256: C256 Delay

C256 Delay

Ten miles away, all sorts of spells and spirit arts erupted, filling up half the sky. The deafening explosions and earth-shaking momentum did not mean that the attack on the Spirit Opening Sect's stronghold had reached its climax.

And at this time, above the Sunset Ridge Pass, under the command of the third squad's leader, Liu Zhifei, the nine team members were busy preparing a defensive line while the other team members had already disappeared one by one. The entire Sunset Ridge could only hear Liu Zhifei's enraged roar.

However, at this time, the first reinforcements team was rushing towards the Sunset Mountains from afar. Furthermore, it was a reinforcements team from the Heavenly Wolf Sect from Ling Zhang County!

"Watch out!"

Liu Zhi Fei shouted. The members of the third squad, who were busy surrounding the Sunset Mountains, quickly got into formation. They used the ground as a base to confront the group of Sirius. However, Yang Junshan was nowhere to be seen among the group of ten.

"Senior Martial Brother Fan, should we rush over? The other side only has a group of people. They might not be able to stop us!"

A member of the Celestial Wolf Sect asked in a low voice behind the leader of the group.

Senior Martial Brother Fan lightly laughed and said: "What are you so anxious about!"

The Heavenly Wolf Sect cultivator was puzzled. "But didn't Martial Uncle Lang Gu want us to go to the aid of reinforcements as soon as possible, at all costs?"

Senior Martial Brother Fan glanced back in dissatisfaction and the Heavenly Wolf Sect cultivator immediately shut his mouth. He heard Senior Martial Brother Fan say in an unhurried tone: "That was just Martial Uncle doing it in front of the messenger of Hu Yao County. Do you really believe it?"

Senior Martial Brother Fan paused before saying: "Right now both sides are equally strong, but don't forget that the other side is just waiting and taking advantage of the situation. If we just rush over like this we would suffer a huge loss and the strongholds that are under siege are all from the Spirit Opening Sect. How much does that have to do with us? Do we need to risk our lives to save them?"

"Then …" The cultivator looked at Senior Martial Brother Fan and cautiously asked, "When are we going to wait?"

Senior Martial Brother Fan lightly smiled and said: "I heard that there are six Heaven Shaking Sect members surrounding the Spirit Opening Sect's stronghold. Who do you think will be the one who is truly worried?" "Our team is only the closest to the defense line, so other teams will be here soon. At that time, wouldn't it be better to join forces with the other teams and easily crush them?"

"Senior Martial Brother Fan is wise!"

He didn't know what to do. According to his original plan, once the enemy's reinforcements were fighting with them, the other two squads that were hiding on either side of him would seize the opportunity to surround and attack him from both sides, cutting off his retreat.

Then, the three squads would work together to encircle and kill, and at least kill or severely injure a squadron before the new reinforcements arrived. This would definitely shock the new arrivals, and at the same time, weaken the reinforcement to a certain extent. The most important thing was to delay the time as much as possible, set up an array to buy time for Yang Junshan, and also buy time for the six squadron that was besieging the stronghold.

However, the opponent was stuck at a safe distance. If Liu Zhifei's team took the initiative at this moment, the opponent would have to fight or retreat. It wouldn't be easy to win the battle, and the hidden troops on both sides would be exposed.

Sha Zhi Hong moved closer and said, "Senior brother Liu, I was just saying that Little Yang is unreliable. What do you think we should do now? We can't drag this on any longer. How about we rush up right now, even if we scare them off!"

Liu Zhifei glanced at the guy. Luo Bingkun mocked him, "I didn't hear you say that Xiao Yang's method was unreliable. Why did you say that earlier?"

Sha Zhi Hong's face turned red and he retreated. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhi Fei's ears twitched and he said to Sha Zhi Hong, "Xiao Sha, go and fight with them alone!"

"Huh?" Sha Zhihong was dumbfounded, as if his ears had misheard.

Luo Bingkun couldn't hold back his laughter. He smiled and said, "That's a good way to stall for time. The enemy won't be able to find out the truth of the matter, and they won't be able to easily push it off. I'm afraid they're also planning to stall for time for reinforcements!"

However, he still smiled and said: "Little Sha, don't panic, it's not like I'm asking you to go alone against the entire team. When the border guards face off, it's not like there's only one or two fights between each other, and the other side knows the rules, so you just need to go up and challenge them, and as long as the other side agrees, they will send someone with similar cultivation to you."

At this point, Ning Huo saw that he was still hesitating, so he prodded, "Little Sha, it can't be that you aren't confident enough to fight an opponent of the same cultivation level as you, right?"

"Then, then I'll go, then I'll go!"

