In fact, by now, at least 40,000 to 50,000 allied troops have died under the crushing force of the mammoths and the Unsullied. However, the allied forces have managed to hold back the Unsullied's advance by sheer numbers.
Tyrion, standing atop the city wall, saw the situation below.
"The situation is dire; they haven't broken through the ballista positions yet. We can't get dragon support. Are there any other reserve legions? We need more troops."
Lu Xuan, who was engaged in friendly exchanges with representatives of the nine city-states, received this news. Daenerys, together with the warlocks of Qarth, had established a communication system for use by a select few. No matter where Lu Xuan was, he could quickly grasp the situation.
"Dani, I'm leaving this to you. There's a small problem on the front lines; I'll go handle it."
As Lu Xuan spoke, he turned to ride Viserion away. But at that moment, both Lu Xuan and Daenerys suddenly stopped what they were doing. They looked at each other, then leaped up simultaneously.
The ship's cabin beneath their feet was pierced by an immense force; a giant tentacle, a full meter in diameter, shot into the sky through the hull. Immediately afterwards, more tentacles attacked.
The massive naval warship didn't even last a breath before turning into fragments in an instant. Lu Xuan and Daenerys, using their agile movements, traversed the sea surface, stepping on the ship's debris and avoiding the tentacles. In the sky, Drogon and Viserion had already swooped down to provide support.
At this moment, Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
"Wait, don't let them come down!" Lu Xuan reacted quickly enough. However, Zhuogen and Viserion were flying too fast. The sea monsters of the Ice and Fire world are real. It's worth noting that it was mentioned that although sea monsters are powerful, they are restrained by dragons. In fact, adult dragons would even prey on sea monsters as food.
Deep down, the two dragons weren't afraid of this seemingly terrifying creature. But Lu Xuan suddenly remembered something. The sea monsters of the Ice and Fire world had always been associated with Euron. Legend had it that he was a drowning priest who could control sea monsters.
Ever since Lu Xuan killed You Lun, he had been on guard against a counterattack from the Drowning God. However, for a long time, nothing happened. In addition, the Drowning God was very weak in this world and had virtually no followers. So Lu Xuan had reduced his efforts in this regard. Until just now, when the sea monster suddenly attacked them, Lu Xuan realized that this attack might be the work of the Drowning God, after all, the sea monster was much larger than he had imagined.
Sure enough, just as Drogon and Viserion reached the surface of the sea, the seawater suddenly burst open, and two enormous tentacles, each 1.5 meters in diameter and extending 50 to 60 meters beyond the surface, shot out. They grabbed the two dragons in mid-air, then abruptly contracted, dragging the dragons into the water.
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Lu Xuan's expression changed, and he leaned back, following the tentacles into the sea.
Unlike those shows depicting natural scenery, the real seabed is far from as clear and beautiful as it appears on television. Especially with the churning of tentacles, silt, blood, and ship debris fill the entire field of vision. Basically, you can't see anything.
Lu Xuan expanded his divine sense, and with the aid of his true energy, he swam swiftly through the water. Using his divine sense, he could vaguely sense the enormous figure in the water. He was certain that if sea monsters were this large, he absolutely did not believe that dragons would feed on such things.
At least for now, the sea monster that attacked them is so large that it's definitely at the level of feeding on dragons.
A flash of silver light appeared in Lu Xuan's hand, and a silver spear materialized. He channeled his true energy, and the spear moved like a dragon. The silver spear, imbued with powerful qi, pierced directly through the tentacles binding Viserion. A faint roar was heard. But the tentacles did not loosen their grip.
However, this attack still gave Viserion an opportunity. The grip on the tentacles loosened, allowing its head to move. A mouthful of dragonfire erupted directly from the seabed. The seawater was completely unable to block the power of the dragonfire. The tentacles were completely torn apart by this dragonfire, combined with the wounds inflicted by Lu Xuan. Viserion finally broke free. Lu Xuan then stepped forward and reached for an equipment pack on Viserion's back.
To be precise, it was for that giant longsword. A spear is clearly unsuitable for dealing with these tentacle-like creatures. Most of Lu Xuan's equipment was on Viserion's back. That's why he prioritized rescuing Viserion.
A dozen or so thick tentacles, as thick as buckets, coiled around them. Lu Xuan then realized that what had attacked them wasn't just one sea monster, but three. One colossal sea monster, and two smaller ones. With such a display of power, no one would believe it wasn't the work of a drowning god.
