Chapter 33: The Battle of Duoduogongti Village (Part 4)

Sipulu was the fastest, dragging his Battle Knife at his side, gripping the handle tightly with both hands; relying on the speed of his charge and the force of his twisting body, he launched a horizontal slash directly at the neck of the flowering monster.

But the monster, with its head full of branches blooming with flowers, did not need eyes to observe its surroundings, so at the very last moment before the blade reached it, it still raised its left arm, using its sturdy left arm to block Sipulu's attack.

Puchi—

The heavy, sharp Battle Knife hacked directly into the monster's left arm, but it was still obstructed by the opponent's solid, hardwood-like bones.

"Leave this to me! Ha, to deal with these plant monsters, you have to rely on a big axe that can fell trees!" Bawei was not slow either; he swung his axe in a wide arc and charged straight in, hacking at the top of the monster's head with a single blow.

Being heavily cleaved on the head by such an axe, even if the monster's wooden skull was very sturdy, it might not be able to withstand the axe's strike, and the Black Plant Core within its cranial cavity would likely be destroyed in the process, so it had to dodge.

But the monster's dodging movement was too extreme; disregarding that its left arm was still jammed with Sipulu's Battle Knife, it forcibly twisted its body, and in the instant it avoided Bawei's heavy cleave, it snapped off its own left arm.

Bawei's heavy cleave missed, and he stumbled forward, falling to the ground, but he took advantage of the momentum to let go and roll, which mitigated the recovery time after missing his strike. Sipulu, meanwhile, was dragged by the immense force transmitted from the monster's arm, and he could not help but be thrown to the ground.

At this moment, the flowering monster straightened the fingers of its right hand, stabbing them straight toward the fallen Sipulu like a sword or a knife.

"Don't forget about me!" Weier shouted fiercely, leaping into the air as he charged, extending his legs to deliver a heavy kick to the monster's side.

At this moment, the disadvantage of the monster's light weight was revealed once again; if Jier were facing such a heavy kick from Weier, he would merely stabilize his balance and shift his entire body a few centimeters, but because this parasitic monster was too light, its entire body was kicked flying.

It flew at least four or five meters, rolling on the ground in a rather wretched state until it hit the wall of a farmer's house by the street and came to a stop.

Seeing his strike succeed, Weier gave a disdainful snort at the flowering monster and used his free left hand to pull up the fallen Sipulu and Bawei one by one: "Don't face it alone, the three of us will go together!"

The flowering monster also climbed to its feet, assuming a combat stance toward the three. From the stump of its left arm, sturdy vines forming muscles extended forward and twisted together, forming a sharp cone; at the same time, the flowers on its head bloomed one after another, releasing a large amount of visible pollen and a scent that was not particularly fragrant.

This floral scent drifted rapidly, spreading out at once, making the other parasitic monsters currently in battle seem to go berserk upon smelling it.

Their strength became greater, their movements much more agile, and the large number of tiny vine roots within their bodies also broke through the parasitic Humans' bodies, striving to extend outward.

They looked even more terrifying.

"Steady, steady! Archers, give me continuous suppression on those two monsters with branches on their heads!"

Aoni shouted loudly; he himself was leading two Warriors using axes, constantly supporting others on the battlefield. Wherever a monster broke through or grabbed one of his subordinates, he would immediately rush over with his men, ram the monster aside, and then the two Warriors would take turns hacking and wounding the monster with their axes until it was driven back.

A severely wounded monster would usually no longer be a match for the Warriors, and could only have its limbs hacked off by the Warriors, who would then locate the Human Face Parasitic Core on its body to destroy and kill it.

The archers on the rooftops concentrated their power, continuously hitting the two more formidable parasitic monsters with their Arrows from above.

The Tusi Brothers' Large Bows were mainly the most effective; every Arrow could pin a monster firmly to the ground, forcing them to struggle to pull the Arrows out of their bodies. Xiao Tusi had good luck; one Arrow hit the monster's thick neck, directly shattering the Parasitic Core hidden inside the neck and killing the monster instantly.

"Second Brother! On the upper body! This monster's vital point is near the neck on the upper body!" Xiao Tusi shouted.

Upon hearing this, Zhongtusi immediately ordered the archers on the rooftops on both sides: "Suppress the other one with Arrows, hold on for at least ten seconds!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a deep breath, shook his sore right arm, and pulled another thick, long Large Arrow from behind him. Instead of rushing, he nocked it onto the Bowstring, keeping his eyes fixed on the monster in the distance that was being hit by a continuous stream of Arrows.

