Chapter 267 Chaos
As expected, it is the "Hidden Elder" Babelun!
There seemed to be siege weapons such as artillery hidden in the mist. The black cannon holes shot out deadly streams of fire, creating a scorching curtain of fire in mid-air!
The speed of the fire flow was extremely fast, and the sound of Xunhun's breaking through the air resounded throughout the sky, causing the surrounding air to continuously vibrate violently!
The soldiers defending the city tried to adjust their artillery to fight back, but to no avail.
When the artillery fired from the top of the city hit the stream of fire, it wiped out all the sound like flies attacking the fire, and could not even block their incoming force.
--boom! Boom boom boom!
In an instant, dozens of streams of fire hit the city wall heavily, and a vibration like a mountain falling apart came from bottom to top. The defenders on the city wall suddenly fell to pieces.
On the city wall just below, dozens of extremely deep holes were blasted out by the fire blast from the mist. But fortunately, the walls of Red Maple City were thick, so serious collapse did not occur.
However, the foundation of the city wall has been loosened. If Babelun and his artillery fire three more rounds, the wall will inevitably collapse inward, and its defensive significance will be lost.
Lord Nelson also staggered, but Luo Xiu reached out to support him in time, preventing the "Lord of a City" from falling down.
"Thank you, Lord Luo Xiu."
After City Lord Nelson regained his balance, he patted the dust on his body and thanked Luo Xiu.
"As expected, it is the 'Hidden Elder' Babelun..." Luo Xiu frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "Then, where is the 'Executioner' Kross?"
In Luo Xiu's prediction, since Babelun openly launched an attack on Red Maple City, Koros would also take action on another battlefield.
The penetration ability of the "Executioners" of the Dark Principality is very terrifying. Even though they currently do not have the same number of troops as Red Maple City, they can easily hide a small number of extraordinary beings and sneak them into the city, creating a huge of destruction.
Luo Xiu had clearly felt this when they repeatedly bypassed the security of Red Maple City and carried out damage to the church, the side courtyard and even the Fangbeiyuan residence.
On the other hand, on the open gravel plain below, even without an army, "Hidden Elder" Babelun was still ordering his "golems" to attack the city, which had to make Luo Xiu suspicious.
It was not like tearing open the city for the army, but like some kind of containment - because the impact of the collapse of the city wall was far-reaching. In Red Maple City, the extraordinary beings in the side court, the church and even the Monument Courtyard will definitely not be able to ignore Bablon's actions and will definitely pay attention to this.
The most suitable people to defend against the Babelun offensive are the knowledgeable people of "Fangbeiyuan".
They do have the means to temporarily strengthen the city wall. Even if the mission level is not as good as that of the saints, the short-term defense is enough.
The "Great Alchemist" Irfan and the "Great Rune Master" Eureka are also the two people in the entire Red Maple City who can theoretically exert the strongest combat power - relying on the communication in the Fangbei Yard. With the spirituality transformed from the hidden Jishu Spirit Base of the Tower of Knowledge, they can control almost all the demon dolls in the Fangbei Courtyard to the maximum extent, relying on the host advantage to compete with the real 'saints'.
Obviously, Barberon is deliberately forcing the intellectuals of "Fangbeiyuan" to give up their "host advantage."
This is the battlefield game played by Koros and Barberun with Red Maple City - whether to abandon the city wall or to abandon the defense inside the city. No matter what choice they make, they will have a great advantage in the future actions of the Dark Army.
Luo Xiu was thinking about these things quickly in his mind. At this time, Babelun's next round of attack was still charging up, so Luo Xiu turned around and looked at the direction of the 'side court' in the city.
Sure enough, shortly after the second round of bombardment by Babelun, several crimson lights erupted from the far end of the city.
"Bianting" was attacked! Moreover, the enemy's offensive was particularly fierce and had triggered the internal defense mechanism.
At the same time, Luo Xiu's spirit suddenly felt a violent tremor, and the church's "Great Sun Golden Barrier" was also attacked, but it was still strong.
Now, before Luo Xiu, there are two difficult choices - before Alfan and Eureka appear, take their place to stop Babelun's offensive outside the city; or give up here and go as quickly as possible Rush back to the city and assist the side court in contending with 'Executioner' Koros.
But soon, Luo Xiu no longer had to worry about this.
A few blue figures faintly flashed at the end of his field of vision. The two generals from the "Fangbeiyuan" had led the warlocks to the top of the city.
Irfan and Eureka finally chose to give up the "host advantage" and came to the city to resist Babylon's attack.
When he saw the two generals, Luo Xiu nodded to them as a greeting.
