Those who reincarnate must die.

On the city wall, the soldiers who had just finished fighting and hadn't even had a chance to rest were urgently summoned up again. They all frowned as they looked at the dense swarm of insects rushing towards them.

Let alone insects, even humans in sieges and wars avoid retreating and then turning back. After all, in such a massive operation, there's little chance of a surprise attack. Charging, retreating, and then charging again is time-consuming and exhausting; it's better to go all out and fight to the bitter end. At least for now, they have to brave the rain of arrows to get closer to the city walls, and the losses won't be small!

But how can humans guess what insects are thinking? Since they're here, let's just do whatever we want!

The procedure was the same: first the catapults, then the ballistae, and finally the rain of arrows. The insects that survived these three attacks rushed to the city wall and began to climb up like a human pyramid, densely packed, chattering incessantly—a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

The drumbeats changed again, and the oil sprayers fired. As tongues of fire shot out, the swarm of insects below the city walls emitted a burning smell. With this burning, thousands more insects died under the oil attack.

This time, however, the insects did not retreat immediately. Instead, they charged forward from behind, relentlessly assaulting the city walls despite the attacks.

Left with no other choice, the humans could only keep spewing fire. The oil bags attached to the pipes were replaced time and time again. The insect corpses piled up like mountains under the city wall, and the bottom ones had been burned to ashes. Even the stone bricks of the city wall were heated red-hot.

"At this rate, will there be enough kerosene?"

The heatwave from below the city wall had already reached the top, and Zhang Lang, standing on the wall, also felt the scorching heat and was somewhat worried about the reserves of supplies.

"Don't worry!" Feng Xi, already wearing a visor, explained, "Do you know why Sunset Fortress got its name?"

Zhang Lang shook his head, and Feng Xi smiled:

"It is said that this place was once a small hill. One day, a meteor fell from the sky and struck the hilltop, cracking it open and setting the entire mountain ablaze. The fire burned for three years until the hill was completely burned to the ground before it finally went out. Because the fire burned continuously, the surrounding area was always as bright as day, as if the sun had fallen from the sky. Therefore, the fortress built here was called Sunset Fortress."

"I see..." Zhang Lang nodded. "The burning continues because there's kerosene underground?"

"That's right!!"

Feng Xi nodded: "Back then, the mountain collapsed, and oil leaked out and was ignited by a meteor. It burned for three years, but it only burned off the oil below the mountain. In reality, there are abundant oil veins underground within a hundred miles. The reason the imperial court built a fortress here was to prevent the indiscriminate exploitation of this strategic resource!"

So, this place is a huge oil field? In that case, there's no need to worry about running out of kerosene...

However, even in the face of the relentless flames, the insects remained fearless and continued their fierce attack! They were even more ferocious and reckless than before!

Round after round, wave after wave, the fire vents on the city wall never stopped. The continuous high temperature made the soldiers on the city wall sweat profusely, and the city wall under their feet was so hot that it felt like a pancake baking the soles of their shoes.

The battle raged from noon until dusk. Under the barrage of fire, there were only a few isolated incidents where the insects managed to scale the city walls, but these were quickly suppressed by the soldiers, resulting in minimal casualties. Outside the walls, however, the number of insects burned to death, roughly estimated, likely exceeded one hundred thousand!

One hundred thousand! In this world, if it were humans, that would be enough to equal the total population of a city. But in the eyes of insects, one hundred thousand seemed insignificant. They lost it all in a single afternoon…

Another attack!

The insects seemed unwilling to give up, the soldiers on the city walls mechanically fired arrows, and the flamethrower soldiers inside the walls, drenched in sweat, operated the blowers, spraying out oil. Everything seemed numb, imprinted in the muscle memory...

"Wait a minute, something's not right this time!"

Among the reincarnators, Yue Xinyi, with her sharp eyes, noticed that among the insects rushing in, besides the common mantis monsters and acid-spitting bugs, there was another species she had never seen before. This insect was round and plump, like little meatballs, and it didn't use its claws but rolled forward, quickly approaching the city wall under the cover of the main force!

