Chapter 398: The Battle of Qingyang: Prologue
Even though Hyacinth had already said that the Guardian Warriors had completely surrendered to them, the Thousand Riders were still a little skeptical. He tentatively walked towards the Guardian Warrior as he summoned his Jade Cicada Sword, and only then did he relax slightly when he saw that the behemoths were not moving like sculptures.
After a long sigh of relief, he reached out and patted one of the Guardian Warriors in front of him, who raised his eyes to look at him, but remained in the same posture as before.
"Whew!" He retreated to the others.
Ouyang Xiaoleng helped Hyacinth up and said to him, "It's really our honor to have the help of the Flame Luo Demon King, this time the main task of you and the Guardian Warrior is to block the strongest of the Qingyun Demon Army, the Tree Demon, together with the Orion Clan. ”
"What is the size of the opponent's monster army?" Hyacinth had already begun to think about how to fight this battle.
"The exact scale is unknown, but it is certain that the number is much more than ours, because I can't completely abandon the defense of the royal city, so I can't mobilize the entire royal city army."
"I understand that!"
Even if Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't say it, Hyacinth could hear that the situation was not optimistic. With his knowledge of Qingyun, the actions he planned were often unexpected, unpredictable, and this just echoed his character, even if he had been under Qingyun's orders for a long time, it was difficult to truly understand him, just as no one could answer where his boundless hatred and ambition came from.
"You just mentioned the Orions? I don't know much about them! Hyacinth suddenly remembered that the Orion Clan, who would mainly work with him and the Guardian Warriors, had never met before.
"They have lived in the ancient forests outside Miancheng for generations, hunting for a living, are very good at long-range attacks, and have a knack for how to deal with beasts. Everyone in their clan is a sharpshooter, and it is said that the Dryads are more afraid of fire, so I want them to use the Fire Bow to destroy the opponent's Dryad's formation first, and then you will attack them head-on. Ouyang Xiaoleng conveyed to Hyacinth the tactics he and the others had devised based on the characteristics of the Tree Demon.
"Before the battle begins, I want to make further contact with them and plan the details of the cooperation." Hyacinth thought for a moment and said.
"Before we came to Qingyang, Thorn had already set off in the direction of Miancheng to deliver a message to the Orion Clan, and I believe they will soon be able to reach Qingyang!"
Although Ouyang Xiaoleng was full of confidence in what he said, he was still worried in his heart, and he didn't know if the thorns could persuade the Orion clan to come to help. According to the custom of the Orions, they will never leave the forest where they were born and raised for the rest of their lives, because they believe that the gods of the Earth Temple will protect them, so they live around the Earth Temple. They believe that the reason why they can do every shot is also because of the divine power of the god lord, once they leave the forest, they will also lose their best bow and arrow skills.
At this moment, the chirping of the bird he had been looking forward to passed overhead, and everyone looked up according to the sound, and the little finch with a fiery red body finally appeared.
"Thorns, just in time!" Ouyang Xiaoleng was both expectant and a little apprehensive about seeing him, what to do if he didn't bring good news.
Before the thorn landed, he turned into a tall human form, still with that conspicuous fiery red hair, and the thorns on his shoulders even pierced into his own flesh, making the demon spirit clan people dumbfounded.
He saluted and said, "My lord, I have delivered your will to the leader of the Orion clan, Lao Yi. ”
"What did he say?!" Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but ask.
"They are already on their way to Qingyang, and in order to prevent rumors of spies leaking out of the royal city and hindering them, Lord Yong appointed a team of men to protect them." Thorn replied immediately.
"Great!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief like Ouyang Xiaoleng, this was undoubtedly good news, after receiving the assistance of the Flame Luo Demon King, this time they successfully obtained the Orion Clan to join. It means a lot to them, and while their confidence increases, their fighting spirit also soars.
The selection of the Demon Spirit Clan warriors has been completed, and the selected Demon Spirit Clan people have been divided into several teams along with the royal city army and placed in each layer of Qingyang City. And Ouyang Xiaoleng and Ouyang Hongye followed Hingye to check the construction of the secret passage.
When they arrived at the secret passage of the lower city, they found three familiar figures. It was Hingye's two children, Little Stone and Doudou and the son of the Red Ear Demon Spirit, Kui, who now seemed to be so healthy that they couldn't imagine what they had been like when they were the nourishment of the Ape Red Devil's soul.
As soon as they saw Xia Qiu, Xiao Shi and Doudou suddenly surrounded him, and kept calling: "Sister Xia Qiu, Sister Xia Qiu!" ”
Kui was still a little shy when he saw the living person, and the joyful look on Fang Cai's face suddenly disappeared, Doudou walked up to Kui like a big sister and took his hand and said, "Kui, this is Sister Xia Qiu, didn't you see her last time?" ”
"Hmm!"
