Chapter 1465 - 1462: Closing In on the Assassin Group (Part 1)

Chapter 1465: Chapter 1462: Closing In on the Assassin Group (Part 1)

Kuang Shengtian looked at the empty path in front of him and suddenly felt uneasy. He knew this was just another desolate mountain path, but for some reason, he sensed danger this time. Could it be that the enemy had set an ambush here?

Impossible, right? Ambushes usually occur in daunting places like the canyon and the woods ahead.

But here, it’s completely open with no cover. How could there be an ambush?

After pondering for a while, Kuang Shengtian still couldn’t figure it out. Maybe he was just overly worried.

Hence, Kuang Shengtian ordered a small team to walk ahead. If there were any traps, it could minimize unnecessary damage.

As the ten or so soldiers ahead began to cautiously move forward, they ventured about ten meters without encountering anything unexpected. Seeing the situation, Kuang Shengtian immediately ordered the battalion to follow. But just after a few steps, they heard a "boom" from behind and everyone was gripped with panic.

Kuang Shengtian turned around and saw that the canyon exit was blocked by several huge rocks.

"Young Master, it’s not good. The canyon exit has been sealed tightly. The rear troops can’t move up. What should we do?"

A soldier ran forward to report the situation.

Kuang Shengtian furrowed his brows. He hadn’t anticipated this outcome. The strategy of closing the door to trap the dog was indeed aggressive.

Kuang Shengtian wasn’t worried about the main forces not being able to move up; he was concerned about the Assassin Group being unable to retreat. If all the army withdrew up the mountain, even if father launched an attack, it wouldn’t yield a good result.

"Fire a signal flare and order the army to use explosives to blow open the rocks." Kuang Shengtian commanded.

"Understood, Young Master."

One soldier drew a launcher and fired a signal flare skyward, which exploded with a boom, scattering sparks.

However, just after firing, there came a series of screams from ahead. Kuang Shengtian quickly turned around and found that the soldiers who had been exploring had all vanished, and a pit had appeared ten meters directly in front of the mountain road.

"Everyone, stay put. Some of you, come with me."

Kuang Shengtian randomly picked seven or eight soldiers to come with him as he was also worried about an ambush.

"Yes, sir."

The soldiers responded in unison.

Soon after, Kuang Shengtian led the team to the pit. Looking at the pit, which was four or five meters deep, filled with sharp stakes, he suddenly felt a chill.

"Everyone, be careful. There must be many more traps nearby." Kuang Shengtian warned cautiously.

Just after speaking, two nearby warriors slipped and fell into another pit. Kuang Shengtian’s eyes widened. It turned out there were pits everywhere, and where he had stepped was only a few centimeters away from another pit.

At this point, Kuang Shengtian was beginning to panic. He looked back and realized they’d already walked about ten meters. If they went back, would they step into a pit?

He looked at the remaining five warriors and immediately shouted, "You two walk in front."

These two warriors hesitated and shivered but eventually stepped forward. They knew that if they didn’t go, they might die on the spot.

Kuang Shengtian wouldn’t spare them, so they gritted their teeth and began to walk forward.

Sometimes, when you don’t fear, everything goes smoothly. But when danger presents itself right before your eyes, things become entirely different.

As those two soldiers retraced the earlier path, suddenly, they slipped, each falling to one side. After two screams, there was silence.

Kuang Shengtian was utterly shocked. He stood there, dumbfounded, unable to move.

"Young Master, Young Master."

The soldiers behind were anxious. How could they not be? If anything happened to Kuang Shengtian, they’d all perish.

"Don’t come over; it’s all traps here."

Seeing the soldiers preparing to rush forward, Kuang Shengtian shouted in shock.

After speaking, Kuang Shengtian surveyed the surroundings and found it was all treacherous cliffs or impasses. He sighed and then leaped back.

"Young Master, what should we do next? Judging by this situation, this hundred-meter mountain path is most likely full of traps." Grand General Magic Square said with a frown after witnessing the scene.

"Yes, I’m aware of that. The issue is there’s no pattern; otherwise, we could still traverse it."

Kuang Shengtian looked up at the sky; the sun was already rising slowly. It was getting late, and his father was likely prepared on the other side. If they hadn’t passed here, how could they lure the enemy down to the mountainside? If his father and the others went up, they’d face an ambush, which would be disastrous.

"Order all troops, regardless of how many traps, to move forward. Anyone who disobeys will be executed."

With this thought, Kuang Shengtian couldn’t care less about other matters. These 5000 elite soldiers were meant for sacrifice; if the mission failed completely, his father might assign blame and eliminate him in anger.

"Ah? Young Master, this..."

Magic Square evidently couldn’t believe his ears. These soldiers were his direct subordinates, and now Kuang Shengtian wanted them to charge forward, which was clearly sending them to their deaths. At this moment, Magic Square sensed the cruel nature of Kuang Shengtian.

"What do you mean ’this’? Hurry up! Didn’t you hear my order?"

Kuang Shengtian saw that Grand General Magic Square was still standing there, unmoving, not executing the order.

