"Don't say the Xuanwu clan is here. Even if you tell me that Old Lin is suddenly going to pop out from behind us, I'd believe it."
As Xue Feng's voice fell, they heard a voice that would forever be etched in their minds: "Holy crap, you little white fluff, how did you know I was behind you guys?"
Everyone froze for a moment, then mechanically turned their heads towards the source of the voice. They saw Lin Zhan, a cold smirk on his face, standing not far behind them with the Lie Shan Shi heavy armor guard and the Shi Tie Beast legion.
"Holy crap, Shi Tie Beasts! Weren't you guys supposed to be rescuing the Wind God Pterodactyl Knights? How did you get back?" the Demon Emperor's son exclaimed in surprise.
Tie Ha'er looked at the Demon Emperor's son and scoffed, "You little brat, you fell for my uncle's trick again, huh? I just took some people to make a show of it. Halfway through, I brought them back to rendezvous with my uncle. We were specifically preparing to deal with you guys."
The Demon Emperor's son blinked, then looked at Lin Zhan with disdain. "I didn't expect that, Old Lin. To ambush me, you actually sent your ace knight regiment to their deaths. Your Wind God Pterodactyl Knights will be disbanded now."
Lin Zhan shook his head helplessly and spoke to the Demon Emperor's son in a tone usually reserved for speaking to children with intellectual disabilities:
"If I call you stupid, you really shouldn't feel wronged. Don't you see the Fire Dragon clan among the Dragon race and the Vermillion Bird clan among the Sacred Beast race are missing? Do you think I wouldn't let them show up for this kind of fire-starting business?"
"Don't tell me Rommel is still ambushing me somewhere. At this point in the battle, Rommel would have fled long ago out of fear of death. Anyone left there is just cannon fodder who doesn't share Rommel's heart."
Lin Zhan then exchanged a look with Lie Shan Longque and Tie Ha'er. Tie Ha'er let out a roar and charged towards the king's guards of the Divine and Demon races with the entire Shi Tie Beast legion in a berserk state.
Lie Shan Longque also quickly led the kings of the Lie Shan Shi heavy armor guard, forming a battle array, and joined the fray with Tie Ha'er.
Lin Zhan summoned his other four companions and directly attacked the Demon Emperor's son and the Divine Empress.
Seeing that the Naga Royal Guard had already suffered heavy casualties, Xiao Hei said to Da Hei, "Brother, I'll leave this to you. My boss is fighting someone over there, and I need to go support him quickly."
Without waiting for Da Hei to respond, he turned into a black light and vanished from the spot.
Da Hei looked at the disappearing Xiao Hei in bewilderment and said, "Holy crap, brother, you're Xuanwu! How can you run faster than the Zouwu clan? How did Second Uncle manage to get you like this?"
(Zouwu: According to the Shan Hai Jing, a strange animal, and the fastest divine beast.)
Avril glared at Da Hei and said, "Can your Xuanwu clan have any shame? How can a dignified Sacred Beast use weapons?"
Da Hei chuckled and looked at Avril provocatively, "So what? You're allowed to wear two shells on the battlefield, but I'm not allowed to have my second brother carry a knife to stab you?"
Avril instinctively looked at the two large shells on her chest and immediately turned bright red with anger. Biting her teeth, she said, "Shameless! Kill him for me!"
Da Hei looked at the Naga Royal Guard, who numbered less than 400, and said with disdain, "Brothers, kill all these crawling insects for Master Hei. Capture this little lady alive, and she can be a little wife for my brother Lin Zhan."
The 1800 Xuanwu kings roared with laughter in unison and then charged towards the Naga Royal Guard like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
Half an hour later, Avril was tied up and being carried back by Da Hei.
"Brothers, did we suffer any casualties?"
"Big Brother, you underestimate us too much. With the battle armor the Marshal gave us, plus our defense, 1800 against 1200. If we still suffered casualties, would we still have the nerve to call ourselves the Xuanwu clan, the number one defense in the heavens?"
"It's just that the battle armor the Marshal gave us is too damaged. Most of the brothers' armor can't be used anymore."
Hearing his clansmen, Da Hei couldn't help but chuckle:
"What are you afraid of, brothers? Although the rune armament the Marshal gave us is expensive, with the Marshal's and our relationship, we can get more. Besides, we're not asking for favors for nothing. Didn't we capture a little wife for him?"
"Big Brother's insight is truly remarkable. Right now, the Marshal's eyes are red all day, clearly showing he's holding back. This gift from Big Brother is exactly to the Marshal's taste."
Avril, being carried away, heard the words of these rogue Xuanwu and felt her head spin: What kind of creatures were these? Were they Xuanwu disguised as bandits from some hidden lair?
On the other side, after Xiao Hei returned, Lin Zhan and the Five Companions began their source sharing once more.
This time, Lin Zhan did not hide his strength. He went all out and directly confronted the Demon Emperor's son and the Divine Empress.
After twenty-odd rounds of combat between the three, the Divine and Demon Emperors were completely suppressed by Lin Zhan. Xue Feng and the Frost Giant Da Bai also rushed into the battlefield to help them resist Lin Zhan's attacks.
"Damn it, has Old Lin taken aphrodisiacs? How is he so strong?" the Demon Emperor's son was sent flying by a Hegemon Blade from Lin Zhan.
Xue Feng, holding his spear and struggling to resist Lin Zhan's onslaught, said:
"Cousin, can't you tell? Old Lin was holding back last time, just to capture us all today."
"Cousin, hurry and call your two races' guardian generals over, or we'll all die here today."
Lin Zhan heard Xue Feng's words, and a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes, which were filled with killing intent. "Guardian generals?"
"Do your two races even have guardian generals anymore? Did you really think my clan's ancestors Xiang Yu and Lu Bu entering the Giant Demon Forest was just for playing with you?"
As Lin Zhan's voice fell, the Divine Empress and the Demon Emperor's son were instantly stunned, then said with fear: "What do you mean?"
"What the Marshal means is that all these useless ones from your two races have been killed." Xiang Yu arrived on the battlefield with a few others and casually threw the heads of the guardian generals from the Divine and Demon races.
Lin Zhan smiled as he saw them arrive. "Ancestors, you don't need to intervene here. Focus on slaying the king's guards of the Divine and Demon races."
The Demon Emperor's son and Xue Feng exchanged a look, nodded implicitly, and then, taking advantage of the moment when Lin Zhan was fighting the Divine Empress, they quickly approached Da Bai.
"Demon Guard, heed my order! Retreat from the battlefield at all costs!" With that, a purple light flashed, and the three instantly vanished from the spot.
The Demon heavy armor troops in the battlefield heard the command, quickly pushed back their opponents, and charged towards the outside of the formation.
Lin Zhan sneered as he watched the retreating Demon Emperor's son. "Kings, heed my order! Ignore the Demon kings and focus all your efforts on slaying the Divine heavy armor guard."