Chapter 014: Confrontation

Even among the Black Panther Knight Corps’ reserve forces, every member had a cultivation level of at least level five! In contrast, those Armored Pangolin Knights were only at levels two or three.
Moreover, the officers in the reserve force had even higher cultivation levels—team leaders at level seven, company leaders at level eight, and battalion leaders at level nine! Although they were one level lower than the official officers of the Black Panther Knight Corps, such a force was still enough to intimidate anyone!
With such a huge disparity in cultivation levels, the Armored Pangolin Knights quickly began to fall dead or wounded under the blows of the Black Panther Knights’ hammers and axes.
However, the infantry at the foot of the mountain also arrived swiftly. With their help, both sides soon reached a stalemate.
“It’s time. Let’s prepare to charge! We need to join forces with Coriel over there,” Komhan said suddenly, his eyes gleaming. Coriel was Komhan’s reckless eldest son.
“Yes, leader!” Leader Li replied loudly.
With a wave of his flag, the Armored Pangolin Knights set in motion. Leader Li waved another flag, and the remaining dwarf warriors quickly followed behind them.
According to Komhan’s strategy, while Coriel’s forces were engaged with the Black Panther Knight Corps, he would take advantage of their distraction to send his own Armored Pangolin Knights to swiftly attack Basa’s infantry!
In Komhan’s eyes, the greatest threat to him was undoubtedly the Black Panther Knight Corps. If Coriel could fully hold off those five thousand knights, his own chances of victory would be very high.
Why? Because Komhan had as many as ten thousand cavalry on his mountain!
Ten thousand Armored Pangolin Knights against thirty thousand infantry was already a formidable force! With another twenty thousand infantry in reserve, Komhan was confident he could defeat the thirty thousand dwarf warriors and two thousand elf archers ahead of him! Those elf archers, huh? If my Armored Pangolin Knights reached you, would you even have a chance to shoot? Komhan thought to himself.
Just as Komhan’s ten thousand Armored Pangolin Knights rushed downhill, Basa’s infantry, who were already trying to block off communication between the two mountains, began to retreat.
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Komhan’s face.

It seems these dwarf warriors aren’t fools either. How could their infantry possibly stand against the giant pangolin knights rushing down from the mountains! With such tremendous impact force, Komhan was fully convinced that just one charge from his giant pangolin knights would be enough to disrupt Basha’s infantry formation! Soon, Komhan noticed another strange phenomenon: as the infantry retreated, they seemed to push the elf archers forward gradually. “Strange!” Komhan thought. “Could it be that those elves aren’t archers but elf magic warriors?” he wondered. Soon, the group of elves pushed forward gradually and kept shooting arrows, knocking many giant pangolin knights to the ground! For the charging cavalry, being knocked down meant certain death. Even if they weren’t killed by the arrows, they would be trampled by the cavalry behind them. The fast-moving cavalry simply couldn’t stop to deal with their own wounded soldiers! Any attempt to dodge would slow down their momentum, and worse, a slowdown at the front could easily disrupt the formation of the charging cavalry—even cause widespread chaos. Seeing the arrows being shot, Komhan immediately understood: it was still a group of archers! But what Komhan failed to notice was that if there were 2,000 elf archers, the number of arrows they could shoot would be much greater than what was happening now! As the giant pangolin knights neared the elves, the truth finally became clear to Komhan! After losing over 400 giant pangolin knights, the remaining 9,000 or so finally reached the elves’ position! At this point, the dwarf infantry surrounding the elves had completely withdrawn, and a group of elves riding black horses suddenly appeared in front of the giant pangolin knights! The giant pangolin knights couldn’t think further—they charged headlong at the elves with their immense force! Seeing this, Komhan exclaimed, “Oh no!” Clearly, those elves on black horses must have been disguised as black horse knights!

