novellk Chapter 1515: The Smoke of Gunfire
Chapter 1515: The Smoke of Gunfire
At the same time, just as the prompt said, Guanwang City had already been covered by dazzling flames and rising magic explosions, with smoke everywhere.
Deafening roars, fierce shouts and hysterical screams echoed one after another in the huge city. The collapsed magic towers and buildings were covered with flying rubble and corpses.
Among them, most were broken alchemical puppets and soldiers defending the city, as well as a small number of parasites and "Erosions" that had turned into a pool of pus. Blood and pus mixed together and flowed on the cobblestone streets and between the corpses.
"Your Excellency, the city lord, after the western city gate, the other three city gates were also lost one after another. A large number of parasite legions and the Eclipse army are rushing here from all directions!"
At the main entrance of the Great Temple, General Curry, whose resolute face was covered with blackened stones, touched his chest and saluted, reporting to Old Booker: "The defense lines in the city are collapsing at a rapid speed, and the soldiers can no longer hold on!"
After saying this, Curry's resolute face became even more sad.
Among those parasite armies, many were soldiers defending the city who had just been parasitized by the "Eclipse". Seeing their comrades who had just fought side by side now facing each other with ferocious weapons, even though they knew that the opponent was no longer familiar to them, this feeling was still almost suffocating, and their morale dropped directly, not to mention the fear brought by the "Eclipse".
That was exactly why, even though they had a large number of divine stone weapons, the soldiers defending the city were still defeated by fear and panic and were unable to stop the enemy's attack.
After hearing Curry's words, the wrinkles on Booker's old face became deeper, and even the hand holding the staff was shaking slightly. Although he was the lord of a city and one of the strongest people in the city, the current situation was completely out of his control.
According to the battle reports that were constantly being compiled, there were at least 10 half-step seventh-level parasites that rushed into the city, and the number of sixth-level parasites was even more difficult to estimate, not to mention the other levels of parasites and "Eclipse".
Old Booker took a deep breath, trying to look calm, and asked calmly, "How are the residents in the city?"
"Reporting to the Lord City Lord, they have all been transferred to the Great Temple in time."
Curry wiped the blood and tears from his face, and then asked anxiously: "Lord City Lord, is there still no news about the brave man and his group?"
"There is no news. The brave man and his companions have completely lost their trace since they first stepped into the teleportation array leading to the underground fortress. I have tried every possible way to track them but to no avail. This must be a trap that Eclipse has planned for a long time."
Old Booker shook his head and responded, "My Lord, I'm afraid they have already..."
"No, nothing will happen to that adult. No matter what happens, that adult will definitely come back!"
A firm voice sounded, and a fully armed Orr appeared not far from the two of them. Behind him, Carol, Calvin and Old Nick were also there.
"Mr. Orr, why are you here?"
Upon hearing this, Booker couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his old face and said, "You are all the distinguished guests that His Excellency the Brave One has instructed us to protect. Just leave this to us."
"That lord is struggling forward somewhere, how can we just stand there?"
Orr's eyes were full of determination, and he nodded heavily and said, "Your Excellency City Lord, please let us join the battle. We must not give up hope!"
After Orr finished speaking, Carol and the others stepped forward and tightened their weapons, even the still trembling Old Nick.
"That's right. We must not give up hope. Please join the soldiers here in guarding the gate of the temple."
Booker also nodded heavily, and then ordered Curry: "Regroup the retreating soldiers and defend the temple to the death. We must not let the enemy break through here!"
Just as Curry touched his chest and accepted the order, a series of deafening magic explosions suddenly came from not far in front of the temple.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw with their own eyes two tall magic towers collapse with a loud bang. The broken spires hit the ground and stirred up a cloud of dust.
"Tsk, you're still trying to hold on? How stupid are you, a bunch of tiny ants!"
A disdainful mocking voice sounded, and a burly figure emitting a murderous aura flew over from a distance and sneered, "Then let me completely shatter your beautiful dreams!"
As his voice fell, the burly figure dropped from the sky and landed directly in front of Booker, Orr and others.
