But if she chose the latter, the operation this time will end in complete failure…
She will have wasted an entire day's time and the energy used to mobilize her troops. She will even lose nearly thirty thousand people! If word of this spread out, Class One Hall will be utterly humiliated, and their status as the ruler of the north might be shaken as well!
*****
Time passed bit by bit.
Class One Hall's morale slid down madly.
Happy's slaughtered in frenzy in their formation, and no one can stop him.
The Demon General and a group of evil cult elites led three thousand Mongolian cavaliers with them, and they moved as if there was no one in their way!
Class One Hall had already lost more than twenty thousand people.
But even now, not a single trace of the people from the four sects could be seen. Only Happy alone charged forward madly at the spots that will cause the most damage among them. There was also one practically invincible evil cult elite who caused a ruckus with Happy as well.
No one had the mood to continue causing trouble when they were caught in this situation.
Those seventy thousand people began to keep a great distance from the Mongolian cavaliers.
They stared at the Mongolian cavaliers who charged about and killed in the scattered crowd from the distance, and their faces were filled with resignation, defeat, and dejectedness.
*****
"Hall master! Let's retreat!"
A few of Class One Hall's higher ups surrounded Dream Clouds and pulled long faces when they tried to persuade Dream Clouds to retreat. "Hall master, if we continue fighting, the morale among our members will be completely depleted."
"We've already lost nearly thirty thousand people…"
"If we continue dragging this out, when the people from the four sects arrive, even if we want to continue fighting, it'll be impossible."
"Shut up."
When she heard the people beside her creating a ruckus, Dream Clouds' expression turned red with rage. She gritted her teeth and hissed out a sentence that caused everyone to feel their hearts shudder. "Do you actually think that we can retreat right now?! As long as Happy doesn't give up and the Mongolian cavaliers continue chasing after us tightly from behind us…"
The faces of the group of people turned bloodless. They understood what she was implying.
Originally, when they had not noticed the situation, Happy had already quietly controlled the direction of the fight.
There was no mistaking this.
With the Mongolian cavaliers serving as his trump card, there was no way Happy will give up on the rare chance to strike at Class One Hall.
This time, they will either have to all be killed and return to Aru City, or have to be completely defeated and return to the Chinese camp.
When they thought about this in depth, the group of people's faces turned incredibly sour.
Chapter 854 - Meeting Shi Feixuan Once More
Class One Hall's one hundred thousand elites were all incredibly strong. Forget about the fact that Happy did not dare fight against them head on, even if the three thousand Mongolian cavaliers led by Zhao Deyan fought against them, if they were to really fight against them, Zhao Deyan might end up with the tragic fate of his army being completely destroyed while he fled.
But the beauty of Happy's plan was that he had become the Mongolian cavaliers and Zhao Deyan's protective shield. He created an easy place for Zhao Deyan and his Mongolian cavaliers to charge about the plains as much as they wanted.
Those three thousand Mongolian cavaliers and Zhao Deyan also created the best protective shield for Happy. With such a powerful battalion killing the enemies around him and protecting him, Class One Hall cannot mobilize their forces at ease and fight against him at full power.
They attacked Class One Hall from both sides and restrained their movements while also severely limiting their attacks. They also preserved this sort of connection between them to the point that Class One Hall was beaten to the point that they were badly battered. They could not defeat any side no matter how many times they attacked.
What was even more ingenious about this was that under the protection of the darkness, Happy and the Mongolian cavaliers could bring Class One Hall even more terror because of the advantage of their strength.
Since their goal of killing the twenty thousand people from the four sects who logged off restrained their movements, Class One Hall cannot spread out just yet and must be gathered together. They continued to withstand the continuous wave of cavalier charges and Happy's harassment.
More than thirty hours passed.
Now, there were more than thirty thousand corpses belonging to Class One Hall strewn all over the plains.
In the end, as a Class One Hall elite named Wu Xiong died, Class One Hall finally chose to retreat fully. They split into three groups and retreated from the plains in three directions.
The remaining sixty thousand or so people resolutely gave up on the camp where the four sects logged off.
Those sixty thousand or so people were like a plate of scattered sand, and they were scattered over the black plains.
Boom! Boom!
Galloping sounds chased after them and pursued the retreating Class One Hall members for some time. The chase lasted for more than fifteen miles, and a continuous stream of corpses were left behind in the Mongolian cavaliers' wake.
As for Happy, he only cared about luring those Mongolian cavaliers to the most populated areas and rammed over Class One Hall like a bulldozer.
When they were near the Chinese camp and the thundering hooves captured countless Chinese elites' attention, torches were lit, and cavaliers charged at them.
The Chinese camp also began to mobilize their forces vigilantly.
Zhao Deyan finally called off the Mongolian cavaliers' charge. Then, before the Chinese army could mobilize their forces to chase after them, they left in a roar with dust rolling behind him.
