Chapter 014: Breaking the City

“I can handle this,” Allen said with a smile. The various units of the Northern Legion all had means to communicate directly with each other.
After saying that, Allen left.
“Du Fan, even three Holy Rank experts shouldn’t be a match for you,” Nayi Xiu asked doubtfully, looking at Du Fan.
It was clear from Du Fan’s words earlier that he hadn’t fared well against those three.
“I didn’t expect them to become so powerful after merging with the Earth Bear! Not only do they have immense strength, but their defense is also extremely formidable! My five thunder attacks didn’t even cause them any reaction!” Du Fan said frustratedly.
Just then, Allen returned.
“Third brother, I’ve already talked to the eldest. No Holy Rank experts have appeared on their side yet, but I think as their siege efforts intensify, those hidden Holy Rank experts will show up too,” Allen said.
“At this rate, if each duchy has a few Holy Rank experts, this war is going to be tough!” Du Fan said.
Hearing Du Fan’s words, Allen also fell into thought.
“Haha, third brother, no need to worry. Holy Rank is just an individual’s strength. In war, it’s the army that plays the decisive role! If fighting could be settled with just two or three Holy Rank experts, there would be no need for armies on the continent—everyone could just compare who has more experts.” Allen said suddenly with a laugh.
Hearing Allen’s words, Du Fan nodded in agreement.
Indeed, a Holy Rank expert facing ordinary soldiers could easily take on hundreds of opponents alone, but what about more? And what if they faced soldiers trained in combat energy?
Take the Black Panther Knights of the dwarves, for example—everyone among them was at least at level five or six. Such an army could easily defeat even a group of Holy Rank experts through collective strength!
Not to mention the elves’ archers at levels seven or eight—thousands of archers firing simultaneously could break even the domain of a powerful domain master!
“The general attack will start tomorrow. Everyone, get ready!” Allen said right after returning.

While the people of Bear City were still asleep in their dreams, they were awakened by the sounding of horns signaling the assembly of the Northern Legion outside the city! The mournful horns sounded like the howls of ice-wolves in the northern forests—melancholic and prolonged. Upon hearing such horns, the people of Bear City immediately knew that the Northern Legion was launching another attack!

An army of over forty thousand men was neatly arranged in front of Bear City. The momentum of the Northern Legion was like a drawn sword—massive and filled with a sharp killing intent!

Repeated failures in sieging the city had made these warriors, who valued honor above all, hold back their anger, waiting only for the attack to begin so they could unleash it fully on the battlefield!

Allen rode on his horse, galloping ahead of his troops. Every time he passed by a group of soldiers, it triggered thunderous cheers! This was the mutual encouragement between commander and soldiers.

“Soldiers! This will be our final attack on Bear City! This time, we will go all out! All our divisions will press down on Bear City with overwhelming force! Shatter everything that stands in our way!” Allen shouted loudly.

At that moment, the sky was just beginning to brighten. Hearing the horns signaling the Northern Legion’s assembly, the defending forces inside Bear City also began to mobilize immediately.

On the city walls, the shadows of troops moving back and forth showed that the defenders were actively preparing for battle.

According to Du Fan, a surprise attack was necessary, but Allen said, “With the Northern Legion’s renowned reputation, why resort to a sneak attack? Besides, they are defending the city, so even a surprise attack won’t yield much result.”

Insisting on his plan, Allen openly began pre-battle mobilization.

Seeing the rising morale, Du Fan suddenly realized that Allen’s approach might be correct. Although a sudden attack on Bear City could catch them off guard, it wouldn’t boost morale like this.

“Brother Three, we can start now!” After boosting morale, Allen called out loudly to Du Fan.

Seeing Allen’s gaze, Du Fan nodded at him.

“Naixiu, it’s time,” Du Fan said to her.

Upon hearing this, Naixiu quickly soared into the air. With a shake of her hands, her elven longbow appeared in her hands. Taking a deep breath, the green arrow energy in her hands began to glow brightly.