The monster's limbs flailed constantly, and its body twisted, changing direction repeatedly. Although it appeared to be hit by Arrows continuously, making it look like a hedgehog, it was not actually suffering heavy injuries; without severed limbs or a hit to the Parasitic Core, these could not cause effective damage to the parasitic monster.

Xiao Tusi fired two more shots, aiming specifically at the monster's legs and feet; one Arrow hit the monster's calf, pinning it to the ground for an instant and preventing it from dodging significantly.

This was the opportunity; taking advantage of the moment the monster leaned over to pull out the Arrow, Zhongtusi nocked an Arrow onto the Bowstring, drew the bow, and released it in one fluid motion.

Bang—

The Bowstring vibrated, and the Large Arrow had already hit the target Zhongtusi wanted to strike.

The parasitic monster with plant branches extending from its ears and eyes struggled for a moment, but having been hit in the center of its neck by the Large Arrow, the wound oozed a fragrant plant sap due to its violent movements. After twisting a few times, the parasitic monster's movements gradually weakened, and finally, its limbs twitched and it ceased all major movement.

A nearby Warrior approached cautiously, first poking the monster with the Long Sword in his hand, and only then, under Aoni's urging from not far away, did he swing his sword to hack along the spot where the Large Arrow had hit, taking seven or eight swings to sever the monster's head.

The Warrior checked the stump on the monster's neck and shouted excitedly to the Tusi Brothers on the roof: "Truly amazing! That Arrow of yours hit its core directly!"

Zhongtusi let out a breath, puffing out his chest with some pride.

Meanwhile, on Weier's side, the three of them were chasing and fighting, having already reached the open space inside the village's west gate with the flowering parasitic monster.

There was a small open space here for incoming vehicles to turn around; at this moment, the three of them surrounded the flowering monster in a triangle in the center. All three were skilled Warriors with certain combat methods, and even though it was their first time teaming up like this to deal with a powerful monster, each of them accurately ensured a fighting style where one attacked while two provided cover.

The flowering monster had immense strength and was not slow; every time it lunged or threw a punch or kick, its offensive was always checked by the other two people on either side of its body.

It threw a heavy punch at Weier, who retreated to dodge, while Sipulu and Bawei each took their turns to strike, preventing the flowering monster from continuing its pursuit of Weier.

But when it turned to deal with Bawei or Sipulu, Weier would quickly step forward, thrusting his sword out, leaving wounds on the parasitic monster's body and arms with the fastest speed and longest attack range.

Even though every time the monster's body was wounded, a large number of slender roots and vines would entangle each other at the wound, tightly covering it, these small wounds still made the flowering monster's movements become stiff.

Just as Aoni led his men to kill the last ordinary parasitic monster on the field, Weier sensed that this monster would have a change and a flaw, so he suddenly gave a warning in advance: "Sipulu!"

Although he called Sipulu, Weier's empty left hand pointed straight at Bawei. The other two in the battle formation understood immediately; Bawei let out a roar, leaped with all his might, jumping forward more than a meter, and at the same time, the Two-handed Axe in his hand slashed diagonally toward the flowering monster.

The monster had to dodge this attack, because even though its tough vine muscles and hardwood bones were not afraid of ordinary blade slashes, it had best be careful when facing this kind of Two-handed Axe specifically for logging and killing people, because the Two-handed Axe didn't care if you were a body made of flesh or a body of plant-like wood; one swing and it would be cut in half.

Especially since Bawei added a jump to this axe strike to increase the power of the blade, the flowering monster could not take it head-on and had to dodge.

But Weier also stepped forward to swing his sword at the same moment Bawei acted; the seemingly useless sword swing left the monster with only one direction to dodge.

Sipulu had long been waiting here; his body lunged forward a distance, and the Battle Knife in his hand was used with full force, and under the precise control of his body, it slashed straight at the flowering monster's right elbow joint.

Because the monster used plants to imitate a human body, the arm joint that a human body needed for movement was naturally an obvious place where no bone or hardwood existed.

There was only rough, tough vine covering the elbow, simulating human muscle; the Battle Knife slashed through precisely, and after a short, sharp sound of collision with the bone-like wood, it severed the flowering monster's right arm in one stroke.

The next moment, the three retreated while covering each other again, and the flowering monster, with both left and right arms severed, even if it extended vines from the wounds to twist into sharp cones, had a shorter arm, and its combat range was already inferior to humans holding weapons, so it was even shorter now.

"Hahaha, die!" Bawei became excited, greeting the cornered flowering monster with one axe strike after another, while his two companions blocked any of the monster's offensives, allowing Bawei to release his own violence without reservation.

