Chapter 371: Chapter 371

There are still some left. The hardest battle is about to start. Du You and Xi Qianxue exchange a glance. They waste no time and charge directly into the battle.

Lan Xiaodie has already retreated to the side, taking some potions to recover while resting. Daniu doesn’t rush in either. Given his current level, the presence of a warrior amidst so many people is unlikely to be of any significance.

Du You waves his hand, unleashing a massive volley of Light Arrows. A thousand Holy Light Arrows soar, forming a rain of arrows all on his own. The soldiers piled together are out of luck without a powerful mage to shield them. Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁

Aside from those covered in armour who somehow manage to withstand the attack, the rest are not so fortunate. Countless screams ring out as an unknown number of people fall to the Holy Light Arrows.

Du You is not idle either. After summoning Xiaozi, he leaps onto her back and flies low over the crowd. Wherever he sees a large group of people, he releases another volley of Holy Light Arrows, entirely disregarding his own consumption of Magic Power.

Xi Qianxue, on the other hand, unleashes her Ice Sealed Realm from another side. Countless Ice Crystals fall from the sky, freezing all the soldiers they pass over. There’s no stopping the devastation a mage can cause without equally powerful opponents standing in their way.

They are not like ordinary mages. They cast spells at an astoundingly fast rate. That’s the edge of being a Professional: Even though they master fewer skills, they can activate these skills faster and with greater power, which ordinary mages can’t match.

The screams continue to echo. Some small-scale resistance arises, but all of it is quickly suppressed.

Under the effect of the Cursed Crow’s Curse Aura, the soldiers, who were already severely outmatched, become even weaker. In the end, a portion of the soldiers break down and abandon the field, scrambling into the woods on either side of the road.

The battle is over in less than half an hour. In the end, even Lan Xiaodie, whose magic power is barely recovering, joins in the fight. That’s when the entire battlefield is almost cleared.

"Hurry up and clean the battlefield! It won’t be long before the folks in Wood Shield City discover what happened here. We need to leave as soon as possible," Xi Qianxue tells Lan Xiaodie.

Lan Xiaodie reluctantly squeezes out the last bit of her magic power, continuing to summon her Earth Elemental Creatures to gather all the goods and valuable weapons and armour. Due to the time pressure, many less valuable armours and weapons are outright abandoned. Meanwhile, Du You patrols the air.

Checking his magic power reserves, Du You realizes that he has less than 20% left after his reckless spending earlier. Such consumption is quite shocking, Du You thinks silently to himself.

The interval for consuming another magic recovery potion hasn’t passed yet, so he has to rely on himself to recover.

After an unknown amount of time, Du You suddenly sees a cloud of dust rolling toward them from a distance. Without any doubt, it’s certain that Wood Shield City has received the message and sent people to chase them.

After all, they have lost a huge batch of goods this time. Without these goods, Wood Shield City will be in a passive situation going forward. In order to quickly reclaim the goods, they are acting so urgently.

If they still had magic power, Du You wouldn’t mind setting up an ambush here again to extract more power from Wood Shield City. But their remaining magic power is already limited, and the magic power of Xi Qianxue and Lan Xiaodie is nearly exhausted. While Daniu hasn’t consumed much, he is just a warrior, and his role in large-scale wars is limited.

Seeing the speed of the approaching troops, Du You quickly warns, "There’s movement from Wood Shield City. Someone is charging towards us. I can’t make out who they are yet, but they should arrive here in about twenty minutes."

The speed is too fast, causing even Xi Qianxue to frown.

"That speed suggests cavalry, and not ordinary ones at that. Xiaodie, stop collecting. Leave the remaining items," Xi Qianxue instructs while going ahead to tear two Space Transportation Scrolls.

They had no choice. There were too many goods. Even using Space Transportation Scrolls, they needed two to take them all away.

The supplies are not too bad. At least they’re all on large carts, which makes it easier to organize. But other items are not so easy to deal with. Most of the weapons and armour have to be left behind.

Once the items are packed, Xi Qianxue summons her Pegasus and flies off with Lan Xiaodie. Du You, on the other hand, has Xiaozi grab Daniu’s armour, and together they also leave the place.

Not long after they leave, a group of powerful soldiers finally arrives. Looking at the ravaged land and the missing goods, their leader’s eyes blaze with unending fury.

"All our supplies have disappeared. I don’t know what method they used to transport them. The support troops have been completely scattered. I fear there aren’t many survivors. The bodies here make up the majority of the troops. We’re still counting."

The leader angrily shatters a rock with his bare hand. "Damn Border City, this is a provocation."

"General Belus, we have a big problem. Our Red Copper Mine has been destroyed by Border City, and it will take a long time to clean up. Unless we dig a new tunnel from another location."

"How long will it take?" Belus’ eyes grow even more daunting.

"If we decide to clean up, I’m afraid it will take half a year. If we decide to dig a new tunnel somewhere else, it might take even longer," a subordinate cautiously speaks.

"No more words. Dispatch someone to report immediately. They’re carrying so many goods that they definitely can’t run fast. We chase them and try to get the supplies back."

In reality, even Belus himself doesn’t think there’s a chance, but they can’t not chase.

Looking at the traces on the ground, they know that the enemy transported the goods without leaving any trace. It must not have been a conventional transport method. If they weren’t confident about taking them away, they would have set fire to them a long time ago.

Left with no choice, Belus leads his cavalry squad straight towards Border City. With the help of their flying abilities, Du You and the others manage to return to Border City before nightfall.

"This is another large batch of goods. Such a great contribution is not small at all. Our status is bound to be greatly elevated."

Du You shakes his head, "The pity is that the world’s level is too low. The treasures they provide are of no use to us, they don’t even have a value to take out." All those merits wasted, that’s what frustrates him the most.