Chapter 56: Hors d'oeuvres
The wind whistled in your ears and the clouds gathered overhead. At the intersection of the wind and clouds, the purple electric snake showed its huge body from time to time, revealing a bright color in the black clouds. The thunder sounded after the electric power, and under the staggered wind and thunder, the rain fell obliquely like a Tianhe burst, hitting the plank with a crisp beeping sound.
The storm that lasted for two hours showed no signs of small, and under the interweaving of such wind and rain, the demon clouds in the eastern sky had gradually approached the fleet on the sea.
Although it is impossible to see the truth in the demon clouds even now because of the wind and rain on the sea and the poor light of the ancient times, it is not like the people on the fleet who know the other party's bad intentions and prepare for it.
At this time, the formation of the fleet has changed from the geese marching formation, which was originally used to connect the hull to enhance stability, to a long snake formation that is more suitable for assault operations. The three large ships lined up, and the Zhongyuan took the lead as the flagship, and a row of red lanterns of five companies had been hung on the mast of its stern.
There are rules for sailing ships: watch flags during the day and lanterns at night. All vessels must sail in an orderly manner, obey the orders of the flagship, and not be negligent. - When the red lantern was hung high, the two ships behind understood the order of the Zhongyuan: ballistas were fully fired, bows and arrows were ready, follow the instructions of the flagship gun, and attack the enemy in one direction at the same time to ensure the maximum attack power.
Right now, everybody is doing it. In the wind and rain of hunting, the tall ship tower was already full of sailors with waterproof bows.
Watching the green demon clouds get closer and closer, some of these hazy figures with sticky teeth and claws can already be faintly seen in the dim wind and rain. Xie Liuyun knew that these were the so-called fowl demons that were vassal to the Sea Clan, and they were the first wave of attack force of the Sea Clan.
"Distance?" Xie Liuyun shouted at the moment.
The enemy is already very close and has roughly entered the range of his attack. "It's time to attack. Xie Liuyun estimated that it was about the same, so he asked loudly about the information about the lookout.
"The distance is one mile, and the direction of the green dragon is six points. The range of the demon cloud is four miles, which is really huge. The lookout's intelligence was quickly reported.
"Yili, this is already very close!" Xie Liuyun muttered quietly, and he immediately ordered: "Shoot at the demon clouds, and use the most fierce attack to welcome their arrival." ”
"No!" the herald gave his hand and quickly conveyed the order.
Under the order, the battleship adjusted its body slightly. The hull of the ship swung slightly, facing the demon cloud as far as possible with the side of the ship, and then launched an attack.
"Boom...... Boom...... Boom!" The sound of the bowstring plucking continued to sound, and countless slender arrows rose from the huge bodies of the three giant ships, converging into a black and oppressive arrow cloud in mid-air, and flew towards the demon cloud a mile away in an arc.
Then, the sound of the bed crossbow sounded, and the eight-foot short spears, lit up with a cold edge, stabbed at the demon cloud like lightning.
The bed crossbow was fired, but the projection speed of its spear was above the arrow feather. This black short spear submerged into the demon cloud, and suddenly burst into red blood flowers. And then the arrow clouds, this one red cloud became larger, turned into pieces, scattered around, making the originally deep dark green inadvertently produce a little scarlet.
The demon clouds were stunned, and the demon birds inside kept falling, smashing a lot of waves on the dim sea.
No matter what the force is, cannon fodder will always be the absolute majority. This wave of attacking sea tribes is no exception, under the strong bows and crossbows of the fleet, the demon birds in the demon cloud have fallen a lot, but these demon birds are only a drop in the bucket compared to their own huge numbers. After a slight pause, they continued to press forward, pressing fiercely towards the location of the fleet.
The bows and arrows continued to shoot, and the bed crossbows began one after another, but the next shots did not seem to be able to make this demon cloud stop like the initial wave, and they still pressed down heavily.
Soon, the green demon cloud approached within a hundred paces of the fleet. The huge area of four or five miles wide made the people of the fleet look dull.
The demon cloud continued to approach, and less than fifty paces away from the fleet, the people on the ship could already clearly see the dense traces of birds among them.
"Huyan, crow, sea harrier...... There are not afraid of tens of thousands of demon birds here. It looks boundless, and it's really scary. Looking at the archers below, some of them are already starting to tremble. In the face of this overwhelming enemy, they are also afraid. Xie Liuyun knew that the current situation looked terrible.
