The advancing formation is actually the same as the defensive formation, except that the entire formation moves forward while fighting. However, for a force of 20,000 men, changing formation at any time, even for well-trained soldiers, would take a considerable amount of time.
Jiang Hao thought it would be more direct to use a pursuit formation instead.
Jiang Hao spurred the skeletal roc beneath him to flap its wings, swooping straight down towards the ground. Just before it reached the ground, it flapped its bony wings again, skimming the ground as it soared forward. As it passed over the heads of the Heavenly Punishment Guild players, it drew gasps of surprise from the crowd.
Then the skeletal roc flew close to the ground, its two hundred-meter-long bone spikes stretching out straight, charging directly towards the army of beasts.
The sight of such a massive skeletal bird descending from the sky would terrify anyone. Not only were the players from the Heavenly Punishment Guild shocked, but even the opposing players were startled. For a moment, they even forgot to run away.
The skeletal roc flew close to the ground, crashing headlong into the beast army. Rows of beasts, each over two meters tall, were knocked to the ground by the skeletal roc, and its speed began to gradually decrease. After a hundred meters, the skeletal roc flapped its wings, its speed suddenly increasing, and it charged towards the beast army again.
The skeletal roc resembled a giant plow, hundreds of meters long. Wherever it plowed, wild beasts fell to the ground like withered tree stumps. Then, a flash of white light appeared on its body, and it vanished from the battlefield.
The Black Iron-level monster legion was shaved off like a head by the Skeleton Roc, leaving a hundred-meter-long road. Anyone who saw this spectacular scene would tremble in their heart.
Even the Demon King was completely dumbfounded!
It wasn't just because of the suddenly appearing skeletal bird and its incredible fighting power. It was because there was someone inside the skeletal bird's belly!
Although it was only a fleeting moment, the Great Demon King clearly saw nearly 200 players standing inside the giant bird's belly. For a moment, he was stunned.
The giant skeletal bird was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, it had pushed the battlefield to an unseen distance, leaving only a 100-meter-wide empty corridor in front of the Great Demon King.
The giant skeleton bird's health bar was green. The Demon King immediately concluded that it must be a summoned creature from one of his teammates.
But who could possibly summon such a powerful creature? Suddenly, a name entered the Great Demon King's mind.
Lord of Hell!
Aside from the Lord of Hell, the Great Demon King simply didn't believe that this skeletal summon could belong to anyone else. To be honest, while the Great Demon King wouldn't claim to know every guild in the Rabbit Kingdom and which players possessed exceptional talent, he could at least give a general idea.
And there are even fewer summoners who can summon skeletons.
If they could control such a giant skeletal bird, their fame would probably have already surpassed that of the presidents of the major guilds.
Therefore, the owner of this giant skeletal bird must undoubtedly be the Lord of Hell!
Just as the Great Demon King guessed this, he suddenly heard a huge object sweep past overhead. Looking up, he saw six giant skeletal birds spreading their wings and charging straight toward the beast army.
One skeletal bird was already terrifying, but now six appeared together. The Great Demon King watched as the six skeletal birds swept across the battlefield like autumn leaves, clearing a path a thousand meters wide. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and mutter to himself.
"Who else could control these giant birds besides him? I even said that even if he killed me, I could still kill him with a counterattack. It's truly like an ant trying to shake a tree, overestimating one's own strength."
The skeletal roc beneath Jiang Hao's feet charged to the rear of the beast army, then flapped its wings and soared into the sky. With another flap, it flew towards the rear of the battlefield, circling continuously above the heads of the Korean players. Jiang Hao was searching for someone—the summoner who had summoned the army of over 20,000 beasts.
Most summoners can only summon one or two fixed creatures. Some are lucky enough to have their summons help them in battle, while others are unlucky and their summons do nothing. Even worse are the latter; sometimes the summoner is almost killed by monsters, and the summoned creature just stands there like an idiot, watching the show. When the next battle begins, and the summoner has to summon that useless, unhelpful creature again, the summoner's frustration is unimaginable.
Some summoners can summon one or two non-fixed summons each time. It's like a lottery; if they're not satisfied, they can simply spend some mana to summon again. With enough attempts, they'll eventually summon something they like. However, there's a downside: once they find a summon they like, it's hard to keep it. Unless they never use summoning skills again and take extra care to protect that summon from dying.
Strictly speaking, Jiang Hao's own summoned creature, the little skeleton, roughly falls into this category. It's just that it's essentially dead now.
In short, there are all sorts of summoners, and this profession is all about luck. If you had to sum it up in one word, it would be: gambler! The summoner Jiang Hao was looking for could summon over 20,000 monsters at once, forming a monster army. He could be considered the gambling master among gamblers! This was the first time Jiang Hao had ever seen such a skilled peer. It would be a real shame if he didn't even know his ID.
Soon, Sun Zhi spotted his target.
"Daddy, Daddy, look! Isn't that it?"
Jiang Hao quickly followed Sun Zhi's finger and looked. He saw a young player standing between the Korean and Japanese players. Beside him crouched a gigantic beast nearly 3 meters tall. The beast had a strange appearance, unlike any animal Jiang Hao had ever seen; it was armored and resembled other wild beasts on the battlefield.
Jiang Hao knew he had found his target, so he cast a detection spell on the beast.
Mirror Beast, Level 18, Silver quality, HP, Physical Attack 7236, Physical Defense 1074, Speed 204. Other stats are not available.
Jiang Hao closed the panel and stared intently. He saw that the Mirror Beast's muscles were taut, and it was exerting its strength. Occasionally, he could see its body trembling, just like it was giving birth, which was very strange.
After a few seconds, a flash of white light appeared on the Mirror Beast, and a Black Iron-level Mirror Beast suddenly appeared in front of it. It was similarly armored, only smaller in size. Then, this Black Iron-level Mirror Beast leaped forward with its hind legs, like a hunting dog, and quickly ran into the beast army ahead.
The archers standing beside Jiang Hao gasped in astonishment. They were all marveling at how powerful the summoner's creatures were.
Jiang Hao also understood the origins of the more than 20,000 wild beasts on the battlefield, and he had also figured it out. He just didn't know what would happen if he killed this Mirror Beast.
Jiang Hao smiled wickedly and raised his staff towards the silver-level mirror beast that was secretly exerting its strength on the ground.
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