Ishihara River Defense Line, battlefield.
Without decisive and powerful spells like Sky Fire, people were dying every moment on the battlefield, but the casualty rate was still high.
On the battlefield were not only Ishihara River's iron-blooded team, but also the reserve team and city guards sent by the city lord's palace, plus the personnel of the defense line itself. From the beginning of the war, there were nearly 3,000 people. After two days of fighting, the number had been reduced by about one-third. one.
Zhang Changkong breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the moth-like insects that were besieged by colorful moths and golden-needle wasps, knocked down to the ground, and then pierced to death by the skeletal war beasts with their fangs.
After taking a look at the battlefield, many of the fires were extinguished, and most of the people I saw were seriously injured.
"The limit has been reached and it's time to retreat."
Zhang Changkong went to a high ground, which was the command center of the entire battlefield.
Here are the city guard commander, the captain of the Iron-Blooded Squadron, the defense line commander, and other officers or team leaders. There is also a small group of Iron-Blooded Squadron members guarding the place, and there are bugs attacking them one after another.
There are always some insects that are not attracted by the insect smoke, but instead attack other creatures crazily under the influence of the insect smoke.
"Master Immortal, have the insects been eradicated?"
A big man in iron armor asked Zhang Changkong.
"Um."
Zhang Changkong also knew this man. He was the commander of the city guard.
"Great, Master Immortal is amazing."
A somewhat tall middle-aged man then said that this man is the commander of the defense line. I heard that he, an ordinary person, got this position with his extraordinary command ability.
"We can retreat. Many people have reached their limit now. If we drag it on any longer, the casualties may rise sharply."
Zhang Changkong said his purpose directly without any nonsense.
Several people present looked at each other, and finally Gao Bu, the captain of the Iron-Blooded Team, said to Zhang Changkong: "We have discussed this issue, but we still feel that we should work together to reduce the number of insect swarms now. Although our soldiers are at the last moment, But the same goes for bugs. Now is the last time for them to go crazy. If they extinguish the insect smoke now, then the bugs in the insect tide will soon wake up. With the speed of the bugs gathering during the insect tide, the bugs that died in the past two days will It will be replenished soon, so we want to hold on to it”.
Zhang Changkong frowned, "You are making a bet. If the soldiers on the battlefield collapse first, then the subsequent defense will be greatly affected. I think the most important thing is to fight slowly and retreat to the next line of defense to preserve your strength. ".
Zhang Changkong didn't like this risk-taking approach. He believed that even if he fought steadily, he could persist until the Xiangshan Sect came to help.
The defense commander Deng Minglun gave a wry smile and said: "Master Immortal, I know we are gambling, but this is a gambling opportunity that we finally got. We had no chance to gamble before."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhang Changkong was puzzled.
"Master Immortal, do you think we gave up more than 80 lines of defense in the past two months?"
Deng Minglun didn't wait for Zhang Changkong's answer, and said it himself: "We said it was a retreat at that time, rather than a rout. Although the Bone Immortal Master and the Wind Immortal Master were powerful, they could not kill or attack all the insects that appeared. Retreat. Every time, the zerg got out of control on the battlefield and caused a lot of casualties, so we had to be defeated and retreat. Due to lack of preparation, many ordinary people on the defense line were left behind forever after each defeat. In the past two months, , the number of ordinary people and warriors who died on the defense line has far exceeded 100,000."
Deng Minglun's eyes turned red as he spoke, "So, we want to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate a large number of bugs at once so as to gain enough rest time. Otherwise, after days of fighting like this, the defense line will not gain much time."
The commander of the city guard, the captain of the Iron-Blooded Team, and several other adjutants also stopped talking. Apparently they had the same idea.
Zhang Changkong was silent after hearing this. The situation at the Shiyuan River Defense Line was much crueler than that at the Xili River Defense Line. The real insect tide was here at the Shiyuan River Defense Line.
He knew that Heavy Rain City had recruited many ordinary people in Sanhe Prefecture for this insect wave. He had no idea before. But now it seems that the number of ordinary people who died at the Shiyuan River Defense Line is probably close to 200,000, plus those who died at other defense lines. The number of people may not be much less than 300,000, and the insect wave is far from over yet.
Can millions of people in Sanhe Prefecture alone be able to withstand the insect wave that has occurred thirty-eight years ago?
When an insect wave comes down, the entire Sanhe Prefecture may be seriously damaged, especially the strongman class. After this disaster, it is unknown whether there will still be half the number of people before the insect wave.
"Notify me if any bugs appear. I'll go and adjust my breath for a while first."
After all, Zhang Changkong did not trample on their determination. In the final analysis, they only chose to fight now in order to survive better. What right did he have to deny others' desire to survive?
Zhang Changkong returned to the tusk pig. The colorful moth had already tiredly laid down on the tusk pig's back. Its wings no longer flapped. The golden-needle wasp also stopped flying around and just stopped on the tusk pig's back. Its wings were cracked.
The hornet's wings were somewhat damaged before fighting the moth bug. During the battle with the moth bug, it relied on its high speed to tear off half of the moth's wing when the moth was attracted by the phosphorus powder. It played a vital role in knocking the moth to the ground.
Zhang Changkong saw that the condition of the two bugs was not very good. If he forced them to fight against the bugs, they would probably fall forever.
In addition to the two zerg, the Sword Mantis also suffered heavy losses. There were forty-one when they arrived, and now there are thirty-three left. You must know that Zhang Changkong only lost eight Sword Mantis during the battle at the West Li River defense line for more than a year. The loss of hard-shelled beetles was not much, there were 251 when they arrived, and there were still 235 left.
"Oh, it's just that the two zerg can no longer fight. The Knife Mantis and Hard-shell Beetle have also been damaged a lot, and there are still six channels of mana left in my body. This is the first time that my mana reserves have dropped in the Three Rivers Rainforest for so long. to this point."
Zhang Changkong now has some combat power against the zerg except for some tattered skeletal beasts. Apart from the hard-shelled beetles that may have a certain effect in stacking them in numbers, Zhang Changkong has lost the colorful moths and golden-needle wasp queens, and lacks the key. His winning power, not to mention his spells, has only been practiced for more than two years, and he can't master them at all.
It is not unreasonable for Zhang Changkong to want to retreat. With the powerful vitality of insects, as long as the colorful moths and golden-needle wasps are given a few days to rest, they will definitely be able to regain their fighting strength. Now he is considered to be in a weak state.
"Well, there is another way."
Zhang Changkong thought of the jade talisman. He confirmed with Liangu that the spell stored in this jade talisman was "Black Wind True Solution", which can release a huge black wind blade. It has extremely strong destructive power on a single target and has few insects. If you can block it, as long as you hit it, you can often have the final say.
But not to mention that this spell consumes a lot of mana, and he still suspects that bone refining may be tampered with, although this possibility is very small. First, he does not believe that bone refining has such a difficult technology, and second, he is now with Bone Refining can be described as an ant in a boat. As long as his mind is not full of mud, he will not do it.
However, as long as there is a trace of doubt, Zhang Changkong will not take risks. He still remembers that Lian Gu is spying on his method of controlling insects.
"Three Dao, if my mana drops to Three Dao, then I will leave even if they don't retreat."
Although Zhang Changkong admired Deng Minglun's consciousness, he still couldn't have the feeling of dedicating himself to others.
"Forgive me, I am a despicable person, greatness has no chance with me."
