Chapter 147: Evaluation

Sun Fei ignored the captured king and turned around. His gaze was electric as it fixed on the distant Redwater King, who was desperately fleeing.

Because the Blaze Beast under him galloped as fast as the wind, its speed far surpassing that of ordinary horses, and with several loyal guards risking their lives to protect him, the Redwater King had been the only one to escape earlier under the desperate protection of his guards.

With a wave of his hand, the Big Black Dog barked furiously and shot over like lightning. Sun Fei gracefully leaped onto Black Whirlwind’s back and gave chase.

“Stop him…” The Redwater King spotted Sun Fei in pursuit when he glanced back. The charging Big Black Dog was actually a bit faster than the Blaze Beast, closing the distance little by little. This discovery terrified the Redwater King. Turning his head, he saw the Flame God Iron Hooves heavy cavalry waiting in the distance. He immediately screamed like he had seen a lifesaver, “Charge!! Charge for me! Quickly, protect me…”

By then, he no longer cared about his hundred Flame God Iron Hooves cavalry. As long as he could escape with his life, he was willing to risk everything.

Doo doo doo doo—!!

The urgent sound of horns rang out. The already formed-up heavy cavalry faithfully carried out the king’s command. Spurs dug fiercely into the Blaze Beasts’ bellies as the knights urged their mounts forward. Long lances were firmly held under their arms, all pointing forward like a massive moving killing machine. The thunderous sound of Blaze Beasts galloping shook the ground like an unstoppable tide of steel, rushing toward Sun Fei.

The knights displayed remarkable coordination.

As they neared the Redwater King, their formation suddenly split down the middle, opening a gap over two meters wide. This allowed the king and his few loyal guards to pass through smoothly, and then the formation quickly closed again, reforming into an unstoppable flood. Knight lances gleamed with cold light, making the earth tremble as they charged at Sun Fei.

On the battlefield, this was nearly an unbeatable force.

At that moment, everyone watching thought that the man and his dog would immediately dodge.

After all, no matter how strong an individual was, they couldn’t stand against the combined might of hundreds of knights. Faced with such a charging cavalry tide, even a city wall would collapse.

But—

“Woof woof woof woof woof—!!!!”

The Big Black Dog suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar, as if entering a frenzied state. Its huge mouth revealed sharp white teeth, and the strong muscles on its limbs bulged. In the next second, its body seemed to swell to almost twice its size. Under its black fur lay explosive power, and it instantly accelerated, increasing its running speed unbelievably again. Like a wisp of smoke, it flashed past and miraculously slipped through a tiny gap in the heavy cavalry’s formation.

It was too fast.

Even the most elite knights couldn’t react in time.

It was like a drop of black ink dissolving into a lake—too swift to catch.

The next instant, Sun Fei made his move.

A purple and a green gleam of cold light flared up brilliantly like meteors from the sky, transforming into dazzling cold stars in the air. Like an unavoidable shower of starlight, they covered the area. The knights in Heavy Knight Armor had no way to resist; their cumbersome lances couldn’t make small adjustments, and they had no time to draw their swords. Under the oncoming purple and green cold gleams, they had no resistance at all. Like dumplings dropping into water, they fell from their Blaze Beasts with sickening thuds and wretched cries!

Almost everyone’s wounds were surprisingly consistent—all at the throat, where the helmet and chest armor met. This spot was the weakest point in the full set of Heavy Knight Armor, protected only by a small iron plate for mobility, completely unable to withstand the assault of a master’s sword gleam.

Knights who fell beneath their mounts were trampled into pulp before they could even scream.

Under the Purple and Green Twin Swords, no one could offer the slightest resistance. The Big Black Dog’s form shifted unpredictably; even the narrowest gaps could be crossed effortlessly in an instant. It was like a fish swimming freely in water, slippery and elusive. The knights’ eyes could no longer track the figures of the man and dog, let alone mount an attack.

The clash between the two sides ended almost in the blink of an eye.

The famous Flame God Iron Hooves lost a third of their strength in this encounter. All had their throats pierced by the opponent’s sword gleams, fell from their Blaze Beasts, and were trampled into pulp. Meanwhile, their opponents—the man and dog—were completely uninjured, as if they had just taken a leisurely stroll. They passed through the heavy cavalry charge with ease, not slowing down in the slightest, and rapidly closed in on the Redwater King.

The Flame God Iron Hooves’ charge was too fast; they couldn’t turn around immediately or all come back. Like a burst dam, they surged uncontrollably toward the distant Shampoo City position.