Moreover, the timing of their attack was extremely clever. They struck suddenly while Lu Xuan was returning to defense, interrupting his attempt to support the main battlefield.
A crescent-shaped beam of cool light shimmered from the seabed. Lu Xuan's Valyrian longsword, imbued with ten meters of blade energy, swept away countless enemies. It severed seven or eight tentacles, completely eliminating the surrounding threats.
With his left hand forming a hand seal, Lu Xuan cast a simple Five Elements Water-Avoiding Spell. He had studied Taoist arts for many years, and since gaining magical power, he had gradually developed some spells. While he had no hope of creating attack spells with combined sound and light effects like those in movies, he could still cast auxiliary water and fire-avoiding spells.
With his feet firmly planted on the seabed, Lu Xuan accelerated once more. The longsword in his hand transformed into a scythe of death, severing several tentacles in succession as he approached another giant tentacle that was entangled with Drogon.
After freeing Drogon, Lu Xuan immediately sent a message to Daenerys.
"Dani, you go back first and deploy the dragon legion to secure the advantage on the main battlefield. I'll take care of things here."
Seeing the two giant dragons burst from the water, Lu Xuan turned around with a slightly gloomy expression. The three sea monsters then tacitly surrounded him.
With a thought, Lu Xuan activated the possession power of the Three-Eyed Raven. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the sea monster's consciousness, he was repelled by another force and expelled.
It was an extremely violent and chaotic consciousness, mixed with hatred for Lu Xuan. It seemed that Yan Shen was absolutely certain that his true enemy was Lu Xuan.
Looking around, he saw at least thirty tentacles lurking nearby, ready to strike. Lu Xuan sheathed his spear, gripped his sword with both hands, and slightly bent over. He always felt somewhat helpless in situations like this. Whether it was the spells he had developed by simulating Daenerys' Valyrian magic, or his own Five Elements Daoist arts, they were basically only for support. For truly high-intensity combat, he still had to personally step forward and wield his sword.
Besides the sea monsters around him, Lu Xuan could even faintly sense that the pressure of the surrounding seawater was abnormally high. The Drowned God wasn't a true sea god, but there didn't seem to be any true sea gods in this world, so it wasn't surprising that this guy controlled the seawater.
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On the ground, the allied forces were attempting a counterattack. However, this process was far from easy, as the vast majority of mercenaries had long since lost their will to fight. The saying "a defeated army collapses like a house of cards" perfectly describes the situation. Only a very small number of the direct armies of the nine major city-states were attempting a counterattack.
They attempted to deploy their heavy ballistae for direct, level fire attacks on the stalled mammoths. However, interference from deserters hampered the operation. Most of the soldiers stationed at the ballista positions were swept away by deserters...
When Daenerys returned riding her dragon, the first thing she saw was the chaotic scene on the ground. She hesitated for a moment, then decided against attacking the enemy formation directly. After all, those ballistae were there; even if few remained, there was no need to gamble on the odds.
Daenerys pondered for a moment before deciding on her objective. She steered her dragon towards the outermost edge of the battlefield. While not entirely out of the ballista's firing range, the distance was simply too great. The few remaining soldiers at the ballista positions couldn't mount a comprehensive, area-of-effect attack. Against a dragon capable of high-speed flight, a barrage of fire was essentially ineffective. After all, this was a real world, not some mindless, overpowered plot device...
Daenerys's target was the enemy's cavalry on both flanks. Both the enemy and the Unsullied were currently in a state of stagnation. The enemy was outnumbered and blocking their own path. The Unsullied and the mammoths were being slowed by countless siege engine wrecks, corpses, and shield formations. If this dragged on, two possibilities would arise.
One scenario is that the enemy forces collapse completely, their formation utterly broken by the chaos of battle. In this case, victory is practically guaranteed. The other scenario is that, as time passes, the allied forces gradually regain their formation. At that point, the Unsullied will face a considerable threat. Even if over two hundred thousand pigs charged, no one could withstand that.
Therefore, Dani chose to first resolve the cavalry's predicament. Then, she would let the cavalry regiments add the final straw that led to the coalition's eventual collapse.
Dragons descended from the sky. Besides Drogon and Viserion, Daenerys even summoned her reserve, Rhaegal. Three dragons appeared simultaneously. The enemy commander immediately ordered the dragon-hunting crossbows to be prepared. But when he turned around, he only saw a dense mass of fleeing soldiers running around in all directions; the dragon-hunting crossbow operators had all been swept away and disappeared.
"..." He sighed helplessly and said to his adjutant in a low voice.
"Get my horse ready."
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