Chapter 15: Turmoil
There is still one last day before the end of the second ring of the main quest, and there is still no movement outside the city, and even Jin Xi is a little skeptical that there will be any changes.
The Hero King is immersed in the city walls researching new weapons, and he has not fought for a few days, and he also has leisure time to develop his black technology.
There are still many soldiers on the city wall in shifts, although the ghost tide has receded, but everyone on the city wall is a battle-hardened, selected warrior who has been selected layer by layer, and they are all engrossed in the time of duty, constantly checking the life detector, and looking into the distance with binoculars from time to time.
Ren Xing still came to the mission announcement as usual, and looked to see if there were any new daily tasks to receive today, although there were many fewer expedition missions and city defense tasks, but the daily task board was still full.
Ren Xing patiently rummaged through the tasks with higher rewards, such as helping to track the old king next door and asking for a son with a lot of money, all of which were ignored by Ren Xing, until the end, a task made Ren Xing's eyes shine.
【Guardian Angel: Protecting Andr, the Child of Prophecy】
Quest content: When the tide of evil ghosts is ebb, the son of prophecy Andre has once again received a hint from the heavens, Wenhai City will usher in a huge crisis, the trend of humans and ghost camps will be reversed in the catastrophe of doom, and the child of prophecy himself will be in danger, and a brave and resolute person is needed to protect Andr through the danger.
Reward: 800 contribution points
Capacity: 0/1
Mission duration: one day
Hazard Class: ??? (Varies depending on the situation)
Decisively accepted this task, Ren Xing hurried to the city hall, he had a very good impression of Andre, if anything happened to the other party, Ren Xing definitely didn't want to see it. Secondly, looking at the content of the mission, it is said that Andr has predicted some future changes, and there is a chance to inquire about relevant information by her side, which may be helpful to the completion of the main quest.
However, Ren Xing is also a little worried in his heart, at this point in time, brushing out this task is likely to indicate that something bad is about to happen.
After rushing to the city hall, Ren Xing quickly saw Andre, today's demeanor was much haggard than when he first saw him, his face was pale, his long golden hair was not combed much, scattered on his shoulders, and his dark blue eyes looked a little listless.
"Sister Andre!" Ren Xing stepped forward and shouted, the magnificent hall did not suppress Ren Xing's nature, and Ren Xing was still as casual as ever.
"Lord Android is working, don't make noise in the town hall." Duan Soul, the sword guard on the side, said coldly.
Today, the sword guards, shield guards, and poison guards are on duty in the town hall, and they all stand respectfully in the hall, always vigilant for people around them.
Seeing Ren Xing coming, Andre's frowning brows stretched a little: "Why do you have time to come to see me today?" ”
Ren Xing said with a big grin: "I took the task, and I am the one who protects your sister." ”
Ander was a little incredulous, after all, that task was a task that only people with at least 5,000 contribution points could take, and Ren Xing had only been here for a month, and he had already obtained 5,000 contribution points, which was a little surprisingly fast.
"Growing up so quickly, are they really the people of the other world who saved this world in the prophecy? Humanity, is there really salvation? Andre thought silently, feeling a little more comforted.
In the past half a month, she has been thinking about the reason for the retreat of the ghost tide every day, and the sense of uneasiness in her heart has also increased day by day, and now she sees that the younger generations have such outstanding talents, and now she can worry less about the future of mankind.
"What do I need to do? Patrol the perimeter, or play one-two-three-wooden man with the three of them? Ren Xing asked with a grin, and by the way, he also teased the jealous Duan Soul with his fingers.
"Protecting Lord Android is a noble and great task, standing here must be ready to sacrifice your life at any time, don't be unserious." Duan Soul scolded.
"It's okay, Ren Xing is only a temporary guard after all, and he is also new, just feel free, if you get bored, you can also talk to me for a while." Andr was very easy-going.
Ren Xing was not polite, and directly asked about the content of this prophecy and why it was necessary to increase the number of guards.
But Andr didn't answer much, according to her, the truth of the prophecy has been blinded by a huge black fog, she only saw several times the usual ghosts attacking the city wall, and then there was a sudden sense of crisis in her heart, the palace of the city hall collapsed, the prophecy was over, and the specific danger was not clear to her, but it was certain that Wenhai City would not be calm in the near future.
"Is that sure when the war will happen?" Ren Xing asked.
As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, it was the wind that came, he was supposed to be guarding the front line today, why is he here now.
"Lord Android, the ghost is back!" Feng Yao said breathlessly.
"Calm down, be careful." There was no panicked look on his face, as a human leader, it is essential to be unfazed in the face of change, only the leader is steady and serious, and his subordinates have the confidence to face danger.
Feng Xiaoyao is also worthy of being one of the six guards, and quickly adjusted his mentality, and said: "The life detector at the city wall shows that the ghost tide that has receded recently has made a comeback, and this time it seems that there is a special command, the lineup is very neat, and it is initially estimated that there are at least nearly a thousand ghost leaders, and the number of weak ghosts is nearly ten times more than usual." The ghost tide is not receding these days, they are accumulating strength, preparing for a wave of onslaught, and the front-line defense pressure is a little high, hoping to get support. ”
"Inform all the soldiers who are resting, all of them will participate in the battle, and the whole city will implement first-level alert measures, pacify the masses, and be sure to hold the city walls." At this time, Andr returned to the posture of a ruler, his tone was very majestic, and he quickly made an accurate judgment at the first time.
