This move was second only to Luo Youer's proficiency in the Wind-Seeking Technique. As she finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew up from the roof.
However, compared with the ordinary natural wind, the direction of this wind is blowing from the bottom up, straight into the sky, as if an invisible curtain wall is pulled out in front of the alchemist and the enemy Qi Sensor.
The crossbow arrows fired by the opponent completely lost their accuracy under the influence of Willow Sweeping Technique. Even the lowest trajectory was still ten feet away from them.
At the same time, Xia Fan also prepared his own alchemy.
Since the experience taught by Ning Wanjun was "just find a way to cast the spell on the enemy," he decided to test the water first with the improved streamer spell with the longest strike range.
Holding the copper wire pendant and the circuit rune in his hand, Xia Fan silently recited the name of the technique towards a black-clothed ninja who was only about thirty steps away from him.
An extremely bright electric light suddenly shot out from the fingers and penetrated the other party's body.
But what is surprising is that it did not end there, but continued to rush towards the crossbowman in the rear, and appeared on the second and third people one after another.
Xia Fan also felt that the energy in his body was declining rapidly.
It wasn't until more than half of the energy was consumed that the electric light crackled twice, turned from purple to blue, and then disappeared into the air.
There were as many as six or seven people collapsed on the roof as there was smoke coming from the roof. The black-clothed ninja who bore the brunt was covered in smoke. It was not that he was unprepared. At least he could see his figure clearly when he was hit by lightning. Dislocation, probably a defensive technique such as the Substitution Technique, but it still failed to save his life.
This shock technique made everyone stand on the spot.
In fact, Xia Fan himself was quite surprised.
He never expected that the improved streamer technique would have such an amazing effect when fully used.
Could it be that opponents like to hide a lot of metal props in their clothes, such as darts and daggers, so that the excessive current will continue to find the next release point
It just consumes too much energy.
However, at the critical moment of the battle, he would never be able to expose this to the enemy, so he took out another talisman from his pocket.
The other party's reaction was also extremely quick. After shouting twice, he jumped directly from the roof and disappeared into the long street.
"Did they run away?" Xia Fan was slightly startled.
"Brother Xia, your shock technique has improved too quickly, haven't you?" Wei Wushuang smacked his mouth and said in disbelief, "The streamer technique can also exert such power, you really have a talent for magic!"
"I think... this shouldn't be explained by talent, right?" Luo Youer muttered in a low voice, "There are many geniuses in the Luo family, but this is the first time I have seen someone like a land thief."
"Ahem, now is not the time to talk about this. Focus on dealing with the enemy first." Xia Fan quickly changed the subject, "The people below are still fighting."
Having said that, when the defense line on the roof collapsed, the battle situation was no longer in doubt.
More archers climbed onto the houses on both sides of the street and shot downwards under the cover of the alchemists. After more than half of the casualties, the resistance of the blocking team completely collapsed and they began to scramble to escape to the north. Ning Wanjun, on the other hand, covered up the killings all the way, and no one knew how many people died in the stampede.
…
In front of the granary of Jinxia City, Hojo Sasei deployed the final defensive line.
The order given to him by his boss was to ensure that the troops held this place until all the food was transported, and there was no room for failure. With Jinxia City losing its resistance, this mission sounded easy and comfortable, but the news brought back by the Mu Ninja made the development of things changeable.
An army that did not belong to the government entered Jinxia City from the west gate.
They did not use troops to act dangerously, and they did not even hide their intentions. They not only held high the banner and swaggered through the city, but also evacuated the local residents.
Judging from the flags displayed by the other party, this team belonged to Princess Guangping and the Privy Council, but the information obtained from Anjia did not mention the possibility of an army between the two.
If this was not an improvised force, then there must be a flaw in Anjia's intelligence.
But now is not the time to pass the buck.
Just in case, Hojo Sa immediately mobilized two artillery teams to strengthen the defense line-after all, the opponent had a home field advantage and could easily suppress the number of troops in a small area.
A lion will fight a rabbit with all his strength, which is also a proverb from the Eternal Dynasty that he appreciates very much.
"Sir, Chief Sakurai's blocking team suffered heavy losses and has retreated to its position." At this time, a subordinate brought news from the front.
"So fast?" Hojo Sao couldn't help but be a little surprised - the failure of this team was not unexpected, or Sakurai's purpose of leading the team was to slow down the opponent's progress and buy time for himself to set up his position. After all, the disparity in numbers between the two sides makes it difficult to defeat the opponent head-on. But even so, there are more than four makunin in the team, as well as a large number of crossbowmen. No matter what, it should be able to make the enemy suffer a little, so that they dare not immerse themselves in advancing.
In terms of fighting will, Hojo Saku has full confidence in his troops.
Even if they die in battle, they will never surrender.
"The enemy has many magic practitioners, and we were caught off guard! And..." His subordinates hesitated for a moment, "It is reported that there may be alchemists at the Qiguo garrison level among the enemy!"
"What did you say?" Hojo Zuo glared, "What about the technique he used? It couldn't be a Lijutsu, right?"
According to An Jia, no alchemist who can reach the third level is easy to deal with. Practitioners at this level can already integrate one or more magic techniques and give them new characteristics. Some of them can even be described as weird and unpredictable.
He glanced at the gunpowder bag placed behind the position. If the opponent was good at Li Shu...
"Sir, it seems to be a shock technique."
Is it related to thunder and lightning? Hojo Zuo breathed a sigh of relief.
This category is absolutely restrained against evil spirits, and its power when used to kill people is also very impressive, but it is not good at long-distance combat, and it will not let one's own ammunition suddenly explode.
Although he had already made preparations to guard against Lishu masters, and the gunpowder box was also explosion-proof, it was better not to encounter them if they could.
Artillery is the best weapon to suppress close-range magic.
However, considering that the strength displayed by his opponent was somewhat unexpected, Hojo decided to mobilize two more artillery teams from the rear to support the granary.
In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the position by luck, they can immediately organize a counterattack and regain the granary.
…
"I knew you would be fine."
Ning Wanjun threw the smooth spear to Qiuyue and walked up to Xia Fan.
After a battle, the princess was covered in the enemy's blood. The white robe and the red cloak were now blended together, making it difficult to distinguish them from each other.
Xia Fan noticed that her breathing was slightly short of breath.
"The enemy... is it difficult to deal with?"
"It can be described as tenacious," Ning Wanjun calmed down her breath. "After I impaled them, they still thought of using their bodies to restrict my movements. They could be considered an elite team at the border. If it hadn't been for you earlier, Taking advantage of the roof, we will probably pay more."
So as the princess of Guangping, it's better not to get involved in such high-risk things.
Although Xia Fan wanted to say this, he took it back when he reached his lips because he saw that not only was there no fatigue in the princess's eyes, but there was a burning look in her eyes.