In the blink of an eye, this artificially created red-black fire whirlwind expanded and grew taller under the continuous explosion. The rolling heat wave that hit us not only caused people to flee in all directions, but even blew up everything on the ground like a hurricane.
Even if the soldiers present hurriedly retreated to the river bank dozens of steps away, they could still feel the hot and scorching airflow in the air; The foehn wind instantly dries up the complex smell of roasting.
Some people who ran a step slower even felt that their beards and hair were curled up by the hot wind in front of them, and their whole bodies exuded the pungent smell of burnt lake. Then he cast his eyes of shock, horror, awe, and admiration on the tiny figure under the increasingly swollen whirlwind of fire.
Because as their chief officer, he actually stayed where he was and appeared unscathed. However, as the initiator of all this, Jiang Tian couldn't express his sorrow; because he found that he had once again failed; he had obviously underestimated the effect of this whirlwind.
In other words, there are also flammable and explosive gases or substances in this fog-shrouded area; they were involved in the fire whirlwind, further catalyzing the speed and scale of the fire whirlwind; as a result, all of a sudden The child exceeded the upper limit under the control of Jiang Tian's mind.
Therefore, in order to control this fire whirlwind so that it would not roll back and turn into a tragedy of its own consequences, he could only spend more energy and forcefully overload his own abilities again. Therefore, if anyone stood directly opposite at this moment, he would see the tragic scene of blood flowing from the seven orifices.
Finally, when blood flowed out of Jiang Tian's mouth and nose for an unknown number of times and was quickly dried; as the air and other things in the fog continued to be drawn up into the sky, swirling into part of the foehn wind; the unbridgeable hole was also It became bigger and bigger, and the fire whirlwind finally started to move slowly.
Like a fierce horse that was unwillingly and forcibly harnessed to the bit, the fire whirlwind that had expanded to more than ten times its original size began to follow the blank area formed by burning and evacuating the fog area; it moved forward slowly and Continuing to move, the dry bare ground was exposed bit by bit.
Jiang Tian also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly wiped away the crispy blood scab residue on his face; he retracted the idea of invisibly pushing with all his strength. Then he made a casual gesture, and with his hands behind his back, he admired the increasingly fierce fire whirlwind, the process of sweeping across, encroaching, and devouring the fog area.
And under such a big movement, it is naturally impossible for the foggy area to remain unresponsive. In fact, just after the flame whirlwind took shape, Jiang Tian heard continuous noises from inside the fog area, like ghosts crying and wolves howling; but it was meaningless in the face of such a small natural disaster.
As the huge fire whirlwind continued to advance, more earth, stone, grass and trees were seen being pulled up from the ground, and living creatures, large and small, were swept up into the air along the airflow, struggling and squirming desperately; they were swept into it with almost no resistance, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. not see. This fire whirlwind lasted for most of an hour.
Finally, it gradually turned from red to black, from black to gray, and finally from gray to indifferent, disappearing on a large lake in the distance; and the reed marsh that was originally shrouded in fog was forcibly opened up to a large area. A hundred paces wide, only waterlogged sand and a dusty smooth road remained.
The originally dense fog area also seemed to have been severely damaged in some way. Not only could it not be closed smoothly, such a large gap that had been torn, absorbed and evaporated by the foehn winds was constantly shrinking and dissipating, revealing a large swampy ground and living creatures scrambling to escape.
There are also some aquatic plants, vines, and shrubs that are obviously inescapable. They also quickly show signs of withering and drying up under normal sunlight. Obviously, this is the result of being shrouded in fog for a long time, resulting in varying degrees of alienation. So the way forward was completely opened.
It was obvious that a thick layer of surface was scraped off under his feet, revealing the ground of soft sand and underground water; walking through the dusty dust like snow in the sky; Jiang Tian even felt some kind of romance, and suddenly thought of Xie Daoyun's poem : "Not like catkins blowing up in the wind."
If it weren't for the clear, long-lost setting sun, we could occasionally see a few strange corpses that were flung away by the foehn wind and fire rolls and hung upside down on the trees, charred as black as charcoal. It can even give people the illusion of an armed march. After only traveling a few miles, we were completely out of the foggy area.
A large lake like a bright mirror appeared again in front of the army brought by Jiang Tian. It's just that this bright mirror has just been ravaged by a fire whirlwind; therefore, the ripples of the lake are filled with white-turned fish, broken dead wood and ash, as well as ship fragments and corpses.
On the opposite island in the middle of the lake, there is a large water village/wubao standing impressively; only one corner of the building has collapsed; apparently caused by the aftermath of the cyclone before it disappeared. The moment he saw this fort, Jiang Tian also had a clear understanding: he had found the rightful owner.
