Infrastructure Throne

Yuanliu City City Lord's Mansion.

The lead cloud hangs low, the cold wind blows through the square silently, and thousands of guard officers and soldiers silently lined up in a neat column, holding the handle of the knife, with their heads held high, waiting for their city lord to give the final order.

The total population of the city is only [-] to [-]. They are already the limit of the guards after temporary expansion, and they are also the last barrier to guard Yuanliu City.

On the streets outside the martial law in the distance, more and more people gathered together, there was no noise or crying, they just silently watched their relatives and nephews set foot on the front line to fight against the beast slaves.

After the captain of the guard Xiao Meng finished counting, he rode his horse up to Yan Zui, got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and the armor on his body collided with the floor tiles, making a clanging sound:

"My lord, all the officers and men of the guards have assembled and are ready to go! You can fight the beast slaves anytime!"

The thin sunlight penetrated through the clouds and overturned the heads of the people, but there was no warmth.

Yan Zui straddled the horse, the horse's mane was burning like flames, intertwined with the black military uniform to form a very strong and solemn color.

His eyes were serious, he looked straight ahead, and his deep voice resounded through the square: "Abyssal City, there is no need for you to fight to the death with the beast slaves."

"Our first goal is to repel the invading enemies, and then try our best to survive the beast horde! Go home safely!"

"Below the city of Abyss, every single citizen in the city is with you!"

Xiao Meng took a deep breath, pulled out the cross sword from his waist and raised it above his head: "Yuanliu City, Wansheng!"

"Wan Sheng!!"

The high-spirited shouts of thousands of people went straight to the sky, and the lingering sound echoed over the square, accompanied by the howling wind, and sent to every household of the people.

The people who came to see them off looked at the guards rushing to the city wall from a distance, and a layer of mist appeared in their eyes. There was a faint sobbing sound from the crowd, which was then drowned out by the footsteps of the guards leaving neatly.

There is an ancient bell tower in the center of the city. Since the city was founded, the top of the bell tower has become the highest place in the city.

"Boom-thump-"

The clock tower chimes nine times in a row, which indicates that the most critical moment is coming!

Shen Qingze stood in front of the window of the meeting hall, Yan Zui's figure had disappeared at the end of the street, and was never seen again.

The duck duck lay on the window sill, perhaps aware of the master's mood, not daring to act coquettishly, and even the earthworms lost interest.

Yaya is no longer a little yellow chicken, its fur is brighter than before, and a small group of colored whiskers grow out of its tail. When it is excited, its feathers flutter like a small fan with its tail open.

Ah Bai squatted next to his master's lap, it has always been extraordinarily quiet recently, its dog ears have become longer and sharper, its white hair has become more and more silvery, like a ghostly shadow, silently accompanying Shen Qingze.

Shen Qingze looked in the direction of the city wall, and the system interface lit up with a bright red exclamation mark again:

[Main storyline mission: Abyss City defense battle! 】

[Hungry orcs poured out of the Grand Canyon and rushed towards the human cities. All the northern cities will not be spared. Your main city is also one of their targets. You decide to take up arms and defend This peaceful home! 】

[Beastmen have the characteristics of monsters and humans at the same time. They have the wisdom of humans and are born with supernatural powers. They often act in groups. There are witches in the tribe, which is especially dangerous!Once the main city is breached, it will suffer immeasurable losses! 】

[Mission Tip: The Beastmen seem to be powerful, but they are not without weaknesses.Players should first find out the witches among the orcs and remove them. 】

[System: If the orcs completely retreat, the mission will end. At that time, the reward will be determined according to the player's quest completion. If the completion is less than 30%, or if the orcs break through the city lord's mansion, the mission will fail! 】

[Main quest reward: In addition to the basic reward, an additional 500 amethyst will be presented]

Looking at the amethyst reward that had increased five times compared to before, Shen Qingze's heart was calm, without any sign of joy, instead he frowned slightly.

The higher the reward, the higher the difficulty of the task. I don't know what kind of situation I am sitting in the back, the most dangerous front line.

During the first main mission, Shen Qingze faced the big monster Kunpeng directly, and if he wanted to die, he would die first, but now with thousands of people standing in front of him, he felt as heavy as lead.

