Great Xuanwu Sheng

Chapter 123 The Great War

 Donghong Township.

On the dry river bed, seven or eight elite swordsmen of the Yu family, as well as two sword masters of the Yu family, plus a green-clothed guard from the Demon Slaying Division, were holding a smaller beast with black markings all over its body. It looked like a leopard but not a leopard, but like a wolf. Monsters other than wolves surrounded and attacked.

However, with the combined efforts of everyone, it was still difficult to take down this monster. Under the siege of the crowd, it was constantly rushing left and right, waving its sharp claws from time to time, and blood splashed.

Black-striped demon leopard!

Being able to cope with the siege of so many people, and even three people in the Yijin Realm, it is undoubtedly a type of third-level monster.

 “Don’t fight hard, entangle it, don’t let it escape!”

 Qingyi Weiding drank loudly from the mouth of the river.

If everyone fights to the death, even if they can kill this black-striped demon leopard in the end, at least a few people will be killed or injured. Even several of their Yijin realm martial arts masters may not be able to survive, but this place is far away from the towns of Donghong Township. It's very close, but there's no need to fight to the death. You just need to trap it here, and support will arrive soon.

Even though there are manned patrols arranged in key places throughout Donghong Township, it is inevitable that there will still be fish that slip through the net. Small and fast ones like the black-striped demon leopard sneak in at night, making it impossible to take precautions in advance.

"Roar!"

The black-striped demon leopard saw that no one nearby was willing to fight with him, and only three people in the Yijin realm trapped it in the center. Even if it didn't move, the opponent would not attack, so it let out a deep roar.

It is a monster after all, not an ordinary beast. At this time, it has been vaguely aware that the situation is not good. After a sudden roar, it rushes to the right side. It does not hesitate to resist Ding He's knife and rush out of the encirclement.

"not good."

Ding He’s complexion changed slightly.

If this monster escapes, it will be very troublesome to pursue it later.

But his speed was not as fast as the opponent's. After the black-striped demon leopard rushed past forcefully, the sword he swung could no longer catch up.

but.

Just when the black-striped demon leopard was about to break out of the siege and was about to flee, a figure in white suddenly appeared, and a beam of sword light swept away diagonally, causing the black-striped demon leopard to be stopped and forcibly restrained. He was driven back into the siege again.

 The person who came was none other than Xu Hongyu.

 “My lord is here!”

Many swordsmen from the Yu family were perked up when they saw this, and they all stepped forward to restrain him with their swords.

Xu Hongyu's strength was originally enough to deal with any third-level monster, and most of them could be killed independently. At this time, many subordinates were restraining her, and in just a few moves, she penetrated the throat of the black-striped monster leopard.

 “Your Excellency’s swordsmanship is superb…”

Ding He gasped slightly and looked at the body of the black-striped demon leopard and flattered him.

Xu Hongyu did not respond. She quickly disposed of the body of the black-striped demon leopard and took away the blood essence. As she was looking into the distance, Xiao He's figure came from not far away.

"Miss, there is something strange in the direction of the Wasteland Mountain. Someone reported that there was an earthquake over there and a mountain collapsed."

Xiao He came to Xu Hongyu’s side and quickly stated.

 Earthquake, landslide…

Xu Hongyu hesitated slightly, then thought of something, and said: "Is it the terrain change caused by the severe drought? There may be some rare things coming out, but at the time of the monster chaos, the Wasteland Mountain is not safe."

I also thought that Chen Mu was on the other side of Huangyuan Mountain, and he might go there to investigate. However, compared to any treasures, Chen Mu’s safety was more important. After all, Huangyuan Mountain was located at the junction of two counties. If news could be obtained here, how could it be over there in Huaiyu County? The same goes for home, but Chen Mu has always acted safely, so there shouldn't be any trouble.

 Xiao He whispered: "How about I go over and take a look."

Although she can't help much in terms of strength and will be a burden when entering the Wasteland Mountain, she is still a person in Yijin Realm and can at least help monitor the situation from the outside.

Xu Hongyu pondered for a moment. In fact, she also wanted to go there, but starting from today, various places reported that monsters appeared much more frequently than yesterday, and they seemed to be more manic. Monsters such as black-striped monster leopards even sneaked into the countryside at night. , if she leaves the village, the threat of this third-level monster will increase a lot.

If you ignore the past, fail to help Chen Mu or even cause trouble, then it is undoubtedly chaos.

 Just thinking about it.

 Suddenly.

 A whistle sounded in the southern sky.

