Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 343: Monsters Approaching the City
At night, the lights on the city wall were bright. Wuzhan, Bixia, Youji and others climbed up the city wall together. They saw that the soldiers defending the city were already wearing armor and ready on the city wall. However, after counting the number of people, they found that there were only more than 300 people including the prisoners, and most of them were old. Although they stood on the city wall, they were obviously absent-minded and too nervous to control themselves.

Seeing the soldiers' low morale, You Ji shouted loudly: "Listen, soldiers, don't be afraid. The man next to me is our savior, Mr. Li, who was famous for driving the Huns north and pacifying southern Xinjiang. As long as we don't panic tonight and follow his command, we will definitely win this battle."

The news that Wuzhan had cleverly captured Southern Xinjiang had already reached here, and many people had heard about it. They had no doubt that he was able to lead the troops in the battle, especially since some of them were villagers rescued by Wuzhan and Bixia. They had all seen Wuzhan and took the lead in shouting, "Sir, you are so powerful, sir, you are so powerful..." The shouts soon became louder, and the morale was indeed boosted a lot.

Wuzhan raised his hand to signal him to stop. He didn't want to speak, but he had to speak at this time. After silence, he said, "You all overestimate me. I never think that I am powerful, but I also never think that my enemies are powerful."

After hearing this, everyone laughed. Wuzhan continued, "Our ancestors did not leave us a strong body, nor wings that can fly, but they left us a brain that can think. With this brain, we built all kinds of mechanisms and became the masters of this land. Unfortunately, those monsters don't know it, but it doesn't matter. They will know it soon. Therefore, it is not us who are afraid tonight, but them. We must make them realize that from now on, they will never dare to set foot on this land again!"

Although Wuzhan's words were unpleasant, they were inspiring. After hearing them, the soldiers perked up and cheered loudly.

Bixia was standing next to Wuzhan, smiling slightly, and said, "Sir, your words really boost morale. Even I am a little eager to give it a try. Sir, do you have to give such a speech before every battle?"

Wuzhan smiled and said, "This is the first time. If I hadn't said a few words just now, wouldn't it seem that I was alienated from these soldiers?"

"Although I don't like to use troops, I also know that a country cannot survive without troops. Sun Tzu once said: 'Warfare is a matter of great importance to a state, a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction. It must be carefully considered.' I believe you must be familiar with the art of war. I wonder what you think of it."

Wuzhan said: "Warfare is about winning the hearts of the people. He who wins the hearts of the people will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Simply put, whoever can feed the people and let them live and work in peace and contentment will have them fight for him. If the people cannot survive, they will take up arms and rebel. As for leading the army to fight, that is the worst strategy."

Bixia said: "War is the way to win the hearts of the people. Sir, this is really a profound theory. But since you know it, why don't you advise the First Emperor?"

Wuzhan said: "It is always difficult for people to give up their obsessions, let alone your majesty who overlooks the world. The higher a person goes, the stronger his obsessions become. Just like in spiritual practice, the higher the realm, the harder it is to give up the obsession. In order to coexist with the world, this is an obsession that is difficult to achieve. To persuade your majesty is like persuading those immortals not to practice."

Bixia asked, "Then sir, will you let him do whatever he wants and let the people suffer?"

Wuzhan did not answer directly, but looked up at the sky and said: "There is an invisible law between heaven and earth, just like the alternation of the sun and the moon, which controls this world. When darkness reaches its extreme, light will come."

Bixia was thinking carefully about what Wuzhan said, but she heard a pleasant laugh behind her, "This monster will soon attack the city, but you are still able to talk and laugh calmly, it seems that you have already made up your mind."

When they turned around, they saw Ye Xiaoxiang in red, who had come behind them without them knowing when.

Wuzhan bowed his hands and thanked him, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Holy Envoy. I am extremely grateful that you came as promised."

Ye Xiaoxiang glanced at Bixia, but did not greet her. He walked to Wuzhan and said, "You don't have to be grateful. Xiaoxiang is just idle and came here to join in the fun. I also want to see how you deal with those monsters. Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable handing over the people I teach to you."

Bixia was unhappy when she saw that Ye Xiaoxiang did not greet her, but she did not mind. After all, it was always a good thing to be able to help at this time.

In fact, Ye Xiaoxiang and Bixia had never interfered with each other, but because of what happened during the day, Ye Xiaoxiang was very dissatisfied. Women's intuition is sometimes very sharp, which allows them to quickly identify who their opponent is.

Although it was caused by the absence of obstacles, he did not have that intuition and asked, "I wonder how many people the Holy Envoy brought tonight?"

Ye Xiaoxiang pointed at the dozen people standing not far behind him and said, "I only brought these people. They are sentinels that my sect has planted here. Their cultivation is relatively low, far inferior to the Taishan disciples."

Wuzhan said: "This is already a great help. Tonight we are just bluffing to make the monsters think that there are many people in the city. Therefore, the more people the better. We just need to grasp the timing of evacuation."

"Sir, you can rest assured. Xiaoxiang has ordered them to be at your disposal."

Bixia looked towards the dark sky and asked, "We haven't seen any movement from the monsters for such a long time. Will they not come tonight?"

Wuzhan said: "Since the wizard said so, they will definitely come. This journey is quite long, so they must be heading here."

Ye Xiaoxiang said: "Although this monster looks ferocious, its intelligence is very low. It is not like us humans who have so many schemes. Yuan Jun is still worrying too much."

Bixia said, "Saint Envoy Ye should not underestimate those monsters. They can speak human language and obey orders. The wizard's intelligence is not inferior to ours."

