In the middle of the mountain path, a large number of beast warriors were fleeing in all directions. Only the Black Guard Knight Lannit was blocking the way with his sword, and behind him were several Black Guards in miserable shapes.
Lennitt had just resisted a wave of magic and grenade attacks. These attacks, taken individually, did very little damage to him, but the dense concentration of them falling on him was extremely terrifying. Lennitt had to work hard to avoid getting hurt. However, his hair, clothes, and armor were all damaged, and the fighting spirit in his body had become weak.
However, he was facing Master Gabriel, who had already unleashed his Ares Arms, had wings on his back, and held the Excalibur horn. Gabriel was at his peak at this time, and with the help of the speed of the charge, he accumulated his momentum to the highest point. He leaped from his horse's back, and the man and the sword slashed at Lennitt like a rainbow of light.
As soon as the two swords intersected, an explosion containing the dual power of Lennitt's fighting spirit and Gabriel's fighting spirit and magic swept the area seven or eight meters around them. All the black guards behind Lennitt who were at a lower level were directly killed by the shock, and the two or three with the highest level were also seriously injured and flew away.
Lennitt was knocked into the air by Gabriel, spitting out blood. His holy sword was cut into a fist-sized hole, and it looked like it would break at any time. Gabriel followed closely and launched a violent attack in the air, leaving him no chance to escape.
The guards who had already rushed down below raised their sabers and began to harvest the scattered enemies. The imperial soldiers who had originally wanted to be a reef to block the guards' path were like sand being crushed, and were easily scattered by the vanguard of the guards.
The beast warriors who were originally ambushing on the two wings in the rear have now gathered on the main road from both sides, but many of them have been hit by mental magic. The mad beast warriors began to attack their companions, and other beast warriors had to start fighting back. This was particularly terrifying in a densely packed team. These chaotic warriors couldn't even chase the guards, let alone the entire team.
Leo directed the team to turn on a slightly wider road. Behind him, both the warriors and mages performed the same action while running. The team ran back a distance and stayed in the right position. Leo picked up his air rifle, pointed it at the chaotic enemy, and ordered: "Shoot!"
The beast warriors at the front were knocked down in droves like wheat being cut.
When Chang Yujie and Luo Ling led the team to arrive, the pincer attack from behind completely secured victory. Less than five minutes after they joined the battle, the beast warriors who had been gathered together began to flee all over the mountains.
Lennitt in the sky had wanted to run away, but the teleportation effect he activated with the props was broken by Gabriel's magic. After Luo Ling arrived, she began to support Gabriel with magic. Lennitt wanted to use his fighting spirit to escape in a panic, but Gabriel chopped his thigh with a sword and fell from the sky with a scream.
Before he even hit the ground, Gabriel's sword had already passed over his head and stuck into the mountain path. When Lennitt fell to the ground, the red line on his neck suddenly exploded, and his head and body were separated in an instant...
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The two units of the Guards had already withdrawn, and the bodies of their own fallen soldiers had been taken away. The scattered bodies in the mountains and fields were all dead imperial soldiers. This ambush and counter-ambush of about 130 Guards against more than 500 imperial soldiers lasted about half an hour. The Guards killed about 200 imperial soldiers at the cost of more than 20 people.
Most of the guards died when the two armies attacked the beast army. The power of these beast-like warriors after being forced into a desperate situation was beyond Chang Yujie's estimation. Many soldiers were killed because they did not have time to reload their ammunition or were killed by the enemy's counterattack before they died. Among them, several were warriors with fighting spirit.
On the contrary, those black guards did not cause any losses to the escort army because they were dealt with by specialized experts.
Now only Luo Ling and Li Tianrui stood on the valley path. In front of them lay four people, a low-level Black Guard warrior, a mid-level Black Guard mage, and two beast warriors of unknown bloodline. All four of them were hit by a sleeping spell, and although they were not injured, they were all in a deep sleep.
Li Tianrui took out a glass test tube wrapped in layers from his storage ring and asked, "I only have enough black water for two people. Who should we choose?"
Luo Ling circled around the men and used her mental power to roughly check their physical condition. Then she said, "Let's use it on these two black guards. I don't know what blood those two beasts have in their bodies. If they can control the black water disease, then all our efforts will be wasted. Moreover, the status of these two black guards is much higher than theirs. Once they arrive at Blackwood Pass, they will have more opportunities to meet various important people, while the beast warriors may only be able to stay in their barracks, so the effect of spreading bacteria will be much worse."
"That makes sense. Let's do it." Li Tianrui said.
Luo Ling untied the test tube and finally saw the appearance of the black water inside. It still exuded an evil aura. Her hands had been steady, but when she saw the thing in the tube, she couldn't help but tremble.
Luo Ling and Li Tianrui had already cast shields to isolate the toxins. Li Tianrui pried open the mouth of one of the black guards, and Luo Ling opened the bottle cap and poured half a test tube of black water into it.
Although he was still sleeping soundly, he shuddered involuntarily when the black water entered his mouth. Luo Ling quickly cast a sleeping magic on him and poured a glass of clean water into his mouth.
Luo Ling followed suit and infected another person.
Then the two of them carried the four people to a nearby woods and dropped them off in scattered locations.
Luo Ling said: "After they wake up in the forest, they will find their companions around them. Let them form a team and travel together. The two beast warriors along the way should become new sources of infection."
The two of them cast invisibility spells and disappeared in the open space. Later, Luo Ling released several soul whips. Silver-white long whips appeared from the void and hit the bodies of the four people. They screamed in their sleep and woke up one after another.
Luo Ling and Li Tianrui floated in the air, in stealth mode, quietly observing their movements. They wanted to ensure that these people would not encounter any trouble along the way, and could return to Heimuguan safely and bring the black water disease to the imperial base camp. (To be continued)