Chapter 548 - Uh-oh, About to Be Ambushed... An Ambush?
"I don't care, I don't care! You must listen to me!" Ling Tian Yu looked at the skeptical crowd and began to throw a tantrum.
...
The ten elders sent by the Prison Abyss seemed to be a bunch of idiots, weren't they?
How the hell did someone so intellectually challenged become the overall commander?
And yet...
If they don't follow, it's even worse!
"Has the Prison Abyss responded?" At this moment, within the command tent of the joint forces of the three major realms, Hu Yan Zhuo, the Sect Master of the Flame Abyss, couldn't help but ask a few elders.
"Lord Sect Master, the Prison Abyss replied, saying they fully entrust Elder Ling Tian Yu. They mentioned that Elder Ling Tian Yu is calm, cautious, cunning like a demon, and has heavenly strategies! They have no problem entrusting him!" The elders hurriedly replied.
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Hu Yan Zhuo, the Sect Master of the Flame Abyss, took a look at the ranting Ling Tian Yu and almost burst a blood vessel.
Calm and cautious?
Cunning like a demon?
Heavenly strategies?
Is this guy kidding me?
"Damn, the Prison Abyss is clearly ignoring my request and just giving a perfunctory response! Damn!" Hu Yan Zhuo felt helpless.
Ling Tian Yu might be intellectually challenged, but he was still one of the ten elders sent by the Prison Abyss. He was the de facto supreme commander!
In the grand scheme of things, they had to listen to him!
Otherwise, it would be defying the will of the Prison Abyss.
The Prison Abyss doesn't care about practical considerations, rational judgments, and so on.
Even if the Prison Abyss sent a pig, they would still have to obey!
Not obeying?
That's rebellion!
It must result in the annihilation of the whole sect!
In the world of cultivators, hierarchy is absolute!
Would a Heavenly Pill Realm cultivator reason with a Sea Realm cultivator?
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The various high-level cultivators soon began to discuss the matter privately, acknowledging the validity of Hu Yan Zhuo's point. They realized that with such a foolish tactic, they would be bound to lose the battle. Furthermore, they believed that He Yi Ming was still alive and his subordinates were incredibly strong. The united forces of the three major realms might not have a high chance of winning, especially when using such a foolish tactic.
"That's a good plan!" The various high-level cultivators nodded in agreement.
Hu Yan Zhuo's proposal was indeed correct!
This brainless charge tactic suggested by Ling Tian Yu was utterly absurd!
After discussing with the other high-level cultivators, Hu Yan Zhuo smiled slightly.
"Very well, for now, let's follow Elder Ling Tian Yu's arrangement! I will command the ten pavilions to take the lead, act independently, and listen to his command on the surface. Once we experience several defeats on the frontlines, everyone will realize who is right!"
"At that time, I will use our actual achievements and the massive failure caused by Ling Tian Yu's foolish tactics to lodge a complaint with the Prison Abyss! Then, we'll unite to impeach Ling Tian Yu!" Hu Yan Zhuo grinned and communicated via voice transmission.
"Great plan!" The various high-level cultivators were all satisfied and nodded.
Hu Yan Zhuo's plan was the correct approach!
Ling Tian Yu's brainless charge tactic was just nonsense!
After discussing with the other high-level cultivators, Hu Yan Zhuo's smile grew wider.
"Good, let's proceed according to Elder Ling Tian Yu's arrangement!" Hu Yan Zhuo waved his hand, showing absolute support.
As a result, the force of over forty thousand cultivators from the three major realms sent out a vanguard of ten thousand. They deployed in a linear formation and began a brainless charge along the northern edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
In principle, even a regular army of mortals wouldn't use such a moronic tactic. Sending ten thousand vanguard troops into unknown territory, with no knowledge of the enemy or even the terrain of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and dispersing them evenly, was equivalent to sending them to their deaths. Even the ten thousand troops themselves realized this and were indignant about it.
But...
Due to the absolute disparity in status, these cultivators dared not voice their grievances and could only proceed with a sense of readiness for death.
Meanwhile...
"Charge!!!" Hu Yan Zhuo personally led the ten elders and divided into eleven squads. They swiftly moved along the edges of the Hundred Thousand Mountains!
"The enemy will surely try to lure us deep into their formation by showing such a moronic battle array, then they will surround us from both sides and annihilate us!"
