A large three-story flying boat was speeding across the wasteland.
This is a second-level high-grade flying boat that can carry more than 300 people and has a maximum speed of 800 miles per hour.
Three hundred soldiers holding spirit stone guns were sitting in the cabin.
Most of them are from the two hundred people who practiced shooting in the square a few days ago, plus some outstanding performers from other teams, forming this "quick reaction" force.
This was specially prepared by Yang Zhen to deal with this beast tide.
The leader is none other than Bao Yinglian.
The three thousand spirit stone spearmen in Chunan Town are enough to defend the town, but the surrounding villages and other towns in Wushui County may not have enough defense against the beast tide.
This requires a team that can mobilize quickly and arrive in time.
A quarter of an hour ago, Yang Zhen received the paper kite from Heitu Woming. The head of the Black Tu Clan said in the letter that the number of monsters everywhere in Heiwo Township has reached an alarming level. A beast tide is about to happen.
Only then did Yang Zhen and the town soldiers dispatched.
Heiwo Township is eight hundred miles away from Chunan Town and can be reached in more than an hour.
On the flying boat, Yang Zhen stood at the bow, looking at the ground beneath her feet, her clothes rustling in the strong wind.
In the wilderness in March, the black moss is still smooth and tender dark green, and has not yet completely covered the land. Countless swamps, large and small lakes are scattered throughout the area, forming a colorful pattern.
This is a forbidden place that is daunting to mortals.
Only with the help of monks can humans drive away monsters, reclaim land, and build their own homes.
And if you want to hold this land, you need a population, a large enough population.
However, animal tides that occur from time to time often cause the death of entire villages and entire townships, seriously hindering human development.
After all, the number of monks is limited. As for those higher-level monks, they have "more important" things, so why should they be distracted by this.
Therefore, if mortals want to truly gain a foothold, they must have their own strength.
Yang Zhen stood with her hands tied and remained silent for a long time.
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"Fortmaster, look below!" While he was deep in thought, Zhuge Yu, who was controlling the flying boat, shouted loudly.
Yang Zhen looked in the direction of her finger and vaguely saw some moving black shadows.
"It's a long-horned rat!" Zhuge Yue reminded.
Longhorn rats are very common in the black land, and most of the time they can only be regarded as wild beasts. When a beast tide occurs, the large amount of gathered monster energy will stimulate some of them to evolve into first-order monsters, and the original first-order long-ghost rats may continue to evolve into second-order monsters.
There are huge numbers of them, and they are almost always the main force of the beast tide.
Yang Zhen looked intently into the distance and made a rough estimate that there were no less than seven or eight hundred long-horned rats in the land in front of her.
The entire black land, how much there must be!
"Where are they going?" Zhuge Yuan whispered.
"Heiwo Township has the same goal as ours," Yang Zhen issued an order: "Lower the height of the ship and speed up!"
"Then the spirit stone..." Zhuge Yuan hesitated. The spiritual stones she had accumulated were all earned through refining pills one after another, and she knew that spiritual stones were hard-earned.
Flying boats of different grades and sizes have their own most suitable flying heights and flying speeds. Lifting height, acceleration and deceleration will all increase the expenditure of spiritual stones.
"Don't worry!" Yang Zhen waved her hand.
The flying boat dropped from five hundred feet to one hundred feet, and its speed was close to eight hundred miles.
The young castle master's field of vision suddenly became extremely clear, and countless long-horned rats, large and small, seemed to be within reach.
He scanned slowly, and the further he went, the more demonic rats there were.
Suddenly, a demon rat almost the size of a wild boar came into view.
The second-level long squirrel!
Yang Zhen took out a spirit stone gun from the space and took out a bright silver bullet.
This is a warhead made of third-order hematite fine gold. It has a stronger penetrating effect and can directly break through the protection of second-order monsters.
But the price is higher, one stone costs two spirit stones. He just made a few special ones.
Furthermore, this item has seriously threatened the safety of the foundation-building monks and may cause unpredictable consequences, so he does not dare to mass-produce it.
