Berserk God of War

Chapter 596: Chapter 596 Brother Sikong, You’re Absolutely Right

Sikong Jing naturally nodded in agreement, his manner easygoing and natural.

Thus, side by side, the two of them entered Yingyue Building, followed by all the Jianghu people who surged in as well. However, this time was different from before; Sikong Jing and Ning Jingjing were no longer seated in the corner.

After the battle that had just taken place, everyone knew that this unremarkable young man in black was no longer ordinary.

Although his background was still just the minor Night Wolf Tribe, he had struck up a conversation with the Moon Soul Fairy, Gongyang Ying, and his strength at the Dao Marshal Realm was also beyond the reach of many present.

Of course, the gazes from the people of Huanteng Mountain Villa were all fiery when they looked at him.

Especially Yan Qihuan, who truly wished he could gnaw on his bones...

But due to Gongyang Ying’s presence, he dared not do anything to Sikong Jing and even had to suppress the impatiently agitated Yan Benxing and relinquish the main seat to Gongyang Ying.

However, Gongyang Ying declined, saying, ”I am here to help; the encirclement operation should still be led by Lord Yan.”

Ultimately, after a round of insincere refusals, Yan Qihuan still took the main seat.

Then he began to speak out, sharing intelligence about the Soul Stealers.

At the same time, Zeng Yuanxi also deliberately came forward, approached Gongyang Ying, and offered the information collected by Wang Hun State...

”The reason every encirclement has failed isn’t because the Soul Stealers have such strong martial prowess, but because they are too familiar with the terrain of Soul Penetration Mountain. Moreover, they conduct their battles in an ordered fashion; the Boss of the Soul Stealers must be a master of military tactics.”

After providing various pieces of intelligence, Zeng Yuanxi emphasized heavily again.

”A master of military tactics?”

Gongyang Ying’s eyes flickered with sharpness as she asked, ”City Lord Zeng, do you have more detailed information about this Boss?”

Zeng Yuanxi nodded and replied, ”There are claims that this person was a General under Commander Lu Lungan’s ranks and later became a deserter due to insubordination... there are also claims that this person is a Disciple from the Tieshan Sect. It’s still hard to confirm.”

The moment ”Tieshan Sect” was mentioned, a sharp glint flashed in everyone’s eyes, and they subconsciously looked towards Yan Benxing.

In the westernmost border of the War Soul Dynasty, there was also the Tieshan Sect, which was one of the Seven Sects—the War Soul Dynasty thus had two of the Seven Sects within its territory, Tieshan and Cross Saber.

It is said that there’s a deep-rooted enmity between the two, and they are the deadliest of enemies.

”Are all these just claims, with no confirmed answer?” Aunt Mian couldn’t help but ask, curling her lips.

The crowd looked at each other with perplexity; their understanding of the Soul Stealers was indeed too shallow, and the enemy was truly mysterious.

At this moment, Gongyang Ying suddenly turned to Sikong Jing and asked, ”Brother Sikong, you come from the Night Wolf Tribe; have you had any contact with the Soul Stealers in the Soul Penetration Mountain?”

Upon hearing this, Sikong Jing immediately shook his head and smiled, ”No contact. The Night Wolf Tribe is still far from Luohun Road.”

It took a full half month for the 66th Army to travel from the Night Wolf Tribe to Luohun Road.

”Useless thing, I thought he might have had contact and could provide good intelligence,” grumbled Uncle Lu from beside Zeng Yuanxi, his disdain shared by the people of Huanteng Mountain Villa.

However, Sikong Jing appeared unconcerned and smiled, ”City Lord Zeng, I wonder if it would be possible for us to see the details of each encirclement, such as the marching routes and the countermeasures of the Soul Stealers, among other things?”

Zeng Yuanxi responded with annoyance, ”Why would you need that? Do you also want to be the leader? Do you know how to command troops and deploy strategies?”

A rapid succession of three questions was fired off... expressing his annoyance with Sikong Jing.

