Chu Angjie's proposal received William's support. Although William seemed to lack strategy and was merely a brave but reckless warrior, he still had a clear understanding of the situation when it came to life and death. He persuaded Yi Zhiyong, who wanted to split his forces and break through, with just a simple and easy-to-understand reason:

“When I was a child, my friends and I would catch fish in the water. We would always herd the fish from far away to near, gathering them together. If the fish scattered and escaped, each of us could catch one or two. Then we would herd the fish together again until we caught them all. But if the fish all ran towards one person, we could only catch one or two fish at most, not enough for everyone to share. I, William, don’t understand strategy, but I still understand that at this moment we are like fish in a pond. Scattering and escaping is more dangerous than a concentrated attack.”

The three men made up their minds and quickly issued combat orders to all their troops: "Concentrate your forces and attack Luowen County with all your might!" Ignoring the encirclement from behind and to the left and right, the allied forces quickly began a mass charge, facing the enemy head-on.

This tactic quickly proved effective. As Cai Ran had anticipated, the allied forces would break out in different directions. Therefore, only 100,000 enemy troops broke out from Luowen County, while the remaining 40,000 to 50,000 were left in the city. Thus, it was easy for the allied forces of 500,000 to attack the 100,000 troops of the Demon Kingdom. In less than half an hour, the Demon Kingdom's army that had come out from Luowen County began to collapse.

William was unstoppable, leading the charge. None of the Demon Kingdom's lieutenants were a match for him alone. Wherever he went, fierce fires would erupt. Fire was the most revered element in the army, renowned for its powerful lethality and destructive force. William was now the best example of this.

Inside the Demon Kingdom's army, the three commanders, Baron, Julian, and Chen Han, watched William charging back and forth in their own ranks with eyes blazing with fury. However, having learned from the mistakes of Si Yun and Fang Rongxue, the three did not scatter even though their ranks were in dire straits. Instead, they focused their attack on William.

As an orc, William was born with extremely strong perception abilities, which in Su Yang's world was called the perception of killing intent or intuition. In this world, this orc talent was known as "Yuan Domain Sensing". William quickly sensed that three powerful auras were locking onto him. After killing the demon in front of him, he stood with his sword drawn, turned around and immediately locked onto Baron and the other two.

The three of them stopped in their tracks. For a moment, time seemed to slow down. Soldiers were fighting each other, with dust swirling in the air and blood splattering from their bodies. Every now and then, a few clusters of elemental energy would flash by. After only a brief moment of eye contact, the battle would erupt again.

Baron and his two companions formed a battle group, charging towards William in a triangular formation. William showed no fear, charging towards the three alone. The first to engage was Baron, who was at the forefront and the strongest of the three. Although he was only at the sixth rank, one level lower than William, he still met William's powerful slash head-on. After all, William did not unleash elemental power in this slash, which was due to the fighting habits of orcs.

However, the force of this strike was considerable. As an orc, William possessed the most robust physique of all races. Just as Baron parried the blow, Julian and Chen Han arrived, attacking from the left and right. One thrust out a spear, while the other unleashed condensed elemental power from his palm.

Seeing this, William withdrew his longsword and parried the thrusting spear. At the same time, he turned to the side, narrowly avoiding the powerful elemental force. Soon he sensed something else, and with a somersault, he jumped backward. As soon as he landed, the warhorse he had been riding was split in two.

At this moment, all three of Baron's men activated their elemental powers. One was a sixth-tier elementalist, and the other two were high-level fifth-tier elementalists. The elemental reactions they emitted were enough to keep low-ranking soldiers away. Seeing this, William laughed heartily, "The demons are nothing special!" Then, his aura changed, and flames overflowed from his armor, instantly melting it and revealing his muscular physique. At the same time, his body swelled up, and his fangs visibly grew longer. With a deafening roar, William was completely unleashed.

The two sides clashed again. Baron and Chen Han's main element was fire, while Julian's elemental power was slightly weaker and his rank was the lowest among the four. Therefore, he mostly assisted from the sidelines, while Baron and Chen Han mainly took on the offensive.

The three fire elements intertwined, and although they fought back and forth, their power was ultimately inferior to that of William, who was at the sixth rank and first level. Moreover, William had entered a berserk state. William's speed and strength increased further. After knocking back Baron with one blow, he seized the opportunity, took a step forward, and flashed in front of Julian, raising his greatsword to slash down.

Fire elemental energy clung to the greatsword, cleaving Julian's weapon and himself in two with a single strike. However, William did not come without a price. Chen Han took over the attack from Baron, his spear piercing William's back and emerging from his chest.

But William, in his berserk state, seemed to possess immense vitality. He merely paused, not giving Chen Han a chance to draw his spear, and turned to strike with his sword. Fortunately, Baron charged over again at that moment, helping Chen Han barely dodge the blow, and the three of them resumed their battle.

However, the severely injured William was facing two high-level elementals, and in the end, he was no match for their combined attack and was defeated. All of this happened too quickly; the battle between the four lasted only five or six minutes before the outcome was decided. By the time Chu Angjie and Yi Zhiyong arrived, William had already died.

Even though they lost a major commander, the morale of the allied forces was not seriously affected. Under the command of Chu Angjie and Yi Zhiyong, the allied forces continued to charge, forcing the Demon Kingdom troops back to the walls of Luowen County. Some soldiers had already begun to split up and head to the north and south gates, preparing to break into the city.

Just when the situation seemed to be going well, two groups of demonic troops suddenly appeared from the side. These two armies were full of energy and exceptionally brave, moving as if they were in an empty field. They attacked the allied forces from behind, constantly stirring up trouble and desperately trying to prevent the allied forces from breaching the city gates. These two troops were temporarily dispatched by Cai Ran. He had been observing the allied forces' movements from a short distance away. When he discovered that the allied forces were breaking out towards Luowen County, he immediately ordered the newly arrived volunteer army to urgently redeploy these two troops, waiting for this moment to play their role.

Because the sudden arrival of troops on the battlefield hindered the allied forces' siege progress, the allied forces were unable to capture Luowen County for a long time. At the same time, the pursuing Demon Kingdom army had also arrived. Under the encirclement and suppression of the city's defenders, the defenders below the city, and the pursuing army outside the city, the allied forces' formation was shattered. Yi Zhiyong, who was originally with Chu Angjie, had disappeared without a trace. Seeing that it was impossible to reverse the defeat, Chu Angjie could only lead the remaining troops to break through to the north.

Thus, the Battle of Luowen County officially ended with the defeat of the allied forces.

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