However, the sight of Class One Hall fleeing in a pathetic manner was already seen by countless people. Tens of thousands of people rushed back to the camp hastily, as if there was fire burning behind them. The momentum was great, and some of the observant and ambitious went about asking for detailed information, and they knew that this time, Class One Hall suffered quite a huge loss.
"It's over now."
"So many people were sent running back. This time, Class One Hall can be considered to have completely lost their dignity."
"You don't say. I heard from the people in Aru City that the Class One Hall members who came out of Guanlin Temple nearly filled the city to the brim. The City and the area outside it are all Class One Hall members, and there's not even a place to stand there now."
"Whew…"
"Happy sure is fierce with his attacks this time."
"Not only did he occupy the top twenty spots on War Achievement Points Rank with his own people, he even drained Dream Clouds, Blood Robes, Evil Robes, and the others' points. Tonight, he completely destroyed Class One Hall's momentum, and Class One Hall will definitely hate Mu Clan to the core. The next time they take revenge, it will be even fiercer than this time. Just you wait."
"What else can they do? The plains is considered a part of the event region. Even if people die here, they will not be punished.
"Class One Hall only lost some of their dignity and points, and there's absolutely no substantial effect if they died.
"No matter what, Class One Hall is the lord of the north, and they always keep true to their word. This time, if they don't regain some of their dignity, they won't be able to act in such a flashy manner next time."
"Hehe, it'll be better the more they fight. It'll be even better if all of them die. At that time, all the points will be ours."
*****
"Whoa!"
Happy tightened his grip around the reins in the dark plains three miles away from the Chinese camp, and he did not continue chasing after Class
One Hall.
Zhao Deyan had already left with his people. They returned to the Mongolian camp. Even if he continued chasing after Class One Hall, he will not be able to kill a lot of people. To Class One Hall, that just meant Happy sending a few people back to Aru City for free.
Very soon, he received a reply for the letters he sent.
Flap flap flap!
The snow-white messenger pigeons landed on his shoulder and palm.
Happy first brought down the letter from the messenger pigeon on his palm, opened it, and read it.
Written on it was: All Class One Hall members have returned to the camp.
It was information from All-powerful Medicinal Stone.
[We've sent the information to the rest. Our friends are logging in one after another. They're prepared to shift camps and leave the path where Zhao Deyan will take to return to the Mongolian camp.]
This was Silver Wolf's letter.
As if they knew that the battle had ended, the third and fourth letter came one after another.
The third was from Lin Xiao: You worked hard, brother! But you actually didn't ask me to help you in something so great?! You really lack team spirit!
Happy grinned and unfolded the last letter.
It was from Thunderous Battle: Happy, the cavaliers we gathered are completely dead. Even if we continue staying at the plains, it won't be appropriate for us. What do you think our next move should be?
Happy wrote a reply without hesitation. [Have everyone return to the Chinese camp.
[Right now, Class One Hall has completely lost their morale. The Chinese camp has just been alerted by Zhao Deyan. They mobilized a large group of cavaliers to go out and patrol the area. It's just perfect. We can return to the camp using the chance, and we can help our friends get military titles as well as cavaliers with points.]
Thunderous Battle's spirits were lifted.
[Alright!]
Thunderous Battle and Happy both knew that once they managed to successfully return to the camp, at least more than one thousand people among the twenty thousand people will be able to get the lowest ranking military title—5-man commander.
The military rank might be low, but it was still a legitimate military rank, and they can also be considered low-ranking government officials. Even though they were not classified in the government official system, they were protected by all Chinese warriors and the military system.
With this group of people around, if they can get a few more cavaliers, then even if Class One Hall wanted to cause them trouble on the plains, that meant that they were making enemies out of the Chinese warriors.
Right when Happy composed himself and waited for everyone to return to the camp, he heard a horse galloping toward him from the distance.
"Young Swordsman Happy."
The airy, pleasant, and familiar voice from the horse made him stunned on the spot.
"Miss Shi."
Happy watched Shi Feixuan tighten the reins in front of him while he looked dumbfounded and shocked.
Shi Feixuan had personally come up to meet him from the camp. Could it be a plot-relevant quest? Was it because of his act of activating the quests related to Zhao Deyan, or was it his successful act in harrassing the Mongolian flank during the day?
In an instant, Happy had a multitude of thoughts race through his mind.
Shi Feixuan naturally did not know about this. The white Dragon Horse under her slowly slowed down and arrived beside his Hoof Shadow.
"Young Swordsman Happy, did you come over from the enemy camp?" Shi Feixuan's face was covered by a snow-white veil, and her expression cannot be seen clearly. But there was a hint of urgency and anxiety in her airy voice.
He immediately quelled the curiosity in his heart and nodded without batting an eyelid.
"Indeed. Miss Shi, where do you intend to go by coming out of the camp so late at night?"
