Prologue Chapter 50: Alliance with Demon Beasts
The leader led a large group into the city, and finally stopped at the bottom of the nine-story tower where Su Wen was. I chose a place with a good line of sight and made a quick gesture.
Some of the sergeants quickly took off their armor and left the main road and ran into the woods, and after a while, they dragged out some boxes and loaded them on the wagon. Su Wen only saw some old and dilapidated boxes, but he didn't know what was inside.
A group of people passed under the tower, and Su Wen quickly retracted his head and held his breath.
A voice came from downstairs: "There is a tower here, do you want to go up and have a look?"
"It's okay, the view from above is wide, you two go up. ”
No one answered, and judging by the footsteps, two men entered the tower.
Su Wen cat bent down, clenched the spear, and slowed her breathing. With a gleam in his eyes, he licked his lips, ready to wait for the two of them to show their heads by surprise.
Someone said as he walked up the stairs: "Do you have to search all these houses?" My feet are all weak. ”
"You were tired from climbing Qingfeng Tower last night, right? Isn't that right? Isn't the girl in Qingfeng Tower tasteful enough?"
"Go... Say a few words, let the adult hear, and be careful to withhold your salary. ”
Halfway up the climb, I heard another person enter the tower and shout upwards: "You two don't have to go up, I've been on it all morning, and there's nothing on it." It's almost over, ready to go. ”
The two responded, and someone said, "Hey, you saved Grandpa's life, and my feet are weak when I climb." Turning downstairs, Su Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he dare to let go of the spear in his hand. Exchange glances with Su Mei: It's so dangerous, I'm afraid we'll bump into that person if we come a little earlier.
There are too many empty houses in Su Immortal City, and this team should know that there are demon beasts operating in the city. I'm afraid that something will happen if I delay for a long time. Someone urged the soldiers to finish moving the boxes as soon as possible, and then the signal was issued. When the team leader saw the signal, he breathed a sigh of relief and finally put his mind at ease. said to the people around him: "This thousand-mile trip cost a lot, but fortunately, it was not in vain. Pass the order down, stay vigilant... The king said: After returning to the meritorious deeds, the reward for meritorious deeds and the celebration banquet will be held, and there will be a three-month holiday. ”
The standard-bearer beside him was not in a hurry to give orders, and lifted his mask, a white-faced young man in his twenties, and said to the commander with a smile on his face: "The general is clever, and he only uses a hundred or so brave warriors to use this strategy of "blossoming on the tree" with ease. I'm waiting for some saddling armor, how can I get the general's great work. ”
The leader said: "The demon beast must accumulate equal strength before it will fight with the equipped knight. It can be seen that the strength of the demon beast in Su Immortal City is nothing more than that. In any case, it is best not to fight, and to complete the task is the greatest credit. ”
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Seeing that the soldiers at the lower levels were helping each other put on their armor, Su Wen had no choice but to watch the other party leave. Suddenly, a fresh breeze caressed his face, and there was a faint movement in the wind. Su Wen felt something in his heart and looked at the top of a palace next to the nine-story tower. I saw the leader of the demon beast, holding a cyan waist knife, squatting on the eaves and looking at himself. After staring at him for a moment, the monster slammed its mouth into the convoy below. Su Wen was shocked in his heart, and actually figured out what he meant, he was saying: Let's go, let's kill the following people together. The meaning of the alliance is clear and unambiguous.
Su Wen was surprised, when did this thing find mine? Why can I know what he means? Turning his head to look at Xiang Su Mei, Su Mei was also looking at the demon beast, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Su Wen looking at him. He whispered intently: "Agree to form an alliance and kill the following first." "Su Wen is a little confused, how do you communicate? However, time is pressing, if you want to fight, then the best time is now.
Su Wen nodded at the demon beast. Just do it, Su Wen has never liked to drag mud and water. Placing the compound crossbow on the tower railing aimed at the main general who was parked in the open field on horseback. I had already measured it with a scope, and it was about a hundred meters away. Su Mei also drew the arrow in his hand, and also stood up to shoot it.
The beast suddenly stood up and let out an earth-shattering roar, slapping its fists on its chest. The horses and carts were so frightened that their legs and feet were weak, and some of the horses neighed, and feces and urine flowed together. The leader did not panic, raised his eyes to look at the eaves, raised his hand and raised the crossbow in his hand, and the spear flag bearer next to him waved the flag, the roar of the demon beast did not fall, and the sound of the collapsing crossbow string was endless. Su Wen saw it clearly, and the leader of the demon beast was lying on the spot and hiding behind the rest of the mountain.
