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While I may not excel at management, building up some popularity is certainly achievable! The Saber-toothed Tiger Beast, swift as the wind! However, the speed of the Blast Furnace Warhorses was equally astonishing! The heavy cavalry and magic cavalry of the Blazing Flame Legion clung tenaciously to the rear of the Black Mist Legion, never letting up.

Under the somber sky, one black and one red, two immense rivers of steel hurtled towards each other at incredible speed, locked in pursuit and conflict! Intermittently, sharp, tragic roars and shrieks echoed.

It was the slower-moving Stegosaur Knights who were struck by the pursuing magic cavalry’s attack spells, tumbling to the ground, only to be immediately trampled into bloody paste by the surging Blazing Flame cavalry.

One chasing, one fleeing; in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed! Ahead of them appeared a vast forest—the Nine Bend Woods, the path leading to Jiuqu.

The Nine Bend Woods bordered the Myriad Luo Mountain Range and stretched out next to the Byron Great Plains.

Due to its unique terrain, the vegetation in the Nine Bend Woods was not overly dense, merely scattered amidst sparse growth.

Yet, the sheer area covered by these woods was enormous.

And Silver Frost and her company, leading the main and rear battalions, bolted swiftly into the forest! Moro Yinfeng and his contingent, in hot pursuit, grew deeply anxious, fearing that Silver Frost and her people would slip away.

But years of campaigning had ingrained a primal instinct: avoid entering dense woods.

Thus, upon reaching the forest's edge, he instinctively raised his hand, ordering the entire army to halt the pursuit! The woods before them appeared sparse and disjointed.

There seemed to be nothing particularly noteworthy, yet Moro Yinfeng and his comrades dared not let their guard down! He immediately split the pursuing army into a vanguard and a rearguard.

Moro Yinfeng, Yin Nulei, Qu Lei, Mancang Qin Dian, and Gonggong Zhenqin led twenty thousand heavy cavalry to form the advance pursuit squad; the rest followed at a distance under the command of Chiyue Qinshuang.

This arrangement ensured that even if they encountered an ambush, Moro Yinfeng was confident in his ability to handle it with ease.

After the brief deployment, Moro Yinfeng and his advance guard plunged into the dense thicket! Boom! RUMBLE! Shortly after entering the woods, countless dazzling orbs of light erupted from the ground, accompanied by powerful magical explosions and astonishing shockwaves.

Countless shards of stone and dust flew in all directions! Dozens of personal guard cavalry surrounding Moro Yinfeng were instantly blasted into the air, mounts and riders alike! Several others were instantly pulverized on the spot! "Magic traps," Yin Nulei roared in fury! Such traps posed little threat to heavily armored warriors like Moro Yinfeng and Yin Nulei, but they were more than sufficient to shatter ordinary heavy cavalrymen.

And almost simultaneously with the explosion of the magic traps! Countless large trees were felled by the immense power of the detonations, crashing down violently.

Many speeding heavy cavalrymen, unable to evade, were smashed into a pulp by the massive fallen logs! Even more bizarrely, dense smoke followed the explosions, rapidly spreading out! In an instant, everyone's vision was completely obscured.

The pursuing vanguard descended into uncontrollable chaos.

Even super-powered heavy armored generals like Moro Yinfeng appeared somewhat disheveled.

This filled Moro Yinfeng with both anger and frustration! Clearly, these magic traps had been set long in advance.

Of course, Moro Yinfeng and his group did not believe that Silver Frost and her forces had anticipated this day and deliberately laid these traps.

In military campaigns, calculating for defeat before assuming victory is the most basic common sense, especially since the Black Flag Legion was supported by the tactical and strategic division of the Beiqi military command, and their leading general, Silver Frost, was renowned for her strategic acumen.

Laying down precautionary measures based on unique terrain features was an indispensable part of planning! If Moro Yinfeng were in command, he would have made the same arrangements.

Yes, if the front line attack faltered and retreat became necessary, this was the contingency.

And these magic traps set within the woods were clearly prepared specifically to guard against such an unfortunate turn of events.

In fact, Moro Yinfeng's analysis was correct.

As early as the attack on Man City, both Silver Frost and the Beiqi Strategy Division had considered every possible scenario, including the possibility of a military defeat and withdrawal.

Therefore, arrangements had been made long ago, and they never expected these preparations to finally see deployment today! Rumble! The magic traps within the woods detonated almost simultaneously, their earth-shaking roar accompanied by tidal waves of magical explosions and shockwaves that swept out violently.