"Did you really come anyway? On the last day of the second ring of this main quest, Zhi Brain really won't give us such a simple task, but now I need to protect Andr here, and I can only hope that the golden seal on the front line can be defended. Ren Xing thought.
Shi Jian stood up at this time, half-knelt down and asked: "Please let me go to the front line to participate in the battle, although the frontline form is tense, if I pass, I can definitely hold the city wall, I can issue a military order, as long as I am alive, the soldiers on the city wall will not die." ”
Shi Jian is not exaggerating, as a shield guard, his protection ability is absolutely first-class, if he goes to the battlefield, the casualties will definitely be reduced a lot, and it will become very simple to defend the city wall.
But Andr did not accede to his request, sighed, and replied: "You need to stay with me, war will surely bring death, and now the situation is special, I cannot divert the defense forces around me." ”
Shi Jian gritted his teeth and didn't say anything, still kneeling on one knee, unwilling to get up, his face full of unwillingness.
Seeing Shi Jian's performance, Ander was a little angry, raised his voice a little, and said: "You can directly say that I am selfish and that I spare my life, but you must be clear, I have always been for the future of mankind, even if you don't believe me, please believe in the soldiers and hero kings on the front line!" ”
After saying this, Andre adjusted his sitting posture, raised his head, and said nothing, she on the throne gave people an irresistible deterrent, this is the momentum of the ruler, not angry and self-assured.
Seeing Andre's performance, Shi Jian also knew that this matter was not negotiable, so he could only step aside and continue to perform his duty of protecting Andre.
On the western shore of the town hall, a small fishing boat is adrift at sea, on which a fisherman wears a hat on his head, dressed in sackcloth, and holds a bamboo fishing rod in his hand, fishing in the vast expanse of the ocean, and the bait hanging from the fishing rod is actually the corpse of a man.
His gaze looked into the distance, looking at the city hall, although it was a thousand meters away, he could still accurately take in the situation over there, and when he saw Feng Xiaoyao coming out of the city hall alone, he shook his head, sighed, and said, "This rod didn't catch a big fish." ”
Then he cracked his fangy mouth and laughed, his crimson eyes stared at the town hall, and whispered, "That's how it should be, smart people have fun." There's a poem called... Yes, yes, yes, it is difficult to hide the opponent in chess, and the poem begins to work when it is re-chanted, you solve this step, and the next hand will make you die. Hehe, Andre, we're old friends, don't worry about you not taking the bait. ”
After saying this, he retracted the fishing rod and pulled out a swollen bag of packages from under the boat, the contents were still squirming, the package was very large, I don't know what monster it contained, he put his face on the surface of the package, stretched out his tongue and licked the creature in the package, and said, "After raising the three of you for so long, it's time to do something." ”
The fisherman hung the package on the hook, and with a flick of the flick, he threw the heavy package into Wenhai City across the sea surface of nearly a thousand meters, and the creatures in the package felt the breath of a large number of living people nearby, and became more restless, breaking out of the restraints, it was only a matter of time.
Looking at the battlefield on the front line, the soldiers who have not fought for a few days are full of energy at the moment, but in the face of the many ghosts, there is still a sense of powerlessness that arises spontaneously in their hearts.
This time the oni's attack was obviously clearly commanded, and the fierce demon commanders in the front row attracted firepower, while the endless weak ghosts behind were mixed with many oni chiefs with long-range attack capabilities to threaten the city walls.
The high degree of discipline of this group of ghosts made the soldiers on the city wall a little helpless, and the guns they usually held tightly didn't even know which side to aim at at the moment, although the cannon fire on the city wall kept pouring downward, it was like a mud cow entering the sea, and it couldn't make any waves.
The advance of the ghost could not be stopped, and soon reached the bottom of the city wall, several ghost chiefs jumped up from below, and quickly climbed to the top of the city, the action of the elite squad was not slow, and the middle and high-level combat forces quickly formed a team to besiege and kill the ghost chief, and the three guards of wind, water, and fire rushed to the front, and slaughtered the ghost chief who hedged against the city wall.
However, the number of ghost commanders in this attack was too large, and the elite team could not take care of every part of the city wall, and some of the fish that slipped through the net began to wreak havoc on the city wall, and the casualties began to increase, and the defense line was somewhat difficult to support.
Looking at the weak ghosts constantly pouring down below, the hearts of the soldiers defending the city trembled a little, the corpses of the weak ghosts under the city wall had been paved layer after layer, and the attack of the ghosts did not give people time to breathe at all, one died soon and another stepped on the corpse of his companion and climbed up, and before he died, he had to make a hole in the city wall.
Even if the soldiers have undergone rigorous training, their physical strength is limited, and they are currently in high-intensity battles, and the soldiers may be able to withstand two hours, three hours, but after that, the ghosts are endless, and people cannot be resurrected after death, once the casualties are too serious and the shift combatants are insufficient, the defense line will directly collapse.
But even if there is a certain defeat in front of them, none of the people on the city wall have fled, because they know that the rear is their homeland, the old people and children inside need to be protected, and their relatives are also inside, even if they die, they must fight to the death, this is the cohesion of Wenhai City, the most precious thing that the largest gathering place of human beings has.