Chapter Seventeen: Night Raid Battle

  In the middle of the night, Leng Xiao didn't know why he couldn't sleep, so he got out of bed and walked out of the tent. He took a deep breath of the clear outside air, feeling that this space's air was many times clearer than the air on Earth, perhaps because there was no industrial pollution.

  A lone figure wandered aimlessly, unknowingly arriving at the top of the city wall. The dark earth was like a vast and wild beast, swallowing up the entire land. If not for the bright moonlight illuminating it, the whole world would have been plunged into darkness.

  "It's strange, why do I always feel that something is off there?" Leng Xiao Yao gazed at the Beast Country barracks across from him, his heart constantly surfacing with a sense of unease, feeling that something was not quite right, but unable to put his finger on it.

  "It must have been leaked there." Leng Xiao Yao carefully observed the situation of the enemy in front of him, looking left and right, but still couldn't see anything unusual. Suddenly, he felt that something was different, that is, the silence. The enemy in front seemed too quiet, not like they had just experienced a battle today. There must be a reason for this, there must be some problem here.

  Suddenly, Leng Xiang found that a team of beastmen appeared on the left, quietly approaching the Tiger Gate City. It was actually the Minotaur Corps, with tens of thousands of people! Heaven! Could it be that the Beastman Empire really wants to attack the Tianlong Empire?

  His face changed in an instant, and he was about to let out a loud roar, but then he thought that his voice wouldn't be able to spread throughout the entire military camp. So, he glanced at the war drum on the far left of the city wall, and with a quick turn of his brain, Leng Xiao Yao swiftly ran towards the war drum.

  "Boom, boom, boom, boom", the sound of war drums rose up, tearing through the quiet night space. In an instant, figures flashed out one after another from the entire vast military camp.

  In the center of the military camp, there were several tents that stood out from the others. At this moment, Shi Hu also walked out of the tent, frowning and shouting at the generals who rushed out in all directions: "Who beat the war drum?"

  "General, we don't know either! Just now, I was thinking of going to take a look." A general also responded with a bewildered expression.

  "Go and take a look." Shi Hu's face turned serious, if it was true that the enemy had launched a sneak attack, then the person who beat the war drum would be greatly rewarded, but if not, they would be severely punished by military law.

  At this moment, the beastman troops who were sneaking around the outer ring of Tiger Gate heard the sound of war drums and immediately understood that their sneak attack plan had been exposed. Since that's the case, they might as well launch a straightforward attack.

  "Break open the city gate, and be the first to enter!" A tiger-man leader shouted loudly. The next moment, a dozen bear-men rushed out of the bear-man army, carrying a huge log, continuously ramming into the city gate. Each impact made the gate creak loudly.

  "Not good, once the city gate is broken, we'll be on the defensive and must stop them." Leng Xiao Yao's face changed as he saw this scene unfold. He quickly put down the drumsticks in his hand and focused his mind into the space within the Hun Dun Pearl. From inside, he swiftly retrieved the short sword that he was accustomed to using with his right hand. With the small sword in hand, he arrived at the city gate in just a few strides."

  Bang! The sturdy gate finally collapsed under the heavy blow, shattered by the beastman troops outside the city. A team of ferocious beast soldiers appeared at the gate.

  A lone figure appeared before the beastman soldiers, and after the gate was opened, a young man with an ordinary build stood proudly at the entrance of the city gate, holding a small sword over an inch long in his hand, without any protective gear on his body.

  "Kill!" The beastman commander gave the order to attack the city.

  "Kill!" The beastman soldiers rushed towards the crowded city, with every beastman's face revealing a hopeful victory.

  Leng Xiao Yao tightly grasped the Duan Jian sword in his hand, a cold smile spreading across his face. He charged forward, swinging his sword at the beast soldiers surging into the city. A flash of white light streaked by, and a hot spray of blood burst forth.

  "Kill him for me." The beastman commander, who was squeezed in the back, saw how powerful Leng Xiang was and his face changed slightly. He knew that if he didn't get rid of this kid in front of him, his main force would not be able to enter the city. At present, they only had a few dozen breaths of time to enter the human camp. Once the border generals reacted, the fighting power of the Hu Tiger Team was not something to be taken lightly. They had been fighting each other for many years and had some understanding of each other, so the commanders were also anxious.

  "No matter what, they can't be allowed to enter the city." This was the only thought in Leng Xiao's mind as he used all his combat skills to hold his ground at the city gate. Fortunately, the city gate wasn't very wide, only a little over three meters.

  Shi Hu, who was rushing to the city wall, suddenly heard a loud crash of wooden doors and his face turned pale. With an urgent tone, he shouted at the generals beside him: "It's an enemy raid! Quickly beat the war drums! You each lead your troops to go, I'll go take a look first!"

  "Yes, General." The generals following Shi Hu quickly dispersed.

  "Hoping for a miracle to happen." Shí Hǔ made a silent prayer in his heart, and the next moment, his figure was like a wild goose, disappearing into the military camp after a few ups and downs.

  "General Barte Road, our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. That human kid is quite skilled! He has already reached the level of a beginner swordsman." A general reported to the tiger person.

  "Leopard, it's time for you to take revenge into your own hands now." The Tiger Man ordered a man with leopard head behind him.

  "Thank you, General." The leopard responded respectfully and in the next moment, his huge body jumped up and down several times, arriving at the city gate. He swung out a sword light, chopping towards Leng Xuan.

