Chapter 1105: Careless Joy?

The pitiful sight of Yan Lang, with two arms torn off and covered in hidden weapons, lying on the ground convulsing, made everyone from the First-Class Hall gasp in horror and step back. Their gaze toward Kai Xin was filled not only with awe and fear but also an indescribable terror.
Step! Step!
He slowly passed by Yan Lang’s disfigured body…
The deafening sounds of battle cries still filled the surroundings of the Jinxiu Riverland Headquarters! Four hundred thousand troops against two hundred thousand, yet Kai Xin remained calm and composed, showing no immediate intention to eliminate the First-Class Hall’s experts or disrupt their forces from behind.
“Meng Yun.”
Kai Xin suddenly stopped in the crowd.
His voice clearly reached everyone within a hundred meters. Thanks to his powerful internal energy, it even drowned out the sounds of hooves and shouts. Everyone followed Kai Xin’s gaze and focused on Meng Yun, the leader of the First-Class Hall—who was now retreating quietly under the protection of a group of top experts.
Noticing everyone’s attention, Meng Yun cautiously stopped retreating, straightened up in his saddle, and replied with dignity, “During a confrontation between two armies, if the leader of Kai Xin Gate does not defend Jinxiu Riverland… I am eager to hear your advice.” His words carried no trace of the impact of the Evil Emperor’s fall; they were firm and resounding.
Kai Xin sneered:
“Leader Meng truly grows stronger after each setback. But I expected the First-Class Hall and the Evil Emperor not to give up so easily on their dream of ruling the Central Plains…”
“…”
A slight change appeared on Meng Yun’s proud and fearless face as he unconsciously frowned.
Kai Xin’s clear voice continued:
“I’ll keep playing this game with you, with the Evil Emperor. As long as you remain in the Central Plains, Jinxiu Riverland will fight to the end alongside you!”
Meng Yun’s expression darkened. These words were equivalent to a declaration from Kai Xin! And also from Jinxiu Riverland!
But with things having reached this point, Meng Yun had no way back. He had to do everything possible, ally with the Wild Wolf Organization, and engage in a prolonged struggle to see who could outlast the other…
Although the Evil Emperor had fallen, he would return soon, promising to hold Kai Xin at bay. For the Evil Emperor himself to agree to hold off one person was already a sign of lowering his pride.
With the Evil Emperor in charge and another emperor held at bay, Jinxiu Riverland’s ragtag forces could not withstand the First-Class Hall’s army!

If the Splendid Lands are destroyed first, Yipin Hall still has a chance to scatter and recapture hundreds of cities in the north. If Happy manages to hold on, none of the cities in the north will dare to send reinforcements, and the troops incited by Bai Xiaosheng from the capital will come here to cause chaos. Yipin Hall’s 400,000-strong army will become aimless drifters, destroyed at the headquarters of the Splendid Lands. Circumstances force this! Meng Yun stared at Happy’s figure through gritted teeth and forced out a sentence: “Then let’s see who’s stronger in battle.” “Agreed!” Happy laughed heartily. With a proud lift of his chin, he gave Meng Yun a cold glance before vanishing from his spot. A few seconds later, his voice came from afar: “The confrontation with the Evil Emperor is over. Now it’s my turn, as the leader of the Splendid Lands, to fight against you, Meng Yun. With your so-called 100,000 ragtag troops, try to repel my 400,000 elite soldiers, which you take such pride in.” As these bold words reached Meng Yun’s ears, he once again abandoned the idea of retreating to an inconspicuous area. He turned around, his gaze fixed on the direction from which Happy’s voice came, his chest rising and falling slightly… An unnamed fury burned fiercely in Meng Yun’s heart, growing stronger by the moment! Being underestimated… Meng Yun no longer cared. After all, Happy’s strength was evident—even the mighty Evil Emperor had died twice at his hands. Meng Yun had no intention of fighting him directly. But… on the battlefield, capture the leader first! That’s an unbreakable rule. Yet now, Happy had dismissed him easily, claiming to defeat his years of hard-earned elite army with just 100,000 makeshift troops, while also ensuring himself a safe command position. Happy clearly didn’t take Meng Yun’s abilities seriously at all… This was unforgivable! “Go to the front line!” With a cold glint in his eyes, Meng Yun ordered sternly. His guards didn’t dare delay and quickly escorted him, clearing a path to the front of the crowd that hadn’t yet launched an attack, stopping outside the range of the Splendid Lands disciples’ arrows. Scanning the brutal battlefield around him, Meng Yun spoke swiftly, issuing orders like a general: “Have the people from the Temple of Martial Arts report the casualties at each headquarters immediately!” “Send a message to Bloodclothes, the leader of the First Battle Team. Tell him to divide his troops into four groups. While the first group, led by Bi Shihua, holds off the Emperor, the others should strengthen the attacks from the southeast, north, and northwest breakthrough points!”

