Volume IV The Clash of Light and Darkness One hundred and forty-four, Threats

The giant insect opened its claws, digging and smashing on the city wall, and slamming it with its hard shell, and from time to time arching the top of the wall with its head, which was originally built by the townspeople themselves, and the regular army that resisted the humans was too rudimentary, where could it withstand the attacks of these monsters? Soon there was a breach, and the bricks and dirt on the wall were shattered and sprinkled, dousing the monsters with ash.

Jada looked at the wall and turned his head sharply and shouted, "Prepare the hot oil!" "Someone had already collected all kinds of oil from the homes of civilians in the northern district, poured it into a large iron pot and boiled it, and carried it up to the wall, and at the command of Jada, the soldiers poured the hot oil down the wall.

The giant insect was scalded by the hot oil, and the cry of pain was so loud that a soldier who poured oil did not stand still and almost fell down, but fortunately was pulled by his companion next to him. Mint covered his ears and crouched down, and when he saw the giant insects struggling to retreat, he jumped to his feet and shouted, "Shoot the rocket!" Jada immediately understood his intentions, waved his hand and called the archers, and a rain of rockets shot out, falling on the giant worm's side and body, and the fire burned in one fell swoop.

Seeing all the giant insects struggling in the sea of fire, Jada breathed a sigh of relief, endured the rushing heat, and ordered the archers to continue to replenish the fire so that the giant insects could not extinguish the fire on their bodies.

Unexpectedly, the fire burned for less than ten minutes, and the situation changed. The giant worms suddenly pounced on each other's companions, rubbing against each other's shells, and then the giant worms that were crushed under them began to wriggle, slowly shedding out of the burning shells, revealing their gray bodies. The white-flowered creatures quickly rolled out of the fire, and an arrow from the archer swept through the skin of one of them, leaving a trail of black scabs, and the creature was enraged, and with a mouthful of saliva in its mouth, it struck the archer like lightning, who could not dodge it, and was hit. His whole body went black, and he convulsed and fell down the wall, and in an instant he was drowned in a pile of giant insects.

"Shield!" Jada shouted as he ducked behind the wall, and immediately a group of soldiers rushed up to the wall with iron shields in hand, blocking the archers, and the mutated giant worms spat again. It was blocked by the iron shield, but the iron shield also became pitch black, and it could only be blocked a dozen times, so it had to be thrown away and replaced with a new one, and four soldiers changed slowly, and they were immediately smoked by the venom on the shield, and their whole bodies were blackened and died.

By the time all the giant insects had shed their shells, the fire under the wall was almost extinguished, and the green grass had long since become scorched earth. And those giant insects with white flowers have started another round of mutations.

Most of the giant worms have burned out their feet or large chelas, after molting. Having lost these body parts, they began to squirm and squeeze each other in groups of two or three, and even formed one again, and unlike before, their heads became triangular, their mouths sharp and hard, their bodies elongated by a third, and their tails shortened and thickened. There are four short legs growing under the body, and there is no big claw, and the four short legs can shrink to the abdomen, and the whole giant insect becomes like a centipede, stretching its body and crawling forward, but in that stretch and shrink, a circle of black sela hard shells appeared on the surface of its body, and gradually grew all over the body, and even a piece of scale armor appeared above the eyes. Blocking external attacks, Huang Se's big eyes kept turning, staring at the direction of the wall, opening his big mouth, revealing his sharp teeth, and roaring in unison, a gust of wind blew towards the wall, all the people were unstable on their feet, and a few soldiers fell off the wall.

The mutated giant worm suddenly moved faster. Minter blinked only a few times. Then he saw that they had come under the wall and pecked at it with their hard heads. After a while, a pit was pecked.

Jada shouted in a hoarse voice: "Pour oil!" Ignition! Shoot the arrows! "The soldiers attacked again. The giant worms were burned away by the hot oil again, but this time they were on fire again, and they only had to put away their limbs and roll on the ground a few times before attacking again. Although there are only about a dozen of them left, their attack power is stronger than before.