While meditating, there was a sudden cry from outside:

"Master Officiant! The beast slaves are already outside the city and preparing to attack the city!"

Shen Qingze's pupils suddenly trembled.

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On the city wall with flags fluttering, scouts stood in the hot air balloon basket, nervously handing out gestures for the latest situation.

The Chiyuan River in the distance rolled out turbulent silver and white waves, and densely packed beastmen came swimming, and the beastmen who could not swim sat on the broad and hard shell of the turtles and crossed the river.

The Yuanliu City, which stands safely, is like a huge treasure mountain magnet, attracting the greedy eyes of the orcs.

In the blink of an eye, on the outside of the city wall, countless orc tribes gathered in all directions, with black and moving heads, huge and strong bodies, and the earth shaking in the rush.

Looking down from the sky, the endless black tide surged like a tsunami, Yuanliu City was like a thin isolated island in the high tide, and it was about to be swallowed up by the beast tide without mercy.

The beast slaves howled and laughed wildly, their mouths were drooling, and their scarlet tongues seemed to lick people's throats at any time.

This terrifying scene, as long as one stands on the top of the city and looks out, one's scalp will go numb with horror, and the two will tremble.

Even though they had done a good job of psychological training again and again, and embraced the mood of seeing death as home, the guard soldiers on the wall were still terrified and had strong doubts from the bottom of their hearts-this time, can they really repel these damned beast slaves?

While the hearts of the people were floating, there was a sudden and hasty whistle on the city wall - "The Lord City Lord is here!"

A team of city lord's personal guards surrounded Yan Zui and quickly stepped onto the wall, with military boots on the hard floor tiles.

Behind Yan Zui, a black gold flag symbolizing Yuanliu City was erected. If the flag does not fall, the city will not fall.

Yan Zui held a binoculars and looked at the head of the northern city. Xiao Meng brows anxiously: "My lord, the beast slaves have entered the maximum range. Do you want to shoot arrows and artillery?"

Yan Zui put down the binoculars, his pupils reflected the dense black tide, and ordered in an orderly manner: "First release the catapult and crossbow."

"Yes!"

As the messengers swung the flags quickly, the bowstrings stretched and left shadows in the hands of the soldiers, and the arrows shot out like a gust of wind and rain, and the cold steel arrowheads shone coldly in the sun.

The first wave, the second wave... The endless rain of arrows is falling all over the sky in the direction of the attacking beast slaves!

At first, the orcs didn't take the arrows of the human race seriously because of their rough skin and thick flesh.Even if one or two are sharp enough and shot from such a long distance, how much power is left?

According to past experience, as long as they close their eyes and protect their heads with their arms as thick as iron, even if they are unfortunately hit by an arrow, they will not be hurt at all.

As for those orc tribes known for their defensive power, such as iron rhinoceros, Mongolian elephants, turtles, etc., they don't even bother to block them. These small gadgets of the human race can't even leave a trace on their hard shells. Power is worse than scratching an itch.

But this time, they miscalculated!

The archers in Yuanliu City were all replaced with compound bows produced by the armament factory, and there were even long-range artifacts such as Zhuge Liannu. The arrows were all made of steel arrowheads, which were polished to be thin and sharp.

The force of the ejection is so strong and the penetrating power is so strong that it can even shoot through the earth walls of some small towns!

"Puff, puff—"

The sound of sharp objects sinking into flesh and blood resounded densely among the charging orcs. A large number of unlucky orcs who had been careless were pierced through their bodies by an arrow. What's more, several blood holes were pierced through their bodies in an instant!

Even the turtles with strong defenses were unfortunately hit, and the hard back shell was pierced by the giant crossbow with thick forearms!Died directly on the spot!

The bright red passion gushed out, and the wailing sounded one after another, immediately arousing the animal nature in their bones!

The orcs are inherently strong and strong, and a simple penetrating wound is not enough to take their lives, but as long as there are enough wounds, they can bleed to death. There are very few people in the orc tribe who know medical skills, and only witches can heal them. means.

