Chapter 012: Return to the City

Just as Du Fan interrupted the release of the confinement magic array, the forehead and eyes of that six-legged monster once again emitted a glow—this crimson light broke through Moses’ war domain instantly. With the war domain shattered, the six supreme-grade experts immediately felt a sense of relief, allowing them to fully unleash 100% of their strength. As all six experts exerted their full power, Moses suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure! If it weren’t for Du Fan’s sudden intervention, even a master like Moses, who was already on the verge of divine cultivation, would have had to flee in panic.

The combined attack of these six supreme-grade experts wasn’t simply additive; their combined strength increased exponentially. Their coordination was so seamless it seemed almost natural. After repelling the monster with another punch, Du Fan swiftly moved to Moses’ side, flipped his wrist, and grasped the Holy Radiance Staff. With a roar, a hurricane representing wind-based fury was unleashed centered around Du Fan!

Seeing the terrifying destructive force of the hurricane, the six supreme-grade experts immediately stopped attacking. The six-legged monster was stunned as well, unable to see Du Fan and Moses at all. The two were quietly hidden within the hurricane, which spun violently in gray-green hues, obscuring any visible trace of them.

While everyone was at a loss as to what to do with the hurricane, two figures suddenly appeared at its center—Du Fan and Moses. Thanks to the hurricane he created himself and his mastery over wind magic, what appeared fearsome to others was as tame as a lamb in his hands! Standing at the center of the hurricane was strategic—the higher you were in the rapidly rotating energy field, the safer you were.

Grabbing Moses, the two leaped upward and effortlessly appeared at the center of the hurricane. Soon, under the astonished gazes of the Frozen Alliance, a green light flashed past Du Fan and Moses. In an instant, a huge, green-colored structure resembling a ship appeared in the sky—nothing else was visible.

“Du Fan, those six people combined have such immense power—it’s truly unimaginable!” Moses said, sitting on the Green Shuttle, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
“I think their way of fighting together involves some kind of extremely mysterious mechanism. The energy released when they unite seems to be connected to some mysterious force between heaven and earth. That’s why their combined strength increases so much!” Du Fan frowned after hearing Moses’s words.
Just as the two were talking, violent explosive sounds came from below!
The three of them looked down through the Green Shuttle. Free from Du Fan and the others’ suppression, the six supreme-grade experts rushed straight into the Northern Legion’s troops and began killing indiscriminately!
The infantry of the Northern Legion quickly found themselves in a dire situation. The six hybrid magical beasts had now dispersed, and the six quasi-divine beast-level magical beasts, led by their respective masters, unleashed their full power.
Golden dragon breath, phoenix flames—even the white tiger was a wind-type magical beast. With each advance and retreat, fierce winds mixed with wind blades erupted from their bodies. As for the alligator, it was a branch of water-type magical beasts, specifically ice-type. Within a radius of twenty-odd meters, ice spikes rising from the ground kept piercing the soldiers’ bodies. With every roar of the rainbow lion, a burst of radiant light flashed from its mouth! No one could escape this light!
The six magical beasts followed closely behind the six supreme-grade experts, continuously casting large-scale, though not extremely powerful, spells. These spells swiftly claimed countless lives among the Northern Legion soldiers!
For dealing with ordinary soldiers, such spells were more than enough! Moreover, for these magical beasts, these spells were innate to their elemental types, allowing them to be cast instantly!
“We need to stop them! Otherwise, the infantry legion will suffer heavy losses!” Du Fan said grimly, watching the six supreme-grade experts and the six quasi-divine beast-level magical beasts wreaking havoc below.
“I’ll take care of it,” Nayixiu said.
Hearing Nayixiu’s words, Du Fan nodded. Immediately, the Elf King’s Ring was put on her. This ring provided her with massive energy and a powerful ability to recover from arrow wounds.