Because in this water dock, wisps of mist are overflowing like breathing; as if it is trying to cover itself up again. Immediately afterwards, various equipment transported from the ship were quickly arranged and deployed on the shore to prepare for the attack.
At this time, the scouts who flew along the shore and explored a circle reported back in time. On the other side of the lake shore, they found a large shoal that seemed to be able to be trekked to the island in the lake. However, Jiang Tian couldn't help but frown when he looked at such a large shoal extending to the distant island.
Because such a large shoal is too clean, so clean that there are almost no traces of long-term human activities and transportation vehicles passing through it. What was the reason for the Yunmeng thief at the island's water dock to give up such a seemingly convenient and smooth road?
Then he made a decision and stopped the scout who was waiting to lead the horse forward; then with a thought, he conjured a huge irregular stone ball out of thin air. Then, the stone ball quickly cracked, stretched out on the spot and turned into a stone man several meters high, and then bowed his head respectfully.
Among the frightened and horrified expressions of those soldiers from the Navy and Youxiao Guards, Jiang Tian gently knocked on the stone man's head and said: "You, rush to the other side...".
The stone man grunted in response with its large nostrils, and then suddenly stepped forward.
Its heavy and thick legs, like pillars, made deep pits one after another on the ground, and in the blink of an eye it stepped into the shallows. However, an unexpected change occurred. Wherever the stone man strode, the water-filled gravel suddenly became hardened and dried.
It was as if patches of dry, hard ground were created out of thin air along its footing. Just follow the slow and non-stop movement of the stone man; it extends into the shallows. The lay soldiers and expert team members who saw this scene also burst into cheers on the spot.
However, the cheers died down, and the edge of the shoal submerged by the lake suddenly seemed to be stimulated and disturbed; with the turbid and rolling water, groups of alien creatures, covered with scales and water plants, suddenly flew out of it, almost like They competed to drag and bite the huge stone man.
In the blink of an eye, the stone man's lower body was covered with dense clings, making its forward movements slow down. Then, the stone man impatiently waved his wheel-thick arm and smashed it into the aquatic alien creature wrapped around him, smashing it into pieces with flesh and blood.
"Do it!" Following Jiang Tian's order, the amateur sergeants on the shore suddenly came to their senses, and began to line up to load their firecrackers, and fired in the direction of the stone man; although the flying projectiles only tickled the stone man , but it is very effective in hitting the aliens that are scrambling to cling to them.
Later, more soldiers joined in the fire support; in a blink of an eye, they were on the shoal. They shot down and knocked down the alien corpses one after another; then, they were trampled into puddles of flesh by the stone men walking forward. Just as the stone man walked through most of the shoal, he suddenly stopped again.
But it was the thick branches and leaves of aquatic plants that came from the shallow water at an unknown time, climbed and spread upwards; they wrapped themselves around the legs of the stone man in layers, and made him try hard to lift his legs over and over again, but he could never break free. At this time, several expert team members took the initiative to rush forward.
Several fire oil cans were thrown at the stone man's entangled feet; without the obstruction of the mist, these fire oil cans burst and burst, immediately igniting large flames. The thick branches and leaves of water plants that were burned in an instant rolled and fell loose with a sizzling sound.
Finally, when the stone man, covered in smoke and scratch marks, stepped on the edge of the island in the middle of the lake with heavy steps, there were already broken limbs and corpses on the shoal. Following closely, the soldiers, whose morale was boosted, also rushed to follow the path trodden by the stone man.
At this time, the originally silent island in the middle of the lake seemed to have finally woken up. From the water dock and the surrounding vegetation, groups of armed men roared out again; they seemed to want to intercept the soldiers who were about to land on the shoal in a half-crossing attack.
But the stone man who bore the brunt gave them a big surprise. I saw this stone man whose whole body was surrounded by swords and spears, with clanking sounds of slashing and stabbing, and debris flying everywhere. He suddenly curled up again. After crushing several enemies, he rolled on the spot again.
In an instant, it was like a spherical steamroller rolling over the crowd, causing people to scream and scream, creating several criss-crossing and extremely brutal passages of flesh and blood. Taking advantage of the short-term chaos caused by the stone man, more soldiers rushed to the river bank and began to radiate.
The approaching radiation was like cutting grass, overturning and knocking down the enemies who were ambushing on the island in the middle of the lake. Then the Right Guards spread out from both wings, holding light hand cards, short spears, horizontal knives, and hand crossbows, and surrounded these enemies like crane wings.
In the blink of an eye, he was killed and retreated step by step, leaving behind pieces of corpses...
