Even if you can"t, you still have to!Xiang Yun"s gaze shook when he saw the enormous hole and the horde of Cloud Beasts charging into the city like a tidal wave. His expression also changed.
"How is this possible!" He never thought that a dignified county city that had elite soldiers and a grand defensive formation would also fall into enemy hands.
Currently, the horde of cloud beasts wandering outside the city consisted of a bloodthirsty mud lizard with a body like a hound, a body like a hound, a body like a black-furred lizard, a body like an iron bull with thick skin as hard as steel, a body like a mouse, a tail like a scorpion, but with poisonous thorns growing from its back, as well as the various hordes of Ironback Griffins and Seven Deadly Snakes.The cloud beasts were like an army of humans attacking a city, surrounding the entire county city so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. At a glance, they looked like a swarm of locusts.
The earth trembled and hummed. Sharp or low sounds from the throats of beasts converged together, resounding through the world. This scene truly caused one"s soul to tremble.
And now, when the group of people arrived, they were keenly noticed by the cloud beasts. The cloud beasts were not like before, they no longer felt the slightest bit of fear towards this menacing human army.
Seeing Xiang Yun"s group rushing over, the horde of Cloud Beasts outside the city seemed to have seen some delicious food. A fierce glint appeared in the eyes of tens of thousands of beasts as they charged towards Xiang Yun"s group like an ocean tide!Seeing the horde of beasts charge towards them, Qi Haowei immediately said to Xiang Yun, "Your Highness, the prefectural city of Northson has already fallen. Right now, there are many Cloud Beasts, which might increase the number of casualties. Why don"t we take a detour or go back directly?"
Even the Snow Wolf Horse and Zhu Kai spoke up, "Your Highness, I suggest we take a detour, there is no need to fight these beasts head on!"
They were still quite a distance away from Qin Feng City. Although there were more than three thousand men in the army, it was still not enough to face the hundreds of thousands of beasts. If they were to fight against these Cloud Beasts, it would not only be useless, but would also affect the rest of their journey.
"Okay." Xiang Yun was just about to command the army to make a detour forward.
"Boom!"
All of a sudden, a loud sound came from the city. Countless rays of light rushed up into the sky, turning into sparkling and translucent specks that disappeared. Soon after, there was the sound of someone shouting "kill" at the top of their lungs!"Kill!"
A group of world-shaking screams, filled with despair and indignation, resounded throughout the world at the same time!
Everyone was stunned for a moment before someone exclaimed, "There are still survivors in the city!"
They had traveled for thousands of miles. Since the ma.s.sacre of the first city, they had not seen a single living person. The b.l.o.o.d.y fields were everywhere. Now, upon hearing the human cry, everyone"s hearts trembled with excitement!Xiang Yun"s eyes also abruptly lit up as he pulled out the Blue Profound Sword behind his back and shouted out to everyone!
Quickly form the formation, and follow me into the city to save them. Ma Ying, Zhu Kai, you two will ride with me on the Snow Wolf Cavalry to clear the path. Qi Haowei, you will lead the Floating Spear Cavalry to protect the left and right flanks.
"Yes sir!"As the soldiers and Xiang Yun fought their way over, they had already acknowledged Xiang Yun and were obeying his orders!
Immediately, the two troops began to a.s.semble. As Xiang Yun pointed the Blue Profound Sword in his hand towards the city, the two formidable cavalry units of the State of Feng Yun moved out at the same time!
"Kill!"
An earth-shaking battle cry echoed throughout the world. The combined army of the Snow Wolf Cavalry and the PaG.o.da Steel Cavalry was like an unstoppable wave of steel, instantly charging into the horde of cloud beasts!
"Chi chi chi!"
There was the sound of flesh being split, the howl of the Cloud Beast, and the trampling of horses" hooves.
In the vanguard position of the cavalry troops, Xiang Yun, Ma Duan, and Zhu Kai formed a formation. Carrying a gigantic azure sword in his hand, Xiang Yun unleashed a fierce gale with his swift sword.