Without waiting for Sikong Jing to speak, Gongyang Ying interjected, ”This is indeed important. Brother Sikong is certainly more familiar with the terrain of the Soul Penetration Mountain than we are, and I know that to kill the enemy, one must understand their combat methods.”

Her words were like giving support to Sikong Jing, increasing the annoyance of those already irritated.

But he still dared not say anything, and since even Gongyang Ying had spoken, Zeng Yuanxi could no longer refuse.

He could only say that he would let the City Lord of Wuwang City explain things and pass on things like the military map.

Gongyang Ying was considered an official of the War Soul Dynasty, and if she led the suppression of the Soul Stealers, she wouldn’t be considered purely one of the Jianghu people anymore. Zeng Yuanxi’s father, the City Lord of Wang Hun City, wouldn’t lose face...

So everyone waited, and not long after, the City Lord of Wuwang City arrived.

Upon seeing Gongyang Ying, he also performed a great ceremony and then quickly provided all the details of the encirclement suppression and so on.

After looking at everything, Gongyang Ying said quietly, ”The boss of the Soul Stealers is indeed formidable, an absolute master of military tactics. He is not only fleeing but also has many countermeasures... His purpose is to intimidate the encircling forces.”

”Look at this encirclement action...”

At this point, Gongyang Ying pointed to one of the previous encirclements and continued, ”He deliberately acted scared and fled into the deep forest but intentionally left footprints to lead the pursuing forces into a trap, where he killed some as a warning...”

”And this time, he also purposefully left his traces on the bodies of the suppressing forces, attracting demon beasts to attack them.”

Gongyang Ying analyzed rapidly and methodically.

Even Sikong Jing watched her with a look of surprise. Gongyang Ying also understood the art of war, and she was definitely not weak.

Just then, Gongyang Ying suddenly looked up and asked, ”But he has a fatal flaw. I wonder if any of you have noticed it?”

The crowd exchanged looks, doubtful. They hadn’t noticed a thing.

All present were people of the Jianghu, and they knew nothing about warfare and military tactics.

Yan Benxing stared intently at the strategic analysis he couldn’t understand, trying to come up with something insightful to say, but he just couldn’t.

The City Lord of Wuwang City and Zeng Yuanxi, who weren’t typical Jianghu people either, couldn’t see the flaw either.

However, a voice suddenly rang out, ”The number of Soul Stealers isn’t large, around tens of thousands, and their individual combat abilities are uneven. Every time they scatter, their escape routes are similar, showing insufficient variety in their military strategies.”

At these words, everyone instantly turned toward the speaker—it was Sikong Jing again.

Zeng Yuanxi could not help but rebuke, ”Barbarian, if you don’t understand, don’t spout nonsense...”

Before he could finish, Gongyang Ying’s eyes lit up and she looked at Sikong Jing with appreciation, saying, ”Brother Sikong, you are absolutely right.”

Uh...

Zeng Yuanxi and those who were preparing to scold Sikong Jing, like Yan Qihuan, were instantly flabbergasted. Gongyang Ying actually said he had guessed correctly?

Gongyang Ying, however, ignored those who underestimated others and continued to analyze...

”So for our next encirclement, we can exploit the flaws Brother Sikong has mentioned to distribute our forces. Lord Yan can take this route to go after the boss of the Soul Stealers...”

”Martial Artists from the Xuantian Five Realms can organize together to deplete their core strength.”

Gongyang Ying kept speaking, and finally, she asked for a blank piece of paper and drew on it.

She laid out various routes, showing the terrain of Soul Penetration Mountain behind the Soul Stealers, all summarized from information from previous encirclements.

In other words, just by analyzing previous encirclements, she had mapped out the terrain.

In the eyes of everyone, admiration was apparent.

Yan Benxing, who had been gazing intently, looked even more fascinated, and just as he was about to applaud, Gongyang Ying suddenly looked at Sikong Jing again, asking, ”Brother Sikong, is there anything you would like to add?”

With that single question, Yan Benxing nearly choked with frustration...