Chapter 1097: Chapter 1098: Women’s Army!
"Vice General Jiang, it is my incompetence."
Huo Yuanyi suddenly spat out a mouthful of pitch-black poison blood; the toxin had already invaded his organs, his life dangling by a thread.
Jiang Xiaofan stepped forward to support Huo Yuanyi, regrettably, the elder brother was not here. Otherwise, with his medical skills...
Jiang Xiaofan clenched his fist tightly; without the elder brother, alone, he was still incapable!
"No, Commander Huo, you have done very well."
Jiang Xiaofan took a deep breath and ordered people to carry Huo Yuanyi back to the camp. The war continued, there was no time to worry about others, nor time to resent his powerlessness.
"Kill!"
Flinging the blood off the sword blade, Jiang Xiaofan roared once more, charging like a ferocious beast into the Demon Clan’s ranks.
Determination in battle, accepting death with no hope of life!
...
Sky Peak Camp, Grand Commander’s Tent.
"How’s the battle in the front?"
Lee Bufan sat firmly in the commander tent, clenching his fists tightly, feeling on edge for five consecutive days, unable to find any peace.
Even if he personally marched into battle to kill the enemy, it would be far easier than keeping guard in this tent.
However, the camp needed him stationed there; otherwise, if someone realized the commander was not in camp, the troops could fall into chaos, leading to a crushing defeat, rendering all efforts in vain.
"The Demon Clan coalition has launched another attack; the main camp no longer has extra forces to send out in support."
A wounded commander, clenching his fist tightly, gritted his teeth and said: "Vice General Lee, let me go again. I have merely lost one hand and one eye; I can still fight!"
"Let me go! Cough, cough, cough..."
Another commander suddenly stood up, but before he finished speaking, he began to cough blood. In his current state, he probably couldn’t even hold a knife, let alone fight.
Looking at these wounded soldiers in the tent, Lee Bufan tightened his fists again. Was there really no spare troops in Sky Peak Camp?
"Who said there’s no spare troops!"
Right then, a commotion arose outside the tent, as a woman clad in soft armor pushed away the guard soldiers and strode into the commander tent.
"You... you can’t go in! Ouch!"
The guard soldier tried to intercept but was kicked aside by the woman, crying out in pain.
"Who are you?"
Lee Bufan took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the woman, and asked sternly.
"Humph, this girl goes by no other name, Chuchu!"
It turned out the intruding woman was Yan Chuchu, the granddaughter of the Southern Army Commander, who had sneaked into Sky Peak Camp’s War Preparatory Camp under the alias Chuchu to hide her identity.
Back when the troops set out, Ling Feng had already noticed her sneaking into the camp but seeing she had some ability and was in a relatively safe place like War Preparatory Camp, he didn’t drive her away.
However, during this time, Yan Chuchu was bored with transporting, organizing, and counting supplies in the camp, never once setting foot on the battlefield.
What’s most frustrating was amid the intense front-line warfare, Ling Feng, the commander, turned into a "coward", much to her displeasure.
She truly misjudged that loathsome man!
Having overheard the shortage of reinforcements on the front line, she rushed in, prepared to volunteer for battle.
"Chuchu?"
Lee Bufan glanced at the girl, frowning, and said: "Judging by your uniform, you’re from War Preparatory Camp, go back to your own duties, don’t cause trouble!"
"Who’s causing trouble!"
Yan Chuchu glared fiercely at Lee Bufan, "Who said those from the War Preparatory Camp can’t go to battle? This is a special time, everyone should fight, and it’s time for us to reveal our weapons and fight courageously on the battlefield!"
Lee Bufan rolled his eyes, clearly uninterested in hearing more from her, interrupted, "Alright, it’s not time yet, you should go back!"
"Hey, do you look down on women or something?"
Yan Chuchu couldn’t listen to Lee Bufan, she jumped up and said furiously: "How annoying! Let your General Ling Feng come out to see me; this coward hides in seclusion when the crisis is at its peak, I have no respect for him!"
After speaking, Yan Chuchu stuck her tongue out at Lee Bufan, making him at a loss for words.
Lee Bufan was momentarily speechless, never having met such an unreasonable woman.
"Vice General Lee, I think this might be a good idea."
At this moment, Lin Xian’er stood up and said solemnly, "I think the combined strength of our War Preparatory Camp isn’t weak; we could lend some aid in this urgent situation."
"Exactly!"
Yan Chuchu nodded repeatedly, "Humph, my strength can place in the top eighty on the Hundred Battle Heaven List!"
Lee Bufan frowned, contemplating for a moment, finally nodded, "Okay, there are indeed over a thousand people in War Preparatory Camp, and among them, the commander is an early-stage King Level, they have a certain combat capability, send War Preparatory Camp to support the front. However, Miss Xian’er, you cannot go."
With Lin Xian’er only at Origin Transformation Realm, venturing onto the battlefield is indeed too risky.
"It’s alright; Yan’er will protect me!"
Lin Xian’er tugged at Tuoba Yan’s arm; Tuoba Yan was surprised at first but then nodded, "Mm, I’ll keep an eye on Xian’er."
"This..."
Lee Bufan hesitated for a moment, Tuoba Yan’s strength was considerably strong; with her presence, barring encounters with King Rank opponents, there shouldn’t be significant danger.
"Alright then, let Miss Tuoba and Commander Bai lead the one thousand troops from War Preparatory Camp to the front line, obeying Vice General Jiang’s commands!"
"Hey, hey, hey, include me too! You better give me an officer title!"
Yan Chuchu protested persistently.
Lee Bufan paid her no mind, prompting Yan Chuchu to stomp her feet in frustration, cursing him repeatedly.
Eventually, Lin Xian’er reminded her that if she delayed any longer, she’d be left behind by the main force, prompting Yan Chuchu to relent, though still muttering complaints.
Besides Ling Feng, Lee Bufan was likely the one who least cared about giving her face.
Thus, the last remnants of Sky Peak Camp’s forces, War Preparatory Camp’s "Women’s Army," comprised of over sixty percent female soldiers, were assembled to join the fight on the front lines.
About fifteen minutes later, this thousand-strong troop finished gearing up, departing the camp toward the front lines, as Lee Bufan and several severely injured generals watched on.
Upon departure, Yan Chuchu turned back and glared fiercely at Lee Bufan, signalling: just wait for me to return victorious, and blind your eyes!
"Boring."
Lee Bufan clenched his fists; now his only hope rested in Commander Bai and Tuoba Yan, for the rest of the Women’s Army, their role would likely be to slightly lift morale and care for the wounded.
"Brother Ling, going to the Demon Realm alone, was that decision right?"
Lee Bufan sighed softly, looking up at the blood-red Sky Dome, struck by a sense of helplessness.