Light Fortress Chapter 1957 - 26: Taking Over the Battlefield! (Part 2)

"Boom boom boom!"

Ten seconds later, the[Dragon Annihilation]Domain was released for the second time, and the sea of fire once again wrapped the gate of Gu Castle Fortress inside.

The number of traveller creatures bursting out of the fire curtain plummeted!

But the "suppression" before their eyes was only temporary; only half of the calculated "ten-minute" countdown had passed... At this moment, both Purple Rain and Lin Lin had already reached their "critical point". If they kept forcing it like this, let alone hold on until Frontier reinforcements arrived, their own Spirit would probably collapse first.

"Sss-la!"

A faint tearing sound rang out within the sea of fire.

Purple Rain, who was wielding[Dragon Annihilation]to incinerate the entire Gu Castle, suddenly sensed a familiar Spiritual Aura; a flash of light flickered in her dull eyes!

Within her Spiritual Sense.

A lithe yet slender figure slipped in from the umbrella defense line, darting into Gu Castle Fortress. That figure wore a bamboo hat, its steps light yet fierce, blade drawn as it hacked left and right amidst the surging tide of traveller creatures, forcefully cleaving out a straight path.

The blade techniques that Transcendent lifeform displayed were incredibly exquisite, every slash devoid of any excess—

It killed for the sake of "advancing"!

Each cut ensured it could swiftly push forward a certain distance... and the end of its advance was precisely the main gate of Gu Castle Fortress.

Purple Rain had never seen such a bizarre lifeform; she should have raised her guard, but atop that Transcendent lifeform’s bamboo hat burned an extremely faint flame, and that wisp of fire gave Purple Rain an unprecedented sense of security.

The flame burning at this Transcendent lifeform’s brow was extremely similar to Gu Shen’s "Chi Huo" aura!

Purple Rain immediately guessed the identity of the newcomer.

This was the "Red Shadow" that Gu Shen had spoken of, personally forged by the Lord of Melting Iron!

The bamboo armor Transcendent lifeform before her, whether in combat technique or chosen route of advance, fit Gu Shen’s description perfectly... The descent of the Traveler Tribe had been far too sudden; Purple Rain, forced to meet the enemy within Gu Castle Fortress, had for the moment forgotten that outside Gu Castle, there was a Starship currently docked.

Gu Shen and Bai Xiu would never just sit by and watch!

So...

The true reinforcements didn’t need ten minutes to arrive!

They had come from the Old World; they were precisely Gu Shen and Bai Xiu!

"Sss-la sss-la!"

The continuous explosively ringing blade-light sounded; more than one Red Shadow hacked brazenly into the battlefield, and their goal was the same: to cut into the battlefield, reach the main gate of Gu Castle, and rendezvous with Purple Rain and Lin Lin—

After confirming they were allies, Purple Rain immediately released the suppression of the[Dragon Annihilation]Domain!

A total of nine Red Shadows advanced rapidly; they carved and hacked their way forward, crashed through the fire curtain, and reached Purple Rain and Lin Lin.

The reason there were nine Red Shadows was because Little Xiuzi had withdrawn a wisp of Heart Flow Power to ensure the Initial Starship wouldn’t be attacked; he was only controlling one shell.

The moment the Red Shadows appeared, the pressure on the[Dragon Annihilation]Domain lessened greatly, and the number of low-level creatures of the traveler breaking through the fire curtain also sharply decreased. Lin Lin, who had been in a state of extreme Spirit overexertion only seconds ago while piloting the airship, suddenly returned to that awkward state of being "invincible yet killable". The[Dragon Annihilation]Domain became unusually quiet; this wave of traveller creatures that had crashed into Gu Castle had been burned to death by ninety percent, and the remaining were casually slaughtered by the Red Shadows. For the moment, Gu Castle Fortress had briefly become a "vacuum zone".

Bang bang bang—

After arriving at Gu Castle and completing the rendezvous, several alloy cases were hurled out by them.

Lin Lin hurriedly opened the Source Energy Boat’s hatch door and caught these cases.

"These are the resources from the Initial Starship, already compressed. Keep them safe."

The leading Red Shadow wiped its long blade and raised its head to speak.

"..."

Lin Lin’s expression was complicated; his throat rolled once, and he rasped hoarsely, "Thanks."

"Between you and me, there’s no need for many words."

The Red Shadow nodded slightly and didn’t say more.

To escort the resources from the Initial Starship safely here, Gu Shen had invested all of his Heart Flow Power into the Red Shadows; at this moment, seven of the Red Shadows on the battlefield were under his control.

