Chapter 376: A Cornered Beast Still Fights

As over a thousand men from Yipin Hall passed through the Weng City with the thunderous sound of hooves, a few people standing on the city walls witnessed the dust raised by the troop as they rushed toward Xuan City at full speed—toward the headquarters of Caiyi Gate!
“They’ve passed Weng City. Inform the gate master of their speed,” said the men solemnly. They sent messengers off, quickly descended from the walls, left the city, mounted their horses, and joined the crowd watching the scene, heading in the direction of Xuan City.
…
Xuan City was only about forty li away from Weng City, and it would take less than half an hour to reach there.
When Feng Wu Caiyi learned of Yipin Hall’s large force approaching, she frowned slightly and said without hesitation, “The brothers who died in the last battle don’t need to fight this time. You all leave the headquarters immediately. Bully, you’re in charge of deploying troops—secure control over all four city gates, as well as the Temple of Martial Arts. Place spies in every street, pharmacy, and restaurant. I don’t want any unexpected enemies to appear.”
“Understood!” Bully knew his current condition wasn’t sufficient to handle the front lines, so he gritted his teeth and agreed. Then, with a shout, he led his men into the main roads of the city.
These men had already died once ten days ago and were in poor condition, unsuitable for combat. Though they wouldn’t participate in defending Caiyi Gate’s headquarters this time, they could still be useful.
Data such as troop deployment from Yipin Hall, medication needs, casualty counts, and estimates of remaining combat strength were all extremely important. Additionally, they had to be cautious of other gangs taking advantage of the situation!
After Bully left, Feng Wu Caiyi turned her attention to Xu Yao. “Xu Yao, you’re the best archer in our gate. Where do you think our first line of defense should be placed?”
“…”
Xu Yao’s body trembled slightly, a flash of guilt in her eyes before she quickly regained her composure. She pondered and said, “The maximum range of elite archers is seventy meters. But to prevent them from being exploited, I think it’s better to place them inside the headquarters. With the central gate wide open, it’s easier for us to observe and direct operations. Thrown knives can be deployed in front of the archers, creating a double line of defense—protecting the archers while also threatening enemies approaching the gate first.”
“That arrangement is too conventional. Yipin Hall can break through the headquarters with minimal losses, and then our numerical advantage won’t matter at all.”

After hearing Xu Yao’s plan, Silver Fox frowned and said, “If First-Class Hall has enough top-notch archers, they won’t even need to make many sacrifices. By shooting back at us, they can use their superior equipment to overwhelm us completely and even wipe us out in one go!”
“……”
Xu Yao’s face turned pale.
But the others didn’t notice; they only grew more serious.
“First-Class Hall surely has quite a number of top archers. We need to be wary of this. Silver Fox, what do you think we should do?” Feng Wu Cai Yi asked.
At such a time, Silver Fox didn’t hide her lack of confidence. After some thought, she replied, “If we have to hold our ground, then we’ll hold on to the end.”
After a pause, Silver Fox added with a cold gaze, “Yitong and Xiao P are good at defense. Also, didn’t Lei Zhan give you some Level 2 equipment? Equip our best fighters with it and place them at the front to protect our archers. Additionally, assign some archers to the rooftops and the main altar to deal with any enemies who try to storm the altar at any time.”
“Yu Cha and Nuomi, help distribute the equipment! Give each person one set according to our ranking list. Also, provide medicine, focusing on those on the front lines and the archers.”
With a wave of her hand, Feng Wu Cai Yi issued the order with decisive courage.
“Wait!”
Everyone was startled and stopped, their eyes turning to Xu Yao.
She bit her lower lip, staring at Silver Fox resentfully, “I don’t think this plan is good. Even if we arrange things this way, First-Class Hall might do the same. If we can’t concentrate our firepower from the start, scattered archers won’t be able to pose a threat to First-Class Hall. In that case, it will still be us who suffer.”
“……”
Silver Fox glanced at Xu Yao, surprised by her intense reaction.
But she didn’t pay much attention: “It doesn’t matter. First-Class Hall doesn’t have many people, let alone archers. Killing one means losing one. By then, just focus on covering us with archery fire. I’ll be behind, targeting First-Class Hall’s archers.” Silver Fox was confident in her boomerangs.
“Okay!”
Feng Wu Cai Yi knew well of Silver Fox’s skills. Since she could kill over twenty top experts from First-Class Hall in a short time, dealing with archers should be easy for her as well. Without hesitation, she decided, “I’ll leave it to you! Nuomi, prepare a set of Level 2 equipment for Silver Fox.” She didn’t forget about Silver Fox’s safety. She knew clearly that as long as Silver Fox was there, she would surely inflict heavy damage on and kill even more experts from First-Class Hall.
“……”
Silver Fox nodded, not refusing.
Soon!

Nearly a thousand highly skilled members of Caiyi Gate gathered inside the main hall (as more branch halls were added, the area of the main hall would also expand accordingly). Even the rooftops on both sides of the main hall and the main hall itself were packed with people, while the back door was continuously filled with more arrivals—these people were there to replenish the main hall in case its members died on the front lines.

Everything was ready!

……

The moment a large group from Yipin Hall charged into Xuancheng with a thunderous roar that shook the ground, the atmosphere in Xuancheng instantly turned tense, with the scent of gunpowder hanging in the air, ready to explode at any moment.

Boom! Boom!!

The deafening sound of hooves, accompanied by swirling dust, quickly approached the main hall of Caiyi Gate.

Xueyi led the charge himself, sitting proudly atop his horse, his robes fluttering in the wind. With a confident expression and a faint smile on his face, he seemed more like someone attending a banquet with gifts rather than someone there to cause trouble.

Whoosh!!

When they reached outside the main hall of Caiyi Gate, Xueyi saw from afar that the square outside was empty, yet a tense and solemn atmosphere filled every inch of the surrounding area.

“As expected, young calves aren’t afraid of tigers.”

Xueyi muttered a light mocking remark and did not rush forward.

After all, Caiyi Gate wasn’t a gang without any ability to resist. The young man who had once destroyed a branch hall of Yipin Hall, though still underage, was certainly not to be underestimated.

He raised his hand and waved it.

Whoosh!!

Groups of well-equipped, determined men quickly split to the sides, forming a formation in the open space in front of Xueyi, then advanced one after another toward the entrance of Caiyi Gate……

When they reached about sixty to seventy meters from the main hall’s entrance, the over a thousand people could see the archer formations inside, ready to strike……

Xueyi smirked coldly.

Without any indication, he shot several arrows at Caiyi Gate’s plaque and flag. After receiving a system notification, he began to wait quietly.

Ten minutes later…

That was the moment when the “Heavenly Killer Star” effect on Kexin would completely disappear……

Time slowly passed in the almost stagnant air.