Time flies, and eighteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.
On a windy and snowy night, Frost City was covered with a thick layer of snow, like a silver fortress, standing quietly on the edge of the Northern Territory.
Most of the monks in the city have gone home to avoid the cold. There are few pedestrians on the streets. Only the occasional footsteps echo in the empty streets. In this quiet night, a group of demon generals led the Demon Abyss. The army quietly approached Frost City. They were wearing black battle armor and their faces were covered with ferocious masks, revealing only two pupils shining with cruel light.
Three Demon Generals rode huge Night Demon Beasts and led a large group of Demon Abyss monks to arrive quietly in the night. The leader of the Demon General carried a huge Demonic Sword on his back, with a sword flowing around it. With a strange black light, he glanced coldly at the ice city ahead, with a cruel smile on his lips.
“I didn’t expect that in this remote northern land, there is a city of casual cultivators. Let’s kill them all tonight and leave no one alive!”
As the Demon General's order was issued, the Demon Abyss army was like a torrent in the night, silently but swiftly rushing towards the gate of Frost City. The hoofbeats of the night monsters and the monks' alarm bells sounded almost at the same time, breaking the long-standing silence of Frost City. of tranquility.
On the city wall, the monks quickly gathered, their faces full of panic and despair. The Lord of Frost City, a gray-haired old man, stood at the front, encouraging every monk with his hoarse voice. Heart: "Frost City Sons and daughters, the time has come to protect our home and our loved ones!”
The monks responded in unison, the magic weapons and spiritual weapons in their hands flashed in the night, this battle is related to the fate of Frost City! There is no room for loss in life or death.
On the city wall, rays of magic light cut through the night sky, intertwined with the black torrent of the Demon Abyss army, forming a shocking picture.
The battle was extremely fierce. The Demon Abyss army was powerful. The claws of the Night Demon Beast and the Demon General's Demon Sword tore holes in the monks' defense line. However, the monks in Frost City did not He retreated, relying on his familiarity with the terrain and the power of teamwork to repel the Demon Abyss army time and time again.
However, as time goes by, the Demon Abyss army does not seem to be losing momentum at all. Instead, more and more monsters emerge from the darkness, as if the night is their endless source. The monks of Frost City were brave and fearless, fighting one after another, but their physical and spiritual power were constantly being consumed, and the defensive formations on the city walls began to seem inadequate.
At this time of life and death, in a small courtyard in Frost City, a wave of waves suddenly appeared in the originally calm air. Mingyue and Xue'er were already standing in the courtyard, staring at the fierce battle on the distant city wall with their spiritual consciousness, their eyes full of worry.
"Mingyue, it seems that our peaceful days are over." Xueer sighed softly, then turned to look at the closed door. That was Li Mu's retreat place. She hesitated in her heart whether she should disturb him. Practice.
"Do you want to inform the master of this situation?" Mingyue looked at Xue'er and asked hesitantly.
"Brother Li is refining weapons. If you suddenly disturb him, I'm afraid he will fail!" Xue'er frowned, her eyes wandering between the bright moon and the distant battlefield. Finally, she shook her head and said firmly: " We can’t let Brother Li’s efforts go in vain, but we can’t let the innocent monks in Frost City suffer the disaster.”
"Ming Yue, you are sure to deal with them! Why don't you let me take action!" Mingyue's mind moved and she looked at Xue'er and suggested.
"Brother Li, let us keep a low profile!" Xueer frowned and said hesitantly.
"Sister Xue'er, it's enough for Mingyue to ask her subordinates to provide support. I don't need to take action myself. No one will discover me without me knowing it!" Mingyue smiled confidently and reassured Xue'er. .
"Oh! Your men? If no one discovers us and it doesn't affect Brother Li's refining, then you can go ahead and do it, but you must be careful." Xueer finally thought after a brief thought. He nodded, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. At this moment, Frost City was on the verge of life and death, and he could not just watch it fall.
Hearing this, a confident smile appeared on Mingyue's lips, and then she closed her eyes and concentrated. Her figure flashed and turned into a stream of light, disappearing into the small shop and appearing in a deserted dark alley in Ice City.
The next moment, Mingyue stretched out her hand, and a jade token appeared, with her palm facing upward, as if it was pulling some invisible force.
As Mingyue moaned softly, circles of subtle ripples appeared in the air. Then, the jade sign's spiritual pattern gradually became eye-catching, enlarging at a speed visible to the naked eye, and gradually transformed into a virtual portal. Shadow, it is the Heavenly Puppet Jade Tablet.
