In the global desert, I have a spring of spiritual water.

With the shouts of the yamen runners, the originally dark yamen suddenly lit up.

The five lighthouses located at the four corners and the center of the government office were lit. In this era, there was no electricity, so there were no electric lights. However, people discovered that if they used the corpse oil made from the corpse of the sand demon as lamp oil, the flame would be brighter and the lamp oil made from the sand demon would burn longer.

Therefore, there were huge "lighthouses" near government offices and village gates, with a large amount of lamp oil stored in the lamp base, which could achieve the effect of burning continuously.

"Young master, sand demons are attacking the city!"

Chen Chuan was getting dressed with Qian Mei's help when Geng Hu's voice rang out from outside the window.

"Coming right away."

Chen Chuan responded and walked out before he was fully dressed.

"Young master, be careful!"

Hearing Qianmei's words of advice from behind, Chen Chuan strode out of the bedroom.

Although he had only been in this world for a short time, Chen Chuan had already witnessed the power of the sand demons. The day before they arrived at Taiping Village, they were attacked by more than a dozen sand demons in the desert.

Fortunately, Geng Hu was a first-tier, nine-star expert, and Kong Deshui was also a first-tier, six-star expert. The two joined forces to repel the sand demon, and the battle was won without serious danger.

Now that the sand demons have attacked the city, it's definitely not as simple as just a dozen or so sand demons.

Low-level sand monsters are not intelligent, but high-level sand monsters are intelligent. Under normal circumstances, they will not attack towns with large populations and fortifications, but if they do come, it means they have come prepared!

"Young master, we haven't heard of sand demons attacking the city in recent years. Tonight, we're likely to have a fierce battle."

Kong Deshui was already dressed and waiting in the courtyard. When he saw Chen Chuan, he immediately said with a solemn expression.

Geng Hu, who was standing to the side, added, "The sand demon's attack on the city is indeed unusual, but don't worry, young master, with me here, the sand demon can't hurt you."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. Having a first-tier, nine-star expert like Geng Hu by his side did indeed make him feel safer.

However, relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself; improving your own self-cultivation is the only true principle.

Because his predecessor was a playboy who spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun, even with excellent resources, Chen Chuan's cultivation level was only at the first level, five stars, which was not much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Chen Chuan and the two arrived at the front courtyard of the government office. A soldier hurriedly came up to them: "Lord Manor, Director Hu asked me to tell you that there are over a thousand sand demons attacking this time. The main force is at the east gate, and he has already led his men to defend the city."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly, thinking to himself: As expected of the Director of the Demon Suppression Division who has been stationed on the frontier for a long time, his reaction speed is really fast.

"Uncle Tiger, Old Kong, let's go to the East Gate too!"

Chen Chuan gave an order, instructing the yamen runners to fetch three Crimson Flame Horses from the stable. Then, the three of them rode the horses swiftly to the East Gate.

At this moment, almost all the people of Taipingzhuang were awakened. Every household lit up their lamps, and the lighthouses built in the core area of ​​the village were also lit, making the whole village as bright as day.

Before Chen Chuan even reached the East Gate, he heard shouts of battle and the mournful howls and roars of the sand demons.

Taipingzhuang was surrounded by walls built to defend against the sand demon. As a small village with a population of just over 10,000, the walls were of low standard, only three meters high, with a crenellation every two meters and a watchtower every ten meters.

Of course, the pillboxes of this era were completely different from those in Chen Chuan's mind. The so-called pillboxes were actually upgraded catapults. Under the control of the soldiers, the catapults could throw out several "firestones" at the same time!

The so-called flint is actually a stone that has been soaked in lamp oil and bound with hemp rope. When lit, it is thrown at the sand monsters by a catapult and is very powerful. Often, a single flint can set several sand monsters ablaze.

Riding his Crimson Flame Horse, Chen Chuan climbed the city wall along the horse path. He glanced outside the city by the firelight and felt a chill run down his spine.

There are hundreds of sand demons outside the city right now, and all of them are the same species.

It's called "Salivating Spider"!

This is a giant spider, but its abdomen is not a carapace; instead, it has a distorted human face, except that the face has no nose, only scarlet eyes and a large mouth that constantly drips sticky saliva.

Due to its enormous size, the salivating spider has eight very thick legs covered with barbs.

Chen Chuan had only seen an introduction to this sand demon in the "Complete Book of Sand Demons". The book said that the sticky threads that this sand demon spits out can wrap around its prey and slowly melt and suck its blood and flesh.

Its human-shaped face can emit a piercing scream, which has a certain mind-altering effect, while the barbs on its legs are poisonous. Once stung, one will be paralyzed and unable to move.

Overall, this is a very difficult sand demon to deal with. Among sand demons of the same level, the Saliva-Faced Spider is considered one of the harder to kill.

"Master, it's dangerous here. You'd better go to the pillbox to take command."

Seeing Chen Chuan ride his Crimson Flame Horse to the city wall, Hu Changhe quickly stepped forward to persuade him.

"Why are there so many sand demons all of a sudden?"

Chen Chuan jumped off his horse, patted its rump, and the Crimson Flame Horse galloped down the horse path and down the city wall.

Red-flame horses were the mainstream "means of transportation" in this era. They were intelligent and fast, but their disadvantage was that they were not good at long journeys. Therefore, when traveling long distances, people would still choose camels or camel carts.

"It's probably because of the four blessings that fell during the day. It's the hottest time of the year now, and water is scarce everywhere. These sand demons might even be running out of water."

Hu Changhe analyzed.

Although most sand monsters have evolved to the point where they can go for long periods without drinking water, they are still not at the point where they don't need any water at all. Therefore, sand monsters often gather at a water source, which is called a "monster's nest".

The sudden attack of so many drooling spiders on the city could very well be due to the blessings bestowed during the day. The fact that blessings have descended four times in one day suggests that there must be water here.

laugh!

Just as the two were talking, a member of the demon-suppressing team accidentally got his arm entangled in the sticky silk spat out by the Saliva-Faced Ghost Spider.

The next moment, the arm of that demon-suppressing team member began to rot at a visible speed...

Swish!

Upon seeing this, Geng Hu swung his sword and severed the arm of the demon-suppressing team member.

"Young master, let's go into the pillbox!"

"This area is now within the Sand Demon's attack range."

While urging him on, Geng Hu observed the situation below the city. At this moment, more than a dozen Saliva-faced Ghost Spiders had begun to climb the city walls.

After all, they have eight legs, so they can climb the city very quickly. However, the members of the demon-suppressing team guarding the city are experienced. They simply throw torches down the city wall. The hairs on these spiders are flammable, and they will be burned to death in no time if they come into contact with a spark.

Knowing he couldn't offer much help for the time being, Chen Chuan immediately entered a nearby watchtower and observed the situation outside the city through the lookout.

These saliva-faced spiders are generally about the size of an adult and move quite fast. However, they do not seem to be attacking the city with full force at this moment. Instead, they seem to be probing or intentionally depleting their own defensive resources.

Looking into the distance, Chen Chuan spotted a spider king at the very back of the group of Saliva-faced Spiders, which was significantly larger than the ones in front of it.

The Spider King was about the size of three ordinary Saliva-faced Ghost Spiders, and its height was almost the same as the city wall. However, it did not charge forward itself but stood at the back of the team, its scarlet eyes fixed on the members of the Demon-Suppressing Team on the city wall, seemingly lost in thought.