Chapter 2475: Growth

“Li Zhiran, prepare to retreat! I will help you open a path next. Do not get entangled with Rome; our soldiers may be elite, but they are definitely not opponents of Rome!” Gao Shun’s rasping voice appeared in the collapsing communication method Zhuge Liang had established, after the Trap Formation he led was dyed black!

“We can break through ourselves; just take care of yourself!” Li Jue replied somewhat irritably to Gao Shun. The deep impression from memory revealed what they had lost—they lost their fearless determination to act against the odds!

Xiliang is harsh and cold; there’s nothing that can’t be fought in. The prosperity of the Central Plains blinded their eyes and corrupted their will. As born warriors, what battle can not be fought!

“Battle!” Gao Shun said no more. The imposing aura transmitted from afar made him clearly feel the heroism of the Liangzhou when he first met them in Luoyang.

“Fight quickly, do not waste time!” Sima Yi issued the final order to all the generals. The cards they were using were almost all short-term explosive; during this advantage period, they must explode with extreme power to fight out, otherwise, this wave would be really troublesome. The foundation of the Romans is too solid.

“Get out of my way!” Li Jue roared, using the Horse-Cutting Blade to sweep away the soldiers surrounding him, shedding the power of Flying Bear, but the new power truly extended.

“Although the lost power of the past has not been recovered, but…” Fan Chou yelled and slashed the enemy in front of him.

“Ding!” A long spear poked at Guo Si’s armor. Under the effect of strong willpower, the armor merely dented slightly. Guo Si’s cold eyes swept over the opponent and directly slashed the opponent’s long spear, “You think you can block our steps with just you?”

Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou roared, gathering the remaining Xiliang Iron Cavalry together, directly charging toward the left-wing cavalry of the Roman 1st Auxiliary Legion.

“What if the power is invincible?” Li Jue swung the Great Sword, stubbornly withstanding the strike from the Armored Cavalryman and slashed it, “As long as this invincibility is broken!”

The fierce charge, in which Li Jue and the others burst with extreme willpower, driving their Legion Talent, forcibly crossed the final limit, reaching the height of the Third Elite Talent, charging out from the left flank against the Augustus Legion’s Armored Iron Cavalry.

“It’s been a long time, this kind of power!” Turning around with their horses, Li Jue saw the fallen Xiliang Iron Cavalry on the road they broke out on, along with the soldiers of the 1st Auxiliary Legion. The opponent’s hard power was superior, but this was no longer important, it will not be the case going forward.

Alessandro’s eyes revealed a slight anomaly. The First Auxiliary Legion he led itself was a force pushed to the extreme, almost invincible, and now he saw another miracle—one where defense was pushed to the extreme. No, not exactly!

[No wonder praised by Duke Ganasis as heroes.] Alessandro stepped forward, no longer regarding the opponent with the previous contempt but with more respect; he could see the battle intent in his opponent’s eyes. If it’s a fight, then let it be.

[Such a pity, the opponent took a wrong step at the end, did not push defense to the extreme, probably gave up for dealing with me.] Alessandro looked regretfully at Li Jue. But, whatever the situation, the promotion was completed in the end.

Actually, Alessandro misunderstood. Although the outcome had no issue, Li Jue and the others did have the capital to promote their extreme Defensive Talent; but at the last moment, Li Jue and the other two distorted the Third Elite Talent into another state.

Holding the Great Sword, Li Jue coldly watched Alessandro across. He clearly understood that even though they had promoted to the Three Talents, they were absolutely not a match for the opponent. Yet, the pent-up frustration in their chest had to be released!

Li Jue’s cold eyes fixed on the Roman 1st Auxiliary Legion. He already saw the distant leader of the Fifth Lark Legion, but it no longer had meaning. Even if Li Jue leads the Iron Cavalry, they cannot break into the Roman base where the Fifth Lark is located.

“Battle!” Li Jue’s bloodshot eyes withdrew from Palmyro’s body. With his Great Sword slowly lowered, he pointed to the First Auxiliary Legion, accompanied by a roar, the remaining less than four thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry roared madly and launched an attack on the First Auxiliary Legion.

At this moment, the roar of four thousand elite troops was as thunderous as the Yangtze River rushing, carrying an unstoppable momentum as they charged towards the First Auxiliary Legion.

On the other side, the black-dyed Wolf Cavalry galloped forward with a surging force, making Camillo and others’ limbs tremble with cold. But on such a battlefield, there’s no turning back. Seeing the Han Army surging in, Camillo swung his blade against his own leg.

The blood and pain made Camillo suddenly lucid. Then, with a twisted expression, he watched the Trap Formation and Wolf Cavalry surging ahead and roared, “Fight, undefeated Trajan!”

