Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 61 Fate is Unpredictable
The cavalryman's lance finally struck the Pig King, hitting him twice in one go.

This lance was thrown by the cavalry; it was the achievement of the two cavalrymen at the very front of the goose formation. After they threw their lances, their horses slowed down and the lances landed at the very back of the formation.

The two cavalrymen who became the leaders of the new goose formation followed suit and also threw out their lances.

After being stabbed repeatedly by the lances, the Pig King immediately turned and ran wildly to its left, hoping to shake off the cavalrymen by constantly turning.

However, even as a sentient pig king, it did not know that it was now at the very center of this flock of geese, and no matter how it moved or turned, two rows of geese would follow behind it.

After being hit by seven or eight more javelins, with no way to avoid them, the Pig King stopped, and the lance stick stuck in its rear end made it look like a porcupine.

After taking two more javelins, the Pig King finally turned his heavy body to face the enemies who had driven him to the brink of defeat, and seemed ready to charge head-on.

The cavalry did not honor the Pig King's death; they stubbornly believed that the Pig King was the linchpin of the goose formation and a target they had to follow closely.

So, when the Pig King finished turning around, they also finished turning around. It seemed that they only wanted to face the Pig King's battered buttocks, not his gruesome pig head.

The Pig King proudly raised its thick leg and began to stroll across the wasteland, oblivious to the lances constantly piercing its body from behind.

When Ma Shuo finally sculpted it into a porcupine, the enormous creature could no longer hold on. Its front hooves buckled and it knelt on the ground, its long snout respectfully resting on the muddy ground, just like the second of the three sacrificial animals placed on an altar.

A cavalryman leaped onto the pig king's massive body, raised his lance high again, and the lance, with its immense force, pierced the fat flesh behind the pig king's neck. Only after the three-meter-long shaft was completely buried in the pig king's body did the cavalryman kick the remaining grip of the lance. You didn't even need to look at his face to know that he was very pleased with himself.

The Pig King is dead.

Yun Ce and E Ji looked at each other in horror.

When the Pig King appeared, Yun Ce thought that this guy should be one of the top combat forces on this planet. Unexpectedly, the Pig King was not that strong.

Wu Tong's status is not very high; he should be on par with that Captain Zhou, and on Earth he would be a colonel-level officer.

On Earth, officers of this rank generally do not go to the front lines to fight the enemy personally. Here, they should be the same. In other words, officers at the colonel level are the highest-ranking officers the enemy on the front lines can encounter.

The generals on Earth are all elderly people. Their importance lies in command, not in combat. After seeing Wu Tong and Captain Zhou's combat abilities, Yun Ce guessed that the generals here should be more skilled than Wu Tong and Captain Zhou.

The era of cold weapons respected those with superior combat strength far more than the era of firearms.

"They've started slaughtering the pigs," Eji said to Yun Ce, putting down her binoculars.

Yun Ce looked over there and saw that it was true. The pig king's huge body had been split open from the back and placed on the ground. Dozens of cavalrymen were dissecting the pig king's corpse with giant axes, while the remaining cavalrymen were exploring the pig king's body, which had been broken into small pieces, as if they were searching for something.

Seeing this, Yun Ce chuckled bitterly. What else could they be searching for? They must be searching for Dragon Ball, or as they call it, Dragon Spirit.

"That bear was killed by a man, the kind of killing where his heart was ripped out. There were dozens of bear cubs hiding at the bottom of the cliff, probably the bear's sons or something. After the bear died, they scattered and ran away. I directed one of the bear cubs to pretend to be scared and beg for mercy from that man, but he ended up dismembering it."

Dog was also a little worried, as these people really cared about Dragon Spirit.

Where did the Dragon Balls go?

"Inside a little bear's belly."

"It can't just abandon those bears and hide away by itself, like burying itself in the ground. I don't believe they can turn the whole mountain upside down."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Dragon Balls need energy to be constantly nourished. Without energy, they will only consume their own energy and die in no time. Do you know what a seed is?"

Once you plant it, you need to constantly water it, fertilize it, and loosen the soil. Only when you take good care of it will it have a chance to flower and bear fruit.

Yun Ce looked at his wrist and said, "It seems very quiet."

The dog shook its head and said, "It's overeaten and is currently in a dormant state."

"Can you bring that bear cub over here?"

"Wait for an opportunity..."

Under the moonlight, three giant birds took to the air. Every now and then, they would fold their wings and swoop down. When they took flight again, they would always have a small bear in their claws.

The cavalry's encirclement was constantly shrinking, and the circling diameter of the large bird was also rapidly decreasing. The cavalry didn't even let shallow streams and creeks go unchecked; cavalrymen were always riding their Thunder Smoke Beasts upstream. This simultaneous search by land, water, and air left the wild beasts in the mountains with nowhere to hide, forcing them to continuously shrink towards the center of the encirclement, unable to escape.

Suddenly, the dog said, "I have an idea."

Just as Yun Ce was about to ask, he saw that the silver on the wristband had completely disappeared.

