Chapter 35: The Majestic City
The distance of ten meters flashed, and the long knife slashed obliquely, cutting off the slender neck of the blood armor mantis with a bang.
There is no sympathy in this cruel world at all, if the strength is not enough, Shi Xuan may have already become a meal on the plate of a certain spirit beast, and if he is weak, he will be beaten!
Looking at the blood armor mantis that fell in front of him, Shi Xuan's face was expressionless, there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, only a difference in position.
The contradiction between humans and beasts has existed since ancient times, spirit beasts prey on humans, and humans also need spirit beasts in order to improve their strength, or they need parts from spirit beasts.
Shi Xuan swung his knife and slashed off the remaining arm knife of the Blood Armor Mantis, the Blood Armor Mantis's arm knife was a rare refining material, and its value was only higher than that of the same level beast core.
Putting the Blood Armor Mantis's arm knife into the storage space of the temple, Shi Xuan bent down and picked up the katana that was broken from the middle, his clothes were ragged and he smelled of blood, this happened to be a mercenary who had gone deep into the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Shi Xuan glanced up at the big sun hanging high in the sky, judging by the position of the sun, it should have just entered the afternoon now, which is roughly equivalent to the time of two to three o'clock in the water blue star.
Before coming, Bubu said that there are about thirty hours a day in the Spring and Autumn Continent, so now it is equivalent to noon, although it is in the dense forest of palm cypress trees, the temperature is still a bit high, at least thirty-five degrees Celsius, if you go out of the mountains, the temperature will only be higher.
Shi Xuan glanced at Bubu who was watching the play next to him, his teeth clicked, if it weren't for Bubu, where would Shi Xuan use to fight with the blood armor mantis to the death?
If one person took a step back, when nothing happened, the Blood Armor Mantis would not lose his life, and Shi Xuan would not be injured.
Take a step back and open the sky! Why don't you understand this truth? Shi Xuan glanced at the blood armor mantis that had become a corpse, and sighed in his heart, but his steps were not slow.
The battle with the Blood Armor Mantis is not short, it is likely to attract other spirit beasts, maybe there are already spirit beasts ambushed around, and if it is delayed, Shi Xuan will probably not be able to get out of this area.
As for the direction, Shi Xuan already had a general understanding, Bubu had been taking Shi Xuan to the south before, although he couldn't tell the direction, but the increasingly sparse trees around him had already pointed out the direction for Shi Xuan.
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Looking at the majestic city in front of him, Shi Xuan took a deep breath, pulled out the ink bamboo that had penetrated the hyena's head and inserted it into the soil, and then kicked the hyena down the mountain with one kick.
Shi Xuan is now standing on the cliff that has been dug out artificially, the cliff is about five or six meters above the ground, and the fracture is neat and smooth, and it has been cut open by sword weapons.
Next to Shi Xuan was an extremely wide slope, the bottom of which was concave downward, below the horizon, shaped like a spoon.
The slope is full of dense footprints and all kinds of dry and dark yellow hairs, scales and other materials.
This is obviously the masterpiece of the beast tide, the pit is the result of the violent trampling of the spirit beast, and the cliff in front of it should be the main raw material for humans to mine stones to build the city.
Although he told Shi Xuan before he came that the relationship between the human race and the beast race was like fire and water, he didn't expect that the relationship between humans and spirit beasts would be even worse than he expected!
Shi Xuan held the ink bamboo in the sheath with one hand, and rubbed his chin with the other, the blood stains on his fingers stained his chin red, but Shi Xuan, who almost came out of the sea of blood, didn't pay attention to these, which might make him look more vicious, and avoid being pinched as a soft persimmon when he entered the city.
Finally walked out of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, it was indeed not easy to walk along the way, although Shi Xuan had avoided spirit beasts as much as possible, but it was inevitable to encounter some spirit beasts that went out to forage for food along the way.
It was inevitable to fight again and again, which also caused Shi Xuan's injuries to be much more serious than when he killed the Blood Armor Mantis.
The arms and chest were wrapped in thick bandages, but there were still many wounds on the body that Shi Xuan could not bandage, and the blood that flowed out stained his clothes red, and a small part of the wounds scabbed together with the clothes, and the muscles would collapse as soon as they were tense.
Shi Xuan stood on the hill overlooking a black city not far away, his Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, Shi Xuan never thought that there would be such a majestic city.
The dark black city was like a fierce beast crawling on the ground, and the two sides of the city wall stretched to the end of the line of sight, and the city wall was slightly concave, as if it wanted to envelop this plain less than two kilometers away from the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Only a part of the city wall can be seen from the direction of Shi Xuan, but there are already several city gates in this part of the city wall, and there is a long queue in front of the city gate, and the pedestrian convoy is bustling.
In front of the walls were three raging moats, the water was dark red, I don't know if it was too far away or the water itself was the same color, the moat was at least twenty meters wide, and the gates were staggered from the bridge.
Although the traffic is not very convenient, this design can minimize the impact of the beast tide on the city gate, and only this kind of city that concentrates on unified defense dares to design like this.
Behind the walls are endless houses, the color of which is not much different from the castle, and at first glance it seems to be connected as a whole.
The buildings in the city are generally not high, Shi Xuan rarely sees a building that can surpass the city wall in height, and he is used to the high-rise buildings like a steel jungle in a big city, and suddenly sees this ancient style building, Shi Xuan is a little uncomfortable.
There were a large number of giant catapults and oversized crossbows on the city walls, as for why Shi Xuan could know that this was oversized?
