Chapter 3: Hard to Guard
Against Zhao Xiaoer, the elite spearman Zhang Yang had high hopes for, died after all. His entire spine was broken, his internal organs were all turned into a paste, and he didn't even have a last word.
Zhang Yang took away the reinforced spear that he was still holding tightly in his hand, and retreated in a hurry without cleaning up the battlefield. This world was too cruel and too dangerous, and he had overestimated the combat effectiveness of the elite soldiers. There would be no good results if he confronted those monsters head-on.
After walking about five or six hundred meters, Zhang Yang stopped on a hill. It was not that he did not want to go on, but there were too many dangers in this dense primeval forest. He had to hurry up and train an elite archer, otherwise if he encountered monsters again, he would not even be able to fight back.
It still takes five minutes to train an elite archer. It consumes 15 points of energy to increase the success rate of training to 100%. Zhang Yang has exactly 40 points of energy left.
This time he thought about it carefully, and tried to put the fantasy village construction order on the ground. The next second, information flashed before his eyes.
"Do you want to build a village here? Building a village requires 108 hours of preparation time and 500 energy points. After the village is successfully built, you can use all the functions of the village building order."
Pursing his lips, Zhang Yang put away the village construction order again. What a joke! I won’t sell my soul for 500 energy points.
He should find a way to survive first. Maybe he didn’t succeed in building the village before he died. The so-called village building order was a joke. This was not a game channel.
"Open the first level vision."
"Recruit 5 longbowmen."
"Recruit 10 sword and shield soldiers."
"Recruit 10 spearmen."
"The remaining recruitment population for the village construction order is 352 people."
After arranging things one by one, Zhang Yang still had 10 points of energy left, which he would use to activate the first level of defense the next time he encountered a monster.
In fact, Zhang Yang was also considering whether to activate another feature of the Fantasy Village Building Order, the first-level concealment. However, the area of ten square meters was too small, and the concealment effect was not absolute. If a monster suddenly passed by within a distance of ten meters, it would be discovered immediately.
Instead of doing this, it is better to open the first level of vision so that you can discover the direction of danger in advance.
The five-minute wait was very torturous, but fortunately nothing happened. The human longbowman successfully advanced to an elite archer, and the bow and arrow in his hand were also successfully strengthened.
The attributes are as follows: Soldier: Tang Dashan Soldier type: Elite archer
Strength: E+ Agility: E+ Defense: E+ Soul Strength: E- Archery Proficiency: 245 Skills: Wind Chaser Triple Shot
"What a crude description. It seems that this world is really not a game. It lacks the rigor and balance that a game world should have. Why are the soldiers trained by the level 1 blue wolf demon soul and the level 2 black bear demon soul the same?"
Zhang Yang was still in the mood to complain, then he led an elite archer, 14 longbowmen, 10 sword and shield soldiers, and 13 spearmen under his command and set off.
There is no way out if we stay where we are. Zhang Yang actually knows very well that in this unfamiliar primeval forest, it is relatively safe during the day, and the scariest and most dangerous time is probably at night.
Judging from the sky at this moment, it should be morning, so he either needs to find a way out of the forest, or find a shelter or build one.
But no matter what, he should try to hunt more monsters to gain more energy and monster souls, so that his soldiers can continue to advance. This is the basis for his survival.
The direction is uncertain, and even if there is one, it is useless, so Zhang Yang has only one idea, to go to a higher mountain, and then look down to find a way out.
This forest is not flat, but consists of a large number of undulating hills. Huge trees grow on them, like giant umbrellas with clear layers, dividing the sky and the earth in an orderly manner.
There were birds singing in the treetops, and all kinds of strange insects whose names could not be told. They had only marched less than a mile when one of Zhang Yang's soldiers was killed.
He was bitten by a poisonous insect and he only had time to scream before the poison attacked his whole body and he died instantly.
There was no other choice, Zhang Yang had to consume 1 point of energy and recruit three hunters to lead the way.
It’s true, everyone has their own expertise. With three hunters leading the way, the speed of travel immediately increased a lot.
Ten minutes later, after estimating the approximate distance, Zhang Yang opened the first-level vision again and confirmed the dangerous targets around him. Fortunately, at least the direction they were heading was safe.
There is another hill ahead, which is relatively high in altitude and should be able to be seen from quite far away.
"Everyone speed up, let's climb up."
Zhang Yang gave the order. He was a little tired and wanted to go up and have a rest urgently.
It was probably at this time that he heard a very loud cry above his head, but he did not look up. Instead, he was startled and directly activated the first level of protection. There was no other way. Even if his soul strength was C+ level, he was already a frightened bird.
The next second he heard a strong wind and the screams of a group of soldiers.
“Bang!”
