As soon as Si Ruo and I hit the ground, the flying crossbow also hit the ground. In my impression, the crossbow arrows on the bombed transmitter were ejected in different directions.
If anyone outside spotted the crossbow bolts, the firepower unleashed into the fog would be even more intense. However, the transmitter, which had been ready for a long time, had not been activated yet, and was unable to suppress the opponent's firepower.
I said "Lie down" in Si Ruo's ear, and I stood up from the ground, stepped on the city wall, and flew to a transmitter aircraft. As soon as my feet touched the ground, I heard the person directing outside sneered: "There is indeed an ambush. Throw it again."
I quickly took a look at the mechanism, immediately grabbed the wrench on it and pressed it down fiercely. Hundreds of arrows roared out amidst the loud sound of the bowstring, covering the city like locusts. head.
The moment the screams of the disciples of the Palace of Punishment shook the sky behind the mist, intense flames also shot up from the top of the city. As the figure wrapped in gunpowder smoke tumbled down the city wall, a roaring fire dragon suddenly flew out of my sight.
Rocket! I didn't even have time to think about it before I jumped out of the transmitter. I was still in the air when a violent explosion suddenly sounded above my head. When the mechanism blown up by the rocket launcher dragged fireworks around me, I fell to the ground.
I rolled forward a few times before I stabilized my body, but there was a "crunching" sound above my head. When I looked up, the beam of the mechanism supporting the base of the transmitter could no longer bear the weight of the base. It snapped into two pieces with a "click", and the flaming remains of the mechanism fell on top of my head in an instant.
Ignoring that my legs were still in severe pain, I quickly crawled under the wall using my hands and feet. As soon as I got close to the city wall, the remains of the mechanism crashed to the ground in front of me. As the pieces of the mechanism wrapped in the fire and thick smoke flew straight towards me and splashed on me, I quickly held my head in my hands and huddled on the ground, letting the rain of wooden blocks fall on me layer by layer.
"Wang Huan—" As soon as Si Ruo got up from crying on the city, I heard An Ran shouting in a crying voice: "Go quickly, go quickly!"
"Let me go, I won't leave!" Si Ruo's voice had become extremely hoarse.
An Ran's voice also changed its tone: "Sister-in-law, leave quickly, don't let Brother Huan's sacrifice be in vain."
"Stop firing, capture the demon girl Si Ruo alive, and bring it to me." Someone gave the order, and the sound of footsteps of a large number of execution hall disciples rushing in quickly came from the top of the city.
I don’t know whether it was An Ran’s “sister-in-law” that touched Si Ruo, or the opponent who rushed in made Si Ruo change his mind. The two people’s voices began to get farther and farther away, until a large number of Xing Palace disciples chased me from above. After walking far away, I stood up.
However, the first person I saw was Ye Xun, who looked ashen. The other person was standing not far from me, and his white clothes were still stained with black marks from the fire. Ye Xun said with a gloomy face: "Give me an explanation."
Before I could speak, Tao Siyu's voice sounded from behind me: "I also need an explanation."
"You two..." After I said just a few words, I leaned against the city wall suddenly because I heard someone approaching this section of the city wall. When Ye Xun and Tao Siyu suddenly changed their colors, they leaned close to me one on the left and the other on the right, pressing their backs tightly against the city wall and holding their breath.
Someone's voice soon came from the city: "Have you seen the body?"
"No, it's either smoke or fire down there. You can't see anything clearly." More than one person answered, but the content of their answers was roughly the same. There were at least a dozen people in the city looking for our bodies.
Someone issued an order: "Let the brothers who have gone around go forward and search. If you want to see people alive, you will see corpses if you die. Let's continue chasing."
The footsteps on the city gradually faded away, but the pursuers who circled the city were getting closer and closer. Ye Xun pulled me gently: "Let's go quickly."
"No need to go, they can't get through." When I hid behind the city wall and looked out quietly, Tao Siyu handed me a mirror attached to a dagger. Through the makeup mirror, I saw more than twenty heavily armed Xingdian disciples holding weapons and searching towards us little by little.
Except for a few wall stacks, there is almost no obstruction under the city wall. At their current speed, they will be close to our hiding place in just two or three minutes.
I couldn't help but stretched my hand to the handle of the gun at my waist. Suddenly, the sound of crossbows erupted from the side of the city wall. An overwhelming barrage of crossbows flew across the wall. Most of the disciples in the execution hall were immediately penetrated by arrows in their heads and bodies. Under his ribs, he fell into a pool of blood.
Although a few disciples fell to the ground in time, a second wave of arrow rain came one after another from the city wall. This time the crossbow arrows were changed from flat shot to diagonal shot. Strings of crossbow arrows were arranged from near to far at a distance of half a foot. As he went, the disciples from the execution hall who had not had time to get up were immediately nailed to the ground alive.