Accompanied by Camillo’s roar, the Trajan Legion collectively roared as they charged at the Feathered Forest Guards who were already confronting the Trap Formation and Wolf Cavalry!

In the next instant, blood erupted, with soldiers of the Trajan Legion and Wolf Cavalry ferociously attacking each other, causing a large number of Trajan Legion soldiers to fall.

In just a few breaths, both sides exchanged blows, resulting in the Trajan Legion’s loss exceeding a thousand, while Tacitus-led Ninth Spanish Legion suffered even more heavily, and the Han Army’s losses were less than a third.

Since Camillo and Tacitus took over the legion, this might be the most severe setback yet, as Camillo was previously able to handle any legion with ease!

Even when facing the former Trap Formation, it barely put them at a disadvantage, but now against the Feathered Forest Guards, the gap between them has suddenly become a chasm.

Feeling the wounds on his body, Camillo didn’t need to look back to know that the warriors behind him wouldn’t be doing well either; the undefeated Trajan Legion had never been this brutal.

“Fight!” Camillo’s eyes were blood-red as he stared at the Wolf Cavalry opposite him, the shame in his heart and the stabbing pain in his body unleashed the fierce instincts that he had always hidden, which was precisely what the Trajan Legion needed, even if it meant certain death, to bite the enemy fiercely!

“Gongzheng, are you sure it’s okay to consume the Military Spirit this way?” Zhang Liao asked Gao Shun via Voice Transmission.

“The consumption of the Feathered Forest Guard’s Military Spirit is minimal, and I’ve accumulated plenty, so as long as it’s just the Military Spirit power there’s no worry, but we must act quickly, for once the Feathered Forest Guards appear, they will erode the Trap Formation’s Military Spirit, which symbolizes the Han Empire itself. It can be attached to any Military Spirit of the Han Empire and transform it into part of the Feathered Forest Guards.” Gao Shun explained in rare detail, “This Military Spirit is unlike all previous ones!”

After Gao Shun finished, he directly rode forward. Over there, Li Jue had already broken through the encirclement; as long as Li Jue didn’t get himself trapped again, they could escape, leaving Rome powerless, thus Gao Shun planned to severely damage the two Eagle Banner Legions ahead.

“Hmph, Camillo, this guy, I thought he was finished.” Severus had been somewhat restless after seeing Gao Shun’s Wolf Cavalry eliminate over a thousand Trajan Legion soldiers; however, Camillo’s subsequent performance pleased Severus greatly.

After two consecutive cavalry charges, the super elite with three talents behind Camillo had only over three thousand left, and they seemed wounded across the board. Compared to the previously fully armored Trajan Legion, the current Second Trajan Legion showed a distinct ferocity and brutality.

“Seems like while you are strong, you’re not invincible!” Camillo spat out a blood-soaked tooth from his mouth, looking at Gao Shun and others opposite him, his wounds not weakening him but instead making his aura even more deranged.

“Come to battle, the strongest are the ones who survive, fight, fight, fight!” The top predator whose fierce nature hidden in their bloodline was thoroughly provoked, challenging another elite standing at the peak of all legions, “Come to battle!”

With the fierce nature engraved in the bones and blood of the Trajan Legion returning, the terrifying qualities of the top three talents elite gradually released itself. Even if their combat power was still considerably different compared to the Feathered Forest Guards led by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, faced with such fierce and unyielding battle willpower, even the Feathered Forest Guards struggled to easily detach themselves.

Especially as the Trajan Legion led by Camillo revealed its innate ferocity, a previously engaged Archer Legion began to coordinate with the Trajan Legion, making it challenging for the Han Army to seize opportunities for large-scale killing of Trajan Legion soldiers.

“Pan Wenqui, quickly help block the flank’s Teutonic Knights!” Sun Quan commanded the archers to diligently suppress any cavalry that might breakthrough.

“Second Young Master, strike with me at Rome’s main force; the Yuan Clan might not hold up!” Lyu Meng instructed the Elite of Danyang, using shared vision to observe possible Roman attack points while ordering the Elite of Danyang to preemptively suppress archers potentially targeting Cao Zhen’s legion.

More importantly, Lyu Meng continually adjusted his talents, searching for weaknesses, exploiting talent gaps, and using arrow rain to suppress the Romans, preventing them from breaching the defensive circle and using melee to crush them.

“What, how could something happen to the Yuan Clan?” Sun Quan looked devastated, even though he wasn’t highly versed in warfare, after being on this grand battlefield for so long, knowing which troop’s collapse could cost him his life!

“Pan Wenqui, abandon the flank and follow me to assist the Yuan Clan!” Sun Quan was frantic, yet knowing his life was invaluable, he decisively made the risky call, causing a corner of Lyu Meng’s mouth to lift involuntarily.