"Second Young Master, are you preparing to fight on the city wall?"
Ling Yuan looked at Qian Yucheng with some surprise. What was the point of doing this?
"Reading all day is too boring..."
"These low-level soul beasts are perfect for testing my training results!"
Qian Yucheng smiled slightly, then took out a set of armor from his storage soul tool and put it on.
"Second Young Master, I will protect you secretly!"
Seeing his intention, Ling Yuan simply let him have his way.
The gates of Wuhun City were tightly closed, and a chilling atmosphere filled the surroundings.
Looking into the distance from the city wall, a black torrent was rapidly approaching Wuhun City!
The dust it stirred up shrouded the sky!
The roars, rising and falling, reached the ears of every soldier guarding the city.
As the horde of soul beasts drew closer, they finally saw the enemy's formation clearly!
Nether Wolves, Mandragora Snakes, Phoenix-tailed Crested Snakes, Vajra Tigers, Gale Wolves…
many were soul beasts less than a hundred years old. Under the command of some powerful soul beast, they charged madly towards Martial Soul City.
Their faces gleamed with ferocity, their teeth bared, as if they wanted to tear their prey to shreds!
"Hmph, as expected, these beasts again!" a scarred squad leader sneered.
He was relatively lucky, having participated in two beast tide battles; this was the third.
The scar on his face was from a Gale Wolf's claws.
He had already killed the wolf cub; the wolf fang necklace around its neck was proof!
"Captain, what should we do next?" a simple-minded soldier asked.
"When the battle horn sounds, you can only have one thought…"
"That is to kill these beasts!"
"Use your bows and arrows to show these beasts our power!"
the squad leader instructed.
In this situation, only unwavering courage could lead to final victory! "To harbor any侥幸 (a sense of侥幸, a feeling of getting away with something)?
Well, sorry, anyone with that kind of mentality is already a hero of the new generation."
Qian Yucheng, concealing his identity, agreed with the squad leader's words. In war, one must fight with an unwavering belief in victory! In a narrow encounter, the brave prevail; only by daring to draw your sword can you achieve final victory! The horde of soul beasts was advancing rapidly, soon reaching their attack range! At this moment, a deep horn sounded! Whoosh—! The order to attack! Swish! Swish! Swish! The soldiers guarding the city wall mountain nocked their arrows and aimed at the horde of soul beasts. As the soul beasts entered the attack range, the soldiers released their bowstrings! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In an instant, countless arrows flew towards the horde of soul beasts! The sound of arrows slicing through the air made these low-level soul beasts instinctively sense danger! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! In a single volley of attacks, the soul beasts were riddled with arrows, their bodies riddled with holes. Armor-piercing arrows pierced their bodies! The soul beasts continued their frenzied advance, trampling over the corpses of their fallen kin! On the walls of Wuhun City, the rhythmic nocking and drawing of bows began. Wave after wave of arrows rained down on the soul beast hordes that entered their attack range. *Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!* In a short time, countless low-level soul beasts lay dead in the wide area outside Wuhun City, their white soul rings floating in the air. Each fallen soul beast corpse was pierced by arrows and pinned to the ground! Two hours later, the first wave of soul beast invasion ended, and the humans had easily held their ground! Qian Yucheng looked at the dense mass of soul beast corpses below, very satisfied with the power of his compound bow. Even the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, known for its speed, couldn't dodge the arrows! He withdrew his gaze and looked at the other soldiers; many showed signs of exhaustion, but their eyes gleamed with excitement.
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Perhaps they were also shocked by the power of the composite bow!
In fact, just as he guessed, these soldiers were indeed surprised by the power of the composite bow!
Especially the veterans!
During the previous large-scale invasion of soul beasts,
it was already good enough if they could hold out for an hour without having to form ranks for rotation. Now, they had managed to hold out for two hours, which was incredible!
The new recruits were very excited about having shot down so many soul beasts; it was an unparalleled honor!
Qian Xunji was also very surprised when he received the battle report!
He hadn't expected that the composite bow would have such power, successfully blocking the first wave of soul beast invasion!
Based on past experience, the rotation horn would usually be sounded after about an hour.
This time, however, there was no rotation!
"It seems that my second brother does indeed have a good talent in the artisan's art!"
"However, with the Qian family's heritage spanning nearly a thousand years, who would have thought that a craftsman would emerge?!"
"Then, that three-bow crossbow he designed three years ago, could it kill even higher-level soul beasts?!"
A trace of curiosity flashed through Qian Xunji's mind, and he put down the battle report and walked out of the Papal Palace.
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Over at Qianyu City, looking at the newly arrived crossbow cart, this was the triple-bow crossbow they had designed before.
Its power was more than five times that of a composite bow, and it was loaded with large armor-piercing arrows!
Crucially, it could fire three arrows at once!
Its firing mechanism also used a pulley system to draw the bowstring, requiring only two adults to fire!
In past combat, it had killed a 2700-year-old Ghost Tiger with just three arrows!
The moment this weapon appeared, the soldiers looked at it with the same admiration they would show for a beautiful woman.
They had only witnessed this weapon of mass destruction once before, and they were eager to see what would happen if a spirit beast encountered it! They
had to admit that His Holiness the Pope was merciful, designing such a powerful weapon for the sake of ordinary soldiers like themselves!
They swore to protect the Spirit Hall to the death!
Soon, the triple-bow crossbow was transported, and the large armor-piercing arrows on it gleamed coldly.
Suddenly, Qian Xunji's voice rang out.
"My brave soldiers, I am deeply gratified to hear that you have repelled the first wave of the soul beasts' attack!"
"The residents of Spirit City will not forget you, nor will the Spirit Hall!"
"It is your courage that has built this indestructible bulwark!"
"Upon the conclusion of this battle, all participating soldiers will receive an additional ten gold soul coins!"
"I await your good news!"
His words were like a thunderclap!
Ten gold soul coins!
That was far too tempting!
The soldiers roared with fervor: "We swear to defend Spirit City to the death! We swear to be loyal to the Spirit Hall to the death!"
"Long live the Pope!"
Qian Xunji was very satisfied. For ordinary soldiers, ten passionate words were not as valuable as a gold soul coin!
With a reward, they would fight even harder!
After he left, the soldiers, instead of fearing the beast tide, felt a sense of anticipation!
What beast tide? That was glittering gold soul coins!
And with three powerful crossbows by their side, their sense of security was instantly maximized!
Qian Yucheng was somewhat surprised that his elder brother would be so magnanimous!
But thinking about it, after being "enlightened" by the Rakshasa God, his understanding of humanity had naturally risen to a higher level.
Saying such things was not unusual.
With so many soul beasts dead, there would definitely be soul bones left after the cleanup.
Sending the collected soul bones to auctions in various places would bring in a considerable income.
Compared to the rewards given to the participating soldiers, that was insignificant.
At this moment, a deafening roar came from afar!
The second wave of soul beast attacks had arrived!