Chapter 497: Digging and Siege (Part 1)
The demons of the Southern Sect began to act, and when the other four sects saw this, they began to act according to the plan.
More than 20,000 demons looked dense, all of them staring red eyes and rushed towards the city wall. The moat outside the city was nothing to these level five demons, and they directly crossed the moat.
The siege crossbow that was originally being fired, unless it just hits the demon's head, it will not allow the demon to stop moving forward even if it shoots through the demon's body or cuts off its limbs.
The officers and soldiers on the city tower had only launched one or two rounds of siege crossbows, and the demon had already stuck under the city wall.
The officers and soldiers on the Qingyue City Tower couldn't help but tremble when they saw these dense groups of demons under the city, because the appearance of these demons was so terrifying.
Think about it, tens of thousands of faces are charred, their eyes are red, their black and yellow teeth are opened, and they are screaming inhumanely, and they look at you with a stare. It would be strange if they are not afraid of being weak.
However, the demons siege look terrifying, but when these demons surround the city and use their nails comparable to those of the magical weapons and swords to dig the city wall, it looks so funny.
The officers and soldiers on the city tower saw the demon stretching out his claws to do useless work towards the city wall built by the rocks. After a moment of silence, they immediately became relaxed, and even laughed because of the demon's poor siege methods.
No wonder these officers and soldiers were so angry that they laughed, because no matter how hard the devil's nails were, they were nothing but nail-sized things. It would be a dream to dig out the city walls built with such a small thing.
If this is the way of siege of the demon, even if 100,000 demons siege the city, the people in the city will not have any worries.
The city tower officers and soldiers who were in a relaxed mood laughed, grabbed the oil tank and aimed at the demons who were poaching the wall with their claws and smashed them down hard.
After the demons that could be hit below were rewarded with an oil tank by the city tower officers and soldiers, countless lit torches were immediately thrown down, and a huge fire burst out from under the city wall, and the flames forced the city tower officers and soldiers downstairs.
The demon under the city tower struggled in the sea of fire, and the commander hiding in the dark was shocked, because the level five demon said that he was not afraid of fire, but it was just a flame of ordinary temperature. If the flame temperature was too high, it would still turn into black charcoal.
When they saw the fire, the special commander of the Southern Sect immediately ordered the demons to retreat, but they were afraid of the fire.
As soon as the demon retreated, the city tower immediately cheered. Everyone felt that the demon was just like this, and their morale was naturally greatly boosted.
However, the officers counted the number of demons burned under the city wall, but their hearts became heavy.
There were at least tens of thousands of demons lit under the city just now, but there are only thirty or forty cokes left under the city now, which shows that these scorched demons are really resistant to burning!
The demon commander obviously also found that the flame just now looked extremely scary, but after counting the number, he realized that it was just a bluff.
But they did not launch an attack immediately, because judging from the demon's siege just now, the demon's nails had no effect on the city wall built by stones. If they didn't want other methods of siege, they would not be able to break through the Lei family's city even if they were not afraid of fire.
As soon as the commander discussed, he let the demon do something that stunned the officers and soldiers on the city tower.
I saw the demons start digging mud outside the city, and then they just hold the mud and pile it down the city tower. It is easy for the demons to dig mud with their sharp claws, but how much soil is there?
The soil held by more than 20,000 demons did pile up into a small hill, but this crowded approach has already made the city tower lit up with lights and laughing at the night view.
A daytime siege battle was like a farce. This result made the demon commander so embarrassed that he wanted to get into the ground, but it also made the demon commander come up with a solution.
I can't break through or pile up the ladder, but I can dig holes!
We dig holes around the city wall in an all-round way, and even move soil is avoided because the demons are not afraid of being buried by the soil. When they are dug into the city, let’s see how your Lei family still laughs!
The more I thought about this, the more these demon commanders felt that this was the best way for the demons to attack the city. So with a command, there was no demon who was tired and did not need any supplies, and immediately began to dig holes around the city.
