Chapter 175 Doomsday
Two days later, when Yun Chen finally woke up from a long dream, she opened her eyes and focused her gaze on the mud walls and wooden boards above her head.
She turned her head and saw a dim oil lamp emitting a weak light. Huo Luyu was sleeping on the straw couch beside her, holding a wet towel in his hand. It was obvious that he was exhausted to the limit.
Looking around, the space was very small, with mud walls and wooden boards. A narrow wooden ladder extended upwards, ending in a covered board.
Apart from the straw bed where she and Huo Luyu were lying, there were only a few sacks of apples, potatoes, and corn... It looked like a grain storage cellar.
She slowly moved her limbs and sat up with the help of her arms. Only then did she realize that her head and back were wrapped in herbal cloths, but the wounds had mostly healed.
She removed the herbal cloth and touched the back of her head.
In order to bandage and apply medicine, a piece of her hair was cut off, and the wound was a little concave because a small piece of skull was missing.
She sat there for a while in a daze, and it took her some time to recall what happened before she fell into a coma. Then she sat up quietly and put on her clothes.
She tied her hair up again, picked up the Bloodthirsty Sword leaning against the wall, and slowly climbed up the wooden ladder.
Pushing open the cover, it was quiet outside, and it was a small farmyard with no one living there.
She walked out of the yard and onto the main street, then paused nervously.
It was June, a summer day, but the sky was cold and gloomy.
All the shops and restaurants on both sides of the long main street were empty. The entire street was deserted, with not a single person in sight.
The wind blew past her feet, picked up the "Militia Recruitment" notice on the ground, and floated it into the gloomy sky.
She walked along the street for a full quarter of an hour, but still saw no one.
Doors were closed everywhere, there was no human voice, not even a dog barking, it was as quiet as a deserted city.
An intense feeling of loneliness suddenly welled up in my heart, something I had never experienced before.
She couldn't help but wonder if she was already dead, with only her soul wandering in the underworld?
Continuing to walk forward, she finally heard the sound of the blade touching the scabbard.
From afar, she saw soldiers and militia standing on the city gate. Huo Gannian was dressed in military uniform, holding the Hidden Moon Sword and standing in the center. Hua Jue was standing next to him, also wearing armor and holding a sword.
Everyone stood facing outside the city gate, no one turned back to look into the city, and so no one noticed her.
Suddenly, she saw everyone draw their weapons. Archers drew their bows, infantrymen raised their swords, and throwers loaded their stones. Dozens of soldiers rushed towards the city gate, using huge stone carts to block it tightly...
She saw Huo Gannian draw out the Hidden Moon Sword.
Even though she couldn't see his expression, she could still feel the strong murderous aura from his majestic back.
Everyone looked into the distance nervously.
Yun Chen couldn't see what was happening outside the city gate. He only felt the ground shaking slightly, and the sound of horse hooves became denser and louder, roaring like thunder, getting closer and closer.
Without asking anyone, Yun Chen probably guessed what had happened.
She picked out a blood-stained piece of armor from the pile of weapons and equipment boxes nearby.
The wound on my back has only healed almost completely, and it hurts when I touch it slightly.
She endured the pain, put on the hard and cold armor, and took out a set of bow and arrows and put them on her back.
Even though she was mentally prepared, when she climbed up the long stone steps to the city gate, she still felt her whole body numb and was stunned to the spot.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the city seemed to be about to be destroyed.
In the boundless wilderness, the wind howled and wailed.
A black horse wearing a ferocious mask, black armor covered with scales, and an extremely sharp black spear...
Countless black-scaled cavalrymen were rushing towards Guying City like a tsunami in Black Mountain.
In comparison, the number of people at the Guying city gate is pitifully small and thin.
Is this the end of the world?
Yun Chen simply couldn't recover from the shocking and terrifying situation before him.
She didn't understand why the world had turned into a doomsday that she had never seen before, even though she was only injured and unconscious for a few days.
Huo Gannian kept staring at the Black Scale Cavalry who were getting closer and closer, and didn't notice Yun Chen who was not far away.
When the Black Scale Cavalry finally filled the area outside Guying City, a long black arrow flew first and headed straight for Huo Gannian's face.
Before Huo Gannian could raise his sword to cut the arrow, another arrow flew over quickly and shot down the black arrow.
Huo Gannian looked in the direction the arrow came from and immediately opened his eyes wide in surprise.
There was another person looking in the same direction as Huo Gannian—
At the foot of the city gate, in the center of the Black Scale Cavalry, ready to charge, was the man leading the charge in the forest, capable of unleashing terrifying spear movements:
The leader of the Black Scale Cavalry, General Jiao Zuotai.
Seeing that the arrow he shot with all his strength was intercepted by a boy who looked so weak, Jiao Zuotai couldn't help but squint and look at him carefully.
"Hey, you're quite skilled. What's your name?" Jiao Zuotai called out to Yun Chen in a rather joking voice.
