He hung up the phone, tears streaming down his face, and slammed his fist on the command table. "Damn it, this is the most humiliating battle I've ever commanded in my life."

Wiping away his tears, he took out a cigarette, lit three, and placed them in the direction of the battle. "Brothers of the three armies, have a smoke before you go."

Everyone in the command post was in tears, clenching their fists, wishing they could devour the enemy alive.

The battle was even more brutal than before. In less than ten minutes, the Second Division had suffered a third of casualties, and another third was being held back by Kilga alone. It was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.

"Damn it, I'm done for!" The commander of the 299th Army threw off his military cap, grabbed a heavy weapon, and rushed out of the command post. "Everyone, follow me to reinforce the Second Division."

"The three divisions are ready to go."

"The special operations brigade is fully prepared for combat."

"The military guard regiment will resolutely carry out the commander's orders."

...

Not only were the combat troops mentally prepared to die, but non-combat personnel also picked up their guns and entered the battlefield.

This battle, destined to be recorded in history, intensified, with both sides committing increasing numbers of troops...

On the other side.

Nine turns, the last stronghold.

"Brother Tian, ​​the enemy's shamanic blood array is too evil. It has injured many brothers, and we just can't break through it." Gu Zhen was covered in blood, and there were several hideous wounds on his chest and thighs.

Li Tianyi wasn't in good shape either. He forced himself to muster his inner strength and said, "Damn it, if all else fails, I'll just use a nuclear bomb to blow it up."

"The Xiang Army suffered such heavy casualties because they didn't want us to use nuclear weapons." Dao Lingtian grabbed Li Tianyi. "We can perish together with the enemy. The Nine Turns must be in the hands of the Chinese."

He pulled out a bundle of specially made explosives. "This is a secret weapon that Shangguan Shasha secretly gave me. It's explosives made from the ashes of evil orcs, specifically designed to break their formations."

"Damn it, if you have such a powerful thing, why didn't you bring it out sooner?" Li Tianyi said angrily.

“There’s only one bundle, so it has to be used where it’s needed.” A cold killing intent flashed in Dao Lingtian’s eyes. “Brother Tian, ​​I promise you, even if it costs me my life, I’ll break its damn formation for you.”

He beckoned behind him, "Come with me!"

The group moved with incredible speed, rushing to the outside of the Shaman's Bloodlust Formation and unleashing a barrage of powerful attacks.

Several long swords wielded with powerful energy cleaved down.

Fist shadows the size of millstones, palm shadows the size of water vats, and sword shadows crisscrossed, crashing into the great formation.

Boom! Boom!

Explosions continued, and the Shaman's Bloodlust Array swayed constantly, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

However, two minutes passed, and the formation was still not destroyed, struggling to hold on.

"Damn it, this damn formation is infuriating!" One member was furious, but he couldn't muster much strength and continued his attack listlessly.

Dao Lingtian was in no better shape, concentrating all his power on his twin swords, preparing to unleash his ultimate move once again.

Li Tianyi stopped him, "You guys move aside, I'll handle this."

The Po Jun hummed, emanating an extremely eerie aura.

Suddenly, a burst of light erupted, and the surrounding negative energy rapidly converged, forming a long blade of energy several meters long, which slashed at the great formation with the force of thunder.

Boom! Crack!

A crack appeared in the great formation, and Dao Lingtian was overjoyed. He immediately activated the bomb and threw it in.

The shaman chieftain's eyes flashed with disdain, and he didn't even want to look at it again.

Seconds later, the bomb exploded, scattering a cloud of fiery red powder. Any shaman who came into contact with it instantly lost the ability to move, standing still like a puppet.

The shaman leader then realized what was happening, immediately held his breath, and quickly retreated to a safe place.

He escaped, but his clansmen did not; they all met a violent end.

Without its absolute combat power, the great formation could no longer withstand the attack and collapsed instantly.

All the shamans coughed up blood at the same time, their spirits weakened.

"Damn it, it's finally broken?" Dao Lingtian took the lead and charged ahead.

Shamans have decent ranged strength, but they're practically weak in melee combat and are quickly wiped out in large numbers.

Sakho was furious and severely injured several people before charging toward Li Tianyi's location.

Li Tianyi couldn't wait for him to come over, so he pretended to be extremely weak and would occasionally gasp for breath.

Sakho was furious and couldn't see through the other party's act; he wanted nothing more than to rush over as fast as he could.

Having finally gotten close, before it could even extend its claws, it was locked in place by a force.

I was shocked. "You're playing dumb to fool me?"

Li Tianyi's lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Idiot, have you finally realized it?"

"you?"

Sakho was both shocked and furious, and his moves were full of mistakes.

Li Tianyi did not immediately make a move, but maintained a certain distance and never used his old moves.

After two moves, Sako had nowhere to dodge and was struck by the blade's edge, but a gray shield rose up on his body, blocking the blade's edge.

"There's definitely something strange about this."

Li Tianyi increased his attack speed, and the gray shield became somewhat dim from the continuous attacks.

Sakho was panicking and wanted to get away as soon as possible.

"What, isn't this place fun enough? Want to leave?" Li Tianyi's lips curled into a devilish smile.

Having suffered repeated defeats at his hands, Sakho was already traumatized. He quickly created distance, rushed to the right, and unleashed a series of claw strikes.

The claw shadows were dense, but there was a fatal flaw.

"Right now, there's only about an 80% chance of a one-hit kill. Let's wait a bit longer."

