190 188. The Battle II

Third-person POV

Without any hesitation, the troops advanced as the snowstorm had been cleared by Hong er. The enemy also charged forward with the mages stayed behind to protect their comrades back.

They tried to create the snowstorm again however Hong er's group blocked them from doing so. They clenched their teeth in frustration and gathered up to combine their power. The leader of the mages whispered to his group.

Leader: "Grab her attention, attack the other personnel."

Members: "Yes."

Hong er knitted her brows in suspicion, the mage group consistently attacking them with ice magic and it seemed like they purposely She glanced at Meiyun and her group who were fighting in close combat with the bandits. The bandits' main weapon is chain weapons like spiky ball or sickle attached to the chain so it would be easier for them to stab and pull their opponent to their side.

When Meiyun was fighting against 4 men, a chain circled her ankle and pulled her to the opponent's side. The man waited with a sickle in his other hand and ready to slice off Meiyun's head. Meiyun saw through his intention, she used her Qi to push her body higher to the air.

The man frowned and pulled the chain harder, Meiyun spun her body and landed on the man's shoulder. With both of her hands holding his head, she used her full strength to rip off his head from his neck. Another enemy appeared behind her, but before he could land any attack on Meiyun, an ice spear emerged from the ground and thrust through his head.

Meiyun looked up to the border wall and nodded her head in thanks. Hong er nodded back and summoned her sword.

Hong er: 'They dare to play a trick on me.'

Hong er: "Ah Gu!"

(A/N: Ah Gu is the drummer. The usage of the drum will be explained at the end of the chapter.)

Ah Gu: "Yes!"

Ah Gu hit the drum once again, at the same time Hong er pierced her sword to the ground. A 10 feet tall ice wall surrounded the whole forest, not letting any of them escape. Hong er closed her eyes and activated her inner sight. Although she couldn't see that far, at least she could detect the mages that hid in the forest.

Another strike from Ah Gu, Hong er twisted her sword and the mages entrapped in ice. They tried to break away but to no avail, Hong er twisted her sword again and their body shattered into pieces like ice.

Seeing that they were at a disadvantage, the enemy retreated under their commander's command. Yet, they couldn't escape due to Hong er's ice wall. Hong er coldly glanced at them struggling to break through the ice wall and muttered.

Hong er: "Kill."

Elite forces: "Yes!"

The elite forces mercilessly charged at them and gave them the least painful death by slashing off their heads. The battle went for almost half a day, everyone was tired and injured from the fight.

The soldiers stared at Hong er and the elite forces who were passing by them with eyes full of admiration. They had fought really hard for days and nights, yet couldn't push the enemy away. However, with only a couple dozens of Xu elite forces, they could hinder the enemy for a few days until the reinforcement arrives.

Hong er and the Yun sister directly went to the tent that Assistant general hastily prepared for them. Meanwhile, the rest of the elite forces rested at the side of the road to refill their stamina and Qi. Although they are very powerful, nevertheless they are still human who could get tired and die. They thought that the rumor about them was quite ridiculous, people just love to exaggerate things.

Most of the soldiers had idolized the Xu elite forces since they were kids so they couldn't help themselves from gawking them. As they were sensitive to their surroundings due to their profession, they felt uncomfortable under the sparkling eyes of the soldiers.

The elite forces looked at each other and pushed off one of the most friendly natured comrades they have.

(A/N: I just give them some random name so it would be easier for me to identify them.)

Ah Ren: "Why are you guys pushing me?! I didn't anything wrong…..right?"

Ah Yu: "You go ask them."

Ah Ren: "Ask them what?"

Ah Yu: "*Sigh, ask them why they are staring at us like we are some kind of cooked meat."

Ah Ren: "Aye, Missy!"

Ah Ren playfully saluted and turned around to face the soldiers. Although he was wearing a mask, they could see his wide smile just by hearing his voice. But then, his aura and voice changed.

Ah Ren: "Whatcha lookin' at HUUHH?!"

Ah Ren asked intimidatingly, like a gangster. The soldiers thought that they were in the wrong for gawking at them. They intended to apologize to Ah Ren, however, he was a step faster than them.

Ah Ren: "Ahahaha~ No need to that scared~ I'm just joking around. So whatcha lookin' at?"

This time Ah Ren asked with a voice full of excitement. The face of the soldiers brightened as they scurried over Ah Ren's group and nervously questioned him.

Soldier: "We are curious of the war drum! We don't know why but every hit made us more excited!"

Ah Ren: "Ohohoho~ Our Senior Gu is very famous~"

Ah Ren glanced at Ah Gu and grinned slyly. If anyone wonder why he seems to be familiar, well, he is Meiyun's direct junior. Xu Tingfeng assigned him to train with Meiyun for 2 years and caused him to become more playful than he already was.

Ah Gu: 'That Meiyun, just what did she teach him to become this annoying?'

Meiyun who was treating her wounds suddenly sneezed and caused her wound to re-open.

Meiyun: 'What the hell?'

Ah Gu: "Since you know my Zhan Gu very well, you explain it to them." (A/N: Zhan Gu: war drum. His name Gu came from there.)

Ah Ren: "Aye sir!"

Ah Ren winked at Ah Gu.

Ah Ren: "Senior Gu's role in our group is quite major as he enhances our attack to three times in every hit! On top of that, it increased the range of our attack till where the sound and vibration reached. That's why even the snowstorm in General Yi's place was also cleared!"

Soldiers: "Hoo~ So cool!"

Ah Ren: "Yup! Senior Gu's power is very useful in long-range battle like war. And he is one of the few drummers that existed in this world, that means he is rare bro~"

Ah Gu: "Stop it, you started to get more annoying than Meiyun."

Ah Ren: "Ehehehe~"

Soldiers: "All of you are so cool! And we are really thankful for helping us, if not, we don't know if we would be able to come back alive."

Ah Ren: "Uhm! You are welcome!"