The wave after wave of arrow rain in Yuanliu City was unexpectedly strong, and the momentum of the orcs like Hong was immediately blocked.

After leaving behind a considerable number of seriously injured companions, under the order of the leader, the orc tribes began to consciously disperse from each other, using a sparse impact formation to avoid receiving intensive arrow attacks.

The orc tribe's response was immediate. Abyssal Flow City's original offensive, which was hit with arrows and arrows, lost a third of it in the subsequent waves of arrow rain.

On the wall of Yuanliu City, the archers saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts. Fortunately, the City Lord's Mansion recruited civilians to transport consumables such as arrows and stones with carts, so that the soldiers did not have to worry about the shortage of supplies. question.

After the rain of arrows became sparse, the trebuchet followed on top——

I saw a large number of huge boulders leaping out from the top of the city, and huge shadows enveloped countless orcs one by one, smashing towards them!

In addition to bows and arrows, the catapult is the most powerful long-range weapon for the human race to deal with the beast slaves. The orcs have no other way except to use their bodies to be tough.

The only thing the orcs can do is run!Go crazy!Once they are rushed to the bottom of the city, the human race can only hide in the city wall, hand over the food and slaves obediently, and cry for mercy!

The boulder smashed down the unlucky companions one by one, and more lucky ones howled excitedly, buried their heads in the charge, and withstood the most dangerous waves of attacks, victory lies ahead!

In just ten minutes, the invading orcs made a big advance towards Yuanliu City!

The scout holding the binoculars could even clearly see the spikes on the head of the leader beast slave, the neck with strong blue veins, and the fierce red eyes.

Xiao Meng was in a hurry and reported the collected information one by one. Although he was in the cold winter, sweat dripped from his forehead: "My lord, bows and arrows and catapults have limited damage. Do you want to use artillery?"

Yan Zui clasped the cold rocks on the wall with both hands, and said calmly: "Wait a little longer."

Xiao Meng frowned: "My lord?"

"The artillery shells are limited, and most of them are concentrated on the north city wall. The beast slaves must be driven to the north, especially the main force, and included in the maximum range, so that the artillery advantages can be fully utilized."

Yan Zui glanced at him, then retracted his gaze, his pupils were deep, staring at an unknown point: "Small intolerance can lead to big plans."

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The orcs outside the city thought they had rushed out of the coverage of the catapults and crossbows, and cheered and ran towards the city wall.

Unexpectedly, the crisis not only comes from the top of the head, but also the soil under the feet!

I don't know who accidentally tripped over the invisible line and fell like a dog eating shit. Immediately afterwards, countless orcs rushing to the front line tripped one after another, triggering a series of landmines buried shallowly under the soil layer !

One after another, the invisible iron ball landmines exploded suddenly, directly overturning all the enemies within three to five meters around them!

The fragments of the explosion pierced deeply into the rough flesh of the orcs. For a while, the sound of explosions was deafening, blood and flesh splattered, and stumps flew!

The orcs were stunned by the landmines. They didn't even know where the enemy came from. Why did they suffer heavy casualties out of nowhere?

It is no longer safe to continue to rush forward foolishly. There are landmines everywhere on the east and west sides!

The tribal leaders immediately ordered to change the direction of attack, so that the orcs scattered on both sides gathered in the middle, and concentrated their forces to attack from the north!

The army of beast horde became dense again in an instant, rushing towards the north city wall pushing each other.

The heads of the soldiers on the northern wall were constantly attacking the psychological defense line.

Under the tremendous pressure, their palms and backs were drenched in cold sweat. The artillerymen shivered and looked at the boundless Kuroshio under their feet, and even forgot to breathe.

Xiao Meng breathed heavily, his lips were tightly pressed, and his nails almost dug into the rock.

He didn't dare to disturb the city lord, he knew that under the eyes of the soldiers looking forward to asking for help, Yan Zui, the supreme commander, was the one who bore all the pressure.

And the slender body of the other party stood on the top of the city like a towering mountain, like a lighthouse standing in the tsunami, standing still.

After an unknown amount of time, he heard Yan Zui's calm voice ringing in his ears:

"The enemy has entered the urn, free to fire!"