Chapter 609: The Entire Army Retreats
Beside the West Gate, an orc siege hammer had completely fallen apart, its wolf-headed iron hammer lying askew in the pile of rubble, its iron chain broken into several pieces.
Another new battering ram had just arrived, and dozens of shirtless soldiers were chanting and pulling on the iron chains.
The wolf-headed iron hammer swung up again and again, crashing against the already dilapidated purple city gate.
The cracks on the surface of the city gate were as dense as a spider web, and the purple light flickered, like a lamp that was about to go out.
The outer city gates were breached several times during these three days.
However, each time they broke through, the soldiers who rushed in were slaughtered by the densely packed innate masters inside the walled city.
Those innate masters are no match for a third-stage awakened individual in a one-on-one fight.
However, within the narrow walled city, they were numerous, operating in groups of three, and specifically targeted lone Awakened Ones.
One entangled, one harassed, one killed; their coordination was as if they had practiced a thousand times.
Even worse, if you don't get out by midnight, the newly restored outer city gate will close from behind.
At that point, the battering rams outside won't be able to break the gate, and the siege ladders inside will be destroyed by the demonic sect disciples, leaving them with nowhere to retreat.
That was the real death trap.
Right now, the outer city gate has been breached again.
The wolf-headed battering ram smashed open the last gap in the city gate, and purple light shot out along with shattered wood chips.
This time, the thirty-odd third-stage awakened beings who had been waiting outside the city rushed in, cursing and swearing.
"Damn it, three hours! It finally broke!"
"Stop talking nonsense! It's full of innate masters, three against one! Don't be reckless!"
"What's there to be afraid of! I'm already at the third stage of cultivation, why would I be afraid of a few more innate masters?"
"Shut up, all of you! I'm not returning to camp until I've slaughtered every last one of these Xiantian scum in the walled city!"
The moment they rushed into the barbican, their steps faltered in unison.
They were greeted by more than four hundred innate masters.
They stood densely packed inside the barbican, their black eyes gleaming in the blood mist, like a pack of wolves waiting for their prey.
"Holy crap! So many?"
The leader of the awakened ones was named Tieshan, a third-tier strength-type warrior with bulging muscles all over his body and a pair of purple arm armors on his arms.
He gritted his teeth and roared.
"Unify the armor!"
His entire body glowed with a golden-purple light, and his fist, wrapped in purple qi, slammed head-on into the first innate master charging towards him.
The master of innate energy clasped his hands together, instantly activating his 【innate qi】, which dramatically increased his overall defense.
Tieshan's fist slammed into the opponent's chest.
boom!
The master of innate skill was sent flying, knocking down three people behind him.
"Three against one! Don't let them get a foothold!" roared a demonic sect expert.
The experts of innate level formed groups of three and entangled a third-stage awakened cultivator.
Some of them used knives, some used sticks, and some used claw techniques for close-quarters combat.
The red light of innate qi and the purple light of armor intertwined within the narrow barbican, each collision sending up plumes of blood mist.
"Charge in!"
Before Tieshan's roar had even faded, three blood-red figures had already closed in.
The man on the left arrived first. His 【Blood Coagulation Claw】 had five fingers bent like hooks, creating five dark red claw winds that went straight for his ribs.
Tieshan turned to the side, his claws grazing the armor, sparks flying.
Just as he was about to retaliate, a blood-red finger beam from his right was already in front of him—【Blood Qi Finger】.
He could only raise his arm to block, the finger strikes hitting his arm armor, corroding a patch of charred black, and his entire arm went numb.
Before he could even catch his breath, a whooshing sound suddenly rose from his lower back—【Bone-crushing whip kick】.
Tieshan only had time to shift his body half an inch to the left before the leg swept across his hip.
The hidden force penetrated to his bones, like a blunt knife grinding through the cracks in his bones. He groaned and staggered forward two steps.
He swung his elbow back at the person behind him, but the other person had already used 【Blood Shadow Step】 to slide away and create distance again.
