Chapter 141: The Gap Between the Two Sides Was Just Too Huge

The battle formation of Shampoo City looked more like a fancy celebration show than something related to war.

After twenty-two soldiers in full Heavy Knight Armor finally came out, using all their strength to slowly move step by step into the center of the formation on the north shore, the sound of crisp horse hooves followed. Six lavishly decorated carriages, each pulled by four large horses, slowly crossed over the Stone Bridge. On them sat a group of beautiful, chirping young girls. Their lovely laughter was like kittens scratching the hearts of the soldiers in the allied army. Looking at those heavenly smiling faces, countless soldiers on the other side drooled; they suddenly felt full of fighting courage.

“That stupid pig of a king actually brought his harem concubines out. Is this a battle or a sightseeing trip?”

The kings of the allied army were a bit confused. They had heard before that King Alexander of Shampoo City was an idiot, but didn’t he recover later? Looking at this situation now, he seemed even worse than an idiot. If he wasn’t an idiot, who would be foolish enough to bring a group of concubines onto a battlefield? This violated a major military taboo—it was simply asking for death.

The allied kings all became optimistic about the upcoming battle.

What left them dumbfounded was that what came next was even more exaggerated. Following the six carriages of chirping girls came over a hundred kids around ten years old. They laughed and followed behind the carriages, with a few guards protecting them, lined up and standing on a small hill behind Shampoo City’s formation. One by one, they craned their necks, curiously watching the enemy forces across from them.

“What on earth is that idiot king of Shampoo City thinking?”

Almost every king was getting completely baffled.

Finally, just when they felt extremely puzzled, the main character everyone was waiting for appeared. The formation of Shampoo City opened up a gap over two meters wide. A tall, straight-backed young man with black hair, wearing fluttering white robes, exuded an indescribable aura of otherworldliness. Riding a strong, majestic black horse, he slowly emerged from the Stone Bridge and, following the gap the soldiers opened, leisurely walked to the very front.

Sun Fei’s appearance successfully attracted the full attention of all the leaders in the opposing allied army.

“Is this idiot the king of Shampoo City?” Almost every king instantly compared their own majestic bearing with the young man before them. The conclusion they reached a quarter of a second later was surprisingly the same: “Although this guy’s looks and temperament don’t seem bad, judging from the battle formation Shampoo City displayed earlier, this King named Alexander is clearly a useless fool… No, calling him a useless fool is too mild—he should be called by the term the entire Empire has long agreed upon: an idiot! Since that’s the case, how can an idiot compare to my wise and magnificent self? Hmm… but that big black horse under this idiot looks quite majestic; it must be a rare breed. Capturing it for myself wouldn’t be a bad idea!”

Woof woof woof woof woof—!

As if sensing the malicious gazes the allied kings were casting upon him, Black Whirlwind barked out the strictest warning.

Pfft!

Nearly two thousand people opposite almost spat out in unison. Several kings who were severely “startled” nearly fell off their horses. Good heavens, that… that was actually a… a dog? How could there be such a huge dog? The allied kings on horseback hurriedly rubbed their eyes, while the over two thousand soldiers behind them broke into an uproar of disbelief. The debut of Shampoo City’s idiot king was just too insane—he actually came out riding a big dog. His taste was really… unique.

Black Whirlwind felt quite pleased with the small commotion it had caused, so it barked wildly a few more times.

By then, even the slowest-witted person had confirmed it—the king of Shampoo City was indeed riding a dog.

For a moment, everything seemed chaotic in the wind.

Meanwhile, Sun Fei was staring at the two-hundred-strong army of the allied kingdoms with hearts in his eyes and drool dripping.

In his eyes, these fierce-looking fellows were weapons and treasures delivered right to his door. Although the soldiers of Shampoo City had recently improved a lot in strength, the region was remote and poor in minerals, so they never had enough steel to forge weapons. Armor and weapons had always been in very short supply. Even now, aside from the original Royal Guard, they still couldn’t fully equip a hundred-man formation of armored infantry. If they hadn’t captured some swords and armor after defeating the Black Armored Army earlier, Sun Fei would probably have had to lead a group of farmers armed with farming tools into battle.

Just as Sun Fei was thinking about how to “entertain” this group of “wealth gods” before him, the king of Redwater City from the allied side naturally took on the posture of the alliance commander. He urged his Blaze Beast forward, slowly stepping out of his own camp, not taking Shampoo City’s forces seriously at all. With a fierce, sweeping gaze, he scanned them contemptuously, then shouted loudly: “Where is the king of Shampoo City? Come out and answer quickly!”

He clearly saw Sun Fei and recognized his identity but deliberately acted as if he didn’t know him.

Sun Fei wasn’t angry either. He grinned and patted Black Whirlwind. The big black dog let out a low growl and slowly moved forward.

“Nine kings have come together. Could it be to fulfill the war reparations previously signed by the princes? Have you brought the Gold Coins?” Sun Fei simply didn’t put the menacing allied army in his eyes.

“Hahahaha, how arrogant! I think you, this idiot king, have lost your mind. A tiny Sixth-Class Vassal State actually dares to demand war reparations? You think by scheming to detain the princes of various kingdoms, you can demand exorbitant prices? You must be really desperate for money!” The king of Redwater City laughed loudly as if he had heard the funniest joke: “I give you ten breaths to release the detained princes, then hand over all the royal treasures and a hundred maidens as compensation. Otherwise, look here…” He pointed behind him at the nine-nation allied army and shouted triumphantly: “Otherwise, today we will level your Shampoo City to the ground, reducing it to ashes!”

