Chapter 444, Section 443: Clash
It must be said that Sigismund's troops, who have been fighting for many years, are elite even among the demons.
Despite the terrifying force of the surging elemental spirits, accompanied by chilling thunder and hurricanes, the two demon squads that received the order still bravely met them head-on at the first moment.
The heavily armored soldiers in the front row roared in unison, slamming their giant shields, engraved with simple runes, into the ground. The runes lit up and connected to form a dark energy barrier.
The soldiers that followed thrust their spears out from between the shields, the brilliance of their combat skills intertwining with the exploding lightning around the elemental spirits, creating a deafening cacophony.
The clash between flesh and blood and pure elemental creations was fierce. The demonic lines inevitably suffered dents and casualties in the initial impact, but with discipline and fearless ferocity, they actually managed to barely suppress the raging storm with their own flesh and blood.
Almost at the same time the infantry engaged the enemy, the demon spellcaster troops in the rear also completed their incantation.
Blood arrows, fireballs, ice blades... all sorts of magic flew over the heads of the front-line comrades and splashed onto the storm elementals.
Magical energy clashed violently with the elemental bodies, and elemental spirits continuously emitted silent hisses under the dense bombardment of spells, their forms disintegrating and reverting to out-of-control electric currents and chaotic winds.
If things continue like this, Sigismund will actually have to swallow this batch of powerful storm elementals at a small cost.
But it's clear that humanity can't stand idly by.
Under the command of the adjutant, the two thousand Puji Masters quickly split into two wings, each leading more than ten thousand Puji. Like two white tides, they bypassed the area where the Storm Elementals and the Demon Vanguard were fiercely fighting, and launched an attack on the Demon Army from the side—the Storm Elementals do not distinguish between friend and foe when they fight.
At the same time, the adjutant shouted to Inanna, who was hiding inside the belly of a heavily armored creature, "Commander! Order the attack!"
"Okay!" A muffled response came from within the thick rock armor.
The adjutant was somewhat annoyed. After leaving the area of elemental disorder, the young lady suddenly wanted to crawl into the heavy armor for some reason.
Although the actual commander was the adjutant himself, the fact that the nominal commander-in-chief was hiding away still had some impact on morale.
Fortunately, his subordinates were all Puji, and Puji were the main force, which minimized the impact on morale. Otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to fight this battle.
What he didn't know was that these arrangements were all requested by Lin Jun.
He didn't want Sigismund to see Pink Puji and then associate it with him.
For Lin Jun, winning this battle was effortless, even too easy.
He could easily control Sigismund's body and deliver a fatal stab to Verallis at close range, crippling her even if she doesn't die, thus ending the battle instantly.
but……
Wouldn't that mean Lin Jun is working for humans at a loss?
If that were the case, based on his understanding of Sigismund, the guy would definitely give up on compromise on the spot and do whatever it takes to take him down with him.
Sigismund is one of Lin Jun's most important assets!
This chubby body is a precious treasure that Lin Jun needs to carefully protect!
If the destruction of the world is inevitable, I can still enjoy myself for more than ten years thanks to this body!
Therefore, the real challenge for Lin Jun in this battle lies in how to use her own advantages to help Inanna at least achieve a stalemate without Sigismund noticing.
After all, Sigismund commands a complete demon army. To win a fair fight, one would have to bring all of his northern forces.
However… Sigismund actually called himself a rabble…
Eight thousand sputtering sounds, and they've started moving!
...
The Puji Division troops on both flanks quickly engaged the attacking demon forces in close combat.
After a sparse exchange of arrows and mushroom cannon fire, the front-line troops of both sides clashed violently and fell into a chaotic close-quarters battle.
In an instant, all sorts of bizarre attack methods erupted across the battlefield.
The self-destruction exploded with a loud thud among the demons, thick poisonous mist gushed out from the fungal caps, leaping arcs of electricity flowed between the metal armor, and highly corrosive liquid splattered onto the shields with a hissing sound.
This demon army was clearly ill-suited to these diverse attack methods, and its formation quickly fell into chaos, resulting in heavy losses.
After suffering heavy casualties, the damaged demon army retreated in disarray, barely managing to maintain its position and break away from contact only thanks to the dense barrage of arrows from the archers behind it.