Furthermore, both Zhu Kai and Ma Qi were Mystical Cloud Realm experts, and they were at the same level as Ye Chen.They were the elites of the Snow Wolf Cavalry.
The two of them brandished the long spears in their hands. Each spear shot out a beam of energy that instantly pierced through the bodies of the ten Cloud Beasts. The spear shadows and Xiang Yun"s fast sword wind formed an area of destruction!
The three of them were like unstoppable blades as they led the army forward. In just a few moments, they had reached the city wall.The army did not choose to enter through the gaps left by the Cloud Beasts. After all, that was the center of the Cloud Beasts" gathering. Xiang Yun led the group to the east gate of the county city, entering through the broken formation.
Looking at the already tattered east gate, Xiang Yun waved his sword and a sword light cleaved open the gate. Everyone charged in and immediately entered the city!
As soon as they entered the city, the scene inside was even more tragic than everyone had imagined. Black smoke billowed from the four sides, and corpses piled up like mountains. Aside from the human corpses and the Cloud Beasts" bodies, all of them were incomplete.
There were also hordes of cloud beasts that moved through the streets without restraint. There were also many cloud beasts that were eating the flesh and blood in the city. Whether it was humans or their own kind, they all ate like delicacies!Everyone had seen enough of these scenes on their journey. Although they were still feeling depressed, they weren"t too shocked by it.
Upon entering the city, Xiang Yun"s spiritual will and spiritual sense immediately spread out, locking onto the sounds of battle and shouting coming from the north side of the city.
"Soldiers, listen up! Do not stop! Follow me!"At this moment, the city was filled with cloud beasts. Once the army charged in, the cloud beasts immediately began to stir. If they couldn"t do it in one go and let them get entangled with the beasts, the army would no longer be able to charge at high speeds.
After pa.s.sing through several streets and crossing a green stone bridge filled with Cloud Beasts, they finally arrived at an open plaza in the north of the city.At this moment, the entire square was surrounded by a horde of Cloud Beasts. Countless Cloud Beasts were rushing inside.
And within the encirclement of the Cloud Beasts, there was a troop of close to a thousand people forming a circle formation. The shields, the swords, and spears were all standing upright, blocking the attacks of the Cloud Beasts.At a glance, these soldiers were clearly not ordinary soldiers. They were all Cloud Warriors with decent cultivations. Facing the attacks of the Cloud Beast horde, they resisted with all their might and continued to behead the Cloud Beasts outside the encirclement.
However, no matter how brave these soldiers were, how could they face the endless horde of cloud beasts? There were still casualties everywhere, and once there was a hole somewhere, there would be people who would immediately make up for it. But as the number of casualties increased, the team could only choose to retreat!
In the middle of the encirclement, there was a middle-aged general dressed in a tiger-striped armor. He had thick eyebrows and a long beard, and there were signs of gray on his temples, but his eyes were bright and spirited, and his waist was as straight as a spear.Whenever he discovered that there were soldiers unable to support themselves in a certain direction and the Cloud Beast wanted to rush into the defensive ring, the middle-aged general would swing his saber.
The saber light whistled through the air and killed all of the Cloud Beasts in that direction. The momentum behind the saber light revealed that this person was an early stage Mystic Cloud Realm expert!The middle-aged general"s face was currently filled with killing intent as his entire body was dyed with blood. It was unknown if it was the Cloud Beast"s or his own, although the blade light that the old man swung out was extremely aggressive, but his footsteps were clearly unstable. It was unknown just how long he had been fighting for, and he was clearly close to exhaustion!
At this moment, everyone was fighting with their lives on the line against the Cloud Beast. The Cloud Beast was quickly being killed, and the soldiers were constantly being sacrificed.
Suddenly, within the defensive circle, there was a soldier with a spear who tried his best to pierce through the head of the Bloodthirsty Earthworm Lizard. Because his body had appeared outside of the defensive circle, a Mountain Piercing Mastiff bit into his head and dragged him out of the encirclement!
