It doesn't matter what the lord is.

As for Lingwu Lord, she killed the copper giant last year and the mother sandworm this year, both of which were equivalent to killing a tenth-level existence with the ninth-level perfect cultivation. She can be said to be the only one in history who can kill people across realms as easily as drinking water. Even now, Lingwu Lord does not seem to have revealed her true strength.

Finally, there are the War Ghosts and War Phantoms, and the Lingwu Army they command. The king's army that makes people all over the world tremble, coupled with brave and meticulous generals, the army is unstoppable wherever it points.

These four forces faced the giants' four-sided encirclement.

The ending is naturally as expected -

Defeat.

84. Battlefields on all sides, enemies on all sides

That day, Alayya recalled the fear she had experienced in the royal capital.

As alien races wreak havoc, humans’ brave and tragic resistance seems insignificant and is nothing more than a joke in their eyes.

Blood flowed on this land. It was the blood of mankind, the blood of the Lingwu army, and the blood of countless soldiers who were in their prime but could never return home. The wounded and injured fell off their horses and were trampled into mud by the iron hooves or the soles of giants. The living roared in reluctance and pain, but anger could not bring any redemption. More and more people died, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable.

Alaiya remembered that when they were in Yuxi City, Fang Shisan often muttered a sentence with his eyes closed. She said that human life is the most precious thing in the world, but it is also often the least valuable thing. In prosperous times, murderers have to pay the price of their lives, and in troubled times, human lives are as cheap as grass. This is even more true on the battlefield. People will remember some of the dead who have been honored, but the vast majority of people will die without a name.

In fact, even those ordinary soldiers died after shedding their blood.

A man who lost an arm would fight with the other arm; a man who lost a leg would charge on a bumpy horse!

If you can't hold the weapon, use your teeth to bite your opponent until the broken body falls down completely, and you can't even struggle and twist like a maggot, until you are completely unable to move!

Even though we know we cannot win, we still keep moving forward.

There are no deserters, no cowards, no disobedience of military orders. There are no soldiers who are afraid of death, and no generals who are afraid of death!

Alayya and Shiloh followed the soldiers, fighting with lower-level giants while observing the surrounding situation.

Not long ago, Zhan Gui had just taken a punch from a giant, and his entire body was thrown high into the air, with one leg broken, but he still insisted on riding his horse to the front of the team. His tense muscles were stained with the giant's blood, blood kept dripping from the ends of his seaweed-like hair, and the base of his fists were cracked.

Zhan Mei's condition was not much better. She had not fully recovered from the wound she received from the mother sandworm last time. She was coughing up blood while swinging the giant axe. Her scalding body temperature melted the ice and snow that fell on her body into water, and white steam rose from her sweaty wheat-colored skin.

If there is any human army in the world that can directly shake the giant army, it must be the Lingwu army. The cavalry raids, the infantry support, and the army is invincible. But this time the giant group is very different from the rotten fish and shrimp at the beginning. They are commanded by medium giants and have undergone simple training. They are no longer fighting in scattered groups, but are united and obey orders. They are as still as a dormant mountain and as active as a tsunami and earthquake.

The two different forces collided with each other, and they would not stop until a winner was decided. At present, even the carefully selected and honored spiritual warriors still fell behind due to their inherent weakness.

Is this fair? Most of the giants have not received systematic training, have not experienced life and death, and just wander around in the snow every day, responsible for fighting against their own kind and looking for food. In contrast, almost all the spiritual warriors have been undergoing arduous training since childhood, running, climbing, riding horses, and practicing with guns day and night in the windy and snowy days...

Because humans are an inferior race, they have to work a thousand times harder to catch up with the innate advantages of the giants. But the despair is that even so, there is still an insurmountable gap between the two sides.

Therefore, a large number of casualties are inevitable, and the gap can only be filled with human lives.

Not only did Lingwu's army suffer a loss in front of the giant army, the situation on the side of the commander-in-chief of the hidden guards was not optimistic either.