"But this is akin to sending the brothers to their deaths." At this critical moment of life and death, Magic Square was also at his wits’ end, he couldn’t bring himself to send his four to five thousand troops to die.

"Are you disobeying orders? With all your excuses, hurry up and lead them to charge." Kuang Shengtian was also enraged, Magic Square was now defying him and even dared to disobey orders.

"Young Master, forgive me, I cannot obey this. These are my brothers, I..."

"Shoo..."

Magic Square hadn’t finished speaking when a sharp sword flashed past him, and he immediately fell to the ground, blood flowing profusely. Kuang Shengtian then brandished the treasured sword and shouted loudly, "Charge forward, those who disobey will be executed without mercy."

With this order, the soldiers began to tremble, realizing they were doomed this time. However, they could only blame themselves for following the wrong leader, a maniac who didn’t even regard their lives as human lives.

"Charge, if we die, so be it..." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

At that moment, someone at the front shouted, and the next moment, thousands of troops began to surge forward, raising clouds of dust, and the screams pierced the skies.

Kuang Shengtian watched this horrifying scene, his fists clenched so hard they cracked. He cried out in agony, "Chen Tianlong, Wu Guangzu, I will never forgive you."

In an instant, more than four thousand troops collapsed and fell apart, and only two to three hundred men made it through, while the moat was already filled with bodies, making the traps no longer a concern.

However, looking at the hundred meters strewn with corpses, the remaining soldiers were filled with fear and hatred, realizing just how inhumane Kuang Shengtian truly was.

"Boom..."

A loud explosion sounded from behind, causing everyone to look back, only to see that their main force had begun to attack the mountain, and the blocked path in the canyon had been blasted open with gunpowder.

However, when Grand General Zhuge Yun arrived with thirty thousand troops and saw the mound of corpses along the hundred-meter mountain path, everyone was stunned, not knowing what had happened. Yet, with Kuang Shengtian standing at the forefront, they dared not utter a word.

Kuang Shengtian’s lips curled slightly, aware that after passing the mountain top, only the final barrier remained. Whether the enemy could be lured down depended on the battle in the small forest.

"Young Master, are you alright?"

Five generals brought their troops running forward, and as they passed through the pile of corpses, each felt a chill, but with Kuang Shengtian ahead, they could not display too much shock.

"I’m fine. Everyone prepare for battle; the small forest is the final stand. If we can succeed here, we can basically seize the Assassin Group."

Though Kuang Shengtian said this, he felt something was amiss. Logically, after overcoming so many hurdles, there should be people present — why was there no one here?

In the small forest, Chen Tianlong and Mengting arrived. This was the last line of defense. Everyone was on alert, watching the front and saw that Kuang Shengtian’s troops foolishly rushed through the traps.

However, at this moment, Chen Tianlong’s brows furrowed as if he remembered something.

So he immediately ordered, "Leave two to three thousand troops here, Ru Nian, Ding Kong, Mengting, come with me. The others, stay here with Xiaoliu and Tan Batian to await orders and coordinate with General Wang Meng’s assault team to utterly defeat them."

"Yes, Chen Tianlong."

Tan Batian accepted the assignment and nodded, aware of the importance of this battle in the small forest. But there was little reason for concern, as within the domain’s hundred meters, the designed traps and hidden weapons, alongside their strategic geographical advantage, would cause heavy casualties among the enemy.

If necessary, they’d just retreat to the Assassin Group and rendezvous with Chen Tianlong and the others.

Chen Tianlong nodded, and with two thousand troops, he headed to the mountain top, recalling the Southwest Wind. While he didn’t believe Kuang Chenggong could lead a flying platoon, he couldn’t shake his unease.

So he decided to ascend the mountain for vigilance, as fewer numbers were more advantageous on these narrow paths.

After about ten minutes, Chen Tianlong and others had gathered in the Assassin Group, and suddenly, he noticed the southwestern sky filled with black shapes, startling him. He shouted, "Everyone look, there seems to be activity from the southwest direction."

Upon hearing this, everyone was equally startled, initially mistaking them for giant eagles. But as they got closer, they realized they were people.

"This is bad; it’s Kuang Chenggong’s men. Everyone, prepare for battle."

At this moment, Chen Tianlong was not overly frightened, given their numbers of over two thousand soldiers, while the Assassin Group only had about thirty to forty people.

As Chen Tianlong finished speaking, the Warriors started preparing their formation, ready for the incoming foe, with fifty archers in the first row, shield-bearers in the second, and the rest were elite Warriors.

The formation was indeed formidable, yet Chen Tianlong was more concerned about Kuang Chenggong.

The real strength of Kuang Chenggong was unknown, leaving their confidence uncertain. During the attack, they’d need to buy time to assess, and even joining forces with Wu Mengting could at best equal him, leaving them to worry about others’ capabilities.

Flying in the sky, Kuang Chenggong felt vexed, unexpectedly discovered by the enemy. Only upon nearing did he recognize it was his nemesis, Chen Tianlong.