Chapter 912: Hey, hey~ you put the brakes on me! ! !
Looking at the meat grinding ground where extraordinary soldiers were being continuously thrown in, Cato's eyes couldn't help but twitch.
Our own steam soldiers were retreating steadily. If it weren't for the strong defense line formed by the newly joined Moonlight Werewolves, they would have to retreat again.
Retreat sounds nice, but in fact it should mean that the territory is occupied by the enemy.
Cato was also powerless in this regard. There were too many enemies, and the enemies also had commanders who were no less powerful than him.
In addition to the gap in military strength between the enemy and ourselves, there are also a series of gaps in logistics, supplies, etc.
The Orei Empire not only supplies the battlefield at the Dragon Mountains, but also provides other equally important battlefields. However, the Dragon battlefield is the most critical, so other frontal battlefields have less presence.
However, the coalition forces of various countries are different. They are a joint operation of multiple empires. It is not like the Aurelian Empire who is forced to stretch the front line so long, so no matter where it is, the pressure is much smaller.
"I heard that Grand Duke Langton has promised to come to support. I hope it won't be too late."
Compared to others, Cato valued Lu Xingshi's bravery more. As long as he could repeat the action of drilling through the enemy army and capturing the commander alive with one man's power, he would definitely be able to resolve this crisis.
In fact, neither the enemy nor the high-level officials of the empire believed in this solution. Unless Cato, who was involved, had experienced it personally, no one would believe it.
Even though there are clear records and witnesses, most people just think that this was a gamble, and that Archduke Langton won the bet.
On the contrary, in Cato's eyes, if Lu Xingshi could really succeed for the second time, then this move would be a hit.
Whenever there is a crisis, Lu Xingshi will be sent there once to ensure that the enemy will be frightened.
Cato's idea was indeed very good, but he had never thought about whether Lu Xingshi was willing or not. Fortunately, Lu Xingshi was cheating and he had the same idea, otherwise Cato would definitely have his head ripped off by Lu Xingshi if he dared to mention it a second time.
This is Capture the Flag among the Four Great Skills. Without cheating, not many people in the entire history can achieve it.
The other party wanted to let Lu Xingshi use it again, and even Lu Xingshi doubted whether he had offended Cato and had to kill himself.
"General, something happened. There is a dragon-like aura approaching from behind." Cato's adjutant rushed over, and these words made Cato's eyesight go dark.
"Impossible, how could the defense line be broken." Gato naturally didn't believe it when he recovered, but he quickly recovered: "An Xingli will go and investigate later. We must find out."
His first thought was naturally that the enemy's extraordinary soldiers had crossed the defense line and planned to attack from behind.
But then I thought about it, they did this, it must be a sneak attack, how could it be so grand.
As for how the adjutant judged the dragon-like aura, it was naturally because among the enemies of the empire, there was a group of extraordinary soldiers called sub-dragon orcs, who possessed secondary dragon power.
But if enough people are gathered, then the secondary dragon power will become the real dragon power, even more powerful than the dragon power on the dragon.
In fact, this was not the first time they faced Long Wei, so they could naturally distinguish similar auras.
"It's too late. The owner of the aura is so fast that he doesn't have time to detect it."
"Fortunately, there is only one person on the other side. We may still have a chance." The adjutant was interrupted by Cato before he could finish his words.
"A person?" Cato frowned. This was very contradictory. Where did it come from... Wait, he seemed to have guessed who the person was.
"Be prepared. If nothing else happens, it will be Archduke Langton who comes."
Cato had seen strong men, but the only one who could be so strong was Archduke Langton.
As for being stronger now? This is a normal thing, otherwise how could one defeat an army with one man?
"?" The adjutant was confused, what about Grand Duke Langton?
He has heard of it, but has never really seen it.
"Let me inform you, if it's Archduke Langton, be prepared to greet him."
"If not, we will fight to the death." Cato did not relax his vigilance. After all, this was just his guess.
It doesn't matter if you guess right, but if you guess wrong, you'll be in big trouble.
So you have to be prepared.
"Yes, General." After the adjutant finished speaking, he immediately made arrangements according to Cato's order.
Cato himself put on heavy armor and immediately headed towards the main entrance of the camp where he was stationed.
The personal guards followed him, and all the soldiers in the entire camp were mobilized.
The dragon-like aura was getting closer and getting stronger, giving them the illusion that they were facing a giant dragon.
Compared with the extraordinary arms of the sub-dragon orcs, the pressure of this dragon's power is more pure and heavy.
Now he is a little unsure that it is Lu Xingshi, because he is too pure and does not look like a human being at all.
His back was wet with cold sweat, and he whispered softly: "Let everyone be on alert and wait for my order."
Since it wasn't, then there would definitely have to be a fight, thanks to him being prepared in advance.
Amid the slight vibrations on the ground, a giant beast made of rock and soil emerged. Whether it was speed or size, Cato knew that this giant beast was not something to be trifled with.