He stabbed the silver giant's chest with the short knife again, but failed to pierce the opponent's armor. Instead, he was almost blown off balance by the strong wind caused by the silver giant's fist. After landing, he quickly hid his body and looked for the next opportunity to attack. There were several blood marks on his face and body, but not much blood was lost. The hideous wounds were exposed, and his bloodless body was numb and felt no pain.

Against such a guy, the Hidden Guard Commander's assassination skills were of little use. Assassins are good at hiding and bursting out in an instant, hiding in the dark to observe the opponent's weaknesses, and then killing the opponent with one strike when the opponent is relaxed. The problem is that the Silver Giant's weakness is almost only the heart, and its left chest is wrapped in exaggerated silver armor. The Hidden Guard Commander's violent attack clanged on it, unable to cause effective damage.

The secret guards who followed him into battle inevitably suffered heavy casualties.

A number of elite members had been dispatched to kill Lid, and the remaining members were stretched thin when facing such a high-level opponent. Although several rounds of joint assassinations were launched, the damage they could cause to the Silver Giant was quite limited. In addition, the giants were not sensitive to pain, so this injury was insignificant to the Silver Giant.

On the battlefields on all sides, the only two people who could be said to have "tied down the opponents" were the great swordsman Gabrielberd and the Lord of Spiritual Martial Arts.

The clothes on Carlotta's body were blown up by the wind, and his thin figure stepped forward on the snow. Although the Golden Star Giant was huge, he did not seem to be agile enough. Carlotta, who was at the tenth level of swordsmanship, rushed in front of the Golden Star Giant with a few taps of his toes, leaped into the air, and slashed the Golden Star Giant's chest with a sword. The exploding shock wave immediately blew away the dark clouds behind the Golden Star Giant.

As blood spurted out, the Golden Giant slapped Garberd with his palms together as if slapping a mosquito, but Garberd swung his sword downwards, and his body flew up into the sky, dodging the blow. He didn't seem to intend to fight the Golden Giant to the death now, he just wanted to keep the Golden Giant from moving as much as possible, because once the Golden Giant moved, the damage to the spiritual army on the ground could be said to be devastating.

The Golden Giant did not hit Gabriel, but when the two huge palms collided, the air suddenly exploded with circles of air waves, blowing the humans and giants on the ground so hard that they could not open their eyes.

In the last battlefield, the Lingwu Lord was suspended in the air. With a wave of her hand, the flames hit the head of the Steel Heart Giant like a long whip, causing the tenth-level Steel Heart Giant to stagger two steps. She still had an advantage against the Steel Heart Giant who was one level higher than her, but she didn't seem satisfied. She attacked like a storm, hoping to decide the outcome in a short time.

She is the only one who has the advantage in the whole situation. If she can be freed, there will be fewer casualties in other battlefields.

Unfortunately, the Steel Heart Giant was not as easy to kill as the Sandworm Mother. Its armor was very hard, and the Spiritual Martial Lord's flames could only burn the steel shell to a red-hot temperature, but could not melt it in a short period of time. The wounded Steel Heart Giant still stood there firmly, staring at the dodging Spiritual Martial Lord with his gray eyes, swinging his iron fist from time to time, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The situation deteriorated little by little.

The soldiers who were fighting hard believed in their companions and believed that the other two teams would come over immediately after seeing the signal flare.

They believed that the situation would improve immediately once support arrived.

But what they didn't know was that a team led by the little princess Lana and General Plante of Tiance Palace, as well as three teams led by Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, were also ambushed by the giants on their way here.

85. Fortunately, he

After the signal flare was lit, General Plante of Tiance Mansion immediately made the decision to rush to the aid of Lord Lingwu.

Even though the royal family and Lingwu had a deep grudge for generations, Plant would not watch Lingwu Lord fall into danger at this time. For the royal family, the death of Lingwu Lord was not the best outcome. Once she died, the entire northern defense line would be completely eroded, and Yongtian Kingdom would never find a second army that could compete head-on with the giants.

