The city gates were noticeably busier than usual today.
Wei Gongcheng, who was in a wheelchair, was carried directly onto the city wall because the gatekeepers had already given a warning at dusk!
More than thirty city guards, including Maozi, gathered on the city wall, and hundreds of newly recruited young men also arrived at the city wall!
"General, what is that?"
The Maozi mustered its courage and asked.
A thick black fog hung over the city, and some figures could be vaguely seen moving about below, but those figures with scarlet eyes were clearly not human!
Could it be an insect demon?
But isn't this quantity a bit too much?
Upon hearing this, Wei Gongcheng shook his head. If the number of insect demons could be this many, Jiangnan would have fallen long ago. Insect demons can infect people for a very long time and are very easy to expose. The largest number of people infected was hundreds in a closed village. Even that one time led to the Jiangnan education commissioner being held accountable. The scale before us is much larger.
He made a preliminary visual estimate, and the figures vaguely visible in the black fog below probably numbered at least tens of thousands!
" Old Wei " Zhou Haitao also looked down somewhat nervously, swallowed hard, and asked, "Will it work?"
Wei Gongcheng rolled his eyes. Chen Qing really knew how to leave himself a difficult problem. The newly recruited able-bodied men could only help with odd jobs like moving rolling stones or boiling dung. Maozi only a few dozen soldiers on the city wall who could fight. A few dozen guarding tens of thousands—just thinking about it was exciting.
"Don't worry, there are guardian deities." That was the only way Wei Gongcheng could offer comfort.
There were only a few dozen soldiers. Liuzhou City had not been at war for many years, and its military equipment was severely lacking. Many of the bows and arrows in the storehouse were old and had not been oiled for maintenance; they were even difficult to draw. Anyone who was in charge of defending the city would be cursing.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Haitao's face immediately fell. " My Laoda has ruined me! I just brought the whole family to the city!"
Chengtou Maozi and the others looked rather grim upon hearing this. They had brought their families over even earlier than Zhou Haitao. Back then, thanks to Gu Bei and the others' efforts, these soldiers from the city walls had acquired many nice houses and invited their families to live in large mansions.
Upon hearing this, Wei Gongcheng glared at Zhou Haitao: "You still feel wronged? Look at the number of these monsters. Once they spread, do you think your family will be safer in the countryside?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Haitao immediately felt that it made sense. At least there was a city gate guarding this place. If they encountered so many monsters in the countryside or county town, wouldn't they be completely discouraged?
As they were talking, excited roars suddenly came from the black mist below, like an excited pack of wolves. But these sounds were far more terrifying than those of wild beasts, because they were clearly human voices. When a person begins to imitate the roars of wild animals, it creates an unusual sense of horror!
"It's getting dark." Wei Gongcheng glanced at the sky and roughly understood why these monsters were excited. Chen Qing had said not to leave the city after dark, and these monsters, gathering in the black mist, became excited as night was about to fall. The clever man immediately realized that these monsters were afraid of sunlight!
"Ready!!" Even though he was crippled, Wei Gongcheng was still in top form. His roar carried an encouraging quality, which brought the soldiers, who had been trembling with fear from the howls below, back to their senses.
"Don't worry, everyone!" Wei Gongcheng said, "These monsters can't stand in broad daylight. We have the protection of the door gods. As long as we get through tonight, the evil spirits will surely be defeated!"
With such a large numerical disparity, other means were needed to restore morale, and Wei Gongcheng's shouts proved very effective.
When the soldiers realized they only needed to survive the night, their eyes lit up with hope. At that moment, what they needed most was a lifeline!
"Archers, prepare!" Wei Gongcheng waved his hand to give the order, watching the monsters that were beginning to stir in the black mist!
He didn't have high hopes for these makeshift Maozi, but he figured they could inflict some damage from a distance.
Time ticked by, and the Maozi and the others, holding bows and arrows, held their breath, the atmosphere suddenly becoming tense.
Finally, as the last rays of dusk faded, the black mist surged and dispersed in all directions. Only then could everyone clearly see the red-eyed monsters.
There were people everywhere—young adults, the elderly, women, and even children. Their clothes were all different, but they were all tattered and covered with seaweed. Their skin looked like it had been soaked and rotten, and in the darkness, they were frighteningly pale!
The next instant, these zombie-like beings put their hands on the ground and ran wildly, much faster than ordinary people, but not so exaggeratedly, just a little faster than ordinary people.
Wei Gongcheng breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this scene; at least these monsters didn't seem to be very powerful.
One hundred zhang, fifty zhang, thirty zhang, ten zhang.
"Shoot an arrow!!"
With a fierce roar, dozens of streaks of azure light shot out in a single, perfectly aligned line, carrying a power Wei Gongcheng had never anticipated. It felt as if the surrounding air had been sucked away, creating a momentary sense of suffocation.
Wei Gongcheng's eyes widened in surprise. He had heard that the gate gods could strengthen the soldiers at the city gates, but he never expected it to be this exaggerated!
This is not it.
Before they could even think about it, dozens of arrows glowing with a bluish light pierced through hundreds of zombies. The arrows were incredibly powerful, piercing through their throats and severing their necks. Blood splattered everywhere, creating a shocking scene.
