Chapter 140 - First Battle After Arrival (1/2)
20th February, 07:45.
Two hundred soldiers guarded North River Pa.s.s’s towering inner-city walls. These soldiers were on sentry duty for two hours before a new batch of soldiers would take over their duties. This guaranteed that every soldier would be extremely alert while on sentry duty. There were 20,000 mortal soldiers at North River Pa.s.s, so sentry duty was simple. Of course, when demons launched a large-scale attack, the mortal soldiers would be forced into cruel and b.l.o.o.d.y battles. The death rate of mortal conscripts was extremely high. Many soldiers that survived were crippled—evidence of how tragic the war between humans and demons was.
Soldiers stared at the World Entrance, not daring to be careless. There was a military judge watching by the side! Any slacking off would result in severe punishment.
Huh?
Thirty-five terrifying figures suddenly appeared at the World Entrance. This stable World Entrance only allowed 35 third Firmament demon monarchs to enter at the same time!
“The demon monarchs are here!” The soldiers jolted to attention as many shouted.
Dong! Dong! Dong! A soldier struck the drum with all his might. The drumbeats reverberated across the entire North River Pa.s.s rapidly.
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Inside his manor, Meng Chuan was practicing the Heart Saber Stance. Liu Qiyue had gone to the archery range. As a sharpshooter at the Great Solar realm, there wasn’t enough s.p.a.ce for her to practice her archery in the manor.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drumbeats jolted Meng Chuan to attention. The beating of the drums signaled an incoming battle. He had waited for too long. He had been looking forward to engaging in combat ever since he was on Archean Mountain.
It’s finally here! Meng Chuan’s eyes fiercely flashed as he transformed into a bolt of lightning. In a flash, he arrived at the outer city wall near the mansion. He then charged toward the inner city pa.s.s.
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They are here again? Zhang Yunhu—who was cultivating his spear art—suddenly stopped. With a wave of his hand, he carried a large bundle of short spears and rushed towards the city wall.
“Brother-in-law!” Yang Xingwu also carried many short spears and rushed towards the city wall.
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s.h.i.+ Xiu—who had been sleeping in Gentle Hamlet—suddenly opened his eyes when he heard the drum. He rushed out of the building, his robes and boots on the bed disappearing. The woman wearing a red dudou on the bed was still in a daze. Although she was dazed, she became wide awake when she heard the beating drums—even when she was a renowned courtesan at a brothel.
The demons are attacking North River Pa.s.s? She got out of bed, put on her robe, walked to the balcony, and looked in the direction of the inner-city walls.
The soldiers were quickly mobilized. G.o.dfiends charged towards the city pa.s.s.
We have to win. We have to win. The renowned courtesan clasped her hands together and silently prayed.
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It’s beginning. Countless people on the streets looked in the direction of the inner-city walls. The inner city would become a b.l.o.o.d.y battlefield. G.o.dfiends and mortal soldiers would be strong blockades against the demons.
We must win. People prayed. Although they would encounter demon attacks two to three times a year, the ordinary residents of North River Pa.s.s would feel nervous every single time. They knew that if they failed to hold North River Pa.s.s, a major disaster would ensue.
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Lightning flashed and landed on the city wall. It was Meng Chuan.
Meng Chuan was the first to arrive at the inner-city walls. He was dressed in a dark-cyan robe. Demon Slayer hung by his waist as he stared at the World Entrance. Thirty-five demon monarchs were struggling to pa.s.s through the World Entrance.
Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+
The other G.o.dfiends arrived one after another.
Zhang Yunhu, Liu Qiyue, Mu Qing, Yu Chiyan, Yang Xingwu, s.h.i.+ Xiu, and Fan Cheng arrived beside Meng Chuan.
“The World Entrance’s pa.s.sageway is hundreds of feet long. When pa.s.sing it, they will be obstructed by the void,” said Zhang Yunhu. “This World Entrance is very large, allowing a third-Firmament demon monarch to pa.s.s through within seconds. However, if 35 third-Firmament demon monarchs were to enter at the same time, they would take much longer to pa.s.s through the pa.s.sageway. It will take them a minute to traverse it.”
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue nodded. They were rookies, but they knew this. The stronger one was, the greater the difficulty of pa.s.sing through the World Entrance.
“If one or two of them barged in, we could kill them easily. However, it would be a tough battle if all 35 third Firmament demon monarchs enter together,” said Zhang Yunhu. “Take action according to our plans.”
“Let’s go.”
“Kill the demon monarchs.”
They jumped down from the walls immediately. Meng Chuan looked at Liu Qiyue and nodded before jumping down with Zhang Yunhu, s.h.i.+ Xiu, and company.
Only Liu Qiyue and Fan Cheng were left behind on the city walls. Two G.o.dfiend archers rushed over to them.
“Senior Sister Liu, Senior Brother Fan.” The two G.o.dfiend sharpshooters were humble. They were Archean Mountain disciples and Indestructible G.o.dfiends! However, their arrows could threaten third Firmament demon monarchs.
“I will protect you well.” Fan Cheng held a large s.h.i.+eld in one hand and a hammer in the other.
Boom!
The large s.h.i.+eld landed on the city wall’s ground as Fan Cheng released his Quintessential Essence in all directions. He formed a thousand-foot-wide four-element domain of earth, fire, wind, and water around him.
Fan Cheng had a perfected high-grade G.o.dfiend Body—the Four Symbols Divine Body. He was born with tremendous strength and had a robust G.o.dfiend foundation. He was skilled with the s.h.i.+eld and hammer. He could fend off ten ordinary third Firmament demon monarchs alone. With the Four Symbols domain, he was best at protecting others. He was responsible for protecting the G.o.dfiend sharpshooters. Of course, Liu Qiyue was extremely powerful herself.