Below the battlefield, the four masters of the Empire finally gathered. Xiao Chen, Ye Zi and others were facing each other at a distance of about 100 meters.
The artillery fire did not stop, and the shooting from air guns and bows and arrows continued.
Xiao Chen, Ye Zi, Gabriel and Metatron left the team below and flew forward to the air closer to the Imperials. Xiao Chen cast a voice transmission magic and said to the Imperial position: "I am Xiao Chen, the great magician from the Tower of China. Please come out and answer the questions of the masters of the Empire."
Four people walked out of the enemy camp, namely Duke Marcus, his daughter Cynthia, Duke Stuart and Duke Weber. Xiao Chen was challenging them, and if they didn't come out, they would obviously lose momentum. If fewer people came out, they would be afraid of being ambushed by the enemy. So in the end, all four of their masters walked out of the army formation.
The four of them also flew into the air. Duke Marcus and Cynthia both had golden dragon blood, so they could fly naturally. Duke Stuart used his fighting spirit to maintain a low-altitude flight, and Duke Weber could only rely on the flying skills performed by others to fly to the same height as Xiao Chen.
The two groups were about 70 to 80 meters apart. Duke Marcus glanced at the four people in front of him and said, "This little girl is a high-level one, right? Ha, are you using her to make up the numbers? Now that the battle has come to this, what else is there to say? It's only right for us to return to the battle and rely on our own abilities."
"Everyone, I heard that there is a tradition in the wars on this continent. When both sides have a large number of masters above the master level and are evenly matched, they can invite each other to a duel of honor. The masters of both sides will often leave the battlefield and go to the open space around them in the sky to prevent the aftermath of the battle from killing too many ordinary soldiers." Xiao Chen pointed at the four people on his side and said, "Now I suggest that each side send four people to participate in the duel of honor, how about it?"
"The so-called tradition is nothing more than a rag in the hands of the strong. Use it when it is useful and throw it away when it is not. Anyway, the rules are set by the strong." Duke Marcus said, "You and the two war angels are three masters in total, while we have four. You only have a few hundred people in Black Wood Pass, while our army has tens of thousands. No matter which level, we have the advantage. Do you think we need to consider your proposal and follow you out?"
Xiao Chen said, "Didn't you notice? We are all mages or warrior angels who practice both magic and martial arts. If we fight in a military formation, I'm afraid we will cause much more damage to ordinary soldiers. Moreover, I am best at spiritual magic, and I heard that your beast warriors have the least resistance to spiritual magic. If we fight here, I'm afraid you will be at a disadvantage, right?"
"If that's the case, then why would you give up this advantage?" Duke Weber asked back.
Xiao Chen said: "We fight to achieve our goals, not to kill ordinary people. These people are soldiers now, but they are also farmers, fishermen or craftsmen in normal times. Since the direction of the war is in our hands, we can decide the outcome. As long as one of us wins and joins the battle of ordinary soldiers, it will be clear who wins and who loses, and they don't have to fight to the death. Isn't this great?"
"I thought you were going to discuss some conditions, but it turned out to be some ridiculous and childish remarks. If this is what you want to say, then we have nothing to talk about. Now it's time for a head-on battle." After saying this, Marcus was about to fly back to his own army.
Stuart also said: "Duels are more suitable for happening in knight novels. In the real world, if there is not enough blood as a sacrifice, the beast of war will not stop."
Only Weber looked at Xiao Chen and the others carefully, as if he was thinking about something.
"Sorry, now that you're out, it's not up to you to decide." Xiao Chen said. After hearing what he said, Ye Zi raised the anti-shadow gun in his hand. The anti-shadow gun emitted a dazzling white light, and a wave of space magic power emanated, which emptied the people in the sky.
"What are you doing? This is a despicable sneak attack!" Duke Marcus felt that his movements were restricted. A repressive force surrounded him from all directions, preventing him from moving to his position.
"Is this some kind of binding magic?" Stuart burst out with his fighting spirit, trying to break free from the force around him, but even with his master-level fighting spirit he was unable to affect the binding force in the slightest.
"This power is very wrong, it is much higher than ours in terms of level!" Duke Weber said. He turned around and saw the gun in Ye Zi's hand. "It's a divine weapon!"
Xiao Chen said: "What I just said was not a proposal, but a decision. Everyone, let's go to another place and have a good fight."
As he spoke, the white light emitted by the shadow gun enveloped the group of people, and then suddenly shrank. The eight people in the air disappeared without leaving anything behind.
Regarding the disappearance of their masters in the air, the other people in the two armies had completely different reactions.
Everyone at the Tower of China knew about the plan in advance, so when Xiao Chen and others disappeared, everyone was very calm, and there was no change in the firing of guns and artillery, which continued to suppress the entire imperial position.
The Imperials were in disarray. Whether it was the family guards of the masters or the senior officers of the Beast Legion, they were all at a loss, and the soldiers were extremely panicked. They were originally suppressed by the Chinese artillery and bullets, and were expecting these masters to lead them to turn the situation around, but they didn't expect that these top masters would disappear in a few words.
The generals of the empire were in a debate. Some thought that they should start the charge immediately. Since the enemy's master had disappeared, they should use their superiority in military strength to drive the Chinese out of Heimu Pass. Others thought that the situation was unclear and the army was unstable, so they should hold their ground and wait for changes to occur. Some even thought that the entire army should retreat and reorganize the team to avoid greater losses before the beast army ran into trouble.
However, the elites of several families were not subordinate to each other, and the high-level commanders were not convinced of each other, and no one could convince others to follow their opinions.
Huang Zheng looked at the situation on the other side from a distance and found that the movements of the various troops were different. He knew that his chance had come. He asked the adjutant beside him, "Where is the first regiment of the Guard?"
The adjutant said, "We are already outside the gate."
Huang Zheng said: "Go report to Commander Wang, our troops are preparing to launch an assault, let the regiment take over the defense line!" (To be continued)