Chapter 008: Breaking Through

Moreover, once those armies advanced and surrounded the Northern Legion, although experts like Du Fan could escape, the Northern Legion might have to stay on that land forever! Du Fan wasn’t a fool. Seeing this situation, he quickly shouted, “Break through immediately! Let’s head back to the south!” At Du Fan’s command, the Black Panther Knight Corps, the Gryphon Squad, and Du Fan’s human troops also rushed to break through toward the south. As the vanguard, the Black Panther Knight Corps, led by Allen, swiftly tore through the enemy defenses!
In the sky, following the Black Panther Knight Corps were the elf Gryphon archers! Under the leadership of five archers at the peak of the Sacred Rank, they kept shooting down the Holy Light Knights!
The elf archers targeted the Holy Light Knights from above! At this point, the Holy Light Knights had become a completely defeated force!
Anyone who knew the situation of those 20,000 Holy Light Knights would be utterly shocked!
After killing all the soldiers in their path, the Northern Legion was merely a supporting force. The outcome of the battle had already been decided thanks to the combined attacks of the Gryphon archers and the Black Panther Knight Corps. All the Northern troops had to do was follow closely behind the Black Panther Knight Corps, clearing out the remaining remnants of the Gavin Empire and resisting any pursuers!
Du Fan’s experts had stopped fighting. George, Allen, the five Sacred Rank archers, and the three Sacred Rank dual-elemental mages had gone to support the front lines, while Du Fan, Moses, Basha, Naixiu, and Rob closely monitored the experts on Fischer’s side. Now that the monster Naga was gone, the other domain experts didn’t dare to confront Du Fan, Basha, and the others!
After seeing his subordinates successfully break through, Du Fan finally said to the powerful warriors around him, “It’s time for us to leave too!”
By now, the massive crowds of troops sent to reinforce could already be seen!
Du Fan led his group of experts, flying slowly behind the troops on green shuttles. With these experts backing them up, they weren’t afraid of being pursued by the enemy.

Ahead, George and Allen were clearing the way, with the Black Panther Knights and Griffin Archers charging forward. Which force would dare to stand in their way? Moreover, the elite troops of the Gavin Empire were already all behind the Northern Legion!… In this battle, Fischer and the Holy Church suffered a crushing defeat. One-third of Fischer’s army was destroyed by Du Fan’s forces, and Fischer himself was seriously injured and unconscious. Among the Holy Church, two of the seven cardinal leaders died, with another’s fate unknown.

After breaking through, feeling that there were no pursuers behind, Du Fan’s mood improved. “Hm? Why weren’t those red-robed old men killed?” Du Fan said with a casual laugh. After this great battle, his spirits were high. He knew he had gained a significant advantage in this war. If it weren’t for Fischer’s reinforcements arriving later, he would have been confident enough to wipe out Fischer and his entire army.

Thinking of this, Du Fan realized it might not be realistic. Such a large empire—if all its key figures and elite troops were killed, the empire would be nearly destroyed! “Those seven old men are extremely powerful; even my Elf King’s Arrow couldn’t stop them,” Nayshu replied softly beside Du Fan.

“Yes, when they unite, they can concentrate everyone’s energy into one person. They’re not easy to kill!” Moses added.

This war was truly brutal! Du Fan’s 130,000-strong Northern Legion lost another 30,000 soldiers! The Northern Legion, once numbering 300,000, was now down to 100,000! At this thought, Du Fan felt a pang of sorrow.

It seemed as if he were back in front of Red Lake City, with his father standing on the high city walls, shouting at Du Fan, “Is our army mighty?” At this memory, the corners of Du Fan’s eyes turned red.

“By the way, if possible, it would be best to let our soldiers rest properly,” Basa suddenly said. He hadn’t forgotten to give Du Fan his advice. Hearing Basa’s words, Du Fan stood up and said calmly, “Yes, it’s time to rest. Tell the soldiers to get ready—we’re heading back to the south!”

“We have to return to the South. We’re going back to the South!” The whole Northern Legion is spreading this news! … “What? Fischer was defeated?” Count Wade looked at the spy in front of him in surprise, hardly believing what he had just heard. Only after the spy confirmed once again that his news was true did Count Wade stand up, ordering the spy to go and collect his reward. He gazed at the empty space ahead and murmured, “Du Fan, you’ve defeated Fischer. It’s time to head back to the South, right? Then I’ll give you a great gift.” “Send orders for all troops to get ready. We’ll head to the southern border to welcome our esteemed Du Fan, haha.” Duke Wei let out cold laughter. … “I can finally go home,” Du Fan murmured.

