Chapter 1407: Chapter 1407: 1392: Blood Order of the Broken Scale
Chapter 1407: Chapter 1392: Blood Order of the Broken Scale
Within the Fenglin Road Camp, two flagpoles stood tall in the center of the camp. These flagpoles didn’t represent the banner of the Great Zhou Dynasty nor Ye Zhen’s flag, yet they were the exact things that made Dragon Prince Ao Zheng of the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace spew blood from his mouth upon merely glimpsing the Spirit Shadow!
On the flagpole to the left, there hung something peculiar, twisted and black, suspended by a thin rope, still dripping with blood.
At first glance, especially in this torrential rain, it was impossible to discern what the thing was.
However, the flagpole to the right clearly labeled what this object was.
On the right flagpole was a flag poster made of animal hide, inscribed with a blood-red line of characters that could not be washed away by rain, combined with various secret herbs.
The gutter vermin Crown Prince Ao Zheng’s broken horn is here!
Moreover, below the flagpole, a group of soldiers was laughing brazenly, especially as their laughter was enhanced with spiritual power, echoing in all directions.
“Is this the gutter vermin Crown Prince Ao Zheng’s dragon horn that was cut off along with his title? Why does it look like a donkey whip to me?”
“Are you blind? That’s clearly a wild donkey whip, not a broken dragon horn!”
“A wild donkey whip? It looks like a boar whip to me! But Lord says it’s a broken dragon horn, why?”
“Hahaha, you don’t get it, do you? Who is Lord? If he says it’s a dragon horn that’s been cut off, then it is a dragon horn that’s been cut off! As for why it looks like a donkey whip, that’s because you are ignorant!”
“Dragon horns, well, they’re pretty much the same as donkey whips, boar whips, dog whips! Lord said he would twist the head off that gutter vermin Crown Prince Ao Zheng and then measure this donkey whip — no, broken dragon horn — against that gutter vermin Crown Prince’s head!”
The reckless laughter of this group of soldiers, amplified by spiritual power, penetrated through thick layers of rain, reaching the ears of the Water Demon Army, ten or so miles away.
Especially the ears of Dragon Prince Ao Zheng.
Earlier, Ao Zheng only saw this scene recorded by the Scout in the Spirit Shadow and was so enraged that he spewed blood; now, seeing with his own eyes the ugly and repulsive thing hanging from the flagpole, labeled as his broken dragon horn, along with that emblematic beast hide flag.
This made Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s fury grow beyond reason!
Even worse, the soldiers’ laughter pointed out that the thing identified as a broken dragon horn was a donkey whip!
Suddenly, the wound where his horn had broken felt inexplicably hot and painful.
Unable to contain his anger, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s complexion turned ghostly pale, his body swayed, and he almost fainted from the sight before him. General Yin Quan of the Water Scorpions hurried forward, spiritual power gushing to energize him, preventing Dragon Prince Ao Zheng from fainting on the spot.
But the undeterred Dragon Prince Ao Zheng, staring at the two flagpoles, let out two sharp gasps, and the corners of his eyes cracked immediately, blood squirting out everywhere!
Dragon horns!
They are the pride of the Dragon Clan, their symbol!
Being broken off is in itself a huge disgrace, and now it’s publicly called a donkey whip, an insult that might infuriate even the ancestors of the Dragon Clan!
Any Dragon Prince who saw this would be angered to the point of vomiting blood!
But unfortunately, it’s Dragon Prince Ao Zheng whose horn was broken off, and this thing was hung by Ye Zhen, explicitly labeled as the broken dragon horn of Dragon Prince Ao Zheng.
And right in front of tens of thousands of the Water Clan!
Today, if this humiliation cannot be washed away, even if he returns to the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace with protection from his father, the Blue-scaled Dragon King, his reputation will be ruined, and he won’t be able to face anyone!
Thus, in the midst of his Three Corpse Gods raging from the donkey whip dragon horn, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng understood that today’s humiliation can only be washed away with blood!
And it can only be washed away with the blood of Viscount of North Sea, Ye Zhen!
Otherwise, if this matter spreads, not only Dragon Prince Ao Zheng but even his father, the Blue-scaled Dragon King, would become the laughingstock of the entire North Sea!
Even the whole North Sea might become the laughingstock of the Four Seas because of this!
Such vicious insults, are unheard of!
“Order all units to attack, flatten the human camp! I want to hang Ye Zhen’s head on this flagpole myself…..”
Before Dragon Prince Ao Zheng finished speaking, a small-statured water demon hurriedly interjected, “Prince, this is not viable. Humans are extremely cunning; this is clearly an act designed to inflame you…..”
Boom!
Before the water demon could finish speaking, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng kicked him flying.
“If we don’t flatten them, shall we let this scoundrel hang these two flagpoles in the North Sea?”
Gritting his teeth, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng suddenly reached into his clothes, tearing forcefully, and couldn’t help but let out a miserable cry.
In the next instant, a flashing cyan dragon scale appeared in Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s hand, and with a clenched jaw, he directly snapped the dragon scale into two pieces, blood spurting out!
Immediately, the faces of the Water Demon leaders changed drastically.
The Blood Order of the Broken Scale!
The vow of unending revenge, the Blood Order of the Broken Scale!
