Chapter 703 - 325: Sacrifice
"Swish!"
Chu Xiu stood up directly, his body almost unable to stop from charging forward, but even with his speed, it was now too late!
Yet in the next instant, he suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
Because the energy gathered in the Heroic Spirit’s hand wasn’t aimed at Zhang Qingshan, but rather at the three Heroic Spirits making the surprise attack!
A General Tier wasn’t worth such an action from it.
It merely swatted Zhang Qingshan along with that Golden Giant Dragon heavily to the ground, the dragon’s massive body creating a large pit and the sound of bones breaking loudly, pale bones piercing through the skin and exposed.
A full-strength strike from a General Tier seemed as laughable as a baby’s punch in front of a Heroic Spirit.
However, it couldn’t be said that Zhang Qingshan and others’ charge was completely useless, for in that moment of distraction, the three Heroic Spirits had already dashed a thousand meters away!
The energy output from the Heroic Spirit Horned Demon weakened after a thousand meters of buffering, also giving the Heroic Spirits ahead ample time to react, merely shifting their forms to dodge the center explosion of the blast.
Then, more Awakened rushed forward, entangling these Heroic Spirit Horned Demons with their lives.
The Heroic Spirit Horned Demon’s face turned extremely grim, unwilling to even take 0.1 seconds to crush Zhang Qingshan and others, merely vibrating its form to fling away the onrushing Awakened, then immediately turned to chase the three attacking Heroic Spirits!
This allowed Chu Xiu to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
At this moment, a pair of large hands pressed on Chu Xiu, Zhao Fengming whispered: "Calm down, these sacrifices are all part of the plan. If you rush out now, you’ll waste the hard-earned advantage!"
"We just need to continue sneaking inside amid the chaos!"
The Divine Power Daoist also looked at him, shaking his head sternly.
Chu Xiu knew these two had misunderstood him, thinking he couldn’t bear to see his compatriots die and couldn’t help but take action.
Actually, he only cared about Zhang Qingshan and others.
But...
Chu Xiu restrained his aura and climbed over the city wall, instantly witnessing an extremely tragic scene before him.
The army that originally launched the charge had at least ten thousand people, equipped with the army’s most advanced equipment, their battle power far surpassing the same tier!
But now, less than five thousand remained alive!
Over fifty percent death rate in just a few seconds!
And even the lucky survivors were mostly severely injured, scattered from the main force, trapped in the Horned Demon camp, left with no path but death!
These were the elite of the army, with strength, talent, and most importantly, faith and loyalty to the country and its people!
Even though Chu Xiu actually only cared about Zhang Qingshan’s group, at this moment, his expression couldn’t help but turn somewhat somber.
Meanwhile, a deeply ironic feeling welled up inside him.
The Heroic Spirits who retreated, the cowards hiding in the rear, survived, but these bravest and noblest people died.
And at this moment, he saw his stubborn friend, having gotten back up, Chu Qin beside him, also severely injured, the two back to back trying hard to rally the survivors, still wanting to continue fighting!
But the number of Horned Demons around was too many, and more crucially, Horned Demons were continuously surrounding from afar. Their suicidal charge directly ensnared them deep within the Horned Demon camp, cutting off any escape from the beginning!
Chu Xiu finally couldn’t bear it anymore, and swiftly transmitted to the other two: "If we don’t take action now, these surviving soldiers will die too!"
"These are the most loyal to the country. Can you bear to watch them die like this?"
"The loyal patriotic soldiers died, while those who lived by cowardice survived. Do you think this is fair?"
Zhao Fengming walked ahead without looking back, only his low voice transmitting to Chu Xiu’s ear: "Using words like fairness, benefit, gains and losses to describe soldiers is an insult to them. Those who consider these things won’t become soldiers."
"But that’s no reason to create opportunities with their lives, either."
Chu Xiu’s words rendered Zhao Fengming silent. Chu Xiu couldn’t see his expression, only feeling that his moving figure seemed heavier.
Just then, a loud noise echoed from afar!
The Heroic Spirits who had fled earlier, seeing the change in situation, also began supporting from a distance, and the Heroic Spirits tangled with other Horned Demons realized the opportunity, exerting everything and using up their trump cards!
And among those three Heroic Spirits charging like a sharp knife at the forefront, the ones on either side similarly launched suicidal charges like the others!
In this situation, the strongest, fastest Heroic Spirit in the center, like a constantly accelerating cannonball, breached through heavy obstacles, finally passing the second city wall and soaring into the sky!
A Bronze Long Spear gathered in his hand, and in the next instant, like an arrow piercing the sky, tore through the defenses amidst the roars of countless Horned Demons, destroying the last city wall!
The Divine Power Daoist’s voice sounded in Chu Xiu’s ear: "The third city wall has been breached, don’t think too much, let’s quickly sneak in using the chaos!"
"As for those soldiers, we can’t help them! Only by completing the mission will we not waste their sacrifice!"
"I know you find it hard to bear; having such thoughts is good, but completing the mission is the most important thing right now!"
Chu Xiu didn’t respond; he was now extremely close to the second city wall, less than a hundred meters from Zhang Qingshan’s position. The Golden Giant Dragon had already completely lost its breath, while he and Chu Qin were surrounded by ten Horned Demons.