The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

At the same moment Li Tiezhu charged forward, the heavy-armored battalion soldiers behind him also rose from behind their cover and followed their commander into the charge.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the ground shook violently, and the resonant sound of military boots pounding the ground filled the air.

They didn't use fancy footwork, nor did they employ any flanking maneuvers.

They were arranged in three wedge formations, with shields held in front, like a moving iron wall pressing down on the gap in the defensive wall.

"They're coming! They're coming!"

"Counterattack! Counterattack now!"

At the breach, the elven guards, witnessing this scene, were terrified.

But their reaction wasn't too slow.

Scattered magical arrows shot out from the remaining arrow towers on both sides of the breach. Green specks of light emerged from the smoke and dust, clanging as they struck the heavy warriors' shields, sending sparks flying.

But that's it.

The arrows were too weak; they couldn't even penetrate the outer shield of the heavy armored battalion.

After all, the elven archer's hands were shaking, and aiming was entirely a matter of luck. Half of the arrows he shot were wildly off course, either stuck in the ground or flying off to who-knows-where.

Just as the heavy-armored battalion was about to reach the breach, a powerful, oppressive buzzing sound came from the sky.

A massive, blood-red domain pressed down from between the clouds, turning the entire sky an extremely glaring blood-red.

Without a doubt, it was Su Qiong's Asura Domain.

A semi-transparent figure, tens of meters tall, hovered above the battlefield, its six arms each wielding a different weapon, each radiating intense killing intent.

The appearance of the Asura Domain completely crushed the last vestiges of resistance from the elven defenders.

The archers who were still shooting arrows on the wall looked up and saw that thing, and their bows immediately slipped from their hands.

Even worse, some people's legs went weak on the spot, and they knelt down on the ruins of the city wall.

Although Su Qiong hadn't made a move yet, she had only activated her domain and suspended it in the sky.

But the psychological impact it caused was even greater than ten rounds of artillery fire.

It was precisely because of this opportunity that Li Tiezhu led his heavy battalion through the breach and broke in, encountering almost no organized resistance.

The elven defenders crumbled at the first contact, fleeing in disarray, their armor and weapons scattered across the ground.

Some people threw down their weapons as they ran, raised their hands high above their heads, and shouted something in Elvish.

Even without translation, it's clear that it boils down to just two words—surrender.

Subsequent troops poured in through the breach and quickly expanded to both flanks.

The mage squad and the warriors swept along the remnants of the defensive wall to both sides, pulling out the remaining soldiers huddled in the corners one by one.

The light cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion bypassed the defensive wall and pursued the elven garrison deep into the canyon, blocking their retreat.

The entire battle lasted less than an hour from beginning to end.

Crescent Moon Pass is breached.

The Elven race's first line of defense crumbled like paper.

Post-battle inventory: The elven garrison suffered fewer than a thousand dead, while over twenty thousand surrendered. Several thousand more had abandoned their posts and fled into the depths of the forest before the battle even began, presumably running faster than rabbits.

The casualty figures on the Calamity Army's side were even more staggering: seventeen lightly wounded, zero seriously wounded, and zero killed.

Of the seventeen minor injuries, four were caused by being hit by the corners of their own shields during the charge.

Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with the enemy.

When the battle results were reported to Gu Xu, he was sitting on a large rock that had broken off from the city wall, with his legs crossed, munching on compressed biscuits specially supplied by the Supreme Command.

"Alright, have the prisoners held in one place and then handed over to the Qiongqi Legion for further handling."

After saying that, Gu Xu stuffed another mouthful into his mouth and mumbled an order: "The troops will rest for half an hour, replenish their water supply, and then continue their advance."

Jiang Shu quickly took notes, her short legs carrying out the orders as she ran.

However, just as the vanguard was preparing to regroup and continue advancing toward the next line of defense, an unusual report suddenly came through the communications channel of the forward reconnaissance battalion.

"Commander! An unusual situation has been detected three kilometers ahead!"

Gu Xu paused in his chewing motion: "What's going on?"

"An elven force of about two thousand has voluntarily raised a white flag! They have stopped in the middle of the ancient road, making no hostile moves, and have sent an envoy to request an audience with you!"

surrender?

You want to see me?

Clearly, Gu Xu was also a bit bewildered; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation since he began his campaign.

Li Tiezhu, who was standing to the side, immediately laughed. He slapped his large hand on his breastplate with a muffled thud.

"Hey, this is interesting. If you can't beat them, just surrender. These pointy-eared bastards are as soft as noodles."

"But... Commander, are you trying to pull some kind of trick? Why don't we leave those bastards where they are and take the brothers over to check it out? If they don't behave, we'll just blast them to smithereens."

However, Gu Xu did not agree with Li Tiezhu's "suggestion".

After all, this is a tedious journey.

At least it was somewhat entertaining.

Wouldn't it be a waste to take people there and execute them on the spot?

"It's alright, let's see what these guys are up to."

After saying that, Gu Xu asked into the communicator again, "Did they say what they came here for?"

"I said so."

The scout's tone became even stranger: "They claim to be from a faction within the Elven race called the 'Greenleaf Faction,' saying... they came specifically to deliver a letter to you."

Green Leaf Faction? Sending a letter?

Gu Xu's curiosity grew even stronger.

Both sides are fighting to the death on the main battlefield, and the other side still needs to send a message?

Is this a provocation?

Or are you here to surrender?

If it were the former, he really hoped it would be so, because he wouldn't feel guilty about turning the entire Elf Forest upside down.

But if it's the latter, Gu Xu really has to beg them not to vote so quickly.

Thinking of this, Gu Xu jumped off the rock and stretched lazily: "Interesting. Let them come over and see what these bastards are up to."

"yes!"

The call ended, and Li Tiezhu leaned closer, his face still showing the same worried expression: "Commander, are you really going to let him come? What if he's hiding some kind of self-destructing magical artifact?"

"Tiezhu, when did you become such a coward?"

Hearing this, Gu Xu glanced at him sideways: "In my territory, what tricks can he pull? Even if he self-destructs, can he possibly hurt us?"

Li Tiezhu was taken aback, scratched his helmet, chuckled twice, and then fell silent.

Before long, Su Qiong, Lin Yuan and the others also heard the news and walked over from the front. The group naturally formed a semi-encircling circle around Gu Xu.

Soon, two squads of heavily armed soldiers escorted a figure towards them.

The group looked up and were immediately struck by the figure's appearance.