Once this order is issued, it will be a fight to the death!
Ao Zheng raised the Dragon Scale in his hand and roared wildly, “Level the Human Clan camp; anyone who dares to retreat will face such scale!”
At the moment they saw the Blood Order of the Broken Scale, all the Water Clan’s expressions became incredibly solemn!
Since Dragon Prince Ao Zheng has issued the Blood Order of the Broken Scale, if they do not give their all to redeem the prince’s blood disgrace, upon returning, even the Blue-scaled Dragon King will execute them.
A few breaths later, the low horn sounded, and nearly a hundred thousand Water Clan members roared, charging toward the Human Clan camp.
“Hmph, there’s no way you’ll not take the bait!” Watching this scene, Ye Zhen in the middle of the camp sneered.
“First Army, all units, engage in three-stage shooting. Third Army, prepare! All other units, continue reinforcing fortifications!” The Command Banner waved swiftly, and Ye Zhen’s orders were transmitted as quickly as possible.
That Donkey Whip Dragon Horn was designed by Ye Zhen personally; he was well aware of its power, so from the very moment the camp was established, fortification layout has never ceased.
Various materials, Array Plates, were thrown out as if they were flowing water.
In this brief time, Ye Zhen had thrown out the equivalent of a Marquis Mansion’s underground armory stockpile.
No choice, Ye Zhen had too few soldiers, and could only rely on military armory to prevail; without an immense amount of military armory support, Ye Zhen wouldn’t be foolish enough to engage in a frontal confrontation with the nearly five hundred thousand Water Demon Army!
In fact, almost every commander, including Tang Biao, Che Ben, Gao Xingji, Liuu Feng, and Gu Tieqi, disagreed with Ye Zhen’s near-mania act of sending lives away like this.
To a normal person, Ye Zhen was sending eleven thousand troops to their deaths.
If it weren’t for Ye Zhen controlling their Divine Souls, the likelihood of Tang Biao and others defying orders would be as high as ninety percent!
Using eleven thousand soldiers at Cultivation level around the Soul Sea Realm and Vein Forging Realm against five hundred thousand Water Demons mostly between the Establishment Realm and Dao Entrance Realm, especially in pouring rain, it was either madness or stupidity.
However, under Ye Zhen’s intense arrangements, there seemed to be some semblance of order.
Especially when Ye Zhen placed a thousand Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows secretly at the rear of the camp, Tang Biao and others were utterly stunned.
The Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbow, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was a strategic weapon; using the right Crossbow Bolts, firing a hundred simultaneously, could even slay a Realm King level strong entity!
And now, it’s a thousand!
Basically, within the Border Army, a legion of a million would have this configuration.
Fenglin Road was the battlefield Ye Zhen meticulously selected over the course of two hours.
It was a broad avenue between two mountains, approximately five miles wide; it seemed quite expansive, suitable for the Water Demon large chests to unfold, yet not considered a strategically perilous location.
The sole advantage was its ample width, allowing troop deployment, but the five-mile expanse wasn’t excessively wide, and the forces that could be deployed at one time weren’t enormous.
Especially for the large-bodied Water Demons!
Five miles spread out, Human Clan soldiers could line up three to four thousand, while Water Demons, maybe a thousand, at most.
Moreover, Fenglin Road’s terrain was quite steep; the location where Ye Zhen camped differed from that of the Water Demons by nearly five hundred meters in elevation.
Though Water Demons could generally soar above ground, this five-hundred-meter disparity gave the soldiers a superior view.
Above all, on both sides of Fenglin Road, ancient trees filled the landscape, those untouched by human presence!
When the ten thousand roaring Water Demons simultaneously stormed the Human Clan camp from the air and ground, County Captain Tang Biao, commanding from the front line, resolutely shouted “Fire!”
A sky full of Wind-Fire Crossbow Bolts poured out in a denser pattern than raindrops; thirty-six thousand troops divided into three groups, fired successively, twelve thousand each time, totaling over fourteen thousand Crossbow Bolts per phase.
In one breath’s time, over forty-two thousand Crossbow Bolts were unleashed.
The Water Demons in the sky fell like dumplings, tragic cries resounding endlessly!
Yet, the Water Demons were formidable foes; their huge bodies couldn’t be slain with mere bolts.
Under the intimidation of the Blood Order of the Broken Scale, those ferocious Water Demons tirelessly lifted the corpses of their companions, shielding themselves with them as they charged toward the Human Clan camp.
One acted this way, and the other Water Demons followed suit!
Each carrying their companion’s corpse, using it as a shield, rapidly approaching the camp!
For the Water Demons, living companions were true allies; dead companions, used as shields rather than consumed as food, counted as a stroke of luck.
Within several breaths, they advanced within a thousand meters of the camp!
Seeing this, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng clenched his fist and roared furiously, “Whoever breaches the camp first, be named Water General; whoever captures and kills Human Clan commanders, be named Water Monarch!”
“For the honor of the Aquatic Race of North Sea, kill!”
In response to Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s exuberant roar was another wave of dense arrow rain.
The Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbow Arrow shimmered with red light, tearing through the sky like meteors, and the exploding red halos instantly annihilated everything within five miles before the Human Clan camp!