At first, when I saw the demon siege the city overnight, the people on the city tower immediately threw stones, rolled wood, and threw oil tanks, and then began to press down the city crossbow and volley.
It's really ridiculous to say that normal weapons, such as machetes, bows, arrows, shields, and other city defense equipment, have lost their effect in the face of the demons who are sieging the city in close proximity. They can only use powerful city crossbows and throwing equipment such as stones to defend. This feeling of frustration is really uncomfortable.
The officers and soldiers on the city tower saw the demon bent over and didn't know what they were busy with. Although it was strange, they didn't think much about it. They just threw the materials to defend the city. Then they waited until there were enough oil tanks below and threw the torch down and ignited the fire again. Of course, the flames rose again.
"Huh? Why didn't the devil retreat this time?"
The soldiers pressing the siege crossbow squinted their eyes and looked out of the city. After entering the night, fireballs were thrown out from time to time to let the officers and soldiers see the devil's actions clearly.
Now the fire is burning below, and the light is shining, allowing the people on the city tower to see more clearly and farther away. However, the demons who should have retreated have not appeared. Could it be that they are equipped to continue to attack the city in the flames?
When the soldier thought of this, he immediately shouted: "Be careful! The demons may take advantage of the fire to attack the city!" After hearing this, the troops that were originally smoked by flames felt that it was very likely that they would immediately run up to the city tower with the heat.
However, everyone waited until the flames began to slowly extinguish, and did not wait until the demons attacked the city. When they looked down at the city, everyone was stunned for a moment.
Because the more than 20,000 demons under the city disappeared without a trace! Could it be that the demon was burned by such a fire? The soldiers who didn't like to think deeply immediately showed joy on their faces.
However, the officers looked serious. Not to mention that this fire could not burn the demon. Even if it was burned, there should be more than 20,000 charred corpses underground, but there were no other charred corpses under the city except for the dozens of corpses last time.
“What are those mounds?”
This sound made everyone look at the small mounds of soil all over the city. Seeing this mound that was a little charred and a little messy, everyone was surprised because it was too conspicuous and easily overlooked. Because these mounds were a bit like an ant nest, you could tell at a glance that the soil was turned out from the ground!
"The devil is digging a hole!"
All those who guessed the result shouted wildly, and tens of thousands of demons digging holes from the underground attack. A feeling of powerlessness surged in the officers' hearts, because they really had no way to deal with the demons' underground attack.
Could it be that people like me who were watching the demon dig into the city in this way and then massacre them?!
An officer gritted his teeth and picked up a can of turmeric oil and shouted, "Open the city gate for me!" Then he turned around and rushed down the city tower.
The officer's actions made the officers and soldiers understand what he was going to do, and they were shocked by the courage of the warrior.
You should know that there are 20,000 demons outside the city. Although they are now in the hole, as long as one of them appears, he will definitely die.
Of course, the officers and soldiers were also shocked by the warrior's cleverness. How did he think of pouring tinder into the cave to burn the demons?
This is definitely a wonderful way. These demons can dodge as much as flat ground as they do. A fire will definitely leave the demons in the cave nowhere to escape!
There were definitely many people in the Lei family who dared to risk their lives. Suddenly, the oil tanks on the city tower were almost wiped out. Countless officers and soldiers holding the oil tanks rushed out of the city gate, and then found a hole to pour the turbulent oil in.
The demon commanders hiding in the dark outside the city are praising each other for being smart enough that they have even invented such a siege that is definitely the most suitable for the demons.
When they were fantasizing about what kind of reward they would receive when they brought such inventions back to the sect, they found that the Qingyue City Gate suddenly opened!
This discovery made all the demon commanders stupid. If the Lei family opened the city gate, wouldn’t it be a big joke to order the demons to dig holes?