The jade gate formed by the Tianpuppet jade plaque emits a faint blue light, which is in sharp contrast with the surrounding wind and snowy night.
Mingyue shouted in a low voice: "Come out, my army of puppets!"
As the words fell, the sky puppet jade card shined brightly, and then, a shocking scene happened. . From the light curtain, puppets of different shapes slowly walked out. Some of them were holding long swords, some were carrying giant shields, and some were controlling various strange magic weapons. Each puppet exuded a Not weaker than the aura of the Void Refining monk. These puppets are the elite puppets that Mingyue has carefully refined over the years with the help of the Tian Puppet Card.
After the army of humanoid puppets appeared in large numbers, what followed was a large number of small eight-legged spider puppets, numbering in the tens of thousands. After they appeared, they immediately disappeared into the night and disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the puppet army that is constantly pouring out, Mingyue, as the spirit of the puppet, with a spiritual thought, the puppet army quickly formed a formation as if under invisible command, and flew towards the city wall, towards the Demon Abyss army. direction to advance rapidly. The puppets carrying giant shields were placed in front of the formation, preparing to withstand the coming fierce attack. Those eight-legged small spider puppets shuttled like ghosts in the night, and they silently surged towards the rear of the Demon Abyss army.
On the city wall, watching the Demonic Abyss army coming like a tide, the human monks had fallen into the abyss of despair, and the defense line was crumbling. However, at this moment, a strange collision sound suddenly sounded in the night sky. Then, an army of puppets in various forms appeared on the battlefield like divine soldiers, turning the tide of the war in one fell swoop.
The monks on the city wall were stunned for a moment, and then burst into unbelievable cheers. They couldn't believe their eyes, and saw a large number of puppets joining the battlefield one after another, bathing in blood for them. Fight hard to save them from danger.
"Is this true? Am I not dreaming?" A monk who almost became a soul under the sword muttered in disbelief after being rescued
"Is this? We are saved!"
"There are so many sixth-order puppets. Is there a puppet master in the city?"
"So many puppets, too many Okay, kill! Kill them quickly!”
“So strong. ! "
...The cheers on the city wall quickly spread throughout Frost City. The exhausted and desperate monks seemed to have been injected with new vitality at this moment, and they took the lead and fought against the puppet army. Fight side by side to resist the invasion of the Demon Abyss army.
The puppet holding a long sword is like a killing machine, with fierce sword skills, and each sword possesses the strength of the Void Sword Master; the puppet carrying a huge shield is like an indestructible fortress, providing solid cover for the monks in the rear ; and those with eight legs Small spider puppets, like the God of Death in the night, silently shuttle among the demonic abyss army. Although they are only the fourth and fifth levels, their lethality is the most terrifying. They appear mysteriously. Once their eight legs hug the enemy, they will Self-destruction will occur.
For a time, the Demon Abyss army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
Seeing the reversal of the situation on the battlefield, Demon General Diyuan's face instantly became extremely gloomy. He did not expect that such a powerful army of puppets would be hidden in this remote Frost City. The strength of those puppets is not weaker than the elite of their Demon Abyss army!
"Damn it! Where did these puppets come from? Find out the puppet master!" Diyuan roared, and the magic sword in his hand instantly bloomed with a richer black light, and entered the battlefield. , intending to personally find and destroy the mastermind behind the puppet army.
However, Mingyue would not show up easily. She hid in the dark, and with the help of the power of the Heavenly Puppet Jade Card, she constantly adjusted the formation of the puppet army to deal with various offensives from the Demonic Abyss army. Under her command, those puppets seemed to have come to life, being flexible and capable of advancing and retreating in a well-founded manner, which put Demon General Diyuan and his army into a bitter battle.
"Damn! These puppets are so troublesome!" Diyuan waved the magic sword in his hand, trying to destroy several puppets entangled with him at close range, but no matter how hard he tried, the three sixth-level combat puppets cooperated. With an extremely tacit understanding, he could always avoid fatal blows at critical moments, or counterattack with clever coordination, forcing him to retreat continuously.
“Commander, it’s no longer possible. Brothers have suffered heavy casualties. This army of puppets is too difficult to deal with. Let’s withdraw!”
“Commander, if this continues, we may all have to answer here. "
Many demon cultivators sent requests to Di Yuan to retreat. Their eyes were full of fear and despair. Facing an army of puppets who were not afraid of death and whose formations cooperated tacitly, they had lost the ability to continue fighting. The courage and confidence to go on.