Listening to Doudou's words, Kui nodded, and a shy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Sister Xia Qiu, we all helped build these secret passages and traps." Little Stone said proudly.
"Really? Awesome! Xia Qiu touched his head and praised.
"Okay, okay, in front of Lord Demon King Fox, the three of you are too rude, go find your mother!" Hinge commanded with a gloomy face.
The three children were reluctant.
"Why don't you let the three of them lead the way!" Xia Qiu proposed.
Little Stone and Doudou couldn't stop nodding, and Kuiya showed his naughty side and winked at the hinge, now he has regarded the hinge and the bell as his parents, because when the red-eared demon spirit was alive, he was almost in a coma for a long time, so his impression of his father was relatively vague, which may also be his luck, because of this, he was able to integrate into this new family so quickly and become a member of it.
"Let's lead the way, we're all too familiar with these secret passages and traps!" Doudou pleaded with his father.
"That's it, it's like our playground!" Little Stone also grabbed his father and said.
"Okay, okay!" Seeing that Xia and Qiu said this, Hingye no longer insisted.
So the three children happily led the way in front of them, leading them through the criss-crossing secret passages, through which they could reach any of the seven floors of the city and control the traps in the traps. Each floor is in charge of a team of old and weak women and children, all of whom are dedicated to their duties, and each guard is manned at all times.
Ouyang Xiaoleng was very satisfied with the efforts of the Demon Spirit Clan, and the Thousand Riders were also quite surprised by the secret passages and traps they had built, this was the wisdom of the Demon Spirit Clan, just like the Seven Sound Gate they had built, which made people have to have a kind of admiration.
At ten o'clock in the evening, all preparations were ready, just waiting for the Orion Clan to arrive, and the bell led the women of the Demon Spirit Clan to deliver dinner to the soldiers who were ambushed on the front line through the secret passage, including Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng.
There was almost no conversation during the meal, and everyone wanted to calm their minds as much as possible and meet the enemy who might come at any time.
This would be Ouyang Xiaoleng's chance to face his biggest enemy again, and he had to seize this opportunity firmly. On this night, the air was sweltering, and huge dark clouds were so low that it seemed like it could bring a downpour at any moment.
Suddenly there was the sound of a horn at the forefront, and that sound meant that an enemy was present. At the same time that everyone was in a state of preparation, lightning and thunder also came, and there seemed to be the sound of drums.
"That's?!" Thousand Riders remembered the sounds, he was sure they came from the Dryads, the drumbeats came and went, he also counted the number of Dryads in his heart, and when the drums gradually merged into the ocean, he couldn't help but sigh, "No?!! ”
"Qingyun has created so many monsters......" Ling Yu was also taken aback.
"I guess there are more than a thousand Tree Demons!" Qianqi said to Ouyang Xiaoleng.
Ouyang Xiaoliang made a gesture to him, Qianqi understood the meaning of this gesture, they had already discussed that once the war started, Qianqi would be mainly responsible for dealing with the empty water demon. Although he didn't want to leave the position, he had to do so.
He led a group of his men into the secret passage behind him, heading to their main position, a pond at the other end, which, according to the characteristics of the Empty Water Demons, would be their main access to the green soil.
To their surprise, it was not the Tree Demon who was sent out to fight on the Qingyun side, but the Feather Wing Demon. Under the cover of dark clouds and thunderstorms, they silently approached the sky over the green soil. By the time someone noticed it, they were already quite close to the position, and the overwhelming winged demons fired the poisonous feathers on their bodies towards Ouyang Xiaoleng's side.
"Be careful to protect with a shield!" Ouyang Xiaoleng shouted loudly while exerting his demonic power with Ouyang Hongye, Mochizuki and others to form a cyclone-shaped protective shield.
It's just that there are too many winged demons, and their protective shield begins to be destroyed, and they are gradually unable to stop the poisonous feathers. The wound from the poisonous feather was itchy at first, then painful, and finally unconscious, and the warrior kept falling.
"Hold on!" Ouyang Hongye said loudly to the others in the wind and rain.
In fact, he had already sent someone to find the Black Lion Eagle Beast Xiao Nan and his companions to ask for their help. It's just that they're really elusive, and unless they actively want to show up, the chances of finding them are extremely low. If they were, they wouldn't be afraid of these damn winged demons.
I don't know if it's a heart, the wind and rain suddenly stopped, and a group of huge black monsters flying from the other side of the sky replaced the dark clouds, and Xiao Nan was among them. Their ranks are larger than the last time they were seen, and their formations seem to be deliberately protecting something.
"Look!" Spirit Feather pointed to the center of the Black Lion Eagle Beast team.
With their powerful claws, they were holding the Orioners, and when they were close to the ground, they turned and flew into the sky as soon as they let them go, and began to enter the battle with the Winged Demons.