Su Wen took advantage of the leader to wind up and pulled the trigger steadily. The short steel arrow is more than 100 meters away, and it is instantaneous. With a snap, it was nailed to the leader's calf, shattering the leader's calf bone and still castrating, all the way into the mount's abdomen, the leader suffered pain, struggled slightly, and the five grab barbs popped out and stuck on the mount's ribs. Got the centaurs pinned together. The horse couldn't bear the pain, jumped up desperately, and landed on the ground with another stumbling stone. Shengsheng threw the leader off the saddle, but the crossbow arrows were stuck in the bones at both ends, and the short steel arrows were not as brittle as the carbon shafts. The leader was dragged by the horse with a wailing horse and galloped for some distance, and then fell to the ground together, crushed under the horse's body, and was still wailing.
Su Wen shot a crossbow, and the range and accuracy far exceeded expectations. In my heart, I secretly admired that this compound crossbow was worthy of the price. But he didn't dare to stop for a moment, picked up the winch and quickly wound it and loaded the arrow. Just as he was about to take aim, he found that the sergeant on the lower level who was shooting with a crossbow was down, and half of them were stuck with arrows in their bodies, and they were rolling on the ground wailing. This situation made Su Wen inexplicable.
He simply stopped aiming and looked left and right. I found dozens of crossbows sticking out from the roof of the palace and the windows of the buildings, the sound of crumbling crossbow strings was endless, and the arrows were shooting fast like water. It turned out that the demon beast got dozens of crossbows out of nowhere. Su Wen used this kind of stepping crossbow in the border city, and the rate of fire was extremely full, and he needed to use waist strength to wind his hands and feet. At this time, he was held in the hand by the demon beast, relying on his strength, pulling his arms, winding his hand, and shooting when he raised his hand. The rate of fire is several times faster than usual, but unfortunately the accuracy is lacking, and it does not know how to advance and does not know how to fire a salvo. Obviously beginners.
Although the archery is not proficient, the crossbow arrows are powerful, and some crossbow arrows are even inserted into the paved stone slabs. The cart had only had time to shoot a single round of threatening bed crossbows, and the surroundings were densely packed with crossbow arrows. No one dared to wind it again, and as a result, he was nailed to the car with a crossbow bolt, and it was obvious that he could no longer use it. The sergeants at the lower level lost more than half of them in an instant, and the rest were frightened, and they lost the cover of the cart again, and they let out a shout and fled. Some rushed to the lower level, while others spread out into the woods on either side of the road. Fortunately, the monster beast did not grasp the target of the activity accurately, and it was safer to run in the rain of arrows, only a few unlucky ones were shot to the ground, and most of them rushed into the woods safely.
Instead of hearing the fighting of the sergeants entering the woods, they let out screams one after another. Apparently there was also an ambush in the woods, and these people were touched by the monsters guarding the trees. Su Wen shook his head and sighed secretly, this demon beast is really smart, and he likes to play ambushes. This time, it was ambushed on trees and rooftops, and successfully caught humans by surprise.
Su Mei shot two rounds of throws casually, and the scene was chaotic, but she didn't know if she had hit. Seeing the ferocity of the demon beasts' crossbow shooting, they also stopped to observe, and exchanged glances with Su Wen, their eyes full of fear and worry.
Su Wen glanced at the leader of the demon beasts, this guy had already stood up, and was slapping his chest and roaring at the demon beasts, obviously extremely excited. Probably sensing that Su Wen was looking at him, he turned his head and gave Su Wen a meaningful look.
This time, Su Wen didn't understand what he meant, and simply didn't think about the problem of demon beasts, but wondered why this team of sergeants fought so badly. Neither of them were sharp, and although they were attacked by the powerful crossbows, these people did not raise their shields to form formations, nor did they guard the shield wall on the cart. But they fled separately in a panic, obviously with poor command and insufficient training.
Just as he was wondering, a hurried sound of horses' hooves came up. A few flag guns poked out of the corridor, and then a column of cavalry rushed up along the corridor. The road was wide enough, and more than a dozen mounted cavalry horses charged side by side. Taking advantage of the demon beast's inattention, the cart was surrounded in an instant. The sergeant quickly dismounted, unfurled the shield wall, and with the cover of the armored horses and carts, he shot back the demon beasts that had just come out of the woods on both sides with his crossbow.