Yang Zhen waved Bao Yinglian over and asked him, "Have you seen that demon rat?"
Bao Yinglian stared for a moment and nodded calmly.
"Kill it." Yang Zhen handed her the spirit stone gun filled with silver bullets.
Bao Yinglian can become the captain of this fast reaction team not only because she is a monk. This woman is quite talented in shooting and her marksmanship is very accurate.
In fact, among these three hundred people, there are many sharpshooters.
However, the bullets can be recycled, thus greatly reducing the cost. However, these bullets for the spirit stone gun are still too expensive, and Yang Zhen does not have the money to train too many sharpshooters.
Bao Yinglian took the gun without saying a word, held it firmly with both hands, aimed and fired! Almost in one go.
"Bang!" There was an explosion, and the second-level demon rat shook violently and rolled on the ground several times.
However, it did not die. Instead, it straightened up, grinned at Fei Zhou, and roared angrily.
"Hey, you're still not convinced," Yang Zhen took out a silver bullet and handed it over: "Give it another surprise."
The first shot didn't seem to hit the animal's vitals. Monsters have very strong vitality and will generally continue to be alive and kicking as long as their vital points are not harmed.
Bao Yinglian's expressionless pretty face was slightly red, as if she felt that she had lost face by not killing him with one shot in front of the castle master.
A slight drop of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, with a determined light in her eyes, she took aim again and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" There was another explosion. A silver bullet, like a ray of light from the sun, shot directly into the open bloody mouth of the monster.
The monster suddenly froze and fell straight to the ground, never moving again.
"Okay!" There was a burst of cheers on the boat. The captains who were allowed to move around at will were gathering at the bow of the ship and couldn't help but cheer loudly when they saw this.
"It's a pity that we lost a good second-level monster material." Yang Zhen said with a smile.
It can be said that the whole body of a monster is full of treasures, and the monster elixir can be used to refine magic weapons or elixirs needed for practice. The fur, claws, sharp teeth, etc. of monster beasts are also used to make various magical weapons, so you don't have to worry about selling them at a high price.
It's a pity that they can't stop the flying boat for such a monster, so they can only let its body be exposed in the wilderness.
Soon, a group of long-horned rats swarmed around the demon rat, fighting to bite it and devouring it, leaving only the remains on the ground.
"Victory is over, I'll remember your first achievement when you go back." Yang Zhen said with a smile.
Bao Yinglian breathed a long sigh of relief. At this moment, she showed a little bit of daughter's shame and thanked her in a low voice.
"Fortmaster, ahead!" Zhuge Yu, with sharp eyes, exclaimed again.
Yang Zhen looked up and saw a black cloud moving toward the distance dozens of miles away.
He concentrated on observing for a long time, and looked at Zhuge Yue: "Wind-winged eagle?"
Zhuge Yuan looked solemn: "It must have been attracted by the demon rat below."
In every beast tide, the main force is those monsters that grow in the wilderness, such as rats, rabbits, wolves, snakes, etc. However, there will also be many demon birds and the like who hear the news. On the one hand, they feed on these monsters and feast on them; on the other hand, they are tempted by them, follow them, and participate in the attack on humans.
Ordinary villages would have a hard time just dealing with monsters on the ground. If there were demon birds attacking from the sky, it would be almost a catastrophe and irresistible.
The wind-winged eagle flies at a speed of more than a thousand miles per hour. However, the group of demon birds in front were probably affected by the demon rats, and their speed was not very fast, probably less than five hundred miles.
In other words, within a quarter of an hour, the spacecraft will hit each other.
"Should we raise the flying boat to avoid them?" Zhuge Yu asked.
At this time, the flying boat was getting closer to the black mist, and the size of each one could be distinguished. A rough count showed that the number was about three hundred.
Three hundred wind-winged eagles, even if they are all at the first level, are still three hundred Qi-training monks, and they are definitely a force that cannot be underestimated.
What's more, five of them are obviously larger in size and should be second-level demon generals.