Three innate masters spread out in a triangular formation and surrounded them from one in front and one behind.
"Is that all the energy you've got? Come on, try again!"
Tieshan roared and threw a punch at the innate master in front of him.
The other person didn't take the bait and shrank back. The person on his left immediately grabbed his wrist from the side.
Tieshan changed his fist into a palm and tried to grab the opponent's fingers, but as soon as he made contact, the 【Blood Fist】 on the right shot over, forcing him to withdraw his hand to block.
He threw several punches, the force of which shook the rubble inside the barbican, but he couldn't hit anyone.
"Fuck you all..."
Tieshan roared and grabbed at the innate master who was using a whip kick.
This time he was smarter. He first created an opening, and when the opponent swept his foot, he suddenly turned to the side and reached out, his five fingers gripping the opponent's ankle like iron clamps.
"See if you can still run!"
He swung the man and smashed him towards the innate master on the right.
But before the blow could land, the person on his left pounced on him from behind, digging a claw into his shoulder.
The claw-like wind, carrying a bloodthirsty aura, burrowed into the wound, instantly making his entire right arm feel as if it were filled with lead, and most of his strength was lost.
Taking advantage of the moment, the captured master kicked him in the chest, using the force to escape.
"Come on, again!" Tieshan roared.
His response was met with three blood-red shadows tightening from different directions.
The Blood Coagulation Claw, Blood Fist, and Bone-Shattering Whip Kick came down almost simultaneously from the front, side, and top, blocking all his escape routes.
Tieshan didn't retreat. He charged towards those hands, smashing away the claw wind on the left with a punch and sweeping back the leg shadow on the right with his right foot. But a third hand was already reaching out to his face.
He tilted his head, and a bloody claw grazed his forehead, tearing off a few strands of flesh.
"Damn, that's really something!" He took half a step back to regain his balance.
Su Yao, who was not far away, spotted his location.
"Tieshan! Dodge to the right!" she roared, and the warhammer flew past him with a dull thud, the hammerhead slamming solidly into the shoulder of a master of innate cultivation, the crisp sound of bones shattering clearly audible.
The man flew out like a half-timbered stake and crashed into a pile of broken bricks.
Seeing the opportunity, one of the men on the left pounced forward and delivered a 【Bone-Crushing Whip Kick】 to the back of her neck.
Without turning her head, Su Yao spun around and dodged the whip kick while simultaneously unleashing a 【Mountain-Shattering Kick】!
The foot pierced the wind, the leg strength was like an iron pillar, and it struck the chest of the innate master.
The man didn't even utter a sound before his breastplate collapsed, sending him flying ten meters before crashing heavily into the wall of the barbican, creating a ring of cracks that embedded themselves into it.
Taking the opportunity, Tieshan retreated to Su Yao's side, and the two stood back to back.
"If you had come any later, I would have been done for here."
He was panting heavily, and his fists were still dripping blood.
"Enough talk! Keep pushing towards the inner city gate! Don't get surrounded!"
Not far away, a third-level spearman was suppressing several innate masters in front of him with his spear. The spear shadows flew, forcing three or four people back in succession.
Behind him, three Qin soldiers had just stepped into the city gate when they were immediately surrounded by seven or eight innate masters.
The Blood-Coagulating Claw slashed from the side, and the first soldier fell down. The Bone-Shattering Whip Kick swept from another direction, and the second soldier's right leg bent strangely, and he died before he even hit the ground.
The third soldier raised his shield to block, but a Blood Fist pierced through the shield, causing him to fall backward.
But the soldiers behind them kept pouring in; as one fell, two more took his place.
The blood at the city gate was already ankle-deep, making a sticky sound when stepped on. Broken swords, shattered shields, and corpses that hadn't been moved yet were everywhere, but no one stopped.
The battle cries grew louder and louder. Tieshan punched the enemy in front of him back and was about to press forward when the sound of a horn came from behind.
One sound, two sounds, blending together.
Woo! Woo! Woo! That was the order for the entire army to retreat.
Not the air legion, but all units.