Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 342 Siege
"Boom, boom, boom..." The alarm bells rang, and a burst of hurried and orderly footsteps quickly rushed up the city wall.

"I am the defender of Wancheng, He Xinghua. Following the order of the prefect, I will take over the defense of the city immediately. All outsiders must leave immediately!"

As the defending general issued the military order, these gangsters who were originally crowded on the city wall were quickly driven off the wall.

Xiao Ran quickly retreated with Gao Yuting in his arms, and stood on a distant rooftop, watching the soldiers who quickly took over the city's defense. He did not think there was anything wrong with it.

Things are under the jurisdiction of the martial arts world. Previously, He Yuanfang ordered the city defense to be given to these martial arts people, but now the situation has changed, and these martial arts people must give up the city defense as soon as possible.

When it comes to killing people, these martial artists are certainly very powerful and far superior to these soldiers.

But in war, what matters is not personal bravery but strict military discipline. These gangsters are definitely not as good as these soldiers.

So stepping down is the best option.

"Da da da……"

At this time, Xiao Ran glanced sideways and heard footsteps coming from a distance. A group of soldiers wearing black armor quickly ran over from the other side.

There were not many soldiers, only about three thousand of them, but when they approached, everyone could feel a murderous aura coming towards them, as if some kind of suppression had formed, making everyone feel that their own aura had been affected.

Xiao Ran had seen this black-armored army before. When he was about to kill Zhao Shixiong, he saw this black-armored army outside a brothel.

He was filled with murderous intent, and even his own [Spiritual Clothes] couldn't get close to him.

Although they are mortals, each of them is like a stove of fire, with a murderous aura mixed in. All evils will retreat away, and any evil magic will be defeated when encountering it.

In the past, let alone these gangsters, even beginners would retreat when facing such a team. But now, when everyone saw this elite force, they felt inexplicably more at ease.

At least there are still capable people in Wancheng.

"Heroes, please go to the north and south walls to assist in the defense. Please rest assured that our soldiers will live up to your expectations and fight to the end."

The defending general He Xinghua crossed his hands in salute and bowed deeply to the group of grasshoppers.

This man was not born into a powerful family, but was a cousin of He Yuanfang, the prefect of Wancheng, so he became the defender of Wancheng.

At this time, He Xinghua's face looked gloomy, although he could be considered He Yuanfang's cousin and his confidant.

But for many things, it is not his turn to make the decision.

The yellow disaster had arrived, and He Yuanfang had already taken his entire family to Nuomen for refuge, but his wife and children were all in the city.

How could He Xinghua not know what would be waiting for them once the city was broken?

So even when dealing with these grasshoppers whom he usually looked down upon, He Xinghua behaved extremely pious today.

I just hope these people can give them a hand when they can’t hold on any longer.

At this point, everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, and no one can leave.

So many people responded and rushed to the north and south walls.

"Let's go too, and contribute as much as we can."

Seeing this, Gao Yuting turned her gaze to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran nodded, and the two followed the crowd up the city wall.

"Brother, this way!!"

Dong Ruopu, the conspicuous guy, always finds a conspicuous position. He specially reserved a position for Xiao Ran and others at the front of the northern city wall.

Because of the terrain, the northern city wall is slightly higher than the eastern city wall, and standing on it you can just see the battle situation ahead.

Xiao Ran took Gao Yuting to the city wall. They looked and saw yellow smoke billowing in the distance, with a big flag waving quickly in the smoke from time to time.

Even with Xiao Ran's good eyesight, he couldn't see clearly how many Huang Zai soldiers had come in.

"Hey, look, they seem to be from Nuomen."

At this time, everyone looked behind them and saw a group of figures in red robes walking from the other side of the street.

The leader was a woman. Xiao Ran recognized her as one of the thirty-six generals of Nuo, named Mo Guyi.

He and Li Shao are both protectors of the Nuo sect.

"Can't Nuomen sit still anymore?"

Everyone was not surprised to see this. After all, once the city was broken, Huang Zai’s army would not let Nuomen go.

If the Nuo clan fails to produce something at this time, everyone will be doomed when the city is broken.

In addition to Mo Guyi, Ouyang Baili also followed.

"It seems that Big Brother has already reached an agreement with Nuomen."

Gao Yuting saw Ouyang Baili, looked up at Xiao Ran and said, "Brother has arrived. I'm afraid we will have to cooperate with Nuomen and perform the original play. We need to protect them."

"The original play?"

Xiao Ran frowned upon hearing this and said, "What do you mean, they don't have enough manpower?"

"You came late, so you don't know that, in addition to Zhao Shixiong who was killed by us, Nuomen lost a guardian not long ago. Zhao Shixiong's position has been replaced by someone else, but the position of the guardian is still vacant. We will choose one of us to fill it later."

Xiao Ran looked as if he had realized it, and thought to himself, "Whoever makes up for it is an idiot."

What thirty-six divine generals? They are clearly thirty-six demons. If anyone fills this position, I am afraid that the best outcome will be to become a substitute for one of the demons.

As the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of gongs and drums coming from the front.

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of drums came from behind the Huang Zai Army in the front, and eighteen huge drums were seen slowly rising from the rear.

This drum is different from ordinary small drums. Each side is two meters wide. It is a musical instrument specially used to command the army.

After all, on the battlefield, the sounds that soldiers can hear are limited, and they can only rely on the sound of the drums to judge whether to attack or retreat.

