abnabooks Chapter 2777 Struggling Financially
Chapter 2777 Struggling Financially
Chapter 2777 Struggling Financially
There was a loud bang, and something slammed into him from behind and above.
The force was unparalleled; even the massive mountain of flesh, Xiu Tu, couldn't withstand it and was dragged and slammed against the city wall fifteen zhang away!
During this process, they even knocked three groups of people flying in succession.
At this moment, Xu Shichu had just landed, clutching his chest and repeatedly expressing his relief. If he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been slammed against the wall like Xiu Tu.
The imposing walls of Mingsha Forest Village trembled violently, causing not only the soldiers on the city walls to look down, but also the guardian beasts crouching inside the walls to be startled.
Yes, the walls of Mingsha Forest Village also had guardian beasts. Although they weren't as famous as the Black Dragon Stone Carving in Panlong City, they played a crucial role in this battle. Although the Bega army hadn't yet reached the city walls, birds and arrows frequently attacked the walls, and monsters and immortals often unleashed their supernatural powers from behind them. All of this required the guardian beasts to come out and intercept them.
Two giant stone apes now peeked out from inside the city wall, assessing the danger of the recent shock attack. After all, the wall had been dented more than five feet deep, forming the shape of a mountain of flesh.
At this moment, the culprit who had smashed Xiu Tu against the wall moved and even jumped to the ground, though his movements were not very agile.
He Lingchuan.
He was defeated by Bai Zhantian, but with Xiu Tu, a resilient mountain of flesh, as a shield, the impact on him was greatly reduced.
He Lingchuan looked down at his hip area, where even the outer armor and flesh were gone, revealing the stark white bone underneath, with blood vessels still covering the surface.
He had just taken a direct hit from Bai Zhantian's "Annihilation," which shattered his shield and struck him with the axe wind. He was just a hair's breadth away from being crippled in his lower limbs.
The Great God's killing move is not something to be easily countered.
He Lingchuan managed to take two steps, his body enveloped in black energy that emitted wisps of red smoke, and his skin and flesh healed rapidly.
This is the wonderful use of Yuan Power.
He Lingchuan possessed a more concentrated Yuan energy than Zhao Jinghe, allowing him to expel the annihilation power much faster. He Lingchuan could handle the remaining superficial wounds on his own.
Next, the surface of the armor also repaired itself. At least from the outside, General Tiger Wing's injuries did not appear to be serious.
The Hundred Battles Sky in the sky also beckoned to him with its finger.
He Lingchuan glanced at Xiu Tu behind him, nodded to Xu Shichu, and charged towards Bai Zhantian again.
Xu Shichu looked at Xiu Tu again; the latter was completely embedded in the wall, his arms and left leg twisted in an extremely unnatural posture.
It turns out that no matter how powerful the fat armor is, it has a limit to the impact it can withstand, and once that limit is exceeded, it can't withstand it either.
The two giant stone apes didn't tolerate him either, kicking and shoving him back to the ground with two bangs.
With the obstruction removed, the cracks in the stockade wall finally closed up again.
Xu Shichu felt a chill run down his spine.
Even the tough, thick-skinned, and fat Xiu Tu suffered such a heavy blow. If I had been a step slower to jump away, wouldn't my small body have been smashed into mincemeat?
The battle between General Tiger Wing and Hundred Battles Heaven was devoid of any fancy supernatural abilities; it was all about hard-hitting, visceral clashes, each strike incredibly powerful.
It's important to understand that the walls of the Mingsha Forest not only possess self-healing abilities but are also protected by multiple layers of formations. Even a battering ram could only leave a white mark that would vanish in the blink of an eye. Yet Bai Zhantian, single-handedly, managed to smash through the wall and leave a crater—what kind of refined power must that be?
Xu Shichu was even more worried that Bai Zhantian's power seemed to have increased again.
Previously, when General Tiger Wing was fighting him, it didn't seem like he was having this much trouble.
Yes, Bai Zhantian has placed divine marks that "rise and fall" in the most intense battle zones between the two armies.
On this bloody battlefield, people bleed, get injured, and sacrifice themselves every moment, and the lost power is absorbed by the mark and becomes nourishment for the Hundred Battles Heaven.
What is hell for others is heaven for him; what is suffering for others only makes him stronger. If this continues, Bai Zhantian will only become more and more powerful and have more and more advantages.
Xu Shichu could already sense that General Huyi's movements were no longer as agile as at the beginning, and he was making more and more mistakes when facing Bai Zhantian, and was somewhat struggling to cope.
He had just been slammed against the wall by Bai Zhantian's axe. If it weren't for Xiu Tu acting as a human shield, he would probably be seriously injured by now.
What's going on? Could it be...?
At the same time, Xu Shichu also heard a message from Chen Enya:
"The Dragon Binding Formation was dispelled ahead of schedule, and the giant elephant retreated."
Zhong Shengguang immediately ordered: "Alright, all elite troops on this front shall retreat!"
The Dragon Binding Formation was dispelled so quickly?
Xu Shichu was taken aback.
As Zhong Shengguang requested, this grand formation was originally meant to last for about eighty breaths, but only forty breaths have passed so far, leaving half the time remaining. It's ending too early.
"Your Majesty?"
Zhong Shengguang, through instant communication, said to him in a deep voice, "Our Yuan energy is running low, so we can only cut off the supply to the Dragon Binding Formation."
Xu Shichu felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this, and suddenly realized something:
The reserves of elemental energy are also limited.
Although Xu Shichu was the dean of Shumin Academy and held a high position in Panlong, he did not need to mobilize troops or allocate Yuan energy. Therefore, in his memory, Panlong's Yuan energy had always been exceptionally abundant and had never been scarce.
In the past, even in the dozens of bloody battles surrounding Dragon's Throat Pass, no matter how intense or long the fighting was, the Panlong warriors never had to worry about their Yuan Power.
But at that moment, he suddenly realized that things were different now:
In the past two years of war, Panlong lost the land of Xiluo, then lost the Maohe Plain, and even Bega invaded Longhou Pass and invaded the southern wilderness.
Panlong's territory today is less than a quarter of what it was at its peak.
Its territory is small, and its population is small. Whether Xu Shichu is willing to admit it emotionally or not, Panlong is now just a small country. Even though its Yuan energy is very strong due to the unity of its military and civilians and the concerted efforts of its people, it is still incomparable to the Panlong of the past in terms of its remaining resources!
In normal combat, this can be well concealed.
However, today's battle is a desperate fight with the gods and Gao Huaiyuan at their backs, a fierce attack on Mingsha Forest by nearly a million of Bega's troops, and the first time in thousands of years that the Great Demon has descended upon the human world!
To cope with such battles, Panlong consumed its Yuan Power at a rate like releasing a flood, quickly revealing its insufficient reserves.
In order to support the fierce battle in the Mingsha Forest and to supply the Tiger Wing General and the Great Heavenly God, Zhong Shengguang had to withdraw the Yuan energy from the rest of the region, which revealed his predicament.
Xu Shichu was covered in cold sweat, and only three words echoed in his mind:
How to do?
Yuanli is Panlong's most important trump card in its fight against the Bega army, and it is the key to defeating the many with the few and resisting the strong with the weak.
If the Yuan energy is quickly exhausted, what will Panlong use to resist Bega and stop the gods from taking the Great Square Pot?