Chapter 675: Insect Pest (Part 2)
A sturdy soldier stared with bloodshot eyes, roared and slashed with a knife, knocking down a prairie barbarian who had climbed onto the city wall. However, the degree of mutation of this prairie barbarian was not low, and the hard flesh on his body was The insect armor and scales actually blocked most of the power of the knife, so that the force that should have been used to decapitate him only penetrated half of the neck.
Suffering this severe injury, the mutated prairie barbarian did not die for a while. Instead, he became ferocious. He waved his hands that had mutated into sharp claws and struggled to pounce on the defenders. The soldier wanted to chop again, but found that the machete was jammed. It was stuck in the neck bones and muscles of the prairie barbarians and could not be pulled out for a while.
Several soldiers nearby who wanted to help were far away and could not arrive in time. Seeing that the other party's sharp claws were about to pierce into his chest, a sharp red sword suddenly fell from the side, killing the mutant. The prairie barbarian was split in half and died completely.
"The enemy's sorcery is becoming more and more powerful, and the vitality of these barbarians has become very tenacious. Don't be careless!" Following the shout, a middle-aged man was covered in blood and his armor was broken, but he still maintained his majestic and heroic aura. The general strode over.
"It's General Li!" "Great, the general is here. We will definitely survive this wave of attacks!" "General, when will our support return? Brothers can't hold on anymore."
Seeing the middle-aged general coming, the nearby soldiers formed a morale formation and fought back the attack of the prairie barbarians. Then they rested while asking him questions. Obviously, this General Li has a high prestige in Yingyang Pass, and he can usually get along well with his subordinates.
Looking at the expectant looks of the soldiers around him, General Li first laughed and cursed, "You guys, you guys always complain that you don't have enough fun fighting those rustic prairie barbarians. Why did they kill you this time when they rose up?" Your courage is gone, and you can’t wait for reinforcements? It seems that you haven’t trained enough before!”
Then, he glanced around and said in an exciting tone: "The worshipers in the city have just received the Feijian message. The fastest group of people to come to help will arrive in half an hour! Although they are not many in number, , but they are all worship masters who have fought against the Northwest Demon Legion for a long time. They are experienced and powerful, and can exponentially increase the defensive capabilities of our Yingyang Pass. This time, you can rest assured and take a rest quickly. If you survive this half hour, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and repel the invading prairie barbarian coalition, the imperial court will certainly reward you!"
Hearing what General Li said, the nearby soldiers were immediately refreshed, their faces could not help but show joy, and they started talking happily. Soon, the news that reinforcements were coming spread throughout Yingyang Pass, and the defenders' morale formations cheered up and repelled the waves of attacks by the prairie barbarians.
However, they were happy too soon.
Just when the night was getting darker and darker, and it was almost impossible to see without a torch, and even the warring parties were getting tired, and while they were taking a break at night, the earth suddenly began to tremble continuously.
Immediately afterwards, countless large and small holes appeared on the ground at any time, and streams of filthy, evil, and fishy gray-black gas emerged from the holes, quickly filling the entire battlefield as if it were alive.
This gray-black gas is obviously toxic. As long as you inhale a small amount, you will cough endlessly, then become unconscious, your hair will fall off, your skin will melt, and eventually it will turn into a puddle of pus while screaming.
The first ones to suffer were the prairie barbarians. First, a large number of wounded people gathered in tents to recuperate were infected. (Although their minds were distorted by the "evil fetal movement", they still had the basic ability to judge. The senior leaders of the prairie barbarians would not leave the wounded to fend for themselves. self-destruction, and he can still go to the battlefield after recovering from his injuries), probably because his resistance was weakened due to his injuries, and the poisonous gas on his wounds caused a faster attack. They screamed and rolled over, and then died in the struggle.
Then came the weaker warriors. They were first confused, and then they fought and bit each other. After wounds appeared on their bodies, they quickly died of poisoning.
Only those warriors with a higher degree of demonization and mutation were not only not poisoned, but seemed to enjoy the nourishment of this poisonous gas. They were obsessed with pursuing the origin of the poisonous gas. They no longer obeyed the commands and orders of their superiors and jumped in like a demon. Large and small holes appeared not far away.
Seeing that the army had lost control, the powerful leaders and shamans among the prairie barbarians hurriedly sought help from the demon cultivators accompanying the army. However, the demon cultivators who accompanied the army this time were generally not very strong. The strongest one was in the late stage of refining gas and becoming a god, and was unable to crack this weird poisonous gas at all. In the end, they had no choice but to activate their own defensive magic weapons and retreat in confusion.
The defenders of Yingyang Pass in the distance also discovered the strange changes in the grassland barbarian camp at this time, and immediately reported it to their superiors. Not long after, the high-level defenders headed by General Li also appeared on the city wall, looking at the turmoil in the barbarian camp on the grassland in the distance, feeling gloating and puzzled at the misfortune.
However, since this poisonous gas is so lethal, there is no guarantee that it will not drift to Yingyang Pass, so they immediately asked the worshipers to activate the complete city defense formation again to prevent this poisonous gas from entering the city. (Although the complete city defense formation has the strongest defense and is the most comprehensive, it consumes too much and can only be used in emergencies. In normal offensive and defensive battles, it is half-activated or even not activated.)
Not long after Qinguang Yingying's city defense formation rose, the tremors of the earth suddenly became more violent. Then, monster insects with strange shapes emerged from large and small holes in the ground. They were covered in blood, and even There were some internal organs and pieces of flesh and blood hanging on the body. Apparently, the mutated prairie barbarians who had entered the cave entrance had become their food.
These demonic insects are as small as calves and as big as elephants. They are covered in hideous scales and armor, and some have huge bone horns on their heads. Judging from the cold light and magical luster shining on the bone horns, once they hit the city wall, they may not be able to use it. How long will it take for this solid city wall to collapse?
Just as the defenders frowned, they saw the demonic insects turning their heads in one direction and chirping non-stop.
Along with the screams, a huge crack slowly opened in the ground. First, a rich black-brown poisonous gas was emitted, and then, an ugly demonic insect as huge as a hill crawled out.
It has no carapace on its body, only layers of thick and wrinkled scales. Its body shape is similar to a combination of a centipede and an ant. It has dozens of pairs of huge jointed limbs, dragging its fat belly, its upper body is high, and it has a mouth. Huge fangs, dozens of large and small eyes all over the head, constantly looking around, emitting an evil and strange light.
Obviously, it is the leader of these demonic insects!
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