The thing that Sako was most worried about did not happen, and he felt much relieved. He let out a long breath and rushed towards the center of the formation.

As soon as he got close, he quickly bent down, trying to pull up a red chain hidden among the lines of the great formation.

Just as their hands were about to touch, a cold, sharp glint of light flashed.

A slender member of Dragon Soul flashed disdain in his eyes, a strange smile playing on his lips. "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

I quickly moved to the other side, and the eerie voice that said "I've been waiting for you for a long time" rang out again.

Sakho panicked and, without even checking if anyone was there, rushed to the other side.

Li Tianyi arrived just in time, and Po Jun swiftly thrust forward.

Pfft!

"You, you lied to me?" She struggled to turn her head, looking at the thin man who was vomiting blood. "You, you?"

"You son of a bitch!" A man wielding double maces slammed his fist into him with all his might. "Die, trash."

Boom! Wow!

Sarko never dreamed that after a lifetime of scheming, he would end up falling into the other party's multi-layered schemes and die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Li Tianyi smashed his body and set it on fire. He felt a violent dizziness and almost fell over.

Seeing the enemy wiped out and the Nine Turns position captured, the remaining men's tense nerves instantly relaxed, and they collapsed, not as if they were human.

Those who hadn't fallen were also in very poor condition, barely able to muster any strength.

"Hurry, help, save people." Li Tianyi was able to move with difficulty, relying on his abnormal regenerative ability.

A little over a minute later, everyone's lives were saved. Several high-ranking officials let out a long sigh of relief, their smiles growing wider...

Suddenly, Li Tianyi remembered something and quickly checked the time. He found that only two hours had passed. He immediately opened the command system. "Nine Bends has been captured. Order: On the Shennongjia battlefield, except for the Xiang Army, all troops are to immediately advance towards Nine Bends and cut off the orc army's retreat."

Also, send a regiment from Dafeng Mountain immediately, in case the One-Eyed Marked Howler is cornered and decides to act rashly.

The news quickly spread to all armies, and the soldiers' morale soared, cheering with joy.

"These orcs are fighting like cornered beasts. The Xiang Army should relinquish the main battlefield and let our brother units finish them off." As soon as Li Tian finished giving the order, he felt something was amiss and quickly called Dong Zhan. "Old Dong, don't overthink it. The reason we're having your Xiang Army withdraw is to preserve your strength."

Dong Zhan's eyes reddened. "As long as Li Zhanshen and everyone remembers the achievements of the Hunan Army, that's enough."

"Old Dong, every soldier in the Hunan Army is outstanding, a model of the nation." Standing ramrod straight, he gave a military salute. "I assure you here that after we deal with the evil orcs, I will personally replenish the four fallen corps for you, retain their original designations, and bestow upon them the title of 'Heroic Corps'."

He slowly saluted in the direction of the fallen, saying, "I will write your heroic deeds into history, into textbooks, so that future generations will remember you."

"Attention! Salute to the hero!"

Those who could stand up from the Dragon Soul solemnly saluted, tears streaming down their faces...

On the other side.

Kilgam slumped to the ground in despair, his eyes unfocused. "In the end, it's all for nothing. Sigh."

Two wounded generals approached. "Chieftain, as long as we can reclaim the Nine Paths, there is still room for maneuver."

"A reversal?" Kilgadan suddenly stood up, pointing at the devastated battlefield. "Our tribe's elite have all been lost. Even if we can retake Nine Paths, what will we use to defend it?"

The two generals' newly ignited hope was instantly shattered. Their faces grew increasingly bitter as they shook their heads and stumbled into the distance.

Kilgardan sighed deeply, looked at the surviving members of his tribe, and said softly, "Those who want to live, run for your lives. Those who don't want to live like rats in the street, come with me."

Less than one-fifth of the people followed.

Many people are hesitant.

"I, Kilgam, guarantee that I will not make things difficult for those who want to leave, and I welcome those who want to stay."

Upon hearing this, the person on the outermost edge bowed deeply to him, saying, "Clan leader, take care."

"Chieftain, take care." Many people said in unison.

Watching his clansmen leave in droves, his solemn expression gradually softened, and finally he smiled, "Go, go, all of you, go!"

As time passed, all those who wanted to leave went, leaving behind nearly ten thousand people who looked at him with smiles, saying, "Chieftain, wherever you go next, we will go with you."

He nodded emphatically, placed his hand on his heart, and said, "I, Kilgadan, have reached the end of my road, but my brothers still stand by me. I thank you all for your trust and support."

He paused for a moment, his gaze becoming extremely resolute. "Since my brothers have entrusted their lives to me, I have to be responsible for you."

Pointing to the Nine Turns, he said, "Follow Big Brother and fight our way back."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The shouts of battle were deafening, and the Dragon Kingdom's garrison could not help but hear them. They quickly went to investigate and found traces of evil orcs everywhere.

The alarm went off.

All defensive positions opened fire with full force, resulting in numerous casualties among the orcs.

This group of people originally had little fighting spirit, and after being strangled, they were completely thrown into chaos, scattering and fleeing in all directions, crying and screaming.

The Dragon Kingdom's artillery fire spread rapidly, and their numbers dwindled quickly...

As Kilga listened to the intense cannon fire, a smile gradually spread across his face. "This is what happens when you betray your people, hmph!"

Upon hearing this, the person felt a chill run down their spine, broke out in a cold sweat, and looked at him with extremely complicated emotions.