Chapter 43: Battle!
The three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During those three days, Xiao Wen did not rush to attack other mountain strongholds. Instead, he had Ma Chao lead the one hundred White Dragon Cavalry in sweeping through mountain strongholds, continuously raising their levels.
By the end of the three days, the White Dragon Cavalry had successfully reached the maximum level of twenty.
On the morning of the agreed duel, Xiao Wen directly led the one hundred White Dragon Cavalry and teleported to Luoyang.
When Xiao Wen arrived at the wasteland east of Luoyang City, the place was already packed with players. Countless spectators had gathered there.
At this stage of the game, anyone capable of constructing a teleportation array was, without exception, someone with a fair amount of money.
At a glance, there were even many players bearing streamer titles conducting live broadcasts and commentary on-site.
Looking over the massive crowd, there had to be at least eighteen hundred people, if not two thousand.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Wen shrugged and remained expressionless, though he could not help feeling somewhat emotional.
So many people.
It seemed Wang Heng had really put a great deal of effort into publicizing this event.
This lord really doesn't know what this guy is trying to accomplish.
Is he really so eager to get beaten up by me in front of everyone?
Xiao Wen muttered inwardly as he slowly rode forward on an ordinary warhorse.
Behind him, the uniform White Dragon Cavalry formed a white torrent. As the horses' hooves struck the ground, countless impacts merged into a single thunderous sound.
Soon after, the continuous hoofbeats joined together, completely drowning out the surrounding discussions.
Countless eyes immediately turned toward Xiao Wen and the cavalry behind him.
When those eyes landed on the White Dragon Cavalry, many spectators subconsciously swallowed.
Quite a few infatuated female players even had sparkling eyes, looking as if they were about to start waving their arms in welcome.
After all, a hundred white-robed cavalrymen marching proudly down the road was undeniably impressive.
One glance was enough to make people unable to look away.
One word: handsome.
Two words: very handsome.
Three words: incredibly handsome.
“Damn! As expected of the recently famous top-tier player. Just this flashy entrance alone—who among players can compare?”
“Handsome? More like handsome as a pile of crap, right?”
“No way, am I seeing things? Didn't our great expert already establish a county city three days ago? Why did he only bring a hundred men? Even if they're a hundred cavalrymen, isn't that way too few?”
“Exactly. Last night, my third aunt's second sister-in-law's cousin's nephew knew a member of Dongning Pavilion. I heard Vice President Wang Heng bought a City Establishment Token at an astronomical price last night. He may have already upgraded his territory and expanded his army.”
“That's right, I heard about it too! The thing caused quite a stir on the black market. A single City Establishment Token was sold for five million Jiuzhou Coins. Good lord, these people really don't treat money as money.”
“Seriously. Rich people really are different from us. When I drew a fifth-tier general, I only spent ten million ingots.”
“Damn it, you've successfully shown off!”
...
Various discussions rang through the air.
At the same time, however, a synchronized marching sound suddenly approached, and the ground itself seemed to tremble.
Looking into the distance, one could see a massive black tide rushing over.
Leading them was Wang Heng.
Behind Wang Heng stood a large army of soldiers. Even with a rough visual estimate, there were around two thousand of them.
It seemed those gossiping spectators had indeed obtained some real information.
Two thousand soldiers?
The number was indeed impressive.
Unfortunately, their quality was rather lacking. They appeared to be only at the elite soldier level.
Looks like this guy spent quite a bit of money during these three days.
No wonder he scheduled the duel three days later.
He had been looking for time to upgrade his territory and recruit more soldiers.
Two thousand soldiers were already the maximum force a normal county-level territory could support.
However, someone who pursued quantity without quality, relying on flashy appearances...
This lord could take on ten of them by himself!
Trying to use numbers against me?
Wang Heng, you're still too inexperienced.
The thought flashed through Xiao Wen's mind.
With a raise of his hand, the Xuanling Battle Halberd was planted into the ground.
His eyes shone brightly.
“Flashy nonsense.”
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
“Kid, this time I'm going to kill you little by little and leave you without a burial place!” Wang Heng stared at Xiao Wen, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
“Really? Then this lord will be waiting to see it.”
Xiao Wen smiled faintly, completely ignoring Wang Heng's threat.
His foot lightly kicked the shaft of the halberd.
The weapon jumped into his hand.
He raised the Xuanling Battle Halberd and pointed it directly at Wang Heng.
A direct challenge.
“Come. Fight!”
“Kill!”
With a low roar, the two quickly completed the duel challenge and accepted the battle.
The moment the battle was confirmed, both sides launched simultaneous charges.
“Form ranks and advance!” Wang Heng shouted.
His gaze settled on the hundred White Dragon Cavalry behind Xiao Wen.
Although the battle was two thousand against one hundred, he did not dare underestimate them.
After all, this was a recently rising powerhouse.
Those one hundred heavy cavalrymen were not to be underestimated.
Moreover, if he lost under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he would have nowhere left to save face.
A square formation quickly took shape and advanced forward.
As it advanced, the formation shifted.
The soldiers in the center front accelerated while those on both sides slowed down, gradually transforming into an arrowhead formation.
Arrowhead formation.
Charge and kill!
With a shout, the formation transformed and surged forward.
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes.
Looking at the two thousand soldiers directly ahead, his expression remained calm.
“Form ranks. Charge.”
Four simple words left Xiao Wen's mouth.
The moment those four words were spoken, the hundred White Dragon Cavalry behind him simultaneously let out a mighty roar.
Their voices merged into one and shot toward the heavens, shaking the world.
In an instant, a fierce killing aura erupted.
It was iron-blooded battle intent.
Above the heads of the hundred White Dragon Cavalry, that battle intent condensed into the phantom of a white divine dragon.
The dragon circled high in the sky.
Every opening of its mouth was accompanied by resounding dragon roars.
The next moment, under Xiao Wen's leadership, the hundred White Dragon Cavalry charged forward.
The two sides were separated by two hundred meters.
For heavy cavalry, two hundred meters was merely the distance needed to build momentum.
Their aura continuously accumulated as they thundered forward.
However, just as the two forces were about to collide, Wang Heng's expression turned cold.
“Change formation! Collapse inward! Encircle them!”
Following his order, the arrowhead formation rapidly caved inward.
The soldiers on both flanks advanced.
The soldiers in the recessed center swapped positions.
The spear-wielding soldiers were replaced by shield-bearing shield guards.
The shield guards moved to the front, preparing to absorb the first wave of impact from the White Dragon Cavalry.
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