"Uu, uh~ you brake for me!!!"
A familiar voice came to Cato, and then he saw the giant beast's head being pulled by a huge force. The ferocious head couldn't help but tilt back, and then it was forced to turn with a bang. Fortunately, it finally stopped.
Then, he saw an armored man with two giant shields on his back jump off the giant beast's head. When he landed, he made a big crater and raised a thick cloud of smoke.
Just this movement is enough to see how terrifying its weight is.
"Let everyone cheer up, this is Grand Duke Langton." Cato said softly.
The adjutant recovered from the shock. He was not the adjutant who was captured with Cato, but the new adjutant assigned, so he had never seen this scene before.
However, after coming back to his senses, he immediately issued the notice. This was exciting news.
A grand duke riding a dragon beast rushed to the scene in person, which was an inspiration no matter what.
"Grand Duke Langton, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have become even more powerful." Cato came up to greet you, and he started to speak with compliments.
"It's just random practice, it's all luck." Lu Xingshi said modestly, and in turn gave Gato a high hat: "General Cato is even more extraordinary. Now he is in charge of an army to fight for the empire."
"It's nothing like me. I've been involved in all kinds of chores in the territory. I tried to serve the empire again and again but never got a chance."
It's nonsense to talk about it. If you really want to serve the empire, how can you expect to receive five letters from the empire in a row?
It was just that Cato couldn't expose Lu Xingshi's words. Then he saw the seven-layered mirror floating behind Lu Xingshi, and knew in his heart that it was the Seven Deadly Sins Magic Mirror.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xingshi was brought out.
More importantly, Lu Xingshi can actually use it? This confused him.
It stands to reason that Lu Xingshi is already a great knight and even has fighting spirit. How could he be a wizard?
But he didn't pay attention to this, but said: "Grand Duke Langton came at the right time, please come to the camp."
"It's just your end..." Cato looked at Rockdramon.
"Oh, rock dragon beast, just throw it away, no one can hold it away." Lu Xingshi said nonchalantly: "If you are really worried, have someone tie it up."
Cato thought that the first half of Lu Xingshi's sentence was unreliable enough, but he didn't expect that the second half was even more unreliable.
It was more normal for them to be led away than for them to be able to tie up this rock dragon beast.
"Then put it outside the camp. It can serve as a deterrent for our army." Cato chose the former and asked: "What does it want to eat? I'll have someone arrange it."
"No, it is an elemental life. When it is hungry, it eats earth. When it is thirsty, just open your mouth and drink some northwest wind." Lu Xingshi said.
The rock dragon beast is a summoned object, and its expenses go directly to Lu Xingshi's account. All its own consumption does not need to be paid by himself, so as long as Lu Xingshi is not dead, the rock dragon beast cannot die.
"So that's it. It's indeed a legendary treasure." Cato praised.
He didn't know the rock dragon beast, but Lu Xingshi had already named it, so how could he not think of the rock dragon beast's amber treasure.
As for Lu Xingshi's ability to use it, he never thought of getting to the bottom of it. The stronger Lu Xingshi is now, the more beneficial it will be to the empire.
The two entered the camp, and Cato arranged military affairs and held a simple banquet for Lu Xingshi.
During this period, Cato also explained the current battlefield situation to Lu Xingshi in detail.
After Lu Xingshi finished eating in a hurry, he finally understood what Cato wanted him to do.
"The overall strength is not enough. You want me to go in alone and capture the enemy commander just like you, so as to directly disintegrate the enemy?" Lu Xingshi said suddenly.
"That's right, with Grand Duke Langton's current strength and the Rock Dragon Beast, it won't be difficult to do it."
"If you successfully resolve this empire's crisis, I can guarantee that you will be able to obtain the training methods for steam soldiers."
"And the empire will do its best to help you explore everything in the Dragon Mountains and the Earth God System."
"As for other awards, you don't have to worry, they will all be there." Cato is not trying to make a big deal, but if Lu Xingshi can really do it, the empire will definitely be willing to give it to him.
If nothing else, Lu Xingshi's behavior directly proved his loyalty, and he must be won over and rewarded.
"You can always give me some new tricks." Lu Xingshi said with a smile: "I also want to study steam engines."
"Of course there is no problem." Cato said without hesitation.
"It's really rare to see the empire be so cheerful." Lu Xingshi couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a disparagement, and then the topic changed: "But I've already been here, how can I just capture a commander-in-chief."
"I plan to annihilate all the enemy forces and recover the entire Dragon Mountain Range."
As soon as this sentence came out, Cato was stunned. You are a little too outrageous.
He asked to suspend the situation. After all, one commander was missing and there was no substitute. Lu Xingshi was better off and planned to swallow the elephant.
"Don't believe it? I got a new treasure recently." Lu Xingshi raised his brows: "You have to keep an eye on it."
With that said, he got up and walked outside.
(End of chapter)