Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 515 Reinforcements
"I know!" Chen Baxian roared, exerting all his strength. The raging fire suddenly turned white-hot and regained the upper hand. The water curtain was evaporated before it even got close!

The battle on the city walls intensified, with both sides exchanging blows and employing various tactics. The white-robed soldiers, relying on their superb martial arts and unwavering will, held the city walls against a hundred men. However, as time passed, casualties were inevitable.

In fact, the soldiers were not afraid of real combat, but the most difficult part was the unpredictable and insidious tricks and poisons that would catch them off guard from time to time.

Some soldiers were fighting bravely when suddenly tiny worms burrowed into their bodies, causing them to stiffen and collapse to the ground; others cut off enemy heads, only to have the black water sprayed onto their faces, corroding their skin and flesh until their bones were exposed.

Meanwhile, the barbarian soldiers below the city surged like an endless tide, wave after wave, relentlessly assaulting the city walls, clearly intending to wear down the White Robe Army with a strategy of attrition warfare.

Even so, the White-Robed Army stubbornly held out for three days, fully demonstrating the heroic spirit of the Han people to these barbarians!

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After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, the crenellations of the city wall were already stained black with blood and poison. The white-robed soldiers piled up barbarian corpses several feet high at the foot of the city wall, forever engraving the illustrious name of the "Number One Army Under Heaven" on this southern frontier.

When they ran out of arrows, they tore at the enemy's throats with their bare hands; when they broke their swords, they bit off the enemy's veins with their teeth. With each victory against overwhelming odds, they declared to these arrogant barbarians that the might of the white-robed warriors was not to be trifled with!

However, even the hardest steel cannot withstand the relentless scorching of the flames. The soldiers, already ill, fought tirelessly for three days and three nights, exhausting their last ounce of strength. Some coughed up black blood yet still gripped their shields tightly; others had broken leg bones yet still knelt to face the enemy. Their once sharp, eagle-like eyes were now filled with bloodshot weariness.

On the city wall, heavily wounded soldiers leaned against the corpses of their comrades, panting. Beneath the blood-stained bandages, the poison was slowly eroding their lives, yet they still did their utmost, gritting their teeth to nock the crossbows for their comrades, giving their last bit of strength.

King Lin-yi keenly sensed that the White-Robed Army was at its last gasp and knew that the time to reap the rewards of the war had come!
He grinned maliciously and blew his bone whistle, and three thousand elite personal guards, transformed from 'Crimson Armor Gu' and 'Brute Force Heavenly Beetle Gu', marched out in formation.

Even though the Lin Yi soldiers around them were used to the Gu worms, they were still terrified when they saw these three thousand monsters that had been transformed beyond recognition.

These monsters were all tall, covered in crimson carapaces, with pointed and thin heads, thick and long hands and feet, and terrifying bone spurs, making them look like spider crabs from the sea.

They ran incredibly fast, scaling the city walls as if walking on flat ground. In the blink of an eye, they leaped onto the top of the walls, their sharp bone spikes transforming into spears that pierced the white-robed soldiers!
Whether it was because the soldiers were too tired and their strength was greatly reduced, or because the monsters' defenses were too amazing, the ordinary soldiers' weapons sparked when they hit them, and they couldn't break through their defenses!
Chen Baxian, however, did not face such a predicament. He roared and swung his Panlong Flaming Staff, smashing the heads of one enemy after another into mangled pieces. Single-handedly, he shielded his brothers from the frenzied attacks of the 'Spider Crabs'.

Seeing Chen Baxian inflict heavy casualties on his personal guards, the King of Linyi frowned. He had sent out three thousand of his personal guards to establish his authority and prestige, not to expose his true intentions.

In desperation, He disregarded all rules and regulations and flicked out a deadly snake-attached Gu with his finger!

The tiny black Gu worm spread its wings and flew several meters before disappearing into the sky above the battlefield. The next moment, it precisely pierced Chen Baxian's chest in the distance.

Chen Baxian was in the midst of a fierce battle when he was suddenly struck in the chest as if by lightning, and excruciating pain instantly swept through his entire body.

He hurriedly channeled all his inner energy, desperately trying to resist the corrosive effects of the poison, but his hands and feet continued to grow increasingly numb. Two Gu soldiers thrust their bone spears at him together. Chen Baxian gritted his teeth and fought back with all his might, but he couldn't even hold onto his weapon. His Panlong Yanhuo Staff was knocked away, and he lost his footing, falling heavily to the ground.

The bone soldiers were overjoyed at the sight, and at the same time, more than a dozen spears thrust towards him, intending to riddle the fierce white-robed general with holes.

Chen Baxian tried to send his spirit out of his body to fight, but his spirit seemed paralyzed and completely unresponsive. Seeing the blade aimed at him, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'My life is over!'

At the critical moment, everything went black before his eyes, and a stone wall over ten feet high suddenly rose up close to his face. Clang, clang, clang—sparks flew as it blocked all the bone spears!

Chen Baxian struggled to lift his head, looked at the familiar stone wall, and let out a roar of overwhelming joy: "Second brother! You fucking didn't die!"

"Even if you die, I won't!" Yang Zhong's voice boomed like thunder as he pierced through the clouds atop a trail of dark lightning. With a swift dive, his heavy iron halberd pierced through the bodies of three Gu soldiers like a string of candied hawthorns!
"You bunch of scum, how dare you kill my white-robed brothers! Die, all of you!" Yang Zhong slammed down on the city wall, the ground trembling. With a flick of his heavy halberd, three corpses exploded instantly, blackish-green blood splattering the faces of the surrounding Gu soldiers.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yang Zhong swept across the heavy halberd, cutting swarms of Gu soldiers in half at the waist. The severed limbs mixed with the stench of black blood rained down on the city wall!
Another beam of bright white light pierced through the air, and a woman with an exceptionally beautiful face arrived on a flying sword.

The Emperor's Sword erupted with golden light, and wherever it passed, the heads of the Gu soldiers rolled off like watermelons. Any wound touched by the Emperor's Sword's energy instantly ignited with holy flames that purified the evil spirits, burning the Gu worms to ashes.

"Brother, I'm still here!" Fa Xiu, riding Tian Liangzi who radiated golden light, also swooped down from the clouds. He poured out a large amount of sweet rain from his jade bottle. To the soldiers' surprise, after bathing in the sweet rain, the wriggling worms on their wounds burst open, and the festering flesh healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"It's Miss Ayao, Brother Yang Zhong, and Master Faxiu who led us across the Yellow River!" The white-robed soldiers erupted in thunderous cheers, their morale soaring, and they quickly pushed the enemy off the city wall.

Fa Xiu landed beside Chen Baxian and used her magic to try to force out the Gu worms, but Chen Baxian asked anxiously, "You've come, has my third brother been resurrected?"

“Of course he’s resurrected.” Fa Xiu pointed towards the direction of the Lin Yi King’s banner outside the city, where thunder that shook the heavens and earth was rumbling. “My third brother went to seek revenge on Wu Peng.”

"Call him back quickly! That guy has become a god!" Chen Baxian's pupils shrank, and he grabbed his wrist anxiously.

"He's beating the gods!" Tianliangzi transformed into human form and stood guard from the side, saying, "Don't worry, that kid has already made Wu Peng's brother cry."

"How is that possible? Has he become a god too?" Chen Baxian was dumbfounded.

"Of course!" Tianliangzi felt honored.

(End of this chapter)