Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

Time flies, and two years have passed since the establishment of the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall.

"drive!"

"drive!"

Clang!

Click!

At the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall's large horse training ground, the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall's Asura General was conducting mounted combat training with one of his Asura Knight Commanders.

For safety reasons, in addition to the necessary heavy armor protection, the two replaced their original standard heavy knight lances with wooden knight lances used for training.

However, due to the unique training methods used by the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall, even when using only wooden knight lances for training, the power they can unleash is still quite formidable.

Thanks to this, when the figures of the Asura General and the Asura Knight Commander of the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall crossed paths, the wooden knight lances in their hands broke on the spot when they struck the heavy armor of the other, unable to withstand the enormous force.

But for the Asura Iron Cavalry who were watching, such intense scenes were already commonplace.

Because they broke quite a few wooden lances every time they trained each other in mounted combat and charges.

Some broke during mutual practice of mounted combat, while others snapped on the spot when they charged and forced their way through too many training dummies in a short period of time.

Of course, not all Shura Iron Cavalry can be equipped with standard heavy knight lances.

Due to differences in physique among the Shura Iron Cavalry, they can be further divided into heavy iron cavalry and light iron cavalry.

Heavy armored cavalry, as the name suggests, refers to the Shura cavalry equipped with heavy armor and heavy lances.

Most of the selected Shura Knight commanders belong to the heavy armored cavalry.

Lightly armed cavalry refers to the Shura cavalry equipped with medium-sized iron armor and spears or long swords.

Compared to heavily armored cavalry, which excels at frontal charges and head-on confrontations, lightly armored cavalry is better suited for mounted combat.

In detail, heavy cavalry excels at confronting enemies who can form defensive formations such as shield walls. They can easily tear through multiple lines of defense and inflict heavy damage.

The weakness of heavy cavalry lies in their ineffectiveness against large groups, as their heavy lances are not the kind of weapons suitable for sweeping attacks.

Therefore, once attacked by a group, heavily armored cavalry often find it difficult to deal with them.

Of course, this is on the premise that you can force the heavily armored cavalry to stop in their charging state.

Light cavalry excels at pursuit and close-quarters mounted combat.

Because they carry less weight than heavily armored cavalry, lightly armored cavalry have a unique natural advantage in pursuing fleeing enemies.

In addition, the spears or longswords in the hands of lightly armed cavalry are particularly suitable for sweeping attacks, so once attacked by a group, lightly armed cavalry can often wipe out a large number of enemies in one fell swoop.

Unlike the heavily armored cavalry, the lightly armored cavalry were equipped with a standard-issue shield in addition to their standard-issue spears or longswords.

And there's nothing we can do about it.

Because the heavy armor of the heavily armored cavalry can ignore most ranged attacks and even withstand a hail of arrows to launch a charge.

Ordinary arrows, when they hit fully armed, heavily armored cavalry, will either bounce off or have their arrowheads break off.

Those who were unlucky would only be hit by arrows in the soft armor of their joints, but this was no big deal for the heavily armored cavalry with their strong physiques.

While lightly armored cavalry may have some protection against ranged attacks due to their armor, their casualty rate would be greatly increased if they were caught in a hail of arrows.

Left with no other choice, Lan Tian had to personally design and forge a standard iron cavalry shield to enhance the ranged defense capabilities of the lightly armed cavalry.

Seeing that the Asura Iron Cavalry had officially taken shape in the distance, Lan Tian couldn't help but smile with satisfaction:

"Ten thousand heavily armored cavalry and thirty thousand lightly armored cavalry, once we engage in battle with other demon gods and their retinues on the Great Plains..."

"It's hard to imagine how unequal the casualty rates will be at that time."

Luo Xue, who was observing from the side, continued speaking in the same vein as Lan Tian.

"Brother, do the Asura Iron Cavalry really have such formidable combat power?"

Fukalos, nestled in Lantian's arms, playfully shook her head and looked up at Lantian, asking a question.

"hehe…"

Lan Tian smiled slightly at this, then lowered his head and patiently explained to Fukaros, who knew nothing about military matters:

"Of course, even though the Iron Cavalry's melee ability is similar to that of the Guards, this is a last resort after the battle pets have been killed."

As he spoke, Blue Sky looked up and gestured for Fucaros to look towards the horse training ground ahead, then explained:

"The Shura Iron Cavalry may not have the advantage in a head-on battle, but what if it's the Shura Iron Cavalry charging at you?"

