Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 347: Defeat the Enemy

The news brought by the eagle was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves. A cold light flashed in Gao Xingchen's deep eyes. The challenge letter from Alliance Leader Zhao was not unexpected, but expected.

"It seems that our leader Zhao can no longer hold back and is ready to act as the vanguard of 'Shadow'." Gao Xingchen sneered and handed the letter to Nan Li.

Nan Li took the letter and read it carefully. A hint of coldness flashed in her beautiful eyes. "The decisive battle will be held in Luoxia Valley in three days. It seems that Night Owl intends to capture us all in one fell swoop."

"You wish!" Gao Xingchen's eyes gleamed. "Since they want to play, we should play with them! I want to see how capable Night Owl is!"

Nan Li nodded slightly and calmly analyzed: "Alliance Leader Zhao is just a chess piece, there is no need to be afraid of him. 'Night Owl' is the real threat. He is cunning and scheming. We must act with caution."

"Madam, what you said is absolutely right." Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and quickly formulated a strategy in his mind. "Since they want a decisive battle, then we will use their own tactics against them and catch them in a trap!"

Luoxia Valley has a steep terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is an excellent place to set an ambush. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li decided to use the challenge letter from Alliance Leader Zhao to set up traps in advance and wait for the enemy to take the bait.

In order to confuse the enemy, Gao Xingchen decided to personally lead a group of elite disciples to face Zhao Mengzhu head-on and attract the main force of the enemy. Nan Li led another team of elite disciples, disguised as enemy soldiers, mixed into the enemy camp, waiting for an opportunity to create internal chaos.

As night fell, Nan Li, dressed in night clothes, moved nimbly through the dense forest, followed by ten elite disciples. Each of them had a stern expression and walked lightly, as if they had blended into the night.

"Remember, our goal is to create chaos. Do not fight to the end and evacuate before the enemy notices." Nan Li whispered, with unquestionable majesty in his tone.

"Yes!" the disciples responded in unison, their voices deep and powerful.

Nanli led his disciples to sneak into the enemy camp silently. Under the cover of night, they avoided the patrolling soldiers and found the place where food and supplies were stored.

"Get started!" Following Nan Li's order, the disciples acted quickly, pouring the kerosene prepared in advance on the pile of food and grass, then lighting the fire starter and throwing it into the pile of food and grass.

The raging fire shot up into the sky, lighting up half the sky. The thick smoke, accompanied by the crackling sound of burning, awakened the sleeping enemy soldiers.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Panic shouts resounded throughout the camp. Enemy soldiers ran out of their tents in panic, only to find that their food and supplies had been devoured by the fire.

Nan Li looked at the enemy camp that was in chaos, sneered, and quietly evacuated with his disciples.

At this time, on the distant hilltop, a pair of cold eyes were watching all this, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, "What a Gao Xingchen, what a Nanli, you actually dared to plot against me! But do you think you can win like this? The game has just begun..." Xuanfeng, the leader of the younger generation of Xingchen Pavilion, was leading an elite force at this moment, lurking in a dense forest not far from Luoxia Valley. Each of them had oil paint on their faces, blending into the surrounding environment, like a ghost, waiting for the prey to fall into the trap.

"Brother, when do we start?" a disciple asked in a low voice, with a hint of excitement and nervousness in his tone.

Xuan Feng stared sharply into the distance, where he could vaguely see an army marching. It was the follow-up troops sent by Alliance Leader Zhao to support Luoxia Valley. "No hurry," Xuan Feng replied calmly, "When they all enter the valley, it will be time for us to close the net."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of shouting and killing sounds came from the entrance of the valley. It was the army of Gao Xingchen and Alliance Leader Zhao who had already started fighting.

"Action!" Xuan Feng drew out the long sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of the valley, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

The disciples of Xingchen Pavilion rushed out of the dense forest like a tiger descending from the mountain, launching a fierce attack on the defenseless enemy rear. For a moment, shouts, screams, and the sound of weapons clashing intertwined and resounded throughout the valley.

In Luoxia Valley, Gao Xingchen led the way, holding a spear, like a god of war, charging left and right in the enemy's formation, invincible. Behind him, the disciples of Xingchen Pavilion were in high spirits, fighting bravely and engaging in a desperate battle with the army of Alliance Leader Zhao.

"Gao Xingchen, you better stop being so arrogant!" Seeing his army being defeated, Alliance Leader Zhao became furious and rushed towards Gao Xingchen, waving a huge axe.

"A defeated general dares to claim to be brave?" Gao Xingchen sneered, shook his spear, and rushed forward.

Both of them were well-known strong men in the star field. When they fought, the ground shook and the sand and rocks flew. Although Zhao was powerful, Gao Xingchen was more flexible and changeable. In the previous fight, he had gradually figured out Zhao's ways.

"Your flaw is too obvious!" Gao Xingchen seized the opportunity when Alliance Leader Zhao attacked and stabbed his spear straight into Alliance Leader Zhao's chest like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.

Alliance Leader Zhao was horrified and wanted to dodge but it was too late. He could only watch as the spear pierced through his armor, leaving a bloody hole in his chest.

"You..." Alliance Leader Zhao looked at Gao Xingchen in disbelief, his eyes filled with unwillingness and fear, and his body fell down weakly.

"The leader is dead! The leader is dead!" Upon seeing this, Leader Zhao's cronies were immediately panicked. The morale of the army completely collapsed, and they threw away their weapons and armor and fled in all directions.

Gao Xingchen did not order a pursuit, but instead turned his attention to the depths of Luoxia Valley, where an even more dangerous battle was waiting for him...