Inside the wall, Mint saw the soldiers adding sandbags behind the door and behind the wall to thicken the wall, so he went over to help. When he was stacking, he saw that less than two meters away from him, the wall suddenly broke a hole the size of a basin, and a hideous head was drilled into it, which was a mutated giant worm. One of the soldiers could not avoid it, was bitten by it, and immediately fell to the ground and died.

Everyone around them screamed and scattered. A few daring soldiers stabbed it with sharp spears. But it dodges cunningly. Still. Bite a gun head. Instead, the soldiers with guns were vigorously pushed away. Still struggling to get in. Mint was shocked when he saw this. But he didn't have any weapons in his hands. In a flash of inspiration. Shout, "Get out of the way!" Then he sent a geokinetic spell in that direction. The ground suddenly shrugged. A low earthen wall rises from the ground. Just hit the giant worm in the jaw. Stuck in the ground. Minter was overjoyed when he saw this. Busy reciting mantras. Raise that wall. The giant worm's head couldn't move. Immediately, there was an opportunity for the soldier to make up for it. I cut it on the neck. It's a pity that there is a hard shell to block it. It was bounced back.

A tall and strong officer shouted, "Get out of the way!" Then he lunged at him with a silver spear in his hand. Piercing the head of the giant worm. The giant worm twitched twice. And he never moved again. The hard shell on his body suddenly softened. Gradually, it degenerates. The soldiers took the opportunity to cut it down. Poke it with a knife and throw it into the vat next to the fire. After a foul smell. And the head of the worm turned to black ashes. Soldiers have already brought boulders. Fill the gap in the city wall.

The half of the insect corpse left outside the wall. The epidermis has already emerged as a lifeless gray sel. But a giant worm crawled over. It's another anomaly. I actually have an extra pair of thighs. Bend your knees slightly. And he jumped up. Jump on the wall.

Jada retreated in shock. The soldiers held their shields to the death. But it is no match for it. Killed one after another. The giant worm shook off the soldiers. Crawl under the wall. but a large pot of boiling oil was poured on his face. It screamed and struggled. Looking at Jada who burned himself. The mouth was wide open. Jada took a deep breath. Drag the spear next to it. and stabbed it vigorously. He was stabbing the giant worm in the neck. But it only pushed it back a few steps. Shedd rushed over with a thick log. Slam the giant worm off the wall with the gun.

Minter climbed up the wall to see the scene. Hurriedly shouted, "Hard weapons can stab those monsters in the head." Burn them to ashes with fire so they don't mutate! ”

Jada and Shedd listened. Hurriedly looked under the wall. Sure enough, I saw that the giant insect that had been shot was split in two from the wound. It was then fused with other giant insects. Suddenly, there were several more jumping highworms. Looking at the wall. It's as if you're going to jump up at any moment.

Jada's hands trembled slightly: "These... What the hell is itβ€”" He clenched his fists, unable to believe that he would die at this time, in a place like this. He still hasn't figured out why things are like this?!

Shedd whispered to the side: "Your Excellency Duke, please change your clothes, you can disguise yourself as a civilian and sneak into other residential areas in the town, and then find a way to return to China." It's so dangerous here! ”

Jada stared at him fiercely, "Impossible! I'm not going to be a deserter! ”

Shedd glanced warily at Minter, who was not far away, and whispered to him again. Minter had already heard them. Frowning slightly, he was about to say something, but he saw that the situation under the wall had changed again, and hurriedly called them: "Look! The monster has retreated! ”

When Jada heard this, he hurriedly looked at it, and saw that the giant insects had stopped attacking, formed two queues neatly, and retreated to the left and right, but three black shadows came in the center of the front, taking advantage of the glimmer of dawn. You can see that they are three monsters twice the size of giant insects, all black, except for two bright red eyes. The monster had a man hunched on its back. The head of the group was covered in a black cloth, revealing only a pair of crimson eyes, the person on the left was dressed in gray, which seemed to be somewhat familiar, and the person on the right was Esparo.