Although Wei Gongcheng was crippled, his eyesight was excellent, and he could see clearly. Almost every one of the dozens of arrows hit its mark, striking the throat with every single one. Combined with the terrifying wind force, almost every arrow could take a life!
Windwalking Archery!
Wei Gongcheng's eyes widened in Laoda. He recognized this archery technique; it was extremely famous in the Northern Yan Kingdom and was unique to the Heavenly Wolf Family Clan. It required soldiers with the Wind and Waves Bloodline, along with the training of some sorcerers, making them extremely rare elite archers.
It has repeatedly kept the elite troops of the Great Jin outside the city gates, making it a very troublesome force.
This Maozi was born into a family of hunters, with no bloodline or lineage, yet it possesses such abilities simply because of the so-called blessing of the door gods?
Wei Gongcheng turned to look at the soldiers. At this moment, Maozi and the others had already entered the state of combat, and the arrows in their hands were fired one after another. Although it was not as exaggerated as firing in rapid succession, it was still extremely efficient. With such arm strength and such precision, they did not decline even after firing more than ten arrows. In just a few breaths, more than a thousand of the monsters that charged over had their necks broken by arrows!
Swallowing hard, Wei Gongcheng suddenly understood Chen Qing's confidence. Such miraculous effects, if given time, could train hundreds of such soldiers, and they would not be in the slightest fear when facing tens of thousands of elite troops besieging the city!
Unfortunately, there were too few people!
Wei Gongcheng looked down at the city. Although Maozi and the others were incredibly skilled with their arrows, the sheer number of zombies was overwhelming. They managed to withstand the firepower and reach the city walls.
Seeing this, Wei Gongcheng became curious. These zombies didn't have any siege equipment, and the city gate was over ten meters high. How did they get up there?
Just as they were thinking this, they got the answer in the next second. A group of zombies were huddled together like ants, layer upon layer, forming a human wall!
"Quickly, throw stones, pour the molten gold!"
With Wei Gongcheng's fierce roar, the new recruits who had never experienced a battlefield finally reacted and began to move. The foul-smelling excrement was poured down, but its effect was extremely limited. Excrement, which was the most poisonous substance for human soldiers, was originally the most cost-effective weapon for defending the city. Once it was poured on them, even if they were not burned to death on the spot, they would be infected and die.
Although the scalding hot liquid caused screams of agony, these monsters were extremely fearless and seemed to feel no pain. They couldn't even slow down the human wall, let alone fall off the city wall!
The rolling stones had some effect, after all, they were heavy objects, but the stones prepared on the spot were too small, and the effect was extremely limited. Seeing that the human wall was about to reach the top of the city wall, Wei Gongcheng's face immediately turned very bad.
If these monsters were to charge up and engage in melee combat, their sheer numbers would likely overwhelm the city walls in an instant!
Is this the end of it?
Not only Wei Gongcheng, but also the new recruits who were pouring excrement and throwing stones were terrified when they saw the living corpses piled up layer by layer. They all retreated and were about to flee in panic.
Suddenly, a green light flashed in the eyes of the three wolf heads on the city wall, and a huge white wolf phantom appeared in mid-air.
The next second, countless wind spikes suddenly shot out from the huge metal city gate, like a pre-prepared mechanism. The power was quite remarkable. The nearly ten-meter-long wall of living corpses exploded instantly, and countless pieces of flesh were slashed and blood rained down, staining the entire city wall scarlet!
The group of people were stunned by what they saw. The wall of stacked corpses was extremely oppressive, but now it was suddenly destroyed with overwhelming force, which excited everyone. They all knelt down and shouted, "Lord Door God!"
Wei Gongcheng was shocked by what he saw, but also breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, " Chen Qing should have said he had such a trump card up his sleeve earlier. He was almost scared to death."
It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but these monsters looked like they wanted to devour people alive, and his instincts were still a little creepy.
The gatekeepers' power finally slowed down the seemingly fearless monsters. The undead, who had been rushing forward to continue building their wall of corpses, froze in place, staring blankly at the city gate.
After a few breaths, the zombies dispersed. Wei Gongcheng saw three very different figures walking along the path where the zombies had dispersed. Unlike the rotten zombies, these three were clearly different.
Its entire body was covered in black fur, its skin was also jet black, and it exuded a black aura.
Wei Gongcheng guessed that this must be the leader.
A sense of unease immediately gripped him. If the being that could control tens of thousands of living corpses was some high-level demon, he would likely be powerless to resist in his current crippled state.
A sense of anxiety suddenly welled up inside me. What was Chen Qing up to?
Why aren't they back yet!
"Oh, it's going more smoothly than I expected!"
A familiar voice suddenly came from beside him, Wei Gongcheng was startled. He turned around and saw Chen Qing standing behind him, dressed in a flashy white shirt despite the cold weather.
But didn't Chen Qing go out?
How did I get here?
If you came back, how did you get back?
Meanwhile, the Shen Family, who had arrived outside the city gate half an hour earlier, were also somewhat stunned.
With her excellent eyesight, Murong Yunji could clearly see that the person on the city gate was Chen Qing.
If that's the case, then who is this person next to them?
Shen Lao'er also stared blankly to the side. Standing next to them was a man in a blue shirt. Although the clothes were different, there was no mistake.
It's also Chen Qing!!!
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