A long defense is bound to fail, not to mention that there were two people specifically creating obstacles for the monster, so after it became increasingly difficult to dodge and defend, it was still hit on the shoulder by Bawei's axe.

With a crash, the monster's chest was split open, and many Water Storage Vesicles that replaced the internal organs were destroyed by the axe, which caused the monster, already heavily wounded, to lose a large amount of the water stored within its body.

And suffering such an injury clearly affected the flowering monster's movements.

Weier delivered several quick, successive sword strikes, cutting off the flowering branches on the monster's head and using his feet to stomp those flowers into pieces. Sipulu lowered his body, spinning and delivering two slashes, both of which hacked into one of the monster's knees.

He learned from his previous experience, not letting the edge of the Battle Knife cut into the monster's body when hacking to avoid getting stuck, but using the unique dragging and cutting force of the knife itself, destroying most of the monster's knee during the rotating cut.

At this time, Aoni charged up with his Shield, shouting excitedly: "Don't blame me for joining in and taking a share of your reward! Who told you to be so slow!"

He slammed his Shield directly into the front of the monster, hitting the flowering monster, which weighed less than half of Aoni's weight, flying sideways, and then Aoni stood his ground and waved his hand: "Fire arrows!"

Two Large Arrows and three sharp Arrows were shot together at the flowering monster that had been knocked to the ground.

The sharp Arrows stuck into the monster's body, causing no pain or itch, but the Large Arrows stuck deeply into the monster's body, not only bringing damage but also seriously affecting the monster's movements as it tried to get up.

Weier, Sipulu, and Bawei looked at each other, feeling that since it had come to this, they could not let Aoni intervene and snatch the lion's share of the reward for this monster, so regardless of the possibility of further Arrow fire, they all stepped forward together and slashed at the flowering monster as it struggled to get up.

It is hard to say who ultimately broke the head of the flowering Monster and destroyed the black core within, because the Monster's unfortunate head was covered in hacking wounds left by axes, Long Swords, and Battle Knives.

"Hmph, you three stingy guys." Aoni snorted through his nose, ignored his three companions' behavior, and immediately shouted for all the Warriors to go to the Farmer's house at the Village West Gate to each grab a heavy object as quickly as possible, preparing to block the west gate of the Cunzi at any moment.

As for the archers, they continued to stand on the rooftops, only they adjusted their orientation, changing from facing the inside of the Cunzi to facing the west side of the Cunzi.

The Tusi Brothers even threw their empty Quivers off the roof, then took another quiver of Large Arrows and stuck them upside down into the Wheat Straw on the roof to make them easy to access for the coming battle.

The three archers using the Ordinary Soldier Bow had it much simpler; arrows of standard length only needed to be slung at their waists to be very convenient to grab, unlike the Large Arrows.

Under Aoni's urging, the Warriors one after another grabbed things from the nearby Farmer houses that could barely serve as heavy objects; seeing that everything was prepared, Aoni shouted toward the desolate fields outside the Cunzi.

"Lord Jier! Everything is ready here! Please proceed according to the plan quickly!"

"Lord Jier! We are ready here! Proceed according to the plan!"

After shouting loudly twice in a row, Aoni could not help but pant heavily.

In the distance, Jier, who had originally been entangled with the Monsters and had gone some distance away, clearly heard Aoni's shout; after using his spear to flick away a reckless Parasitic Monster blocking his warhorse, he spurred his horse to trample over it and rode straight toward the Cunzi.

In their entanglement with Jier, those Monsters had already lost one Parasitic Monster with branches growing on its head, as well as four ordinary Parasitic Vine Monsters; naturally, they could not just give up the pursuit of Jier, as they rarely retreated after being damaged in battle, basically going all out to either crush their opponent and recover their numbers and strength through the opponent's corpse, or be completely killed by the Humans.

But often the latter still represented heavy losses for the Human side; only today's battle was a bit different, as after two rounds of fighting, none of Jier's men had died, and it was just that some Warriors had been hit by the Monsters' fists and kicks, causing their bodies some pain.

After all, the Metal Armor Plate on their bodies was not fake, and this was only damage that could be dealt because the Parasitic Vine Monster's strength exceeded that of a normal Human; if it were just ordinary people with bare hands, then hitting the Warriors' Armor with their fists would not cause any damage at all.

And Jier had previously mainly been entangling with them and had not gone out of his way to kill these Monsters, otherwise, if he had done all the work himself, his Warriors would not have had enough combat to accumulate real-world experience.

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