The first-level defensive shield exploded violently. Zhang Yang had no idea what was happening. He only knew that another monster came to eat him, and it seemed to be even more terrifying than the black bear monster. It directly exploded the first-level protective circle.
Then he was stunned by the power of the explosion.
Also confused were several nearby soldiers and the monster that swooped down from the sky to attack. It paused in the sky for about 0.1 second.
Then it was knocked off balance by three rapidly shot feather arrows, and quickly dropped several meters. Before it could soar up again, seven or eight spears pierced through it crazily, poking seven or eight bloody holes in its wings, and finally it had to fall to the mortal world.
But things are not that simple.
A few seconds later, when Zhang Yang recovered from his dizziness, he found himself knocked to the ground by a sword and shield soldier. Blood and fragments of limbs and internal organs were flying above his head, along with angry screams and the sound of a hurricane.
When he looked up again, he saw a red eagle as tall as a man spreading its wings, jumping and flapping, like a huge red top. Every time the red wings flapped, a green air blade flew out quickly, easily cutting everyone in the ten-meter straight line in half.
What the hell is this monster!
More than half of the 39 soldiers that Zhang Yang had brought out with great difficulty were now dead, including his elite archer Tang Dashan, who was once again highly expected. He only had time to fire three consecutive shots before being killed at close range.
"What sin have I committed? Did I touch a nun's head in my previous life?"
An indescribable pent-up rage burned in his chest, and Zhang Yang jumped up like a wild beast. He didn't care. Damn it, the map of the fantasy world could be so capricious and bullying!
"Fuck it! Kill it!"
Grabbing the reinforced spear, Zhang Yang rushed towards the back of the red eagle, but the next second, the red eagle flapped its wings and turned around, staring at Zhang Yang with a pair of sharp and terrifying eyes, and he shuddered immediately.
"kill!"
Just at this moment, a spearman rushed over frantically from another direction and pierced the red eagle's back with a spear.
"Gah!"
With a strange cry, the big red eagle swiped its left wing backwards. The red feathers were like a blade, directly cutting the spearman's neck, and the handsome head rolled off.
A sword and shield soldier rushed over, and before the long sword in his hand fell, the red eagle slashed with its right wing again, and the sword and shield soldier was cut in half along with his sword and shield. It was too sharp and nothing could stop it.
"Crack!" Another sword and shield soldier leaped up madly and chopped on the red eagle's wings, making a gap in it, but then the red eagle pecked his head to pieces.
This was a completely asymmetric war. It was hard to imagine how terrifying the red eagle would have been if it had not been knocked unconscious by the self-detonation of the first-level protective circle, had not been shot off balance by the elite archer Tang Dashan, had not been stabbed to the ground by the spear, but had continued to fly in the air.
“Kill!”
Zhang Yang rushed forward again, his voice distorted when he shouted. He knew he was doomed to die, but he still wanted to end it with a childish charge at the last moment, otherwise it would be a shame to his soul, no matter whether it was interesting or not!
Yes, until this moment he had not had the slightest thought of selling his soul.
Die, then die! The three surviving longbowmen desperately shot arrows from a distance, trying to provide some support, but their feather arrows could not break the defense of the red eagle at all. When the last two spearmen were also cut into several pieces, there was no barrier between Zhang Yang and the red eagle. He could even see the desire and madness in the other's cold and sharp eyes.
Delicious food, isn't it?
"call"
The big red eagle flapped its wings and soared into the air crookedly, grabbing towards Zhang Yang with its two claws. It probably could no longer release that terrifying green wind blade, but it still had enough strength to kill a hundred Zhang Yangs.
But at this moment, Zhang Yang suddenly activated the first level of protection.
He still has a little energy left.
“Bang!”
The protective shield did not explode. After all, the red eagle was already seriously injured at this moment. The force of its attack was different from the previous one when it swooped down from a height of thousands of meters, so it was blocked by the protective shield.
Just because of this delay, Zhang Yang had gone crazy. He grabbed the reinforced spear with both hands and stabbed it hard at the chest of the red eagle!
The strengthened spear was extremely sharp and pierced through the back without any delay. The red eagle let out a wail, flapped its wings wildly, and finally fell to the ground and died.
At the same time, Zhang Yang knelt on the ground exhausted, his whole body drenched in cold sweat, and it was unclear whether it was tears or sweat on his face.
A white light lit up from the Xuanhuan Village Building Order, covering the body of the red eagle.
"Successfully strangled the Level 5 Red Eagle Demon."
"Successfully captured a complete Red Eagle Demon Soul."
"Gain 150 energy points."
"Obtain 500 red eagle feathers, which have wind magic and can be used to make weapons."
"Obtained the Red Eagle Heart, its function is unknown, and can be sold."
"Obtain 50 units of Red Eagle Demon Blood (contains a small amount of demon power, which can be used to make talismans or carve battle patterns)"
(End of this chapter)
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