The two idioms "sound the horn to call back the troops" and "rest and rest at the drumbeat" also come from this story.

Every drum beat seemed to hit everyone's heart.

There was yellow smoke floating in front of us. "Kill! Kill! Kill!!"

Accompanied by the shouts of thousands of troops, the sky was suddenly torn apart, and earth-shaking waves were immediately set off between heaven and earth.

In an instant, Xiao Ran felt a strong and strange breath sweeping across the entire space of hundreds of miles. The sky and the earth changed color, and an invisible aura enveloped the earth, making everyone feel breathless.

The murderous intent, desire, and crazy emotions emanating from tens of thousands of Yellow Disaster Army soldiers all condensed into one, vaguely forming an independent war zone around them.

In this area, ordinary ghosts, gods and evil spirits have to retreat and cannot interfere at all.

Within this range, Taoism, magical powers and even cursed objects will be suppressed.

On the battlefield, force reigns supreme and magic takes a back seat.

There is only one way to survive, and that is to fight your way out with real swords and guns.

"Warning! Warning!"

Bloody words appeared in front of Xiao Ran's eyes.

"Main Mission 1: Traveling the Jianghu, Completed"

Mission description: Go to Wancheng and enter the first page of the main story. Wancheng is bloody! !
"Trigger the main mission 2: Bloodshed in Wancheng."

Mission description: Participate in the defense of Jinwan City.

Mission difficulty: C level.

Mission reward: C level.

(Note: Please note that once the East Gate is breached, Wancheng will be at risk of being lost.)
The main mission began to be upgraded, and it was directly upgraded from E level to C level, but this was not a headache for Xiao Ran. What really made him feel stressed were the following two warnings.

"Warning! You are in the area of influence of the Locust God and have been cursed by him. All cursed objects cannot be activated!!"

"Warning! You are in the influence range of the Locust God and have been cursed by him. You are mentally suppressed and your mental strength has dropped by 5 points! And every four hours, the influence of the Locust God on you will increase by one level."

As the two warnings appeared before him, Xiao Ran immediately felt as if he was suppressed by some force.

The black swan brooch on her chest began to settle down quickly.

"trouble!"

Xiao Ran's heart sank. These two warnings were equivalent to cutting off his retreat.

This made it impossible for him to use his [Spiritual Clothes] to quickly take Gao Yuting and his sister-in-law away from Wancheng in times of crisis.

Moreover, without the blessing of the cursed object, it would be a huge blow to any beginner, comparable to having a leg broken.

This inevitably gave Xiao Ran a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

But if you think about it carefully, although the impact on you is huge, it is not to the point where you are completely powerless to fight back.

Not to mention that his swordsmanship was extraordinary and was not affected, he also had the magic of exorcism and several corpse slaves in the space, which could play a huge role at the critical moment.

"Be careful!!"

With a scream, a black shadow appeared in front of us and countless arrows poured out violently. The sky was covered with dense rain of arrows.

Xiao Ran and Gao Yuting protected him behind them, and at the same time they took out the [Chiwen Double Fire Sticks]. Although they could not be activated, the long sticks were light and had a wide range.

As the saying goes, a gun picks a line, a stick sweeps a large area.

Xiao Ran swung the long stick into a stick flower to block in front of him.

"Ding ding ding..." Sparks exploded on the stick, and countless incoming arrows were knocked away by the long stick.

But Xiao Ran is alone after all, and there are not many people who can stand in front of him to protect him.

Many people do not have the same means as Xiao Ran, and are killed instantly in the heavy rain of arrows.

At this time, the difference between those well-trained soldiers and the ragtag warriors became apparent.

Under He Xinghua's command, the soldiers raised their shields and formed a tight shield wall.

Those gangsters were thrown into disarray and fled in panic.

Xiao Ran saw a master of Qinggong who wanted to block with his Qinggong and quick sword.

As a result, when the arrow came, he was shot into a hedgehog on the spot.

"Woo!"

Suddenly, there was a long and rapid sound, mixed in with the rain of arrows, and a large arrow as thick as a bowl and shining with purple light shot towards Xiao Ran.

The arrow came extremely fast, mixed in with the rain of arrows, making it impossible to defend against. However, Xiao Ran's mental strength had already exceeded the fifty-point mark at this moment.

Even though he was suppressed by the Locust God, he was still at 60 points. At this moment, with him as the center, radiating the space within 150 meters around him, he could clearly capture all changes.

Therefore, before the arrow got close, Xiao Ran's mental power had already locked onto him. He then raised the stick in his left hand and drew out the [Guillotine] in his right hand.

The big knife stirred up a violent gust of wind, and with a sideways slash, it hit the big arrow.

"boom!!"

The huge impact force caused the arrow to explode into countless pieces.

Xiao Ran was also pushed back several steps by this force.

After stabilizing his body, he looked closely at the trajectory of the arrow and saw Huang Chao slowly walking out from the yellow smoke behind him, wearing armor, holding a large golden bow in his hand, staring at Xiao Ran with vicious eyes.

This arrow also seemed to be reminding Xiao Ran that Huang Chao would not forget the revenge he had made on him before.

One can imagine what would happen if Xiao Ran fell into his hands.

"kill!"

Huang Chao threw away the golden bow in his hand, drew his sword and pointed it forward.

The whole earth was shaking, and countless soldiers in yellow clothes emerged from the billowing yellow smoke, rushing towards the city gate like a tide.

　【Chiwen Double Fire Sticks】(from Chapter 256)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)