Chapter 484

In the City Master's Mansion of Ding'an City, Little Wei Yuan and Bao Yun stood side by side, and the view in front of them was a vast green world.

Dark clouds covered the sky; it was clearly noon, but the light was as dark as dusk, and wisps of green Qi fell from the clouds from time to time, making the world even more profound.

Having dealt with the Shaman tribe for so long, Little Wei Yuan naturally knew that the vision of the vast majority of the Shaman tribe was different from that of humans; the pervasive green was an obstacle to human vision, but the Shaman tribe could see further.

The military Qi, like mountain ranges, emerged and came slowly. Under the military Qi were endless Shaman troops, and the earth beneath their feet was trembling.

The Shaman tribe that appeared outside Ding'an City numbered 200,000. This military strength, which would have been enough to flatten the entire Azure Void in the past, was now not even considered a vanguard. Just based on what Little Wei Yuan saw with his own eyes and the numbers analyzed by Human Renjian Yanhuo, the Shaman tribe that had arrived already exceeded 10 million, and there were a full 1.8 million soldiers.

On Ding'an City, seeing such military might of the Shaman tribe, some soldiers' faces were pale and they were already trembling slightly.

Bao Yun said, "It seems they want to test us first to see the quality of our defense system."

Little Wei Yuan nodded and then said, "Prepare for battle."

Bao Yun returned to the main building of the City Master's Mansion; in front of her was a huge sand table map, with groups of officers standing on both sides.

Standing behind Bao Yun were two inconspicuous Dao Foundation warriors, but everyone subconsciously looked at them from time to time. Now, the higher-level officers all knew that as long as such Dao Foundation warriors were present, it meant that the Realm Master could hear everything and see everything.

Bao Yun walked to the balcony and looked into the distance. The city wall of Ding'an City was not high, and from her height, she could clearly see outside the city.

As the Shaman army gradually approached, suddenly the power of the domain descended, and the people in the city instantly felt their bodies lighten a bit, their fear was swept away, and they even had a bit more strength. The green Qi outside the city began to fade and retreat, and the field of vision also extended, but the military Qi of the Shaman tribe in the distance did not waver at all.

In a great battle of this scale, the role of military Qi was truly revealed.

The military Qi of an elite army condensed like a mountain, which the power of the domain could not easily shake, and large-scale magic would also be significantly weakened. Relying on military Qi, one could fight thousands of li in the enemy's world. Only by using military formations against military formations and relying on infantry fighting was the most effective way to weaken the enemy's military Qi.

The Shaman tribe pushed out an altar in the middle of the army, then stopped dozens of li away, and dozens of Shaman priests climbed onto the platform to begin the ceremony. Subsequently, dozens of giant beasts appeared in the middle of the army, slowly approaching Ding'an City.

Bao Yun silently estimated and then ordered, "Withdraw from the position!"

The garrison on the city wall immediately left the formation, some ran to the center of the city, and some hid under the city tower, all entering the designated shelters.

Little Wei Yuan handed over the full command of the Ding'an City defense to Bao Yun, which could quickly condense fortune. And with the help of the Dao Foundation warriors he left behind, Bao Yun's military orders could be instantly transmitted to all parts of the city. Moreover, Bao Yun's military talent was not bad; even if Little Wei Yuan personally went into battle for the city defense, it would only be at this level.

As a blood light from the altar of the Shaman tribe rushed into the sky, a large expanse of blood clouds suddenly appeared over Ding'an City, and then wisps of blood rain fell.

The Blood Curse was the Shaman tribe's most common means of attacking fortified positions, and this kind of curse could not be blocked by ordinary defensive works at all; even hiding underground was useless, and one could only rely on the power of the domain, the city-protecting formation, and one's own magic and Dao power to resist.

Therefore, Bao Yun specifically set up nodes of the city-protecting formation in every area of the city defense position; these nodes only covered the shelters, so the defensive capability was greatly enhanced, which could greatly weaken the power of the Blood Curse. The shelters at the nodes were also prepared with necessary wound medicine and various purification elixirs, available for the severely wounded soldiers to rest.

Now the Azure Void already had a new charter for dealing with the Blood Curse. At the beginning of the battle, before the Blood Curse descended, all frontline soldiers had to hide in the shelters, not only to avoid the first wave of the Blood Curse but also to take elixirs that could resist the erosion of the curse.

Although these elixirs were rushed out by Xu Xu Henshui and were a shrunken version that removed many precious medicinal materials for mass production, they were enough to greatly increase the resistance of the takers for the next hour, effectively resisting the Blood Curse. Moreover, after the prescription was adjusted, Xu Xu Henshui could produce thousands of pills in one furnace, and his fellow disciples could also produce six or seven hundred.

Little Wei Yuan also tried to refine two furnaces; the first furnace only had 800-plus pills, which rebuilt Xu Xu Henshui's confidence.

But under the full optimization of Human Renjian Yanhuo, Little Wei Yuan's second furnace directly produced 1,900-plus pills, making Xu Xu Henshui glare again. It's just that Uncle Xu was more beautiful than the vast majority of women even when he was losing his temper.

It's just that every time he saw Xu Xu Henshui get angry, Little Wei Yuan would always think of Zhang Sheng. When his master was furious, she should also be extremely beautiful, but it's a pity that Zhang Sheng had a good temper and basically didn't get angry; when she was angry, she would directly use her sword to hack.

The blood rain continued incessantly, and another layer of hazy light screen appeared over the city, beginning to intercept the blood rain. This was the official activation of the Ding'an City city-protecting formation.