This was no time for small talk; Lin Lin received these precious resources and said nothing more.

Gu Shen asked in a low voice, "The number of travellers outside is still increasing. Has the North Continent called for reinforcements?"

"We called for reinforcements the moment it started."

"Right now there’s still... five minutes to go."

Lin Lin lowered his head and glanced at the time; his eyes reddened as he said in a deep voice, "The nearest support still needs five minutes to arrive..."

North Continent reinforcements needed time.

The travellers opening the door also needed time.

This assault on Gu Castle was wave after wave.

The shock just now had only been a prelude.

Gu Shen had guessed that, given Lin Lin and Purple Rain’s temperaments, they definitely wouldn’t retreat... They would swear to defend the shattered gate of Gu Castle, and not allow the travellers to step into the North Continent. But what he hadn’t expected was that these two’s battle performance would be this Biao Han; having just carved their way here over a mountain of corpses and sea of blood, Gu Shen did a rough calculation—within a mere five minutes, the travellers killed by[Dragon Annihilation]and the strong logic cannon bombardment had already approached thirty thousand!

The offensive the travellers launched after opening the door could not be called anything but ferocious.

This sneak attack should have been extremely successful.

But they just happened to run into Purple Rain and Lin Lin, and the "death-defying defense" of these two had rendered great service.

They had forcibly dragged the battle out until Gu Shen and Bai Xiu joined.

"Clang!"

Gu Shen controlled the Red Shadow and drew its long blade.

Seven blades left their sheaths at the same time, the wind-and-thunder sound of metal scraping identical.

Right now, this was the only way he could intervene in the battlefield... It was both unfortunate and fortunate.

At least he could still contribute his own share of strength.

The other two Red Shadows also drew their blades, though one of them was slightly slower and looked very unpracticed; this was the one controlled by Gu Xiaoman.

"You’re already close to your limits..."

Gu Shen spoke softly, "Leave the remaining five minutes to us."

Lin Lin and Purple Rain froze for a moment, just about to speak.

The nine Red Shadows instantly darted out.

Gu Shen split his focus seven ways; the seven Red Shadows under his control turned into seven streaks of flowing light in an instant. After completing the resource handoff, the Red Shadows’ only remaining mission was "slaughter", and these machines had been designed precisely for positional warfare and cage battles; no terrain could be more suitable than the current Gu Castle Battlefield!

The second wave of traveller creatures had already completed their descent; they began to launch a new round of assault!

This time, the number of low-level creatures was even greater than before, and among the traveller creatures descending through the[Gate]this time, there were also intelligent leaders!

From afar, at the far edge of the umbrella defense line, a tall, thin Grey-winged Creature hovered, its gaze cold, aloof above.

Chak chak chak!

The nine Red Shadows swung their blades, charging against the flow of the Traveler Clan’s low-level creatures. The seven Red Shadows under Gu Shen’s control charged at the very front, Bai Xiu barely keeping up, while Gu Xiaoman fell behind at the rear... But no matter which Red Shadow it was, when facing the Traveler Clan’s low-level creatures, the battle was entirely one-sided.

They were simply not on the same level of combat power!

The warblades equipped on the Red Shadows cut these low-level creatures down like chopping melons and vegetables, even producing crisp sounds like tearing paper—

Bone and flesh alike were shattered with a single slash!

And for some of the more miserable ones, even their Soul... did not escape!

At the brow of each of the seven Red Shadows that Gu Shen was controlling, there was attached an extremely faint "Chi Huo", containing within it the Netherworld King Authority!

Facing the alien race, he had no mercy whatsoever.

None of the traveller creatures killed by Gu Shen would have even their last wisp of Soul left behind!

However... these low-level creatures truly had no value worth exploiting; Gu Shen didn’t even want to give them the chance of "Pure Land Rebirth", so their Soul was directly thrown beneath the Suxuan Wood to serve as nourishment, considered as maintaining the operation of the Pure Land Divine Domain!

Purple Rain watched the scene before her with a shocked expression.

The battlefield that she had barely managed to suppress with[Dragon Annihilation]at immense cost of effort was trampled flat by just nine Red Shadows!

Strictly speaking...

This battle had nothing to do with Gu Xiaoman and Bai Xiu; it was their first attempt at Spiritual Control and they were still unpracticed.

It was the seven Red Shadows under Gu Shen’s control that had completely taken over the battlefield!

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(PS: 1. Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Lucky_gua for the reward, much appreciated! 2. There’ll be another Chapter before noon tomorrow!)