NOVPUBThe hound nodded solemnly, then coldly waved the command flag. More than two hundred of the Imperial Guards at the rear were left behind. They were to use their lives to temporarily block the returning Mexica legion. Afterward, Yuku continued to point forward with the command flag, blowing on the short flute in his mouth. A thousand Copper-axe Guards then followed the unparalleled warrior, charging again towards the enemy marshal!
Xiulote stood erect on the small hill, watching the assault of the Royal Army’s Imperial Guards. His palms were sweaty, but his face bore a confident smile.
"As expected of the widely famed Copper-axe Guards! Unfortunately, they’ve met me today, and are doomed to fall here!"
Then the young king majestically scanned the front, shouting to the Jaguar Warrior Brigade who were his escorts.
"My loyal Jaguar Warrior nobles! Four years ago, the Tarasco Imperial Guards trampled on your dignity, becoming renowned in a single battle! Now, it is time for you to redress that humiliation. I pray to the Chief Divine to bless you with the promise of victory! Break the Tarasco Imperial Guards, reclaim the glory of the Jaguar!"
"Roar!!"
Five hundred Jaguar Warriors roared fiercely together. Many honor-valuing Jaguar Warriors pulled out daggers, slitting their cheeks, letting fresh blood drip down. As blood slid down, they placed their hands over their hearts, pledging a death oath! Then, the warriors in the front ranks took out their javelins, lining up on top of the hill, waiting for the approach of the Copper-axe Guards.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Xiulote waved the small flag again. Five hundred Stirrup Crossbowmen had approached the hill but couldn’t advance further. Following the flag signals, they stopped right there, and without a moment’s breath, quickly strung their crossbows, firing a deadly arrow rain at the enemy Imperial Guards who had breached within a hundred paces!
Seeing the Crossbow warriors raising their massive crossbows, Yuku’s pupils suddenly constricted. He quickly stepped back, standing in front of the King, and raised his shield high.
"Bang, bang!" The violent impact came in an instant, with fierce shrieks rising and then ceasing. Afterward, Yuku didn’t check the casualties among the warriors. He urgently blew the bamboo flute, pointing the command flag towards the forward left side. The leading three hundred or more Imperial Guards immediately leaned forward, rushing at high speed towards the Battle Group of Crossbowmen within a hundred paces. They must not allow the powerful Armor-Piercing Crossbowmen to fire at close range again!
Xiulote slightly nodded his head. Hundreds of Crossbow Arrows flew, and the fierce Tarasco Imperial Guards fell in heaps. The Armor-Piercing Crossbowmen indeed were the nemesis of elite infantry. Then, the young king shifted his gaze, watching the quick-reacting enemy Great General, a smile of appreciation emerging on his face.
Across more than a hundred paces, Yuku looked up to meet his gaze. He saw the enemy Marshal’s disdainful smile, and a chilling murderous intent flowed in his eyes. The hound paused only briefly, then grasped the shield in his left hand, and spear in his right, leading seven hundred Imperial Guards to charge towards the Wolf Banner again!
The intense war drums "thud, thud"’ sounded, and the surging footsteps roared forth. The two most elite Battle Groups finally approached within fifty paces of each other. At that moment, the two supreme kings, separated by a hundred paces, also staked their lives!
Xiulote waved the command flag, and the frontline Jaguar Warriors let out a tiger’s roar, suddenly launching their javelins; Yuku blew the bamboo flute, and the rear Copper-axe Guards raised their Longbows, swiftly firing Feathered Arrows. Then, warriors from both sides simultaneously let out a roar, ferociously rushing towards each other!
The battlefield seemed to freeze momentarily as the warriors wildly swung their War Clubs, chopped with Battle Axes, with only the opponent in sight, and no sound in their ears; yet the world came alive again moments later, as thunderous shouts echoed over the hilltop, hundreds of the world’s most elite warriors splattered blood, entangled in a fierce downfall. The desperate carnage had just begun, and immediately reached its most intense climax!
A Copper-axe Guard swung his Bronze Axe powerfully, splitting his opponent’s well-crafted Wooden Shield right in half, with bright plumes scattering everywhere. Facing the enemy’s fierce attack, the adept Jaguar Warrior threw away the broken shield, stepped forward nimbly, and deftly swung his War Club. The sharp Obsidian blade arrived like lightning, easily slicing through the neck, instantly taking the enemy’s life.
Before the Jaguar Warrior could reveal a victorious smile, a huge Two-handed Battle Axe came head-on. "Bang"! The great axe cleaved through everything, forcefully striking him down. "Spurt, spurt" of blood gushed like a waterfall, and the mutilated body was nearly split in half. It turned out that within the Battle Group of Great Shields and Hand Axes, there still lurked even more fierce Great Axe Warriors. The power of the Two-handed Battle Axe was unparalleled, rapidly attracting the attention of the Mexica warriors.
The Great Axe Warrior barely caught his breath when two War Clubs simultaneously attacked from both sides. Bereft of a shield, he desperately swung his great axe to the right. Another Wooden Shield was "bang" smashed, but the seasoned Jaguar Warrior had already pulled back his attack, quickly stepping back to dodge the oncoming blade. The opponent widely exposed, the left-side Jaguar Warrior cracked a grin, performing a half-turn slash, cutting a half-meter-long wound across the opponent’s torso! The Great Axe Warrior immediately "thump" fell to the ground, the huge Battle Axe dropping into the dust.
"Pfft!" The brave Jaguar Warrior had just ended an enemy’s life when the harvesting God of Death swiftly arrived. A sharp Spear quickly and incomparably pierced through the waist and the Leather Armor, then stirred left and right before fiercely pulling out. Amid the spray of blood, another fresh corpse appeared on the battlefield. Yuku raised his Spear, flicking it lightly and swiftly. Another shieldless Jaguar Warrior let out a half scream, struggling to cover his bleeding neck as he fell to the ground.
