Chapter 1178: Chapter 1167: A Triumphant First Battle
However, the wooden blocks and stones rolling down the mountain, under the influence of gravitational acceleration, were much faster than them.
In an instant, it led to another wave of casualties, with blood and flesh blurred, and bright red blood flowing down the mountain wall, a sight that was truly shocking.
“That old guy in iron armor is Nalan Wuwei. Shoot him dead for me. Catch the thief by capturing the king first!”
“Yes!”
Swish, swish, swish…
At this moment, the archers who found themselves without a place to fight were once again put to use, and all the Cloud Breaking Arrows shot towards Nalan Wuwei.
Nalan Wuwei looked at the rain of arrows, pressing down like black clouds upon a city, suffocating him, whimpering like the crying of ghosts.
Upon hearing such noises, he fled briskly downwards while turning back for a glance.
Who would have thought that it was better not to look; upon seeing, he immediately found himself drenched in excrement.
“Damn it, truly not treating me as a human, hundreds of Cloud Breaking Arrows aimed just at me, they’re truly giving me face.”
Nalan Wuwei sighed, with a hint of despair.
He knew that today he might die here, perish with nothing left.
“Damn it!”
He no longer ran, but hid beneath a large boulder, gasping for breath, watching helplessly as his family members were killed by rolling logs and stones, powerful bows and crossbows, cries of ghosts, running wildly like wolves, wishing wings would grow from their sides to fly away from this catastrophe.
However, when these people reached the bottom of the mountain and hid among the trees, they found that fewer than ten survived.
That is to say, more than 90% of them lost their lives in this ambush.
“Huh, where’s the third elder?”
“Couldn’t have passed away too, right?”
“Impossible, quickly look.”
Everyone hurriedly looked towards the two mountain slopes, only to see beneath a large boulder in the middle of the right slope, an old and trembling silhouette hiding, it was exactly Nalan Wuwei.
“Third Elder, come down quickly.”
“Come down my ass, isn’t that seeking death?”
Nalan Wuwei’s face was full of black lines, inwardly cursing these junior members for their lousy advice.
He thought he had escaped a disaster but it was not the case.
The Cloud Breaking Sect archers who lost sight of him immediately shot towards the giant rock.
Puff, puff, puff…
Astoundingly, the arrows were not deflected by the rock’s tough surface but were directly lodged into the rock, penetrating three inches deep.
As the number of lodged Cloud Breaking Arrows increased, traces of cracks gradually appeared on the rock, and the cracks grew larger and larger.
Crack, crack, crack…
With a piercing sound of rupture, the rock finally could not withstand the pressure, crumbling apart, exploding.
Bang…
Nalan Wuwei was the first to bear the brunt, thrown into the air by the explosive force of the rock, falling towards the bottom of the mountain.
“Damn it, is today my death day, truly one wave upon another.”
Nalan Wuwei swallowed some saliva, preparing in the air, channeling the remaining True Qi around his body to form a tough defensive layer.
He then let go of all worries, dropping to the ground.
Those surviving members of the Nalan Family hurriedly approached, attempting to drag him into the forest.
However, another wave of Cloud Breaking Arrows came from behind, even denser than before.
“Quick, quick, quick, run fast!”
Yet, everything was too late, over a hundred arrows pierced the bodies of those junior members, making them look like porcupines.
They failed to save him, instead losing their own young lives, falling silently to the ground.
With a puff sound.
Nalan Wuwei was hit by another arrow, luckily not hitting a vital spot, he hurriedly crawled up, no longer caring about the surviving members of the Nalan Family falling silent, fleeing in panic.
“Hahaha…”
Seeing this scene, the Cloud Breaking Sect members burst into laughter, leaping with joy.
Duan Yuanmeng shouted loudly, “I can’t believe Nalan Family members are so weak, using so many Cloud Breaking Arrows is such a waste.”
Duan Yunfei raised his hand, quieting the crowd, commanding, “Immediately clean the battlefield, be ready for any further attacks from the enemy, and collect all Cloud Breaking Arrows.”
“Yes, Sect Master.”
Those junior members immediately accepted the command, heading towards the bottom of the mountain.
Duan Yunfei looked at Duan Yuanmeng, patting her shoulder, kindly saying, “Girl, with the first battle won, you quickly go to the Quiet Thought Hall of the Ning Family to deliver the news of this victory.”
“Yes, Second Uncle.”
Seeing no one around, Duan Yuanmeng called Second Uncle affectionately.
“You girl, mushy about what? Hurry and go!”
Duan Yunfei pushed her from behind, sending her far off.
Duan Yuanmeng didn’t turn back, giggling while rushing toward the Ning Family villa.
Duan Yunfei stood atop the high hill, overlooking the entire battlefield, solemnly stating, “An army achieves glory upon piles of bones, the predecessors did not lie; I helped Ning Fan this much, who knows how he will repay me in the future.”
As for Duan Yuanmeng.
Due to the short distance, she arrived at Ning Family’s Quiet Thought Hall within two minutes, sweating heavily, breathlessly reporting in the main hall, “Family Head of Ning, Mr. Ning, everyone, a Nalan Family hundred-member team, led by Nalan Wuwei, has been completely wiped out by our Cloud Breaking Sect, only Nalan Wuwei escaped injured and fleeing, this battle was a great victory.”
“What?”
The senior elders of the Nalan Family were surprised, their mouths twitching, barely believing the reality.
“How is it possible? Nalan Wuwei is a newly True Origin Realm expert, how could his team be so heavily damaged?”
“He should be very adept at forming alliances and strategies as the Third Elder of the Nalan Family, leading to such a result makes one sigh regretfully.”
“If this is true, then unquestionably, the cost of this battle is too high.”
They spoke rightly, as the people Nalan Family sent this time exceeded half of the Nalan Family’s fighting force.
This thousand-man troop, both large and small.
Unexpectedly, they lost over a hundred men in the first engagement, if every team faced such a result, it is entirely unacceptable for the Nalan Family.
However, for the same event, different perspectives yield totally different attitudes.
“Excellent, excellent!”
Ning Qiankun rose with fury, eyes filled with intense passion, turning to Nalan Jiuhuang, chuckling, “Senior, you saw it too, your strategy was diplomacy first then arms, but even still, you’re no match for our Ning Family.”
“Is that so?”
Though over a hundred perished, Nalan Jiuhuang’s face remained calm without blushing or rapid heartbeat, “I never expected your Ning Family to even enlist Cloud Breaking Sect under your flag, truly remarkable.”
Ning Fan picked up the conversation, raising a glass from afar towards Nalan Jiuhuang.