A group of people always followed Meng Yun—they were responsible for immediate communication among commanders on the battlefield. When Meng Yun gave orders, they would write frantically without daring to delay. As soon as she finished speaking, many homing pigeons were sent out one after another! Turning her head, Meng Yun fixed her gaze on Xiao Taohong and the other top experts from the Wild Wolves organization, who were approaching from another direction after leaving happily. “Everyone, since Kai Xin underestimates my command skills, I’ll make him regret his decision right now! But I need your help!” “The leader is too kind. Our boss sent us a message via homing pigeon just now, instructing us to follow your commands during this time—your orders are his orders.” Xiao Taohong’s gaze was icy cold; of course, this coldness wasn’t directed at Meng Yun but at someone who had just left. “Very good!” Meng Yun nodded without hesitation and ordered, “There’s a ready-made breakthrough right in front of us. I need you to help me create a gap here!” She knew that the First Rank Hall and the Wild Wolves organization were facing the most dangerous situation—any carelessness could lead to their destruction. Thus, this was the moment when the two organizations’ coordination reached its peak. Even the most proud top experts of the Wild Wolves were willing to take on any task to destroy Jinxiu Heshan and carry it out meticulously, even at the cost of their lives. Following Meng Yun’s indication, Xiao Taohong quickly understood where the ready-made breakthrough was—the passage soaked in the blood of the Evil Emperor! Since Kai Xin had been in that direction earlier, the arrow rain from Jinxiu Heshan hadn’t reached there, making it the only obvious weak point in the entire circular defense network… Although reinforcements could arrive quickly, with the skills of top experts, they could break through the defense network before it was strengthened, directly threatening the archers outside Jinxiu Heshan’s main hall and even creating a gap. “No problem.” Glancing at it, Xiao Taohong nodded confidently, “When do we act?” Meng Yun didn’t answer right away because she had just received a message via homing pigeon from a disciple stationed at the martial temple in a nearby city. The numbers in the message made her complexion turn slightly pale… Xiao Taohong intuited that the news wasn’t very optimistic, so she asked again. Only then did Meng Yun snap out of her thoughts, her gaze sharpening: “There’s no time to lose! Act now!” The data from the martial temple made her unwilling to waste even a second… The front line of combat between Jinxiu Heshan and its enemies was too long!

It grew beyond even Mengyun’s expectations—within just a few minutes, Yipin Tang had suffered such massive casualties.
Eight hundred thousand!!
According to the Death Cycle records in the Martial Temple, in those brief minutes, at least eight hundred thousand people from the main headquarters of Jinxiu Heshan were eliminated outside its walls.
And Jinxiu Heshan itself lost less than two thousand!
It was only at this moment that Mengyun realized just how far the front lines extended from Jinxiu Heshan’s headquarters outside the city, and how terrifyingly high the number of simultaneous combatants could be!
This was still just the first line of defense around Jinxiu Heshan—Yipin Tang hadn’t even reached the high walls yet, yet eighty thousand of their troops had already fallen just a hundred meters away!
She finally understood why they had confidently claimed that a hundred thousand or so ragtag troops could take on Yipin Tang’s four hundred thousand troops!
When surrounding the main headquarters of Xifeng Lou, they had deployed two to three times as many troops. Although they also suffered heavy losses, it was nothing compared to this time.
Xifeng Lou’s headquarters was not large inside the city…
Due to its small size, even if tens of thousands of troops defended it, the number of enemies they faced at once was limited, not exceeding five hundred. But now, with several kilometers of front lines, they faced one or two thousand enemies at a time. With continuous attacks, even without exceptional command skills, Jinxiu Heshan could easily claim a significant number of enemy lives thanks to its extensive front lines and ample firepower.
Mengyun’s mood suddenly became tense…
If they couldn’t quickly break through the defenses and disrupt Jinxiu Heshan’s current balance, Yipin Tang’s casualties would soon exceed the number of troops at Jinxiu Heshan’s headquarters.
This was why she was eager to order Xiaotao Hong to launch an attack immediately!
Xiaotao Hong didn’t disappoint her!
International mercenaries had much higher discipline than ordinary players, with meticulous division of labor and seamless coordination. In just a few words, they were ready for attack.
Whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!!
Before the troops of Jinxiu Heshan could react, Xiaotao Hong and her group rushed forward fifty or sixty meters like black lightning…
By the time cries of alarm arose among the enemy troops and sporadic arrow showers were fired, the thundering hooves of Yipin Tang’s troops, who had been building momentum for a while, drew even more attention.
Many of Jinxiu Heshan’s soldiers’ attention was immediately drawn to the large group of Yipin Tang troops behind them, as firepower poured in…

Xiao Taohong led a group of top experts from the Wild Wolves Organization to silently confront a group of ordinary disciples from the Splendid Rivers and Mountains, their swords and blades gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.