Chapter 67: "Illusionary World and Despair: Lin Xiao's Counterattack"
The night was like a thick black cloth, tightly wrapping the entire Fantasy World Continent, with stars twinkling in it, like mysterious eyes peeping at the earth. On the watchtower of the ancient castle, Lin Xiao's lonely figure looked particularly thin in the cold wind. She tightly grasped the cold stone railing, looking firmly into the distance, at the battlefield full of war, her heart full of worry and determination.
"When will this damned chaotic world end!" Lin Xiao bit her lip, frowned, and muttered to herself. The wind blew her hair wantonly, but she was unaware of it, and her eyes became more determined.
At this time, Mo Yu hurriedly climbed up the watchtower, his footsteps sounded particularly heavy in the silent night. His face was filled with deep fatigue and unconcealed anxiety, and his eyes revealed a hint of despair.
"Xiao'er, the situation is terrible! The enemy troops are already at the gates of the city like a tide. There is a huge gap between our military strength and theirs. I'm afraid we will die in this battle!" Mo Yu panted heavily, his voice trembling.
Lin Xiao turned her head, looked at Mo Yu with sharp eyes, and said loudly: "What are you afraid of! We have come all the way and have seen all kinds of storms? You want us to surrender because of this little difficulty? Absolutely impossible!" She clenched her fists and her body trembled slightly with anger.
Mo Yu sighed helplessly, his voice low: "But, the reality is in front of us, we can't be blindly optimistic."
"No buts!" Lin Xiao's eyes widened with anger. "We must find a way to break the situation. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we can't give up!"
At this moment, a soldier came running in panic, knelt on one knee with a plop, and reported in a hurried voice: "Report! The enemy outside the city sent a messenger, asking us to surrender."
Lin Xiao sneered, his eyes full of disdain: "Surrender? Don't even think about it! Go tell the messenger to go back and tell the enemy generals that we would rather die than surrender!"
Mo Yu frowned and said hesitantly: "Xiao'er, maybe we can listen to their conditions first, maybe there will be a chance of turning around."
"What are you listening to!" Lin Xiao turned around and yelled at Mo Yu: "Mo Yu, how can you have such an idea? How can we easily compromise our dignity and beliefs!"
Mo Yu lowered his head and said helplessly: "I just don't want everyone to die in vain. After all, this is a battle with a huge disparity in strength."
Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "Okay, bring the messenger up."
The messenger walked in arrogantly with a scornful smile on his face. "You have no way out. Surrender is your only wise choice. Otherwise, when the city is captured, you will die!"
Lin Xiao looked at him with contempt and said sarcastically, "Go back and tell your general that he can just dream of us surrendering! Even if we fight to the last man, we will never surrender!"
The messenger sneered and threatened: "Humph, then you can just wait for the city to be destroyed, people to die, and blood to flow like a river!"
After the messenger left, Lin Xiao and Mo Yu fell into deep thought. There was a dead silence in the castle, with only the whistling of the wind and the faint sound of war in the distance.
Suddenly, Lin Xiao seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Mo Yu, I have a solution!"
Mo Yu asked anxiously: "What method? Tell me quickly!"
Lin Xiao lowered his voice and told Mo Yu his plan in detail.
After hearing this, Mo Yu showed a pleasant surprise on his face, but soon turned to worry: "Will this work? The risk is too great."
"We'll know if it works if we try!" Lin Xiao's eyes were firm, "This is our only chance."
Then, Lin Xiao began to make arrangements nervously. She summoned all the generals and arranged every detail in detail. The generals looked serious and listened to her instructions carefully.
"This operation must succeed and not fail! Does everyone understand?" Lin Xiao asked loudly.
"Understood!" The generals answered in unison, and their voices echoed in the castle.
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, looked into the distance again, and prayed silently in his heart that the plan would be successful.
At this time, in the enemy camp, the generals were discussing the strategy for attacking the city.
"The castle is already in our hands. Let's launch an all-out attack tomorrow morning!" the enemy general said confidently.
"General, be careful, they may have some conspiracy." A deputy general warned.
"Hmph, with their limited military strength, what kind of waves can they make?" said the enemy general with disdain.
The next day, just after the sun rose, the enemy launched a fierce attack. On the city wall, Lin Xiao and Mo Yu personally commanded the battle, and the soldiers fought hard to resist the enemy's attack.
"Hit me hard!" Lin Xiao shouted loudly, waving the sword in his hand, his face covered with sweat and blood.
Mo Yu did not retreat either. He led the troops and fought a desperate battle with the enemy.
Just when the battle was at a stalemate, Lin Xiao's plan began to take shape. A surprise force rushed out from behind the enemy and disrupted the enemy's formation.
"What's going on?" The enemy general was horrified.
"General, we've been ambushed!" the deputy general shouted.
Lin Xiao took the opportunity to lead his soldiers to launch a counterattack, and for a while, the enemy fell into chaos.
"Charge!" Lin Xiao shouted, leading the soldiers to rush towards the enemy like a tiger descending from the mountain.
The battlefield was filled with the sound of killing and the blood dyed the earth red.
After a fierce battle, the enemy finally began to collapse.
"Don't let them run away!" Lin Xiao shouted.
The soldiers' morale was boosted and they began to pursue the enemy.
In the end, Lin Xiao and Mo Yu successfully repelled the enemy and the castle was temporarily saved.
"We won!" the soldiers cheered.
Lin Xiao and Mo Yu sat tiredly on the city wall, looking into the distance, their hearts filled with emotion.
However, they know that this is only a temporary victory, and there are more challenges waiting for them in the future...