In Luoxia Valley, shouts of killing shook the sky, and the two armies were fighting fiercely. Gao Xingchen was like a sharp knife, piercing deep into the enemy's heartland. His eyes were sharp, and he keenly captured the trajectory of each attack of Alliance Leader Zhao. Although Alliance Leader Zhao was powerful, his moves were too strong and lacked variety. After several fights, Gao Xingchen had gradually figured out his routine.

"Xuanfeng, pass the order down, attack the left side of Alliance Leader Zhao. That is the weak point of his defense!" Gao Xingchen calmly gave orders while dealing with Alliance Leader Zhao.

Xuan Feng immediately passed on the order after receiving it, and the disciples of Xingchen Pavilion moved at the sound, and the attack targets became more focused. Alliance Leader Zhao was already exhausted from dealing with Gao Xingchen's fierce attack, and now he was attacked fiercely on the left side, and the pressure suddenly doubled, and his movements began to slow down.

Gao Xingchen seized the opportunity and thrust his spear like a dragon out of the sea, heading straight for the empty space on the left side of Alliance Leader Zhao. Alliance Leader Zhao was horrified and wanted to defend himself, but it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as the spear, with its sharp gust of wind, hit his left shoulder fiercely.

"Ah!" Alliance Leader Zhao let out a scream, staggered backward, and the huge axe in his hand almost slipped out of his hand.

"The leader is injured!"

"Hurry and protect the leader!"

When Alliance Leader Zhao's cronies saw this, they were horrified and rushed forward to protect him.

How could Gao Xingchen miss this opportunity? He shouted, "Alliance Leader Zhao has been defeated, the enemy army is about to collapse, brothers of Xingchen Pavilion, follow me and charge!"

After that, Gao Xingchen led the way and charged into the enemy camp again. The morale of the Xingchen Pavilion disciples was greatly boosted, and like a tiger descending from the mountain, they followed closely and launched an overwhelming attack on the enemy.

Just as the battle was developing in favor of Xingchen Pavilion, Nan Li also sneaked into the enemy's hinterland. She was as light as a swallow, shuttling through the enemy camp, looking for the key to controlling the secret weapon.

Finally, in an inconspicuous tent, Nanli found the target. It was a complex mechanical device covered with various runes and formations, emitting a dangerous aura.

"It's you." A gleam of light flashed in Nanli's eyes. She took out a black bead from her arms and pressed it on the mechanism without hesitation.

The black bead seemed to have the power to devour everything, instantly enveloping the entire mechanical device. After a moment, the black bead disappeared, and the mechanical device collapsed and turned into a pile of ruins.

At the same time, deep in Luoxia Valley, a huge metal fortress emitted a deafening roar, and the energy beam that was about to be fired was extinguished, and the entire fortress fell into deathly silence.

The secret weapon was destroyed!

Feeling the violent energy fluctuations coming from afar, Gao Xingchen and Nanli smiled at each other. They knew that the balance of victory had completely tipped towards the Xingchen Pavilion.

The roar of the metal fortress gradually dissipated, and the energy beam that had originally enveloped the sky above Luoxia Valley also disappeared like a dream bubble. Feeling the suffocating sense of oppression suddenly dissipate, the disciples of Xingchen Pavilion were stunned at first, and then burst into deafening cheers.

"The secret weapon has been destroyed! We win!"

"Long live the Pavilion Master! Long live the Madam!"

Gao Xingchen let out a long sigh, looking at the high morale of the Xingchen Pavilion disciples in front of him, with a gratified smile on his face. He turned over and dismounted, walked to the pale-faced Military Advisor Sun, and asked with concern: "Military Advisor, are you okay?"

Military Advisor Sun waved his hands and said with a wry smile: "Thank you for your concern, Pavilion Master. I am fine, but... Alas, I didn't expect that Alliance Master Zhao would be so cruel and crazy. In order to deal with us, he would not hesitate to use such a forbidden weapon. If Pavilion Master and his wife had not been prepared, I am afraid that today our Xingchen Pavilion..."

At this point, Military Advisor Sun was already in tears and could not utter a complete sentence.

Gao Xingchen gently patted Military Advisor Sun on the shoulder and consoled him, "Military Advisor, don't blame yourself. All of this is Alliance Leader Zhao's own fault and has nothing to do with you. Now that Alliance Leader Zhao has been defeated, we should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and completely wipe out the remaining enemies to comfort those brothers who sacrificed their lives for Xingchen Pavilion!"

After that, Gao Xingchen jumped on his horse, raised his spear high, and shouted: "Brothers of Xingchen Pavilion, follow me and charge!"

"charge!"

Like a flood that broke through a dam, the disciples of Xingchen Pavilion launched a final fierce attack on the defeated enemy army. Alliance Leader Zhao saw that the situation was hopeless and knew that he would not be able to escape today, so he had to flee the battlefield in a panic with the desperate protection of several trusted men.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the battlefield full of wounds, reflecting the tired but hopeful faces. After this battle, Xingchen Pavilion became famous, and the names of Gao Xingchen and Nan Li became legends praised by everyone in the Nine Stars Realm.

However, Gao Xingchen knew that this victory was only temporary. Although Zhao had fled, the power behind him should not be underestimated. More importantly, the purpose of the mysterious man who secretly helped them remained an unsolved mystery.

"Li'er, do you think this victory is what we really want?"

In the dead of night, Gao Xingchen stood in front of the window, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, muttering to himself.

Behind him, Nan Li's gentle voice came: "Xingchen, no matter what the road ahead is, we will face it together."

Gao Xingchen turned around and embraced Nan Li in his arms, his heart filled with warmth and determination. He knew that the road ahead was still long, but as long as Nan Li was by his side, he had nothing to fear.