Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 179: Fierce Battle on the Mountain Path

Soon, it was dawn.

Dawn fell on Ellen's face and he opened his eyes. After sleeping for an hour, his spirits recovered. He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones. Looking at the side, Lucy was shrunk into a ball and sleeping against the stone with her back to the tuyere. Alan pulled her warm marching carpet and she woke up.

Only a qualified warrior would be able to buy time to rest on the battlefield. Lucy undoubtedly did it. When she woke up, her jade pupils shone brightly and she was breathless.

"They didn't attack?" Lucy asked.

Alan nodded heavily.

This was definitely not a good thing. The enemy clearly had the advantage, but they weren't in a hurry to attack. Obviously, he had to be prepared to capture them in one fell swoop. The Saber Demon had no intention of letting them live, even if there were only one or two of them.

Wilick and Bloy came back and handed the two dry rations and clean water. Then, they sat down and rested, hoping to recover their energy.

Alan ate something and found Keoghes. The major seemed to be asleep at the end of the night, but there wasn't a trace of exhaustion in his eyes. He was putting down his tactical binoculars, his face cloudy. Seeing Alan come over, he sighed and said, "Looks like we have a bitter battle."

Pass the binoculars to Alan.

Alan looked down the hill and took a deep breath. In one night's time, the Saber Demon set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the mountain path. Obstacles made of iron wood and rubble would prevent the Union army from attacking effectively and would serve as a shield against the Union's firepower. Fortunately, the mountain path was rugged, and the Saber Demons were unable to drive their chariots up the mountain. Otherwise, it would be fine if they didn't fight this battle.

As for the opponent's Wolf Cavalry, they were unobstructed. However, the small paths in the mountains did not allow them to charge in groups as if they were on flat ground, greatly weakening their mobility and power.

But the federal side is still at a disadvantage.

"Heavens, what is that?" A sergeant cried out in alarm.

Alan and Coggess turned around in surprise.

On the other side of the wind-eroded wasteland, black clouds surged on the horizon, causing sand and dust to rise into the air. Ellen returned the binoculars to Coggess, and the major looked at them and cried out, "Not good, it's a colony of ants!"

That's right, that's an ant colony, and there are quite a few of them. Ellen had just glanced at it and knew that there were at least five to six hundred knife ants that were capable of raising dust of this scale. Blade Ants had always been the common servants and cannon fodder of Blade Demons. In many battles in the past, Blade Ants usually played the role of attracting firepower and consuming federal ammunition. What was hateful was that even though they knew this was the case, the Federation was unable to change the situation.

If a large number of saber ants flooded into the battlefield, their losses would far exceed the amount of ammunition consumed. Faced with the unique style of the Saber Demon, the Federation was seeking a way to break it. It has been proposed that special pheromones can be exploited to kill knife ants on a large scale or force them to leave the battlefield in order to break the Ant Sea tactic of Blade Demon by taking advantage of the abnormal sensitivity of knife ants to pheromones.

However, such a pheromone was still under development, and Allen's army did not have such a configuration.

Large numbers of saber ants approached like red-brown lead clouds. From this, it seemed that there should be a medium-sized tribe migrating to this place nearby. The group of Wolf Cavalry that left last night were obviously ants that had been sent back to the tribe to raise in captivity. Letting the Saber Ants take the lead would be extremely disadvantageous to Allen's side. Their limited ammunition would be consumed by these servant beasts at an accelerated rate.

"As matters stand, we can only use echelon combat methods and use the limited space on the mountain path to delay as much time as possible." Kejess snorted.

Call in all the sergeants, and Coggess will begin to set up the positions and missions of the various teams. They would give up the space in the middle of the mountain path, tighten their defenses on the mountain path, and take advantage of their superiority. Attack in the form of echelons in turn, stopping and intercepting the enemy in order to stall for time. As for whether they could drag it out until reinforcements came to rescue them, no one was willing to think about it.

The saber ants had already arrived at the foot of the mountain while Kejess was setting up the tactics. At this time, the Saber Demon surged, and a tall demon walked out with large strides. Unlike the other Saber Demons, he didn't stoop down. Obviously, he was the same as other lifeforms. When his Origin Energy reached a certain level, an alien like Saber Demon would also evolve. The Devil Cultivator in front of him had evolved once. His body was erect, and the structure of his primordial spine had changed, allowing him to stand upright like a human. This allowed the Devil Cultivator to make more movements.

He was also wearing a strange armor made of bones and metal. The armor covered an area far larger than that of an ordinary wolf knight. There were three banners stuck behind him. The strong wind blew, causing the blood-brown banners to flutter intensely, looking like flames from afar.

This was a Saber Demon General. The position of General only appeared in medium-sized tribes. Amongst the ten powerful forces, there were even higher-level generals. Ordinary generals also had the strength of Level 20, equivalent to a major in the Federation Army. The Saber Demon General was dragging a broadsword in his hand. The broadsword was full of primitive style. Its grip, hand guard, and sword ridge were made of dense bones. As for the edges of the swords on both sides, they were made of rough metal.

The general raised his broadsword and pointed at the Federation army above. Immediately, ten Wolf Cavalry took out their bones and blew out sharp horns.

This was a signal to attack!

Without any suspense, the first to attack was a large number of knife ants. These servants ignored the rugged mountain paths and steep cliffs. Saber ants climbed up the mountain like dark red clouds rising from the foot of the mountain and rushing straight to the peak. Coggess gestured for the Federation army to shrink towards the steep peak to avoid being surrounded by knife ants. Under the orders of the major, the soldiers held their breaths and waited for orders. They held machine guns but did not fire. They only waited for the knife ants to enter their optimal range before moving.

