Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 384 Beat the Dog's Brain

The Mingdou Mountains seemed exceptionally lively tonight, as if it were Chinese New Year. The sounds of fireworks and firecrackers echoed throughout the night, making those who sought the festive atmosphere exclaim in admiration.

As dawn broke, the armies of the two great empires, who had fought fiercely all night, withdrew.

Both Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger and Chen Deng, the leader of the Terror Claws, were nine-ring titles, so staying up all night had no effect on them. Although the battle had left both commanders exhausted, the most important thing now was to tally up the casualties.

Chen Deng was surprised that Dai Hao could produce so many level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, while Dai Hao was surprised that Chen Deng actually had level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells. This unexpected surprise caught both of them off guard.

After the casualties were tallied, both Dai Hao and Chen Deng were completely red-hot.

As previously estimated, the eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells killed approximately 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire, and nearly 200,000 soldiers were seriously wounded, disabled, or rendered incapacitated.

The entire front line only had 300,000 troops stationed there, and this wave wiped out 90% of them. Even several commanders of the major legions died.

The Sun Moon Empire's military camps were already quite dispersed. If Dai Hao had used level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, he wouldn't have been able to cause such heavy casualties. However, the eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells thrown in eight directions almost carpet-bombed the Sun Moon Empire's military camps.

How could the casualties be low?

The level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball that Chen Deng threw also made Dai Hao's scalp tingle. This thing was comparable to the attack of a Limit Douluo, and using it to eliminate high-end combat power was the most correct choice.

Therefore, Chen Deng threw this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell into the soul master legion of the Northwest Army Group. The soul master legion, composed of thousands of soul masters with three rings or above, was directly evaporated by eighty percent.

Among them, the hundred or so Soul Saints who were sent to the Death Tower to boost their KDA in the original work happened to be in this legion, becoming the KDA of level nine fixed-position soul guide cannons, and their deaths were quite rhythmic.

The lineups of both sides.

On one hand, the elite Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps was almost unscathed, while the rank-and-file soldiers were almost completely wiped out.

On the other side, the various legions, who were the rank-and-file soldiers, watched the show, while the Soul Master legion, which was the elite fighting force, was almost wiped out.

In summary: A human brain was beaten into a dog's brain.

lost heavily.

Such heavy casualties meant that both Dai Hao and Chen Deng had to send battle reports to their respective emperors immediately after the war.

To be honest, Xu Jiawei had mixed feelings when he received the battle report. On one hand, he was heartbroken by the heavy losses suffered by his Soul Master Legion, and on the other hand, he was happy that he had caught Dai Hao red-handed.

They've already allocated ten level-eight fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells to Dai Hao, yet he still managed to turn the war into this mess. Xu Jiawei could easily seize on this weakness and have Dai Hao court-martialed.

Although Xu Jiawei didn't directly confront Dai Hao because killing a commander on the eve of battle could easily cause unrest, he still remembered the matter. If the war was lost and the Star Luo Empire was destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire, then there would be nothing more to say, and everything would be over.

But what if the Star Luo Empire hadn't been destroyed in this war...?

Hehehe, Duke White Tiger, huh?

You'll get some delicious fruit juice!

Xu Jiawei was experiencing mixed feelings, but for Xu Tianran, it was a bit alarming. When the messenger found Xu Tianran, he was drinking tea in the back garden. The weather was getting cooler, and it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Drinking tea first was the perfect way to cultivate one's mind and character, ideal for a 320p player like him.

(1080p is highbrow, 320p is obviously incomplete, hehehehe~)

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Urgent battle report!" The messenger slid to his knees, prostrated before Xu Tianran, trembling and panting heavily.

Xu Tianran frowned. The sudden appearance of such an impatient king during this time of self-cultivation was undoubtedly a great blow to his enjoyment of tea. He was considering whether to send the messenger to the mines and replace him with a more sensible one.

"Speak, what's the matter that has caused such a panic?" Xu Tianran calmly took a sip of tea.

It wasn't that he was arrogant; as the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, he was all too aware of the gap between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Those short-sighted fools were nothing more than paper tigers in front of the Sun Moon Empire's advanced soul tools, if not as strong as paper.

They can be easily crushed.

How could those guys possibly pose a threat to the Sun Moon Empire, assuming our teammates don't have any issues?

Let alone fighting on a single front, even if it were a three-front war, simultaneously battling the three kingdoms of Douluo, Xu Tianran wouldn't be intimidated at all.

The messenger swallowed hard and stammered, "Your Majesty, our forces were attacked by Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells launched by the Star Luo Empire during our battle! The frontline troops have suffered heavy casualties!"

"Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell?" Xu Tianran put down his teacup and looked coldly at the messenger. "Well done. At such a critical moment, there are still people who are not afraid of death and dare to sell such strategic weapons to the Star Luo Empire. Hehehe, it seems that my methods are still too soft."

"Let's put that aside for now. Tell me, how much damage did that Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided shell cause us?"

Xu Tianran stared at the messenger. His attitude toward the Soul Master who "sold Level 8 fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannonballs to the Star Luo Empire" would depend on the latter's answer: whether to let him die or to make him wish he were dead!

"Your Majesty...it's not one, it's eight..."

"Pfft..." Xu Tianran almost choked to death. He stood up abruptly, but because he couldn't control his prosthetic leg, he plopped back down into the wheelchair.

"Steal...steal the young master?!"

Facing Xu Tianran's terrifying, predatory gaze, the messenger nervously recounted the battle report: "Just last night, the southeastern border army was attacked by Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Army. A total of eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells exploded in our ranks."

"During the war, Commander Chen Dengjun dropped another level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell into the Star Luo Border Army's soul master legion, which also caused huge losses to the enemy."

"After the battle ended this morning, our army's death toll was 68,000 and the number of wounded was 204,000."

After hearing the battle report, Xu Tianran's face turned ashen, and he crushed the armrest of his wheelchair. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was panting heavily. Just moments ago, he was full of confidence in the army of the Sun Moon Empire, but the battle report slapped him in the face the next second.

The Southeast Border Army had only a little over 300,000 soldiers in total, but in just one night of fighting, the number of dead and wounded reached more than 270,000, and the Southeast Border Army was directly wiped out by 90%!

Ninety percent!

(End of this chapter)