Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 2295 - 1026: Dual Riders Charge the Formation! (Part 2)
Lin Baici, with meticulous attention, kept counting. Just as his right foot stepped onto the thousandth stair, the torii gate before him vanished, replaced by a plain covered in withered wild grass.
The soil was black mud, and once moistened by fresh blood, it appeared even more fertile and emitted a strange smell.
Bodies were scattered everywhere, with broken swords, spears, and halberds lying haphazardly, and a few riderless warhorses lowering their heads to lick the pale faces of their deceased masters.
Lin Baici glanced around and immediately recognized this as an ancient battlefield.
He’d seen too many on TV.
"Hoo!"
San Miyairi took a deep breath.
"Lord Lin, mount up!"
San Miyairi ran towards a tall warhorse: "When the time comes, don’t stop, just charge straight ahead!"
In the distance, on a hillside, black dots suddenly appeared, and they quickly spread like beans poured out of a basin, covering the entire mountain.
Doo! Doo!
The resonant and grand sound of horns echoed across the battlefield.
"This rules pollution will face tens of thousands of soldiers. The way to clear it: either fight through the military formation and escape alive, or directly take the enemy daimyo’s head!"
San Miyairi swung onto the horse, slipped her feet into the stirrups, tugged the reins to adjust direction, and then kicked the horse’s belly to make it start accelerating.
Lin Baici chose a piebald horse and casually pulled out a long spear stuck in the ground.
The spear handle was inscribed with "Right Gate Guardian’s Cross Long Spear".
After Lin Baici killed the slave master’s son, he had acquired a warhorse and practiced horseback riding, so riding was not difficult for him.
"Are you planning to run?"
Lin Baici looked in the direction of San Miyairi, who was clearly preparing to skirt around the soldiers’ flank.
"What else?"
San Miyairi believed her choice was right.
The enemy had not only cavalry but also many infantry holding long spears. With just one cavalry, how could they possibly break through?
Moreover, around the daimyo, there was an iron cannon guard unit, a long-range troop using matchlock guns.
Further inside, beside the daimyo, there was a guard unit composed of house servants, samurai, and minor retainers.
Before killing all these meat shields, there was no hope of taking the daimyo’s head.
The cavalry unit of nearly a thousand was fast, galloping like a dark cloud sweeping across the earth.
Lin Baici followed San Miyairi, but soon noticed a problem.
"Eri, their horses are better than ours!"
At this rate, they would soon be caught.
"Look for a chance to kill and take their horses later!"
After all, San Miyairi was Dayao’s Snow Princess and was familiar with these rules pollution guarding the Dragon Palace, also knowing how to break it.
Giddyup! Giddyup!
San Miyairi wielded her naginata, slashing it backhanded on the horse’s rear, making it bleed and run with all its might.
At least they needed to create some distance from the cavalry, preventing them from bunching together.
Sure enough, because of the accelerated sprint, the horses were of varying quality, causing the cavalry to break formation, forming a spindle shape.
Fast in front, slow behind, with most squeezed in the middle.
As they entered range, the cavalry began shooting arrows.
Swish swish swish!
The sound of feathered arrows cutting through the wind brought an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Lin Baici had to frequently turn back, observing arrows and swinging his sword to deflect those aimed at him.
For an ordinary person, being so distracted would slow them down, but Lin Baici and San Miyairi kept running at full speed.
But within a few minutes, the horse with a butchered rear couldn’t take it, and its speed began to drop significantly.
In the very front, about a hundred cavalry pursued aggressively.
The rain of arrows grew denser, occasionally punctuated by the roar of a matchlock gun.
San Miyairi was unharmed, but her horse had been hit with several arrows, especially one in the hind leg, causing it to buckle and fall.
San Miyairi twisted her ankle, immediately freeing her feet from the stirrups, then pressed her right hand on the saddle and jumped off before being crushed by the falling horse.
"Eri!"
Lin Baici shouted.
"Don’t worry about me! Go ahead!"
San Miyairi prepared to kill and seize a horse but saw Lin Baici pull the reins to turn his horse around.
This was evidently to confront and charge!
Lin Baici didn’t listen to San Miyairi, switching his Bronze Sword to his left hand and gripping the Cross Long Spear in his right.
