The Emperor is Above

Chapter 490: How come the Ghost Witch Department came so quickly?
"Nightmare?"

Qing Yi was very surprised, "Isn't 'mengyan' a nightmare?"

"Nightmares are also called nightmare ghosts. They are ghosts between reality and illusion. Don't be fooled by the fact that they seem to have no fighting power just now.

In fact, in the ancient times and even in the more distant ancient times, the harm caused by the nightmare ghost was extremely shocking, and it made all races shudder at the mere mention of it. "

Pan Qing's tone was extremely solemn, "They come and go without a trace, and they specifically try to make people fall asleep and then manipulate their emotions, causing them to fall into nightmares and become terrified.

You also know that extreme joy and extreme sorrow are the most exhausting to the mind. In fact, any of the seven emotions and six desires, such as joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, fear, etc., can cause great harm to the soul.

The nightmare ghost uses this talent to sneak into the gathering places of hundreds of races and plunder the essence, energy, and spirit of living beings in their sleep. The mildest ones will become weak and listless, while the severe ones will suffer from dementia and serious illness, or even die tragically in their sleep.

It is said that in ancient times there was an extremely powerful army of hundreds of races that held a fortress and resisted the siege of hundreds of thousands of ghosts and gods for several years.

Such a powerful and united army, after persisting for several years, completely lost its combat effectiveness overnight, and was eventually massacred by the coalition of ghosts and gods.

The root cause behind this was that the ghost army sent out nightmare ghosts to sneak in quietly, plundering the spirits of the soldiers of hundreds of races in the fortress, and eventually caused a tragedy. "

Pan Qing's introduction shocked Qing Yi, and he said slowly with a thoughtful look on his face: "It seems that these nightmare ghosts tonight must be the work of the Ghost Witch Department.

No wonder they had to rush over to fight us overnight. If our army's spirit and energy were plundered by the nightmare ghost, they would arrive at the battlefield in a few hours and win a great victory easily.

After the Nightmare Ghost devoured their spirits, it is unknown how much combat effectiveness tens of thousands of coalition soldiers can still maintain. It seems that this battle is a bit tricky. "

The more Qing Yi thought about it, the more shocked and worried he became. Fortunately, the private soldiers on duty were not in danger of their lives. They were merely hypnotized and fell into a nightmare.

However, after carefully examining them, Jiang Ji believed that due to their terrible mental and physical weakness, the soldiers needed to be sent back to Longcheng to recuperate for at least a month before they could regain their original health.

“Fortunately, all the Dragon City Guards are above the ninth-grade warrior realm, and with the blessing of the Dragon City Fengtu Spiritual Domain, the soldiers are very strong, otherwise there would definitely be casualties this time.

The biggest contributors tonight are the Dahong family. If they hadn't given the warning in time and repelled many black shadow ghosts, our Dragon City Guards would have suffered even greater losses."

Jiang Ji's words made Qing Yi feel even more relieved, but he soon frowned and looked towards the coalition camp: "The Dragon City Guards have suffered losses, it seems that the Emperor and the coalition of princes have suffered even greater losses."

After two quarters of an hour, there was some movement in the coalition camp. One could vaguely make out the panicked shouts, crying, wailing of the soldiers, as well as the scolding of the princes and generals.

Just by hearing these sounds, Qing Yi could tell that the allied forces had suffered heavy losses. Then he saw several familiar figures rushing over.
So Qing Yi stepped forward and said, "Lord Yang Lezi, Captains Shen Buhai and Shen Bumie, what are the losses of the coalition forces? Can they still cope with the battle later?"

"Ugh--"

Shen Bumie shook his head with a heavy heart. Yang Lezi Shangqing's face was so pale that it seemed like water could drip from it. Just from this one glance, one could tell that the situation was not optimistic.

Shen Buhai, who was standing behind the two men, also bowed to Qing Yi with a solemn expression and said, "We have to thank Longcheng Yi Shaoqing for driving away those terrible ghosts just now, otherwise the losses of the allied forces would be even more serious.

I had clearly woken up from the nightmare, but I could only watch the ghosts wandering around in the camp, but I couldn't move at all. The loss of soldiers in the camp was not optimistic. "Shaoqing doesn't know, Yang Lezi Shangqing and I just did a rough inspection. At least hundreds of the 40,000 coalition troops died in their sleep."

Shen Bumie took a deep breath and shook his head heavily.
"In addition to the dead soldiers, there were thousands of soldiers who had difficulty even standing up, and the rest of the soldiers, although not in danger of death, were also weak and tired and could not muster any strength.

The number of soldiers who can barely participate in the battle is only about 20,000, and their combat effectiveness is only 60% to 70% of what it was before. However, what is most worrying is the morale of the soldiers. "

Yang Lezi also said with a heavy expression: "The princes and generals are very panicked. They have always thought that the enemies are all weak and barbaric settlements like refugees.

We have not even met the Ghost Witch Army yet, but we have already suffered such a heavy loss. Many people do not say anything on the surface, but in fact they are thinking of retreating. I am afraid it will be difficult for them to fight to the death in the battle."

The more Qing Yi heard the three people's stories, the heavier his expression became. He never expected that the Ghost Witch Tribe would become so powerful in just half a year, and he never expected such a thing.

This lesson also made Qing Yi realize that there are no fools in this world. In order to win, he must gather the most powerful force. This time, he underestimated the enemy.

"Report——"

At this time, Dongmen Hu's loud voice interrupted Qing Yi's thoughts.

Soon after, more than thirty riders on red chestnut horses with flaming hooves were seen galloping over. They were Dongmen Hu and his party, who were leading the cavalry scouts on night patrols.

"My Lord, we have observed the Ghost Witch army after driving thirty miles. They have no intention of stopping to rest. They should be more than twenty miles away from the camp now and will arrive at the battlefield in half an hour."

"How come the Ghost and Witch Department came so quickly?"

Shen Buhai frowned immediately, "It's still nearly an hour before dawn. They have been marching hundreds of miles since yesterday. Don't the Ghost Witch tribe feel tired?"

Hundreds of princes and generals summoned by Yang Lezi and Shen Bumie turned pale and looked nervous when they heard the news that the Ghost Witch Army was not far away.

The boasts made yesterday have now been forgotten one by one. It seems so ridiculous now.

"Captains, why don't we flee towards Yangwu City before the Ghost Witch Army arrives? Let's escape as many as we can."

A general from one of the vassal states timidly hid in the crowd and said this, which immediately attracted the approval of many generals of the coalition forces:
"Yes, yes. Before the war, who could have imagined that there were such strange ghosts in the world that made tens of thousands of people's legs and feet sore and they had no fighting power at all."

"Captains, the reinforcements from the princes and emperors of the Central Plains are here to help the king and ministers of Xing resist the Xianyu army and other foreign tribes, but they didn't ask us to wipe out the Ghost Witch Tribe. Why should we stay here and die?"

"If you ask me, we should have stayed in Yangwu City. Instead, we came to rescue Xuanwei City for no apparent reason. If our army is wiped out, it will be the fault of the Xing people."

Seeing that the allied generals were becoming less and less reliable, Shen Buhai suddenly shouted, "Well, when we first arrived in Xing State, why were they all so arrogant and looked down on the troops of Xing State?
When I wanted to make great achievements and become famous, I didn't see any of you objecting, but now you are all so confident?"

(End of this chapter)