What's more, among the army Plant is currently leading, there are nearly 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantrymen, all of whom were originally assigned by the Lord of Lingwu. If he dares to keep his troops in place and delay the battle, the soldiers of Lingwu may mutiny at any time.

So he ordered support for Lord Lingwu without hesitation. However, in order to prevent an ambush, Plant divided his army into two parts. The first part was mainly composed of Lingwu cavalry, which used high mobility to take a detour to the place where the red light column was located; Lingwu infantry plus the royal family and the troops brought by other territories started from the front and went in a straight line to support Lord Lingwu.

It was this team at the back that was ambushed by the giants.

When the first giant flew up from the snow and flew towards the army led by Plant, everything was so unexpected. The giant's huge body smashed into the army, like a heavy and powerful artillery shell, smashing the soldiers under it into meat paste and knocking the surrounding soldiers away, causing a big commotion.

Although the impact caused by the giant did not directly injure the little princess Lana, the commotion caused by it frightened the horse that the little princess Lana was riding. The horse's front legs stood up straight, almost throwing Lana off. Seeing this, Plant immediately drew the long sword at his waist and shouted loudly:

"Protect Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

But at this time, the ambush troops of the giants rushed forward, and one giant had clenched his fist and hit the little princess Lana.

In the moment of danger, a flash of red fire passed by, and the spear pierced the giant's skull, burning its brain directly into charcoal ash. The giant fell backwards and fell into the snow. The aroma of barbecue filled the wind. The red-haired boy pulled out his spear and said to Plant:

"There's no need to worry too much about Lana."

Plant pulled the reins, looked at Honglian deeply, and then commanded the army to launch a counterattack against the giants. Along the way, the armies of other territories had almost passed the running-in period, and with the support of Lingwu's infantry, there was no chaos even if they were suddenly attacked.

Lana looked timidly at the stubborn boy who was holding her horse. She didn't have much communication with this stubborn boy named Honglian. She only knew that he was the last disciple of her teacher, the White-robed Minister Wumi, and the person Wumi sent to protect her. At this moment, Honglian held the reins in one hand and the spear in the other, and the red tassel made of fire fluttered in the wind.

He walked straight ahead with Lana, and any giant who dared to approach was knocked down by a shot.

At the end of the fight, he was covered in blood, and only his eyes were clear. The horse Lana was riding didn't dare to breathe, and let Honglian lead it, walking with its four hooves and head down. Lana didn't know why Honglian was fighting so hard, she just thought that maybe it was her teacher's order, and Honglian had to follow it.

These low-level giants were numerous, powerful, and could fight in simple coordinated ways, which posed a great threat to the first team. In addition, without the strongest Lingwu Iron Cavalry, Plant had a very difficult time in this battle. At the same time, the moment he encountered an ambush, he knew that the situation on the Lingwu Lord's side would only get worse, not better. But now Plant could only pray that the 10,000 Iron Cavalry acting alone could help the Lingwu Lord to some extent, as he was too busy to do anything else.

Yunhai Baiye followed the team, moving around the battlefield with an expressionless face. His pair of iron fists brought down countless giants.

But he did not have the ability to change the situation on his own, and the army's advance was still very slow. The number of casualties was also increasing. Even if they broke through the ambush of the giants, there would not be many soldiers left.

The third team, led by Prince Xiaobai of Western Qin and Prince Xiaohei of Southern Chu, was also ambushed.

Xiao Hei rode on his horse, drew his bow and shot through the heart of a giant, cursing:

"Damn it... No, let's be reasonable. How come so many evil spirits suddenly appeared? Didn't you check the almanac before going out today? If I had known, I should have brought our Nanchu family's sorcerer with me to do a fortune-teller before the army went out. If it was unlucky, we would have just stayed put. This is really annoying."