The mountain was extremely quiet, as long as the whistling wind and the strange sound of knife ants crawling could be heard. The atmosphere was tense and oppressive. Apart from a limited number of people, everyone else's breathing became heavier. One could imagine the pressure in their hearts.

Just as the Saber Ant's forward was about to reach Coggess's optimal range, the Major waved his arm. Immediately, hundreds of gunshots rang out in unison. A crisscrossed firepower net blocked the saber ants, continuously blasting them down the mountain, causing countless deaths and injuries.

Just as the battle of the Wind Eroded Wilderness began, Upper Corrector Berry walked back and forth with a serious expression. He was in the command hall of the base. Half an hour ago, according to the procedure, the base contacted Kejess, but there was no response. Colonel Bailey hurried over at short notice, and the communication has not been restored yet.

"It has been half an hour." Berry shouted, "Inform Majors Perry and Jordan to take their men to the Wind Eroded Wilderness. Curgess and the others may be in trouble."

"Damn it, this situation isn't too good."

The Blood Eagle Base had already realized that the situation was wrong and was sending more reinforcements. However, the battle in the Wind Eroded Wilderness had begun to enter a white-hot stage. After a large number of Saber Ants were knocked off the cliff, the Saber Demon's infantry began to attack the mountain path amidst the attacking Saber Ants. Most of the enemy soldiers would be killed along with the saber ants. However, some of them had managed to cross the firepower net and advance towards the Federation's defensive line. At this time, they needed sergeants to take action.

After repelling a wave of Saber Demon infantry, Mo De gasped for breath and retreated. This round was Allen's turn to fight. The advantage of his team was very obvious. There were four non-commissioned officers, including Allen. Alan dragged his fangs and led the way, followed by William and the others. Under the howling lines of fire, a few Saber Demon soldiers crossed the line of fire and rushed over with the cries of the Arm Blade Monster.

Allen closed his saber and the sharp-fanged bone saber brought along a gray crescent wheel, shrouding the enemy soldiers with a dense saber light. The Saber Demon infantry responded by throwing their sabers down one after another. A wound was pulled out of their throats by their sharp teeth, cutting off the aorta and splashing blood. Ellen did not want to fight and retreated. At this moment, two cavalry suddenly rushed out of the enemy formation. The two Berserk Wolf Knights were holding spears in their hands. One of them raised his spear and was about to throw it. Suddenly, a faint golden light streaked through the air like lightning, instantly opening a bloody hole in his forehead.

The sound of gunfire came from behind him, and Alan knew that Lucy had fired the gun without turning his head.

The spear-wielding knight landed on the ground and turned twice, turning into another corpse on the battlefield.

However, there was still a rider rushing forward.

Alan suddenly stopped, shouted softly, and rushed forward. Hundreds of sparks burst out from his chest towards the knights. The knights of the Saber Demon Knights danced their spears wildly in front of him, and the sound of explosive strikes kept on ringing. But when the knight thought that Alan's attack would never stop, the sparks in the sky suddenly disappeared. Hundreds of thousands of starflames transformed into an orange flame that pierced through the sky. The knight shouted and handed over his spear.

The bone saber with the flames landed on the tip of the enemy's spear. The flames were struck by the Origin Energy and attacked along the spear like a fire snake. The knight was shocked and released his spear. Alan snorted coldly. He retracted his saber and gently raised his spear. The spear wrapped in flames immediately flew backwards, transforming into a ray of flame that pierced into the knight's chest in an instant.

The knight shouted and landed on the ground, rolling down the cliff and crashing into a few knife ants. The miserable screams instantly disappeared into the distance, lingering in the mountains for a long time.

Alan retreated, and William and Bloy crossed him. The two of them attacked at the same time with heavy iron fists and axes, stopping the Wolf Cavalry from surging in from the enemy formation one by one.

After killing for a while, the four of them retreated to the rear and were replaced by other non-commissioned officers.

After earning a break, the four of them sat silently. At this time, even the strength to speak needed to be saved. Only by squeezing out every bit of strength would one be able to survive. Ten minutes later, it was time for them to fight again. The short period of time was enough to show how fierce the enemy's offensive was.

Kejess's face was as cold as water.

The line of defense was slowly retreating. The enemy's offensive was endless like the tide, but they had reached their limits. Almost all the ammunition had been fired, and only two snipers would occasionally open fire, shooting back some of the enemies who had attacked the strategic point. Ordinary soldiers had already pulled out their Iron Eagle Blades to engage in close combat. The enemy had few saber ants left, and almost half of the infantry had been killed or injured. However, the Berserk Wolf Knights still did not move their muscles and bones.

Apart from being killed by Allen and a few sergeants, the Saber Demon General no longer ordered the Wolf Cavalry to move. He was determined to use the remaining Saber Ants and infantry to grind the Federation army to death.

In such a situation, the Federation army began to reduce in size, and at a rapid pace. In less than ten minutes, one-third of the soldiers had already died by the knife ants and the enemy's knives. Even Allen and the other sergeants began to suffer injuries of varying degrees. This was a sign of the decline in the sergeant's physical energy.

Currently, the only one who was still considered to be complete was Kejess.

It wasn't that Coggess didn't want to make a move, but that he had to be on guard against the other party's general. After a sergeant was strangled by the sudden appearance of a few Wolf Cavalry, the Saber Demon General brandished his saber, and the remaining hundred cavalry finally moved out. Horned wolves howled as knights brandished their spears, axes, and other weapons to charge up the mountain path, aiming straight at the exhausted remnants of the Federation.

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