“How unreasonable! The twelve princes publicly destroyed the Royal Altar in the King’s Hall of Shampoo City. Contractual reparations are already lenient. How dare you raise troops to invade our borders? Do you still have the honor of the God of War?” Sun Fei pretended to be clueless.

“The honor of the God of War belongs only to the strong!” The Redwater King laughed heartily: “Your tiny Shampoo City, do not bring about your own ruin!”

Sun Fei remained calm and deliberately provoked them: “Since you haven’t brought the reparations, why are you here? Have you come to die? I now give you one last chance: hand over the reparations according to the contract amount, and today I’ll spare your lives and let you leave. Otherwise, under the sharp blades of Shampoo City’s Urban Management, you won’t even have a chance to cry!”

“Bah! You little idiot with maggots crawling in your brain, you truly don’t know what’s good for you. It seems Shampoo City no longer needs to exist…” The Redwater King hadn’t expected a mere king of a Sixth-Class Vassal State to talk back to him like this. Especially the other party’s dismissive attitude made him furious: “What kind of crap is Urban Management? With one charge from Flame God Iron Hooves, I will turn your Shampoo City into smoke!”

Sun Fei was inwardly amused: How dare you curse Urban Management like that? You really are something!

“Woof woof… roar!!”

The big black dog was very angry that its master was insulted. It suddenly roared, its eyes shooting fierce glares, its throat emitting beast-like snarls. A menacing aura radiated from it, and in an instant, the Blaze Beast under the Redwater King across from them, as if frightened by a high-level Magical Beast, suddenly foamed at the mouth, its legs went weak, and it collapsed on the ground. In the distance, the fine horses under the allied kings neighed in panic and backed away, immediately throwing everything into chaos.

The Redwater King, who had been high and mighty just a second before, was caught completely off guard. Like a wooden puppet, he let out a cry and fell headfirst from his Blaze Beast, landing face down in the dirt, completely humiliated.

No one had expected a dog to have such power—one roar scared a fourth-tier Magical Beast, the Blaze Beast, into collapsing on the ground. The allied forces felt as if they weren’t facing a big dog that looked like a mutt, but a fully grown high-tier seventh-tier Magical Beast. The intense sense of danger made every hair on their bodies stand on end.

“Ahahaha, look at that! Their stupid pig king almost fell to his death!”

From the Shampoo City camp came unrestrained bursts of laughter. Even the children standing on the distant hill clapped and laughed gleefully. Even the soldiers who had been slightly tense were infected by the comical atmosphere. They suddenly felt that those arrogant enemies across from them weren’t worth fearing at all. Each of them banged their weapons hard, freely cheering and mocking. Morale skyrocketed instantly.

Sun Fei was also taken aback.

Good dog!!

He affectionately rubbed the big black dog’s head. He hadn’t expected this animal to have such ability—one roar repelled a thousand troops. It seemed he had underestimated this creature before. He suddenly thought: if he used the Hulk Potion to feed other animals, could he also breed special types like this big black dog? Maybe even raise a whole Black Dog cavalry regiment?

“Danger! Protect the King!”

Seeing their king knocked off his mount by the other side’s dog, the generals of Redwater City felt as if someone had thrown dung in their faces. Afraid the enemy would press the attack, they flusteredly gave orders. Over twenty guards rushed forward and carefully formed a defensive formation, escorting the king back to their own camp. To their surprise, throughout the entire process, Shampoo City just laughed as if watching a play, not taking it seriously at all. Their serious preparedness became as laughable as a desperate prostitute flirting with a blind man.

“Aaahhh… damn it! Attack, kill them all!!”

The Redwater King, now mounted on another Blaze Beast, was like a lion whose mate had been snatched away during mating. He jumped about furiously, drew his sword, and swung it. Behind him, Flame God Iron Hooves stirred. The knights urged their Blaze Beasts to curve around toward the rear of the battle formation; they needed to create distance for a cavalry charge to maximize impact. At the same time, over a hundred infantry, carrying shields in one hand and long spears in the other, roared and began their charge!

Billowing killing intent shot straight up to the heavens.

The battle had begun.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

The Redwater City infantry ran in a unified rhythm, slowly at first but gradually speeding up, faster and faster, until the very ground began to tremble under their feet. They truly lived up to being the most elite infantry formation among the nine-nation allied forces. They wore light armor, held shield-shaped shields in their left hands, and held two-meter-long wooden-shafted iron-tipped javelins in their right hands, pointed forward at a thirty-five-degree angle. Under the sunlight, the sharp tips gleamed with a cold, chilling light. With the momentum from their run, such javelins, when thrown, could instantly pierce through four or five enemies.

On the yellow grassland, the running soldiers were like a rolling flood.

When the distance between the two sides closed to fifty meters, the javelins could be thrown. It would be a kiss of death.

Maybe they wouldn’t even need to wait for the charge of the Flame God Iron Hooves cavalry regiment—just this hundred-plus infantry alone could take care of that ragtag group across from Shampoo City… Look at those soldiers opposite, like a bunch of small fry—were they really here to fight? The gap between the two sides was just too huge!

Almost every allied king was thinking this.