Chapter 412: Flag Bearer? Expert?

The Five Elements Flag Corps was the most elite and powerful force of the Ming Sect, skilled in various poisons, flying spears, underground digging, archery, and flame attacks—comparable to special forces in the real world. Coupled with their ability to move swiftly through the air, how could a mere bunch of amateurs possibly match them in combat?
As soon as the members of the Five Elements Flag Corps appeared, the course of battle instantly turned in their favor!
Faced with their coordinated and fierce attacks and sudden ambush tactics, the players had no chance to resist. Many fell dead, leaving behind corpses as they retreated step by step.
On the side of the Emei Sect, many players suffered heavy losses—some were scalded by overwhelming amounts of poison, others were severely injured in collisions, or killed by arrows shooting from unknown directions. They dared not stay in one place.
These were still the lucky ones…
When encountering the Flame Flag Corps, they blocked paths with burning trails. If anything came into contact with the black oil and was then struck by a rocket, it was almost certainly burned to death without even a chance to run.
The Emei Sect disciples rushed forward and quickly engaged in combat with the Five Elements Flag Corps.
However, the members of the Five Elements Flag Corps were very clever, advancing and retreating strategically, never giving the Emei Sect disciples a chance to break through. They left behind piles of charred corpses before retreating safely through secret passages.
Without a target, the Emei Sect disciples felt as if they had punched into thin air, filled with frustration!
Kai Xin knew that the Five Elements Flag Corps possessed terrifying explosive power, but they didn’t have the resources to engage in prolonged battles—once their tactics ran out and they were overwhelmed, things could go wrong easily. The commanders of the Five Elements Flag Corps must have seen the threat posed by the Emei Sect from afar and promptly ordered a retreat.
To break through their defenses, they first had to eliminate the flag bearers hiding in the shadows!
Just then, voices of the Emei Sect disciples reached their ears:
“They retreated as soon as we arrived.”
“Master, these demon brats are too cunning.” Whenever they stopped, the Emei Sect disciples liked to gather around Master Mie Jue. Seeing the members of the Ming Sect disappear without a trace, filled with anger and frustration, they flocked around her.
Seeing this, Kai Xin suddenly felt a strong sense of unease and anxiety!
“Everyone, be careful!”
“Be alert for another ambush by the Ming Sect!!”
No sooner had he spoken than chaos erupted!
Thwack! Thwack!
The ground around the crowd suddenly split open, and dozens of disciples from the Five Elements Flag Corps shot up like projectiles. Each carried a strange long tube with a dark muzzle, aiming in all directions at the Emei Sect disciples.
“Damnations!!”
“Kill them!”

With Happy’s warning in advance, a group of Emei Sect disciples finally reacted in time. However, the Five Elements Flags were extremely swift—once the Flood Flags appeared, they immediately sprayed venom. All sorts of pungent, highly corrosive liquids rained down from the sky, hitting the Emei Sect disciples at the front. The Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag followed closely behind. One after another, armed with swords and shields, they rolled out of the cave like gourds, facing the Emei Sect disciples and releasing large clouds of white mist. Whoosh, whoosh… A great deal of lime powder was thrown into the air by the Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag, instantly turning the battlefield into chaos. The lime filled the air, blocking the Emei Sect disciples’ vision. A few even had lime powder get into their eyes, screaming in pain as they forced themselves to keep their eyes closed and charge forward. This was exactly what the Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag wanted! “Kill!” Rolling and strangling! Their movements were coordinated, and their attacks were decisive. The graceful figures of the many Emei Sect disciples collapsed like broken willow branches. In the chaos, first they were overwhelmed by the venom spray, then they were ambushed up close by the masked Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag, losing their morale. Not knowing where their opponents were, they were blindly slashed to the ground. Happy, also caught in the attack range, wasn’t faring any better. Although he avoided the venom attack, the crude and despicable lime powder gave him a serious headache. It severely impaired his vision in close combat, disrupted the airflow around him, and made it impossible for him to effectively assess his surroundings using his internal energy. If Happy hadn’t been vigilant from the start and pulled out two Shadow Knives to pin down two Flood Flag disciples from the air, solving the venom problem, things might have been even worse. Whoosh! Using the Illusion Demon Movement, Happy rushed out of the encirclement at top speed. As he dodged the attacks of the Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag and sped out of the area filled with lime powder, seeing what was outside, cold sweat instantly soaked his back. Over thirty pairs of cold eyes were fixed on Happy and the few Emei Sect disciples who had managed to break through! The two sides were now very close! “Kill!” Without a word, over thirty people rolled to the ground, their curved swords slicing down at their opponents’ lower bodies. But Happy’s attention wasn’t on them. Behind the thirty-plus Disciples of the Thick Earth Flag, a dozen or so Disciples of the Flaming Fire Flag were preparing jars emitting a pungent smell. Judging from their serious expressions, it was easy to guess the importance of these jars. Oil! Next to the Disciples of the Flaming Fire Flag were also a dozen or so Disciples of the Sharp Gold Flag, armed with bows and arrows.

Seeing this, Kai Xin immediately understood—more and more people were coming out of the tunnels, and the Five Elements Flag clearly intended to capture all the Emei Sect disciples. They couldn’t let them succeed! At that moment, several disciples of the Thick Earth Flag had already completed their encirclement to strangle them. Boom!! The Golden Bell Shield was suddenly activated. The attacks from the five disciples of the Thick Earth Flag reached their faces just as a powerful force numbed their arms. Stumbling back less than a step, the Gentleman Sword was drawn! With a sword chant of “Get lost!!”, before the five could raise their shields for protection, the sword light soared into the sky! The five cried in pain as they were flung aside. “Razor Gold Flag!” Just as the disciples of the Thick Earth Flag suffered defeat, someone from the opposing Razor Gold Flag gave an order, “Fire!” An arrow rain pierced the air. It was difficult to parry the arrows of experts at the Life and Death realm, let alone the fact that each Razor Gold Flag disciple was an expert, their archery skills at the master level, with a lethality comparable to those of experts at the Liberation realm. Frowning, Kai Xin stepped forward, used his left hand to grab one of the injured disciples of the Thick Earth Flag, and with a slap, hid the body behind him. The latter let out a muffled groan without any resistance as he faced the arrows from the Razor Gold Flag disciples. Thwack! Thwack… Various sounds of arrows piercing flesh filled the air. Under the cover of the corpse of that already dead disciple of the Thick Earth Flag, Kai Xin charged forward, moving closer to the disciples of the Fiery Flame Flag. Whoosh! Whoosh! In the air, two Flying Eagle Swords split into six, crashing violently into the crowd of Razor Gold Flag disciples, briefly disrupting their attack. Seizing the opportunity, Kai Xin dashed over ten meters, flying above the heads of the group of Razor Gold Flag disciples. “Stop him!” The same Razor Gold Flag disciple who had spoken earlier shouted again, “Brothers of the Fiery Flame Flag, scatter!!” The group immediately switched to axes, scattered, and surrounded them from behind in a pocket formation, with the one who gave the order leading the way, demonstrating remarkable lightness of movement. Frowning again, Kai Xin’s gaze fell on that Razor Gold Flag disciple, and he sighed inwardly: He never expected to encounter an expert from the Five Elements Flag here.