 Xu Hongyu, Xiao He, Ding He and others all looked up at the same time.

I only heard that whistle. After it shot straight into the sky, it did not gradually die out. Instead, it made a turn and whistled again, followed by a third whistle, three in a row, resounding through the sky.

 Three whistles!

 Everyone’s expressions couldn’t help but change!

In a demonic chaos, three whistles are the most serious situation. Even the whistle alone cannot fully determine the situation. Someone must be summoned to know the detailed situation.

 But no matter what the situation is, three whistles sound together, which means that people in one place must gather.

"Walk!"

Xu Hongyu reacted quickly and immediately gave an order in a deep voice: "Mobilize the remaining people in the township and notify the surrounding areas. All village residents in the direction of the third ring will evacuate. Once specific news comes, immediately notify the county government..."

As she returned to the countryside, she quickly gave out orders. After the instructions were issued, people stationed in the countryside and surrounding areas who had nothing to do for the time being gathered from all directions and headed south where the three-ring whistle had been sent.

 On the way to the south.

There were other people from all sides who had received the three-ring whistle, and the number was increasing. Soon there were nearly a hundred people. Not only were the people brought by Xu Hongyu, but also some 'good hands' from the countryside. Being mobilized.

Not too far south along the way, the team led by Xu Hongyu directly met the person who came to report the news. The person was a guard in black. He seemed to be running at full strength. When he arrived in front of Xu Hongyu, he was already out of breath. .

"Sir... there is a sudden movement in the direction of Nangou Mountain. There are a large number of monsters, which seem to be gathering from all directions. There are hundreds of them, both in the third and second levels. They are fighting each other. They have not gone north yet..."

 Hundreds of monsters!

Xu Hongyu couldn't help but narrowed his eyes when he heard this. No wonder the whistle was blown three times. Generally, it is very uncommon for monsters to gather on this scale in the countryside. Even during a severe drought, after all, monsters are different from people and do not follow order. When hundreds of monsters gather together, they will often fight to the death first.

 But since there is such an abnormality of hundreds of monsters gathering, it is extremely possible to attack northward after the chaos. It is indeed necessary to gather manpower in advance to deal with it no matter what.

"Keep on going." After hearing the report, Xu Hongyu immediately spoke in a deep voice.

The team continued south, and after traveling for about seven or eight miles, a messenger came again. This time it was a county official. He was almost out of breath, and his face was a little pale. He came to meet the team. After that, he said intermittently:

“Sir... from the south, monsters are coming...”

"Walk!"

Xu Hongyu looked calm and continued to move forward.

Finally, after walking forward for another two or three miles, we came to a high slope. Looking to the south, we saw a large number of strange monsters on the flat land, rushing towards us from a distance. Although they were not in a group on the whole. , are all far apart from each other, but they are everywhere at a glance. It is no exaggeration to say that there are hundreds.

　　"Every unit, follow me to attack, don't scatter your hands, hit the troops and defeat them one by one!"

Xu Hongyu’s cold voice echoed across the wasteland.

Although the scale of the monsters is a bit too large, with hundreds in number, there are very few even first-order ones. Most of them are second-order ones. At a glance, you can see quite a few third-order monsters. If they were completely gathered together and collided with each other like armies, then The strength of Xu Hongyu's troops was at least two or three times worse, and they were completely unable to compete.

But after all, the monsters are not in order, and the formations are scattered and far apart. A little wisdom is not too high. Even if the troops are insufficient, as long as they are localized and hit with more and less, they can still be defeated gradually with superior force.

"yes!"

 Many demon-slaying division guards in green and even in black who had experience in hunting monsters all responded in a deep voice, but there were also some who were inexperienced. Those who were dealing with monster chaos for the first time felt a little uneasy when they saw the monsters all over the mountains and plains.

kill!

Xu Hongyu was dressed in white and took the lead with someone on the high slope. She rushed down and came to the nearest second-order monster. With the sword in her hand, she struck the second-order monster on its head.

The people at the rear, including the maid Xiao He, Wei Dinghe in green from the Monster Slaying Division, and others all rushed down one after another, and soon collided with the monsters rushing towards them on the wasteland.

 The so-called importance of decision-making is undoubtedly reflected at this moment.

If the troops are dispersed and try to form a line, blocking the path of all monsters and forming a scattered fight, they can only block it for a short time and will soon be completely defeated. However, Xu Hongyu ordered to concentrate the superior troops and attack more with fewer attacks, and soon they will be defeated. Kill a large number of monsters one by one.

