After a long journey, the destination is right in front of us.
Lu Cai took over the cart carrying Aunt Sun and drove steadily all the way until he finally stopped in the woods near Shiqiang Town.
"What's wrong?" Showa stepped forward and asked.
The team was arranged with Lu Cai leading the way, and Zhao Yan at the rear. Zhao He, who couldn't fight, was assigned to follow behind Lu Cai. When Lu Cai stopped, the entire team stopped.
"There is the smell of a scorpion monster..." Lu Cai could not distinguish the smell of a scorpion monster, but she saw the rich smell of scorpion monsters on the ground, which should be the traces left by a large number of scorpion monsters passing by here.
The crowd began to panic. They had set out from the capital and had not encountered any more scorpion monster attacks along the way. Many people had already left and sought refuge with their relatives and friends nearby.
Stonewall Town was right in front of us, and we had thought there would be no more danger, but we didn't expect to encounter a scorpion monster at this time.
Some have already begun to regret why they didn't leave like others did. If they had left earlier, would this misfortune have been avoided?
Lu Cai stood quietly, a faint red light slowly spreading out from her feet. The red light was weak, disappearing into the soil, and gradually spreading along the ground. Unless you looked down carefully, you couldn't even detect this circle of light.
The red light circle spread away. After a while, Lu Cai raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Stone Wall Town.
"The town is under siege by a group of scorpions!" Lu Cai said sternly, and then looked back at the ordinary people behind him.
Zhao Yan, who was at the end, also frowned and looked up at Lu Cai.
Lu Cai withdrew his gaze. It was impossible to stay out of it. Yue Xiaoyan, Shi Rukui and the others were all in the town, but this group of people could not be dragged onto the battlefield.
"Zhao Yan, you stay here!" Lu Cai shouted, then put down the cart in his hand and jumped out on tiptoe.
When she left, a red line formed a circle on the ground, encircling everyone. A protective barrier rose from the red line, converging into an arc, like a bowl covering them upside down.
Zhao Yan rushed forward a few steps and saw the red cloak disappear in the shade of the trees.
......
In the stone-walled town, people and horses were in chaos inside and outside the city.
Outside the city, a large number of scorpion monsters surrounded the city wall. Fortunately, they were too big to climb the vertical and towering city wall, so they were not a threat for the time being.
But inside the city, a huge group of scorpion monsters suddenly appeared, rampaging through the streets and injuring people. The patrolling soldiers in the city were simply unable to keep up with their rapid reproduction.
If a young man in a long cloth gown had not suddenly rushed out, the soldiers would probably have been injured and parasitized.
Shi Rukui held a long stick and hit the scorpion monster's head one by one. The bluish-white juice splashed all over the ground. The moment the scorpion monster's head burst open, the tail stinger would deliver a final blow, stabbing suddenly in the direction of the attacker, trying to die together.
But Shi Rukui smashed the scorpion monster's head and jumped away quickly without stopping, brushing past the stinger every time.
Even if he was stabbed, nothing would happen. His super healing power would automatically heal his wounds and eliminate the venom in his body without him having to activate it.
After the scorpion monsters were completely wiped out, he first checked the injured. If they were just poisoned, he would feed them an antidote pill given by Dacheng. When he was in the capital, the Princess Mansion had studied the scorpion monster venom. It was similar to ordinary scorpion venom, but the dosage was higher.
If the small scorpions have already invaded, you can only use your supernatural powers to force the small scorpions out of the wound, take the detoxification pills, and ask the soldiers on one side to find someone to bandage them.
After dealing with this group, Shi Rukui stood on a high place and looked around. As long as he saw any movement of the scorpion monster, he would rush over without stopping.
Yue Xiaoyan needs to stay in the small courtyard to protect the servants from the princess's mansion who are traveling with her. The small town is not big, but not small either. It would be beyond the ability of Shi Rukui to handle it alone.
The soldiers in the city were at a loss when facing the scorpion monster, and the guards at the city gate were also worried.
They watched as more and more scorpion monsters gathered under the city wall. They covered the mud below the city in a black mass. The later ones stepped directly on the backs of the previous ones. If this continued, they would eventually climb up the city wall.
The soldiers prepared kerosene and waited for them to climb a little higher so that they could pour it on their heads.
But the Stonewall Town is not a remote border town. It is just an arsenal to assist the capital. It does not have much reserves of kerosene and weapons. If it is completely surrounded, it will not last long.
Just as I was worrying about the upcoming battle, a small red dot appeared in the woods in the distance.
The soldiers looked closely and found that it was a running figure.
The dense swarms of scorpion monsters under the city also sensed the living creatures running not far away, and they all moved their long legs rustlingly.
The soldiers watched as the black mass of scorpion monsters pounced forward, and the red dots collided with the black mass and were instantly submerged.
Someone clenched the iron spear in his hand, his face pale, as if he had imagined what would happen to him if he were to fall into the scorpion pack.
Immediately afterwards, the area covered by the red dot exploded muffledly!
The area was small, just a small wave of red, knocking over the first group of scorpion monsters that rushed over. Amidst the undulating black insect armor, a bright red figure rose and fell.