"Zhao Deyan's troops came over just now. The Prince of Qin has already arranged dozens of reconnoiterers around the camp, but none of them were able to give us a sign beforehand. The marshall is very displeased, and the Prince of Qin guesses that these reconnoiterers might have already been killed by the evil cult elites.
"I might be offending you by asking this, but Young Swordsman Happy, will you be willing to come and scout the area with me?"
Chapter 855 - Class One Hall’s Sleepless Night
The system notification arrived.
"The Prince of Qin is in charge of scouting, but he didn't manage to notice Zhao Deyan's forces in time and send a message to warn the camp. The marshal is very displeased about this, and the Prince of Qin has been humiliated because of this as well. The Prince of Qin guesses that the reconnoiterers might have run into a disaster. But unfortunately for him, his subordinates are not good with battles at night. Hence, he can only ask for help from Kind Boathouse's Shi Feixuan and hopes that Shi Feixuan can help him survey the situation with his scouts.
"Will you agree to Shi Feixuan's request and head out of the camp to patrol the area with her so that you can figure out the reason behind why the reconnoiterers cannot send their warning in time?
"If you accept this quest and successfully find the reason behind why the warning signals were not delivered in time as well as the evil cult elites who attacked them, you will gain Shi Feixuan's favor.
"If you refuse this quest, your relationship with Shi Feixuan will become cold."
"The moon is dim, and the wind is strong. It is a night for killing. There's a high possibility that the evil cult is waiting for us to go over on the plains. I cannot bear to let you go alone. I wouldn't dare request going out with you, but leaving the camp to figure out the situation is precisely what I want."
Even if the threat of their relationship going stale did not appear, Happy will definitely not refuse Shi Feixuan's request. He laughed heartily and agreed to this naturally.
"Miss Shi, this way, please."
"Thank you for lending me your hand, Young Swordsman Happy."
Shi Feixuan nodded while emotions flickered in her eyes. She extended her pale and petite hand before she patted her white Dragon Horses' back lightly. The horse instantly understood her meaning. It let out a pleased neigh and moved its legs to rush out of the dark plains.
"Please follow me."
Before her voice faded away, Happy had already clamped his t.h.i.g.hs around the horse and chased after her.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The clear gallops soon fused together and quickly left into the depths of the plains.
*****
After Zhao Deyan caused such a ruckus in the Chinese army, the army increased their guard within a circular area of six miles. The number of patrolling cavaliers increased by leaps and bounds. Martial artists can be heard moving everywhere on the plains.
At that moment, the people more or less already obtained the reason behind why Class One Hall was defeated from the people who returned to the place.
Happy and Zhao Deyan charged into Class One Hall's main forces one after another. They continued attacking them one after another, causing thirty thousand people to die an untimely death. They did not even find the people from the four sects and returned to the main camp in a pathetic fashion.
Even though Class One Hall's intentional act of revealing the process of the battle was to cover up their loss and give themselves an excuse, there were a few people who thought about this and questioned their statement.
Zhao Deyan was just a normal Myth Realm elite.
As a top-class sect who killed Nine-tailed fox, why was Class One Hall unable to kill a Myth Realm elite with one hundred thousand people by their side?
Their enemy was one Myth Realm elite and one Moksha Realm elite.
And they faced the giant that was Class One Hall.
Even the people from Class One Hall mentioned that they did not see even the shadow of a single person from the four sects. They should have all logged off to avoid danger.
And yet C
lass One Hall still lost entirely in this sort of situation?
Class One Hall's act of explaining the situation did not provide the effect of mending their shattered reputation, but instead, it made others question whether Nine-tailed Fox, who only appeared for a brief instant in the game, was injured badly by the imperial court before it landed in Class One Hall's hands and allowed them to benefit from it for no reason.
Just when Class One Hall was enraged and was prepared to teach those who spread the rumors a lesson, they suddenly received news that the twenty thousand people from Mu Clan, Chivalry Sect, Wind Assault Tower, as well as Wind and Rain Alliance had already returned to the camp. Very soon, they arrived at the back of the camp.
Class One Hall instantly kept quiet.
'All their new and old grudges are piled together now, let's see what they'll do!'
The black mass of people gathered together and headed to the direction where the four sects were.
But when they were halfway there, they noticed that there was something wrong with the situation.
The people from the four sects came charging over in a black wave, and the aces of the four sects were arranged in a row right in front of the group.
As for Class One Hall, they looked incredibly shabby.
Dream Clouds was not around.
Blood Robes died.
But when the four sects came charging over with an aggressive momentum and with high morale, there was no way Barren Murderer can manage to keep up appearances for Class One Hall alone.
"Spread out!
"Do those bastards intend to fight in the camp?"
Barren Murderer's face was red with rage when he gave his orders resolutely.
This time, if they truly fought, Class One Hall will definitely be the ones who will suffer, since the four sects had not lost even a single person from their army of twenty thousand and all their aces were still around.
This time, they can be said to have completely lost their dignity.
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