Seeing their comrades being sliced in two without any noise, the silent yet creepy scene caused many of the riders to be filled with horror.
In the dark of the night, all the riders could see was pitch black, since White Bones had already evolved and its entire body was black. The riders could only see their friends charging, and suddenly, their bodies separated, and fresh blood sprayed everywhere. It was enough for them to feel chills down their spines.
Even the leader of the 3,000 riders, a powerful Evolver had been sliced in two in the middle of his charge.
Witnessing this horrifying and mysterious scene, the remaining 1,000 riders felt apprehensive and were immediately pounced on by the treants which had no concept of fear of death. The entire unit soon collapsed, with many of them turning to run in different directions.
After defeating these 3,000 riders, Yue Zhong then led the remaining treant army into the dark once more, chasing after the scattered soldiers like hungry wolves.
The other unit of 3,000 that came to help saw the disappearance of Yue Zhong and his treants, and they didn’t dare give chase.
It was a cloudy night, and there was not a single beam of moonlight. If they didn’t have any torches or man-made lights, there was no way to see beyond 5 meters.
Only the treant army led by Yue Zhong was able to function normally in the night, while the other troops couldn’t. Even Yue Zhong’s own elite forces had difficulty seeing in the night, regardless of their Evolver status. Hence, Yue Zhong did not mobilize them.
The 3,000 riders could only watch wide-eyed and helpless, as Yue Zhong led the monstrous treants back into the night.
Yue Zhong once again led his troops past the 3,000 riders and went on an all-out charge against another part of the long processions, killing hundreds of soldiers, plunging them into panic, before swiftly retreating.
Under this multiple abuse, the Mongolian forces were split up but still had about 30,000 riders within the main unit. Such a number was enough to wipe out Yue Zhong’s treants easily.
Yue Zhong could only rely on guerilla tactics as well as the cover of the night to launch quick attacks and retreating before more reinforcements arrive. They continued to whittle down the large group bit by bit.
He continued to lead the 1,000-strong treant army to route around and attack different areas, before pulling back into the night, devastating an area by killing hundreds. This caused the morale of the Mongolian soldiers to plunge continuously.
In the night, the moment these Mongolian soldiers were heavily assaulted, it was hard for them to reorganize themselves. Under Yue Zhong’s relentless harassing, many died or fled. If they continued like this, it was likely that the entire 30,000-strong unit would be defeated by Yue Zhong.
Under the command of Bi Lǜ, the treants would just pounce and eat their fill before heading back. However, under Yue Zhong’s command, they made use of the darkness to exhibit their natural combat ability in the night, causing unrest amongst the 60,000 soldiers, and even crushing 10,000 of them. There was no way of comparing their effectiveness in commanding.
Huo-er Gai, one of the generals, came up to Hu-er Ran and said, "Great Khan! We can’t continue like this!! Yue Zhong and his monsters can actually function well in the night! If we continue to retreat like this, we’ll just be lambs for the slaughter. We have already lost 10,000 men because of them! We’ll be torn apart if things continue!"
Hu-er Ran frowned and thought for a long while, before replying, "Convey my orders! Slow down the retreat, reform our troops!"
Under his order, the Mongolian Army stopped rushing, instead, they formed a sturdy formation and moved orderly. Their rate of retreat slowed down drastically, but they became like a porcupine, making it harder for Yue Zhong to act.
Yue Zhong stopped leading the treants on a blind assault, instead, he pulled out his Bartlett Sniper and picked off the ordinary soldiers one by one. It served to pressurize them further, preventing them from moving.
In the dark of the night, each time the gun went off, the soldiers were filled with trepidation. They continued to advance silently, praying that the next one to be killed was not them. Their hearts were filled with pressure and fear and there was no way of venting.
Hu-er Ran then sent a force of 1,000 to intercept Yue Zhong, however, the moment they were separated from their main forces, they were defeated easily by Yue Zhong and his treants, leaving only 300 that ran back pathetically. Hu-er Ran knew that they weren’t his match in the dark. If he sent more soldiers, Yue Zhong would just retreat further, and hunt his subordinates slowly. If he sent too little men, Yue Zhong would crush them easily.
After experiencing these, Hu-er Ran stopped sending his forces out to be killed in vain.
As the Mongolian soldiers prayed silently, dawn came.
Seeing the sun rise, many of them couldn’t but sob with relief.
Just as the sun rose, Yue Zhong had already led his treants far away from the Mongolian soldiers. He could cause them misery purely because he had the cover of the night.
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