Instantly, a large section of the vanguard was blown away! When the magical detonations finally subsided! The original forest was now shrouded in an earth-covering cloud of dust! What was even more astonishing was that this fog and dust emitted eerie, sinister hues of cyan and red, and the air was thick with a strange, nauseating, dizzying odor.

Evidently, the magic traps had been mixed with corrosive, toxic red and green powders.

Many caught in the airborne powder immediately collapsed! "It's a poison-laced magic trap," Gonggong Zhenqin gasped in shock. "All Daoists, immediately use Ghost Shields to neutralize the powder's corrosion!" "Yes!" The accompanying Daoists immediately unleashed clusters of dazzling blue Ghost Shields.

As the gentle blue light flashed through the area, the heavy cavalry afflicted by the powder finally recovered.

What infuriated Moro Yinfeng was that the vanguard had suffered massive casualties; those remaining were mud-splattered and thoroughly humiliated.

Not only were the losses severe, but their pursuit had been effectively delayed.

As for the Black Mist Legion led by Silver Frost, they had vanished without a trace! "Worthy of the Flower of Byron!" Moro Yinfeng gnashed his teeth. "I'll log this account for now." "......" The people behind him also wore grim expressions.

Few things on the battlefield caused Moro Yinfeng to suffer a setback, and having the opposing commander be a woman only added to the wounded pride of the arrogant Moro Yinfeng and the Blazing Flame generals.

Finally, when Moro Yinfeng and his group emerged from the woods, all they could see on the distant horizon was a black line rapidly disappearing toward the east. "It's the Black Flag Legion!" Yin Nulei stated. "Damn it, they run fast," Mancang Qin Dian grumbled, unconvinced. "The rear guard hasn't caught up yet," Gonggong Zhenqin noted. "Do we pursue, or wait?" "En," Moro Yinfeng stared grimly into the distance, then instinctively glanced back at the woods, still shrouded in mist and smoke, showing hesitation! Clearly, the mixed poison fog and magic traps in the woods were designed specifically to impede their pursuit.

With that thought, Moro Yinfeng made a swift decision: "Pursue! We absolutely cannot let them escape.

Qinshuang and the others will surely catch up quickly." "Chase!" Yin Nulei roared, and the advance guard, having briefly reorganized, immediately sped eastward.

Meanwhile, within the woods shrouded in poison fog, smoke, and magical residue! Everything was hazy, visibility almost zero.

All that could be seen was a vast expanse of white mist, made even more terrifying by the intermingling of highly toxic and corrosive red and green powders! This forced the rear guard to advance cautiously while simultaneously relying on the Daoists’ Ghost Shields to ward off the corrosive effects of the toxins.

Chiyue Qinshuang and the others cautiously advanced the rear forces, probing forward.

While the thick fog didn't hinder heavily armored generals like Chiyue Qinshuang, not every soldier in the army possessed their combat strength.

Furthermore, the tree trunks blown down by the magic traps, creating pits of varying depth and blocking pathways, severely delayed the progress of the Thunder Flame Legion.

Left with no choice, the soldiers dismounted, leading their mounts, and carefully picked their way toward the far side of the woods! Chiyue Qinshuang’s contingent had already deduced that this toxic fog was intended to slow down their pursuit.

However, Chiyue Qinshuang could also analyze that the Black Flag Army, eager to escape the Blazing Flame Legion’s relentless pursuit, was forced to use this tactic to buy time.

Knowing Moro Yinfeng's character, he would never willingly watch the Black Flag Legion slip away freely under these circumstances and would pursue with full force.

Therefore, he would certainly not wait for them to clear the woods and link up.

They had to exit this forest quickly; otherwise, if the Marshal pursued Silver Frost with only his limited forces, who knew what terrible danger might arise? But the pervasive haze left Chiyue Qinshuang and Zhurong Mingyang only able to fret.

The army's progress was agonizingly slow.

Just as the main force was cautiously making its way forward, a series of sharp wolf howls pierced the air.

A mass of indistinct red shadows shot out of the mist like lightning! Like a razor-sharp blade, they swiftly cut through the center of the Thunder Flame Legion’s formation! "It's the Blood Wolf Knights," Chiyue Qinshuang exclaimed in shock. "This is bad," Zhurong Mingyang immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

Indeed, Blood Wolf Knights were perennial wanderers of forests and deserts; no one was more adept at desert and jungle warfare.

