Chapter Ninety-Six: The Slave Army
However, the movement did not stop there, and more shadow minions emerged from the shadows, and even the shadow of another statue became an outlet for the shadow minions to come to the Overworld.
It wasn't long before a dozen shadow minions gathered in front of the gate at this end, blocking the way tightly.
Moreover, the shadow minions here are obviously different from the group of rookies that Ye Zi and Su Mu had when they were abusing vegetables in the public enemy area last night - the ones they encountered last time were all bare-handed, but the shadow minions that emerged here were all equipped with weapons: swords, shields and bows, like a small army descending from the shadows!
"Hidden!" Seeing that the situation had changed, Ye Yuxuan immediately decided to take his partners to hide behind the bunker.
Facts have proved that his decision is correct, and before the follow-up shadow slave troops are all in place, the bow-wielding slaves who emerged from the shadows first reacted and shot an arrow in the direction where Ye Yuxuan was.
Ye Yuxuan had just hid behind a relatively sturdy-looking pillar, and several sounds of breaking the air came from far and near. After a burst of arrows that shook the shafts of the arrows from the impact, most of the four pitch-black arrows sank into the stone pillar, and you can imagine what kind of terrifying kinetic energy these arrows had when they were fired.
"you, this is a low-level shadow servant? They just pulled out the power of a sniper rifle with their hands! Ye Yuxuan, who was hiding behind the stone pillar, scolded, if he reacted slowly, he would probably have been nailed to the wall by now.
"Don't show your head easily, prioritize long-range enemies!" With her rich combat experience, Yui participated in the formulation of the battle plan.
Ye Yuxuan glanced at Yui under the other pillar opposite, and then at Su Mu who was hiding behind the wall bunker closer to the gate, and added: "The archers are handed over to us to solve, Su Mu, you concentrate on dealing with the melee enemies who come over, and we will provide cover when you show up!" ”
"X's, isn't it just that I got a shotgun......" Although Su Mu cursed in his heart, he quickly accepted this combat arrangement after all.
On the other side, the shadow minions finally completed the assembly, and a small force composed of more than twenty shadow minions with both offensive and defensive skills slowly but firmly crushed in the direction where the invaders were hiding - two slaves with crossbows in both hands loaded their crossbow arrows, six archers also mounted their bows and arrows, and the remaining 16 shadow minions held various long and short weapons, under the cover of the shield wall in the front row, slowly advancing forward.
Ye Yuxuan tried to carry out a round of suppressive shooting on the enemy phalanx, but the effect was not satisfactory - the metal round shield held by the shield soldier at the front seemed to be some kind of alchemy product, and the bullet fired by Ye Yuxuan's HK416 would directly ricochet when it hit the edge of the shield, even if it hit the center of the shield, it would be stuck in the shield because of the thicker protective layer, and it would not break through.
The Shadow Army's pace was not chaotic in the slightest, and it continued to follow its original path.
After Ye Yuxuan saw the results of the battle, he punched the stone pillar with his hand, which was the first time he suspected that he was lacking firepower after changing this rifle. It's okay if you can't inflict serious damage on a high-level elemental, but now you can't even wear the shield of a low-level shadow servant?
Not far away, Yui took advantage of the enemy's attention to be attracted by Ye Yuxuan, picked up the M500 and fired two shots at the shield soldier on the left side one after another. After two crunch sounds, the M500's bullet slanted through the edge of the shield, penetrated through the alchemical metal plate at least 20mm thick, and then exited the back of the shield without any delay.
"Well done!" Although he was annoyed, Ye Zi would not hesitate to praise his teammates for their outstanding performance.
At the same time, Ye Yuxuan quickly leaned down, half-crouched and poked his head out from the right side of the pillar, and aimed at the waist and abdomen of the shadow slave whose shield was pierced through the scope - these slaves were not qualified to wear full-body armor like the Shadow Warrior, but as shadow creatures, they must rely on the objects of the main material world to exist.
For example, the current batch is covered with a simple black coarse cloth coat, or a simple black half-body leather armor, and this configuration is actually completely sufficient for them; They don't need to protect their torsos and limbs, and the only way to destroy them is to completely destroy the protective gear they rely on.
Yui's hand cannon is obviously not suitable for the job of "helping the enemy cut clothes", but the assault rifle in Ye Yuxuan's hand, as long as the technique is excellent, can be said to be handy.
I saw Ye Yuxuan slightly deflect the muzzle of the gun at a slight angle, and then shot three shots from bottom to top along the center line of the guy's cloth armor.
Three bullets struck the cloth armor at different angles, the first bullet first tore a gap, then the second bullet hit the rag that had been slightly lifted, further detaching it from the main body, and finally, the third bullet hit the last remaining point of connection between the cloth armor and the broken rag, completely severing the last connection.
As the armor was destroyed, the unfortunate shield-wielding slave immediately turned into a black, granular smoke that gradually dissipated in the air.
As soon as Ye Zi struck a blow, he quickly retracted his poked head, and immediately after, a series of arrows swept past where he had been, and as long as his movements were a little slower, he would definitely not be able to retreat with his whole body. In this kind of long-range battle, no cover is death, and what you fight for is accuracy and speed.
For him, a more favorable condition is that the bullet is faster than the arrow, both in muzzle velocity and firing rate.
The Shadow Servants didn't react much to the loss of a fellow human being, and the shield-wielding Servants on either side immediately moved closer to fill in the gaps that had appeared, as if they had no feelings at all.
Soon, the shadow servants approached Su Mu's location, and Su Mu saw the opportunity and quickly threw himself into the battle.
After a few shots, the shield-wielding slave in front would be immediately sprayed on his back, and then, either the long-distance support of the leaf would cut off its clothes, or Su Mu would spray it with the leather armor on its body.
Two minutes later, most of the twenty or so shadow servants had been eliminated, and except for a small cut in Su Mu's left arm that had been grazed by a black arrow, their side had not suffered any battle damage.
But just after Su Mu sprayed the two-handed heavy sword in the hand of a sword-wielding servant with a single shot, the battle situation became a new variable: the closed door suddenly slashed to both sides, and a middle-aged man in a black cloak came out of it.
"What's going on? Someone is causing trouble again? ”