The reason is very simple, Shi Xuan is less than two kilometers away from the city wall, and with the vision of a warrior, although he can't see a person's face, he can still see the general outline of a person.
The catapult was at least ten times the size of the soldiers defending the city, and the crossbow machine was even larger than the catapult, and five rows of giant crossbow arrows like steel pipes flickered with cold light.
Most of the crossbows near the city gate are aimed at the bridge, and if this is a round of fire, even the wind tiger can make it a hedgehog, and this type of crossbow arrow may be able to shoot people at the waist.
Near the catapult was a large pile of stones that emitted a fiery red glow, and this fiery red stone Shi Xuan saw in an orderly convoy in front of the city wall.
The convoy was supposed to belong to the military, the coachman and the guards around him were all armored warriors, and the convoy was so disciplined that even if it was still far from the city walls, there was not a trace of confusion.
Shi Xuan's eyes sank slightly, this boulder should be a crystalline body that can burst out with huge energy after processing, otherwise it would be impossible to set up a special force to excavate and escort it.
Shi Xuan kicked his calves, jumped off a three-meter-high boulder, and walked towards the nearest city gate.
From Shi Xuan's position, only three city gates could be seen, one was exclusive to the army, and the other was a little far away, and deliberately choosing other city gates was more likely to arouse suspicion.
Now that the city has been found, then we have to find a way to blend in, this most of the day's fierce battle, Shi Xuan's materials have been consumed by nearly half, and he can't rely too much on the primary recovery potion, after all, there are still six days to go, if there is no recovery potion at the last moment, it will be too wrong.
Shi Xuan not only had to go into the city to find a place to stay, but also to go into the city to inquire about the news, find out where he was now, as well as the division of forces nearby, the sphere of influence of the spirit beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and so on.
It is expected that he will stay in the city for a day, because after one battle after another, the spiritual power in Shi Xuan's body has been extremely condensed, and it is easy to use, and it is time to break through the fifth-order martial artist.
Only by holding the information in his hands can Shi Xuan have the confidence to survive these seven days in the Spring and Autumn Continent, otherwise stepping into the territory of some powerful spirit beasts in a daze is no different from delivering food, Shi Xuan does not expect Bubu to remind himself.
Shi Xuan didn't despise himself, but the injuries on his body reminded him all the time that the Demon Beast Mountain Range was not safe, and in just half a day, there were more injuries on his body than in the previous seventeen years combined.
The iron tail of the Wind Tiger, the arm knife of the Blood Armor Mantis, the surprise attack of the Shadow Leopard, and the group of hyenas behind him who were not even spirit beasts all brought great trouble to Shi Xuan, if it weren't for the recovery potion, the injuries on his body alone would be enough for Shi Xuan to lie in bed for a week.
Especially the Shadow Leopard, which has the terrifying ability to ambush and sneak attack, Shi Xuan passed by this guy and didn't notice it, this guy almost bit Shi Xuan's head off.
Even if Shi Xuan avoided it in time, there were still three blood marks left on his neck by the claws of the Shadow Leopard.
And the group of hyenas attracted by the smell of blood on Shi Xuan's body were a group of madmen, who rushed up as soon as they saw Shi Xuan, if it wasn't for Shi Xuan running fast and pulling this group of madmen away, the last one to die would definitely be Shi Xuan.
After all, Shi Xuan didn't have the confidence to be able to fight nearly fifty hyenas alone, even if he could slash one by one, how many could Shi Xuan kill when he swarmed up?
Shi Xuan bit a section of bandage next door, pulled it tight with one hand with the other hand, and after treating the wound, Shi Xuan skimmed to Bubu as he walked.
"Does this guy have rabies?"
Shi Xuan hesitated for a moment and chose to ask this question that bothered him.
The corners of Bubu's mouth, who was walking beside him, twitched, and he couldn't wait to slap Shi Xuan's two fools into the horse manure in front of him with one hand.
"Don't worry, when you return to the Aqua Blue Star, the temple will treat you, not to mention the injury of a broken arm and a lame leg, even if it is your own long-standing kidney deficiency!"
Shi Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then glared at Bubu, this guy was beating around the bush and scolding himself for kidney deficiency, even men couldn't stand this kind of ridicule, so Shi Xuan was not ready to give Bubu face.
"Then why does Senior Ling Shuang still look like he has kidney deficiency?"
Bubu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shi Xuan with an incredulous expression, and then the corners of his mouth turned up, and his eyes turned sympathetic and playful.
"You remember what you said today, in fact, the outside world can be felt in the temple, which means that what you say will be heard by Ling Shuang!"
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Shi Xuan's expression gradually became sluggish, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, today, Shi Xuan recalled the fear of being dominated by the ancient long stick.
"I don't know what Ling Shuang's reaction is, but I think Mangu has laughed by now!haha......"
Shi Xuan raised his hand with difficulty, trying to grab the distant cloth, but in the end he couldn't grasp anything.
Remorseful!
Shi Xuan even wanted to slap himself twice, why was he so cheap.
Alas, it's all to blame on this guy Bubu, it's so bad that he actually sinks himself.
Shi Xuan caught up with Bubu indignantly, he had already anticipated the situation the next time Ling Shuang's senior gave him special training, it would definitely be very beautiful.
Shi Xuan approached the flow of people unhurriedly, getting closer to the flow of people queuing up to enter the city, and the noise became clearer and clearer.
These guys with their heads around their waists won't tell you any etiquette, all kinds of foul language and swear words are endless, and sometimes they will even draw out their knives directly when they are in a hurry, and no one will talk to you about civilization here.
This is a world where the strong are respected, simple and crude.