Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

"Morax, Blue Sky is truly a cunning rabbit with three burrows."

Gui Zhong, who was directing Fu She and his Thousand Rock Army to transport the Gui Zhong machine parts, twitched his ear and turned to tease Morax.

"On the surface, the sea dike defense line was a calculated move, but in reality, the Tianheng Mountain defense line was also a calculated move."

After saying that, Gui Zhong couldn't help but cover his face and chuckle mischievously.

Morax rubbed his chin thoughtfully and nodded, saying:

"In my old friend's plan, the seawall defense line can only be considered the visible combat zone; the Tianheng Mountain defense line is the real combat zone."

Gui Zhong nodded in agreement.

Subsequently, Ruo Tuo, who had returned to Gui Xiu Li, also led many Shura Knights to this place to build a seawall together with Morax and Gui Zhong.

Between the well-defended seawall and the loosely defended Tianheng Mountain, there is no doubt which location would yield the greatest benefit from an attack.

However... the Tianheng Mountain defense line at this time was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

On Mount Tianheng, Lantian and Maxius are rapidly excavating a tunnel in the mountaintop tunnel leading to the hollow passage at the foot of Mount Tianheng.

"Marcus, we may suffer a crushing defeat at Tianheng Mountain. Have you made arrangements for wartime food supplies?"

While using his divine sense to perceive his location, the blue sky, shaped like a rock, used the power of rock element to carve out a solid stone wall.

"Master, as you have arranged, Luo Xue and the others who will arrive later will bring enough supplies to last for half a year to guard the Tianheng Mountain defense line."

While mobilizing divine power to reinforce the tunnel, Maxius behind him reported.

As if he had thought of something, Maxius frowned slightly and said:

"But Master, are you sure there won't be any demon gods among the enemy forces that invade Tianheng Mountain?"

"It's highly unlikely, but we can't rule out the possibility that they might resort to desperate measures, however..."

Blue Sky stopped what he was doing, turned to look at Maxius behind him, and patted him on the shoulder:

"When the time comes, I will take action!"

Blue Sky's resounding words gave Maxius a strong sense of security.

Marcius paused for a moment, then came to his senses and nodded seriously:

"I believe you, Master!"

Lan Tian smiled slightly at this, then turned around and continued digging the tunnel.

Half an hour later, at the foot of Tianheng Mountain, cracks began to appear on the stone wall on one side of the passage, and then rocks began to fall off from the inside out.

boom!

Once the space had expanded somewhat, Lan Tian kicked off with his side foot, shattering the rocks blocking his path on the stone wall.

"Hmm... the passage here is well-hidden, suitable for the next operation."

Emerging from the tunnel, Lantian shook the dust off his face, glanced at the massive rocks on either side of the entrance, nodded in satisfaction, and then frowned:

"However, I'd like some finishing touches."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Tian grabbed Maxius, who had just reinforced the tunnel entrance, and then switched to his Mangrove form. He used his grass elemental power to create a lush thicket of trees above the tunnel entrance, which then covered it up.

However, simply hiding the tunnel entrance was far from enough, so Lantian also encouraged the growth of grass around it to further conceal the tunnel entrance to the greatest extent possible.

"Yeah! That's almost it."

Blue Sky and Marcus clapped their hands in satisfaction at the same time.

"Master, the next step is to arrange the personnel deployment and the placement of supplies. By the way, how many troops will Luo Xue lead?"

While everyone discussed the matter, the specific personnel transfers were decided by the leaders of their respective departments and their subordinates.

The deployment of combat personnel for the Asura Hall was determined through rigorous discussions among the six current Asura Generals and Blue Sky, while the deployment of combat personnel for the Thousand Rocks Group was decided through discussions among numerous Thousand Rocks instructors and Morax.

Maxius, who was providing logistical and food support to both, was naturally unaware of this.

"Well... without affecting the existing human defenses of the seawall, Luo Xue can mobilize a maximum of three thousand of her elite guards. The rest will be mostly deployed to the seawall for defense."

As Lan Tian was excavating storage rooms in the tunnel, he explained to Maxius.

"Of course, besides the Guardian Legion led by Luo Xue, Mi Lai will also personally lead a thousand elite Asura Archers to assist in the battle, after all..."

Blue Sky turned his head and raised an eyebrow at Maxius, who was marking the area:

“A good commander wouldn’t be foolish enough to expose their weakness of having no ranged attack capabilities to the enemy from the very beginning.”

Marcus nodded in deep agreement:

"indeed so."

After all, this is not like war in a game, where the enemy sends units that are countered by your own units to fight you. Real war is often about killing the enemy at all costs.

Either you die or I die!

Just as Lan Tian and Maxius were pondering how to rationally allocate wartime supplies in the tunnel, Luo Xue and Mi Lai, fully armed, arrived at Tianheng Mountain on the four flying swords sent out by Lan Tian, ​​leading three thousand elite Shura Guards and one thousand Shura Archers, carrying supplies.

