at the same time glanced back at the ward tents.
Sure enough, a fire broke out over there as well, and you could see many dark figures darting around.
He smiled slightly and calmly continued treating his soldiers.
Meanwhile, from the tent came various curses and the sounds of a battle breaking out.
All the wounded in the tents were transferred this afternoon and replaced by crane warriors who were waiting for them to come to them.
In some places, the fires did not go out but burned even brighter, allowing those inside the camp to see the battle situation more clearly.
The tent was splattered with blood and collapsed quickly.
Many corpses were thrown out. Several wounded soldiers angrily threw open the wooden tent, touched the blood on their heads, and gritted their teeth, saying, "We weren't injured in the battle, but we were crushed..."
After dragging out the bodies of their men, they joined the fighting in the surrounding area.
Chang Tianchen relaxed after hearing the report from the Crow Clan at the foot of the mountain.
He stood guard on the only route those people would take to retreat, and did not rush back.
As for the Gem Blood Bat, Bai Xi wasn't worried about whether he could handle it.
Although Bai Xi is a bit weak, he is not a good-for-nothing.
They didn't have to wait long. The Phantom Fangs discovered that the camp had been set up with traps and that they hadn't found any supplies. They immediately stopped fighting and chose to retreat decisively.
Upon hearing the commotion, Chang Tianchen instantly sat up straight, twirling his halberd halfway around, and suddenly exclaimed, "They're here—"