With the jingling sound, arrows rained down from the pillars of the waterway and the four walls; in the light of fire, the existences hidden and ambushed in the darkness were disturbed and pointed out one by one. Then, it turned into a chase, roars, shouts of death, and screams as the boat stopped and docked.
Amidst the brief chases and fighting sounds that could be heard from time to time, there were also occasional sounds of someone falling over or falling into the water, or jumping into the water with a splash and being shot over in the turbid water. When the boat passed by, he was stabbed with a spear again.
There were also people wailing like defeated dogs, running away lifelessly in the darkness; or some were cut off by the rampaging armored soldiers, whose bloody heads were dragged to the side, waiting for subsequent containment and processing; Only a few lucky ones were left alive for questioning.
Then, after getting new information from it. A small team of people will be separated from a certain boat, follow the newly appeared fork in the road, and go deep into the corner within sight; they will stop as a temporary guard and blockade sentry until the next wave of people comes to take over. , before moving forward.
Along this winding and spacious waterway, they continued to advance for more than a mile on the ground, passing at least five forks and divergent roads; after killing at least hundreds of armed men who were obstructing, intercepting, and attacking in the middle, I saw a hall with towering pillars.
The spacious waterway is also here, suddenly branching to both sides, and turning into a roaring and reverberating sound of rapids. The leading sergeant who had already landed, with the wind lantern and lit torch in his hand, could not even completely illuminate the outer outline of the hall here, and was swallowed up by the depth.
With the thumping sound of river boats approaching the shore, and the sound of tiny footsteps wading up one after another, they echoed in this seemingly high and deep space; the dots of lights also spread out in all directions, One after another, the half-finished hall was illuminated.
I saw that the peeling and mottled walls were vaguely covered with some kind of cold-toned thick paint, and were graffitied into some weird and incomprehensible patterns, as well as patterns that looked vaguely uncomfortable, such as animal shapes and ghost faces. The next moment, a military academy man with jingling armor came forward and asked for instructions:
"Deputy Superintendent, a preliminary inspection has been completed here, and it has been confirmed that it is the exit of the secret nest where Ma Ni is hiding. Is it necessary to set up a temporary station to receive the injured and transfer prisoners and equipment nearby for the purpose of retreat and advancement?"
"..." Just as Jiang Tian was about to agree, he suddenly felt a faint tremor in his pores, as if he was being spied on by something secretly. However, when he looked around, he could only see the ships setting up jams across the waterways on both sides, and the armored sergeants who were dragging around.
Then, he took another look at the ground, which was full of traces of being soaked and washed by the rising water; therefore, there were also some dry moss and aquatic plants; the next moment, he suddenly saw the reason why the supplies were connected to the boat. It was dragged to the ground, and the few pools of water it caused seemed to flicker.
Or maybe it was the dark reflection reflected on the water, and something moved. In an instant, Jiang Tian suddenly tensed up. He couldn't help but grab a useful wind lantern on the stack of boxes, and threw it with all his strength toward the ceiling above. At the same time, he shouted in a low voice:
"look up!"
Jiang Tian's all-out throw was an extraordinary power. In an instant, this wind lantern filled with kerosene was like a meteor chasing lightning, whizzing into the deep and unpredictable ceiling; the next moment, it seemed as if it was hit by something, bursting into pieces, splashing and burning. Come on.
In an instant, the firelight splashed on the sloping walls of the ceiling, between the beams and the capitals of the pillars, and also illuminated several figures who were unable to dodge for a while, and were burned until they fell down with hisses and howls. Following Jiang Tian's shouts and movements, more sergeants present couldn't help but raise their bows and crossbows:
For a moment, a flurry of arrows shot out towards the deep darkness on the ceiling. Although most of them shot into the air, there were also a few who accidentally hit the unknown target with a puffing sound, followed by hissing whines and howls.
As the unknown objects fell down, more torches and lamps were thrown to the ceiling one after another; however, they did not have Jiang Tian's arm strength and skill. Most of them were thrown on the four walls and pillars, and more fires were ignited, and it suddenly became bright.