At this moment, Naixiu was still over a thousand meters away from the walls of Bear City. In the eyes of those ordinary soldiers, such a distance was definitely safe!
Just as Naixiu gathered enough energy, a dazzling light, like a suddenly rising sun, struck the walls of Bear City with tremendous force.
“Sun Shooting!” It was again “Sun Shooting!” — the forbidden arrow technique of the elves!
When unleashed by an expert archer like Naixiu, its power was even more devastating and awe-inspiring.
When that brilliant light hit the walls of Bear City, the walls melted away like snow under the scorching sun.
To the shock of Bear City’s defenders, Naixiu’s “Sun Shooting” arrow pierced through the city’s defenses in one shot, creating a gap over thirty meters wide in the walls!
The section of wall, along with the warriors of the Bear Duchy on it, vanished forever from the continent with that single arrow.
“Kill!” Seeing the effect of Naixiu’s arrow, Allen immediately shouted and charged ahead on his warhorse toward the gap.
Following Allen’s cry, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Northern Army surged forward like an iron tide toward the gap created by Naixiu’s arrow.
The battle for the city walls from dawn on became intensely fierce right from the start! After the walls were breached, the focus of the struggle shifted to the gap created by Naixiu’s arrow.
Watching the endless stream of soldiers from the Northern Army, Bear City’s defending forces quickly filled in the gap.
By the time the Northern Army reached the gap, it had already been filled. Soldiers with solemn expressions stood armed, waiting for the arrival of the Northern Army’s warriors.
By this time, Du Fan, Naixiu, and Moses had already taken to the air, observing the battle from above and waiting for the appearance of the three supreme saints from the Bear Duchy.
Although they were only supreme saints, once these three merged with their respective Earth Bears, aside from lacking domain skills, they were no less powerful than domain experts. As for that old man, after merging with the Earth Bear, his power reached terrifying levels!

From above, it could be seen that the armies on both sides were engaged in fierce combat at the 30-meter-wide gap in the city wall. The warriors of the Bear Kingdom, drawing on their strength in life-or-death situations, managed to prevent the otherwise formidable Northern Legion from breaking through for a time. Within just a few minutes of fighting, the gap in the wall was piled high with corpses! Even Allen, surrounded by warriors at levels seven or eight, was unable to break through quickly. However, the advantage continued to tilt in favor of the Northern Legion. Although they couldn’t break through the damaged wall yet, their constant attacks increased the number of their soldiers on top of the wall. This siege was not like previous attempts, where one division after another took turns attacking. This time, Allen concentrated all his forces in one attack, showing a desperate determination. Not only was the number of troops involved much larger, but the defenders of Bear City also sent a large number of elite troops to defend the section of the wall breached by Naixiu. Above, Du Fan watched as Allen still hadn’t breached the defenses and immediately said to Moses, “Brother Moses, go down and help our second brother.” “Okay, be careful,” Moses replied quickly, nodding and descending swiftly. As soon as he landed behind Allen, Moses unleashed his War Domain. Once it appeared, a red-black aura covered an area of nearly 500 meters. Seeing this, Du Fan smiled slightly from above and said, “Naixiu, look—Brother Moses’s strength has grown again.” His War Domain, which originally covered only 300 meters, now spanned 500 meters. At this point, Moses’s strength could rival that of the Ghost King back then. As the red-black War Domain was activated, red light enveloped the soldiers of the Northern Legion, while black light surrounded those of Bear City. The moment Moses descended and unleashed his War Domain, Allen, benefiting from its enhancement, shouted loudly and pierced an eighth-level warrior into the air with his spear! With the War Domain boosting its own allies while weakening the enemy, the Northern Legion quickly took control of the battle under Moses’s domain.

With a shake of the sword of war in his hand, Moses rushed forward swiftly. Soon, the group of elite warriors surrounding Allen were all killed! With Moses joining forces, the soldiers of the Northern Legion quickly passed through the city wall breached by Naixiu, crushing the warriors of the Bear Kingdom who stood in their way beneath their feet.

Once they broke into Bear City, things became much simpler. In the face-to-face battles, though the warriors of the Bear Kingdom were brave, they were no match for the ferocious soldiers of the Northern Legion. Their weapons and armor were also far inferior to those of the Northern Legion. After Moses and Allen led their troops into Bear City, the Northern Legion advanced swiftly inside the city like a storm.

“How patient they are!” Du Fan said calmly as he watched the soldiers of the Northern Legion keep charging into Bear City.

As soon as Du Fan spoke, roars suddenly came from the largest building in Bear City. Along with those roars, three giant figures rushed out quickly!

Du Fan immediately recognized that these three were the three holy-grade masters of Bear City.

“Naixiu, let’s go!” Seeing the appearance of the three, Du Fan, who had been waiting for a long time, grabbed Naixiu’s hand and flew swiftly toward them!