Xiao Bai held the reins and rode away, ignoring him. Xiao Hei continued as he reloaded his bow with arrows:

"I remember when we came to Lingwu as kids, the big sister told us about it. She said that low-level giants are creatures without brains, but medium-level giants are already quite intelligent. No one has ever seen high-level giants, but they must be even smarter. I feel like the situation is serious this time. It's most likely that the medium-level giants or high-level giants have set a trap for us. I don't know if the big sister can handle it..."

Xiao Hei talked for a long time, but Xiao Bai only replied with one sentence:

"It's too windy and snowy to hear clearly, so please say less."

He casually took the bow behind a spiritual soldier beside him, grabbed a handful of arrows from the soldier's quiver, and shot four arrows in a row, using up all the reserves in the quiver in a blink of an eye. None of the arrows hit the giant, but each arrow whistled past the giant's eyes, heart and other vital parts with a whistling wind. The threat of imminent death instantly calmed the originally violent giants, who stood there at a loss, and were finally knocked to the ground by other soldiers who cut off their ankles.

Xiao Hei let out a breath. If he wasn't allowed to speak, he would be suffocated to death.

About five minutes later, he couldn't help but speak again and said loudly to Xiao Bai:

"I feel like it's too late! Xiaobai, what do you think?"

This time, Xiaobai did not remain silent, but replied with two words:

“…I agree.”

Xiao Hei let out a breath, lowered his body, lay on the horse's back, turned his head and said to Xiao Bai:

"Xiao Bai, do you think the big sister can survive?"

Xiaobai closed his eyes, and after a long time, he nodded slightly.

Xiao Hei stopped talking. They were surrounded by low-level giants. They fought back one wave after another. Compared with Team 1, their situation was better. After all, Xi Qin and Nan Chu were two of the best territories in Yongtian Kingdom, and the army they brought also had a very high combat effectiveness. Maybe they were not as skilled as Lingwu in fighting in the snow, but their equipment was excellent and their soldiers were as brave as Lingwu.

The death rate is not very high, and overall they still have the advantage.

The only problem they faced was that they were too far away from where the Lingwu Lord had fired the signal flare. It would take at least a day to get there by normal means, and before that, no one could guarantee what the situation would be like.

"Fortunately, Brother Lide is still there. He should be able to help the big sister..."

Xiao Hei muttered something and felt a little relieved.

86. This is what despair is all about

The two lines of support were held back by the giants, so the front battlefield was naturally more difficult.

It was unknown whether Reed would come to Lord Lingwu, but this was not part of her plan.

Even though the number of troops was drastically reduced and the balance of victory was tilting more and more towards the giants, the look on the Lingwu Lord's face remained unchanged, just like a spectator who had already predicted the outcome, watching the actors on the stand perform with a glass of red wine, and her heart was always calm. She might have been impatient to win, but she never showed any panic from beginning to end.

But in fact, the number of troops has been decreasing.

Zhan Gui no longer dared to lead his army to fight the giants head-on, because he only had less than 2,000 cavalrymen left, and the number of infantrymen had also dropped sharply to less than 10,000. Zhan Gui was very clear-headed, and he knew that the most important thing in the current situation was not the low-level giants, but the golden giants. In other words, ensuring that Garberd could kill the golden giants had always been the top priority on the battlefield.

If the number of troops continues to decrease, it will be difficult to provide Garberd with enough strength, and the original battle plan will be completely invalidated, and all the sacrifices of this journey north will become meaningless.

The War Ghost had one arm pounded at his side, and his breath smelled of blood.

The atmosphere of despair and oppression enveloped him, but this burly man with a resolute face still managed to hold on and not fall down. He remembered that on his first day at Yuewei, the old general Long Tianzhu told him:

——"When you can't hold on any longer, turn around and look behind you. Lingwu's army hasn't been completely wiped out yet, so why do you think you've lost!"