An armored sergeant wearing a covered helmet raised his hand and fired a crossbow, which was immediately protected by two shields. The sergeant quickly lay down on the ground, pressed the pole on the crossbow arm with both feet, pulled the crossbow string with both hands, spread his body vigorously, and put the string on it with a single sound. Ya Dao Ricka on a ruler-long blue cluster armor-piercing short arrow. Squatted up and set up the crossbow machine in the gap between the two standing shields, and saw a demon beast on the top of the upper palace poking out half of its body. Steadily pressed Wangshan to the target, estimated the distance, silently recited the mantra of the eight-stone stepping * crossbow in his mouth, and found the ruler to pull the crossbow machine. I didn't look at the results, I lay back and started to wind again.
The monsters who ran out of the house could only retreat and began to fight back piecemeal. Originally, the shot was not accurate, but the shot was blocked by the shield. I don't know what material this shield is, but it can block the crossbow shooting. The two sides fired at each other for a long time, but they only heard the howl of arrows from the demon beast, and did not see the sergeant being hurt.
The sergeant wound up again in an orderly manner, and glanced at the cart, which had already begun to move. I thought to myself, after shooting this round, it was time to retreat, and when I got into the cart by myself, I would use the shield wall on the cart to shoot at the demon beast. After this mission, it's time to go back to get married, and it seems that the journey is going well. Fortunately, these monsters are not skilled enough to shoot volleys. I'm afraid it's a tough battle today. Seeing a demon beast exposing its body, he sighed, stood up and went to aim, just put the demon beast on the Wangshan Mountain, a short steel arrow penetrated his skull, bringing out a puff of red and white mixed liquid, "ding" nailed into the cart behind him, leaving only a short arrow tail.
At this time, a feather arrow fell straight from the top of his head, and seeing the sergeant standing still, Youpao Ze stood up and raised his shield to help him block an arrow, only to find that the sergeant's helmet had been pierced, and his body was standing stiff and straight. The robe pulled by his hand, and the sergeant fell straight to the ground. His friend ran but didn't make a sound, threw the body on the cart, and continued to hold the formation and fight.
Su Wen, who shot down the sergeant, got on the winch while watching Su Mei's various archery techniques. When Su Mei pulled the arrow into the portable arrow, he glanced at the position of the enemy formation by the way, took a step back, faced the sky, and let go of five shots. It was really safe and elegant, and the feathered arrows that fell from the sky made the people in the military array split their hands to raise their shields, and also affected the winding of the crossbow, and now someone must raise a shield to protect them, so they dare to lie down and wind them. Su Mei only relied on his own strength to bring back the advantage that his opponent had just gained. The demon beasts were somewhat injured and were retreating a little, seeing that the enemy's firepower had dropped. A new round of accumulation has begun.
Su Wen glanced at the leader of the demon beasts, he also happened to come over, and nodded at Su Wen, meaning that you are still powerful, Su Wen understood what he meant, and was almost thundered to the ground.
Although the sergeants were at a disadvantage, they relied on their shields to be strong, and simply shrunk the formation tighter. The shield is held up in the shape of a tortoise. Push the armoured horses to the perimeter of the shield as well. The men and horses marched around the cart, and they were about to leave the shooting realm and enter the corridor leading to the lower level. The leader of the demon beasts roared, and some of the demon beasts rushed out of the woods, targeting both sides of the corridor. As long as they have the possession, they can stone the sergeants who pass through the corridor. The sergeants also judged their intentions, turned the direction of their attacks, and shot over several demon beasts rushing over one after another, frightening the demon beasts to hesitate.
The opportunity could not be missed, the leader of the demon beasts roared angrily, and a group of demon beasts pounced directly on the shield array. But he was pierced back by the spears of the shield array. These spears were obviously extremely sharp, and the demon beast injured a few more. But just like that, the demon beasts in the woods have already grabbed both sides of the road, and they are waiting to be smashed with stones.
The sergeants were also quick to react, seeing that they were out of the range of the crossbow arrows. Bullying these monsters doesn't know how to shoot at a longer range. As soon as the spear flag waved, the shield array suddenly dispersed in formation, and the armor of the horses was very high, and most of the horses were safe and sound. Some sergeants quickly turned on their horses and instantly divided into two teams, ready to use the advantage of equipment and the momentum of their horses to sweep away the demon beasts on both sides of the road.
The leader of the demon beasts roared again, and a large number of demon beasts rushed out of their hiding places and surrounded the cart.
