Chapter 3339

When An Qing and another commander arrived with a large army, they stopped and formed ranks while still a considerable distance from the demon army.

They knew their own limitations. Aware that these soldiers were no match for the demon army, they stopped early to prepare for battle. They had also deployed disciplinary squads in advance to prevent the soldiers from fleeing once the fighting began.

They had not arranged any special formation. When the time came, they intended to charge straight ahead in formation, with everyone rushing forward at once and killing as many demons as they could.

This was, in its own way, their all-out fight to the death for the sake of the galaxy. Thus, the entire army was enveloped in a tragic, heroic atmosphere.

Ye Liuyun had been following near the demon army all along and had long since seen the state of their two-million-strong army. Although he felt sorry for them, there was nothing he could do.

All he could do was choose his targets in advance and have everyone on his side prepare for battle.

The demon army was not overly careless, either. They knew that the two million human soldiers were no match for them, but they continued advancing steadily without taking any rash action.

Their five-hundred-thousand-strong vanguard advanced shoulder to shoulder, and the moment they set out, all the heavy crossbows were already at the ready.

The rear army consisted of four hundred thousand soldiers from four relatively weaker demon forces that had withdrawn from the starry battlefield. Gaps had also been left between these four armies, clearly as a precaution against a sneak attack.

If Ye Liuyun made a move and was held up by one army, the other demon armies would surround him.

“Unless all nine hundred thousand of them charge forward at once, it’ll be very difficult to deploy my firepower chariots. I’m afraid they won’t even be enough to hold off an encirclement from three sides!”

Ye Liuyun was also pondering a countermeasure.

On An Qing’s side, shield soldiers had likewise been arranged to charge at the very front.

As soon as the two sides began fighting, the dynasty’s two-million-strong army surged forward in its entirety, charging ahead with thunderous momentum. Their shields also played a major role, allowing them to reach the demon army’s lines.

But they were far too weak. Even after charging into the demon army, they were slaughtered by the demon soldiers in a one-sided massacre.

Yet Ye Liuyun saw an opportunity in this.

“Why not follow behind these dynasty soldiers and catch the demon army off guard? That way, we can heavily damage their strongest forces.

“Even if we can’t wipe them all out, we can still kill a great many soldiers. Once their rear army swings around the flanks to reinforce them, I’ll use the female soldiers’ firepower chariots to intercept them and have my demon soldiers withdraw.”

Ye Liuyun immediately made his decision. At least this way, the dynasty soldiers would not have died in vain.

Even if the two million soldiers were weak in combat, they could still wear down a considerable number of demon soldiers. Besides, these soldiers were all part of a suicide force, resolved to die as they fought the demons, so the demon army also suffered significant casualties.

Ye Liuyun made a rough estimate. The demons would lose at least over a hundred thousand soldiers in this battle.

Afterward, he could strike the demons, whose true essence had been depleted, one more time, killing at least another one or two hundred thousand of their main forces.

Ye Liuyun immediately began distributing his forces within the spatial world. He had each of his two clones lead five thousand female soldiers, released them in advance, and sent them to make preparations as well.

The demon army arranged its formation and deployed its firepower chariots inside the spatial world. When the time came, Ye Liuyun would teleport their prepared formation directly out of the spatial world and position it opposite the demon army.

Once everything had been arranged, Ye Liuyun and his clones concealed themselves and condensed giant spirit-energy beasts to help the dynasty army kill demons.

An Qing had originally been puzzled as to why Ye Liuyun was not taking this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the demons.

But he also knew that attacking the demon army’s rear was highly dangerous. To withdraw unscathed, Ye Liuyun would probably have to strike once and retreat, which would not inflict much damage on the demons.

But when he saw the several giant spirit-energy beasts Ye Liuyun had condensed, he suddenly understood Ye Liuyun’s intention.

“Given the current situation, perhaps attacking the demon vanguard again will inflict greater damage on them! So be it. We’re going to die anyway, so we might as well help him wear down as many of them as possible!”

With that thought, An Qing personally led his guards into the fray. In the end, all that remained of the army was a single disciplinary squad.

Ye Liuyun and his clones continued condensing giant spirit-energy beasts, killing as many demon soldiers as possible.

Several waves of attacks by the giant spirit-energy beasts inflicted considerable damage on the demon army, killing at least tens of thousands of demon soldiers. The demon soldiers had absolutely no way to deal with the enormous beasts and could only have all the experts in the army attack them with all their might, dispersing the spirit-energy beasts.

They even feared that if the giant spirit-energy beasts continued to be condensed like this, they might suffer catastrophic losses.

But as the dynasty army neared total annihilation, the frequency with which the spirit-energy beasts were condensed also began to decrease.

At this point, Ye Liuyun and his clones were conserving their strength in preparation for the next battle. The demon soldiers, however, assumed that the martial artist condensing the spirit-energy beasts was running out of strength. Seeing hope, they became even more invigorated as they slaughtered the dynasty soldiers.

By then, An Qing had already died in battle. Seeing that all the soldiers ahead had charged into the demon army, the disciplinary squad no longer had any need to enforce discipline. They followed everyone in and fought their way through, killing as many demons as they could.

Watching the demon army annihilate all two million soldiers, Ye Liuyun could only lament the brutality of war.

Just as the demon army thought they had won and began shouting in celebration, another demon army suddenly appeared not far from their vanguard.

Moreover, the moment this army appeared, it had already formed up. Its firepower chariots immediately advanced and began bombarding the demon soldiers.

The demon army’s commander was stunned. He knew that one of his armies had been wiped out by another demon army and had remained on guard against its reappearance.

But he had never imagined that this army would suddenly appear right in front of them—and at such close range.

The enemy army had already formed up and launched an attack the moment it appeared. The soldiers near the front of the demon army had not even reacted before being blasted to death by the firepower chariots.

The demon army’s commander let out a furious roar, ordering the soldiers to seize the initiative and close in for melee combat, while also deploying the heavy crossbows.

But at this distance, the firepower chariots suppressed all attacks from the heavy crossbows. Moreover, the puppets in the front ranks on Ye Liuyun’s side were completely unafraid of attacks, while the nearby demon soldiers used shields to block the arrows.

They defended themselves with shields while firing back with heavy crossbows, exchanging volleys with the demons. The demon army’s soldiers had not been prepared, and any who slipped past the firepower chariots were shot down by the heavy crossbows.

The demon soldiers fell in swathes, and the army was already on the verge of collapse. The soldiers began trying to flee toward the rear.

Ye Liuyun once again coordinated with his army to release giant spirit-energy beasts, infusing them with the power of the lightning between heaven and earth. They blasted the demon soldiers, throwing the demon army into even greater chaos.

The demon commander immediately ordered the rear army to swing around both flanks and attack from the sides. Two hundred thousand soldiers were sent to each side to launch an all-out assault on the flanks of Ye Liuyun’s army and encircle his demon forces.