Ye Xiaoxiang smiled and said, "No matter how intelligent it is, when it meets our master, it is still like a three-year-old child."

Wuzhan said: "If that's the case, we don't need to abandon the city. We must not underestimate the enemy at this critical moment."

Seeing Wuzhan talking to Bixia, Ye Xiaoxiang was angry and said sarcastically, "Whether to underestimate the enemy or not is not your business. I am a weak woman, how can I think so much? It seems that you also have moments of insecurity."

Wuzhan said, "There is only one word difference between self-confidence and arrogance, but there is a world of difference between them. The result of anything is hard to predict before it happens. Only by thinking carefully can we ensure that things develop in the direction we envision." At this time, You Ji came to Wuzhan and said, "Sir, according to your wishes, the caltrops have been deployed and the people have been withdrawn."

Wuzhan said: "Notify Xu Junshou immediately and ask him to lead the people to evacuate."

You Ji asked, "Don't wait for the monster to come before retreating?"

Wuzhe pointed to a small black dot in the sky and said, "The monster is here."

You Ji looked carefully for a long time before he found that the black spot was flying towards this side. He did not dare to delay and said quickly: "I will send someone to notify them right away." After that, he hurriedly arranged for someone to pass the message.

The black spot in the sky gradually spread and formed a black cloud. It was clear that the black cloud was made up of ferocious birds. A sound of "ya ya" was heard. Bixia frowned and said, "Looks like there are at least hundreds of ferocious birds. How come there are so many suddenly?"

Wuzhan said: "We overlooked that they have built more than one teleportation platform. The number of monsters tonight will definitely exceed our expectations."

Hundreds of huge and ferocious birds came roaring, and in a blink of an eye, they were circling over the city of Julu, making strange noises. The soldiers defending the city had been in high spirits before, but when they saw the ferocious birds above their heads, they felt their scalps tingling and their hearts were uneasy. If they pounced on them, they would have no choice but to hide.

You Ji shouted, "Don't be afraid, just follow the master's orders and we will be able to defeat these birds and beasts. Archers, get ready!"

After hearing this, the soldiers became even more frightened. Even if they obeyed God's orders, they could not kill these ferocious birds. Moreover, Youji's voice was obviously trembling, which showed that he was also afraid.

The archers drew their bows and arrows with trembling hands, and pointed them toward the sky with gritted teeth, but they believed that the arrows would not be able to hit the ferocious birds.

Suddenly, a horn was heard in the distance, and the group of ferocious birds flew back in a group. Everyone was puzzled, could it be that the ferocious birds were scared?

But the next moment, they knew that this was impossible. A rumbling sound came from a distance. It was the sound of a large number of monsters marching on the ground.

A large group of monsters emerged from the darkness. In the front was a wolf-headed man holding a hammer, behind him was a pig-headed giant holding a ball and chain, and there were also sea beasts, snakes and fish holding steel forks. There were at least eight hundred of them, and they looked hideous and ferocious, and came with great momentum.

The ferocious birds that had flown away flew back and landed at the end of the formation. The wizard held a scepter in his hand, stepped on the ferocious birds and slowly rose up. His other disabled hand was replaced with an iron hook, which was shining coldly.

Eight hundred monsters stood at the foot of the city, making the wide ground seem small. They made dull, low roars that were terrifying. The soldiers on the city wall were so frightened by the monsters' formation that they trembled all over. Some even had urine flowing down their trouser legs. Not to mention that the monsters were twice as numerous as them, even if they were ten times as numerous as the monsters, it would be impossible for them to defeat them.

The wizard stared at Wuzhe on the city wall with the dim light from under his hat, and said in a hoarse but very contagious voice: "Little human, tonight I will make you realize clearly what it means to be vulnerable. You have survived in this land for too long and should have been extinct long ago." After he said this, the monster began to roar for a long time, and the sound shook the earth.

After the roar subsided, Wuzhai replied loudly: "We have survived on this land for so long, which means we are the masters here. Any monsters that want to exterminate us humans will never be able to gain a foothold on this land. They will eventually be driven back."

The wizard said, "Okay, I will see tonight whether you have the ability to resist us or not. Are you just big talkers? I don't know whether you will live or die."

Wuzhan said calmly: "Your broken arm proves that we have this ability. We will use half of your people in the city to resist tonight. Let you see if I can hold on."

The wizard chuckled and said, "Cunning human, don't think I don't know that you have ambushed nearly 10,000 people in this city. But it doesn't matter. You are as small as ants. No matter how many there are, you can only be called a group of ants."

Wuzhan smiled slightly and said, "I don't want you to see through me, but don't be careless. Ants can gnaw off a piece of bone."

The wizard said, "I have only seen ants chewing on dry bones. In front of me, one step will crush a bunch of them to death."

Jin Xingzi couldn't help but shout, "Just jump up and see how many people you can trample to death. If you want to fight, just fight. Why waste your time talking!"

The wizard looked at Jin Xingzi and said, "So you are a fire mouse. How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me? I will catch you and give you to my subordinates to eat alive."

Jin Xingzi laughed and said, "It's not good to eat raw. I eat cooked food now. It tastes better when roasted. I will catch a few birds and roast them later. Remember, I love roasted wings the most, little face gourd, don't you agree?"

Ling Kongzi glared at Jin Xingzi fiercely and said to the wizard, "He also likes to eat bird butts. I'll chop off a few pieces and stuff them into his mouth later."

The wizard was a little angry. He waved his scepter and said fiercely: "Charge in, raze this place to the ground, and kill everyone!"

(End of this chapter)