Wearing the Elf King’s Ring, Naixiu’s figure immediately became more graceful! Under Du Fan’s control, a door appeared on the right side of Qing Suo! Holding her elf longbow, Naixiu tightened the bowstring! Her elf longbow was naturally crafted from the bones and sinews of the golden dragon she had killed earlier. Made from materials from a dragon and forged by master craftsmen of the dwarf race, although it couldn’t compare to legendary artifacts like the Eternal Bow, it was still an extraordinary bow and arrow weapon in Naixiu’s hands! Taking a deep breath, Naixiu’s energy surged throughout her body! To Du Fan and Moses’ astonishment, she fired twelve arrows in an instant, like a storm! All twelve arrows were aimed at the six holy-grade experts and six holy-grade magical beasts! Attacking twelve targets at once while hitting each one precisely—only a professional archer could accomplish such a feat. By dispersing the attacks across twelve targets, Naixiu’s arrows naturally lost much of their power compared to targeting just one. Even so, the skills of a field archer were still enough to cause damage to those holy-grade experts. Whether they raised their weapons to block or simply dodged, Naixiu’s twelve consecutive arrows didn’t deal significant harm to them, but their pursuit of the Northern Legion was halted. After blocking or dodging her previous arrows, those holy-grade experts prepared to resume chasing the soldiers of the Northern Legion. Before they could move, Naixiu’s arrows appeared before them again! Should they block or dodge? In any case, it was no longer possible for them to continue pursuing those soldiers of the Northern Legion. After blocking or dodging this round of attacks, the experts of the Icebound Alliance realized they were growing further and further away from the soldiers of the Northern Legion. Thus, under Naixiu’s rapid waves of arrow attacks, those holy-grade experts were mostly trapped in place by her skills. Only after the soldiers of the Northern Legion had gone far away did Du Fan control Qing Suo to slowly follow behind them, acting as a safeguard to prevent those holy-grade experts from suddenly rushing back into the Northern Legion to wreak havoc!

“Stop fighting!” Long Zhan said coldly, looking at Qing Suo who was slowly following behind the Northern Legion.
It was obvious that Long Zhan was the leader of this group, and he was also the supreme commander of the Icebound Alliance this time.
When he saw Qing Suo still closely guarding behind the Northern Legion, Long Zhan realized that even if a group of holy-grade experts like himself followed, they would still be blocked by Qing Suo’s endless stream of arrows, just as before.
“Nai Xiu, how many arrows did you shoot in total just now?” Du Fan asked, looking at Nai Xiu who was already breathing a little heavily.
“One thousand eight hundred,” Nai Xiu replied after thinking for a moment.
It was easy to calculate—within just three minutes, Nai Xiu had fired 150 rounds, and with 12 arrows per round, she quickly reached the total of 1,800 arrows.
Of course, thanks to the vast space inside the Elf King’s Ring, Nai Xiu wasn’t worried about running out of arrows. She had already stored tens of thousands of them there.
Hearing Nai Xiu’s answer, Du Fan’s eyes widened!
“One thousand eight hundred! Nai Xiu, does that mean that even against an entire unit of 2,000 seventh-grade archers from our Elf tribe, you could deal them a devastating blow in just three minutes?” Du Fan exclaimed.
“Theoretically, yes,” Nai Xiu replied after thinking. “But only if those seventh-grade experts don’t escape beyond a range of a thousand meters from my sight within three minutes.”
After thinking for a moment, Du Fan immediately realized that his earlier assumption was unlikely to come true. During Nai Xiu’s fierce attack earlier, the other seventh-grade archers had already started running. At their speed, it would only take ten seconds to cover a distance of a thousand meters! The speed of seventh-grade experts was already faster than that of galloping horses.
Only after the last soldier of the Northern Legion entered the city gates did Du Fan control Qing Suo and fly into Chihu City.
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“It’s all our fault!” George and Allen said self-reproachfully, looking at the casualty figures. Post-battle statistics showed that the Northern Legion had lost over 7,000 soldiers in the recent battle! Those seriously injured—those who could no longer fight—numbered over 2,000!
In other words, the Northern Legion had lost more than 10,000 soldiers in that single battle!

This was a devastating loss for the Northern Legion. With its usual strength of 100,000 soldiers, 10,000 casualties meant a ten percent reduction in strength. Of course, what Carol and George didn’t know was that the Icebound Alliance’s losses—those resulting in soldiers losing their combat capability—reached over 53,000! 100,000 against 350,000! Losing 10,000 while killing 53,000 enemies, and fighting against the militarily renowned Icebound Alliance forces—such a record was enough to shock the entire Roland Continent. It could once again influence how various forces on the continent viewed the Green Family’s Northern Legion. “You two young masters shouldn’t blame yourselves like this,” Carol said immediately upon hearing George and Allen speak. “Although we’ve suffered heavy losses, I believe the Icebound Alliance’s losses must be even more severe.” Though there were no detailed figures on the Icebound Alliance’s casualties, relying on her experience, Carol estimated their losses to be between 30,000 and 60,000.