20demayo Chapter 449 - 45: Showdown!
Chapter 449 - 45: Showdown!
In the camp.
Shen Fei quickly received intelligence from the Medicine Ancestor, "In that case, Gonggong should be able to take them down."
After letting Gonggong go last time, honestly, the effect was quite big, at least making the split within the Lie Mountain Tribe grow larger.
But he didn’t expect that Ting Yao in the Lie Mountain Tribe still had some insight, at least quite trusting of Gonggong.
This made Shen Fei’s psychological warfare not achieve the result he wanted.
Gonggong’s loyalty to the Lie Mountain Tribe was higher than he imagined.
It only revealed conflicts between the cultivators and the tribe of the Lie Mountain Tribe.
But now, Ma Shihuang was also letting the Medicine Ancestor target Gonggong, if before it was psychological warfare that made Gonggong feel disappointed and suspicious of the Lie Mountain Tribe.
Then this time, Ma Shihuang’s actions will completely trigger Gonggong’s rebellious mentality.
"Exactly."
Time passed like this for six days.
Suddenly.
"Boom—!"
With a thunderous roar, a massive electric serpent streaked across the sky, seemingly ready to pierce through the heavens and earth.
Accompanying it were fierce winds blowing, countless dark clouds gathering in the sky.
’Swish, swish—!’
An endless downpour fell, and the originally healing Gonggong abruptly opened his eyes, sensing the swelling of water vapor.
He growled, "Enemy attack!"
In an instant.
Continuous rumbling rang out, the camp drums thundered, and the ever-ready Lie Mountain Army began forming ranks.
Gonggong soared into the air, followed closely by the Medicine Ancestor.
Zhurong had long been standing outside beneath the sky, and the rain falling on him was instantly turned into mist by the high temperature of his body.
"They’ve launched an attack."
In the distance, continuous firelight emerged, even in the dim sky appearing unusually conspicuous.
"Where are they attacking from?"
"Right here."
Zhurong frowned, as a fierce aura arose across the river, transforming into two giant pythons dancing wildly amidst the rain, seeming to want to devour the sky.
"Zhurong, brat, fight me!"
At this moment, a figure stepped out from across the river, it was Can Gang.
His arms instantaneously transformed into Ancient Steel Pythons devouring the heavens, with two gaping mouths akin to all-encompassing bags.
Rushing towards everyone in the Lie Mountain Army to consume them.
But in the next moment.
Two streams of Divine Fire suddenly surged, transforming into two fire whips with a ’bang’ of a mighty impact.
The two fire whips struck the Ancient Steel Python, leaving two black marks on its nearly indestructible scales.
"A creature neither human nor snake."
Zhurong snorted coldly, leaving a note for Gonggong to take heed before stepping forward to charge at Can Gang.
In an instant, the two clashed in the sky, their giant snakes wildly dancing and Divine Fire soaring, terrifying waves spreading rapidly across the surrounding area where they fought.
No wind penetrated, no rain invaded.
And this was just one of the battlefields; more ships than in previous battles, like giant beasts, started rolling towards the riverbank.
Cannon fire was their vanguard, a barrage like torrential rain made the tribesmen and cultivators of the Lie Mountain Army dare not approach.
Controlling the overall scene from the sky, Gonggong shouted, "Bring out the siege crossbows, arrange the troops with tribesmen and cultivators interspersed."
Because the last time the Jiuli Army’s first attack left almost none of the siege crossbows.
Although he ordered the Lie Mountain Tribe to start crafting them, the speed was far slower than he anticipated.
No choice.
Building these crossbows requires a lot of materials and craftsmen, plus due to Ting Yao’s arrangements.
Some craftsmen needed to handle larger projects, even though an urgent pace was set.
The speed at which the Lie Mountain Tribe deployed tribesmen was not as fast as Jiu Li.
Every time this happened, Gonggong lamented that if it were Jiu Li, such things wouldn’t occur.
The continuous cannon fire snapped Gonggong back to reality.
These remaining crossbows couldn’t block the Jiuli ships from crossing the river, and in just a short time, the Jiuli ships had already approached the shore.
Due to the heavy rain, Gonggong dared not let the tribesmen and cultivators directly fly over the water for interception.
The people of the Jiuli Tribe have ships to receive them, so if they land exhausted, they can directly rest and replenish on board.
But they cannot; if they land exhausted, the result would be death.
They lacked favorable timing, geographical advantage, and unity, making approaching equal to giving up.
It would be better to let these people land, using the camp as support for battle, ensuring their logistics could keep up.
Gonggong ordered the troops to retreat to avoid Jiuli ships providing fire support from the shore.
He was confident with his Wood Armor; in direct confrontation, he would not be weaker than the Jiuli Tribe.
As Gonggong retreated to defend, the Jiuli ships docked safely onshore.
Figures jumped off the ship, promptly forming into groups of three, maintaining a deployable yet dispersed distance.
Quickly advancing towards the Lie Mountain Army.
"Archery squad!"
Although unable to forge siege crossbows capable of spanning the river, bows and arrows could still be produced in large quantities.
With Gonggong’s order, countless arrows weaved through the rain, crashing down on the just-landed Jiuli Army.
"Whish!"
And at this time.
The once-weakened gale swept forth again, but now aiming towards the Lie Mountain Army.
Those managing the shooting range were momentarily affected by this gust, causing the arrows to begin falling.
The Jiuli Army quickly started counterattacking, ’dada—!’
Countless gunshots rang out, amidst rain hard to detect until they hit the forefront tribesmen defending in the Lie Mountain Army, unleashing dazzling sparks.
’Boom boom boom!’
The terrifying speed and power shattered numerous shields, pushing these tribesmen back.
"Use the Defense Array!"
Seeing this, Gonggong didn’t hold back, or rather when dealing with the Jiuli Tribe, never plan to show weakness or hold back any cards.
In the next moment.
Continuous Spiritual Lights appeared all at once, transforming into shields covering the surroundings of the Lie Mountain Army.
Even when hit by flames, they wouldn’t waver.
"Charge!"
Seeing this, Gonggong immediately shouted, the shields began covering the moving Lie Mountain Army towards the Jiuli Army.
’Boom boom boom—!’
Continuous fire lit up frantically as the distance between them closed, with the Jiuli Tribe’s firepower becoming ever more terrifying.
Some shields couldn’t withstand it, shattering instantly.
Bullets like a storm began flooding the shattered shield areas.
Instantly.
Countless screams rang out, blood sprayed, but Gonggong showed no intention of retreat.
Retreating now would mean the Jiuli Army’s ranged attacks would thoroughly suppress the Lie Mountain Army without any resistance.
Only by getting close to the Jiuli Army can they block them.
Yet just as the Lie Mountain Army was about to approach, suddenly large figures appeared in the middle of the Jiuli Army.
"It’s the Jiuli Army’s Exotic Beast Legion!"
Gonggong squinted his eyes, then a flash of horror, "These exotic beasts are actually mounted with cannons!"
"Gonggong, this exotic beast tank, may it catch your eye!"