Those monsters that were far away and not on the interception path did not take this opportunity to directly cross the high-slope defense line. Instead, they all noticed the battlefield on Xu Hongyu and others' side, and soon began to gather from all directions. Come on, there is no need to take the initiative to divide the troops to attack.

soon.

Not long after, after a fierce battle, although the team led by Xu Hongyu suffered some casualties, the proportion was less than one tenth, while the monster side suffered several times casualties, killing at least fifty or sixty second-level monsters, and ten There were several third-level monsters, and many of them fled due to injuries.

 But even so, Xu Hongyu, Xiao He and others on the battlefield did not show any signs of relaxation or joy. On the contrary, the longer the fight continued, the more solemn their expressions became.

because.

The number of monsters killed, injured and fleeing has exceeded a hundred. However, at a glance from the wasteland, the monsters attacking from afar are not much different from the first time, and they are still emerging here.

This is no longer just over a hundred, but a number of at least two or three hundred!

 “Why are there so many?!”

Xu Hongyu struck out with another sword, and with the cooperation of Xiaohe and others, he killed a third-level monster. His chest rose and fell slightly, and he panted slightly for a while. He looked at the wasteland in the distance, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.

The number gathered was undoubtedly too much. The strangest thing was that the monster she just killed was clearly a type that would be stimulated and manic during a severe cold. It was clearly a severe drought, but it also looked agitated. And the appearance.

 Something is wrong!

Xu Hongyu instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of the cause of the problem for a while. Looking at the monsters that were still coming in as before, her heart became more and more solemn.

 The situation is not good.

Although the monsters were disorderly, they concentrated on fighting with their superior force, and always maintained a local siege with more and less, but the problem was that this kind of fierce fighting was also very draining of physical strength. After this fierce battle, she could still continue to fight. However, some warriors who are only in the realm of meat training suffer from serious loss of energy and blood, and their physical strength is obviously declining.

 Hundreds of monsters were defeated with less than one-tenth of the damage, but another hundred would definitely not be that number.

 It’s hard to say whether it can even be stopped.

 Poof!

Ding He's body was stained with blood. He penetrated the body of a second-level monster with a knife. Then he gasped twice and exhaled a breath of thick white mist. He glanced at the distance with an ugly expression, quickly stepped back and came to Xu Hongyu's side.

“Sir, the number of monsters is too great. It may be disadvantageous to continue fighting. Do you want to retreat temporarily?”

Under this situation, if we do not retreat to look for aircraft to rest and continue the fierce fighting, the casualties will inevitably increase gradually, and the situation will undoubtedly become worse and worse until the entire line collapses.

Xu Hongyu's eyes also changed at this time. The village closest to here had already sent people to evacuate in advance. There was indeed room for a short retreat, but the problem was the current situation. Even if it retreated, it might be difficult to find a chance to breathe. After all, monsters are still coming continuously, and retreating will only move the battle line back.

Ding He's intention is probably to give up resistance temporarily, release all the monsters, wait until reinforcements from the county government arrive, and then counterattack again. But in that case, the impact will be really great, hundreds of monsters will rush in. Township, at least several villages will be ravaged by it, and even the township may fall into a demon disaster.

 If we don’t withdraw, it will be difficult to hold on for much longer if we continue to support it.

Just when Xu Hongyu frowned and couldn't make up her mind immediately, Xiao He suddenly stretched out her little hand and poked her.

Xu Hongyu was startled, then followed Xiaohe's line of sight and noticed on the high **** in the distance, a figure in green clothes coming from the east, holding a fine iron sword in his hand, which was reflected in the setting sun in the west. A long shadow, like stepping on a river with its feet and mountains on its head, stepped down from the high **** and reached the battle line.

　　"Something happened and I was delayed for a while, but it seems I've finally caught up."

Chen Mu came to the front of the battle line, nodded slightly to Xu Hongyu, and then stepped forward.

Seeing Chen Mu's figure heading towards the battle line, facing the mountain monsters that were still coming in the distance, Xu Hongyu's pure eyes flashed with a little glimmer, then she glanced at Ding He next to her and said: "No need to panic, just keep fighting."

"But…"

Ding He was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something more to persuade him, when he saw that Xu Hongyu had already moved forward to kill him again.

Xu Hongyu had obviously planned to retreat just now, so why did she suddenly change her mind? Is it because of Chen Mu who had just arrived? But now, even if Chen Mu has some strength, what can he do with reinforcements alone...

Thoughts came to an abrupt end.

 (End of this chapter)