Lingwu was a territory that was not accepted by Yongtian Kingdom since its birth. It was alone in the snowy north, where it was extremely cold for most of the year. In the north, it was invaded by giants, and in the south, it was excluded by various territories. Lingwu grew up in such a difficult situation.

The soldiers of Lingwu understand unity better than soldiers from any other territory, but they also fear unity from the bottom of their hearts. If they don't stick together for warmth, they can't withstand the coldness of the world, but after they become familiar with each other, every death of a companion will bring great pain. The new recruits of Lingwu often have to attend dozens of funerals of their predecessors before they can hide their anger in their eyes, fight bravely on the battlefield without making a sound, and never retreat.

The giants naturally did not intend to let Lingwu's army delay any longer. They were already in the upper hand, so there was no need to delay any longer. After the Yinhua giant issued the order, the lower-level giants quickly split into two groups, one group continued to chase Lingwu's army, and the other group took a detour to start encircling them.

In this situation, War Ghost made a decisive decision to turn back and counterattack. Being trapped would mean greater casualties, but turning back and counterattacking before that would still give him a glimmer of hope.

"Brother, your body can no longer hold on..."

Zhan Mei held the giant axe in both hands and said to his brother.

Zhan Gui shook his head, raised the only hand that could move, and clenched his fist. His muscles were tensed, and the warhorse under him seemed to feel the master's will, stamping its hooves and neighing in pain. Zhan Gui turned his head and said to Zhan Mei:

"If I die, you will be the general of the Moon Guard."

Zhan Mei suddenly clenched the giant axe in his hand, took a deep breath, and said:

“Yes… sir!”

Zhan Gui pounded his clenched fists on his chest muscles, and rushed towards the oncoming army of giants without hesitation. Zhan Mei gritted his teeth and followed with the battle axe in his hand.

Even though Lingwu's army suffered heavy casualties, they were still very flexible. The rear team became the front team, the cavalry team that was originally in the front attacked from both wings, and the infantry charged in the middle. The whole process took less than 20 seconds, and the low-level giants in the back were hit head-on before they could react.

War Ghost clenched his fists and punched recklessly, breaking many giants' leg bones along the way. The fallen giants made rumbling sounds. War Ghost's ribs crackled and his heart beat wildly, both in speed and strength. The muscles of his swung fists cracked, and the yellow veins and snow-white bones could be clearly seen.

After killing their way through the giants' pursuers, the number of cavalry was reduced by about a thousand, and there were less than three thousand infantry left.

The horse under the War Ghost let out a long neigh, fell to the ground, its hooves twitching, and sweat all over its body like blood plasma.

It carried the War Ghost through life and death several times, overdrawing all of its physical strength, and finally collapsed helplessly due to a broken heart.

Zhan Gui was also exhausted. His broken leg had not yet recovered, so he could not get up from the ground. He tried to force himself to sit up, only to find that his whole body was shaking due to excessive fatigue, and his arms had completely lost feeling.

Lord Lingwu did not look back, as the commander-in-chief of the hidden guards was concentrating on dealing with the danger in front of him.

Only Garberd turned around and looked at the situation on the ground, and no one could read what was in his eyes.

Zhan Mei dropped the axe, jumped off the horse, rushed to his brother, half-knelt on the ground, and his voice was already filled with tears:

"elder brother!"

Zhan Gui opened his eyes, looked at her, and also looked at the army behind Ling Wu, panting heavily, and said:

"Lead the team away from here, quickly...!"

The giant army will arrive again soon. The three medium giants present will not give Lingwu's army any breathing space.

Zhan Mei grabbed his brother's arm, supported him to stand up, and wanted to put him on his horse. Zhan Gui refused, and the argument lasted only a dozen seconds. The ground began to tremble, and the giants who were responsible for the detour had turned around and rushed straight towards this side.

Zhan Gui closed his eyes and tried hard to think of a solution, but found that there was no solution.

In despair, he suddenly heard Zhan Mei shouting loudly: