Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 222 [It Collapsed] (6000 words)
Chapter 216 [It Collapsed] (6000 words)
During his rest that night, Chen Yan mentally reviewed the first day's battle. He quickly pieced together a general outline, and after going through the intense fighting in his mind, he drew his own conclusions.

This is a bait war!

The bait consisted of four wooden mountains used to devour and pollute the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, turning the battlefield beneath Snow Cliff Pass into a spiritually barren zone.

These four wooden mountains devoured the vital energy of this area, reducing the combat power of the Snow Cliff Pass, which had cultivators, to the same level as the Beast Clan—unable to use cultivation and magic, they could only resort to the most primitive and lowest-level hand-to-hand combat.

At this level, there is no doubt that the Beast Clan, with its racial advantages, can maximize its strengths.

Therefore, the defenders of Xueya Pass had no choice but to risk sending out the Thunder Cavalry to fight outside the city and destroy the four wooden mountains.

This is an obvious bait, and a process of being forced to swallow the bait.

The eight hundred Thunder Riders who left the city completed their mission, destroying the wooden mountain and killing a large number of ferocious beastmen. They even managed to break into the ferocious beastmen's camp at one point. However, they were eventually killed by an unknown method that resurrected the corpses on the battlefield and created a large number of red glowing monsters.

As a result, the entire force of eight hundred cavalrymen who went out of the city was wiped out, sacrificing themselves heroically.

Not a single horse may return!
The problem is... this decoy tactic is so crude that even a war novice like Chen Yan, who has no war experience, can see through it at a glance.

He didn't believe that the garrison commander of Xueya Pass wouldn't be able to see it.

At this moment, Chen Yan felt that this matter was very strange. The strange thing was that Xueya Pass actually took the bait that was obviously deliberately thrown out by the ferocious beast clan without hesitation and threw out its chips.

The stakes are the eight hundred Thunder Riders.

Most importantly, when the Thunder Cavalry were surrounded by the red-light monsters in the camp of the Beast Clan below the city, Snow Cliff Pass did not send any rescue or support. Instead, it simply watched as the eight hundred Thunder Cavalry were swallowed up by the Beast Clan!

The town's magistrate is no fool.

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As dawn broke, the dark clouds seemed to have just begun to disperse. In the camp of the Beast Clan, tens of thousands of Beast Clan members were driven to their feet, whipped, wielded with axes, and subjected to shouts and curses. Groups of Beast Clan members were driven out of their tents and roused from the extinguished fires.

"Get up! You damned bugs!"

"Hurry up, you lazy beast!"

"If you don't hurry up, I'll chop off your ass!"

Amidst shouts and curses, Chen Yan slowly moved forward, mingling with the ferocious beast tribe. He was surrounded by the lowest-ranking cannon fodder of the ferocious beast tribe, who, like him, were ragged and wielded extremely crude weapons.

He deliberately slowed down, for which he was punched and kicked, but he achieved his goal—by slowing down, he was assigned to a later-leaning column when he finally left the camp.

Chen Yan looked around and roughly calculated that after the ferocious beasts were driven out of the camp, they lined up in groups of about a thousand people each.

As for myself, I was in the fourth group of about 1,000 people.

Their position is slightly towards the back, at least not in the front—if they're to be cannon fodder, they won't be the first ones sent to their deaths.

Meanwhile, in the camp, the area where the camp wall was damaged by the Thunder Riders' raid yesterday has been repaired overnight by the animals—although it still looks very rough, at least there is something that can barely be called a camp wall—a row of obstacles made of wood nailed to the snow.

Behind this row of obstacles, the batch of crossbows that Chen Yan had seen yesterday, which looked like catapults, were pushed out and lined up in rows!

One after another, wooden carts loaded with the pungent, foul-smelling trunks of the evil spirit trees were pushed in front of the ballistae.

Busy around were thousands of ferocious beastmen—these were no longer cannon fodder, but elite warriors from the ferocious beastmen tribe.

These elites possessed stronger and taller physiques than the cannon fodder of the lower-level ferocious beast tribes. They wore leather armor that was barely passable, and their average height was over 2.5 meters, with some even exceeding 3 meters.

Based on his own experience, Chen Yan judged that in the village of the ferocious beast tribe where Mu Wan had lived, only the few village warriors who followed the village chief could meet this elite standard.

If we calculate it this way, a village can only have about ten or so, at most.

Clearly, the Beast Clan has a strict hierarchy, which they make no attempt to conceal.

The thousands of cannon fodder troops that Chen Yan belonged to had been pulled out of the camp and lined up early on. Standing in the cold wind, they were all shivering from the cold, and even their hands holding their weapons were almost frozen.

In the morning, most of these guys are woken up from their sleep by whips and iron fists, and then driven here. At this moment, everyone is hungry, and when they open their mouths, they can only pour mouthfuls of cold wind into their stomachs.

Around those crossbows, thousands of elite troops gathered, all sitting on the ground.

They actually have food to eat!

Each of the elite soldiers received a piece of beast meat the size of a fist (the fist of the ferocious beast race)!
Although the Beastmen's dietary culture meant that the meat of their hunted animals was often half-cooked, and some were even simply eating raw meat, this did not prevent the commotion created by thousands of Beastmen eating together from turning around and looking at them. Their eyes, which had been numb before, revealed a hint of eagerness and envy.

The rules of the ferocious beast tribe are just that undisguised!
The strong get the spoils! The weak become cannon fodder!
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The ferocious beast tribe lined up outside the camp, and the crossbows in the camp were all gathered together—while the Snow Cliff Pass seemed to remain silent and still.

Through a layer of dazzling golden magic array, beneath the soaring golden light, and with the enormous runes flowing within it, a golden curtain descended from the sky, with the Snow Cliff Pass defenses as the dividing line.

Behind the golden sky, the mountain ridges of Xueya Pass appeared blurred and their true forms were obscured.

Chen Yan quietly huddled in the group, waiting patiently.

at last!

As a series of mournful horn sounds rang out in the Beast Clan camp, the massive platform seen yesterday was once again pushed out, and standing on it was still the Beast Clan leader, who dressed himself up like a shaman.

He turned his head and gave an order to someone behind him. Soon, a member of the Beast Clan who had been kneeling behind him stood up, raised the flag in his hand and waved it rapidly, conveying the leader's command.

The thousands of elite troops guarding the ballista array immediately sprang into action!
These tall, incredibly strong beasts are absolutely the best laborers in the world; each of them can lift the trunk of a thick evil spirit tree by themselves!
As these elite soldiers busied themselves, one by one, the stench-filled tree trunks were fitted with crossbows...

The flag is waving again!

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As soon as the first crossbow fired, a thick tree trunk shot into the sky, plunging towards the direction of Snow Cliff Pass, pointing straight at the golden sky between heaven and earth!

Then, the roar of the entire row of ballistae rose and fell!

This crossbow was not fired with gunpowder or firearms, but was similar to a catapult from the era of cold weapons. One end pressed down on the ice blocks mined by the ferocious beast tribe's cannon fodder day and night, and the base was tethered to ropes that had been pushed to the extreme.

As the elite guards severed the ropes, the base supporting the massive ice block plummeted at high speed. The leverage and immense elasticity hurled the trunk of the evil spirit tree from the other launch platform...

The moment the first tree trunk struck the golden sky, Chen Yan's narrowed eyes suddenly widened!
The golden sky—the magic array protecting Snow Cliff Pass—suddenly rippled after being planted on a tree trunk.

Just like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, ripples spread out in circles.

But the tree trunk was not bounced off; instead, it stuck to the sky and floated in the golden light!

Then, centered on the spot where the tree trunk was embedded, a faint black mist quickly spread out!

Before Chen Yan could get a good look, the first wave of launches sent tree trunks flying one after another into the golden sky!
In an instant, countless ripples burst open in the golden light, followed by wisps of black mist spreading across the golden sky between heaven and earth!

It's like a bowl of clear water that has been dotted with countless drops of ink!

Visible to the naked eye, this golden canopy is the magic array protecting Snow Cliff Pass...

It's melting!

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Inside and outside the camp of the Beast Clan, upon witnessing this scene, whether they were cannon fodder or elites, the Beast Clan members all let out excited shouts and roars.

Chen Yan stood among them, looking at the other cannon fodder around him with a hint of irony, not quite understanding what these fools were so happy about.

As Chen Yan predicted, what followed...

When the leader of the ferocious beast tribe on the high platform gave the order again and the flag was waved, the first rank of the cannon fodder formation began to move!
Under rude shouts and spurring, the first rank of cannon fodder beasts quickly began to run and charge.

However, at this moment, these simple-minded fools seemed to have their morale greatly boosted. They no longer felt the same way about being kicked awake from their sleep in the morning. Instead, after seeing the city's defensive formation being dissolved, they seemed to have developed some kind of unrealistic excitement!

The first wave of cannon fodder, with the imposing stature and powerful physique of the ferocious beastmen, quickly advanced towards Snow Cliff Pass!
These guys roared and howled, brandishing their weapons as they ran wildly across the snow and frozen ground...

Then, suddenly, a "humming" sound seemed to come from the air!
Like the sound of a taut rope vibrating.

Chen Yan stood in the fourth wave of troops, watching helplessly as a dense mass of shadows spread down from the towering Xueya Pass fortress, covering the sky and the earth!
It landed on the heads of the group of cannon fodder who were rushing towards Snow Cliff Pass!

The shouts and roars suddenly took a 180-degree turn in an instant!
The excited voices suddenly turned into countless screams and painful wails!
After the dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, the first wave of ferocious beastmen cannon fodder who charged forward fell like a harvested wheat field in an instant! The originally dense formation instantly became much sparser.

The ground was studded with arrows and littered with corpses! Some of the wounded beastmen, unable to die immediately, rolled on the ground, howling in agony, their cries echoing across the land…

But the second wave of cannon fodder from the Beast Clan has already continued their charge!
Then came the third wave, and the fourth wave!

As Chen Yan's fourth wave of troops pushed forward, the inexplicable excitement he had felt earlier dissipated among this group of cannon fodder.

Everyone just kept their heads down and ran forward blindly.

Chen Yan deliberately ran behind a tall guy, hunching his shoulders and bending over – if they weren't still so close to the beastman tribe's camp, he would have crawled on the ground to get there.

When Chen Yan had run twentieth step, the ferocious beastman in front of him, who was taller than him, had already fallen to the ground, wounded by an arrow.

Right under Chen Yan's nose, an arrow pierced the neck of the ferocious beastman who was a head taller than him. The arrow went in about a third of the way into the neck and shoulder, and judging by its length, it should have pierced his chest cavity.

The unfortunate and pitiful fellow collapsed to the ground, not quite dead yet, but with copious amounts of blood gushing from his mouth and nose, he was still gasping for breath.

Without hesitation, Chen Yan pounced on the ground, grabbed the guy, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and held him above his head, continuing to run forward at full speed...

Chen Yan's action initially went unnoticed on the chaotic battlefield. However, several ferocious beastmen nearby saw his actions and suddenly realized what was going on!

Soon, a second member of the ferocious beast tribe appeared, lifting his companion's corpse from the ground and holding it above his head as a shield.

Then the third, the fourth...

This ferocious and savage race has no psychological barriers to doing such things.

Chen Yan even saw a tall guy, almost reaching the "elite" standard, holding one of his companions in each hand and raising them above his head—the key point is that one of the two companions he was holding as a shield was still alive!

Behind them, in the direction of the beast tribe's camp, the ballistae were still firing with a deafening roar.

One after another, evil tree trunks carrying a strange and foul stench shot towards Snow Cliff Pass, and the golden sky between heaven and earth was already riddled with holes!

Chen Yan ran wildly carrying the corpse. He heard several thuds above his head, and the shield in his hand was pierced by several more arrows.

But when he finally broke through the dividing line of the golden sky...

Just then, the golden light in the sky melted away, creating a gap more than ten meters wide. Chen Yan plunged into it and rolled onto the ground, throwing the corpse, which was now riddled with thorns, aside.
However, Chen Yan got his wish and felt the feeling he was most familiar with!
vitality!

Abundant vitality!
Just like inside Xueya Pass, it's filled with abundant vital energy!

Sure enough, behind the golden canopy of the city's defensive array, the area here was filled with abundant and normal spiritual energy!

This place is less than 100 meters away from Snow Cliff Pass. There are still quite a few ferocious beast tribe cannon fodder who have rushed in. After all, no matter how much the dense rain of arrows tries to harvest the four thousand cannon fodder's crazy charge, it is impossible to kill them all.

According to Chen Yan's observation, at least half of the cannon fodder who rushed into the golden sky should still be alive.

However, their chaotic descent into the tattered sky may not have been a stroke of luck for these cannon fodder!
Because, behind the golden magic array canopy, beneath the gates of Snow Cliff Pass, the city gates were wide open!

Rows of fully armed guards, their entire bodies covered in armor, stood beneath the city gate!
The spears in their hands were perfectly aligned, gleaming with magical light!
With a whoosh, the armored guards in the first row suddenly unleashed a burst of silver light from their spears, and streaks of silver light streaked across the sky like shooting stars...

The ferocious beast's mighty physique was as fragile as paper under the silver light. It was pierced through and lay on the ground before it could even scream!

Some of the ferocious beasts went berserk, charging forward in droves with roars, only to fall to the ground under streaks of silver light. Yet, some always managed to slip through the net and reach the armored guards' ranks, leaping up with roars and lunging at the guards' formation, attempting to pry open their ranks with their flesh and blood and their powerful physiques.

But soon, his body, which had just leaped up, was sliced ​​open by a flying sword that swept through the air, turning into a rain of blood and chunks of flesh!