Other insects, upon reaching the city wall, would use their sharp claws to climb up, but these creatures were different. They crashed headlong into the wall without slowing down. The wall, long scorched by the sun, was burning hot and red. Upon impact, it was both hard and hot, and the insect immediately burst open, its abundant juices splattering onto the wall, creating a hissing, boiling sound.

"Is this bug's belly full of water?" Fang Tianhua frowned. "Is it here to put out a fire?"

"I'm afraid it's not just water!" Yue Xinyi frowned. "Smell it!"

Liu Mofei, standing to the side, sniffed: "Why is there a strange smell coming up from under the city wall!"

"It smells like ammonia!" Shang Xue pushed up her glasses. "These bugs have ammonia in their bellies? No, I know, their bodies contain water and some kind of ammonium salt crystals. When their bodies break apart and fuse, they absorb a lot of heat—the perfect coolant!"

"Huh?" Most of the reincarnators looked confused: "What ammonium salts, what cooling..."

Le Xinyi understood: "You mean... those giant bellies are filled with a powerful refrigerant, which, when sprayed on the city walls, will extinguish the fire directly... Oh no!"

At this point, the girl's eyes widened, as if she had thought of something!

"The city wall can't withstand the alternating heat and cold!!"

It was Luo Zhonghua who spoke, and this veteran architect addressed the senior members:

"We need to find a way to contact that hunter and get him to persuade the marshal to issue an order to stop!"

But it was too late! With a loud crash, a section of the wall about a hundred meters away from the Reincarnators collapsed!

A large number of bricks and stones shattered, and rammed earth rolled down. Although it did not completely collapse, the outermost layer was completely destroyed. The collapsed debris rolled down to form a slope, and the soldiers on the top of the wall fell down. The soldiers in the space inside the wall were also buried alive. Flamethrowers and various mechanisms were completely destroyed, and a considerable gap appeared in the city wall!

But this one gap was like a dam bursting. Without the threat of the flames, all the insects swarmed up, quickly climbing up the collapsed slope to occupy the city wall and begin slaughtering the surrounding soldiers!

"Damn it!" Feng Xi noticed the change and immediately spurred his horse and charged forward with his spear to provide support. The cavalry followed closely behind, and the fastest among them was Zhang Lang, who was carrying a heavy broadsword!

This guy was like a bolt of lightning, rushing straight into the densest part of the swarm of insects, swinging his big sword to slash and hack. Wherever he passed, the limbs and torsos of the insects flew up, like a moving human meat grinder!

With Zhang Lang there, the momentum of the insects' attack was clearly halted. But as he was fighting fiercely, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out, grazing past Zhang Lang's ear and piercing into the mouth of an insect monster, going straight through its skull!

Zhang Lang turned his head and saw Le Xinyi holding a modern compound bow!

The insect that was shot dead posed no threat to Zhang Lang at all. Le Xinyi's risky move was not to kill the monster, but simply to attract Zhang Lang's attention!

"Tell the marshal, we can't use fire anymore!" Yue Xinyi shouted hurriedly when she saw Zhang Lang turn around.

"The insects are using coolant; the wall can't take it!"

Zhang Lang immediately understood. Just then, Feng Xi's knights arrived. Zhang Lang withdrew from the battle and went to meet them: "Quickly notify them to stop the fire attack! Otherwise, more walls will collapse!"

Feng Xi was taken aback, then immediately understood: "But it's a gap!"

"I'll stay here and block the way. You take your men and quickly go to each section of the city wall to issue orders!"

Feng Xi was worried, but when she looked up, the ground was littered with the corpses of the mantis monsters. It seemed that Zhang Lang could really handle it...

"Then be careful!" Feng Xi nodded and immediately ordered his knights to relay the message to each section of the city wall. He also sent someone back to inform the marshal.

Zhang Lang rushed back to the collapsed slope, his broadsword sweeping across the landslide, a single man holding the pass against all obstacles!

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