The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 186

Chapter 186 Fierce War

As this shrill voice rang out, the hearts of all the martial artists on the city wall trembled in fear. They all stared into the distance in the darkness with their eyes wide open.

The sky was very dim and hazy, but it was not a problem for martial artists. They could barely see it clearly.

The burly man in white armor hurriedly rushed to the edge of the city wall and saw countless enemies quietly rushing over from the darkness. His expression couldn’t help but change as he raised his head and roared, “Attack! Archers, get ready!”

Countless torches lit up, illuminating the night like day, and the darkness in the distance could be clearly seen.

Everyone pulled out their weapons, put up their bows and arrows, and stood there quietly, waiting for the commander to lead them.

A resplendent firework rose into the sky and exploded in the night sky, waking up the entire city.

Along with the explosion of this signal, the people of Jiangyuan City, like a huge war machine, began to circulate rapidly. People came and went, cooperating with each other, transporting all kinds of war materials to the city walls.

The atmosphere was tense as if it was going to freeze. A great battle had finally arrived!

Under the illumination of countless torches, one could see that the enemies who had come to sneak attack were all wearing black armor. They seemed to have merged into the darkness and secretly surged over. They were completely inconspicuous.

It was densely packed and countless in number. The whole scene looked like a black torrent.

The enemy had chosen this point in time to launch their attack, obviously with the intention of sneak attacking, seizing an advantageous position when they were caught off guard.

Fortunately, the guards of Jiangyuan City were very vigilant and did not let down their guard, so they were able to discover the enemy in time.

Even so, when the people of Jiangyuan City saw them, the enemies had already rushed 500 meters away from the city wall. Within a short distance, he couldn’t even make any effective preparations.

“Kill!”

Since they had already been discovered, the enemy martial artists wearing black armor no longer hid their bodies. They roared loudly one after another as their speed increased dramatically and charged towards Jiangyuan City aggressively.

Hu! Hu! Hu!

Each of them was as agile as a leopard, and their speed was astonishingly fast. One step was twenty to thirty feet, and they charged towards Jiangyuan City like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, he had crossed a distance of several hundred meters and arrived at the bottom of the city wall.

“Many enemies, and all of them are experts!” Commander Zhang’s expression changed.

From the running speed of the enemy warriors below, it could be seen that the strength of these warriors were extraordinary. All of them were elite warriors, and they were superior to the warriors of Jiangyuan City.

However, Commander Zhang had experienced hundreds of battles. He was only surprised for a moment before regaining his senses. Then, he shouted at the crowd on the city wall, “Shoot! Shoot fiercely!”

On the city wall, many martial artists stood side by side, raising their strong bows and shooting towards the enemy warriors below.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Arrows poured out like a canopy, covering all the martial practitioners of the enemy like locusts, leaving no room for escape!

The power of these bows and arrows was indeed not weak. A martial artist’s strength was enormous. The bows they used were all enormous bows, and their power was extremely powerful. Furthermore, they shot out armor-piercing arrows that could pierce through armor and martial artist’s true energy. If one’s cultivation wasn’t high enough, it would probably be very difficult to resist them.

Puchi! Hiss!

All sorts of voices rang out, and miserable screams could be heard continuously. Blood splashed everywhere, and one enemy martial artist after another in black armor fell down.

However, the enemy martial artists in front of them were all elites among the elites. They weren’t weak. Furthermore, they were all wearing high-quality armor. Their defenses were extremely high. After being attacked by a wave of bows and arrows, some of the martial artists fell down. The remaining enemies all raised their defenses and basically didn’t receive any damage.

After forcefully withstanding this wave of bows and arrows and losing a small portion of their manpower, the remaining enemies all rushed over bravely, screaming and quickly approaching the city wall.

The walls of Jiangyuan City were tens of feet tall, and it was impossible for a martial artist to jump over such a high distance. But it didn’t stop them from climbing.

The enemy martial artists were extremely fast. In a few breaths of time, they had already rushed to the foot of the city wall. He stomped on the ground and jumped several zhang high. He jumped onto the city wall. He didn’t know what kind of auxiliary items were on his hands and feet, but they actually stuck to the wall and began to climb up.

