The captain covered his severed neck and fell down with a look of disbelief on his face.
Hot blood splashed onto Wen Xingyuan's collar.
"Plop!"
The top cover of the tower was closed.
Wen Xing took three steps forward and two steps at a time, quickly climbed to the top, clenched his fist and swung it out, smashing the cover into pieces.
After climbing to the top of the tower, there was no one up there.
His heart sank suddenly, he must not leave anyone alive at this time.
After following the tower and looking down for a week, Wen Xingyuan found the last person at the bottom of the tower - in a panic, this person chose to jump off the beacon tower, but broke his calf when he landed. He got as close to the tower as possible, wishing he could become one with the stone, but all these attempts were in vain.
Wen Xingyuan performed a spell directly on the top of the tower, which resulted in his life.
The screams in the tower gradually subsided.
Although some people were not hit critically, there were several holes in their bodies, and the mere bleeding could kill them.
Wen Xingyuan was very angry.
His alchemy skills... are obviously not as good as before.
When he was in his twenties, he was extremely skilled in Kunshu, killing enemy soldiers and defeating traitors. In a scene like this, when dealing with four or five unprepared lower-level guards, he could kill them with one blow before, leaving them without even a chance to scream.
But now, he could no longer accurately control the location of each ground thorn. After using it twice in a row, his body actually felt a little tired.
Alchemy is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.
After becoming a faculty member, he hasn't done anything personally for a long time.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After pulling out this beacon tower, the next beacon tower was already too far away from Jinxia. In addition, it was blocked by mountains. It was impossible to notice the warning from the seaside in a short time.
Of course, we must also be wary of the messengers released by Jinxia City.
He has left Zhang Wenwen to be responsible for the interception.
As long as the first batch of couriers are dealt with, delaying for a day is not a problem. When he thought that Jinxia City was about to be raided and that he would soon be able to completely expel Xia Fan from the Privy Council Mansion, Wen Xingyuan felt extremely happy.
Suddenly, the corner of his eye caught a change in the eastern sky.
In the black smoke that filled the sky in Yancheng, a slender wisp of green smoke slowly rose. It was so dull, as if it would be swallowed up by the black smoke if not careful.
It finally started.
Wen Xingyuan took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood stains from his collar, and walked towards the bottom of the tower without looking back.
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"Ahem... Why isn't the city gate closed yet?"
After finally raising the beacon smoke, Tian Shi found that the city gate on the east wall was still wide open, showing no warning at all.
At this time, two small sea boats had arrived at the beach pier. The people who jumped off each had bandages on their heads and were holding scimitars and spears. They obviously did not come with good intentions.
"Boss, boss, something is not right!" Pan Houhou ran back panting, "No one in the government paid any attention to my news!"
"What do you mean?" Boss Wu glared, "Have you seen the chief clerk or the meritorious officer?"
"Not one! I brought the news to the future, but the answer I got was that all the chief officers are not in the house!"
"All... are not here?" Mr. Wu punched the wall hard, "Dear gentlemen, did you go to the brothel together and lost contact? When could it be wrong to do this, but now!"
"Uh... Then should I tell the news to the city gate guard?"
"Damn it, you haven't said anything about your feelings yet!"
"Didn't you ask me not to give away the credit..." Pan Houhou said aggrievedly.
"Okay, I'll settle the score with you later!" Boss Wu cursed, "Everyone, now that the war has started, let's retreat to the city first. We won't give away the credit, and we will help them close the city gate!"
After the five people got off the tower, they ran all the way to the west. At the same time, they shouted loudly that pirates were coming to the shore, so that nearby residents and fishermen could quickly return to the city to avoid risks.
After hearing their warning, many people put down their work and followed them doubtfully.
When they arrived at the city gate, there was already a long queue of more than a hundred people behind them.
Tian Shi discovered that the east city gate was unmanned.
Now Boss Lian Wu also felt something was wrong. He led everyone straight to the city wall, only to see that the rollers used to close the city gate had been completely smashed.
Around the roller, there was still a trail of wet blood.
It was obviously broad daylight, but Tian Shi felt a chill down his spine.
This is not a sudden robbery, but a planned attack - the enemy not only exists at sea, but has even penetrated into the city!
"You go." Boss Wu said coldly.
"Where to go?" Pan Houhou looked confused.
"Of course we are going to join the main force. Do you think we can repel the pirates with just a few of us? This east wall can no longer be defended."
Boss Wu knew very well that the permanent garrison force in Jinxia City was the two to three hundred people from the government. They were fine at maintaining law and order and hunting down criminals, but they would definitely collapse in a tough battle. The Shenzhou Army camp is only one day away from Jinxia City. If you hurry up, you can get the message there in the afternoon. Only by sending the army to Jinxia City can we destroy this group of invading enemies.
Of course, if the beacon is transmitted normally, there should be a reaction over there in half an hour at most.
It's just that these seven or eight beacon towers have not been operational for several years. He has no idea whether they can deliver the warning.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is best for them to make the trip themselves.
What's more, this is also a great achievement.
Boss Wu just hopes that the governor can do something serious and transfer all the people who can still be used to the west, south and north walls. If it is not possible, just keep one person. In this way, when the Shenzhou Army arrives, they can immediately enter the city to suppress the bandits, otherwise things will be in trouble.
"What about you, over there?"
"My home is in Jinxia, what do you think?" Boss Wu waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll come find you after I've settled my family."
Everyone got back into the corridor and planned to leave the city wall along the original path.
However, Pan Houhou, who was walking at the front, suddenly became weak and fell to the ground.
Then came the other two.
Tian Shi froze on the spot.
"Watch out for the top of your head!" Boss Wu pushed him away violently, rolled on the spot, and pulled out his knife.
He only heard two dings, and sparks appeared at his feet. After getting up from the ground, Tian Shi noticed two strange darts stuck on the stone slab of the corridor.
A dark shadow slid down from the ceiling.
This man was short, wearing straw sandals, and had a scimitar almost as long as the others on his waist.
"Standing in your grandfather's way is seeking death!"
Boss Wu roared viciously and struck at the opponent with long strides.
The opponent drew his sword out of its sheath at the same time, blocked Boss Wu's slash upwards, grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashed straight down -
With the sound of flesh being cut open, a bloody mass slid down. Boss Wu twitched twice and collapsed weakly into the mass of flesh and blood.
Tian Shi tremblingly picked up the weapon, huge fear welling up in his heart.
He doesn't want to die.
At least you can't die here!
He still has a wife and an unborn child waiting for him!
"ah----!"
Tian Shi shouted and rushed towards the opponent, stabbing straight into the enemy's face!
The short man held the knife to the side, shook his head, and pushed away the stabbing attack lightly. Then he pressed the tip of the knife down and swept across the abdomen of Tian Shi, who had lost his balance.
The strength immediately drained from his body.
Tian Shi staggered forward two steps, unable to support his body anymore. The exit of the corridor was not far away, and he could even see the sunshine outside.
But the distance of more than ten steps is beyond reach.
"Wife... I... don't want to die..."
Is this... the fulfillment? If only I had listened to that weird alchemist earlier...
Tian Shi finally thought.