"Lord Luo Xiu, you are here too." Irfan also nodded in response, and he immediately asked, "Is that Babelun? Eureka and I heard the sound of the 'City Destroy Cannon'."
"Two adults from the Fangbeiyuan, thank you for coming to support me."
Lord Nelson greeted the two knowledgeable people from the side. A puzzled expression appeared on his face and asked, "City-annihilating artillery puppet? What is that?"
"That's a demon puppet." Irfan replied, "And it's a mass-produced 'Crazy Era' level demon puppet."
"The only purpose of their creation is to siege the city. Even the shape of this kind of golem is designed for this purpose - their main body is a slender barrel, which contains complex alchemy and rune craftsmanship. Its destructive power is heightened to the extreme.”
"And precisely because of this, their bodies are extremely fragile and often require the cooperation of other golems to protect them. If it is not the occasion of siege, alchemists usually will not spend resources to cast them."
"It's just that I always feel that these 'City-Destroying Cannon Puppets' seem a little different..."
Irfan frowned. He vaguely felt that something was wrong - maybe it was because the power of the 'City Destroyer Cannon' was a little unusual, but he had no time to think too much.
At the next moment, at the end of Luo Xiu, Erfan and Nelson's vision, a dazzling fire suddenly flashed.
In the mist in the distance, dozens of fire streams rose into the sky again, tearing the sky and roaring towards the city wall!
Seeing this, Alfan skillfully took out a dark blue magic crystal from his bracelet and threw it in the direction outside the city wall.
The spar emitted a constantly changing light, and suddenly burst into pieces in mid-air, and wisps of blue light were pulled away from the fragments.
The light band continued to diffuse, spread, and rush to all directions, eventually forming a huge blue light curtain that could cover the entire city wall.
The roaring fire quickly hit the light curtain, and the explosions of "Boom, Boom--" resounded continuously, and the huge impact caused violent distortions in the surrounding air.
Above the light curtain, the azure surface also continued to ripple like water due to the strong impact. Cracks appeared and spread from it, and from time to time, rustling and slight breaking sounds were heard.
Soon, all the fire streams bloomed on the light curtain, and none of them fell on the city wall behind.
Until all the fire flow was gone, the cracks in the blue light curtain gradually widened, and finally shattered.
"...That's the 'Sky Lake Curtain'."
Irfan tilted his head slightly and briefly introduced to Luo Xiu, "It is the product of 'alchemy'. It can temporarily offset all heterogeneous spirituality within the range... It is just suitable for defending the city, but it is expensive to build."
"Using the 'Sky Lake Curtain' should be enough to resist Babelun for a while. Eureka and I will stay here. Lord Luo Xiu, please go to the side court to assist Lord Baines and the others."
After Irfan finished speaking, he took out three more azure magic crystals from his bracelet and walked to the top of the city to look out. Since Alfan chose to stay, Luo Xiu said nothing and decisively mounted the golden Pegasus and galloped towards the side court.
But leaving only Erfan and Eureka to defend the city was quite risky. On the way to the side court, Luo Xiu conveyed an order to Intis through the "Family Crest" to let all three and four of the 'Holy Abyss' The apostles who had their destiny set out in full force, attacked the rear of Babylon.
This should be enough to reduce the pressure on Erfan and others to defend the city, and it is also the last thing Luo Xiu can do for them.
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After that, Luo Xiu no longer focused on the outside of the city, but returned to the "executor" Koros and his "monster head" who were causing trouble in the Red Maple City.
The 'Hunters' who were divided into several groups, together with the enemies who had been hiding in the city, completely launched a riot.
The originally peaceful city was in chaos. Even though the war had caused most civilians to flee to the hinterland of the empire, some civilians still lived in the urban areas where the riots occurred. Wails and cries echoed in every street and in the air. There was an air of panic.
Flames engulfed the house, and the blades licked the blood. The "monsters" no longer only targeted the church, the side courtyard and the square monument courtyard, but finally extended their claws to the civilians in the city.
Even though the clergy of the church and the knights of the side court have tried their best to pursue them, the enemies who are numerous and have no taboos can always find an opening in the encirclement, and like rats, they will tear open the blockade and get out. And launched a horrific killing spree into another gathered civilian area.
The "Haws" and "Black Fangs" led by "Executioner" Koros are now real desperadoes.
On the way to the side court, Luo Xiu had killed no less than a dozen ‘Black Fangs’, but the horrific killings continued in other places.
He could already foresee that even if he could win this battle and expel Kolos from Red Maple City, or even kill him, the "fear" that the Black Fangs had planted in the city could no longer be completely eliminated, and the people's panic The moment of eruption will eventually come, boiling and flooding the entire city.
