EFB Chapter 2826 The Enemy's Stalking
Chapter 2826 The Enemy's Stalking
Chapter 2826 The Enemy's Stalking
Just then, He Lingchuan suddenly sensed something, glanced at the south gate of the city, and then flung his cloak forward, using it as a cape to cover his entire body. In the past, when leading troops into battle, this action was perfectly normal; cloaks were originally used for warmth.
But the fact that he's doing it now is unusual.
Moreover, he deliberately took two steps back, completely hiding himself in the shadow of the city wall.
Just two breaths later, more than a dozen bird demons swept across the city wall, circling like vultures over the South City Square.
That was… Immortal Mingke looked up, his expression changing.
These bird demons were mostly mutilated, some even with a large hole in their abdomen, yet they still flew into the sky as if they were oblivious to pain.
Commander Yang Sheng, who had been steadfastly holding his post, also peered down from the city wall and urgently reported:
"The remains of our army's monstrous creatures have been manipulated by the enemy to spy on the city!"
Previously, the plains defenders fought valiantly to resist the invasion of the Heavenly Demons, and many bird demons perished in the battle. Now, the Heavenly Demons have released their remains to cast spells, manipulating them to fly back into the sky and into the barrier of Panlong City.
Ling Jinbao immediately said, "This is bad, Jia Loutian is suspicious!"
The south gate of Panlong City, which had almost been breached, suddenly saw its offensive and defensive capabilities significantly enhanced. It would be strange if Jia Loutian didn't suspect anything, so he decided to investigate.
The enemy's flying abilities are useless here. Even bird demons will be blocked by the barrier of Panlong City and will not be able to fly into the sky to spy on the city.
What to do? Among the demons, there were those skilled in controlling corpses, so they "awakened" the remains of the plains bird demons and sent them into the sky.
The barrier and guardian beasts of Panlong City do not block their own people; Tianmo had already verified this before.
That's why these plains bird demons were able to fly into the barrier and scout the ground situation in the southern city.
Everyone was startled and looked at He Lingchuan, who waved his hand and said, "It's alright, they can't see me."
As the master of the secret realm, he possessed a method of invisibility, provided he made prior arrangements. The bird demons circling above the city gate could only see Immortal Ming Ke and He Yue, along with their leaders, discussing matters behind the gate, but they could not see He Lingchuan himself.
In fact, apart from these few key members in front of him, no one else in the secret realm could see him.
Ling Jinbao said bitterly, "These demons truly deserve to die!"
The demonic possession of corpses was tantamount to desecrating the remains of their fallen comrades. Everyone remembered this deep-seated hatred.
The Earth Mother then asked He Lingchuan, "Now that you've come, do you want to plug this defensive loophole?"
Before He Lingchuan could answer, He Yue interjected, "That's not advisable, otherwise the Heavenly Demon will know that our brother has arrived. We've finally gained a little advantage."
“That makes sense.” He Lingchuan reached out and gently stroked the city wall. Wasn’t this loophole itself a trap set by the Heavenly Demon? Even if it required the Panlong Secret Realm to expend more energy to defend against the attack, he couldn’t plug it immediately.
To onlookers, he stood in the shadows, seemingly one with the silent, solid city wall.
Without He Lingchuan's order, the soldiers operating the weapons on the city gate turned their weapons and opened fire on the bird demons in mid-air. They had already survived a wave of zombie attacks, and the enemy had also used the remains of their comrades to attack the city walls, so they had long since overcome the psychological pain, leaving only numbness and hatred.
Outside the city, Jialoutian also received a report:
There was nothing unusual on the city gate tower or in the South Gate Square. The leaders were gathered together discussing matters, and Jiu You was nowhere to be seen.
Hmm, so Jiuyou hasn't been lured over yet, is that right?
At this time, the Demon-Devouring Vines on the Panlong City wall had already descended to the ground, and the battle line was advancing towards the Heavenly Demon.
Their mission is not to eliminate the enemy, but to ensure that the enemy stays away from the city walls.
The burrow, which had been continuously releasing black moths, then released a new type of insect: giant woodlice.
This type of insect can also be seen in the human world; it's commonly known as a pill bug and can curl its entire body into a small ball, using its hard exoskeleton to defend itself against enemies. However, the giant rat bugs released by the Heavenly Demon Kingdom are tens of thousands of times larger than their smaller counterparts in the human world!
When they curled up, they formed a giant, armored sphere, with a diameter of up to three zhang (approximately 10 meters). The burrow was located on a hillside, and these giant ratwolves gained acceleration as soon as they emerged, their momentum as they charged towards the Panlong City wall was truly earth-shattering, crushing countless demon-devouring vines along the way.
Boom boom boom, the sound of them smashing against the wall was like an earthquake.
Although there must be supernatural powers and arrows at the city gate, these giant ratwolves' outer armor can block a lot of damage, and they also have a special skill: shrinking.
They can transform from giant spheres into insects the size of an index finger, with a pair of wing membranes under their ribs. After crashing into the city gate, they spread their wings and fly back, then start from the hillside and crash into the city gate again.
This convenient recycling and reuse chain put Panlong City Wall to a severe test, and the Demon-Devouring Vines that had been painstakingly spread across the battlefield were crushed to pieces.
Each defense consumes the energy of the secret realm itself.
Furthermore, the giant ratwolves all had the triangular mark of Jialoutian flashing on their bodies, and each impact was adding energy to the Order Godhead—this energy addition was much faster than any other method.
However, after the giant ratwoman rammed into the ground three or four times, the ground in front of Panlong City suddenly softened and turned into a muddy swamp. Even humans would be submerged up to their heads in just a couple of seconds, and the giant ratwoman couldn't even roll around; she would sink into the mud as soon as she entered.
If it can't roll, it won't have any impact.
This approach is gentle and effortless.
Jialoutian had been pressing his knuckles, the divine spark floating beside him shimmering. But after much deliberation, he lowered his hand, and the divine spark of order vanished.
It's not the right time yet, let's wait a bit longer.
Inside Panlong City, Bao Chihai was whispering with his Night Patrol henchmen when he approached He Lingchuan and handed him a transparent bag.
"Your Majesty, these are relics of the Goddess of Illusion Music collected by the Night Wanderers from the Dragon-Trapping Cave."
Upon seeing the transparent bag, He Lingchuan was reminded of one of his favorite desserts—crystal dumplings, which also had a soft, translucent outer skin. But this bag, of course, couldn't be eaten raw, because it was made of a sheath.
This was made by the merfolk of the deep sea; it is incredibly light and weightless. Its greatest characteristic is its ability to capture intangible or ethereal objects. The night-wandering spirits of the plains use it to catch ghosts.
The bag is now bulging, but it's mostly filled with tiny specks of light, like fireflies, moving back and forth inside.
The only one that was formed was a translucent gem the size of a pigeon's egg.
Hmm, why does this look so familiar?
By the way, they were all purple, shimmering in the bag and emitting dreamy light in varying shades.
"What is this?" He Lingchuan held the sheath up to the light and found that the purple gem was also translucent, just like the gem he had seen in the red sea of the Great Square Pot. It was also a relic of the Goddess of Illusionary Music, but it had been taken away by Chaos, who forbade him from touching it.