When the demon commander was hesitating whether to summon the demon, countless soldiers from the Lei family rushed out of the gate of Qingyue City, and then they saw these soldiers pouring a can of things into the hole dug out by the demon.
Seeing the familiar thing, the people from the Nanzong were the first to jump up and yelled: "They are trying to fill the mouse cave with oil! Hurry up! Call the demons out!"
"Wait, each sect only let half of the demons come out, and the other demons continue to dig holes! I want to see when they can resist!"
Suddenly, a demon commander refuted the proposal of Nanzong, but this proposal was approved by everyone, including Nanzong.
But if that's what it means, the order is also issued, but they forgot whether the demons who are drilling in the way can withdraw so easily.
The result is that when all the gains are ignited, no demon withdraws.
This result made the demon commander so anxious that his head was about to explode. Now he could only pray that his demons had strong fire resistance, or that the turmeric oil of the Lei family was not hot enough, otherwise it would be very likely that the entire army would be wiped out.
However, these demon commanders, I don’t know if they were willing to do so or think that this method is the most appropriate. They all changed the orders and asked all demons to dig the caves with all their might, and ordered that the massacre be launched immediately as soon as they appeared in Qingyue City!
After a long time, the firelight of the cave that had been burning for most of the day by Lei's soldier constantly added tincture oil, finally slowly extinguished under the fear of the demon commander.
After a slight sense, the demon commander immediately burst into confidence and began to wait for the screams in the city to come out easily.
The Lei family soldier who had returned to the city and blocked the city gate again was very angry and spit out at the burned mound. If it weren't for the use of all the turmeric oil in stock, the fire would have to continue burning.
After losing the weapon of tinder oil, Qingyue City, who had left enough elite troops, most of them moved to the small dock through secret passages.
Now these elite troops that were dying were waiting quietly for the demons to emerge from the ground in the city.
However, whether it is the Lei family officers and soldiers or the demon commanders, they are waiting, but they can't wait for any abnormality to appear.
If the demon commander hadn't been sure that the demon was still digging, they would have doubted whether the demons under their command had burned out.
Of course, the Lei family officers and soldiers tried their best to think about it.
Could it be that these demons were burned to death by themselves? It should be impossible? If the demons could solve them so easily, then the entire territory's population would not have to hide at the beach.
But if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. So much turmeric oil you poured almost penetrated out of the ground from the hole. If you burn such a severe burn, even the steel will melt, let alone demons or something.
If the demon is really burned, then everything will be fine, but what if the demon is not burned to death at all?
No one dared to make a promise, so he had to continue waiting. Anyway, there was a lot of food in the city, so it would be fine if he stayed in the city for a year or two.
However, not everyone had this patience. A rude officer climbed down from the city without saying a word with more than a hundred men carrying weapons and a few shovels.
When they saw this Lei family soldier with a shovel, they knew what they wanted to do, so all their eyes, including the demon commander, focused nervously on these hundreds of people.
The officer shouted a few words, and more than a hundred soldiers pulled out their weapons and nervously surrounded several officers holding shovels. The officers spitted their palms and dug a hole in the ground.
The hole was dug deeper and deeper, and more and more soil was transported out. Just as everyone was waiting quietly, they suddenly saw the crowd in this place panic, and then they heard screams and shouts of killing. More than a hundred soldiers held their weapons and squeezed into the encirclement.
Seeing that the Lei family soldiers on the city tower rushed to this section of the city, they were excitedly pointing at the crowd, and the demon commander breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the demon from home has no problem and is still obeying the order and digging holes.
This result made them feel at ease, but they couldn't help but wonder, the speed of this demon digging hole was too slow, right?
But no one has ever tried how long it takes for these level five demons to dig one meter, so they dare not confirm when these demons can dig into the city.
The demon commander didn't care about this issue. Anyway, the demons were not afraid of being tired and had to eat, drink, and defecate, and there was no problem even if they dug it for a year.
Chapter completed!