Chapter 741: Flame Arrow |
On Flying Fish Island, since Wang Hong and the others depart
On Flying Fish Island, since Wang Hong and the others departed, both the islanders and demons haven't ceased their activities. They've all been mobilized to fortify the island's defenses.
Even the low-tier Demonic Beasts without sentience have been assigned tasks such as transporting soil and rocks or excavating foundations.
Skinny Monkey didn't join the raiding party; instead, Wang Hong left him on the island to oversee the fortification efforts.
At this moment, he was directing several Demonic Beasts to dig trenches along the coast of Flying Fish Island.
The entire coastline was now a mess of dug-up land, pockmarked with craters.
However, if one were to view from a high vantage point, they would notice these craters interconnecting, forming vast and mysterious patterns.
Skinny Monkey was currently pouring bags of Spirit Stones into some of the holes or burying several talismans in certain spots, while also installing materials for Array Formations in some areas.
Among these materials, only two were used extensively: Spirit Stones and Talismans.
Even extracting one in a thousand could make them immensely wealthy.
Skinny Monkey could also guess the sentiments of the crowd. What he was doing now was to set up a large formation along the coast of Flying Fish Island.
There was already a defensive large formation set up on Flying Fish Island, but the large formation he was arranging this time was significantly different from the usual defensive formations.
This large formation had almost no defensive function, and even if used for attacking enemies, it could only be used once.
This was a kind of disposable Talisman Large Formation.
This formation required a large number of Spirit Stones and Talismans to be pre-arranged, and then all of them would be connected together by the formation.
When the savage tribe attacked Flying Fish Island and all stood on this land, this large formation could be triggered.
By then, it was feared that anyone within the range of the large formation would be annihilated.
It had been three days since Wang Hong and the others went out to attack, and there had been constant communication between them through the flying demons of the Demon Clan, knowing the positions and specific situations of the three parties.
Of course, at the same time, the savage tribe would also send out some savage beasts to secretly approach Flying Fish Island for reconnaissance.
Due to the continuous harassment by Wang Hong and his eight squads, the march of the savage tribe army had become unusually slow.
What was originally a journey of two or three days turned into three or four days, or even longer.
The savage tribe had also been furious and chased with all their might, but the cultivators of the human-demon alliance would arrive quickly and disappear just as fast, often losing them in pursuit.
In these three days, amidst this continuous onslaught, the savage tribe had already lost three tier-five savage tribesmen, over a hundred tier-four savage tribesmen, and countless savage tribesmen below tier four.
This had greatly weakened the strength of the savage tribe army.
Although such attacks could slow down the advance of the savage tribe and weaken their strength, now the savage tribe had finally arrived outside Flying Fish Island, surrounding it completely.
Before the savage tribe could form an encirclement, Wang Hong and the others had quietly returned to Flying Fish Island.
"Your Majesty! These savage tribes have already surrounded us. Why haven't they attacked yet?"
At this moment, Skinny Monkey stood beside Wang Hong, gazing at the countless savage tribe armies outside the coastline.
At this time, those low-tier savage tribes who were unable to fly were leisurely stepping out from some sea ships. After disembarking, they immediately stood in formation on the spot.
"Order the giant crossbows to start firing now."
These savage tribes really underestimated them. At such a time, they were actually taking the effort to organize their formations.
With Wang Hong's command, countless huge arrows were simultaneously launched from the newly constructed platform on Flying Fish Island.
As these arrows approached, they burst into a violent downpour, carrying tremendous force as they flew into the savage tribe crowd, piercing through their sturdy bodies despite their resilience.
In just a moment, large swathes of savage tribesmen fell.
"Wow! Wow!"
Several strong individuals among the savage tribe roared, but since the members of the human-demon alliance couldn't understand them, they simply saw the savage tribes no longer maintaining formation and rushing towards the island together.
At this point, all the giant crossbows arranged on the island were activated. Rows of advancing savage tribesmen fell, followed by others, and then more fell in succession.
Originally, the members of the human-demon alliance on Flying Fish Island had already despaired upon seeing the overwhelming force of the savage tribe. But now, witnessing the savage tribes unable to advance under the onslaught of the giant crossbows, their confidence soared.
However, savage tribes were different from the Demon Clan. They weren't numerous, so they wouldn't use their own kin as meaningless cannon fodder, sacrificing them in vain.
Seeing the devastating power of the giant crossbows, immediately, several tier-four savage tribesmen, each wielding a huge shield, standing in front of the savage tribe formation, continued to lead their troops forward.
The sound of dense rain hitting banana leaves echoed, as the arrow rain shot from the island had all been blocked by the shields.
Tens of thousands of savage tribesmen, enduring the arrow rain and stepping heavily forward, their thunderous steps sounding like a landslide as they slowly approached Flying Fish Island.
"Don't waste crossbow arrows, switch to flame arrows!"
Seeing that the crossbow arrows were now ineffective, Gu Wei quickly issued orders.
Every arrow shot from the giant crossbows was a magic weapon of considerable value, so wasting them was not worthwhile.
Upon hearing Gu Wei's command, cultivators operating the giant crossbows on various platforms replaced the arrows.
Instead, they took out a new type of arrow, larger and sturdier in size.
Internally, these arrows had a hollow structure with many Crimson Flame Beads installed inside.
These Crimson Flame Beads were made by Wang Hong from Fusang Wood, refined into disposable magic weapons, which had contributed greatly in battles throughout the history of the Great Chu Immortal Nation.
These Crimson Flame Beads had undergone numerous improvements by Wang Hong over one or two hundred years and the refinement process had now matured.
The current flame arrows had many grooves inside, connected through an array formation.
In each groove, a Crimson Flame Bead was installed. When launched, the array formation would be activated, triggering each Crimson Flame Bead in the grooves.
Flame arrows were complex to manufacture, the materials were precious, and the cost was high, so they were not used unless absolutely necessary.
The soldiers controlling the giant crossbows, after installing the flame arrows, aimed at a specific position with their divine sense, and the arrows whistled as they were shot out.
For a while, on Flying Fish Island, the whistling sound of the flame arrows being shot out was continuous and uninterrupted.
When these flame arrows flew over the savage tribe's position, they suddenly exploded into a huge golden fireball with a deafening roar.
This large fireball split into dozens of slightly smaller fireballs, shooting in all directions.
The savage tribesmen at the forefront of the formation found their shields catching fire, and despite their efforts, they couldn't extinguish them.
A few unlucky ones were ignited by the flames on their shields, and despite their strong bodies, they had no resistance against this fire.
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