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Chapter 803: Chapter 40 I Personally Command the Frontline Battle

If it weren’t for the Azure Dragon Command and the Vermilion Bird Arrow, everyone would have just laughed it off and kicked these three out for a good beating.

Seeing that they belong to the Dragon Clan, the Feathered Clan, no matter how much they complain internally, must give face to their allies and not execute them on the spot.

However, the other side not only produced the command seals of both clans immediately, but damn it, they were actually real!

Three small demons of the Transformation Realm got hold of the command seals of the two clans. Such an outrageous event actually happened.

If one refuses to obey orders, it would be considered a violation of clan rules, which is not a trivial matter.

But if one complies and lets others dispatch orders, wouldn’t that be a loss of face if the word spread? In the battlefront, by simply retorting with “You’ve been a dog under a little demon of Transformation Realm,” the morale would totally fall to a lower position.

Thus, the feelings of everyone present were very complex. On one hand, they really didn’t want to follow the orders; on the other hand, they didn’t want to be the first to protest and preferred to let others take the lead while they cheered from behind.

Everyone’s attention quickly focused on Elder Kong Ping.

Kong Ping, from the surname, it’s clear he’s from the Peacock Clan. Due to a certain powerful ancestor’s fame, the descendants followed suit, each one with an incredibly arrogant character, wishing to raise their chins parallel to the ground and look down on others through their nostrils.

Elder Kong Ping was relatively normal, at least he didn’t face others with his nostrils, but his haughty air was unmistakable. As expected, he coldly said:

“Vermilion Bird Arrow? Where did you steal that from?”

“You can ask Lady Feng Yan,” Long Long replied.

“If this is some kind of entertainment arranged by our ally, then we must politely decline to entertain it,” said Kong Ping, casting a glance towards the Dragon Clan elders at the scene, then harshly dropped a comment and left with strides.

The other Feathered Clan elders exchanged glances and then followed suit.

Long Long’s expression remained unchanged; he just exchanged a glance with Qin Lie.

Consequently, Qin Lie stepped forward and said:

“Handing authority to Long Long is the decision of my grandfather and Lady Feng Yan.”

“You have been operating independently on the frontline for too long already. The situation has not improved at all. Grandfather has lost confidence in you, so he sent Long Long, Long Hu, and me here.”

This young lady spoke too bluntly, causing the Dragon Clan Cultivators to grimace, yet they couldn’t object—Feathered Clan’s remnants were still desperately maintaining defensive formations in Yuanjiang City! At this time, any excuse sounded unconvincing.

Instead of openly defying clan regulations, it’s better to wait for Long Long to take over the military command and clash head-on with the White Tiger Divine General.

That way, even if the remnants at Yuanjiang City are not saved, someone else will take the blame for us.

With this rationale, everyone finally found a reason to convince themselves to follow this young leader’s commands, so the leading Dragon Clan elder came forward and said:

“Since the Great Elder has given the order, henceforth Long Long will take command. Everyone clear on that?”

“Understood!” The crowd responded half-heartedly.

Long Long looked at the elder; after searching his memory for a moment, he recognized that this was Elder Qin Sitong from the military faction.

Qin Sitong, within the Dragon Clan, belongs to the solid faction of the Great Elder Qin Chaocang. It’s said that back when the Great Elder was serving, this elder was already his subordinate, which, in some respects, made him a bit of an insider.

Since this person had spoken, it was virtually set in stone, and Long Long no longer had to worry about the Dragon Clan going against the grain.

As for the Feathered Clan, an opportunity still needed to be found to handle them.

Thinking this, Long Long began issuing orders:

“Let’s go over the current battlefield situation once more.”

Qin Sitong did not get annoyed, but instead began to explain gently.

Currently, the alliance between the Dragon Clan and Feathered Clan is in the south, Yuanjiang City is in the north, and the alliance of Qilin and White Tiger surrounds Yuanjiang City from the north, east, and south. Among them, the southern forces are the strongest, followed by the east, and then the north.

The west side is covered by the river and the Water Domain, therefore only the Mao Clan’s cultivators patrol there regularly, without any permanent stationing.

If we disregard the high-rank combat power, the military strength of both sides is essentially equal. Including the high-rank powers, this side might still have a slight advantage.

Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird each have an old ancestor-level combatant stationed, while the opposing side has only one, the White Tiger Divine General.

The only problem is that both old ancestors are purely from the Martial Faction, unable to assist in anything but combat, whereas the opposing White Tiger Divine General is well-versed in military strategies and tactics, frequently disrupting our arrangements with various ingenious tactics, which has currently given the Qilin alliance the upper hand.

Upon hearing this, Long Long already had a rough idea in mind.

It’s like two robust men fighting each other, where one of them, despite being stronger, is unskilled in fighting techniques and therefore gets outmaneuvered by the skilled opponent.

Fortunately, no matter how formidable the White Tiger Divine General is, he does not have the ability to breach the defensive formations, so the situation on the field can still continue in a deadlock… If it continues this way, the remnants in the city might not be able to hold out.

“What’s the situation inside the city?” Long Long asked.

“It’s hard to say,” answered Qin Sitong, “The messages from Flying Sword Messaging coming from within the city are usually intercepted midway. Only from the west side of the city do the occasional messages slip through the encirclement and reach our hands.”

“Can you confirm if they are authentic?” Long Long asked.

Qin Sitong was momentarily startled, unsure how to respond.

What does “authentic” mean? Could it be that he’s worried that the messages might be forgeries by the White Tiger Divine General?

“Since you mentioned the messages from within the city are often intercepted midway, then why does the west side have loopholes?” Long Long coldly remarked, “Starting today, treat all suspect messages from within the city as if we have not received them!”

“Yes,” Qin Sitong quickly agreed.

“Take me to the left wing of the front line,” Long Long said.

A group of people then left the command camp, passing through the continuous defensive formations, and stepped into the waters of the river to the west.

Belonging to the Dragon Clan, mastering the Water Escape technique was naturally a must, thus they quickly approached the front line.

“If we go further forward, we’re likely to be noticed by the airborne Mao Clan cultivators,” Qin Sitong pointed ahead and said, “This place is twenty-four li from the west side of Yuanjiang City.”

“Since the Mao Clan cultivators patrol over the river, have you sent out cultivators to intercept?” Long Long asked.

Qin Sitong was at a loss for words.

Earlier on, cultivators had indeed been dispatched to intercept, but later on, as messages from the city ceased except for occasional ones from the west delivered under the cover of the river using Flying Sword Messaging.

This side, consisting of the Dragon Clan and Feathered Clan, worried that intensifying battles on the western side would attract more alliance troops to the river battlefield, thus potentially exposing this information channel, decided not to continue the intercepts.

By now, Long Long had started doubting the authenticity of the Flying Sword Messaging, and Qin Sitong, aware of what should be done, could only nod and say:

“I’ll make arrangements right away.”

“How many people do you plan to deploy?” Long Long asked.

“Uh, twenty people?” Qin Sitong cautiously inquired.

“Too few,” Long Long shook his head, “It should be at least two hundred people.”

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