In areas teeming with vital energy, these magically-wielding guards slaughter the ferocious beastmen as easily as killing chickens!

Four thousand cannon fodder were wiped out in less than half an hour!

Their existence is merely to deplete the magical power and vital energy of the Snow Cliff Pass garrison!

Unbeknownst to anyone, amidst the carnage and corpses strewn across the ground, the body of a somewhat slender member of the Beast Clan had vanished without a trace.

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"Screw it, I almost got killed by my own people."

Chen Yan emerged from under the snowdrift and ran several hundred meters to the left, hugging the mountain ridge of Xueya Pass.

He transformed into a mouse and ran swiftly across the snow, until he had run hundreds of meters before plunging headfirst into a snowdrift...

When he popped his head out, Chen Yan had already returned to his human form!
Although this place is not too far from the battlefield, it is a safe distance.

Chen Yan quickly took out a short-handled entrenching tool from his storage jade pendant and swiftly dug a hole in the snow. After digging a hole that could barely accommodate himself, he lay down in it and quickly shoveled snow to bury his body. In the end, only his shoulders and above were still exposed.

After putting away the entrenching tool, Chen Yan took out another item from his storage jade pendant.

Chen Yan fiddled with an electronic device the size of a brick in his hand for a few moments, confirming that the distance and signal were both fine...

then……

He pressed a button hard...

"Big White! I'm counting on you. You're psychic, don't let me down!"

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On the battlefield, the real battle has only just begun!
After the four thousand cannon fodder were wiped out, the beastmen tribe sent out their true backbone of the war!

After thousands of elite members of the Ferocious Beast Clan marched out of the camp, they began their charge!

As they ran, red light soon emanated from everyone's body. As the red light intensified, the rain of arrows falling from the city defenses landed on them as if they were being tickled, and were easily deflected!

As thousands of red-glowing monsters rushed across the dividing line of the golden sky array, the armored guards, lined up and ready for battle, charged forward and fiercely entangled with the red-glowing monsters!
The sharpness of the flying sword and the brilliance of the magical artifacts shone brightly, their red light flashing and then fading away...

One by one, lives vanished into the world as they tore each other apart...

The ferocity of the red-glowing monster was so great that the armored warriors who were holding the line were forced to retreat step by step, leaving behind many corpses on the ground with each step they took!

Some of the red-glowing monsters had already abandoned the armored guards under the city gate and scattered to both sides. The towering mountain ridges on both sides seemed to pose no challenge to these red-glowing monsters. They leaped and bounded up the mountain ridges like monkeys!
Flying swords shot in from time to time, piercing and slamming red-light monsters in mid-air. Other red-light monsters climbed to the top of the mountain ridge in no time. Countless spears, glowing with the light of magical artifacts, pierced through their bodies and were then pushed off the ridge.

There were also particularly ferocious red-glowing monsters, whose red glow was extremely thick, capable of withstanding several strikes from flying swords, and even withstanding several attacks from magical treasures. These beings, after leaping onto the mountain ridge, charged fiercely into the ranks of the defenders, leaving several corpses on the ground in an instant. However, they were quickly killed by the skilled cultivators and generals among the defenders...

Inside the Beast Clan's camp, the second wave of elite warriors had already charged forward!

More and more eerie red light rained down...

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boom!
The first muffled thud came from afar across the snowy plain, but it went unnoticed by either side on the battlefield.

It was as if it were just a trivial rumble of thunder falling from the sky.

But soon, a second roar, a third, a fourth...

A continuous rumbling sound came from afar, its direction uncertain, as if it came from all directions!
Finally, after countless muffled claps of thunder...

The ferocious beastmen on the battlefield all sensed that something was wrong!

Especially in the camp, the ferocious beast tribe began to stir. The flamboyant leader sitting on the high platform, having heard something at some point, was dragged down from the platform by his men and quickly disappeared from sight.

Then...

The ground began to shake!
At first it was slight, but later the shaking became more and more obvious and more and more violent!
The shaking caused countless ferocious beasts to seem to lose their footing, their bodies swaying from side to side!
Then, the rumbling sound no longer came from afar or the sky. To the horror of all the ferocious beasts, the sound seemed to be coming from beneath their feet!

Moreover, it wasn't a thunderous roar, but rather... it was as if something was cracking and collapsing!

Amidst the roaring sound, there was a terrifying crackling noise mixed in...

Finally, from who knows where, perhaps deep within the camp, far, far away in the snowfield, came a huge commotion that made everyone feel as if they could not stand up!
Finally, a voice came from among the ferocious beasts!
"Ice! The ice has collapsed!!"

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(End of this chapter)