My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 262: Rewards for the Flag Seizer

Ya Zheng believed that his countermeasure had no issue; the opponent used a blinding spell, so he gathered his troops to neutralize it, and then sent them to encircle again, surely able to trap and annihilate them.

Who would have known that gathering the formation played right into the opponent's hands? Just as the fog cleared, a crimson blaze surged forward like a tsunami, bringing an overwhelming sense of oppression.

The troops, whose morale had dropped after being chased by the Foggy Evil Ghost, were consumed by more than half before they could react.

Ya Zheng didn't like those barbaric Beast Race members lurking in the Golden Scale Marsh, so he brought mostly members of the Demon Race, but that made it worse.

Although Li Rui used only the Great Fire Bell Spell instead of the All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell, the fire was from Community Thunder, which counters the Demon Race, making them instinctively fear the fire waves.

Thus, following the hunt in the fog, the demons whose mentality was already near collapse now faced the crimson flames and felt even less inclined to resist, immediately beginning to retreat.

Ya Zheng barely resisted the Great Fire Bell Spell with the protective golden armor bestowed by the king, shouting fiercely to stop his subordinates from fleeing, but it had little effect.

Left with no choice, he slipped away too.

The golden armor, scorched by the Great Fire Bell Spell, was damaged beyond repair, unable to withstand another spell.

Seeing this, Li Rui calmly drank a bottle of Spirit Recovery Potion, then began his pursuit.

The hunt in the fog and the Great Fire Bell Spell had devastated large portions of the Demon Race, completing half the random events, but there were still three or four unfinished, including the kill of Ya Zheng, the commander of the Black Crow Demon Race.

He excitedly chased from behind, defeating many more demons, and finally, his task list showed nothing left but the main line, except for defeating Ya Zheng, which rewarded 3 free attribute points.

However, that guy was running too fast, he couldn't catch up as he ran far away.

Li Rui didn't continue the chase, figuring the guy couldn't directly flee to Dangkong Mountain; there should be another chance to kill him after reaching Cyan Cloud Plateau.

Not much else to say, he knew the opponent's pressure should have been maxed out.

"Ah, overestimated these Demon Beasts, just can't handle ambushes."

He muttered, turning back, "I had Brother Zhao come for nothing."

Just then, a prompt appeared.

[Main quest updated, completion: 38%.]

It seemed that driving the Black Crow army back had a stronger deterrent effect on the enemy, boosting the score significantly.

He emerged from the forest ablaze, with all the Soldier Cultivators looking confused and uncertain, not knowing what had happened inside.

Yet Zhao Jia could guess that it was surely Li Rui who surrounded a group of enemy troops alone and drove them off.

Because he received the same main quest update prompt.

Li Rui approached and said to everyone, "Quickly report to the general, there are no more enemy ambushers in Crow Forest, we can pass swiftly and head straight for the enemy camp."

.....

"What?!"

"He drove off all the Black Crow Demon Race hiding in the woods?!"

Chang Fei received the report from the returning Soldier Cultivators, confirming it three times before believing it was true.

At this time, Li Rui had already used consumable items to restore his physical state to normal, then hurried over to know the army's next move.

"Brother Li, didn't you say you went to investigate the truth?"

"I did investigate."

Li Rui replied, "Regardless of before, there are certainly no ambushes now, rest assured, I've burned the whole forest."

.....

Soon after, the army advanced, as before, leaving only a few to guard the retreat path.

This three-thousand-strong troop once again passed through the 1.5th checkpoint without engaging, arriving before the Stone Ridge, a Demon Beast stronghold.

Once breaking through here, they could rush straight to Cyan Cloud Plateau.

Though it was still night, the enemy camp was brightly lit, and the defeat of the Black Crow Demon Race sounded the alarm for the Demon Race guarding this place.

They were already on full alert and had sent messengers to Cyan Cloud Plateau, requesting substantial reinforcements.

This time, the Demon Beasts directly raised a banner, "General Bai Fei," which was the name of the White Tiger Demon.

"Brother Li, something doesn't feel right, first we encountered the Crack Fire Ben, now General Bai Fei, the two toughest boss guards are both in our place."

Zhao Jia looked at the large flag waving in the blaze across them, feeling a bit disheartened.

"Brother Zhao, maybe you're just too unlucky." Li Rui said with a straight face.

"Oh, no wonder my eyelids have been twitching lately." Zhao Jia believed him immediately.

"Brother Li, now what should we do?"

Chang Fei came to ask, as if he were the commander of the Central Army.

"I am not adept in military formations or strategy; follow Vice General Wei's directives," Li Rui replied.

So Chang Fei ran off like a messenger eunuch and soon returned with new orders.

"Vice General Wei says, as it is night, visibility is poor, and it's a perfect chance for a feigned attack."

Li Rui said, "Sounds good, when do we feign attack?"

"After resting for another two hours, when the night is at its deepest and quietest, we shall act."

"Okay."

Li Rui nodded in agreement. The army, on the move, needed rest, and he himself needed to relieve fatigue after tackling two demon forces in succession.

Zhao Jia said, "Xiaoli, take a rest, I'll keep watch for you."

In the Secret Realm, one could mostly trust secret realm agents of the same camp.

Knowing he couldn't provide much help in direct combat, he focused on logistical support.

Li Rui didn't hesitate, lying down on some grass to begin resting.

In the blink of an eye, two hours passed, and the army began its preparations, looking ready for action.

A feigned attack doesn't mean just shouting; during the assault, one still engages with the enemy, but doesn't truly fight to the death.

Li Rui glanced at Zhao Jia beside him, asking, "Brother Zhao, what's the situation now?"

"I figured it wasn't time to charge yet, so I didn't wake you up, but it seems about time now."

Li Rui got up, feeling much better after some rest.

"Then, shall we go together later?"

"Uh, what should I do?"

"You just..."

Li Rui thought for a moment, "Take care of yourself."

.....

Zhao Jia had nothing to say, feeling that was indeed the case.

Once the troops were gathered in the night, ready to launch an assault, the vice general gave the command.

"Charge with me, and there will be great rewards for whoever seizes the flag!!"

Officers knew it was a feigned attack, but the regular soldiers did not, for them, it was a division assault.

However, a unique situation occurred because Li Rui had unexpectedly triumphed continuously, wiping out Lie Huo Ben's guards and Ya Zheng's ambush with overwhelming momentum.

Thus, the morale of the thousands of soldiers was quite high.

Upon receiving the order, they showed a bravery the generals hadn't anticipated.

"Kill!!!"

Not informing base soldiers of the full truth was to prevent information leaks and worry about their morale if they knew it was a feigned attack and slacking off.

However, neither issue was present now. They rushed forward eagerly, seemingly each really wanting the honor of seizing the flag.

Among the many soldiers, there was one figure running faster than the others, and that was Li Rui.

Because he had received another prompt.

[Side quest updated: Seize the Flag.]