Chapter 2060: Blockade at the City Head
On the dilapidated city top, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and the blood had already been covered with a thick layer after years of accumulation.
While fighting, soldiers continued to use hooks to drag away the monster's corpses and throw them into the black holes on the edge of the city wall.
The purpose of this is mainly to prevent the ground from being too cluttered, which will affect the soldiers fighting.
At the same time, various materials can also be collected from the monster's corpse, such as the outer skin as hard as iron, which can be used to make quite good armor.
Even the armor Tang Zhen was assigned was made of this monster leather as its main material, with enhanced protection in key areas.
During the battle, the ground became sticky because it was soaked in blood and sea water, causing the boots and pants of the guarding soldiers to be covered with blood and mud.
The indescribable fishy smell penetrated my nostrils, making me feel extremely nauseous.
However, no one cares about this at the moment when the enemy is facing them, because on the rocky beach under the city wall ahead, ferocious monsters are climbing up one after another.
The soldiers' throats had long been hoarse, and they opened their mouths to roar silently. At the same time, they waved their spears and knives, stabbing and slashing at the monsters.
These monsters were either covered with simple fish-bone giant shell armor, or had no protection at all.
But the black scales on their bodies are as hard as metal. Unless they attack with all their strength, it is impossible to cut through the scales on the monsters with one strike.
The problem is that when fighting, it is a taboo to use up all your strength, because this will leave you with no energy left to dodge, and it will consume a lot of physical strength.
Those soldiers obviously knew this, so when they attacked, they did not swarm them all, but looked after each other and cooperated with each other, and fought in batches.
After these soldiers defend for a period of time, another group of prepared soldiers will rush forward and replace the exhausted ones.
There is a reserve team at the back. When someone falls down and cannot participate in the battle, there will be a reserve team to replace the vacancy, always maintaining the integrity of the direction.
Every hundred meters or so on the city wall, there are taller buildings that look a bit like beacon towers.
On the top of the high platform, there is a huge strange device, which is operated by several soldiers at the same time.
On the surface of these huge devices, there are rings of rune arrays shining with light, as if a pot is boiling, and smoke and steam are continuously rising.
In front of this equipment, there is a tube similar to a roller machine gun, which shoots sharp arrows towards the bottom of the city wall.
These half-foot-long special arrows are extremely sharp and can fly as far as three hundred meters, knocking down sea monsters washed ashore in pieces.
However, these devices cannot transmit continuously and must take a break every ten minutes or so.
At this time, the soldiers will refill the consumed sacred stones, and then the equipment will be like a boiling pot, with rolling steam rising.
The moment Tang Zhen climbed onto the city wall. Just then, a group of soldiers withdrew and collapsed directly on the ground.
Nearly all of these soldiers were injured, and in the long queue, there were a large number of vacancies due to battle damage.
"Replacement soldiers will be added immediately, hurry up!"
An officer on the tower shouted loudly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was shot by a fish bone spear thrown from under the city wall. .
The officer tilted his body and fell directly from the tower. He was then picked up by someone and sent to the bottom of the city wall for treatment.
After the officer fell, someone quickly took his place and continued to direct the battle on the top of the city.
As soon as Tang Zhen climbed onto the city wall, he was pushed to join the queue of substitutes, waiting for the next change of guard.
In this chaotic battlefield, no one cares whether you are a newcomer or a veteran. If you die, you can only blame your own bad luck.
Tang Zhen noticed that a dozen newcomers like him were also sent directly to the city and joined the preliminary team.
There was confusion and panic on their faces. Apparently they had not realized before that they would directly step into a bloody and cruel battlefield!
The fighting was still going on. It was only ten meters away from where Tang Zhen was. The bloody fighting scene could be clearly seen through the human wall. In the tense and depressing atmosphere, a dull drum sound suddenly sounded, and immediately after hearing the sound, the waiting soldiers began to move forward like a machine.
When the second drum sound came, the soldiers who were fighting in front were already ready to retreat.
The third time the drum sounded, the soldiers who were fighting in front suddenly retreated, while the soldiers who took over the battle rushed forward and continued to fight with the monsters.
There were several monsters in front of Tang Zhen. They were waving strange weapons and rushed forward at the moment of changing defense.
Unexpectedly, as soon as these monsters took a step, their heads would rise into the sky, and their smooth and cold headless corpses would collapse to the ground.
While other soldiers were still fighting, the area in front of Tang Zhen had cleared up, and there was no more monster.
When the soldiers next to them saw this, not only did they lose their sight, but this moment was a critical moment in a life-and-death fight. A slight oversight could lead to loss of life, so no one dared to be distracted.
After Tang Zhen killed the monster with one blow, he ignored the surprised eyes of others and took a step forward, rushing directly to the edge of the city wall.
He has made up his mind to accumulate the most combat points in the shortest time, and then go to the temple to see what secrets there are.
But one thing is certain, the strength of the gods who established countless divine kingdoms must be far greater than that of Tang Zhen.
So before he understands the specific situation, Tang Zhen will never act rashly to avoid complications.
The closer to the final step, the more cautious he needs to be, so he has made up his mind to follow the rules here in odd and even situations to achieve his goal step by step.
Whether it is to redeem various rewards or obtain sealed memory fragments, sufficient military merit is required, so this is the most important step.
In fact, to fight against such a monster, Tang Zhen does not need to use all his strength at all. It is just like chopping melons and vegetables.
Because of Tang Zhen's presence, the pressure on the soldiers around him was greatly reduced, and they looked at him with a trace of gratitude in their eyes.
Although the more enemies you kill on the battlefield, the more military merit you will gain, but killing enemies also means that you may be killed by the enemy at any time.
It would be great if you could kill the enemy calmly and ensure your own safety.
Tang Zhen killed so many people that the monsters found it extremely difficult to attack him and began to throw bone spears and stones in an attempt to kill him.
After putting up a protective barrier to resist the attacks, Tang Zhen glanced at the long wooden box next to him and reached out to grab it from the distance.
The box contained more than a dozen war bows and bundles of arrows, probably tens of thousands of them in total.
The wooden box seemed to be pulled by invisible ropes and flew down in front of Tang Zhen. Immediately afterwards, he saw him grabbing a long bow inside and holding an arrow at the same time.
The right hand is like a phantom, constantly drawing arrows and shooting, and the arrows never leave the monsters' eye sockets.
The monster corpses under the city wall fell to the ground, and the arrows penetrated their heads, killing them directly.
Tang Zhen had noticed before that not many people used bows and arrows on the city wall.
First of all, it’s because when fighting monsters, it’s basically close combat, and bows and arrows are of no use at all.
Secondly, it is also because the monster's body is covered with scales, so it is impossible to effectively kill the monster unless it hits its vital parts.
Especially in a chaotic battlefield environment, soldiers simply cannot calm down to aim and shoot at the vital points of monsters, so few people use bows and arrows to kill enemies.
Placing it on the top of the city is also convenient for soldiers to access, but no one pays attention to it at all.
At this time, Tang Zhen's precision and speed of killing monsters left the soldiers dumbfounded. They looked at him as if they were looking at a terrifying monster.
(End of this chapter)