Unlike in the past, all the Shura Knights led in this operation, whether ordinary Shura Knights or Shura Knight Captains, had red patterns on parts of their Shura armor, distinguishing them from the Shura Knights usually seen on the streets of Guixiuli.

After the flying swords made an emergency landing, the four thousand Asura soldiers quickly assembled according to their respective squad configurations under the command of the four hundred knight commanders. Under Luo Xue's serious gaze, they formed neat columns and square formations!

A chilling atmosphere, unique to the iron-willed soldiers, enveloped the summit of Tianheng Mountain as the troops completed their assembly.

"Reporting to General Luo Xue, the four thousand soldiers have assembled. Please give instructions!"

After confirming the number of participants, Mi Lai, who was serving as the deputy commander of this operation, jogged up to Luo Xue, gave her a military salute, and gave a powerful report, looking quite heroic.

"Enter the queue!"

Luo Xue looked at Mi Lai seriously and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Mi Lai responded, turned around and returned to her position, standing solemnly with the surrounding soldiers as they looked at Luo Xue in front of the formation.

Given the importance of this operation, Luo Xue, who is always skilled at wielding a long spear and leading the charge, also brought her personal heavy shield, which she hadn't used for a long time.

Just like the custom-made Shura General armor with ice-blue patterns that Luo Xue wore, Luo Xue's heavy shield also had ice-blue patterns as decoration.

"Asura is with you!"

Luo Xue planted the end of her spear on the ground with her right hand and leaned her heavy shield against herself with her left, making a crisp sound, and performed a knightly salute unique to the Asura Guards in front of her.

"Soldiers, do you know the purpose of our operation?"

Upon hearing this, apart from Milai, the soldiers in front of him, though somewhat puzzled, did not whisper among themselves. Instead, they quickly composed themselves and shouted in unison:

"We obey the command of the Asura War God!"

Luo Xue was quite satisfied with everyone's answers. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on her usually aloof and cold face, but she quickly suppressed it and spoke with a spirited air:

"As instructed by the God of War, in this operation, we will take over from our brothers and sisters who were previously stationed here, becoming a powerful force in the defense of Tianheng Mountain. We will block and defend against the enemy who are about to land on the coast, launch a surprise attack on the Tianheng Mountain defense, and directly attack the rear of Guixiu Li City! This operation is called Operation Spartan! And we are the Spartan Legion in charge of this operation!"

Facing the slightly puzzled yet irrepressibly fierce gazes of the crowd, Luo Xue first glanced around at the solemn, handsome, or dashing faces before her, paused, and then shouted loudly:

“I know that some of you may not know what ‘Sparta’ means, but at this moment, you will all know!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Xue turned to face the only beach in the southern part of Tianheng Mountain where a landing could be carried out, the tip of her gun pointing straight ahead, and said firmly:

"The word 'Sparta' is a symbol of our legion's resilience, courage, and fearlessness in the face of difficulties! The God of War himself has even hailed it as the 'Spartan Spirit'!"

Luo Xue suddenly turned around and looked at everyone. Her ice-blue cloak fluttered slightly in the wind due to the sudden movement.

Luo Xue's emotions also became agitated as a result:

"Being a member of the Spartan Legion not only means that we have successfully passed the most brutal special training and tests set by the God of War, but also that we are the elite of the elite, selected from hundreds by the Asura Hall, and Spartan warriors capable of handling any arduous battle!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Luo Xue unleashed a powerful display of emotion, raising her hand and shouting sternly at the crowd:

"We are resilient! Brave! Unyielding! Unafraid of difficulties! Undeterred by powerful enemies! Undeterred by death! Capable of fighting, battling, and annihilating! We will fight the enemy to the bitter end! We will make the enemy tremble with fear when they face our Spartan Legion, our Asura Hall, and even the existence of Gui Xiu Li! Fight! Fight! Fight!"

With each shout of "Fight!", Luo Xue would raise her spear high into the sky, displaying the boldness and majesty of a great general!

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Moved by Luo Xue's sincerity, all the Shura Guards and Shura Archers present, who were already excited, raised their weapons and shouted along with Luo Xue. The morale of the crowd reached an unprecedented height!

"Asura is with you! Let us fight the enemy to the bitter end!"

Seeing that everyone's emotions had been stirred up, Luo Xue simply went for it and shouted out the classic motto of the Asura Palace!

"Asura is with you! Let us fight the enemy to the bitter end!"

"Shura is with you! Let us fight the enemy to the bitter end!"

"Asura is with you! Let us fight the enemy to the bitter end!"

……

Behind them, just after explaining the meaning of the word "Sparta" to Marcosius, before Blue Sky and Marcosius had even left the tunnel, they heard the soldiers' rousing shouts outside.

The two exchanged a glance before slowly emerging from the tunnel.

Looking at Luo Xue's heroic and beautiful back view and the inspired soldiers in front of her, Lan Tian and Marcius couldn't help but smile at each other. They both looked at Luo Xue, who was already showing the aura of a leader, with admiration and were filled with emotion.