Although these demon birds attached to the Sea Clan can only be regarded as cannon fodder, and their strength is not worth mentioning, their huge number and overwhelming posture make most of the people on the ship afraid. Now this cowardice is only buried in the bottom of their hearts, and only a few are slightly revealed.
But Xie Liuyun knew that this was a very dangerous sign, and he knew that he had to suppress this situation, and he had to eliminate the uneasiness in everyone's hearts, otherwise when everyone really encountered a stronger and more terrible enemy, and then fell into a bitter battle, everyone's uneasiness would erupt, which would definitely cause panic among everyone, and then produce many unknowable consequences.
"Feng Xian, now I can only ask you to help. You have to give these kids a little excitement and something to look forward to. Xie Liuyun turned around and said to a red-robed old man standing beside him.
This is an old man who looks very unruly. He was about seventy years old, with a white beard, thick eyebrows, rosacea, and blank eyes, as if he had never woken up. He was short and stocky, and he was round everywhere. At a glance, it is easy for Li Jingxuan to think of the Maitreya Buddha he saw in the temple in his previous life - it seems to be quite amiable to look at, but according to Tang He's introduction, Li Jingxuan understands that this old man is a good hand at playing with fire, and he is a rather terrifying god refining rune seal master.
"How many of those little things on the other side are going to be killed? You are really, why are you even afraid of these little things? Feng muttered dissatisfiedly.
"They are indeed elite, but they are all elites on the training ground, they have only fought with pirates, but they have never experienced such a big battle. Xie Liuyun said curtly. It was really embarrassing for his own men to be so frightened by the enemy.
"Haven't you seen a big scene? hehe, I see...... Okay, then I'll show them some skills! Let them understand that the guy on the other side is a bunch of garbage cannon fodder, and we can wipe it out with a wave of our hand. Feng Feng's big eyes opened suddenly, and a ray of essence came out of it, and after he nodded heavily, he walked out of the cabin, stepped into the void, and stood in the fierce storm, coldly facing the demon clouds opposite.
Demon Yun seemed to be enraged, and they were very dissatisfied with Feng Feng's ascension. They flew, first high into the air, then in an arc in the air, and then swooped down frantically.
All kinds of screams and screams, and the flapping of wings were mixed with sounds, as if he was going to turn his body into a sharp arrow, poking Feng Feng's small body into a thousand holes.
"Sure enough, it's a bunch of brutes. Feng Xianfeng smiled freely, and with a wave of his big sleeves, yellow rune paper flew out of his cuffs. The runes stood around him like flying swords, and as the movements of his hands stretched, they met the demon birds that swooped down like arrows.
"Whoosh...... Sou...... Whoosh!" The yellow rune paper seeped through the gap between the flight of the demon bird, and it didn't seem to have any effect on it. The demon bird that was rushing down still pounced on Feng with an astonishing momentum. However, Feng Feng didn't care about this, he let the rune paper in his cuff shoot out thousands of sheets, and let the guy on the other side approach him with a noisy sound and an unpleasant fishy smell. When they flew less than two feet away from him, he said coldly: "Burst!"
In an instant, countless orange-red fireballs exploded in the air, and the scorching aura swept across the void, turning those menacing demon birds into ashes in an instant, and falling one after another.
However, in an instant, a large number of these invincible demon birds were cleared, and only some of them fell in the distance, frightened and overwhelmed.
The demon bird fell in a large area, and the black clouds that permeated the fleet were suddenly cleared. The uneasiness in everyone's hearts also dissipated a lot. When they saw that the demon bird they thought was invincible was actually taken care of by an enshrinement, they were surprised that while worshipping the powerful, they were no longer afraid of the enemy in front of them.
In their opinion, since these enemies can be easily killed by the worship, it means that their strength is not strong. Although the level of these people is not enough, if you can work hard, you can also eliminate them.
That's enough. After all, as long as you can be defeated, you don't need to be too afraid of them, can you?
The heart of the army is determined by the great determination.
The attacks from the ship became much more violent, and more monster birds fell under the web of arrows intertwined with bows and bed crossbows. Some of them smashed into the sea, splashing a small wave, and some fell to the plank, forming an unsightly red smudge on the board.
Soon, the demon birds in the air were swept away.
As they vanished, a smile of joy appeared on the tired faces of the soldiers.
They simply thought that the enemy had been defeated.
But is that really the case?
Xie Liuyun didn't dare to think so. He understood that the wave he had just passed was nothing more than cannon fodder for the enemy, the power of their tentative attack, and the real offensive of the enemy was still brewing. He looked at the waves that were approaching under the demon clouds, and knew in his heart that the real test was coming soon.