The ferocious slaughter raged on for a full two hours! Facing the all-encompassing, formidable Thunder Formation, even the Demon Dragon Warriors, no matter how powerful, could not advance a single step!
The Thunder Fireballs continuously unleashed by Xing Ye and Xing Zhan surpassed everyone's expectations in both destructive power and accuracy! A single fireball strike would obliterate a wide area, and their relentless barrage was even denser and more concentrated than artillery from an entrenched battery.
This was no longer a battle; it was a massacre!
Of course, this sustained, violent bombardment by the Thunder Fireballs also severely drained the mages within the formation. However, everyone had prepared for this, and the Thunder Formation employed a wave-like, rotating attack pattern in its magical deployment, granting it far more sustained and robust combat capability.
After several failed charges, the Demon Dragon Legion managed to gain nothing but piles of scattered limbs and remains, forcing a temporary retreat back behind the city walls. Perhaps they never anticipated that a mere corps of just over ten thousand mages could exhibit such astonishing combat prowess!
In this first engagement, our side held an absolute advantage.
However, I dared not let my guard down in the slightest! The fundamental reason I allowed Xing Ye and Xing Zhan to act freely while I remained out of the fight was to guard against the Demon Dragon Cult Leader, who could appear at any moment! Regrettably, even now, the Cult Leader showed no sign of movement!
This caused me a degree of confusion and unease!
The Demon Dragon Legion’s withdrawal greatly boosted the morale of everyone; cheers erupted!
Yet, Feng Qingtian was not intoxicated by this temporary victory. She ordered a halt to the advance, allowing everyone to rest in place, as the preceding battle had significantly exhausted everyone’s physical strength, mental fortitude, and magical reserves!
After a period of rest, we reformed the great formation and advanced once more toward the city gates!
Perhaps having witnessed the might of the Thunder Formation, the Demon Dragon Legion no longer dared to launch rash charges, instead fortifying their positions atop the city walls! This, however, was something we had anticipated!
In truth, while the Heroic Ancient City was tall and sturdy, it simply could not withstand the powerful onslaught of the Thunder Fireballs before. The previous engagement, though fierce and prolonged, was fought before we had unleashed the full might of the Thunder Formation!
Now, facing the defense of the city walls, there could be no holding back. Only by completely shattering the ramparts could we have any hope of fighting our way inside!
"Destroy the city walls. Speed initial strike," Feng Qingtian commanded loudly.
Before the emergence of the Thunder Formation, siege warfare was always the most arduous type of combat. The defenders enjoyed a decisive topographical advantage due to the towering walls, coupled with the devastating power of heavy siege crossbows and rolling logs. Any attempt to breach the gates or seize the battlements would inevitably result in horrific casualties!
However, this Ten Thousand Man Thunder Formation utterly defied conventional warfare doctrine.\\ Huge fireballs, like colossal bombs, rained down furiously upon the city gates. Following a succession of earth-shattering roars, the thick city walls were instantly pulverized into fragments, and even the Demon Dragon Warriors sheltering behind them could not escape!
This destructive power was simply terrifying—it felt akin to driving a tank onto an ancient battlefield of cold steel. The mighty Demon Dragon Legion and their defensive walls had become utterly meaningless!
Xing Ye and Xing Zhan, caught up in the fervor of the slaughter, cried out in exhilaration, while the rest of the company stared, dumbfounded, at the terrifying power unleashed by the Thunder Formation at full throttle!
"My heavens, even the city walls can be flattened. Speed initial strike." Feng Xiao and You Quan exclaimed in awe.
"With this Thunder Formation, what fortress on earth could possibly stand against us?" Sui Yun was equally astonished.
"We have definitely won this time," You Yue said excitedly.
"The Demon Dragon Cult Leader hasn't appeared yet," I said gravely. "Don't celebrate too soon."
"I refuse to believe the Demon Dragon Cult Leader is forged from indestructible diamond," Xing Ye growled, brimming with murderous intent.
"Exactly," Xing Zhan agreed. "If he dares to show himself, we'll blast him into dust." It seemed the power of the Thunder Fireballs had instilled absolute confidence in everyone.
"The Demon Dragon Legion has been driven back," Feng Qingtian observed. "It's about time the Demon Dragon Cult Leader made his entrance."
"With this much commotion," I said seriously, "it must have alerted him by now."
"The Little Fox isn't stupid," You Quan remarked. "He certainly won't sacrifice the Demon Dragon Legion for nothing. The Cult Leader should appear shortly."
As if to confirm You Quan's deduction!
ROAR! Suddenly, a world-shaking, thunderous bellow erupted! The booming roar ascended, and typhoon-like gales whipped across the ground! The entire earth seemed to shake violently; mountains crumbled and the land split, merging with the ferocious storm to churn up colossal waves of gray, swirling gravel and dust, rolling over and over in a mighty surge!
After a short while, the startling blast waves gradually receded! Amidst the churning gray tide of debris, the terrifying silhouette of black finally became clearly visible to all!
His massive physique seemed forged from the hardest black iron, glittering with an unsettling, strange dark light that made the heart race! His pair of colossal wings, reaching toward the heavens, nearly obscured half the sky. Speed initial strike.\\ One moment it was high noon under a scorching sun, but now the area was shrouded in a vast, overwhelming black shadow!
What astonishing presence! Although this was not my first time seeing him, the horrifying, oppressive weight that choked the air still made it exceedingly difficult for me to move even an inch. Cold sweat beaded all over my body! My limbs felt weak and pliable!
"Ah!"
"It's the Demon Dragon Cult Leader! Speed initial strike."
"Good! So big!"
"So huge!"
For many present, this was the first time they witnessed the true visage of the Demon Dragon Cult Leader! They stared blankly at the colossal black monolith suspended in the sky, and many whose psychological fortitude was weaker simply collapsed onto the ground!
The dull roar was long and drawn out, and his ferocious countenance, along with eyes that seemed to burn with terrible fire, exuded an aura of death and destruction!
It made everyone acutely aware of the Demon Dragon Cult Leader's terrifying rage and killing intent!
The Demon Dragon Cult Leader was truly worthy of being the most ancient and ferocious beast in the cosmos!
"Insolent vermin, daring to disrupt my affairs!" The Cult Leader’s thunderous voice boomed from mid-air, seemingly filled with endless fury. "All of you, perish!"
The giant, hideous head tilted slightly, unleashing a long, drawn-out, monstrous roar that seemed to split the very world, causing ripples of blurry distortion to appear across the air, while the ground strangely fractured and vibrated violently!
Then, the massive, thick arm swept the long, heavy spear it grasped!
"Boom!" A colossal pillar of light smashed down from above!
"Ah!" Everyone’s face drained of color in shock!
However, Feng Qingtian remained utterly unshaken, as steady as a mountain. Her calm expression betrayed no panic whatsoever. Instead, she raised the greatsword in her hand high and roared, "Defend and intercept!" Although her commanding voice was less heart-stopping than the Demon Dragon Cult Leader's, it reached everyone accurately, further instilling in them an unmatched confidence and composure!
The panicked mages instantly reacted, beginning to channel their magical power!
"Block it for me!" At this moment, it was finally my turn to act!