latelenovela Chapter 669 The First Demon Siege
Chapter 669 The First Demon Siege
Within three days, Ironblood City recruited more than 50,000 impoverished people.
As the saying goes, wealth is found in danger.
They receive the same treatment as the city guards. If they perform well, they can be incorporated into the city guards later. Moreover, they don't have to leave the city to fight demons in close combat; they can just shoot arrows from the city walls.
If you survive this innate tribulation, you'll have a house and wealth.
These poor people had no money to go to the big cities of Taixu, so they could only stay in Ironblood City.
If Ironblood City falls, they are doomed.
It would be better to join the city defense army.
When the demons pressed in, it was still these poor people who were willing to live and die with Ironblood City.
The Storm Hunters and the Tyrannosaurus Hunters sent many people to train these civilians.
They were primarily trained to use bows and arrows.
During training, some people with great strength and accurate shooting skills quickly stood out and became captains of ten-person or hundred-person teams.
Some of the strongest were responsible for operating the crossbows on the city walls.
Thanks to the powerful manufacturing capabilities of the Divine Land Demon God Temple and the Martial God Temple, there are more bows and arrows than can be used up.
Even now, people in China are still rushing to produce silver-plated arrows.
They also manufactured quite a few thunderbolts containing silver projectiles.
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This morning, black fog rolled in outside Ironblood City.
Within the black mist, the demon's figure appeared and disappeared intermittently.
The soldiers guarding Ironblood City immediately reported the situation to the city lord's mansion.
Lin Feng, Zhang Xiaoyu, Mr. Hong, Amide and the others all walked up to the city lord's mansion and looked at the black mist in the distance.
Low-level and mid-level demons are already gathering at the edge of the black mist.
Zhang Xiaoyu touched her four-meter-long sword and said, "How about we take the initiative?"
Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "The demons have just started their siege, so their strength is definitely at its lowest."
Let's take this opportunity to give our subordinates some experience.
A thousand training sessions are not as effective as one battle with a demon.
This is a great opportunity to train our troops; let's treat it as a live-fire exercise.
Tell everyone to go up to the city wall.
Everyone immediately went to make arrangements.
The entire Ironblood City was mobilized.
Tens of thousands of soldiers carried bows and arrows up the city wall, and bundles of silver-plated arrows were transported to the city wall.
The warriors of the two demon-hunting groups kept reassuring the new recruits, telling them not to be afraid and to obey orders.
More and more demons are gathering at the edge of the black mist; there must be at least several thousand in sight.
After the demon army amassed tens of thousands, it charged toward Ironblood City.
Lin Feng remained completely calm; he easily dealt with this demon.
However, he will not intervene unless these people can no longer hold out.
This battle is meant to instill in all warriors a renewed fear of demons and instill in them an unwavering confidence in victory.
We need to let everyone in Ironblood City know that they can easily defeat the demons.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The demons trampled the earth, and the tremors could be felt even by standing on the city walls.
There were also dozens of flying demons in the sky.
Many of the newly recruited residents had trembling hands.
Officers at all levels continuously reassured their subordinates.
"Stay calm, wait a little longer."
When the demon was five or six hundred meters away from Ironblood City, Lu Cangsong shouted, "Draw the bow and release the arrow!"
Everyone on the city wall, following their respective squad leaders and centurions, raised their bows, drew their strings, and fired arrows at the demon.
With a whoosh, tens of thousands of arrows shot out in parabolic arcs.
Arrows streaked through the air like brilliant silver streaks, crashing into the demon army like shooting stars.
The arrow fell with tremendous force, actually penetrating the body of a mid-level demon.
With a series of whooshing sounds, demonic energy surged within the demon army, and at least several hundred demons dissipated as demonic energy.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers on the city wall were greatly encouraged.
As wave after wave of arrows rained down, the demon was reduced to half its original size when it reached within two hundred meters of Ironblood City.
At this moment, Lu Cangsong shouted again, "Crossbowmen, begin firing!"
Many people are equipped with repeating crossbows that can fire several bolts at once, but these crossbows have a relatively short range, and can only be fired when the demon is close enough.
The crossbows on the city walls are specifically designed to deal with mid-level demons.
The crossbow fires arrows thicker than an arm, capable of piercing the body of a mid-level demon.
Crossbow bolts joined in, and the rain of arrows became increasingly dense.
Many demons were shot down directly, and the demons' charge slowed down significantly.
When the demon got within a hundred meters of the city wall.
Lu Cangsong shouted, "Thunderclap!"
The mixed-race warrior threw a barrage of thunderbolts downwards.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Thunderclaps exploded, sending silver marbles flying everywhere, causing sparks to fly from the demon's body.
A deafening thunderbolt struck the head of an armored troll, blasting its head off and reducing its health by more than half.
Some low-level demons were even blown away.
The demon army was stopped a hundred meters from Ironblood City and could not advance any further.
The soldiers on the city wall worked in groups of ten, firing arrows downwards in rounds.
Seeing the demon fall to their arrows, the warriors drew their bows with extraordinary force.
Another fifteen minutes passed, and the demon army was completely annihilated.
All that remained beneath the city walls were arrows and silver marbles.
Lin Feng finally found the feeling of being a city lord. His subordinates fought against the demons, while he simply watched from the sidelines.
Whoosh whoosh.
Even though all the demons are dead, some people are still shooting arrows downwards out of inertia.
The captains of the ten-man team stopped their men.
After a moment of silence on the city wall, a deafening shout suddenly erupted.
"we won!"
"We have annihilated the demon army."
"Ironblood City has been defended."
"Even demons are nothing more than this."
The soldiers on the city wall cheered, and many embraced and wept.
Some of the recruited civilians joined the defense of the city with the determination to die.
Unexpectedly, Ironblood City wiped out a large group of demons without losing a single soldier.
Lin Feng loudly announced, "For today's first victory, the defending warriors will be rewarded with ten magic crystals, and for each general who is one level higher, an additional ten magic crystals will be awarded."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers cheered again.
Not losing my life and getting a reward—nothing could be more gratifying.
Ten magic crystals are quite a lot for an ordinary warrior.
Next, Lu Cangsong organized people to clean up the battlefield.
Anyone with eyes can see that the reason this victory came so easily is entirely due to the superior weaponry of Ironblood City.
No other city could produce so many silver-plated arrows, let alone thunderbolts.
The silver arrows on the ground can be repaired and reused.
The silver marbles can be collected and reused.
These are all made of silver, and are quite valuable; they must be carefully recycled.
Zhang Xiaoyu sent people to set up large triangular nails outside the city.
When this type of triangular nail is thrown on the ground, one of its pointed ends will always face upwards.
The shortest triangular nail is half a foot long, and they are all silver-plated.
Once this stuff is scattered, the demon army will suffer heavy losses on its way to victory.
There were also some silver-plated sharp knives that looked like triangular nails lying on the ground.
If a demon runs across the sharp blade, it will be disemboweled.
Silver-plated steel wire barriers were also placed on the ground.
When a demon hits a steel wire, it will dig into its flesh, causing massive damage.
Once these things are set up, a demon army of this size that attacks the city again will suffer heavy losses on the way.
Ironblood City won easily, but Star Abyss City, which is closest to Ironblood City, is in a bad situation. They have already begun to consider sacrificing their innate martial artists.