Sure enough, things developed as Komhan had planned. The members of the Black Panther Knights fiercely threw down their tall hats, let out a roar, grabbed their reins, and charged at the Giant Armadillo Knights.
The Black Panther Knights were a regular, elite force of the dwarves, honed over hundreds of years—this army represented the glory of the Dwarf King!
One thousand five hundred Black Panther Knights firmly held back the charge of over nine thousand Giant Armadillo Knights, who además brought with them the immense force of their descent from the mountains!
Komhan remained seated on the mountain top. In his eyes, the Black Panther Knights were like iron nails deeply embedded in the ground, firmly holding fast, remaining unmoved even under the assault of cavalry several times their number!
Just as the Black Panther Knights steadily resisted the Giant Armadillo Knights, the infantry from Basha’s side, who had been retreating earlier, quickly began surrounding them!
This situation was extremely unfavorable for Komhan.
Once knights were surrounded by infantry, they lost their advantage in combat and became far less effective. Fortunately, the infantry warriors of the Bilu tribe also followed the Giant Armadillo Knights down the mountain, and they quickly joined the battle alongside Basha’s infantry.
As both sides remained stuck in a stalemate, Basha roared again, “Komhan, you old wretch! Do you only know how to sit on the mountain top and enjoy the breeze when going to war?”
Hearing Basha’s words, Komhan became furious.
“That fool! A true fool! Leader, could it be that such a wise figure as the Dwarf King actually gave birth to such an idiot?” Komhan said, trembling with anger.
“Doesn’t he understand that I’m on the mountain top to observe the battle situation and plan my strategies?” Komhan pointed at Basha, his fingers trembling, as he spoke to the leader.
“Leader, why should we bother with him? He’s just a young kid; how could he understand your wisdom and grace?” The leader quickly tried to comfort Komhan.
The two of them were discussing quietly, not shouting like Basha.
“Those two old guys on the mountain top! What are you mumbling about again? Since you two dare not come down, just wait for little master Basha to go up and deal with you!” Basha roared once more.

That shout was like thunder! It was the sound emitted by Basha, fully utilizing his holy-grade cultivation level—truly deafening! Everyone on the battlefield heard Basha’s loud cry.
You see, among the dwarves, when it comes to fighting, they just go straight into battle. Once both sides meet, they immediately engage in combat. Who has ever seen someone like Basha, running onto the battlefield and shouting insults at the top of his voice?
After finishing his insults, Basha whispered to Du Fan, “Third brother, how was it? Those few shouts were quite loud, right?”
“The volume was loud, but the content wasn’t great. Let me teach you how to shout like this,” Du Fan said softly in Basha’s ear.
After that, Basha was stunned. “Third brother, isn’t this kind of insulting too vicious?”
“Whether it’s vicious or not can only be determined after you’ve insulted them. Besides, if your insults really drive those two old guys down, then you, Basha, alone would be worth ten thousand soldiers!” Du Fan began to fill Basha’s head with delusions.
“If that’s the case, I’ll start insulting them,” Basha declared fiercely.
Soon, Basha’s thunderous voice filled the sky above the battlefield once again.
“I say, those two old guys on the mountain top—why act like two old women! Standing there on top, trying to seduce men? Damn it! If those two old guys don’t dare come down and fight me, they might as well go back home, back to their mothers’ wombs!”
“You!” This time, even the leader trembled all over.
Among the dwarves, who had ever heard such vicious insults? Especially since Komhan was a high-ranking tribal leader.
Normally, those dwarves didn’t even have time to flatter him—they wouldn’t dare say anything unpleasant in front of him. The leader was shaking, while Komhan sat there, his face turning blue.
“Leader, that kid is too arrogant! Should we send Komron to crush his arrogance?” the leader turned to Komhan and asked.
Komron, Komhan’s brother, was known as the greatest fighter in the Bilu tribe, his cultivation level already approaching that of a domain master.
Hearing the leader’s words, a extremely muscular dwarf behind Komhan angrily raised his axe, ready to go down and fight Basha.
Before Komron could act, Komhan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood! After spitting it out, he immediately lost consciousness!
Seeing this astonishing scene, Basha was stunned.

His own outburst of insults actually made Komhan spit blood and fall into a coma, his life status unknown! Earlier, Du Fan had also made Tata Tie spit blood, but to a large extent, that was because Tata Tie already had internal injuries. Yet this time, Komlong managed to make Komhan spit blood and go into a coma despite him being completely unharmed! As Komhan’s blood sprayed into the air, everyone on the battlefield was stunned—where had they ever seen a commander get knocked out by an enemy’s insults during battle? Seeing Komhan spit blood and fall into a coma, Komlong quickly took out a pill from his pocket and put it in Komhan’s mouth. Soon, Komhan slowly regained consciousness. “How vicious. I really don’t know whether this Bashaa is a fool or an extremely clever person. Judging from his actions so far, upon closer reflection, he’s not simple at all! With my advantage in troops and terrain, I’m still only on par with him now.” Komhan said softly. “Brother, that kid just humiliated you like that. Let me go down and teach him a lesson,” Komlong said in a deep voice.