"Although we will suffer heavy losses with these ten thousand vanguard troops, as long as we secretly wait on both sides of the linear formation, when the enemy's ambushing forces rush out to attack the sides of our formation, we can suddenly counterattack from behind. This way, we can deal a heavy blow to the enemy!" Hu Yan Zhuo grinned in satisfaction.
In Hu Yan Zhuo's view...
Their ten thousand vanguard troops were just cannon fodder. When this cannon fodder attracted the enemy's ambush, they would launch a surprise attack on the enemy's ambush from the rear!
This would prove that Ling Tian Yu was an idiotic commander while achieving a resounding victory!
Perfect!
Too perfect!
Hu Yan Zhuo and the ten elders selected their positions and concealed themselves, patiently waiting.
Meanwhile...
On the side of the three-test players, they quickly followed Zhuge Pig the Hidden Dragon's arrangement and entered their designated positions.
Zhuge Pig the Hidden Dragon's arrangement was indeed ingenious!
If looked at from the sky...
One could see that the ten thousand vanguard cultivators, although numerous in number, were dispersing like little chicks, slowly entering the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
On the other hand, the three thousand-plus human players were fewer in number, but each occupied a position like a terrifying giant wolf with jaws wide open, waiting silently for the arrival of the united forces of the three realms!
If this were a war among mortals!
At this moment, the outcome would have already been determined! Absolutely!
However...
"What the hell? I've been waiting for a full 5 minutes, damn it, haven't even seen a monster?"
"Why haven't the small monsters of the united forces spawned yet? Did we not reach our positions or is the game bugged?"
"You guys wait, I'm going offline to use the bathroom!"
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The three-test human players held on for 5 minutes before beginning to disperse.
Some went offline to use the bathroom, some enjoyed the scenery, some picked at their feet, and some even started cooking hotpot.
Meanwhile...
The ten thousand vanguard cultivators from the united forces of the three realms finally reached the player's defensive line.
At this moment, a squad of Flame Abyss cultivators was cautiously advancing in a valley.
"Darn, we're not familiar with the terrain here!"
"What if the enemy has an ambush? Won't we be doomed?"
"Shh, don't use voice transmission, we might be detected!"
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Each member of the Flame Abyss squad was nervous and fearful.
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, a burst of laughter resounded through the squad of Flame Abyss cultivators.
Everyone turned their heads and their hearts skipped a beat.
The laughter was coming from a highly concealed dead angle behind them.
It's over!
They hadn't noticed that dead angle at all before!
The enemy was definitely launching an ambush!
And we're completely unaware. We're done for!
Each member of the Flame Abyss squad trembled with fear.
And then...
Huh?
The Flame Abyss cultivators all looked bewildered in the direction of the laughter.
Why is there no one there?
Why isn't the enemy coming out to ambush?
What did that sudden laughter mean?
"Let's go and check it out..." So, after thinking it over, the Flame Abyss cultivators silently moved toward the source of the laughter.
At this moment, at a small cliffside.
"Hahaha, quick, it's your turn, play your cards!"
"Damn, I'm playing three Monkey D. Luffy cards! Awesome, right?"
"Nonsense, watch me play my Trafalgar D. Water Law and Nico Robin combo! Hahaha, I win!"
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Three players were sitting here, playing a customized version of the card game "Landlord."
The prominent players from the first test were given card designations from A to K. For example, Bai Zhe Bu Nao Xiong Jian Qiang was given A, Monkey D. Luffy was given 2, and Trafalgar D. Water Law was the king. Even the specific characters like Blaze Dragon and Splendid Fire Goddess Mi were assigned cards.
The three players were enjoying themselves immensely.
"I'm playing three Pei Ge cards!"
"Hahaha, I'm playing three Bear Ge cards!"
"I win with three Luffy Ge cards!"
The three players played their cards one after another, and the final player triumphantly declared victory.
"No, I'm playing three Knife cards!" At that moment, a voice resounded.
"Three Knife cards?" The three players looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Splurt!" Then, three knife cards suddenly pierced through the hearts of the three players from behind.
"Damn... an ambush?" The three players coughed up blood and died on the spot.
"???" The one who had killed the three players was none other than the Flame Abyss squad's three Foundation Establishment peak members.
"I used a set of skinning knives to kill a formidable Sea Realm expert?" The three Flame Abyss squad members looked at their small daggers, then at the three Sea Realm enemies who had died tragically.
The members of the Flame Abyss squad tilted their heads and couldn't help but wonder inwardly.
"What the heck is going on? Am I dreaming?"