Flying in the sky, two tables appeared out of nowhere, and all the experts sat leisurely by them, drinking tea.

It was then that Du Fan, holding a teacup, spoke slowly.

“Haha, Third Brother, your flying device is really great!” Batha, sitting inside the Green Shuttle, laughed loudly.

It could be activated with just a little domain power, and to observe the surroundings, Du Fan would often control the Green Shuttle to patrol around. Batha was well aware of its speed! For him, being able to fly at high speed while still sitting and drinking tea was simply perfect! Suddenly, a scout reported that a massive army could be seen ahead of the troops—by their insignia, it was the Northern Legion!

Upon receiving the scout’s report, Du Fan immediately steered the Green Shuttle forward. As expected, a huge army was stationed there, radiating hostility. Several large flags stood in front—who else could it be but Count Wade?

By now, Du Fan was only about a hundred miles away from entering the South. At their marching speed, it would take another half day to reach the four southern provinces.

The sudden appearance of such an army made Du Fan very uneasy!

“That old fellow always likes to scheme behind others’ backs.”

Robb looked down on Count Wade’s army with disdain and said mockingly to Du Fan beside him, “Well? Do you want me to go and wipe him out first?”

“No, wait a moment. I’m afraid things aren’t as simple as we think. That old fellow can’t have gathered so many troops in such a short time.” Du Fan immediately saw the problems with Wade’s army and began giving careful orders: “All the elf archers, take to the air and check if there are any magical beasts among this army.” “Yes!” Hearing Du Fan’s words, all the elf archers rode on griffins and slowly rose into the air. Their vision was extremely sharp; with just one glance, they saw that Wade’s army included some night elves, but their numbers were not enough to pose a threat to Du Fan’s camp. “Clap, clap, clap!” On the otherwise silent border, a series of crisp applause sounds rang out strangely. By now, four members of Count Wade’s camp had ascended high into the air, staring intently at the strong warriors in Du Fan’s camp. These four were Ulbas, the leader of the night elves; Marmus from the spider people; Randi, Count Wade’s grandson; and of course, Count Wade himself at the head. “Du Fan, Du Fan, you truly are a hero,” Count Wade said mockingly, looking at Du Fan ahead. “I never expected that even Regent Fischer could almost be overthrown by you. You’re really impressive.” “Oh?” Hearing Count Wade’s words, Du Fan pretended to be surprised before saying modestly, “Of course, it’s all thanks to Count Wade’s support. Why weren’t you with Fischer earlier? Why only show up now?” Instead of engaging in verbal sparring with Count Wade, Du Fan went straight to the point. Hearing his words, even Count Wade’s soldiers began to question him. Although Fischer was the regent, he would soon become the emperor of the Gavin Empire. How could the emperor be in trouble while the count stayed in the south watching? “Heh, still sharp-tongued after all this time,” Count Wade said, his face turning pale as he waved his hand to use amplification magic and shouted, “Capture this traitor!” Hearing Count Wade’s order, all the soldiers rushed toward Du Fan’s position like wild dogs breaking free from ropes. Seeing this, Du Fan also gave an order, commanding his soldiers to fight back without hesitation. Of course, these soldiers’ battles were merely an appetizer; the real battle would have to be fought by strong warriors like Du Fan.

“Du Fan, didn’t expect this, right? I’m now also a Domain Expert.” A strange smile appeared on Randy’s lips. His strength was now on par with Du Fan’s—both were Domain Experts. He secretly thought that even if he faced Du Fan now, he wouldn’t be at a significant disadvantage.

“Oh? You’re a Domain Expert?” Du Fan narrowed his eyes, looking at Randy. He hadn’t expected Randy to have become a Domain Expert in such a short time, which greatly surprised him.

At that moment, Moses, standing nearby, glanced at Ulbas and immediately tightened his grip on his giant sword. Facing an outlier among the elves, natural elves and dark elves would usually take hostile actions whenever they met. And since the dark elves were the enemy’s main force, Moses naturally stepped forward to confront Ulbas as well.

“Hehe, interesting. Finally, I can really use my hands and feet.” Robb shook his neck and stretched out his finger at Hwamus. Given the natural hostility between magical beasts, Robb naturally took on Hwamus as well.

“Since that’s the case, leave that old man to me.” Basha looked down on Count Wade with disdain, showing no respect for him at all.

Hearing the three powerful figures around him getting ready to act, Du Fan said, “Since they dare to block us, we’ll make them regret their choice!”