He was tall and strong, with bulging muscles all over his body. His lion-like face, covered with dense mane, was full of ferocity and distortion. He was obviously a lion-man like Loris.
Not only that, whether it is the ferocious lion head or its sturdy body, at least half of it is covered with ochre-colored crystal clusters, especially the pair of lifeless and bulging crystal lion eyes, which are turning back and forth with a strange rhythm, making people feel their scalp tingling.
Needless to say, this is obviously a parasite.
Beside the lion-man possessed being, there were two centaur possessed beings following closely, and all three of them exuded a vast aura of a half-step seventh level.
"Lion King Feld was once the vanguard of the army of all races against the Eclipse. He was an enduring legend among the bards. He has been missing for hundreds of years, but I didn't expect that he still couldn't escape the fate of being parasitized."
Old Booker clenched the magic stone staff in his hand, sighing in his heart, not daring to be careless.
You know, this guy was once a top physical warrior among all races, and he and Curry, one is a magician and the other is good at using a longbow, and obviously neither of them is good at close combat.
As for the other soldiers present, how could they contend against a powerful Half-Step Seventh Order warrior? Not only that, but behind him, there were two parasites of the same strength.
"Protect the Lord of the City!"
Despite feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the other party, a team of fifth-level temple guards wearing heavy silver armor and holding up huge shields still gritted their teeth and rushed forward, attempting to surround the three sudden parasites.
"The mantis is blocking the car with his arms, and he is overestimating his own capabilities!"
"Lion King Feld" sneered and rushed out with the giant hammer in his hand. Before the temple guards could deploy their formation, he smashed the sixth-level guard captain and the guards who were leading the group into pieces with one hammer. They flew out like twisted broken cans, leaving only a big hole on the ground.
"Tsk, with just this little ability, you managed to hold back our army for such a long time?"
"Lion King Felder" glanced disdainfully at the guards who fell to the ground, then looked at Old Booker and said grimly: "You are the mayor of this city, right? It's time to hand over your life. According to the words of your human race, this is called capturing the leader first!"
After saying that, the other party laughed sinisterly again, and continued to approach Old Booker with the other two half-step seventh-level parasites.
"Don't let it get close to the city lord!"
Seeing this, many soldiers rushed over from the surroundings, including Orr and his men, but were stopped by Old Booker.
"Back off, you are no match for the other party."
Old Booker walked up slowly with Curry and said calmly, "Before we start, can you tell me how they are doing?"
“He’s about to die, yet he’s still thinking about others. I might as well tell you that the idiot in the lead actually plunged into the depths of the void. I think he’s been torn into pieces by the void. Hahaha!”
The smile of "Lion King Feld" became more distorted, and he said unscrupulously: "And the next one is your turn!"
After saying that, he and the giant hammer in his hand immediately turned into a shadow and attacked towards Old Booker!
"The Holy Bell!"
At the same time as his opponent took action, Old Booker reacted extremely quickly. A giant, shining golden magic bell quickly formed in mid-air and slammed towards his opponent.
boom!
With a loud bang, the earth shook wildly, and the giant bell successfully trapped the opponent inside, causing cheers from the surroundings.
However, before the cheers from the crowd ended, there was another loud "bang" and "Lion King Field" broke through the clock and continued to shoot towards Old Nick.
Not only that, the two powerful Centaurs had already pulled their giant bows to their full extent, and two giant energy arrows carrying deadly gusts of wind shot out from the sky, whistling towards Old Nick.
"Don't forget about me!"
Curry's reaction was also extremely quick. He pulled the string of the longbow in his hand and shot out two slightly thinner energy arrows, which flew straight up like two swimming dragons.
boom! boom!
There were two more earth-shattering noises, and four energy arrows collided in mid-air, then disappeared one after another, stirring up waves of dust in the sky.
However, although Curry successfully resolved the attacks of two opponents of the same level by himself, he still couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and could hardly stand.
You know, before this, General Shenshi had experienced a series of fierce battles and was almost exhausted. Now he was forcibly mobilizing his remaining little energy to fight one against two. The result can be imagined.
