Chapter 2053 Hundred Thousand Merits

Fan Xiaofeng was dead, but the others couldn't even pay attention; everyone was in despair at this moment.

Facing the powerful barbarian soldiers before them, they couldn't win and couldn't escape, so everyone could only desperately hold on.

The situation on the Tianfeng Empire Imperial family's side was exactly the same at first; Song Yaoji led a hundred elite Imperial guards, sweeping everything before them, and directly charged into the barbarian camp.

Their subsequent encounter, needless to say, was identical to that of Cangfeng Academy, as they were attacked by a large number of barbarian soldiers.

However, the cultivation of these people was far inferior to that of Cangfeng Academy's students; they had no strong resistance capabilities and were quickly wiped out.

Fortunately, to be on the safe side, Song Jian had sent Zhao Lian to Song Yaoji's side.

At the critical moment, he bravely risked his life, relying on his powerful Late Stage Body Integration cultivation, and managed to lead the Princess to escape.

The two escaped the barbarian camp; although Zhao Lian's cultivation was formidable, he still suffered multiple injuries from the dense barrage of spears, looking bloody and bruised.

Song Yaoji's face was pale; as a pampered Princess, she was completely terrified at this moment, no longer possessing her previous arrogance and pride.

Song Jian led an army of 300,000 Tianfeng Empire soldiers, which was the main force of this great battle.

After the sneak attack began, he directly led his men into the barbarian camp, sweeping everything before them.

But good times didn't last; they were soon surrounded by the barbarians, showing that all of this was premeditated.

The individual combat strength of the barbarians was generally stronger than that of the Tianfeng Empire soldiers; only by relying on battle formations and equipment could the two sides fight to a stalemate.

But now Song Jian had fallen into the enemy's trap, transforming from an attacker into hunted prey, and the entire battlefield was at a disadvantage.

"Retreat quickly!"

Realizing that things were bad, Song Jian immediately commanded the army to retreat, but unfortunately, it was too late.

Since the barbarians had already set a trap, how could they allow them to retreat so easily? Wave after wave of attacks caused large numbers of soldiers to fall in pools of blood.

Although Song Jian was unharmed under the protection of his personal guards, his face was terrifyingly grim.

He had originally thought that the sneak attack he organized this time would be unexpected, achieve great results, and incidentally ensnare Ye Bufan.

But he never expected that nothing would succeed, and he would end up in this predicament.

Just as everyone felt despair, suddenly, fire soared into the sky behind the barbarian camp, and huge pillars of flame directly reddened half the sky.

Subsequently, the entire barbarian camp fell into chaos; as the saying goes, no scheme is more ruthless than cutting off food supplies, no matter how brave an army is, once it loses its military provisions, it can only wait for death.

These barbarian soldiers were very clear about what the fire behind them meant, and the high-ranking barbarian generals naturally also knew, immediately ordering their subordinates to return to rescue.

As a result, the trap meticulously set by the barbarians was completely disrupted.

The Level 1 barbarian soldiers who had been surrounding Cangfeng Academy immediately retreated, rushing towards the granary.

The overwhelming barrage of spears finally ceased; Feng Tianxiang and the others felt like crying and immediately seized the opportunity to flee in a panic.

After escaping outside the camp, Feng Xingkong looked back, and his expression immediately turned extremely grim.

Of the five hundred elites he had brought out earlier, less than fifty remained; all the others had perished in the previous battle.

His heart sank completely; this battle had almost crippled half of Cangfeng Academy.

How could he explain this to the higher-ups? The wrath of Cangfeng Academy's headquarters was imaginable.

On the other side, Song Jian also felt the pressure ease; at this moment, the barbarians were disheartened and no longer possessed their previous bravery.

Conversely, seeing the enemy's provisions burned, they immediately swept away their previous颓势, becoming incredibly excited and bravely killing the enemy.

"Your Highness, let's counterattack immediately!"

Gao Desheng, the deputy commander next to him, was full of excitement; he had originally fallen into despair, believing that even if they weren't completely annihilated today, they would be severely weakened.

He never expected such a great reversal to come out of desperation; he didn't know who burned the enemy's provisions and attacked the rear camp.

Song Jian, however, was filled with shock; he naturally knew who was assigned to the rear camp, but how was this possible?

One had to know that the granary had always been a heavily guarded position by the barbarians, with the Black Panther Cavalry stationed there; who could succeed in a sneak attack?

His side, launching a heavy attack, had fallen into a trap, and Lingxiao Academy now had a mere eight people in total; how could they defeat the Black Panther Cavalry, and how could they burn the granary?

He could find a thousand reasons to deny it, but the facts were laid out before him.

The barbarians' situation was not faked; the provisions were truly burned, and the army was truly in chaos.

"Your Highness, please make a decision quickly; this opportunity is fleeting!"

Gao Desheng's face was anxious; as an experienced veteran, he naturally knew how precious the current opportunity was; once lost, it might never come again.

"That's right, it's up to you now; immediately lead the entire army to attack!"

Song Jian regained his composure and immediately issued the order.

Thus, the morale-boosted Tianfeng Empire soldiers immediately reversed the disadvantage, and in a short time, they completely routed the barbarian camp.

The always formidable barbarian soldiers were now retreating steadily, finally issuing an order to withdraw, fleeing in disarray.

Gao Desheng naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity, leading the army in pursuit.

Before long, the area below Tianlang City, which had been boisterous, returned to tranquility, leaving behind countless corpses and a pungent smell of blood.

Everything on Ye Bufan's side proceeded incredibly smoothly; although they later encountered Level 1 barbarian soldiers.

But for the AKs in their hands, the spear as an attack method was simply too primitive; they didn't give the enemy a chance to throw, directly eliminating them from a long distance.

These Level 1 barbarian soldiers, who could wipe out the elite-filled Cangfeng Academy, couldn't cause even a ripple in front of them.

Later on, even the retreating barbarian soldiers, upon encountering them, feared them like snakes and scorpions, directly taking detours.

Soon, the few people passed through the camp and returned to Song Jian's presence.

Song Yaoji and Feng Xingkong and the others had all gathered here, each of them covered in wounds, a truly miserable sight.

In contrast, the eight people from Lingxiao Academy walked with leisurely steps, their expressions relaxed, as if they had just returned from an outing; the disparity was simply too great.

If it weren't for the barbarian's provisions being burned, everyone present would truly have thought that Ye Bufan and his group had simply hidden away and hadn't participated in the battle at all.

Even so, Song Jian still asked somewhat disbelievingly, "Did you burn the barbarian's provisions?"

"Yes, we did it!"

Ye Bufan said cheerfully, "Thank you, Your Highness, for assigning us this task; it was simply too easy, both relaxing and enjoyable to do, and it was easy to earn merit points."

As if afraid the other party wouldn't believe him, he directly raised the merit token in his hand; a long string of numbers on it dazzled the eyes.

"This…"

Everyone stared dumbfounded at the merit token in his hand, confirming it repeatedly, and found that there were actually 100,000 merit points.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Feng Tianxiang immediately cried out in disbelief; their Cangfeng Academy suffered heavy casualties and was severely weakened, ultimately only accumulating a few thousand merit points.

And the other side was completely unharmed, bringing back 100,000 merit points at once; how could he believe this?

"Cheating, you must have cheated! This is absolutely impossible!"