Su Wen and Su Mei opened their mouths wide, once again frightened by the command ability of the demon beast leader.
At this point in the battle, the decisive moment has been reached. Let's see whether the demon beasts will eat the sergeants who stayed behind in the cart first, or whether the sergeants will sweep away the demon beasts on both sides of the road first.
If the sergeants sweep both sides of the road first, let the horses run up to speed, and use the momentum to kill back. As long as the cart is not captured, it is a situation of siege. According to the equipment and training level of this team of sergeants, they repeatedly attacked several times, and basically won the battle. If the monsters eat the cart first. Then the troops divided into two ways to surround the cavalry that was blocked by the demon beasts beside the road. These cavalrymen could not get up to speed, and they could only be captured.
Su Mei also saw that although these demon beasts could use bows and arrows, their combat power was worrying, as Su Wen said, they were stronger than orangutans, but much weaker than demon beasts. I'm worried that the monster beast may not be able to deal with the mounted cavalry. He put down his bow and arrows, and drew his staff.
The monsters roared and used their hands and feet together, and rushed towards the cart like lightning. Less than half of the sergeants left behind in the cart were wounded and disabled. Even the wounded soldiers know that they should fight hard. There was no need to do any mobilization, the soldier shot the crossbow empty, immediately went to hold down the shield steadily, put the tail of the spear on the ground, and aimed the tip of the spear at the monster beast that rushed over, ready to meet a wave of impact, and then pulled out the melee weapon to secure the destiny of heaven.
The demon beast instantly rushed to a distance of only forty or fifty meters. In a moment, two people suddenly flashed out of the cart, the two of them were not panicked, and between raising their hands, they released an electric ball at the monster beast that was rushing forward, and with a "boom", a fireball exploded in the left chest of the monster. The demon beast was caught off guard, its hands and feet were twitched by electricity, and the beast's fur was also ignited by the fireballs that erupted, and it burned with a scorching smell. The electric ball is not deadly, but it destroys the physical balance of the demon beast and destroys the psychological defense. The demon beast took advantage of the momentum and rolled on the ground several times before stopping. The courage vanished in an instant. Get up and run back.
The two of them are actually immortal masters, and I saw that the two of them were flying missiles in their gestures, and they opened their bows left and right between leisurely walks, playing the ethereal momentum of wanting immortals and Buddhas, and also playing the mellow and mysterious Taoism freely. Between the lightning and flint, the bullets were not in vain, and seven or eight demon beasts were knocked over one after another. The demon beast burned unbearably, and the wails were everywhere, which frightened the other demon beasts to weaken their roars, and the speed of the impact also slowed down. The sergeants were obviously skilled in cooperating with the immortal master, and took advantage of the momentum to shout. The flat-ended spear rushed. Some of the monsters stopped abruptly, and they also wanted to turn around and run.
The leader of the demon beast probably saw that he couldn't do anything, and made a bitter face at Su Wen, Su Wen knew that it was bad, this thing was going to escape!
said that it was too late and that it was fast, and Su Mei saw that the enemy's shield array was scattered and the protection was not strict. Jiao shouted: "Look at my colorful arrows of falling leaves!" Raising his hand was a powerful fireball that exploded, and with a muffled thunder, electric snakes flew near the cart, and chain lightning swept through the air, followed by a continuous network of lightning explosions. Then a huge fireball tumbled into flames and rose into the air. The sergeant who was far away was bleeding from the seven holes of the explosion and slipped on the ground for a long time. After stopping, there is only the air left, and there is no air to enter. Those who were close didn't say a word, straightened up, and smashed into a piece of black charcoal on the ground. The immortal master who was still pointing the world a second ago happened to be standing in the center of the explosion, and was instantly torn apart, and a burst of blood mist fell from the sky, and the scene was like a river of hell blood.
The monsters were stunned by the explosion, completely forgetting that this place was still on the battlefield. Although the two teams of cavalry that had just rushed up to speed were not hit, the situation was not much better. Some of the horses were so frightened that some of them stumbled and fell to the ground, throwing the sergeant off the horse's head. Some simply jumped into the corridor and fell half to death. Some of them couldn't stop the car at all, so they ran to the end of the platform and jumped to the next floor.
After the explosion, the whole world suddenly fell silent. Taking advantage of the fact that the demon beasts forgot to fight for the time being, the surviving sergeants were the first to react and ran wildly without saying a word.