A month ago, Zheyezhou, Yahufu.
This is a prosperous province located in the southwest of the dynasty. There are many universities in the province. Many students from the twenty-seven southwestern provinces travel thousands of miles to study here.
However, as the world gradually became chaotic, the original prosperity gradually disappeared.
The resin on the torches crackled and burned, emitting bursts of pine oil and burnt smoke. On the city wall at night, soldiers wearing brown wooden armor patrolled back and forth, scanning the dark wilderness outside. Occasionally, soldiers would talk to each other, talking about their current worries.
"Did you hear that?" A soldier suddenly stopped and looked outside the city wall.
"What did you hear? Don't scare me."
Several companions nearby also turned their attention over.
"I seem to hear a cry coming from far away." As he said this, he pointed to the pitch-black wilderness outside.
"Why didn't I hear it? Did you hear it wrongly?"
"It's pitch black here, how can I see clearly..."
"No way, could it be Yanqu coming?" Several people looked outside anxiously.
Yanqu is a strange beast that appeared in ?靘洲 several months ago. It has a leopard head and a dragon body, wings on its back, six claws on the ground, and blue fur.
The beast's appearance unleashed relentless floods, bursting rivers and transforming the island into a swamp within days. The island was utterly devastated. Upon hearing the news, factions in nearby prefectures and counties launched a joint campaign against it, but unfortunately, they were ultimately unsuccessful.
This strange beast is no longer just an ordinary eighth-level monster. It has devoured and manipulated the dragon veins of the local province and county. It is a genuine dragon vein monster. In ancient times, once such a strange beast was born, it would either bring disaster or auspiciousness, but judging from the results, the former is often the case.
In the barbaric era before the Five Phoenixes appeared, such powerful beasts were often worshipped as gods or totems by tribes in various places. Sometimes blood sacrifices and other rituals were held to please them, so that the tribes could survive in the local area.
However, with the advent of the Five Phoenixes and the establishment of the dynasty, such scenes had long been forgotten. Now, when such a dragon-veined beast reappeared in the world, it caught everyone off guard, caused misjudgment, and resulted in heavy casualties.
"That shouldn't be the case. There's Shipizhou between us and ?靘洲. How can we say that..." The soldier suddenly stopped talking, his mouth slightly open. In the light of the fire, half of his face was motionlessly looking at the wilderness outside the wall.
"Why did it stop? I..." The companion next to him turned his head and said, his voice suddenly stopped. At this time, he also understood why his companion stopped talking.
In the dark wilderness, pairs of blood-red eyes ran as fast as sparks, silently, but those eyes had already exposed their existence. Rapid bells rang on the city walls, wailing horns sounded, and the sounds of shouting and running were everywhere.
After discovering these attacking monsters, the sound of gongs and drums was heard everywhere in Yahut City. Soon after, amid the nervous eyes of every household, teams of soldiers set out from the barracks, carrying firearms and weapons, crossed the streets, and ran towards the city wall.
"Set up the guns and fire!"
Following an order from the lieutenant in bright red armor, a dazzling fireball was fired from a cannon and slowly rose into the sky. It burned fiercely, emitting dazzling flames that illuminated the land outside the wilderness.
The demonic beasts, previously hidden in the pitch-black night, suddenly revealed themselves as the firelight faded. These beasts varied in form: some resembled foxes, some leopards, and still others appeared to be aquatic beasts. They scurried across the ground, seemingly driven and directed by something. At the edge of their field of vision, a murky wave of water washed over them.
"The monster is coming——"
"The monster is coming——"
Various cries of surprise rang out from the city walls, making the residents in the city even more uneasy. Many people began to pray silently in front of the lights, praying that the day would go smoothly.
"Are the cannons ready?" the lieutenant on the city wall asked anxiously.
"Sir, it's almost done. 50 cannons will be ready soon."
According to common sense, even if Yahu City is the capital of Zheyezhou, it would not have so many cannons. But now the situation is critical, the governor and the commander are trying their best to collect and plunder more weapons and equipment.
"Get ready and fire!"
Finally, when these monsters were about to attack the city wall, the artillery at the back was loaded. After firing with blazing flames, the wheels retreated for a distance, and then the soldiers adjusted and reloaded the ammunition and ignited it again.
While the transformation in the Western Continent was in full swing, the Eastern dynasties also did some learning and imitation. Although there was still a gap compared to the top firearms, they were not far behind in the conventional artillery.
A huge explosion erupted among the group of monsters, blowing away many weak monsters, but some of them became more ferocious after being injured.
After experiencing the baptism of artillery fire, the remaining monsters continued to approach the city wall. At this time, the sound of continuous musket shooting rang out, long green smoke rose in the fire, and the strong smell of gunpowder filled the air.
The fired bullets penetrated the monsters' fur, creating dark red blood splatters. Some monsters howled and screamed as they dodged, then continued to approach. When they were near the city wall, they jumped up, climbed along the cracks in the wall and the stone walls, and rushed towards the soldiers who were overlooking and shooting.
Seeing these monsters rushing up, the soldiers holding muskets on the city wall hurriedly retreated, and the soldiers holding shields behind them stepped forward, and then they felt the shields in their hands sink, and a force of impact came, causing the shields to tilt. The smelly fangs emerged from above the shields and rushed straight to the neck, and were finally stopped by the long sword.
The white and yellow teeth bit the blade tightly, and bloody wounds were cut in the black mouth and tongue. The claws on both sides kept tearing at the shield and armor, leaving grooves and bringing a sizzling sound of tearing and friction.
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