novellaaa Chapter 54 City Siege!
Chapter 54 City Siege!
Boom!
Beneath the city gate, several figures, each over two meters tall and wearing iron helmets with ox horns, resembling mountains of flesh, slammed into the large iron gate that had fallen over the county town.
The gate was covered with spikes, but the several fleshy mountains seemed oblivious and continued to collide with each other!
The incredibly heavy gate was shaken violently by the impact, and some of the iron spikes on it were knocked askew or even broken!
In contrast, those mountains of flesh remained unharmed; even the iron spikes couldn't pierce their flesh!
This scene stunned everyone who witnessed it on the city wall!
"Is this even human?!" This thought crossed the minds of many.
Looking at the several mountains of flesh with their glowing blue eyes, Zhao An felt that they must have used some kind of Moon Clan technique to make their bodies as tough as refined iron, undamaged and indestructible!
"Oil!" Tao Jinyi remained calm and composed, giving instructions.
The wooden barrel crashed down, instantly bursting into flames that engulfed the mountains of flesh. It was thought that the gate would be safe for the time being.
However, a silver spear shot from afar and pierced straight into the gate.
The next moment, a chill, like a gust of wind, spread out in circles along the fallen silver spear.
The oil that was originally burning was frozen solid, and the flames were extinguished.
"Damn it!"
"Now that the people of this month can manipulate ice and cold, even kerosene is useless!" Xu Hong broke out in a cold sweat. He had just intended to seek refuge with this county magistrate, but he didn't want to see the county fall.
Zhao An looked at the silver spear that was constantly emitting a cold aura, then suddenly drew his bow, nocked an arrow, aimed, and shot.
The internal energy was transformed into a beam using the penetrating finger technique, bursting forth from the fingertip, and the iron arrow arrived in an instant.
Like a precision-guided missile, it not only knocked the silver spear away, but also shot and killed a mountain of flesh that had just gotten up, its head exploding and its semen and flesh splattering everywhere!
"Add more oil!" Tao Jinyi gave the order knowingly.
Another barrel fell, sending up a large burst of flames.
The next moment, another silver spear flew from behind.
However, this time, Tao Jin was quick-witted and fired an arrow, which knocked the silver spear away in mid-air.
This aerial interception technique was truly amazing; Zhao An admitted he couldn't do it yet.
With this back-and-forth exchange, both sides had their own methods, the city gates were temporarily held, and the siege became a tug-of-war.
[Those who have committed numerous evils will be accepted as sinful souls!]
[Those who have committed numerous evils will be accepted as sinful souls!]
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Zhao An relentlessly fired at the red-named Moon Clan members below the city, like a tireless human artillery platform.
At the same time, streams of Moon Human souls flew up from below and were thrown into the Soul Pool.
Before long, dozens more new souls floated in the Soul Pool, their cries of agony rising and falling. The process of washing away sins and ego was undoubtedly extremely painful.
Now it's the turn of these sinful Lunarians to taste the endless bitterness of this.
A hand axe covered in silver frost flew upwards toward his head.
Zhao An tilted his head and easily dodged it.
On this city wall, he never let his guard down.
Another grappling hook landed on the city wall and seized it.
Beneath the long rope of the grappling hook, a Lunarian warrior was rapidly striding and pulling himself upwards at an incredible speed.
If left unattended, they could reach the top of the city wall in just a few breaths!
Just as he emerged from the city wall, before he could even rejoice in being the first to scale the wall, a flash of cold light streaked across the sky, and Zhao An severed his head, his headless corpse falling to the ground below.
However, although the area he was in was impregnable.
However, the city wall was extremely wide, and before long, Lunarian warriors were able to climb up to other locations.
Chaos broke out in many places on the city wall, with sounds of hacking and slashing echoing everywhere.
Fortunately, General Tao Jinyi was a capable and shrewd general who was also skilled at deploying troops. He was able to fill the gaps in time and prevent the city walls from falling completely.
As the hand-to-hand combat unfolded, the casualties on both sides inevitably escalated further.
But overall, the attacking side always suffers greater losses and casualties.
Such a strong attack comes at the greatest cost.
Tao Jinyi's strategy was to wear down the enemy until they could no longer afford the losses and greater costs, at which point they would naturally retreat.
However, many factors can influence the course of a battle.
Inside the city, a group of madmen were killing people indiscriminately on the streets, committing endless slaughter!
Two people are in first place.
A strong and powerful man with messy hair, a full beard, and wearing prison clothes with the character "囚" (prisoner) on them.
The other man was a young master, carrying a sword and with a jade pendant and a folding fan at his waist.
The prisoner was none other than He Zhang, the county magistrate who had just been rescued from prison.
Behind him followed a group of prisoners, some of whom were wanted criminals, and others were former military personnel who had been imprisoned with him.
Their poor defense of the city, lax military discipline, and suspicion of corruption and bribery made it normal for them to be singled out and sent to prison by the new magistrate.
Now that he has escaped from prison, his crime is even more serious, and he has no chance of survival if he stays in the city.
He Zhang had no choice but to cooperate with the remnants of the Black Wind Stronghold around him in order to escape the city!
On the distant city walls, shouts of battle shook the heavens, flames and black smoke billowed, and thunderous roars echoed from time to time.
"See, I didn't lie to you. The Moon Clan army is already attacking the city. It's our time to make our mark. As long as we work together from the inside and outside to open the city gates, the Moon Clan will treat us well and we'll enjoy endless wealth and glory!"
"You can even take the magistrate's head yourself!" Liang Yuan, who looked like a young master, pointed his sword at the distant city wall and laughed.
He Zhang's expression shifted between light and dark as he coldly stared at the person beside him.
"I'll retrieve that magistrate's head myself. Your Black Wind Stronghold isn't any better!"
Liang Yuan chuckled lightly, completely unconcerned by He Zhang's threatening gaze.
"Let's hurry, this is our only way out. The pursuers I've diverted will be here soon."
On the city wall, the fighting grew increasingly fierce, and from time to time, the corpses of county soldiers and warriors fell from the wall.
The magistrate stood below the city gate, reluctant to leave.
Suddenly a group of people surged into the street and headed straight for the magistrate's location.
"Protect the magistrate!" The guard was the first to notice, stepping in front of the magistrate and shouting.
Several squads of soldiers accompanied them and immediately rushed towards the group of bandits.
However, a barrage of crossbow bolts caught many of the soldiers off guard and caused several of them to fall.
He Zhang took the lead, twisting the head off a soldier with his large hand, and met Tao Heng's fierce gaze.
The next moment, He Zhang snatched a knife and charged straight at Tao Heng, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye.
"What are those two doing, Jin Er and Jin San!" Tao Jin Si frowned. As the only remaining personal guard by the magistrate's side, he was stretched thin and the difficulty of protecting Tao Heng had increased dramatically.
Seeing He Zhang approaching, he had no choice but to draw his sword and step forward.
He wanted to finish the fight quickly, but He Zhang knew that the guards of the city were highly skilled. Having learned his lesson once, he decided to fight them at a distance.
Another figure seemed to sweep past on the wind, also heading straight for Tao Heng.
This person was none other than the young master-like figure.
He was also Liang Yuan, the second-in-command of Black Wind Stronghold.