After the drops of blood rain passed through the light screen, they turned into faint red rain mist. At this time, led by officers, the soldiers rushed out from the shelters and returned to their positions. Each soldier emitted a hazy clear light, and when the blood mist fell on them, the clear light would dim a bit. Only when the clear light completely disappeared would the soldiers fall to the ground and die in pain.

Officers with Dao Foundation cultivation braved the blood rain to patrol the positions back and forth, and when they saw soldiers whose protective clear light was about to disappear, they would let them quickly enter the shelters, and then the reserve troops waiting in the shelters would divide one person to replace that soldier and enter the position.

Under this brand-new defensive system, the power of the Shaman tribe's Blood Curse was offset by more than half, and it lasted for a full quarter of an hour before a hundred defenders fell.

Seeing that the Blood Curse was ineffective, the Shaman tribe's vanguard began to move out, and the army overwhelmed Ding'an City like a blanket. Tens of thousands of cavalry bypassed the two wings, attempting to bypass the city and attack the depths of the domain.

However, every dozen li or so, Little Wei Yuan built a small military fortress. The military fortress was like a blooming flower, and short-barreled cannons were deployed on each extended petal.

When the Shaman cavalry attempted to pass between the military fortresses, they were immediately subjected to the ruthless bombardment of the short-barreled cannons. Now the Azure Void's cannonballs had been improved again, the charge was increased, and the number of fragments was relatively reduced but the power was greater, instantly blowing the Shaman cavalry into a mess of people and lizards.

The Shaman cavalry vanguard encountered the shelling and was suddenly in a dilemma, having no choice but to leave behind hundreds of corpses and retreat again.

On Ding'an City, several gunners loaded cannonballs into the short-barreled cannons, aimed slightly, and fired a shot. The cannon chief saw a ball of fire bloom in the Shaman army, blowing a dozen Shaman soldiers into the sky. He excitedly stood up and roared, making an obscene gesture at the Shaman tribe.

"Careful!!"

The cannon chief heard the scream behind him, but before he could react, a heavy arrow suddenly broke through the air and instantly pierced through his body, and even the breastplate could not block it at all!

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Ten li away, a muscular man with two fangs exposed in the Shaman army put down his giant bow and revealed a ferocious smile. Being able to kill an enemy with one arrow from ten li away, he was also very satisfied with this arrow. He then drew another heavy arrow and calmly placed it on the bow.

A whistle suddenly sounded beside him, and he turned his head to look, only to see a Shaman archer with a snake head and four eyes dozens of zhang away also shoot an arrow. The arrow was like a meteor, just passing over a short-barreled cannon, stringing the two people behind the cannon together!

The two Shaman archers looked at each other, and fighting spirit ignited in their eyes!

They drew their bows one after another, and just as they began to look for the next target, they saw the human gunners on the city wall suddenly lift two steel baffles and install them on the cannons.

They naturally refused to believe in evil, and each shot another arrow, but the arrowheads only barely pierced through the baffles, giving the gunners behind a fright. These cannon-shielding baffles were three fingers thick, and even Shaman heavy arrows were difficult to pierce through.

After installing the arrow-shielding baffles, the gunners had no more worries, desperately loading and desperately firing, bombarding the Shaman tribe attacking the city.

The cannonballs constantly exploded in the Shaman army formation, creating gaps one after another. Flying swords began to be launched from the city wall, strafing the soldiers in the front row. The flying sword guns were also equipped with arrow-shielding baffles, but the baffles were not as thick as those of the short-barreled cannons, so the Shaman archers gave up attacking the short-barreled cannons and began to pick off the flying sword guns.

At this time, dozens of giant beasts rushed out of the Shaman army formation, forcefully throwing leather balls the size of a tabletop toward the city wall. Ding'an City had already experienced this kind of attack in the previous round, so there were countermeasures.

The Dharma Form cultivators stationed in the city intercepted a part of them, the Dao Foundation officers intercepted them with flying sword guns, and finally, the guards on the city wall fired with firearms.

Under multiple interceptions, most of the leather balls were shot and exploded, and only a dozen or so fell on the city wall. But now the defensive works in the city had been reinforced again, and steel plates were installed on top. The leather balls fell on the steel plates, and after breaking, black water flowed, and even the steel plates began to corrode.

But wanting to corrode through the steel plates was not a matter of a moment, and the various Dao Foundation team leaders had already begun to cast various Dao techniques, some using water flow to wash, some using wind to blow away the black water, and some casting spells to neutralize the toxicity.

The frontline soldiers were generally issued leather clothes soaked in medicinal oil, and at this time, they all changed into them, and even if they were occasionally splashed with some black water, it didn't matter.

The Shaman tribe naturally refused to give up, and those giant beasts constantly threw leather balls. They were infinitely strong and could throw the leather balls into the city from ten li away; the short-barreled cannons had limited range and could not hit the giant beasts at all. Fortunately, the leather balls had large targets and slow speed, and well-trained Dao Foundation cultivators could effectively intercept them with flying sword guns. Little Wei Yuan even sent the scholar Dharma Form to the city wall, and the barrage of the rotating flying sword machine cannon intercepted over a hundred leather balls in succession.

Seeing that the enemy's attack in this round had no effect, the officers had just relaxed, when they suddenly saw the Shaman archers uniformly switch to a heavy arrow they had never seen before. The front end of this arrow seemed to be equipped with a small barrel, and then hundreds of heavy arrows were volleyed over.

Steel plates were added to the top of the city wall works, so the officers and soldiers didn't care much about the volleyed heavy arrows, desperately shooting at the Shaman tribe approaching the city wall, trying to inflict the greatest damage before they climbed the city.

The heavy arrows fell, and suddenly they exploded one after another, and the continuous fire instantly submerged the city wall; in the firelight, one could only see steel plates flying, and from time to time, one could see defenders being blown into mid-air!

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