booktalesy Chapter 104 Beast Attack
Chapter 104 Beast Attack
Chapter 104 Beast Attack
The old general's expression changed, and he instinctively reached for the sword at his waist.
However, he was too weak, and his hand trembled, preventing him from successfully drawing his sword.
The veterans around them were the same; they picked up their weapons and were ready to rush out and fight to the death.
"Stop right there!"
Su Qing shouted loudly.
The old general froze, instinctively stopping in his tracks. The other veterans also stopped and all turned to look at Su Qing.
Su Qing walked to the old general's side and pressed down on his hand that was drawing his sword.
"General, in your current state, going up there will only cause more trouble."
He pointed to the veterans who could barely stand, "Let them have a good meal, and leave the outside to us."
"Nonsense!"
The old general grew anxious.
"You have no idea how troublesome those beasts outside are! Not only are they numerous and thick-skinned, but they are also extremely cunning!"
"Old General," Su Qing interrupted him, "we've not only seen bloodshed, but we've also killed many things far more troublesome than this."
The old general stared at Su Qing, seeing that the other party showed no sign of backing down, and then looked at his old comrades who were starving and skin and bones.
"Fine." The old general gritted his teeth. "They can stay for dinner, but I have to go up!"
"I need to watch over you guys; I can't let these great lads perish here."
Su Qing knew that this stubborn old man couldn't be persuaded, so she simply nodded.
"Alright, then you can just follow along and watch the show."
9
The two quickly walked up the city wall.
Wang Yao, carrying a shield, and Li Daniu, holding a staff, had already followed.
Selena, meanwhile, sat leisurely on the flying carpet, floating in mid-air.
On the city wall, Agu, along with more than twenty strong men, had already donned brand-new spears and hand axes and were lined up in battle formation.
The old general had just peeked out from behind the city wall when he gasped in shock.
On the gray, desolate plain, a dark mass of strange beasts was rushing toward the military camp.
These strange beasts are the size of oxen, covered in hard scales, and have gaping maws full of fangs. They are the old adversaries they have been fighting for for twenty-three years.
Armored Rhinoceros Wolf.
"There are too many! At least a hundred!" The old general slapped his thigh in frustration. "Quick! Get the logs and boulders ready!"
Archers in position! Alas, we're out of archers—"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Su Qing slowly pull out a strangely shaped musket from behind his back.
"Wang Yao, Da Niu, you two go down and stretch your muscles," Su Qing casually instructed.
"Alright!" Wang Yao grinned and jumped down from the more than three-meter-high city wall.
With a loud "boom," Wang Yao, shield and all, crashed into the muddy ground outside the military camp, creating a large crater.
Li Daniu didn't hesitate either. He grabbed the staff, roared, and jumped down after him.
The old general's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"They've gone mad! These two boys have gone mad! Bring them up here! They're going to their deaths!" The old general was so anxious he almost jumped up and down.
Su Qing ignored him, raised her musket, and aimed at the armored rhinoceros wolf charging at the front.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out, deafeningly loud.
The massive armored rhinoceros wolf's head exploded like a watermelon, and its huge body slid forward for more than ten meters due to inertia before crashing heavily into the foot of the city wall, where it was dead beyond any doubt.
The old general opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.
What... what kind of weapon is this?
A single, decisive blow?
Before he could even react, the battle had already begun below the city walls.
Wang Yao, shielded by that enormous shield, was like a moving steel wall. Several armored rhinoceros wolves charged at him, making a dull thud.
As a result, Wang Yao remained unmoved, while the strange beasts were shaken so badly that their heads were bleeding and they were dizzy.
"Is that all the strength you have?" Wang Yao laughed loudly, and pushed his shield forward, smashing the two strange beasts into mincemeat.
On the other hand, Li Daniu's behavior was even more outrageous.
He wielded his staff with incredible speed and precision, each strike accompanied by the cracking sound of bones breaking.
Even more outrageous, his spiked club was actually crackling with lightning.
With one blow, not only was the beast's head smashed, but several other beasts around it were also electrocuted, their bodies charred black, and they collapsed to the ground convulsing.
"Is this...is this even human?" The old general was dumbfounded.
He had guarded this military camp for twenty-three years and had never seen a battle like this before.
Just two people, just two people, actually managed to hold off the charge of over a hundred armored rhinoceros wolves!
On the city wall, Agu and his men were also busy.
Although they didn't have the freakish fighting power of Wang Yao and Li Daniu, each of them possessed immense strength.
They hurled their spears like javelins, which accurately pierced the eyes and throats of the strange beasts.
Selena floated in mid-air, occasionally taking out several glass bottles filled with an unknown liquid from her bag and smashing them into areas where the beasts were densely packed.
"Boom!"
Flames shot into the sky, burning more than a dozen strange beasts until they howled in agony.
The battle lasted less than ten minutes from start to finish.
The wasteland was littered with the corpses of strange beasts, and the air was thick with the stench of blood and burnt meat.
Wang Yao and Li Daniu dusted off their hands.
"Su Zai, do I really need to do this?" Wang Yao complained.
Su Qing put away his musket and turned to look at the old general beside him, who had completely turned to stone.
"General, do you think our performance was satisfactory?"
The old general swallowed hard, looking at the unharmed crowd and then at the corpses scattered all over the city.
He's lived most of his life, and today he's finally seen something new.
"We passed—we passed the fucking test!" The old general was so excited that he even swore. "Where did you little monsters come from? When did the kingdom have such a terrifying army?"
Su Qing smiled. "It's a secret. Now you can rest assured and get some rest, right?"
The old general nodded repeatedly, the deathly look on his face vanishing, replaced by undisguised ecstasy.
"Very well! This old man will go down now! With you all here, this military camp is safe!"
The old general walked down the city wall with faltering steps, his back view appearing much lighter.
Su Qing called Agu over and gave him a few instructions in the indigenous language, instructing them to divide into three groups and take turns standing guard on the city wall.
After making the arrangements, Su Qing walked down the city wall.
He walked along, calculating in his mind.
Although the number of monsters in that recent attack was considerable, their quality was extremely poor.
Let alone those few, even without Agu's twenty-odd men, they could easily handle it.
It's hard to imagine that this is a hellish dungeon.
Even if his deduction is correct, the combat power this time is seriously excessive, but this first wave is too weak. Could it be that the bigger ones are yet to come?
Su Qing walked to the open space, and the sight before him made him burst out laughing.
The old general and the forty-odd veterans were sitting on the ground without any regard for their image.
Everyone was holding a hamburger, a steamed bun, or a piece of barbecue, wolfing it down into their mouths.
Having not had a full meal in twenty-three years, these men had long since abandoned any regard for military discipline and decorum.