Chapter 629: Frozen Onslaught

Boom!!!

The biting cold surged as frost erupted in a dazzling display!

As a white ice dragon over a hundred meters long roared forth, an attack centered on Cheng Longhu exploded into action!

A master of elemental assaults, he fought like a one-man army.

With a single strike, he blanketed the entire battlefield in a thick layer of ice.

It was nothing like when Huang Li was ambushed and killed by Yenir without even unleashing his peak power.

Pushing his strength to the limit, Cheng Longhu transformed into a human cannon, unleashing a rapid-fire barrage from his bow and arrow. In less than a second, a hundred arrows rained down, saturating the direction of Li Xuanguo.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The ice dragon shattered the enemy formation while the arrow storm unleashed slaughter!

In an instant, an ear-piercing shriek filled the sky, and the overwhelming arrow rain seemed ready to obliterate everything.

Noticing that Yenir was still obliviously slaughtering his own subordinates at the rear, Cheng Longhu sneered coldly, a flash of bitter malice in his eyes.

Looking for death! Let that little bastard run wild for a few more seconds!

They had deployed over fifty Peak Third-Stage fighters to pin down the ‘monsters’ brought by Yenir, while their remaining elite Peak Awakeners were more than enough to execute their plan!

Once Fang Hao and his men were ensnared, it would mark the end for Yenir!

In his estimation, Fang Hao and his team had no choice but to rush to reinforce—otherwise, they couldn’t possibly fend off the barrage. No one had expected Yenir to bring so many Peak Third-Stage fighters!

Yet, on paper, their numbers still outweighed the enemy’s.

Defense is far tougher than offense!

If Fang Hao and his men dare to focus on that little bastard, it would give him the perfect chance to break through and capture Li Xuanguo!

General Zhao! If the chance arises, we might just kill two birds with one arrow!

I’ve got your back—you’re the fastest! If you get a chance to capture Li Xuanguo, don’t hold back!

While unleashing an unending barrage of polar arrows, Cheng Longhu, determined beyond doubt, decided to go with his second plan. With a single step of his right foot, one of his trump cards—the Frostbite Halo—quickly spread out.

Large-scale combat was his specialty; mastering both crowd control and massive area damage, his impact on the battlefield rivaled that of several Peak Third-Stage fighters.

Knowing Fang Hao and Zhao Hongtu’s capabilities inside out, he realized that this game-changing Frostbite Halo could severely restrict their power!

“I know!”

In seamless coordination, a gaunt old man with a fierce, hawkish expression, standing behind Cheng Longhu, promptly answered.

As a flash of black light enveloped his body, the old man vanished in an instant, emerging like an unseen assassin as he sprinted across the ice.

Though he hadn’t fought in years, as a top-tier Peak Third-Stage fighter, he instantly grasped Cheng Longhu’s tactical intent.

With Fang Hao and his crew distracted by Yenir, Li Xuanguo was left vulnerable—if they let their guard down, that kid was as good as dead!

In the best-case scenario, that kid’s interference would force Fang Hao and his men to reveal a flaw at the moment of the nuclear missile’s detonation, giving them another shot at capturing him!

A flawless plan! In a twist of fate, they even owed a debt of gratitude to Yenir’s overconfidence!

The battle erupted in an instant.

With no holding back, Cheng Longhu continuously drained vast amounts of spirit energy.

In no time at all, the dispersing spirit energy drove the surrounding temperature down to zero!

Inside the frost field with its special effects, the rushing guards and Third-Stage Awakeners protecting Li Xuanguo suddenly found their pace drastically reduced.

Due to these differences in speed, they couldn’t concentrate their firepower on Cheng Longhu’s ice dragon fast enough!

But as a seasoned commander, he wasn’t one to be underestimated.

At the forefront, Fang Hao surged forward like lightning, spear in hand. With a swift flick, his long spear clashed head-on with the giant arrow that had transformed into an ice dragon.

