Even though he was wearing thick armor, the stench and ferocious fangs so close to him still frightened the soldier. He took advantage of the moment when the monster's momentum slowed down and kicked it off the city wall. Then he waved his sword and fought with other monsters that pounced on him again.
Faced with the cold blades in the firelight, some monsters jumped up quickly and pounced on the soldiers' heads. Some even wanted to attack from the back. Fortunately, there were enough people on the wall at that time, so these monsters did not succeed.
As the battle on the city walls progressed, the firing positions were taken, forcing the soldiers holding muskets to lay down their weapons and engage in close combat with swords and spears. The sounds of bloodshed filled the air. Compared to the soldiers on the city walls, the monsters in the wilderness seemed endless. Although most were only level 1-3, their sheer numbers were enough to defeat them. Gradually, gaps began to appear in the walls, and some monsters fled into the city, immediately followed by waves of screams and wails.
"The Fire Tower Gate is here, disciples, follow me to kill the enemy!" On the chaotic street, a group of strong men wearing iron armor and holding iron fire machines appeared.
These people opened the square iron box in their hands, held it up with one hand, and turned the handle on the mechanism box with the other hand. Then sharp arrows shot out from the iron box, whizzing through the air and piercing the attacking monsters. Soon, the streets were filled with arrowheads of iron arrows and the corpses of monsters.
"Thank you for saving our lives!" Some of the people who escaped were very grateful to these strong men. These disciples of the Fire Tower Sect, who were once considered ferocious, have now become so amiable and reassuring.
"No need to thank me. Please take shelter in the rear and don't go near the city walls."
"Yes, yes, everyone follow me, quickly." As they spoke, the people from the outer city dragged and carried their families as they walked quickly to the back of the street.
Afterwards, these disciples of the Fire Tower Sect continued to patrol the streets with the Iron Fire box mechanism, constantly shooting and killing the monsters that ran into the city.
Time slowly passed, and the fighting on the city walls intensified. Cultivators and smaller factions within the city joined in, plugging the gaping holes. Now facing imminent disaster, they knew that if the city fell, they too would be vulnerable. They now had to help the defenders fend off the beast tide in order to survive.
Yahu City is the mountain gate headquarters of the Huota Sect. Compared with other factions, there are more strong men holding iron fire mechanisms in the city. Although the Huota Sect is not a large sect, it is well-known in the nearby continents.
Relying on orders from the dynasty government, the Fire Tower Sect, which specializes in mechanical devices and firearms, has expanded rapidly in the past twenty years. The number of people has increased from a few hundred at the beginning to over ten thousand now. The weakest disciple in the sect is at the third level, the hall master is generally at the fifth level, and the sect master who is the head of the sect has the strength of the seventh level.
According to local rumors, the leader of the Fire Tower is about three meters tall, his body is like an iron tower, his four arms are like steel, and he can spit fire and shoot arrows from three directions. He is an extraordinary person.
Although there are suspicions of exaggeration and rumors, the leader of the Fire Tower Gate did fight against an eighth-level monster and repelled it, thus gaining a great reputation. Some time ago, the five sects besieged the "Yanqu" monster, and the Fire Tower Gate also participated. Unfortunately, this time was different from the past. The Yanqu was a dragon vein monster, far from being comparable to ordinary monsters. Countless masters of the five sects were killed and injured, and even the leader of the Fire Tower Gate was buried in it. His iron armor and firearms were shattered and fell into the raging waves and disappeared.
Although there are still thousands of Fire Tower Sect disciples stationed in the city, most of them are ordinary disciples, and there are less than a hundred masters above the fifth level. Facing the oncoming beast tide, they can only barely hold on.
"Third Brother, this is bad. We are running out of arrows."
In the continuous shooting and sniping of monsters, some disciples of the Fire Tower Gate were injured and retreated, and some people were even short of ammunition.
"We'll retreat as we go. There are still a lot of arrows and gunpowder stored in the sect." The tall man with short dark brown hair set up the mechanism in his hand, and then flames spurted out, burning the four monsters that were rushing towards him into fireballs, and then he put away the heavy mechanism.
"Let's go." Several disciples of the Fire Tower Sect called out to their fellow disciples, covering each other. Some even supported their injured fellow disciples, retreated carefully, and looked around the street nervously.
Now the streets were filled with burning and collapsed ruins. Some houses had been set on fire in the melee, burning with huge flames that shot up into the sky. The flames illuminated the bronze muscles of several people, and the sweat, blood, and dust mixed in them reflected some light.
These men, dragging their companions, retreated continuously, occasionally repelling the leaping and attacking monsters along the way. They were getting closer and closer to the Fire Tower Gate camp, and could even see the towering five-story stone building in the distance, its lights ablaze. But then a roar like the lowing of an ox echoed through the street, followed by the heavy, clattering sound of hooves as a giant, black and green, four-horned bull charged towards the group.
Compared with ordinary buffaloes, this giant monster bull is five people tall, with a high hump on its back, giving people an extremely heavy and oppressive feeling. Two streams of white air gushed out of its nostrils as it breathed. It ran all the way, crushing countless bricks and stones on the street. The four corners of its dark threads smashed houses and buildings one by one, and during the process, it knocked several disciples of the Fire Tower Gate away, causing many casualties.
"How did such a monster get in?"
Looking at this extremely powerful blue-black bull that exudes a turbid aura, everyone present is shocked and puzzled, but at this moment they have no better solution. They all picked up the iron boxes with mechanisms in their hands, kept rotating the openings, and shot all kinds of arrows and firearms at the monster.
"roar--"
The ferocious beast roared, and its huge bull head swung, easily deflecting the arrow. Even if it hit, it would be blocked by the thick cowhide, leaving only a faint white mark.
"Use fire, use fire!" After realizing that arrows were of little use, the strong man in the lead shouted, then opened the mechanism on the iron box, and a column of extremely blazing fire gushed out.
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