Hundreds of crossbowmen and eight hundred direct archers formed a formation, ready to fire.
Holding bows and crossbows aimed at Chu Chen, under Li Mengdie's reluctant gaze, an order was given, and ten thousand arrows were unleashed, disregarding the presence of their own soldiers ahead.
Chu Chen, who was happily engaged in battle, suddenly felt something and turned his head, his heart startled.
"Damn! Killing their own people too? Ruthless and crazy!"
Chu Chen cursed inwardly, but his hands moved swiftly, throwing his spear towards the incoming arrows.
Carrying a surge of spiritual energy, the spear transformed into a whirlwind, tearing through all space within eighty meters ahead. All the arrows shot were blown away by the violent gale, flying back in the direction they came from.
However, as they flew back, their tips were not uniform, so not many people were injured.
The archers were the first to be affected. Their arrows had feathers at the rear and were shot by pulling the bowstring with human strength. Although they had an advantage in range, they were significantly affected by various external factors after being shot.
Crossbow bolts were simpler to launch but had a shorter range. Their advantage was that they were powered by mechanisms, not human strength, giving them greater momentum and making them less susceptible to environmental influences.
Both were fired simultaneously, but the crossbowmen needed to be closer. They had not yet begun to fire, while the archers were already shooting their second round.
Chu Chen was terrifyingly powerful. Within a radius of thirty meters centered on himself, there was no one alive. Even if tens of thousands of people surrounded him, they could not harm him in the slightest.
Prince Li Mengdie was extremely reluctant to kill Chu Chen. She greatly desired to capture such a talent and use him for her own purposes.
But the current situation did not allow for it, and she had to order his execution.
However, the scene before her seemed to indicate that even shooting would be... futile?
But there was only one spear, and it had already been thrown by Chu Chen. Now Chu Chen had no weapon in his hand, how could he resist the second round of arrow fire?
Seeing the second wave of arrows about to arrive, Chu Chen leaped from his horse, spinning in mid-air, extending one leg to generate gusts of wind.
"Wind God's Leg!"
"Swish swish swish~"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
Arrows and gusts of wind collided with each other, each making its sound.
The momentum of the arrows could not contend with the gale, and they fell to the ground again.
"Damn, it never ends!"
As soon as Chu Chen landed, he saw the third wave of arrows coming again, and those crossbowmen seemed to have reached a position where they could fire.
There was no choice. If he continued to resist in place like this, no matter how much spiritual energy he had, he wouldn't be able to sustain it.
"I'm outta here, strategic withdrawal first!"
Chu Chen stomped his right foot, launching himself like a cannonball from his position, charging towards the nearest wave of rebels.
Just two breaths after Chu Chen left, his white horse, which remained in its original spot, was riddled with arrows and turned into a sieve. It died without even a whimper, and who knows if it would accuse Chu Chen of not protecting it in the underworld.
"Brother Horse, I am truly sorry."
Chu Chen, who had just landed, snatched a large saber from a rebel's hand. He glanced back at the fate of his warhorse behind him, mourned for a moment, and then continued to fight.
Holding a single saber, Chu Chen moved as if in an unhindered realm, one kill, two kills, triple kill, pentakill, godlike!
Anyone below the Foundation Establishment realm could not withstand even a single blow from Chu Chen! A casual saber strike carried unparalleled power and momentum. Even the centurions wearing leather armor with iron plates could not resist, being cut in half, armor and all, with a single blow.
Even the miscellaneous generals like the deputy generals who wore armor and sought wealth could not withstand him.
With just one saber strike, a huge gap appeared in their armor, followed by them falling to the ground, and then blood spraying out.
"Your Highness, should we still have the archers fire?"
Watching Chu Chen charge into the crowd, surrounded by their own people, Cai Guangyao was completely stunned and asked blankly.
Li Mengdie gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with madness, and said, "Fire! Order the archers to fire as before! As long as Chu Chen dies! No matter how many more soldiers under my command die, it will be worth it!"
"..."
Li Mengdie's words chilled the soldiers around her. They looked at her silently.
"Why are you all looking at me? Is there any other path for your rebellion? Either help me ascend the throne! Or be exterminated along with your nine generations of relatives!" Li Mengdie roared in anger.
Cai Guangyao gritted his teeth and shouted, "Continue firing! Don't worry about anyone else! I order you to continue firing!"
The crossbowmen were stunned, but they had no choice but to obey. The guards formed by the generals' personal retinues stood behind them. If they disobeyed, they would immediately be killed by swords from behind.
"Brothers in the front, don't blame us when we meet below!"
Silently praying, the crossbowmen had no choice but to obey and continue firing.
"Ah~"
"Heaven's wrath! There are our own people here!"
The soldiers in the front, who were looking for an opportunity to fight Chu Chen to the death, were suddenly struck by their own allies from behind, and were all bewildered.
Then came deep chill and anger, and their morale plummeted.
Being attacked by their own allies, they were now awakened from the grand promises of rewards.
Looking at Chu Chen, who was like a walking Asura before them, they knew deeply that this person was by no means someone they could contend with. And with their rear attacking them, who would dare to continue fighting Chu Chen? They all began to retreat.
"No retreat! Kill Chu Chen! Advance, kill! Or face military law!"
"Kill!"
"Kill your mother! We die either way, I'll kill you dog-like督战队 first!"
Driven to madness by being attacked from both front and back, the soldiers' hearts burned with rage. Without a word, they swung their sabers at the督战队 behind them.
With the first person leading, the second and third followed. They discovered that the督战队 was not that formidable either; when their sabers struck, these督战队 members also died!
Now the choice was clear. Facing the killable督战队 and the unkillable Asura Chu Chen, the choice was not difficult.
The sudden mutiny left Li Mengdie and others heartbroken.
Attacked from all sides, coupled with internal collapse, the entire rebel army was in a state of avalanche.
Everywhere there were people fleeing, chaos, and cries of panic.
"Your Highness, we are defeated!"
"Yes, we are defeated!"
Li Mengdie said with bitterness in her heart.
"Your Highness, we still have a chance. There are thousands of soldiers around us, we will cover you as you break out!"
Saying this, he rallied the surrounding forces.
Li Mengdie was completely stunned. Cai Guangyao took command of the remaining central army soldiers around them, uniting them and charging towards the rear.
The archers who had been firing earlier were directly abandoned by Cai Guangyao, ordered to cover the Prince's retreat. Then, he had the eunuch lead the Prince, along with themselves, to fight their way out.