DEATH… AND ME

f the question.

Of course, the higher level cultivators would still use their strength to jump back into their own army.
However, the ranged cultivators would also be waiting for it.
The moment one of them jumped back, trying to escape, he would be bombarded by the center of the Cutting Edge Formation.
It ’s just that it wasn ’t always guaranteed that they would kill those guys.

”Fall back, fall back! ”

”We can ’t! There are too many cultivators behind us! ”

”It ’s the two wings of the Jialin Army! They are pushing us tighter and tighter! ”

That wasn ’t all.
The two wings couldn ’t move as fast as the elites inside the Cutting Edge Formation.
It was thanks to Calina ’s cooperation with Welloi and the other four leaders that they were able to keep order.
Of course, Rean ’s constant use of Light Aura Burst made a gigantic difference!

Well, not everything worked as perfectly.
Back on Roan ’s side, he could see how the cutting edge formation worked.
The cultivators inside constantly tripped on each other.
Their own skills would often partially or totally hit their companions.
There was no helping it.
These elites simply didn ’t have enough time to train this Formation, nor the chance of using it before.
They had to learn and adapt to it on the spot. 

’More than 400 of the cultivators in the wheels died already.
From this number, more than 150 died to friendly fire.
That is already considering that Rean is healing those he can while using the Light Aura Burst every time it goes out. ’

Roan then looked at Calina.
The girl kept shouting right and left without stopping, trying to keep the Formation working.
It was clear to see how hard it was for her to keep so many details in mind all the time.
There were many times where she made mistakes that ended costing the lives of some of the cultivators in the Cutting Edge Formation.

’Still, this is good.
Only in a situation like this will Calina ’s latent talent come out.
Commanding an army from behind is totally different from controlling them on the spot.
So far, she is doing a pretty decent job. ’

Roan then switched his focus to the Right and Left Wings once more.

As for Rean, he didn ’t have it easy either.

’This is really hard.
My Spiritual Energy Pool won ’t last forever like this. ’

Still, Rean looked ahead and smiled.

’Well, I guess I won ’t need to anyway. ’

The Cutting Edge Formation continued to move forward.
They were also much faster than the enemies who tried to retreat.
The Right and Left Wings kept pressing their sides while packing them even closer.
Of course, the wings ’ cultivators also killed as many enemies as possible while at it.

Soon, the death count began to soar.
It was already quite high, with more than 5000 in the first clash when the formation changed.
There were also another 3000 or so who died due to the internal conflict.
From there, things only escalated.

10000…

13000…

19000…

23000…

Soon, the advantage in numbers that the three allianced countries had disappeared like smoke.
The chaos created by Sister Orb and the spies didn ’t help it either.
Many cultivators from Cassen and Tolak were still fighting or acting reserved toward the Roren Country ’s cultivators.

Gofen, and especially Larael, were gritting their teeth.
They kept sending a ton of Spiritual Sense messages, trying to reorganize the army.
However, the enemy ’s strategist seemed to always strike the point where it would break again.
They simply reached a point where they didn ’t know what to do anymore.