Five foundation builders plus three hundred Qi practitioners. From a common sense point of view, this kind of power is not something their fleet of only four monks can contend with.
Yang Zhen lowered her head and said nothing, making quick calculations in her mind.
The Wind-winged Eagle is an earth-type demon bird. Its main method is to roll up the sand to attack. The second-level one can drive large rocks and destroy the defensive array on the ship.
If five second-level wind-winged eagles attack together, it will only take two or three rounds to break the formation.
We must rush to kill them before this time, at least, we cannot let them get close.
Can it be done?
Almost instantly, he made a decision.
"Rush over!" The young man said firmly, "We can't watch them go to Heiwo Township!"
Zhuge Jue has a meek temperament and doesn't like to make decisions. When she was in the Tongxin Hui, she rarely made any decisions about the affairs of the group. Now, even though she had the highest cultivation level on the ship, she had no objection to Yang Zhen's orders.
The flying boat accelerated and quickly approached the demon bird in front.
Finally, several Wind-winged Eagles saw the huge flying boat and began to neigh loudly.
Not long after, all the Wind-winged Eagles noticed the monks coming from behind, and many began to turn around and look here curiously.
"It's a demon bird from the depths of the Million Mountains." Yang Zhen came to the conclusion immediately.
If it is a monster that breeds in the territory of Xu Kingdom, most people will avoid it if they have never seen a monk's flying boat.
Of course, it could also be that there are too many of them and they are getting bolder.
Not long after, a particularly huge wind-winged eagle with a wingspan of three feet flew above the group of eagles, chirping from time to time.
Immediately afterwards, all the Wind-winged Eagles began to chirp, their chirps were messy and tinny, and they seemed particularly excited.
"They are about to attack." Zhuge Yu said, his voice trembling slightly.
After a while, these three hundred wind-winged eagles were seen divided into three teams, outflanking the flying boat from three directions: left, middle and right.
Each team is about a hundred, with at least one second-level demon general in the lead.
"It's actually still surrounded," Yang Zhen said in surprise: "The leading monster is not low in intelligence. It must be at the late second level."
"They divided their troops, and we also divided our troops." Following Bao Yinglian's order, the three hundred spirit stone spearmen were also divided into three teams, each team responsible for one side.
These ordinary mortals, facing the challenge of monster beasts for the first time, looked nervous. They listened to the captain's instructions and lined up in three directions of the spacecraft, ready for battle.
Among the four monks on board, Yang Zhen also divided the work.
A male monk named Sun Bicheng was also the deputy leader of the three hundred spearmen and was responsible for commanding the town troops.
Zhuge Yuan controlled the flying boat and the defensive array on the boat. Yang Zhen wandered around, mainly dealing with those second-order demon birds.
Bao Yinglian took dozens of silver bullets sent by Yang Zhen and led the ten people with the best marksmanship drawn from three hundred people to be responsible for sniping and first aid.
As soon as the tasks were assigned, the attack of the demon birds had arrived!
Dozens of yellow sand suddenly rolled up in mid-air, covering the sky and the sun, and overwhelmingly attacked the flying boat!
The flying boat defense array had already been activated, and in an instant, countless gravel and gravel hit the light shield, making a continuous crackling sound.
The Wind Wing Eagle's body was mostly covered by the yellow sand, and only some black shadows could be seen.
"No need to aim, shoot freely!" Sun Bicheng shouted loudly.
The gunshots suddenly started loudly, one after another, and it sounded like a series of explosions.
Soon, around the spacecraft, the wind-winged eagles began to fall to the ground one by one, and some were injured and wanted to continue to spread their wings.
The result of the spirit stone gun battle was remarkable, and the ship immediately burst into continuous cheers.
However, Yang Zhen looked serious. Until now, she has not seen the second-level demon general take action, so I'm afraid something bad will happen.
At this moment, a rapid roar suddenly came from above.
