Chapter 644: Chapter 294: Beheading the Great Witch Sacrifice_2

At this moment, facing such a larger Fierce Tiger revealing its sharp teeth, the Da Changhe Country was naturally terrified and in awe.

However, the enemy was already in front of them, and whether or not to fight was no longer their choice.

Therefore, despite their reluctance, they had to urgently mobilize troops and send them to defend the Lu River frontline against Hui Chuan.

Out of fear of Chu State’s strength, the reinforcements were led by the Divine Palace Great Witch Priest, who possessed innate strength.

Under the spiritual leadership of this Chilih person, he led a reinforcing army of 30,000, to join the 20,000 defenders at the Lu River frontline, for a total of 50,000 men, to stop the Chu people along the river.

By now, after months of construction, there were already five defensive lines at the Lu River frontline.

The first line of defense had trenches and deer-horn barriers; the second was made up of twenty earth ramparts; the third consisted of ten camps; and the fourth was the main camp, which was very solid. Behind them, there was Shama City, located in the center of Hui Chuan, as the fifth line of defense.

With these layered defenses, each line was staffed with ten thousand, relying on the strong fortifications to make the Chu people shed their blood on the west bank of the Lu River.

“Take another group of men from the camp and send them to the unfinished camp to hurry up the construction.

The Chu army is sharp, and although there are two more defensive lines in front, it’s hard to ensure that no one will break through to the third defensive line.

This battle is a matter of life and death for our Chilih race; we cannot be careless.”

Upon hearing that some areas still lacked defenses, the Great Witch Priest’s brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately waved his hand and ordered.

“Yes.”

The Divine Palace Witch Doctor behind him obeyed and promptly responded, quickly leaving.

As he watched the figure leave, the Great Witch Priest sighed softly then turned his attention to the front, his eyes filled with concern.

After six years of turmoil, Da Changhe Country, once rich and powerful, had become exhausted and broken.

Not to mention the territories to the east of the Lu River that had already fallen into enemy hands.

Over the years, they sent numerous spies to our side to gather information while inciting and encouraging the local Chilih people to resist the tyranny of the Chu people.

So, the situation in Qianzhong County was crystal clear to them.

Regarding the Chu people’s series of measures to reduce the population and assimilate the women, they were extremely indignant and fearful.

There are no fools in the world.

The methods used by Lu Yuan are not particularly ingenious.

In the past, when the people of East Yang expanded, they used more or less similar strategies.

However, no one has ever combined all these cruel tactics, summarized a process, and applied it exclusively to the tribes of the Chilih people, as he did.

Thus, the strategy that Lu Yuan carries out in Qianzhong County is well understood by the upper and lower tiers of the Da Changhe Country, and they know the evil hidden within.

If they were to let the other party succeed in this and further conquer the west of the Lu River, they would implement these measures in all the territories of the Da Changhe Country.

Then the Chilih tribe would truly face extinction.

Not only would their nation be tainted, but their culture and beliefs would also be completely eradicated and no longer exist.

When he thought of the Chilih bloodline and faith disappearing forever from this land, as the most devout believer, the Great Witch Priest felt a surge of fear and anger.

He would not, and could not, allow this to happen.

So upon receiving the request from the ruler of the Da Changhe Country, the Great Witch Priest set out without hesitation, taking with him the remaining five hundred witch doctor priests, witch doctors, and witch women from the Divine Palace to block the Chu people at the west bank of the Lu River.

Because he was well aware that if this battle did not stop the Chu people from advancing east of the Lu River, let alone preserving the Divine Palace, it would become a luxury to even protect the Chilih people.

When the body is gone, the hairs will fall with it.

Facing the threat of the Chu people and the crisis of the survival of the race, the original conflicts between secular and divine authority, and the tangled interests between families and factions, all had to take a backseat.

They would first repel the Great Enemy of the race and then discuss their mutual grievances.

As the Divine Palace Great Witch Priest, he had this realization.

‘After this battle is over, when I return, I will pick the next witch priest. I am getting old now and don’t have many years left to live.

The crisis of the Chilih people has not ended. Even if we repel the Chu people now, it will still persist.

The descendants of the Great God need younger people to lead and guide them. Only the new generation of Divine Palace Great Witch Priests can protect the Chilih bloodline.’

As the Great Witch Priest stared into the distance, though he found himself in the midst of war, he pondered the successor of the next generation, his thoughts drifting unsteadily.

Yet, as he gazed onwards, his wandering thoughts continued to swirl, but within his focused line of sight, a faint yellow glow grew stronger and stronger.

In the distance, the roar of the battle drums grew louder and louder, with fierce shouts and screams growing more and more intense and closer and closer.

Suddenly, a strong sense of unease woke the Great Witch Priest from his deep thoughts, and the focus in his pupils rapidly sharpened.

When he finally saw what was happening in front of him, his expression changed drastically.

In the not-so-distant distance, a beam of light, as dazzling as the sun, enveloped the square with a radius of Zhang in a faint yellow glow. At this moment, it had turned into a cluster of erratic light spots, constantly charging into the defensive positions held by the Da Changhe Army.

Wherever the light passed, all the Da Changhe soldiers along its path were turned into a mass of broken limbs and debris; those who were touched by the light lost their lives in an instant.