Taking advantage of this opening, another two Mountain Piercing Mastiffs, who were as strong as oxen, charged in and bit the bodies of the other two soldiers. With one bite, they pulled them out and a group of Mountain Piercing Mastiffs swarmed over and instantly ripped the two bodies into pieces!
In a split-second, a small gap appeared in the defensive circle. More than ten Mountain Piercing Mastiffs took the opportunity to rush in, charging towards the group of children and women in the center. Immediately, cries of alarm rang out!
At that moment, when the middle-aged general saw the situation, he let out a roar!
"b.a.s.t.a.r.d, don"t you dare hurt me."With that, he took a step forward and flew towards the ten plus Mountain Piercing Mastiffs. With a slash of his blade, a cold light cut through the sky from within the defensive circle, and a string of blood spurted out. In the blink of an eye, over a dozen Five Cloud Beasts had been cut into two, and their bodies heavily fell to the ground!
The middle-aged general took a step forward and his body knelt on the ground. His face was already incomparably pale as he hurriedly gave the order to the soldier in front of him, ignoring his own situation.
"Quick, plug the hole!"Seeing that his defensive perimeter had been blocked, the middle-aged general finally heaved a sigh of relief. He stood up abruptly and his body swayed, as if he could fall down at any moment. However, he still raised his broadsword in an attempt to kill the cloud beast.
Seeing this scene, two soldiers immediately went forward to support him. The two soldiers couldn"t help but try to persuade him as they looked anxiously at the commander.
You can"t fight anymore! You haven"t rested for three days and three nights. If you continue, your body won"t be able to hold on! "
Hearing this, the middle-aged general struggled free from his grasp and glared at the two as he spoke with a pair of red eyes.
"Enough of the rubbish. I can continue to fight, but you all don"t need to worry about me. You must protect these women and children. They are the last survivors of our country!"Upon hearing these words, the two soldiers" eyes trembled. However, when they looked at the endless horde of cloud beasts, they could not help but cry out.
There are too many Cloud Beasts, and we can"t protect them. You don"t have to worry about us, with your cultivation, there"s still a glimmer of hope for you to escape, don"t wait with us to die. You"ve done enough!
"Bulls.h.i.t!" Bi Tai Shou bellowed, "We have to defend even if we can"t. I, Bi Hongzhang, have been the Northern County"s head guard for more than 20 years, and this is my home. Every commoner and soldier is my family, if you want to hurt them, you must step over my shoulders!""Lord Grand Guard!" At this moment, all the civilians and soldiers gathered in the public square of the Northmont Prefecture were all shocked beyond words. They were all moved!
At this moment, Bi Hongzhang suddenly thrust the saber in his hand into the ground and shouted to the surrounding soldiers.
"Soldiers, for the sake of the people of the Beishan County, you are willing to sacrifice our lives. We will fight to the death with all our might! Today, we will fight to the death with all these beasts. Even if we have to die, we will make them pay the price! "
"Right, fight it out with these beasts!"
At this moment, the soldiers were all infected by Grand Guard Bi"s words, each and every one of them exploding forth with all the potential in their body, madly fighting the Cloud Beasts. Even if their chests were ripped open, the long swords in their hands would ruthlessly stab into the hearts of these beasts, fearless of death!
But even so, even if they had the determination to die, facing these emotionless wild beasts, they were still unable to change their fate. In just a moment, holes had appeared in their ranks, and the soldiers were quickly swallowed by them!
Even though Bi Hongzhang had used up almost all of his cloud energy, he was still unable to reverse the situation. The entire army was on the verge of collapse!
The roars of the Cloud Beast, the screams of the soldiers and the cries of women and children echoed in his ears. Bi Hongzhang knelt on one knee with bloodshot eyes. He could not help but sigh towards the sky!
"The heavens have destroyed my Northern Good County!"
At this moment, their hearts were already filled with despair. They knew that they would become the food of these Cloud Beasts in the next moment!
They saw a group of grimacing, salivating beasts charge into the defensive perimeter, opening their greedy mouths and waving their sharp claws towards the crowd!
"Kill!"Suddenly, an earth-shaking battle cry rang out from the east side of the square!