The three scratch marks on Captain Zhou's breastplate were very obvious. The scratch marks not only broke through the armor, but also the soft armor inside. He coughed occasionally, and a little blood would sometimes seep from the corner of his mouth.

"Once this matter is settled, I will go to Congzhou, where the barbarians are unreliable."

Wu Tong checked Zhou Xiaowei's injuries, then turned his face away, ignoring the blood at the corner of Zhou Xiaowei's mouth.

Lieutenant Zhou took out a cloth to wipe his mouth and said, "I hope we can find the Dragon Spirit."

Wu Tong sighed and said, "The fact that the dragon spirit did not descend upon Chang'an is already a huge disaster. Now, rumors are circulating that the dragon no longer protects the Han Dynasty."

At this time, we must remove all the bad buds.

Captain Zhou said, "As the only person who can communicate with the Divine Dragon, the Grandmaster has been secluded for a hundred days. Even His Majesty's request for an audience was refused. Old Wu, what has the Grandmaster discovered?"

Wu Tong shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The gates of the Grandmaster's Mansion are tightly closed, and all contact has been cut off. I heard that my senior brother went into the tomb of King Huo, but I don't know what he's doing there."

Since the situation is unclear, we should do our part to keep things stable; peace and stability are always a good thing.

Captain Zhou sighed and said, "I can't help you for much longer. I received an imperial edict two days ago, ordering me to lead my troops into the Iron Enclosure Pass for service next March. It will be a three-year absence."

Wu Tong shook his head painfully and said, "If it weren't for that man-eating Iron Fortress, how could the Han Dynasty have fallen so far without even a stable foundation?"

Commander Zhou said, "The Han Dynasty holds the reins of the world. There are some things that if we don't do them, no one else can. The title of 'Lord of the World' has caused countless Han soldiers to die at Iron Enclosure Pass."

After a moment of silence, Wu Tong said, "Once the Dragon Spirit is found, it will be refined by the Grandmaster's Mansion and sent to Iron Enclosure Pass. I will come to see you then."

Lieutenant Zhou shook his head helplessly and said, "What's so interesting about it? Although the Dragon Spirit is useful, there's only one. It can't withstand the burning of the Bright Candle day and night."

As the two were chatting, a large bird descended from the sky. Zhang Min, limping, climbed down and hurriedly said to Wu Tong, "Senior brother, we've searched over 80% of Cuishan, but we still haven't found any trace of Long Ling."

Wu Tong frowned and said calmly, "Since the dragon spirit has already appeared right under our noses, I don't believe it can still grow wings and fly... Oh no, we can't let the birds in the sky go either."

As soon as Wu Tong finished speaking, a large plume of black smoke suddenly flew out of a cave not far away. As soon as it came into contact with the bright moonlight, the black smoke dispersed into countless bats with fleshy wings. Perhaps they were not yet used to the bright moonlight. After entangled with each other for a while, they went their separate ways.

Zhang Min shouted and jumped onto the bird's back, ready to take off, but Wu Tong stopped her.

"Dragon Spirit, Dragon Spirit, only those with a spirit can obtain it. The bat bird's spiritual essence is insufficient and cannot withstand the absorption of the dragon spirit. Moreover, the dragon spirit does not like this kind of nocturnal creature. They cannot take the dragon spirit away. Only the bear carrying the dragon spirit can break into the bat bird's cave."

After saying this, Wu Tong took the lead and flew towards the direction of the Bat Bird Cave.

In a short while, the three arrived at the Bat Bird Cave. Braving the stench, they walked into the deep cave step by step. Wu Tong was the first to see a white bear lying on the ground. He grabbed the bear's head with one hand and lifted it up, only to find that the mouth and nose of this originally beautiful bear were covered with mucus.

With a single slash, Captain Zhou ripped open the bear's belly, and its internal organs spilled out with a splash. Zhang Min, disregarding the filth, reached into the bear's internal organs and searched through them. After a moment, her face grim, she said to Wu Tong, "I can sense that the Dragon Spirit was once hiding inside the bear's belly, but it's gone now. Judging from the withered state of the stomach, the Dragon Spirit left the bear's belly less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Wu Tong tossed aside the empty bear shell, put his hand into the bear's stomach to feel it for a moment, then stood up and looked at the filthy bat bird cave in confusion, saying, "Since when have dragon spirits become so unpicky about food?"

Lieutenant Zhou covered his nose and said in a muffled voice, "Let's go out first. It stinks here. Everything has been strange this year."

Just as the Grandmaster said before the new year, the Heavenly Order has changed!

Wu Tong was the first to leave the bat cave. Looking at the bats flying around, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fate is fickle, but we should not be afraid of it or terrified. Our ancestors came riding on dragons and worked hard to build the great Han Dynasty we have today. Even if fate is fickle, we should do our best to correct it!"

Zhang Min dispersed his men and searched everywhere. The bats were blind, and tonight was a full moon, no different from daytime, so they couldn't fly far.

At the same time, the bat is definitely not the dragon spirit's last resort; it is merely a temporary host for the dragon spirit to escape from this place. Anyone found suspicious will be killed without mercy!

(End of this chapter)