Chapter 1854: Wolf-Shaped Monster! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The millions of Arabs roared like an approaching tsunami as they approached the Tang lines.
Behind the steel walls, all was still, the war horses snorting uneasily.
”Giant ballistae, prepare to shoot!” a voice bellowed over the army.
If things went as expected, the Arabs would again use the Behemoths to open the path and force their way through the defense line, with all the cavalry following right behind.
They were ready for this tactic, but they managed to underestimate just how prepared the Arabs had come for this battle.
”Begin!”
In the back of the Arab army, an officer suddenly swung his hand down.
Clang!
With a great clatter, a thick Deep Sea Xuan Metal chain was cut apart. Behind the chain, a massive wolf-shaped monster stretched its limbs, its claws leaving deep gouges in the earth.
Awoooo!
A savage howl pierced through more than half the battlefield. The wolf monster shook its body, which erupted with flames that completely engulfed it.
In the blink of an eye, this monster had become a being of flames.
Swoosh!
The wolf monster leaped, crossing more than a hundred feet with a single bound, and swiftly began to make its way toward the Tang defense line.
This monster was not as large as the other Behemoths, only one-fifth the size, but it had exchanged size for agility. In just a few leaps, it had crossed one thousand feet.
The searing flames left a long and scorched path behind it.
”Ah!”
An Arab horseman, unable to move in time, was struck by the wolf monster's flames. A shriek left his lips as his body and the armor around it began to burn. Thud! He crashed to the ground and was soon nothing but ash.
”Watch out! Giant ballistae, shoot down that fire wolf!” Su Hanshan firmly ordered, his eyes narrowing.
Although the wolf monster was still some distance away, his intuition told him that it was incredibly dangerous.
”Ballista unit one, move left four degrees and up five degrees! Shoot!”
As the giant ballistae slowly began to turn, Su Hanshan commanded his ballista units to attack the wolf monster.
”Release!”
”Release!”
”Release!”
Su Hanshan's reaction was swift, but he had underestimated the wolf monster's power. More than half of the ballista bolts were dodged by the wolf monster's incredible speed.
The remaining ballista bolts struck the burning wolf's body, but they seemed to have no effect.
Awoooo!
With a heaven-shaking roar, the flames around the wolf monster suddenly swelled. And then, as countless eyes stared in shock, what appeared to be an enormous blazing sun slammed into the steel walls on the Great Tang's left flank and exploded.
It was impossible to describe the power of that explosion. Scorching flames and destructive power swept out like a storm.
The heavy steel walls that weighed tens of thousands of jin seemed to be made of paper, and the high-temperature flames twisted, melted, and blasted them away. All the steel walls within an area of one thousand feet, along with the soldiers and beehives in the area, were blasted into oblivion, the ground scorched black.
In this region, all traces of existence were wiped away, a large pillar of smoke rising into the air. With just one strike, a massive hole had been torn through the Great Tang's left flank.
Everyone paled at this sight.
Awooo!
But this was only the beginning, and more howls began to rise over the battlefield.
In the rear of the Arab army, great balls of flame began to ignite and hurtle toward the Tang defense line with astonishing speed.
”Careful!”
Anxious cries of alarm rose up from all across the defense line.
Boomboomboom!
Those blazing balls of flame began to explode along the steel defense line.
On the elephant Behemoth, the High Priest suddenly commented, ”It seems that these things you created are more impressive than I expected!”
As he stood in front of the golden tent, those explosions across the steel defense line seemed exceptionally brilliant.