Listening to the constant calls for retreat in his ears, Demon General Diyuan was filled with helplessness and anger. He never expected that he would stumble in this remote town.
"Retreat!" Finally, Diyuan gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat. You know that if you continue, more Demon Abyss monks will be buried here.
Hearing Xie Yuan's order, the demon cultivators in Moyuan began to retreat quickly as if they had been granted amnesty, trying to escape from the battlefield shrouded by the puppet army.
However, Ming Yue, who was secretly observing all this, would not let them go easily. With a thought, the army of puppets originally scattered across the battlefield seemed to have received invisible instructions and quickly adjusted their formations to attack the retreating soldiers. The Demonic Abyss army launched a crazy pursuit.
"Want to run? It's not that easy!" Mingyue stared coldly at the chaotic Demon Abyss army in the distance, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
Soon, under the command of Mingyue, the puppet army, like hunting beasts, launched a ruthless pursuit and encirclement of the Demon Abyss army. They used the advantages of the puppet army to divide and surround them and defeat them one by one.
As Mingyue's spiritual thoughts fluctuated, the puppets holding long swords quickly formed several elite teams, cutting into the retreat route of the Demon Abyss army like sharp blades. These teams were flexible and mobile, using the terrain and night as cover to continuously raid and harass the Demon Abyss army, making the retreat of the Demon Abyss army chaotic.
At the same time, the puppets carrying giant shields built a solid line of defense in the rear to prevent the Demon Abyss army from counterattacking. They were like moving fortresses, steadily blocking the Demon Abyss. The retreat of the Yuan army put the Demon Yuan army into a dilemma.
A large number of eight-legged small spider puppets have given full play to their characteristics of strong concealment and fast movement. They shuttle through the night like ghosts, quietly approaching the flanks and rear of the Demon Abyss army. Once found, At the right time, they would each find a suitable target and explode together with them, causing huge casualties to the Demon Abyss army.
Under Mingyue's careful command, the puppet army seemed to have formed a huge spider web, tightly trapping the Demon Abyss army. Under the siege of the puppet army, the Demon Abyss army suffered countless casualties and its morale was extremely low.
"The army has released its magic domain, formed a formation, and is waiting for reinforcements. I have sent a message to the Demon Lord, and I will wait for him to rescue me!" Di Yuan shouted loudly in the chaos, trying to stabilize the morale of the army.
At this time, only by relying on the collective strength of the Demon Abyss army can we find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation. Following Diyuan's order, the remaining demon cultivators exerted their own magical realms one after another, and their magic powers intertwined to form twisted demon realms to resist the crazy offensive of the puppet army.
Ming Yue stood in the dark, observing all this coldly. She was not in a hurry, but continued to control the puppet army through the Heavenly Puppet Jade Card, maintaining strong pressure on the Demon Abyss army, and continued to consume the Demon Abyss. The physical strength and magic power of the Yuan army accurately hit the vital points of the Demon Yuan army, making their legal formations repeatedly broken and making it difficult to form an effective defense.
Seeing the Demonic Abyss army retreating steadily under the fierce attacks of the puppet army, with their numbers getting smaller and smaller, the surviving human monks on the Frost City Wall cheered for joy. They were happy and filled with tears. They had never Having seen such a shocking battle, these puppet armies seemed to be guardian angels from heaven, saving them from danger.
"What a powerful puppet master! This skill of commanding the puppet army to fight is simply the art of war!"
"Yes! This is the real strong man, even if he can defeat ten thousand with one!"
“So many puppets are almost alive under the command of the master. Such, orderly advance and retreat, and seamless cooperation are really eye-opening!"
"That's amazing, Lord City Lord, who is this puppet master?"
"If not today? Puppet Master, you took action in time to save us, we would have died long ago!”
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On the city wall, the monks were filled with admiration one after another. They witnessed the whole process of Mingyue controlling the puppet army, and they were all shocked and admired.
At this moment, there was a sudden strong fluctuation in the sky in the distance, which was the response from the Demon Lord. Diyuan felt happy, knowing that strong support was coming. As long as they can hold out until reinforcements arrive, they have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
"Hold on! The Demon Lord will be here soon!" Diyuan shouted to his subordinates, trying to boost morale. However, his voice seemed so weak amid the roar of explosions. (End of this chapter)