“Break!!”

Boom! Boom boom! Boom!

Sparks burst from his spear as Fang Hao threw everything into his counterattack, leaving nothing in reserve against the matching strike.

His long spear simultaneously triggered the Starfall skill; in an instant, tens of thousands of spear arcs collided with the ice dragon like a storm of falling stars. Amid fierce cracking sounds, the ice dragon—capable of swallowing an entire armored unit—exploded in mid-air.

Without missing a beat, his spear technique shifted—the burst of spear-shield light solidified into a barrier, holding off the incoming arrow storm.

Once the initial onslaught subsided, Fang Hao showed no sign of relief. Instead, his expression darkened as he urgently shouted to his own Third-Stage fighters:

“Hongtu, protect the Prime Minister!”

“General Qin Feng, watch out for that old fellow on your side!”

Without time to question why Cheng Longhu and his cohorts suddenly changed course, for Fang Hao, the Prime Minister’s safety was paramount. Even though Yenir had stunned them by unleashing a slew of Peak Third-Stage fighters, giving them a fighting chance—

Yet now, with Cheng Longhu’s unexpected assault, his sheer numbers had forced a few Peak Third-Stage fighters off the field.

For a moment, Fang Hao even regretted not persuading those neutral Peak Third-Stage fighters to join the fray!

Who would have thought Yenir could be this insane!

Before Yenir’s arrival, they all assumed defeat was inevitable—bringing extra Peak fighters was seen as pointless!

“Alright!”

Quiet and taciturn, General Qin Feng—one of the Agility commanders—activated his stealth skills, tracking the vanishing old man like an unseen hunter.

Soon, as Cheng Longhu and his forces launched a second assault, the battle escalated into a white-hot conflict.

The clashing of spirit energy roared like a million cannons, and amid the fierce melee of over a hundred Peak Third-Stage fighters, the very ground was shattered in under two seconds, forming a massive, bottomless crater.

Every second, a Peak Third-Stage fighter was felled as the brutal melee raged on.

Seeing that Fang Hao and his men had focused all their attention on them, Cheng Longhu among the rebels sneered maliciously, ready to put his plan into motion.

He suddenly halted and bellowed from mid-air:

“Fang Hao! If you’re willing to hand over Yenir, we can call off this battle!”

“We only want that kid’s life! The feud between you and me all started because of him!”

His voice echoed across the field.

With a calculated move to stall and unsettle his foes, Cheng Longhu swiftly commanded his rear troops after speaking!

If Fang Hao’s forces hesitated even a moment, no matter what ace they might hold, they wouldn’t be able to save that kid!

The gap they’d created was already ample!

Sure enough, Cheng Longhu’s sudden shout left Fang Hao and his crew momentarily dumbfounded, but they quickly snapped back, ready to flatly reject his offer!

What kind of joke is this? Hand over Yenir and let him die!?

Let’s not forget—so far, they’d survived solely on the Peak Third-Stage fighters Yenir unleashed! In Fang Hao’s eyes, Yenir was worth more than his own life!

Only such an unmatched phenomenon was truly Huaguo’s hope! Even if they all perished today, Yenir could still lead China to its peak!

But before Fang Hao could assume that Cheng Longhu’s words were meant to shake their morale and prepare to retort,

Cheng Longhu, ever alert to an opportunity, suddenly turned and bellowed:

“Attack! Now is the time!”

Buzz!

In a flash, three Third-Stage Advanced Awakeners surged from around Yenir—who continued slaughtering Third-Stages at the rear. Two wielded high-grade gear, and one even brandished a silver-white metal device as he charged at Yenir in a frenzy!

What is that!?

In a stunning turn, Fang Hao and his men’s eyes widened as a powerful sense of impending doom crept up their spines like venomous snakes!

Damn it! Damn it!

Nuclear missile! That’s a tactical nuclear missile!!

Yenir!!

Run!!!