  "Intermediate swordsman?" Amidst the battle, Leng Xiangyao felt a flash of red light and his body involuntarily flipped backwards in a somersault.

  "With a 'swish' sound, a deep sword mark appeared at the spot where Leng Xiang had just been standing. It's easy to imagine what would have happened if that sword light had hit his body."

  After a cold sweat broke out, if it wasn't for his quick reaction earlier, he would probably be dead by now. Looking at the sneak attacker again, Han Feng was amused - it was that big oaf!

  "Bang!" Another wooden door shattered sound rang out.

  "Not good, damn it, I forgot that the Tiger Gate has two entrances and exits." Leng Xiao Yao secretly cursed, it seems that today this city wants to be guarded, now there is no hope.

  The tiger man saw that the other end of the city gate was blown open, so he drew his long sword and shouted: "Charge in for me, kill!"

  "Kill!" The beastman troops surged towards the Tiger Gate like a flood, and in an instant, the number of beastmen who entered the city reached tens of thousands.

  "Kill him!" A shout for killing came from the rear of the Tiger Gate, and in the next moment, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed out from inside the Tiger Gate. It seemed that the time delayed by Leng Xiao Yao earlier had some effect.

  Shì Hǔ's expression turned serious as he scanned the battlefield, and it seemed that his side wasn't in the worst situation yet. When his gaze fell on the first gate, his eyes suddenly lit up - it was him! Could it be that this kid had beaten the war drum again, delaying the enemy and buying precious time for himself?

  "Not good, it's actually a mid-level swordsman." Shi Hu saw through Meng Bao's cultivation at a glance. The next moment, he didn't even think about it and directly sprang up and rushed towards the first gate.

  The leopard relied on its intermediate swordsmanship, and at the cost of breaking the sword in its hand, it kicked Cold Xiao Yao's abdomen with one foot. It believed that this kick contained the power of Dou Qi, which would definitely make this kid lose his combat effectiveness.

  Bang! Although Leng Xiao Yao's combat skills were extremely high, the difference in their realms was ultimately insurmountable. When he cut off the ferocious leopard's weapon, he felt a sense of unease, and before he could react, he felt an enormous force surging up from his abdomen, causing his internal organs to tremble. His body couldn't help but fly backward due to inertia.

  Leng Xiao Yao, who was in mid-air, had wanted to flip his body and land upright, but as soon as he moved, he felt a wave of pain all over his body. At this moment, Leng Xiao Yao gave up on landing unscathed and prepared himself for a painful fall, after all, he believed that his current level of strength was not enough to be fatal.

  "Huh?" Leng Xiang felt as if he had been caught by someone, and instinctively swung the short sword in his hand to counterattack.

  "It's me, Leng Xiaozu." Shi Hu's voice rang out, causing the short sword that was about to stab him to come to an abrupt halt.

  "Ha! You're pretty quick on your feet, kid!" Shi Hu said with a chuckle as he set down Leng Xiao Yao.

  Leng Xiao was taken aback by Shi Hu's words and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face as he said, "Thank you, General Shi."

  "Good kid, it should be me thanking you. If not for your war drum sound, we might have been ambushed by the enemy just now. No more nonsense, let's settle the current situation first." After finishing his words, Shi Hu drew out the long sword on his body and charged towards the fierce leopard.

  "Stone Tiger?" The leopard's face turned white as he saw the person pouncing towards him, and his figure hastily retreated backwards. What a joke! He was a mid-level swordsman, how could he go fight against Stone Tiger, that mid-level great swordsman? This wasn't lighting a lamp in the toilet - looking for death?!

  "With a swish, the tiger man who was commanding the attack just now saw Shi Hu take action and blocked his way with several ups and downs, helping Meng Bao pick up a small life."

  "Haha, Shī Hǔ, we meet again." The tiger man's face revealed a faint smile as he gazed at Shī Hǔ with his sword at the ready.

  "Bartru, I didn't think you beastmen would be so brazen, actually mobilizing troops to attack my Tianlong Kingdom. Don't you fear that my Tianlong Kingdom will retaliate and march straight into your Beast Kingdom?" Shi Hu's face was filled with anger, because the Beast Kingdom had indeed broken their original agreement this time.

  Bartol's face revealed a hint of cunning as he said, "When Tiger Gate falls, it will no longer belong to the Tianlong Empire. What breach of contract is that?"

  "Then let's have a fight!" Shi Hu saw that Batulu had said so much, and naturally there was nothing more to say. Both sides could only rely on their own abilities now.

  Bloodthirsty, the sound of tearing and killing, at this moment, the wide ground of Humen is showing a fierce battle. The beastman troops want to occupy the main attack land, while the Tianlong Kingdom warriors who were originally on the defensive side want to take back their own territory. Both sides are unwilling to give in, and the speed of death is accelerating.

  Leng Xiao Yao had already retreated to the back, his injuries in the five internal organs making it temporarily impossible for him to go onto the battlefield and kill enemies. However, even so, Leng Xiao Yao's heart was now at its most comfortable state. Clusters of grey energy that others couldn't see continuously floated into his brow, and with each cluster of grey energy entering, Leng Xiao Yao felt the pain within his body gradually decreasing. After ten or more minutes passed, Leng Xiao Yao felt a new life force spreading throughout his body, and the skin on the surface of his body actually presented a coppery glow.