Jada seemed to understand something in that moment: "It's you?!" You brought those monsters to the barracks?! ”

Esparo laughed loudly: "The secret weapon reported by your most trusted subordinates, the pass you signed with your own hands, we would like to thank you, if it weren't for your cooperation." We couldn't have transported these cuties so far so smoothly. ”

Jada hated in his heart: "It's you... Manipulating Sargent to do what he doesn't want to do?! I should have known that I couldn't trust you! ”

"It's too late to say that, my dear Duke Jada." Esparo smiled proudly, and after receiving a faint glance from the man in black next to him, he restrained his smile and said, "Now you know our army..." How powerful is it, how? Did you choose to work with us? Or choose to perish? ”

Jada's face was gloomy: "What do you mean?" ”

"It means... If you're a smart person, choose to cooperate. Then join us and sweep across this continent, haven't you always dreamed of this day? We can help you make it happen. But if you foolishly refuse our hand," Esparo sneered, glancing at the corpses of the soldiers under the walls, "You, and all your men, are only dead!" ”

Jada's eyes shot a fierce gaze: "Do you think that these dozen or so monsters alone can wipe out tens of thousands of us?!" ”

Esparo chuckled, "My Excellency. May I remind you. You were granted two passes. There are still a group of cuties who haven't come. ”

Jada's face turned white, and Minter knew that it was likely to be the truth, so he immediately leaned over and asked, "How many are there in the second batch?!" ”

Jada gritted his teeth and replied, "Forty carts!" Almost twice as many as it is now! And in Nomonca... And another batch..."

Minter gasped, but heard Esparo under the wall say, "We've been working together for so long, and I'm not so ruthless, I'll give you half a day to think about it, and after twelve hours, we'll come back to hear your reply." Wicked smiled, "Of course, with the cuties..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-clothed man led by him raised his hand and waved, and all the giant insects quickly retreated. The grassland was calm in a blink of an eye, and if it weren't for the remaining scorching stars and scorched ground, everyone would have thought that what had just happened was just a dream.

At dawn, a ray of morning light shone on the head of the city wall, Minter looked around at the situation after the war, only to feel that his body was weak, and inadvertently looked back to see Jada standing there straight, his face was unpredictable, and his heart suddenly became vigilant: "Hey! You don't want to say yes, do you?! ”

Jada glanced at him coldly, turned around and left, he hurriedly chased after him, but was stopped by Shed: "What do you want to do?!" ”

"Of course, I asked your Excellency the Duke about his intentions!" Minter said angrily, "If he is really afraid of death and is willing to become a companion of those monsters, I will definitely not let him go!" With that, he vigorously pushed Shedd away and chased after Jada, just in time to hear him ordering: "... All squads are divided into three groups, one group rests. One group is on guard, one group is repairing the city walls and preparing defensive supplies, and it rotates every three hours! The minor injured are treated intensively, and the seriously injured are sent to the houses for the residents to help, which is a major matter related to the life and death of everyone! ”

All the subordinates were ordered. Jada tiredly walked into a temporary command post, a small cabin, sat down in a chair, and frowned when he saw Minter following up: "What are you going to do?!" Why don't you go back to your place?! ”

Mint pulled over a chair with an unkind face and sat down across from him, "I see you have a big opinion of me?!" To be honest, although I came to you to inquire about the news, when did I hurt you except for stealing things twice?! I've helped you a lot in your fight against Prince Mario and Prince Lawler. Even your Majesty's illness was cured by me! Not to mention I saved your life last night! Are you guilty of talking to me like that?! ”

Jada tugged at the corners of her mouth: "So... Do I still have to be grateful to you? Thank you for saving your life, and for saving your life. Shall we give you the whole country as a token of gratitude? ”

Minter was so angry that his teeth itched: "What is this?!" You were the first to invade my country! We didn't beat your mind! ”

