flstandardbreds Chapter 115 Breaking the Formation
Chapter 115 Breaking the Formation
Chapter 115 Breaking the Formation
In an instant, arrows rained down from the city walls, carrying the rising anger of the crowd, and shot into the horde of beasts.
However, among these hundred-plus people, apart from Hengshan, Xiao Chong, Liu Yun, Xu Kuo, and others, there were few who were truly skilled in martial arts. Therefore, although the rain of arrows was dense, it did not pose a significant threat to the beast horde.
After a volley of arrows, only a dozen or so wolf-faced silver bears were killed. The rest of the wolf-faced silver bears were only slightly injured and continued to howl as they charged toward the city wall.
"Shoot again!" Yokoyama shouted after shooting down several wolf-faced silver bears with his unerring arrows.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..." Another round of arrows rained down, and more than a dozen wolf-faced silver bears fell to the ground.
After several rounds of shooting, seeing the nearly one hundred bear carcasses lying on the ground, the crowd's morale soared even higher. But soon, they discovered an awkward situation.
He still had his powerful bow, but he had run out of arrows.
Without arrows, what difference is there between a powerful bow and a fire poker? Everyone fell silent.
In the ensuing silence, Xiao Chong glanced at the crowd and said, "Liu Yun, Xu Kuo, Situ Jiannan, and all those whose cultivation has reached the Martial Life Realm or above, follow me out of the city to confront the beast horde!"
"Good!" In addition to Liu Yun and the other two, more than a dozen martial artists stepped forward from the crowd.
"I'll go down with you!" Yin Feng volunteered.
“I’ll go too!” Situ Mingyue stepped forward and said.
"I!"
"I!"
"And I!"
Someone started it, and there were women among them. The group of grown men immediately lost face, and more than ten people broke through the crowd, all wanting to join the fight.
These dozen or so people were all martial artists at the Martial Apprentice Realm, just like Yin Feng and Situ Mingyue.
Seeing that people were willing to join the fight, Xiao Chong was in a good mood. He scanned the faces of the dozen or so people from head to toe and said, "Good! Since you are all willing to fight, then come with me out of the city, but we will not be facing the beast horde head-on."
Those with cultivation levels above the Martial Realm, form an array and charge with me. The rest, follow Yin Feng and collect the arrows on the ground. Do you all understand?
"Understood! We will all follow the Xiao brothers' arrangements!" the thirty-odd people replied in unison.
Because he initially went out of the city to rescue people, and later led the crowd to fight against the beast horde, demonstrating extraordinary strength, everyone now admired Xiao Chong.
Most importantly, Xiao Chong had a close relationship with the town mayor, Hengshan. Hengshan consulted him on many matters, so in addition to admiration, people also had a certain degree of awe towards him.
"Then let's leave the city!"
Seeing that everyone was ready, Xiao Chong raised his arm and, together with the cultivators above the Martial Realm, jumped off the city wall first.
The wolf-faced silver bears outside the city, who had been forced to retreat after being bombarded by several volleys of arrows, charged back when the arrows stopped and engaged Xiao Chong and his men in battle.
"Roar! Roar! Roar..." Seeing that someone was going out of the city to die again, a large number of wolf-faced silver bears roared and charged towards the crowd.
"Form ranks!" Seeing the ferocious approach of the beast horde, Xiao Chong raised his spear and shouted.
More than ten people quickly moved closer to Xiao Chong, and soon they stabilized their formation, forming a line to block the wolf-faced silver bear's path.
Unlike the group that left the city the first time, these dozen or so people were all at least at the Martial Warrior realm, making them much stronger in combat. Especially cultivators like Xu Kuo, who had already broken through to the Warrior realm, were even more lethal to the Wolf-Faced Silver Bear.
Therefore, when they saw the wolf-faced silver bear charging over, everyone was not afraid and raised their spears to meet it.
"kill!"
Xiao Chong roared and thrust out his spear first.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
The others, their guns flashing, also shouted as they thrust their weapons at the wolf-faced silver bear in front of them.
Martial artists with slightly lower cultivation levels like Xiao Chong need to find an opportunity to succeed, while those with strong abilities like Xu Kuo and Liu Yun can often achieve victory with a single spear thrust.
After such a fierce attack, the wolf-faced silver bear dared not approach for a moment, and these people were able to slowly move forward a short distance.
At this moment, led by Yin Feng, a dozen or so others jumped off the city wall. Under the cover of the group in front, they quickly picked up the scattered arrows on the ground, bundled them together, and carried them back to the city wall.
After an initial hesitation, the wolf-faced silver bears no longer hesitated and began to attack Xiao Chong and the others. Several wounded wolf-faced silver bears were even more enraged and charged at the group fearlessly.
As one wolf-faced silver bear fell, more wolf-faced silver bears joined in. Under wave after wave of attacks from the bear pack, Xiao Chong and his companions finally could not withstand the onslaught.
"Yin Feng, quickly lead the men back!" Xiao Chong shouted to the crowd behind him who were picking up arrows, and then led the people around him to slowly retreat towards the city wall.
Upon hearing Xiao Chong's shout, Yin Feng and the others knew the situation was urgent. They didn't bother picking up the arrows on the ground anymore and jumped onto the city wall.
Seeing that the others had returned safely, Xiao Chong and his group quickened their retreat. Reaching the base of the city wall, Xiao Chong fired another powerful spear thrust, knocking down a wolf-faced silver bear that had shown a weakness, and then whistled.