“Oh no…” Roman Pavlyuchenko, standing on the city wall, exclaimed in alarm. At that point, the Shampoo City position was almost undefended.

“Keep watching!” The Princess Royal remained calm.

Sun Fei quickly caught up with the Redwater King and his group. The guards couldn’t slow Black Whirlwind’s pace at all; they fell from their mounts one after another under the Purple and Green Twin Swords, crying out in agony. Sun Fei reached out and grabbed the Redwater King directly from his Blaze Beast, then slammed him fiercely to the ground like a chick. Urban Management personnel swiftly rushed over and tied him up tightly.

Patting Black Whirlwind’s head, the Big Black Dog roared angrily and abruptly turned to block the fleeing routed soldiers’ escape path. These men didn’t dare approach Sun Fei again. Of the originally surviving six to seven hundred, many had been accidentally injured by the Flame God Iron Hooves earlier, leaving fewer than four hundred. Seeing Sun Fei blocking the way ahead, they screamed in panic and immediately changed direction, scattering left and right.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Dozens of sharp arrows landed at their feet.

From the grass on both sides, the over fifty previously ‘fleeing’ Zhebie-level sharpshooters and the fearsome magic female archers suddenly appeared. Their Longbows were drawn into full moons, sharp arrowheads aimed at the panicked routed soldiers. Their icy stares made everyone stop in their tracks instantly, not daring to take another step forward.

They were surrounded.

Four hundred people were surrounded by fewer than one hundred.

“Kneel, surrender, or be killed without mercy!”

Sun Fei’s loud shout made all the routed soldiers look at each other. When one person dropped his weapon, the others immediately followed suit, all obediently kneeling on the ground. They had long lost any will to resist.

By then, the Flame God Iron Hooves heavy cavalry had also been almost completely wiped out.

No one had expected that the twenty-two individuals who had appeared on the battlefield earlier in heavy armor, looking utterly exhausted and so weighed down they could barely stand, as if about to topple over at any moment—but when the red signal flags on the distant hill flashed again, something astonishing happened that left Grand Knight-Captain Roman Pavlyuchenko and the female warrior Susan utterly dumbfounded. Suddenly, these twenty-two individuals seemed possessed by a Deity. Wearing heavy steel armor, they began to run, from a jog to a full sprint. Their speed was so fast it was hard to believe they were truly wearing heavy armor weighing a hundred pounds.

It was these twenty individuals, lined up fearlessly, who met the remaining Flame God Iron Hooves under their king’s sword. They confronted the heavy cavalry head-on with their flesh and blood. The steel armor, incredibly hard, provided them with the most basic protection. What was even more terrifying was the fearsome Might bursting from these relatively small bodies. After the first fully armored Blaze Beast and its heavily armored knight were sent flying, Grand Knight-Captain Roman Pavlyuchenko’s gaping mouth never closed again. He watched as these twenty-plus figures, like monstrous beasts, sent Blaze Beasts flying one after another. The stark contrast in size and power shocked everyone’s visual senses repeatedly. Even the Princess Royal’s deep blue eyes held unconcealed astonishment.

Once again, Shampoo City had stunned this Female Literary Sage of the Zenit Empire in the same manner.

The charge of the twenty-two steel giants once again decimated over two-thirds of the Flame God Iron Hooves. After this most primitive and brutal collision of Might and flesh, the remaining fewer than thirty cavalrymen had no time to turn around and crashed headlong into the waiting Tower Shields ahead. They were instantly rendered powerless!

No one had anticipated that one charge and three waves of engagement would defeat the famous Flame God Iron Hooves Blaze Beast heavy cavalry of the Zenit Empire’s Vassal States like chaff in a hurricane. Even more unbelievable was that throughout this, they hadn’t managed to kill a single enemy. The only losses on Shampoo City’s side were a few sets of steel armor that got dented and several individuals who were dazed from the impact. But thanks to their robust bodies, tempered and transformed by the Hulk Potion, they were completely immune to such collision damage.

Thus, the sudden assault by the Nine-Nation Alliance against Shampoo City came to an unexpected conclusion.

“Roman, do you understand Shampoo City’s way of fighting now?” The battle was over. The Princess Royal turned to leave, softly asking.

“Brutal, crude, direct, and also… cunning, treacherous!” Pavlyuchenko’s usually smiling baby face was unprecedentedly serious. He listed several adjectives but still felt he hadn’t fully captured the essence of Shampoo City and their king’s combat style.

“You’re right…” The Princess Royal suddenly turned back. “But none of those accurately describe that guy. If I were to describe him, I’d use another word…” Here, the Princess Royal solemnly uttered two words from her red lips—

“Variable!”