"No!" Zhuge Yuan shouted, "They attacked at the same time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several loud noises were heard from the spacecraft, and five stones as big as millstones were seen hitting the spacecraft from different parts, immediately dimming the light of the defensive cover.
"Ugh!" Zhuge Yu groaned, blood bleeding from the corner of his mouth. He hurriedly took out the top-grade Yuan Ning Dan and drank it, and added a few middle-grade spiritual stones.
The defensive shield shines brightly and recovers as before.
Yang Zhen looked at her slightly pale cheeks and knew that if there were a few more attacks like this, the monk who had only built the second level of the foundation might not be able to hold on.
"You can't be beaten so passively," he thought, and quickly took out a large handful of silver bullets, handed them to Bao Yinglian, and ordered loudly: "Distribute them, a few bullets to each person, follow my command, you all shoot in one direction!"
He only had fifty silver bullets in total, and he took them all out now. He regretted a little, he should have taken it all out just now.
If the second-level Wind Wing Eagle wants to attack, the distance will not be too far. Although it is covered by yellow sand, Yang Zhen can still roughly determine a location through her spiritual consciousness.
What's more, there is Yiyi's help.
Soon, the bullets were distributed, and all ten snipers replaced them with silver bullets, waiting for his order anxiously.
At the same time, the second wave of boulder attacks came, causing Zhuge Jue to spit out a mouthful of blood again and his face became even paler.
"Upper left, shoot!" Yang Zhen pointed her right hand forward and shouted the order.
"Bang!" Eleven guns sounded as if at the same moment.
A scream came immediately from the upper left, and among the screams that were everywhere, this voice was particularly loud.
In his spiritual sense, the second-order wind-winged eagle locked by him was falling rapidly.
"Hit!" he announced loudly.
There were low sounds of celebration, and a smile appeared on Zhuge Jue's pale face.
If there is one, there must be two. In an instant, two more second-level demon eagles were hit and fell down wailing.
The leading Wind-Winged Eagle finally couldn't hold it any longer, and with a rapid cry, all the Wind-Winged Eagles began to retreat.
As they retreated, the spacecraft broke away from the yellow sand in the sky, and more than a hundred wind-winged eagles were flying staggeringly in front of them.
"Keep shooting!" Yang Zhen shouted. At this time, many demon eagles are still within a hundred feet, enough to kill another wave.
This time, three hundred spirit stone guns fired together, causing particularly shocking damage. Half of the remaining Wind Wing Eagles disappeared in an instant.
The leading demon bird let out a mournful cry, turned around and glanced at the flying boat bitterly, then turned a corner with the last few dozen tribesmen and fled towards the Million Mountains.
It finally gave up and no longer dared to take advantage of human territory.
Victory in the first battle!
When the last Wind-Winged Eagle disappeared from sight, the airship finally erupted in long-lasting cheers!
The result of this battle was astonishing, killing a total of 250 Wind-winged Eagles, including three second-level demon birds.
The price was only three thousand bullets, including thirty silver bullets, totaling less than one thousand spirit stones.
The only injured person was Zhuge Yu. This eldest sister vomited blood three times in total. One more time would probably damage her foundation.
Fortunately, there was no shortage of good healing elixirs in Yang Zhen's space, so they were immediately given to her to take, and she was asked to meditate and regulate her breathing, while the flying boat was left under control of Yang Zhen.
The only regret is the trophies. At this time, thousands of demon rats, as well as black moon wolves, demon snakes, etc., had gathered on the ground where the demon eagle's body fell, densely packed and fighting for the body.
There were even some injured demon eagles that were not dead. At this time, they could only struggle and die in mourning.
If Yang Zhen wants to collect these trophies, she will definitely have to fight with those monsters. Let’s not talk about whether we can win or not. The key is that it wastes too much time.
Can only give up.
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The flying boat continued to move forward.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Feizhou arrived at a village in the far west of Heiwo Township, where Yang Zhen once investigated and lived -
Aishan Village.
Before the flying boat landed, when he saw the situation in the village from a distance, the young man's expression changed drastically!
Aishan Village is in danger!