Sha Zhi Hong calmed himself down and recalled that Liu Zhi Fei had just suggested that him fight against a general. It was obvious that someone had secretly suggested this to him through a secret method. There was no need to ask, that person was most likely Yang Jun Shan, who was hiding behind a mountain and setting up an array formation.

His squad was stuck in a deadlock here. Although he was not keen on rescuing the Spirit Opening Sect's stronghold, he could not let anyone find out anything about it. The other party's choice of a general gave him an excuse to stall for time.

Senior Martial Brother Fan casually picked a second level Martial Disciple from the group to fight, and the two quickly fought with each other, causing everyone's attention to be focused on the battle. Yang Junshan, who was setting up the formation at the entrance to the Sunset Mountains, took the opportunity to tighten the formation, as the battle technique in front of the barrier caused the nearby spiritual energy to roil, indirectly affecting the cultivators' spiritual sense detection.

The two people fighting on the stage originally wanted to buy each other time so they did not fight to the death. As a result, they did not fight to the death, and once they used their techniques and abilities, it seemed as if they were going to cause an earth-shattering commotion, but in reality, both of them were not using their full strength, instead, the spectators on both sides were constantly cheering, as if they were watching a show.

After an hour of battle, the two were still unable to determine victory or defeat. However, the two who were fighting each other were not very powerful, and at this moment, a cloud of dust suddenly rose a few miles behind the group of the Sirius Sect. Evidently, there were many people rushing over, and after a short while, they arrived in front of a group of ten.

From afar, he heard someone from the squad shout, "Brother Fan from the Celestial Wolf Sect is in front of me. I am Zheng Qingyuan from the eighth squad of the Opening Spirit Sect!"1

Hearing that reinforcements had arrived, Sha Zhi Hong, who was completely exhausted from the fight, was terrified. Although he was not at a disadvantage in the battle, he still turned around and ran back to his original formation.

When the Heavenly Wolf Sect cultivator saw this, his confidence was boosted because of his side's help. When he saw the enemy flee, he became even more bold and immediately gave chase, clearly wanting to kill Sha Zhi Hong.

Seeing this cultivator charge towards the squad of the Heaven Shaking Sect, the Heavenly Wolf Sect team naturally wouldn't allow their own faction's cultivators to get into danger, so they also chased after him.

Senior Martial Brother Fan originally wanted to stop his own group from taking the risk and attack, but seeing a group of Spirit Opening Sect cultivators rushing over to reinforce him, he guessed that they would be even more anxious than him. At this time, not only would they be able to earn a favor by charging over, but the Spirit Opening Sect would also be able to immediately send people forward to support them and at that time, the two groups of cultivators would be able to join hands and attack a small team of Heaven Shaking Sect's disciples.

The human head contribution rewards weren't limited to just the Heaven Shaking Sect. The Heavenly Wolf Sect and the Opening Spirit Sect each had similar rewards. This was also a result of the constant conflict between the three factions.

"Quick, save me!"

Sha Zhi Hong didn't expect that his retreat would result in the entire Heavenly Wolf Squad chasing after him. He was so scared that his face turned ashen. The Heavenly Wolf Bandit Head behind him was only a few hundred feet away from him.

"Charge up! We can't let them cross the pass!"

Liu Zhifei did not show any fear even in the face of the two small groups of cultivators charging at him. With a loud roar, he took the lead and charged at the group of Heavenly Wolf Sect cultivators.

Although the other members of Squad Three knew that there was a team of cultivators on both sides, they had never participated in a large-scale battle. Although the other members of Squad Three knew that there was a team of cultivators on both sides, they had never truly participated in a large-scale battle.

Senior Martial Brother Fan saw Liu Zhifei take the lead and knew that other than him, there was no one else in his squad that could block his charge. Thus, he had no choice but to rush forward to stop him.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhifei, who usually fought fiercely in the midst of a chaotic battle, immediately escaped during the battle with Senior Martial Brother Fan. The copper hammer in his hand flew out, smashing away the magic tools of the two Heavenly Wolf Squad members.

"He's simply courting death!"

Senior Martial Brother Fan saw that the Spirit Opening Sect's team had already caught up. Seeing how arrogant Liu Zhifei was, he could not help but evilly laugh. Then, he sent his magic tool to stab behind Liu Zhifei.

However, the moment he made his move, he noticed that three or four cultivators from the Heaven Shaking Sect had started to attack him at once. One of them attacked two or three at a time, and he himself was trapped in the middle of the encirclement.

Senior Martial Brother Fan's heart flashed with a bad feeling. Even though the four cultivators had been surrounded, they still managed to stall the ten people on their side in one go. The remaining cultivators actually ignored their companions and continued to chase after the ten cultivators of the Spirit Opening Sect.

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