The initial victory greatly boosted the morale of the human Puji Masters, but it also caused Sigismund to frown deeply.
One of his squadrons was actually defeated in a head-on confrontation by a group of enemies who mainly relied on magical pets to fight.
This is absolutely absurd!
But he also knew that it was not that the soldiers were cowardly.
Those bizarre and unpredictable attack methods certainly caused the troops, who lacked experience in dealing with them, a lot of trouble.
As a seasoned veteran, Sigismund would naturally not panic because of a setback.
In just one exchange, he identified the weaknesses of these Puji Masters and decisively adjusted his strategy.
The demon army on the new summit no longer rushed forward to engage in close combat with Puji, but instead held their ground.
At the same time, the archer troops in the rear were enhanced by magic, and a dense rain of arrows began to pour down on the heads of the puji horde that were trying to charge forward.
With a whooshing sound, countless arrows rained down, pinning many Puji to the ground. If the Puji Masters wanted to keep their Puji attacking, they would have to suffer heavy losses.
That's not all.
A force of 500 Blood Knights was mobilized and, led by Sigismund's lieutenant, bypassed the Storm Elementals and Puji, arriving at the side of the Puji Master.
The battle took place outside the valley, where the terrain was relatively flat and there weren't many obstacles. Such terrain was actually not conducive to the Puji fighters' combat.
Sigismund's two counterattacks instantly put the Puji Masters on the defensive.
Without deploying a large number of Puji to forcefully break through the arrow rain blockade, they cannot pose an effective threat to the demonic lines. However, if all the main Puji forces are sent out, the Puji masters will be harvested by the watchful Blood Knights—five hundred Blood Knights can defeat a thousand Puji masters in a single charge.
"It seems that's all he's capable of."
No sooner had Sigismund finished speaking with a hint of contempt than the tide of battle turned.
A large number of self-destructing Puji controlled by Lin Jun rushed out of the Puji Masters' ranks!
Unlike those ragtag cannon fodder, this elite group of self-destructing bombs were covered in hard shells, their bodies curled into dense spheres. With the boost of [Acceleration LV9], they charged toward the Blood Knights on the flank at an astonishing speed!
Sigismund's lieutenant was no ordinary man either; he reacted swiftly, immediately tightening the reins and shouting orders for the knights to turn their horses around and evade at full speed, while simultaneously organizing a counterattack: "Volley of Blood Arrows!"
One after another, crimson arrows formed from concentrated blood shot out of the air, heading towards the surging torrent of water.
However, the results were unexpectedly disappointing.
The incredible speed of the Puji is one aspect, but more importantly, their uniform [Chitinous Shell LV10] provides defense far exceeding that of ordinary Puji.
Unless the blood arrow hits the target squarely, even if it grazes, it can only make the Puji roll a few times and cannot effectively stop its charge. This is completely different from the ragtag Puji on the other side that are being wiped out by the arrow rain.
"Cease the attack! Retreat to base at full speed!" Seeing that the counterattack was having little effect and the sphere was rapidly approaching, the adjutant made a decisive decision, abandoning all entanglement and leading his troops in a full-scale retreat.
However, it was too late; the speed of the Puji's short-distance sprint far exceeded that of these mounts!
Amidst a series of explosions, dust billowed as shockwaves instantly engulfed the Blood Knights' rear guard.
In the end, only about 200 of the original 500 elite cavalrymen escaped in a sorry state. This number was only saved because the adjutant personally covered the rear at the last moment and did his best to resist.
Most of the knights who did not return were not killed immediately by the explosion, but their horses had their legs blown off, causing them to fall to the ground and become infantrymen.
Having lost their mobility and found themselves isolated on the flanks of the battlefield, facing a barrage of suicide bombers, their fate was predictable.
Blood Knights are not ordinary infantry that can be replenished at will. The loss of nearly three hundred men in a single probing flanking maneuver was heartbreaking.
"Looks like this 'rabble' is going to be tough to deal with." His roommate's gloating made him even more annoyed.
At the same time, Sigismund completely abandoned his contempt and mobilized more of the squadrons that were originally waiting for orders. He wanted to have a good look at these so-called Puji Masters and see just how capable they really were!
(End of this chapter)
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