The feeling of being pursued was infuriating, so Lin Baici was ready for a killing spree.
A large group of cavalry charged at Lin Baici.
Fifty meters!
Thirty meters!
Twenty meters!
Boom!
Lin Baici prepared for a powerful strike.
A majestic dark Buddha appeared behind Lin Baici, and a light rain began to fall from the sky.
As the raindrops fell on the cavalry and their horses, it was as if matches had ignited candles, and flames erupted from their heads.
Then, the Buddha leaned forward and blew!
Floating Night Rain, Wild Buddha blowing a lamp!
Boom!
The flames on the heads of the cavalry and their horses were instantly extinguished, causing them to fall dead to the ground.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
In an instant, the ground was covered with bodies.
Although Lin Baici’s Divine Grace was a wide-range skill, the coverage area was limited. The cavalry behind saw this and immediately maneuvered around the bodies to flank Lin Baici.
San Miyairi had already engaged with the cavalry, wielding a naginata, deflecting arrows, and slashing at the cavalry.
However, without a mount, she was at a disadvantage in height and stamina.
Knowing this, San Miyairi wanted to quickly seize a warhorse, but the cavalry were not foolish and circled around her, shooting arrows as if playing with her.
Facing the charging cavalry, Lin Baici didn’t use the Great Divine Grace again but instead gripped the Cross Long Spear in his right hand and, like painting with bold strokes, swept across the battlefield.
Swish!
The spear struck down the first person, and his body slammed into the nearby cavalry, knocking them off their horses.
No technique, just brute force!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The cavalry swung their weapons to block, but the gap in strength was too large. Lin Baici’s stance was like Lu Zhishen grabbing a willow tree by a single hand and beating Lin Daiyu, completely overwhelming them.
Once!
Twice!
Three times!
The space in front of Lin Baici was clear, and more than ten riders lay scattered on the ground.
However, Lin Baici couldn’t charge forward; there were too many cavalry surrounding him, preventing the warhorse from accelerating, enclosing him in layers.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The long spear swung, producing a sound of cutting through the wind.
This spearhead was over a foot long, three fingers wide, and flat-shaped, sharpened on both sides, allowing it to kill even with a sideways slash.
But these cavalry were cunning and skilled riders; aside from those in front keeping Lin Baici occupied, some were circling around him.
Lin Baici couldn’t swing the spear 360 degrees, so there were always openings.
A samurai saw Lin Baici had just swung the spear and immediately leaped from his horse, trying to tackle Lin Baici off his steed.
Lin Baici reversed his grip and struck the samurai’s head with his sword.
Swish!
The samurai’s head was split in two, and his body fell to the ground.
Puff! Puff!
Two arrows pierced Lin Baici’s back and thigh.
A sharp, drilling pain surged through him.
"What the hell?"
Lin Baici frowned. He had already activated the Steel Body to boost his defense, so why wasn’t it effective?
San Miyairi noticed Lin Baici was injured and promptly warned him: "Lord Lin, in this rule-contaminated environment, our Divine Graces randomly fail!"
Lin Baici, who had intended to wreak havoc relying on Steel Body, was now forced to calm down as his strongest Defensive Grace was unusable.
Swish!
Lin Baici teleported.
Not bad, this Divine Grace was still usable.
He appeared directly on the back of a distinctive cavalry officer’s horse, and with a forceful stroke of the Bronze Sword at his neck.
Slash!
The officer’s neck was almost completely severed.
As blood gushed forth, Lin Baici shoved him off the horse and then hurled the Cross Long Spear.
Poof!
The Cross Long Spear pierced through the chest of one cavalryman and then killed another, spearing them together like a skewer.
"Forcing me to use my ultimate, huh?"
Lin Baici pursed his lips, sheathed the Bronze Sword into the quiver by the saddle, channeled his Divine Power, and swung his fists.
Nine Generations Dragon Fist!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Nine golden Giant Dragons shot from Lin Baici’s fists, roaring and crashing into the surrounding cavalry.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The nine Giant Dragons exploded, sending shockwaves that swept up a mass of dirt, blood, and shattered flesh.