The scorpion monster's long tail stabbed at the red shadow, but was blocked by a barrier so thin that it was almost invisible. The next moment, the red shadow's white hands reached out, grabbed the scorpion monster's head, twisted and pulled, and with a crisp sound, the scorpion monster's heavy body fell to the ground with a bang.
As Lu Cai went along, he felt like a worker on an assembly line, repeating the same actions over and over. The outline of the scorpion monster was double, and he had no time to take a closer look before he went on to deal with the next one.
Just keep going and struggling. Fortunately, although there are many scorpion monsters under the city, they are not endless.
When she felt a slight ache in her arm muscles, the last scorpion monster also fell to the ground sideways, raising some dazzling dust.
Lu Cai took a long breath, then looked up at the soldiers at the city gate, vaguely seeing their terrified eyes. Figuring they wouldn't open the gate for him, he simply waved his hand and ran towards the city wall.
It was impossible for her to jump up such a high city wall like Gu Xici. Lu Cai could only use his special ability to nail a few footholds on the wall, and then rely on the footholds to climb up the towering city wall like a gecko.
When she climbed to the top of the wall, the soldiers suddenly woke up. They raised their weapons and surrounded her cautiously.
She glanced at the hot oil at her feet and felt grateful that they didn't use it to treat her.
Lu Cai acted politely and said, "I'm from the capital. A few days ago, some friends came into the city, so I came to stay with them..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard screams coming from inside the city gate.
She walked quickly to the edge of the wall next to the town: "There are scorpion monsters in the city too?" Her tone became serious.
Seeing that she spoke clearly and had a good attitude, and that she didn't look like a madman or a monster, the soldier plucked up his courage and said, "It broke out this morning, and it hasn't been cleared yet..."
Before he finished speaking, the figure in the red cloak jumped out by holding onto the edge of the wall.
A group of soldiers rushed to the edge of the wall, watching Lu Cai step by step, step on the pale red light, land steadily on the ground, and then rush towards the place where the scream came from like a gust of wind.
The people who were besieged by the scorpion group were a young couple who were in the cloth business. Neighbors also wanted to come and help, but these monsters with human heads and insect bodies were really scary.
The couple hugged each other, thinking that they were doomed, but then their eyes went dark, a shadow enveloped them, and then there was a snap, but the expected pain did not come.
The shadow retreated, and a rapid, hissing sound rang in my ears.
They opened their eyes and saw a thin man in a red cloak leaping lightly on the street outside the shop. He stepped on the back of the scorpion monster and pulled the scorpion's head off with both hands.
The last scorpion monster saw that all its companions had died, and knew that it was no match for their opponent. It turned around and jumped into a narrow alley on the side, trying to escape.
Lu Cai shouted "Hey" and quickly chased after it. He stretched out his hand to grab the scorpion's tail, stepped on its back, and forced the scorpion monster to lie on the ground. Then he used his arms to forcefully tear its tail off.
The scorpion monster let out a miserable hissing sound, and then was kicked and kicked on the back of its head. After a crisp breaking sound, it was completely motionless.
The people nearby hid in the corners, and no one dared to come up and ask questions. In their eyes, this little girl in the red cloak seemed to be more terrifying than these scorpion monsters.
Lu Cai was too lazy to talk nonsense and just glanced around: "Is anyone injured?"
No one answered, and she saw no one injured.
"For the safety of you and your family, if you are injured, remember to register with the government office—"
After saying that, Lu Cai jumped onto the wall on one side, stepped on the eaves of the wall, and walked away on the wind.
......
Shi Rukui was fighting with scorpion monsters outside a clinic. Maybe because of the clinic, there were a lot of scorpion monsters here, and it seemed that they could never be defeated.
He had already gone through several melees and had consumed a lot of physical strength, so his fighting speed gradually slowed down.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, Shi Rukui's movements were still very fast.
He was just flattening the head of a scorpion monster with a club when a voice came from above his head asking, "Doctor Shi, do you need my help?"
Hearing the sound, Shi Rukui's tense mood relaxed. He failed to control the strength of his hand and hammered the stone slab on the ground, causing it to crack and break into several pieces.
Lu Cai paused on the rooftop, ready to leap. He looked at the shattered stone slabs, feeling apprehensive. Had he provoked him again? It seemed... not, right?
Seeing the scorpion monsters closing in again, Lu Cai took a step forward and landed. Without further ado, she plucked up the scorpion monster's head and twisted it. The muscle aches she'd felt outside the city wall returned. Lu Cai glanced at Shi Rukui, who was standing to the side, wondering if his healing powers could alleviate the soreness...
Shi Rukui hammered the scorpion's head. His peripheral vision swept over to the side of him, and he saw Lu Cai, with her bare hands, directly grabbing the scorpion's head and twisting it off. Her movements were smoother than unscrewing a bottle cap, and the sound of her neck snapping could be heard...
He subconsciously shrank his neck and felt a pain just by looking at it.
It seems the NPCs have evolved again, now reaching the point where they can smash heads with their bare hands without weapons. Meanwhile, the players themselves are still relying on the conveniences provided by the system, not striving for progress...
Shi Rukui's swings at the scorpion monster became faster and more powerful. It seems that if you want to become stronger, you must constantly stimulate your potential and constantly test your limits!
Lu Cai was concentrating on dealing with the scorpion monster, completely unaware that a player involutionary storm caused by her was about to arrive.
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