Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1756: Chapter 558: The Great Rout, Chessmasters Become Chess Pieces

Cai Qiuhu’s strength increases synchronously with his level of ferocity.

His body radiated a layer of golden light and then quickly expanded, instantly transforming into a thirty-zhang giant, the green Beheading Blade in his hand proportionally enlarged.

The blade that was originally locked with Xia Hong’s, with his roar and increased force, the blade edge crashed down like a massive wave, forcing Xia Hong to retreat repeatedly.

Bang!

“Continue the charge, the Xia Army hasn’t arrived yet, cross the North Shore!”

Cai Qiuhu had not yet been completely consumed by rage.

After summoning his thirty-zhang Golden Body Battle Form, he did not continue to control the skies, but instead stepped into the gorge valley, the intense Fire Tribulation Qi emitted scorching heat, instantly evaporating the scant water in the gorge.

With He Yang’s Water Manipulation Technique obstructing, there indeed wasn’t much water in the gorge.

Ever since Xia Hong’s appearance, the temperature inside and outside the gorge had suddenly risen, simultaneously, He Yang’s deceptive techniques completely failed, with his obstruction gone, the water naturally began to rush into the gorge.

However, the artificial channel dug out by Xiang Liang with the rebel troops was hastily made, and far too small, making it impractical to fill the gorge outside the valley entrance in a short time.

Additionally, due to Cai Qiuhu’s Fire Tribulation Qi evaporation, the water level in the gorge simply couldn’t rise, without an increase in the water level, stopping the army was naturally out of the question.

At this moment, ordering the army to accelerate through the gorge showed that although Cai Qiuhu’s emotions were surging, his mind remained clear.

While giving orders to the army, Cai Qiuhu did not pursue Xia Hong, but instead directly stood in the gorge, using the Fire Tribulation Qi to fend off the water flow while staring fiercely at Xia Hong, obviously worried he might interfere with the army’s advance.

“Roar……”

However, Xia Hong’s lips subtly curled; he did not engage in a confrontation with him but instead gently waved his hand. One tiger, two snakes, two Green-eyed Fire Suanni, five Beast Emperor-level Puppets suddenly fell from mid-air, charging directly at Cai Qiuhu.

His strength had a slight gap compared to Cai Qiuhu’s. The previous battle with Cai Qianshan left him heavily injured as a façade, but he indeed suffered some injuries, so naturally, he wouldn’t engage in a one-on-one with Cai Qiuhu.

Five Beast Emperor-level Puppets were enough to keep Cai Qiuhu occupied.

With the emergence of five Beast Emperor Puppets, Cai Qiuhu indeed felt immense pressure, his once unwavering Fire Tribulation Qi began to falter, and with his decline, the water level in the gorge quickly began to rise.

“Faster, faster, the rebel troops on the North Shore have been beaten back, just rush through and it’ll be fine, hurry!”

Several commanders led by Cai Qiu urged loudly from the North Shore; their strength far exceeded that of the soldiers, allowing them to rush out of the gorge first. They were well aware that the ten thousand Xia Army would soon arrive, hence every second was crucial.

Cai Qiu’s five thousand elite troops were highly skilled, with the assistance of Cai Qiuhu and other experts, most managed to charge through the gorge. After Cai Qiuhu summoned the Golden Body Battle Form, they dashed forward with all their might, and before the water reached their ankles, they victoriously rushed out of the gorge, defeating the rebels heavily and quickly securing the North Shore.

Cai Qiuhu’s Golden Body Battle Form continued to release Fire Tribulation Qi, frantically evaporating the water in the gorge, preventing any rise in water level. Concurrently, Cai Qiu’s main army of fourteen thousand soldiers also began to flood into the gorge, attempting to traverse the water and reach the North Shore.

Despite the vast numbers of the fourteen thousand main army, under the constant urging of the high-ranking commanders, their speed through the water was rapid, and within less than a quarter of an hour, nearly half had rushed into the gorge, with close to ten thousand already reaching the North Shore.

Supposedly, once the main army had fully traversed the gorge and completely repelled the rebels to secure the North Shore, this gorge would transform into Cai Qiu’s strongest tool to block the ten thousand Xia Army.

However, despite this seemingly advantageous situation, Cai Qiuhu, tangled with the Beast Emperor Puppets, showed not a hint of joy; instead, his pupils were filled with gloom and alarm, evidently realizing something unfavorable.

“The Great Xia possesses fourteen Beast Emperor-level Puppets, why would Xia Hong only send five to deal with me? Is it due to diminished capability, or deliberate intent…”

Clang……

The green Beheading Blade sliced and flew past the Green-eyed Fire Suanni, then continually retaliated against the other two puppets; while this thought flashed through Cai Qiuhu’s mind, he glanced upward briefly, only to see Xia Hong staring blankly from mid-air, causing his breath to halt.

The answer was actually very obvious!

Father hadn’t truly injured Xia Hong deeply, so why would Xia Hong’s abilities diminish?

By deploying only five puppets, it’s clear he deliberately allowed Cai Qiu’s partial army to enter the gorge. What’s the purpose of doing so?

“Fire arrows!”

A high-pitched command came from the rear; Cai Qiuhu trembled violently, turning his head to look backward, instantly filled with rage.

A dense white fog had unknowingly engulfed the rear of Cai Qiu’s army, and as soon as the command to fire arrows was made, a black curtain of crossbow arrows emerged from within the fog, directly pressing down on the rear ranks of Cai Qiu’s army.

The enchantment forbidding deceit techniques by the Great Xia only applied to others, but the Xia Army could still use these techniques. This visibility-obscuring thick fog had appeared once before in East Valley City, a creation of Luo Yuan’s deceit fog barrier.

It turned out the Xia Army had already made their way over long ago, and had purposely remained hidden for so long, just waiting for Cai Qiu’s troops to partially enter the gorge. This way, with reduced numbers inside the gorge, the Xia Army, now with the advantage in troop strength, could charge in securely!