“Prepare the boiling water and hot oil, pour it for me!” Commander Zhang roared with a ferocious expression.

BOOM!

The large iron pots that were boiling hot suddenly tumbled down. The boiling hot water and hot oil ruthlessly fell down, covering the enemy below.

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

The enemy martial practitioners who were struggling to climb up were struck by such a fierce blow, and immediately screamed miserably. Many of them were burned, as if they were in purgatory in the mortal world. Of course, they had the protection of zhenqi, so they wouldn’t die so easily.

“Fire!” Commander Zhang roared again.

Countless torches were thrown down from the top of the city wall, igniting the hot oil on the enemy’s body. Instantly, a monstrous fire burned beneath the city wall, spreading in all directions, turning into a sea of flames.

The flames surged into the sky, as if they were going to burn the earth and melt the city walls. The terrifying heat roasted many enemies. No matter how powerful a martial artist’s zhenqi was, it was impossible for them to withstand such an attack.

One Fire Man after another fell down one after another. Even if they didn’t fall to their deaths, they would still be burned alive.

But there were still more enemies behind them, densely packed, rushing forward one after another, climbing up, countless numbers, flowing like a flood.

Especially when the enemy’s offensive was so swift and fierce. If they were not careful, they might be able to climb to the city wall. They would not be able to be distracted for a moment.

The fierce battle lasted for a long time. It continued into the middle of the night. The enemy suffered heavy casualties. Hundreds of elite martial artists had died, and countless people had been injured. They were still unable to take down the walls of Jiangyuan City.

On the other hand, the situation in Jiangyuan City was not good either. After the enemy continued to attack, they would always seize the opportunity to charge onto the city wall, causing huge damage.

There were casualties on both sides. Overall, the number of enemy martial artists who died was a little higher. As for the martial practitioners of Jiangyuan City, because of the protection of the city walls, they were in a high position, so the situation seemed to be much better.

However, there weren’t many martial artists in Jiangyuan City, and one less died. Although the number of casualties was relatively small, it might not be much better.

In the distant darkness, three Xiantian experts stood side by side, watching the battle in Jiangyuan City from afar.

“I’m afraid it’s very difficult to break down the city wall. This sneak attack seems to have failed.” One of them sighed.

“These martial artists are only vanguard forces. They are mainly for sneak attacks and probing. It’s not surprising that they won’t be able to attack.” Another person said.

“If we really want to take down Jiangyuan City, we can only wait for the arrival of the large army tomorrow. At that time, we can gather all our strength and crush this small city with the might of Mount Tai.” The third person said with killing intent on his face.

“Since that’s the case, should we attack now?”

“Let’s test it out. I heard that Jiang Yuan City’s major cultivation has broken through to the Xiantian 4th layer. I’d like to see if this news is true or false.”

“Alright, let’s attack together!”

“Kill!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the three Xiantian experts launched a fierce attack on Jiangyuan City at the same time.

Three enormous True Essence palms appeared in the sky, protruding out of the darkness. Their power was terrifying as they charged towards the city walls of Jiangyuan City.

“Boom!”

The entire city wall shook. Three terrifying palms were printed on the wall, and three large palms were clearly visible on it.

All of the martial artists on the city wall were unable to stand steadily and almost fell to the ground with horrified expressions on their faces.

Fortunately, the city wall was strong enough to not collapse under the attacks of the three great Xiantian experts.

“A Xiantian expert!” Commander Zhang’s expression changed drastically. The guards on the city walls all revealed expressions of fear.

On the other hand, the enemy’s spirits rose, and their morale instantly increased.

In the darkness, three figures shot out and turned into three streaks of light. They rushed towards Jiang Yuan City and arrived at the foot of the city wall in the blink of an eye.

“Damn it, we can’t defend against Xiantian experts. Quickly go and invite the City Lord over!” Commander Zhang hurriedly shouted.

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a loud shout in the city, “How dare you!”

This was City Lord Su’s voice. Ever since the start of the war, he had been hiding at one side, waiting for the enemy’s Xiantian experts to appear.

In the sky, a gigantic sword that was condensed like substance appeared and slashed towards the three great Xiantian experts.