Seeing that Curry was weak, the two Centaurs would not miss this opportunity. With ferocious faces, they pulled the bowstrings again at a high speed, causing dense energy arrows like a rainstorm to come towards him.
Faced with such a fierce attack, Curry, who was alone, tried his best to dodge, but soon his speed slowed down due to exhaustion of energy. Just when his life was hanging by a thread, fortunately, other soldiers who rushed up surrounded one of the Centaurs, which greatly relieved his pressure.
At this point, the battlefield was divided into three battles, namely Old Booker and "Lion King Field", Curry and one of the Centaurs, and the remaining soldiers and even Orr and others besieged the other Centaur.
Unlike "Lion King Field", the other Centaur possessed is a long-range physical warrior after all. In addition, there are a large number of soldiers, including many melee sixth-level warriors. Therefore, although the whole scene is full of dangers, they still have the strength to fight.
Just as Curry gritted his teeth and tried his best to offset the attacks of the two long-range opponents, the giant hammer of "Lion King Field" was like a huge peak falling from the sky, and it was already very close to Booker. The overwhelming momentum was extremely shocking.
It is no exaggeration to say that this hammer is enough to turn a castle into ruins in an instant.
"Holy Light Hammer!"
Faced with such an attack, Old Booker did not choose to dodge or defend. Instead, the top of his staff turned into a giant shining hammer of light, and he swung it with all his strength towards the opponent's hammer.
boom!
With another loud bang, two completely different hammers collided fiercely in mid-air, stirring up a fierce gust of energy.
When the strong wind died down, the "Lion King Field" and Old Booker, who had been fighting in close combat, both took a few steps back, and looked evenly matched.
"You old ant, you have some ability."
A hint of surprise emerged on the ferocious face of "Lion King Feld", which was filled with hostility, and his brows covered with crystal clusters twitched slightly.
"I am the chief priest serving the great God. How can I be defeated by you blasphemers?!"
Old Booker's white beard fluttered in the wind, his white robe was spotless, and his voice was sonorous and powerful.
However, although he was not at a disadvantage in momentum, blood was constantly oozing out from his old palm that was tightly gripping the staff, and finally dripping down from the end of the staff.
As a powerful magical being, it is ultimately difficult for him to compete with a strong physical being in close combat, not to mention that the opponent is an even more terrifying possessed being.
"Haha, High Priest? We have destroyed countless of your temples. How come no one has ever appeared to save you?"
The Lion King Felder obviously noticed the blood dripping from Old Booker, and his face was full of even more mockery. He said unscrupulously: "I know, you are not still waiting for those so-called heroes to come back, are you? I tell you, today this city and all of you will be destroyed!"
After saying that, the giant hammer in the hand of "Lion King Field" drew a deadly trajectory and attacked Old Booker again.
For a moment, although Old Booker, with a holy light all around him, tried his best to resist, he was soon at a disadvantage. Even his white robe was stained with blood, which looked shocking.
Not only Booker, the battle situation of Curry and other soldiers on the other side was not optimistic. They were beaten without any ability to fight back by the two Centaurs and were only one step away from complete collapse.
Not only that, but everyone also discovered in despair that the earth-shaking shouts and roars were getting closer and closer to them, which undoubtedly meant that the other parasites and "Eclipse" were already within reach.
"Go to hell, you old ant!"
The giant hammer of "Lion King Field" caused the space to distort and deform, and it roared towards Old Booker's old head again. The latter had no time to react and seemed to have completely lost the ability to fight back. He could only watch the deadly giant hammer coming at him without any way to do anything.
At this moment, old Booker, who was heartbroken, saw a bright purple light falling from the sky and suddenly blocking his way.
After a loud "boom" of energy, a shining sword shone with a bright purple light and forcefully blocked the giant hammer.
"Your Excellency the Brave One?!"
Looking at the tall figure holding a long sword standing in front of him, Old Booker widened his eyes, with an expression of disbelief on his face. (End of this chapter)