Yun Chen stood beside Huo Gannian, shook his hand to comfort him, and glanced coldly at Jiao Zuotai:
"I don't call you 'Hey', I call you Grandpa!"
Jiao Zuotai did not get angry, but laughed out loud. Then his face became sinister and he shouted "Attack"!
In an instant, the Black Scale Cavalry let out an earth-shaking roar and charged up the city wall like locusts. The rumbling chariots carrying huge rocks crashed into the city gate.
Fierce fighting ensued between the city walls and outside the city, with shouts of killing filling the air.
While Hua Jue was busy hacking and killing the Black Scale Cavalry that had climbed up the city gate, he said to Yun Chen anxiously:
"The young master specially hid you and Lu Yu in the cellar, why did you come out?!"
Yun Chen kept drawing his bow and shooting arrows, each arrow hitting its mark. He shot down a man with one arrow, and he didn't even have time to turn his head. "Stop talking nonsense, there are too many people in this fight, fight hard!"
The earth is stained with blood and the sky is scorched by smoke.
Wave after wave of Black Scale Cavalry climbed up the city walls, but were repeatedly repelled by the defending soldiers.
Although the city gate was not breached, a large hole was smashed in it by the chariots of the Black Scale Cavalry.
The Black Scale Cavalry rushed in frantically from the hole, their armor rubbing against the gate, making a harsh sound.
The chief general Jiao Zuotai was even more ruthless. Not only did he rush in the front and jump into the city gate, he also slashed with his spear and sword alternately. Wherever he went, he was like a sledgehammer crushing ants, killing a large number of Nan Kingdom soldiers and clearing a bloody path for the Black Scale Cavalry in the rear.
Two soldiers defending the city rushed towards Jiao Zuotai. One of them had his head chopped off by Jiao Zuotai, and the other was stomped hard on the ground by Jiao Zuotai, and the sword in his hand fell out of his hand.
The soldier got up again and rushed forward, wrapping his arms around Jiao Zuotai's neck, trying to strangle him to death. Even though his skin had been pierced by the armor and scales, he showed no fear.
However, Jiao Zuotai simply hooked one hand back, grabbed the soldier's head and twisted it violently, breaking the soldier's neck.
Throwing the soldier's body on the ground casually, Jiao Zuotai smiled sinisterly. His black armor was covered in blood and his aura was so fierce that no one around dared to step forward.
At this moment, a long arrow flew through the air.
Jiao Zuotai dodged by turning his head, but before he could look back, he was kicked in the face. He staggered and took several steps back before he could stand firm.
Yun Chen drew his bow and sword and attacked fiercely. Jiao Zuotai was forced to retreat several feet while resisting. He was shocked and looked at Yun Chen more cautiously.
"Boy, your kung fu is pretty good! But you're not strong enough!" Even though he was at a disadvantage, Jiao Zuotai still challenged him with a sinister smile on his face.
Yun Chen cursed, "It's enough to send you to see the King of Hell!" and then attacked even more fiercely.
She had just fought her way here and saw clearly how Jiao Zuotai killed the soldiers of the Nan Kingdom as if they were not human beings.
At this moment, she was filled with hatred and anger, and she completely ignored how many swords and arrows she was hit by. She only targeted Jiao Zuotai's head, and became more and more furious as she killed.
But Jiao Zuotai seemed to be here to defeat Yun Chen. Yun Chen's fighting style was always within his expectations, and he was able to counter each move, preventing Yun Chen from gaining any advantage.
Noticing that the situation on Yun Chen's side was unfavorable, Huo Gannian immediately flew to help.
Seeing that the two were about to join forces for an attack, Jiao Zuotai immediately retreated, knowing that he was no match for them, and ordered countless Black Scale Cavalry to charge forward and surround the two.
One after another, the Black Scale Cavalry attacked, but were repelled by Yun Chen and Huo Gannian.
Fighting from night to dawn.
Two thousand versus twenty thousand.
If it weren't for the advantage of defending the city, two thousand people would not even be enough for the Black Scale Cavalry to fill the gap.
Just when the soldiers defending the city were almost killed or wounded and the city gate was about to be lost, a reinforcement force finally arrived and surrounded the Black Scale Cavalry from the rear, catching them off guard and forcing them to retreat in a hurry.
When Yan Shijiu led an army of 20,000 into Guying City, he saw corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river.
After a huge hole was broken in the city gate, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen were covered in blood and had to support each other to stand up.
When Yan Shijiu saw this scene, his pupils suddenly constricted and he tightened his grip on the reins.
Looking at the golden and red flags of the blazing sun fireworks flying high in front of him, Huo Gannian stared at Yan Shijiu's face.
"Dongyan's soldiers?"
"Yes." Yan Shijiu curled up his lips into a provocative smile, looking down at Huo Gannian condescendingly.
"The Eastern Palace has issued an order, ordering this general to go to Dongyan to borrow troops for rescue. Commander Huo, you should have a good rest."
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