Everyone understood, and they thrust their spears and lances swiftly, forcing the wolf-faced silver bear in front of them back a few steps, and then leaped onto the city wall.
In this round of attacks, more than ten wolf-faced silver bears were killed. Although the number was not large, it boosted morale and increased the morale of the people on the city wall.
The people on the city wall were overjoyed to receive a replenishment of arrows and were about to draw their bows to shoot again when Xiao Chong stopped them.
This won't do! A volley of arrows like this is spectacular, but the results are terrible. Are we supposed to wait until we run out of arrows and then lead people down to collect them ourselves?
Given the different performances of everyone in the previous volley of arrows, Xiao Chong, after careful consideration, felt it necessary to make some adjustments.
“Arrows are scarce, everyone should be careful and not use them recklessly like before.” Xiao Chong stopped everyone’s movements and turned to Hengshan, saying, “I suggest that these arrows be reserved for those with profound cultivation. This will be more efficient.”
Yokoyama nodded, agreeing with the idea, and instructed Liu Yun, "Select ten of the most skilled individuals to form a team of archers, specifically to kill these wolf-faced silver bears with arrows. The others don't need to be provided with arrows."
Liu Yun agreed and turned to go into the crowd, selecting ten cultivators with profound cultivation.
The ten cultivators did not stand idly by; they all stood in a horizontal line, raising their bows and aiming at the beast horde below the city.
"Fire!" Liu Yun stood behind the ten men and gave the order himself.
"Whoosh..." The bowstring twanged, and ten arrows shot out like meteors, killing seven or eight wolf-faced silver bears.
"Shoot!" After the ten men had nocked their arrows, Liu Yun gave the order again.
Another bowstring twanged, and another group of wolf-faced silver bears fell below the city walls.
Seeing the wolf-faced silver bears fall to the ground, those who weren't chosen were filled with envy, and couldn't help but feel a little resentful. However, knowing their cultivation was insufficient, they didn't dare to step forward.
Xiao Chong was also itching to try out the power of his newly acquired short bow.
The bow's name is earth-shattering, its domineering aura unmatched; it must possess astonishing power, truly extraordinary. Hmm, one arrow might even pierce a hole in the sky!
While daydreaming in his mind, Xiao Chong took an arrow, nocked it to the bowstring, then bent over and mounted his horse, pulling the bowstring back to its fullest extent, displaying the heroic spirit of shooting an eagle with a bow!
"Bang!" The fingers that had been gripping the arrow released their grip, the bowstring twanged softly, and the arrow flew out of the bow, heading straight for the horde of beasts below the city.
A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Putting aside the incredibly cool pose, the sound of the bow alone is enough to send shivers down one's spine, like hearing celestial music.
"Excellent archery!" Everyone exclaimed sincerely, their eyes wide as they stared at the direction of the arrow.
A silver arrow streaked across the sky, carrying a captivating aura as it shot towards the heart of a wolf-faced silver bear.
Closer! Closer still! It's already touched the heart of the wolf-faced silver bear!
"Got it!" A cheer erupted from the crowd, and the applause was thunderous, as if everyone could already see the unlucky wolf-faced silver bear fall like a small mountain.
However, the imagined scene did not appear. The arrow was deflected after hitting the wolf-faced silver bear's heart and landed diagonally on the ground, along with everyone's chins.
How embarrassing! It didn't produce the same imposing effect as the name of the short bow at all! Xiao Chong put away the Heaven-Shaking Bow, his face unusually flushed.
"Everyone makes mistakes, and even horses stumble. Brother Xiao, there's no need to take it to heart."
To ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, Yokoyama came over and comforted him, saying, "I told you long ago that this bow is no good. Brother, why don't you consider getting another one?"
"No need, it's fine," Xiao Chong said, shaking his head.
"Young people are just too proud." Seeing that Xiao Chong refused, Hengshan chuckled to himself, thinking that the other party was just being stubborn.
After the brief incident, everyone's attention returned to the ten archers.
The ten archers did not disappoint. Under Liu Yun's command, they fired their bows in orderly succession, shooting at the wolf-faced silver bear below the city.
As their skills improved, the ten archers moved faster and faster. With each twang of the bow, an arrow flew down from the city wall. And with each arrow, a wolf-faced silver bear was accurately struck, either killed or severely wounded.
Winter twilight always comes quickly. Standing atop the city wall and looking into the distance, only half of the setting sun remained, resembling a dark red ghost face. Before you knew it, darkness was falling.
As dusk fell, after leaving behind hundreds of carcasses, the herd finally succumbed to the heavy casualties and began to retreat into the distance.
As the beasts gradually retreated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and many felt a sense of having escaped death.
"You've all had a long day, go back and rest."
Yokoyama waved to the group, signaling them to leave on their own, and instructed Liu Yun, "Take two people and keep watch here tonight. Report to me immediately if anything happens."
After most of the people had left, Hengshan called Yin Feng over and said with a gloomy expression, "Make a list of all the families who refused to send anyone and send it to my residence."
Yin Feng agreed and returned to the Xiao family's ranks, awaiting Xiao Chong's instructions.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Xiao Chong bid farewell to Hengshan and led his team back to their own camp.
However, he had a deep premonition that the attacks from the wild beasts were far from over; the wolf-faced silver bear was just an appetizer, and a much larger curtain was slowly being drawn back.