Chapter 160

It made anyone who saw it shiver with dread.

"Hiss—humans, kill them all!"

"Kill, kill, kill! Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Those Naga warrioresses flicked their forked tongues and brandished the short blades on all four arms, swimming over at speed.

Zhao Chi instinctively glanced at the women around him again.

They were all staring fixedly at the enemy opposite, arms raised high, ready to throw at any moment.

Good.

The Fearless trait really was extremely suited to combat.

Right now each woman only had 2 wooden spears, so there was no rush to throw.

Wait until the Naga drew closer before throwing, and the impact would be greater.

Zhao Chi opened the Morale panel and glanced at it briefly

【Zhao Chi's Army Morale】

【Gu Qing】95%

【Tang Ruan】99%

【Female Militia】89%

【Female Artisans】85%

No problem, all good—higher than before too. The victory in the last stage had also boosted morale.

Closer, even closer.

"Throw!!" Zhao Chi hurled his spear.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

82 wooden spears shot out in a rush.

With their Strength of 6 boosting them, the throwing force was tremendous.

Clang clang clang! Thud!

Thud! Clang clang clang!

The Naga warriors slashed with their blades in a flash.

Four arms really were handy—most of the wooden spears hurled at them were deflected by their blades.

They seemed to have been specially reinforced for blocking; those four short blades could rival shields.

A small portion of the wooden spears also missed.

Only a few wooden spears struck their scaled serpentine bodies, but the damage was insufficient—they were merely wounded, with no deaths.

"Ah hiss—damn them!"

"Pain, pain hiss."

"Hiss—devour them!"

"Tear them apart, damn human women, damn hiss!"

Red blood welled up, tracing a twisted line of crimson as they kept swimming forward.

"Retrieve the spears, wait until they're within 5 meters before throwing again!"

"Understood!"

The women were utterly calm.

Their fighting power hadn't dropped in the slightest from any nervousness.

The Naga warriors drew even closer.

"Throw!!!"

This time the distance was extremely short.

The female soldiers gathered all their strength and hurled with everything they had.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The sound of tearing air rang out.

The much shorter distance this time also greatly boosted the women's hit rate.

The wooden spears' speed hadn't been lost to distance either, giving the Naga warriors almost no time to react.

They still slashed desperately with their blades, but this time only managed to deflect a small portion.

The sound of spears piercing flesh rang out again and again.

Thud thud thud thud thud! Clang!

Clang! Thud thud thud thud! Clang!

At least half the wooden spears sank into their bodies.

Though their outer skin had scales, their chests and bellies were covered in soft white scales with poor protection.

Even wooden spears piercing in could inflict wounds.

Screeching hisses rose from everywhere.

"Hiss ahhh—my eyes!"

"Bad hiss—my belly's been pierced through."

"My neck hiss…"

"My arm's broken, can't grip the blade!"

The second round of wooden spears had a good effect.

The Naga warriors in the front ranks were hit by multiple wooden spears—5 died on the spot, and over a dozen more were gravely wounded, writhing on the ground.

There were over twenty lightly wounded Naga warriors.

And only twenty or so still completely unscathed.

"Shields up, thrust!"

Almost immediately after the second volley of wooden spears was thrown, Zhao Chi gave the order.

The women soldiers moved in unison, iron-hide shields held at the front of the formation, iron spears thrust out with all their might.

This was a movement they had practiced over a thousand times.

Pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft!

Moving at extreme speed, the lightly wounded Naga warriors were struck again, their injuries growing severe.

"Hiss hiss hiss, kill!"

"Damnable, kill!"

"Kill them all!"

The Naga warriors behind had already closed in, attacking the women's formation from both flanks.

The ones on both sides were female craftsmen.

But they were no soft women either—wooden shields held against the slashing blades, wooden spears thrust fiercely.

However, the Naga race had four hands after all, and four blades.

Their attacks came in an unbroken, dense stream.

Most of the time these female craftsmen could only passively resist, with no chance to thrust their spears.

Occasionally they seized a chance to thrust out a spear, only to have it blocked aside.

Fortunately, the Naga warriors in the center had already been dealt with.

Zhao Chi swiftly adjusted the formation.

"Tang Ruan, take people to the left; Gu Qing, take people to the right! Move fast!"

"Understood! Follow me!" Tang Ruan led ten female militia charging to the left.

"We're going!" Gu Qing, meanwhile, led the remaining nine female militia to reinforce the right.

"Ugh-wah!" Fang Li took a slash.

Blood streamed unceasingly from her shoulder; her left hand hung limp, unable to muster any strength.

The Naga laughed excitedly: "Hehe-hee, die!"

"Fang Li, fall back and take medicine—I'll tank the damage!"

Tang Ruan flung herself forward, raising her shield to block the Naga's vicious strike.

The two female builders beside her also freed their hands, each driving a spear in a vicious thrust.

"Thanks!" Fang Li thanked her and swallowed the pill.