Jada shut up, but the gods still resented. Minter calmed down a little, but he still couldn't help but taunt: "Actually, you're just awkward in your heart." You think you trust me very much, and you still tell me things and bitterness, and you don't even say those things to His Majesty Gale II, Miss Junia, or Sargent, but you tell me, so you think that my status as a spy makes you very ashamed, don't you? Seeing Jada's wilted face, he slowed down his tone and said, "This is a personal grudge between us." At most, I'll let you hit me a few times afterwards. But the stakes are high, don't be stupid! ”

Jada snorted sullenly and was silent for a few moments before asking, "What kind of monsters are those?" How can there be such a thing in this world? Also, isn't Esparo the nobility of your country? How could you be with that kind of monster? ”

Minter was also puzzled: "I thought he was either colluding with you Nogar or had nothing to do with Wisha, but when I came to Normonka, I found out that he was originally from Prince Mario's side, but after Prince Mario died." He ran to your side again, and I thought he was the kind of person who could throw himself into different forces without caring for revenge, but now I know that he..."

"That's what I thought." Jada said, "At first, I thought he was a profit-seeking speculator, but then I found out that he had something to do with Mario. After Junia's disappearance, I found his shadow everywhere she left her trail, but he claimed to be sick at the time. Recuperate at home. Doubts arose in my heart. After completely losing Junia's whereabouts, I followed him all the way to Shaonan. He was found to be linked to a trafficking syndicate. I really don't understand, he is obviously talented, and he writes a very good plan, how can he do that kind of thing! I didn't trust him very much, and if he hadn't been able to provide military rations and forage, I wouldn't have let him come with the army. ”

He was very gloomy, obviously regretting this decision: "Actually mixed with that kind of monster, is he a devil?!" ”

"The devil?" A flash of inspiration flashed in Minte's mind, "That's right! I've seen creatures that look a lot like that strange insect! It's a snowy monster! Demonic beasts in the snowfields north of the Blade of the Gods! Although there are some differences in appearance, they have a lot in common! ”

"You mean those are snowy monsters? Just like the ancient myths say, the Snow Monster is about to invade the continent?! ”

Minter ignored the mockery in his tone and said, "Of course those aren't Snow Beasts!" The Snow Monsters are much stronger than them! When I was a child, my grandfather...", he suddenly reacted and coughed: "I heard with my own ears that the best archers of the elven clan besieged a team of snowfield monsters, using steel arrows made by dwarves, plus... The Great Magician personally prepared the fire venom juice to destroy them. And last night's monster was not so strong, and it was afraid of fire, but it looked a bit like the Snow Monster after the mutation..."Mint grabbed his hair and thought hard, how was the fire poison juice matched at that time? Those materials are too precious to be found in Sico, right? But these monsters aren't that strong, and maybe they don't need fire poison...

Jada's face changed: "It's actually a monster... Don't... Is it the Demon Domain? He bowed his head in contemplation, and did not say a word for a long time.

Minter suddenly became vigilant and said solemnly, "You're not going to give in, are you?" Don't be stupid, they're monsters, they're devils! Think of Sargent, think of those dead soldiers! Warcraft is irrational! Obey them and you will be eaten by them at any time! ”

"Shut up!" Jada glanced at him, "Who do you think I am?!" I am a royal family of Nogar, a descendant of Nicodimus the Great! Do you think I'm going to kneel before traitors and monsters, begging for mercy and enslavement?! ”

He quickly turned around, took off the large cloak on the hanger next to him, put it on, tidied up his somewhat messy clothes, took out the red top hat belt that symbolized the status of the supreme commander of the army from the cabinet, tightened his waist knife, and strode towards the door.

Minter was a little confused: "Hey, where are you going?" As soon as he chased to the door, he saw Shed and the other officers standing outside the house, looking at Jada with a solemn expression. Jada nodded solemnly: "Everyone, I will never forget the dignity of Nuojia!" ”

Most of them were relieved when they heard this, and two or three of them were a little worried, and they secretly glanced at their companions and did not make a sound.

Jada turned back to Minter and smiled, "Lead the way, I want to see your commander!" ”

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