This expertise stemmed entirely from the almost unimaginable agility and intuition of the Blood-Colored Giant Wolves.

Even in the dust-choked chaos of a desert storm, the Blood Wolf Knights could maneuver freely with the aid of their mounts.

Night fighting, jungle warfare, and desert engagement were the specialties of the Blood Wolf Knights! While the fog might render other Blazing Flame Legion soldiers nearly helpless, for the Blood Wolf Knights, it was the perfect screen.

The environment was precisely what allowed the Blood Wolf Knights to excel.

These suddenly appearing Blood Wolf Knights were auxiliary troops previously assigned to the Byron Corps! Though numbering fewer than five thousand, under the cover of the dense fog, they moved like elusive phantoms! This turned the dismounted, sightless Thunder Flame cavalrymen into defenseless lambs awaiting slaughter.

Warfare on the Mafa Continent was primarily cold-steel-based, yet the diversification of troop types and operational strategies had been inherited and passed down through major legions for centuries.

As soon as the Black Flag Legion was formed into three corps and three divisions, Silver Frost, Ji Du, and others fully recognized that their three primary combat units—Blood Wolf Knights, Stegosaur Knights, and Angry Flood Dragon Knights—each possessed unique strengths.

If they coordinated and supported each other effectively, they could unleash combat power beyond ordinary imagination.

And everything unfolding before them served as perfect proof of the assumptions made by Silver Frost and Ji Du.

Yes, the current situation was a kill zone meticulously engineered by Silver Frost and Ji Du; creating this fog was precisely to facilitate the combat effectiveness of the Blood Wolf Knights.

The five thousand Blood Wolf Knights, with their unparalleled speed, cleaved the rear guard led by Chiyue Qinshuang into two sections, passing right through the middle.

Leading them were Chi Ming and Chi Hao, two super-mages from the Blood Wolf Tribe.

Under their command, the Blood Wolf Knights displayed a terrifying combat prowess that shocked observers.

The Blazing Flame Legion’s rear guard was thrown into disarray, unable to manage both front and rear.

By the time Chiyue Qinshuang and the others organized a defense to intercept, Chi Ming and Chi Hao had already vanished back into the mist with their Blood Wolf Knights.

In just one fierce engagement, the Blazing Flame rear guard lost over ten thousand men, yet the Blood Wolf Knights left not a single corpse behind.

Even more critical was the psychological impact of the Blood Wolf Knights’ unpredictable maneuvers; all the Blazing Flame Knights were gripped by panic, unsure where the next attack would materialize from.

Consequently, they began wildly attacking in all directions.

Magic and arrows flew chaotically within the fog.

The actual number killed by the Blood Wolf Knights was relatively small; many more fell victim to their own comrades’ wild magic and arrow volleys! The scene enraged Chiyue Qinshuang almost to the point of vomiting blood.

The elusive Blood Wolf Knights seemed to be playing hide-and-seek, retreating immediately upon contact, refusing any sustained engagement, yet completely shattering the Thunder Flame Legion’s formation and inflicting immeasurable losses.

Although they knew the Blood Wolf Knights specialized in fog, jungle, and desert combat, no one anticipated their combat effectiveness in such an environment would be this terrifying.

Facing the Thunder Flame Legion, which outnumbered them by tens of times, they showed no hesitation, slaughtering ruthlessly! However, Chiyue Qinshuang was no novice.

She quickly saw through the Blood Wolf Knights’ intent.

Furthermore, Zhurong Mingyang and Mancang Qinfeng managed to lock onto the auras of Chi Ming and Chi Hao.

Through their efforts, The Blazing Flame cavalry, which had been near collapse, quickly stabilized their ranks.

They then directed the magic cavalry within the Thunder Flame Legion to launch attacks! Although the fog cover significantly degraded the Blazing Flame Legion's magical output, under the guidance of Zhurong Mingyang and Mancang Qinfeng, the magic cavalry still managed to inflict substantial damage.

On the other side, the Blood Wolf Knights were ultimately too few in number! They were thus forced to cease their assault, utilizing the cover of the fog to rapidly escape, though they remained hovering close to the Thunder Flame Legion.

With no other choice, Chiyue Qinshuang had to order Zhurong Mingyang and Mancang Qinfeng to divert a contingent of troops to keep Chi Ming and Chi Hao’s Blood Wolf Knights occupied.

She then led the remaining forces through the misty forest to rendezvous with Moro Yinfeng!