As soon as Lan Tian finished speaking, the female Shura general in the distance shouted and, holding a wooden knight's lance used for training, launched the Shura Iron Cavalry's signature skill—Death Charge—at the training dummies that her comrades had placed in advance!

boom!

Under the Asura General's deadly charge, two training dummies that had been able to withstand several shots from the Asura Guards were instantly pierced by the wooden knight's lance in the Asura General's hand with overwhelming force.

Relying on its heavy armor, General Shura's battle pet smashed several training dummies to pieces.

Before this, only the Shura Dragon Guards, renowned for their strength, could shatter training dummies with a single blow within the Shura Hall.

Upon seeing this, Fukalos's pupils shrank dramatically, and he covered his wide-open mouth with both hands in astonishment.

"Look, such a powerful charge, even the Asura General of the Guardian Branch Hall is not confident that he can withstand it."

Amidst the cheers of the Asura Iron Cavalry in the distance, Lan Tian smiled and explained to Fukaros in his arms.

Fukaros, still reeling from the shock, nodded somewhat blankly upon hearing this.

Seeing his little girl looking so absent-minded, Lan Tian couldn't help but tug at the stubborn little tuft of hair on Fukaros's forehead.

"Hey, stop pulling!"

Fukaros quickly slapped away Lantian's mischievous hand and glared at him reproachfully.

"Hey~"

"Hey, what do you mean?"

……

"hehe…"

Luo Xue, standing to the side, covered her mouth and chuckled as she watched the two flirting.

"Report!"

Just then, a Shura Iron Cavalryman rode up to Lan Tian and the others.

"What is it, soldiers?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Tian immediately stopped smiling, stood up, and looked at the Shura Iron Cavalryman with a serious expression, exuding an aura of domineering authority.

"According to General Shadow's personal investigation, there are unusual circumstances occurring on the sea surface northeast of Guixiuli. We hope that Lord Shura can go and investigate!"

The Asura Iron Cavalryman reported in a strong and clear voice, while handing an urgent envelope to Lan Tian.

"News from Shadow? It seems things are not looking good..."

After reading the envelope in his hand, Lan Tian immediately took it seriously.

Because this Shadow is the Asura General who manages the Shadow Branch Hall, his loyalty is beyond question.

Incidentally, the Shura Knights are not only found inside the city walls; some of them are tasked with patrolling and scouting outside the city.

For example, there are the Shura Rangers and Shura Iron Cavalry who can move quickly, and the Shura Shadow Guards who are good at stalking in secret.

After thinking for a moment, Lan Tian asked:

"Has this matter been informed of Emperor Yan?"

Upon hearing this, the Asura Iron Cavalryman immediately shook his head and replied:

"No, as soon as I received the letter from General Shadow, I rushed over without having time to inform His Majesty. However, I did unexpectedly meet Lord Guizhong and Lord Ruotuo on the way."

"Have you been informed?"

This time, it was Luo Xue, who was with Fukalos, who spoke up.

"nature."

The Asura Iron Cavalry nodded.

"Well done, soldiers."

Lan Tian nodded approvingly, then turned to Luo Xue and instructed her:

"Go and gather the Asura warriors to prepare for battle."

"I obey the command of the God of War, Asura!"

Luo Xue responded solemnly and then led Fukaros toward the main hall of the Asura Palace.

"Soldiers, return to your respective branch halls and inform General Ling Shuang of this news."

Ling Shuang, also known as the Asura General of the Iron Cavalry Branch Hall.

"I obey the command of the God of War, Asura!"

The Asura Iron Cavalryman accepted the order and rode his horse toward the horse training ground.

Upon seeing this, Lan Tian immediately set off towards the northeast direction of Gui Xiuli.

Before long, Lan Tian's figure landed on an outer city wall in the northeast of Guixiuli.

"What... is this?"

After greeting the Thousand Rock Army and the Asura Knights stationed on the city wall, Lan Tian subconsciously looked up at the sea level and was immediately stunned.

The reason was that Lantian saw countless seafoods landing on the beach, numbering in the tens of millions.

"Holy...fuck?"

Lan Tian's lips twitched violently. Somewhat disbelieving, he activated his Asura Vision for a more detailed observation.

Under the Shura's vision, a large group of octopus-like soft-bodied creatures were scrambling to crawl out of the sea and slowly wriggled towards Gui Xiuli.

In addition, these soft-bodied creatures are covered in a lot of slime, and even from a distance, Blue Sky can smell a faint fishy odor emanating from them.

From a distance, it can send chills down your spine, and those with trypophobia would probably just turn a blind eye and not dare to look at it at all.