Only one master escaped to the distance under the continuous rolling. Although the pursuing strong bows and powerful crossbows were roaring repeatedly, he managed to escape death several times with only about two inches from the crossbow arrows. He was constantly hit by the crossbows. He didn't stand up until he was hit by the crossbow arrows.
I whispered: "Ye Xun!"
Ye Xun immediately shook his gun and aimed at the opponent's vitals. The man almost instinctively felt that danger was approaching. He suddenly turned his head and looked in our direction. The moment he and Ye Xun looked at each other, he instinctively wanted to scream.
I saw the other person's lips slightly parted and immediately pulled out the dagger. I must not let the other party shout, otherwise, my original plan will fall short.
Before Ye Xun could pull the trigger, two sharp blades ejected from the soil under the man's feet, instantly piercing his feet. What the man wanted to shout turned into a scream, and he threw his head back and fell down.
Before the man's body had time to hit the ground, more than a dozen blades came out of the ground and penetrated the man from behind.
When the man's body was slowly falling to the ground while being picked up by the sharp blade, someone on the distant city wall roared: "Who sent people down?"
Someone replied: "It's the order of the thirteen elders."
"Nonsense!" Only then did I recognize the voice of the Great Elder. "Give me the order. From now on, no one is allowed to act without my order, and no one is allowed to change the route at will. Old Thirteen One demerit.”
"Yes!" Someone took the order and conveyed the Great Elder's instructions layer by layer.
When I heard someone walking towards us, I quickly signaled to Ye Xun and the others not to move. The men and horses of the Elder Council are all masters, and their hearing and perception are several times better than ordinary people. If they find us hiding under the city, we will definitely die.
The great elder said as he walked: "How are the casualties ahead?"
"The mechanical crossbow launched by Wang Huan damaged nearly two of our teams. Fortunately, the casualties were not red belt disciples, so the loss was not huge. However, the people sent by Old Thirteen..."
That person obviously didn't care about the lives of ordinary disciples, but he was worried about the casualties of the red belt disciples.
"Hmph!" the great elder said displeased, "Old Thirteen is eager to make meritorious deeds, and he cannot change this problem. The route is clearly marked on the map, but he insists on finding shortcuts..."
When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel a thump in my heart: The Great Elder and the others also got the map? Did Zhuge Liang leave more than one map
The Great Elder became more and more angry as he spoke: "It has been repeatedly emphasized on the map that the first city wall can only exit from the middle gate. I have told Old Thirteen several times, but why doesn't he listen?"
Things are exactly as I expected. The five-story city walls of the government city are advanced layer by layer, with a certain distance between each two walls. After the Fire Phoenix destroyed the first city, the fastest way to reach the second level was to go straight forward. The reason why Qin Siyue chose to go around was because she didn't want to trigger the trap between the two cities. This is why I think it is impossible for the pursuers below the city to approach the three of us.
The person guiding the great elder suddenly stopped above us and said, "This is where Wang Huan jumped."
The great elder didn't speak, and the others didn't make any movement either. They were probably looking down from the top of the city. At this time, the fire on the remains of the mechanism has been extinguished, but the smoke on the burned remains is a bit heavier. I am not afraid that the other party will find us hiding under the city. What I am afraid of is that they will make other moves.
As expected, the man said: "Elder, do you think we need to throw some more * out to explore the truth?"
My heart suddenly sank: Whatever you are afraid of will come!
During the moment when the great elder was silent, a layer of cold sweat broke out in my palms. The Great Elder finally said: "There is no need to go to such trouble. A mere breeze cannot stir up any trouble. Even if Wang Huan does not die, he will not be able to escape from the many traps. Order all disciples to continue moving forward and capture the demon girl Si Ruo alive no matter what."
"Yes!" While the man was respectful, the great elder spoke again: "Did you bring Luo Qianqian up?"
The man replied: "I have brought it here, but she is not willing to cooperate."
"If you don't cooperate, arrest her." The elder said coldly, "Have someone take her behind. If An Ran dies, get rid of her."
The elder obviously wanted to use Luo Qianqian to threaten An Ran. After giving an order, he led the people forward. Groups of Xingdian disciples walked quickly past the city in batches. From the sound of their footsteps, it sounded like they should be carrying heavy weapons. This time, the Xing Palace came out in full force.
I waited until they all left, then I breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Ye Xun and the others: "I jumped down from the city on purpose just now. I always felt a little uneasy about Qin Siyue, but with By her side, I can only be at her mercy. Only by finding a way to make me disappear can we have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Why are you following me down here?"