At this time, Jiang Tian had already seen it clearly. What fell down were several slightly smaller ferocious beasts. Although the nearby sergeants were startled, they were knocked to pieces before they could get up. They besieged them with swords, chops and spears, and killed them quickly in the blink of an eye.
However, this was only the beginning of the signal. As the hall broke out, more and more shouts and exclamations resounded. I don’t know when the ferocious beast lurking on the ceiling was accidentally discovered. , also fell one after another, fighting with the sergeants in the hall.
Jiang Tian, who had led the civil servants and subordinates and retreated outside the pillar room, secretly sighed: compared with the casualties caused by the raid at this moment. Now that hordes of ferocious beasts have appeared in Ma Ni's hiding place, the accusation of secretly being involved in the "beast disaster" has been completely confirmed.
Facts have proved that after the human army, armed to the teeth, was prepared. Without the suddenness of a group of ferocious beasts, the lethality and destructive effect caused in a melee will be greatly reduced. Therefore, when the sergeants remaining in the hall began to form a formation with weapons, the gaffe gradually reversed.
Those ferocious beasts that rely on their strength and speed to run rampant between the beams and pillars of the hall; the space and room for their display is getting smaller and smaller. One after another, they were stabbed by hook spears and short spears, repulsed and overturned by the group cards, or entangled in the running hook net, or their limbs were pulled by the thrown lasso;
Finally, when they finally felt something bad and a sense of crisis, they wanted to flee in all directions amidst the roaring sounds. However, they found that they were already surrounded by more armored and armed soldiers, ready to be surrounded... In the end, , only one escaped into the inner opening.
Therefore, in the following time, the body fluids left by this injured beast that was deliberately let go became the best direction indicator for the underground crusade army to advance further. It even stepped on and activated some hidden mechanisms in advance.
For example, at the corner of the corridor, a rusty spear unexpectedly protruded from the side; a spike pit with several corpses hanging under the floating cover; and a stone slab that suddenly fell from above through a clever balancing mechanism; all of these are clearly visible. So, the other party has been secretly operating here for a long time.
And as the last mechanism discovered, it was a hole with a strong putrid and fishy smell behind a barrier. Obviously, this is the place that leads to the underground lair where alien beasts are kept in captivity; it is also the last measure to be released to block the invasion of foreign enemies in a hurry.
Then, Jiang Tian once again saw an open space where most of the pillars and wall partitions had been submerged in water. And between these pillars and ruined walls, there are a large and well-proportioned water transportation path connected by various cableways, pontoons and suspension bridges.
It's just that these paths, made of bamboo and wood materials, are elevated or climbed on the water. They have just been ignited and are emitting little traces of fire and smoke. There are still people who are busy trying to cut off some of them. Then, he was shot over by crossbow arrows and powerful crossbows, fell into the water, and struggled to sink.
And when these sergeants passed through the flooded area along the intact pontoon bridge that they had captured. At the opposite end, there is another style and scene. I saw that many cave-like rooms had been dug out of the wall above the waterline, and there were brick stairs connecting them.
The sergeants who then entered the search found many men, women and children dressed as slaves. But they all had one thing in common when they were left to die. Their eyelids were all sewn together; even some women who looked luxuriously dressed and had a big belly were no exception.
As for the top floor, it was luxuriously decorated and arranged like the largest cave in the palace of a duke. We even found drinks that were still warm and personal utensils for appreciation; as well as gold, silver, jewelry, money, and notes that we didn't have time to take away. Remains of documents and account books that had just been burned.
Later, under the instruction of Jiang Tian, who suddenly became in a bad mood, the members of the supervisory department conducted a private destructive exploration with knives and axes. They quickly found a large chopped ebony cabinet hidden among a pile of There are hidden passages in the stone gaps in the expensive silk fabrics and new hanging marks on the wall.
But this time, Jiang Tian took the initiative to stand at the front of the pursuit team. Because, judging from the scratches on the wall, the other party also carried something quite large when he fled in a hurry.
