Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 1588 - 365: Duozhi Fox and Mountain Descending Tiger (2)

Beyond the Fiery Fire Flag, there exist four other distinct units within the Five Elements Flags.

Each possesses its own unique tactical advantage.

The Sharp Gold Flag, under the command of Standard Bearer Wu Jingcao, functions as a long-range combat unit. Every member carries an arsenal including bows equipped with thirty-eight arrows, which are specially crafted using top-tier metallurgical techniques to ensure devastating destructive force.

This serves as the unit's opening offensive. Once the arrows are depleted, they utilize twenty-four heavy spears designed for ranged throwing.

Furthermore, each soldier is armed with twelve small throwing axes boasting near-perfect accuracy. Should the projectile assault conclude, the Sharp Gold Flag relies on eight darts and a compact blade for close-quarters self-defense.

Essentially, the Sharp Gold Flag operates as an elite archery detachment; while their offensive capabilities are formidable, their defensive utility remains lacking, showcasing extreme strengths and vulnerabilities.

Consequently, the Sharp Gold Flag almost always deploys in tandem with the Giant Wood Flag.

Standard Bearer Wen Cangsong leads the Giant Wood Flag. Standing nearly two meters tall, he resembles a steel monolith. Indeed, height is a prerequisite for this unit, as they recruit only the most imposing and physically robust men from the ranks.

The average stature is one point eight meters.

These soldiers are exceptionally burly and muscular. The Giant Wood Flag consists of eighteen hundred men clad in heavy armor, each wielding a massive piece of timber weighing a thousand pounds. Upon forming their defensive line, they typically anchor the vanguard. Charging with their heavy logs, they possess force capable of overwhelming even the stoutest warhorse. They serve as the battlefield's premier meat shields.

Piercing their ranks is a monumental challenge, and most menacingly, they constantly coordinate with the Sharp Gold Flag.

By absorbing incoming damage at the front while the Sharp Gold Flag rains down destruction from the rear, their tandem defense is notoriously difficult to break. Their presence on the field often results in a brutal, harvest-like slaughter.

Their combined combat effectiveness is truly astonishing.

In addition to the Giant Wood Flag, the Flood Flag also stands ready.

Standard Bearer Tang Yang leads the Flood Flag, hailing from the Zoroastrian Sect's Poison division. Like their counterparts in the Fiery Fire Flag, these disciples carry large gourds filled with a lethal concoction known as Corpse Dissolving Water, capable of liquefying both flesh and bone. In the heat of battle, even a light spray causes rotting skin; it dissolves bone relentlessly, rapidly reducing a victim to a pool of viscous liquid.

Among the Five Elements Flags, this unit maintains the most harrowing reputation.

Together with the Fiery Fire Flag, they are dubbed the Two Poisons; one wields a lethal liquid, the other an inextinguishable flame. One dissolves the body upon contact, while the other clings like a curse unless the affected flesh is excised entirely.

Survival is often decided in a single, fleeting heartbeat.

Finally, there is the Thick Earth Flag.

Led by Standard Bearer Yan Heng, the Thick Earth Flag specializes in subterranean tunneling. While described as tunneling, it involves laborious digging to facilitate surprise strikes from beneath the earth. During military campaigns, they are tasked with carving paths through mountains and erecting bridges over rivers, often maneuvering troops into unseen positions to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Their effort during the Battle of Rong Pass remains legendary. When the enemy besieged the Zoroastrian Sect's rear, severing all supply lines, a conventional rescue was doomed to fail. Facing a daunting, impassable mountain, the Thick Earth Flag was deployed. Working ceaselessly for a day and night, they tunneled through the solid rock, allowing the Zoroastrian forces to emerge like divine reinforcements, scattering the enemy in disarray and achieving a decisive triumph.

This remains the most celebrated achievement of the Thick Earth Flag.

Collectively, these Five Elements Flags constitute the ten thousand most elite troops of the Zoroastrian Sect, serving as their ultimate bedrock.

When Han Shantong fell at Wending Mountain, the fact that the Zoroastrian Sect did not suffer total collapse—enduring instead through the guidance of Liu Futong and other masters—is largely credited to the resilience of these Five Elements Flags.

Chen Jie contemplated these details, deep realization flashing in his eyes.

The fact that even the guards at Bright Peak consisted of Five Elements Flags personnel was telling. It signaled that the leadership at Bright Peak recognized the precarious state of affairs and had escalated security. Having assessed the situation, Chen Jie halted the carriage and resumed his role as an elderly servant, waiting for the Zoroastrian personnel to approach.

Soon, members of the Fiery Fire Flag arrived, eyeing Chen Jie. "Identify yourself. Unless you have pressing business, you would be wise to depart immediately. No one should be approaching Bright Peak without authorization recently."

Chen Jie looked toward them and replied, "Valiant heroes, has something occurred at Bright Peak?"

The unit leader responded, "That is not a matter for you to inquire about. Turn back and leave."

"Our lady is currently traveling toward Bright Peak. To turn around, we would require her instruction."

Hearing this, the soldiers glanced toward the carriage with suspicion. "Who is your mistress? Is she unaware that this region is strictly off-limits?"

At that moment, a unique token passed from the carriage—crafted of wood, yet radiating a intense, scorching heat.

The character 'Liu' was engraved upon its face.

Upon seeing the token, the soldiers fell silent, sharing startled looks.

"Remain here."

With those words, the leader bolted toward the summit. Chen Jie silently guessed they were seeking reinforcements.

Before long, the leader returned rapidly, accompanied by a man of imposing presence whose cultivation strength appeared to be in the Molten Furnace Realm.

Dressed in red, the man possessed eyes like snapping lightning and arched eyebrows. Whether this was due to permanent dye or a cultivation backlash, his brow appeared strikingly crimson.

A massive red gourd hung on his back, significantly larger than those of his subordinates. As he neared the carriage, he declared, "Xing Ran, Standard Bearer of the Fiery Fire Flag, offers his greetings to the Lady."