But now Luo Xiu can no longer think about things further ahead.
It wasn't until he reached the sky above the side court that he finally saw the source of the terror.
——"Executioner" Koros! He has indeed sneaked into the city and is fighting fiercely with "Grand Inquisitor" Baines and "Knight of the Throne" Frosa!
The gate of the side courtyard was no longer guarded, and the two thick doors were opened inside. The ground and the surface of the doors were covered with blood.
The messy, twisted bloodstains and the dozens of corpses of "Knights" and "Black Fangs" lying on the ground formed a complete bloody scene.
Surrounding Koros, a dozen guard knights were surrounding six monstrous heads, fighting in several battle groups.
Although the side court held a numerical advantage, the gap in physical power still tilted the balance of victory more and more towards Koros. Soon, another guard knight fell from exhaustion!
At this time, Luo Xiu, who was riding the "Golden Pegasus" hanging high in the sky, asked Pegasus to dive towards Kolos' position at high speed!
The dozens of flying stars condensed around it also shot out, like a swarm of meteors falling towards Koros' head.
Koros, who was aware of it, suddenly dodged back. The snake-shaped awl in his hand left a fancy afterimage in the air, which was quickly annihilated by the sudden golden light.
--boom! Pegasus fell to the original position of Koros, and the golden light suddenly burst out around him, leaving a deep pit in the place.
Soon, Pegasus soared into the sky again, galloping rapidly in the air, and began to gather the next round of flying stars.
Luo Xiu stayed where he was. While the golden mist was still blocking Koros' sight, he had already summoned "Holy Flame Wolf King" Fenrir and "Burning Feather Raven" Wuye. .
At the same time, he quickly cast several auxiliary holy spells on himself, took out several potion bottles from his bracelet, uncorked them and drank them all in one gulp, using all the means that could enhance himself.
This was Luo Xiu's first time facing a real "saint" head-on, which forced him to have twice as much energy as usual.
At the same time, he spread his perception as much as possible to detect whether Koros had any intention of attacking in the light mist.
But there was no abnormal surge in Koros' spirituality. He just sat there like a lying lion, and he was also observing himself.
This allowed Luo Xiu to completely strengthen himself without missing any link.
Until the light mist dissipated, Koros' figure suddenly flashed, and he and the snake-shaped awl in his hand disappeared from the place at the same time.
In an instant, Luo Xiu suddenly noticed that the surrounding air seemed to become heavy and stagnant.
The tapered blade engraved with complex patterns was close to his chest and abdomen in a moment!
--hiss! A crisp, smooth sound of cutting came out, and Koros's dagger had penetrated Luo Xiu's chest!
It wasn’t until his chest was pierced by a sharp blade that Luo Xiu saw the joking face of Kolos.
Then, he was suddenly pushed backwards by a huge force and flew out. Koros's awl blade was pulled away from his body and pulled out a string of red silk.
During Luo Xiu's "panel detection" of himself, the first layer of his "triple holy protection" shield was instantly shattered, and his blood volume even dropped by nearly two thousand due to this sudden attack. point!
That is close to the current Luo Xiu, nearly 10% of his health!
And this is under the condition that the "Triple Holy Guard" has not been completely broken!
"Executioner" Kross, a considerable part of his damage is "original" trauma!
After Luo Xiu was pushed away by a huge force, he immediately felt a relatively gentle force catching him from behind.
That was "Knight of the Throne" Frosa. Even though he was now scarred, he could still barely sustain the fight for a while.
Luo Xiu cast a grateful look at Frosa, and then a sharp, doubtful voice drifted into his ears:
"...Who are you?"
Koros, who had just dealt a heavy blow to the intruding "Priest", was shocked that the target who suffered severe vital damage did not die on the spot, and was looking at him with strange eyes.
Soon, a cunning light flashed in Koros's eyes, he nodded as if he understood something, and said:
"Oh, I see..."
"You are the 'master of ceremonies' of that church, right?"
"..." Luo Xiu did not answer his words, but just made a healing spell to treat the trauma he suffered.
He then listened to the sharp voice of Koros: "Haha, the 'priest' who rides a golden Pegasus and can summon the sacred beast giant wolf... you are the 'high priest' of that church, Luo Xiu... Carlos.”
"I originally wanted to go to the church first and deal with you first, but there is a barrier there that I won't be able to break for a while."
"It's just right now, haha."
Kross looked at Luo Xiu, then at Frosa behind him and Baines beside him, and said slowly:
"Save the trouble, I'll deal with you all at the same time."
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(End of chapter)