Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1705 Desert Attack
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!"

As they shouted the warning, the soldiers of the Trapped Camp instinctively placed their hands on the hilts of their swords.

The Trapped Camp was caught off guard by this sudden attack from beneath the sand, but thanks to the superior quality of its elite troops, they were able to maintain their composure.

There was no need for Zhou Chongshan to say anything more. Almost at the same time that the strange phenomenon occurred, the squads of soldiers quickly gathered together in small groups.

Within the area, the rising dust directly obscured their vision.

Amidst the swirling sand and dust, a dark figure suddenly leaped up and pounced directly at one of the soldiers of the Trapped Camp.

In that instant, the soldier seemed to sense something. With a soft clang, his sword flashed from its sheath! Without turning his head, the enchanted sword slashed at the attacker who was charging at him!
It's too late to say, then soon!
With a scream, crimson blood splattered directly onto his robes.

"You're unlucky to have come to me!"

Currently, every squad leader in the Trapped Camp is a martial artist at the Hundred Refinement Realm level.

Unfortunately for the attacker, he happened to target the squad leader.

It wasn't even a proper encounter. Without turning his head, the squad leader severed the opponent's arm with a single stroke before turning his gaze to try and pinpoint the opponent's figure.

The enemy, who had his arm severed, screamed in pain, but reacted very quickly, twisting his body and hiding directly in the sandstorm.

Although the squad leader was unhappy with the result, he could only turn his gaze away and look at the half of his arm that he had cut off and left on the ground.

The severed arm was covered with fine scales, and the hand was tightly gripping a dagger that appeared to be made of bone. It was clearly not human.

"Watch out, everyone! The attacker has scales and moves incredibly fast! It's not human!!"

The intelligence we obtained was immediately shared loudly.

During this time, other soldiers also began sharing intelligence...

"It's long! It has a very long tail!"

"Those guys can burrow into the sand very quickly!"

Listening to the intelligence reports coming from all around, Zhou Chongshan held his breath and focused his mind amidst the sandstorm.

In the next instant, he made a lightning-fast move, and the spear that was originally hanging on the saddle flew out and pierced into the sand below.

Then, with one arm gripping the end of the spear, he forcefully flicked it, and amidst the shattering yellow sand, a dark figure pierced through by the spear was forcibly pulled out on the spot.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The pain of being pierced through his body caused him to scream in agony. It was only with this thrust that Zhou Chongshan finally saw the attacker's true face, and his pupils contracted.

"snake?!"

This was Zhou Chongshan's first reaction.

But it was clearly not entirely a snake. The attacker had a head that looked almost exactly like a snake's, but aside from the head and the scales covering its entire body, the creature's upper body was human-shaped, while its lower body dragged a long snake tail.

If you include the length of its tail, this creature is at least three or four meters long!

Even after being lifted into the air by Zhou Chongshan's spear, a section of its tail still dragged on the ground.

Upon noticing this, Zhou Chongshan immediately realized something was amiss.

Sure enough, almost as soon as the thought flashed through his mind, the snake-man's tail suddenly whipped out, lashing out directly at Zhou Chongshan. Seeing this, Zhou Chongshan remained calm, immediately switching to a two-handed grip on his gun.

With a sudden burst of strength, like a dragon in a dance, he spun around and pierced through the snake-man's body, swinging it behind him and slamming it into another snake-man who had just jumped out of the sand behind him!

Although Zhou Chongshan was not known for his strength, a blow from a peak Vajra Realm martial artist was not easy to bear, and he was immediately knocked senseless.

During this swing, Zhou Chongshan directly channeled his true energy into the spearhead, churning the snake-man's internal organs to shreds. Then, using the momentum of the swing, he flung the snake-man away.

"They're half-human, half-snake! Like snake-men! Watch out for their tails!!"

For creatures that possess both animal and human characteristics, the Great Zhou Dynasty was not entirely unfamiliar with them.

Going back to the early days, they encountered hyena-men when they first discovered the grasslands.

They later encountered Drogo and his companions, who were centaurs.

Later on, they encountered lizardmen and ratmen, creatures that possessed both of these characteristics.

In some ways, they are quite experienced.

Just as Zhou Chongshan was loudly providing intelligence, in another sandstorm, the yellow sand behind Jie Liancheng suddenly broke open, and a snake-man wielding a pair of daggers emerged directly from the ground, attempting to launch a sneak attack.

It must be said that the snake-men's speed in their pounce was indeed exceptionally fast. In addition, their ability to lurk underground, along with the cover provided by the surrounding sand and dust, greatly increased the difficulty of dealing with them.

Their only problem was that they chose the wrong opponent.

Throughout the entire process, Jie Liancheng didn't even need to make any movements. His horse, the King, kicked the snake-man who had launched the sneak attack with lightning speed.

In that instant, the snake-man's chest visibly caved in, and his body, which had been lifted into the air, flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

After kicking, Lord Ma snorted dismissively, as if to say, 'You dare to ambush me?'

The sensory intensity of extraordinary creatures at the Hundred Refinements Realm far surpasses that of human martial artists of the same level, and the same is true for exotic beasts.

Extraordinary creatures and strange beasts don't rely solely on their eyes to capture targets.

Although the enemy raised dust, obscuring the vision of the Great Zhou soldiers, the impact on the strange beast mounts beneath them was limited.

As the attackers' mysterious veil was completely lifted, Zhou Chongshan and Xie Liancheng, both Vajra Realm level martial artists, immediately began a killing spree.

It's unclear whether these snake-people used some method or were born with this ability, but when they were lurking under the yellow sand, the authorities genuinely didn't notice their existence.

However, as soon as the opponent makes a move, it will not escape the keen senses of a Vajra Realm martial artist!

There shouldn't be too many of these snake-men. Small-scale battles are perfectly within the comfort zone of a Vajra Realm warrior, not to mention there are two of them!
As soon as the fighting started, the snake people realized something was wrong and tried to burrow into the yellow sand to escape.

"Capture a few alive!!"

These snake people are incredibly fast at escaping.

The main reason is that the desert is their home ground. These guys are like fish in water when they burrow into the sand. In addition, the sand and dust cover their vision, making it not so easy for the soldiers to capture them alive.

Only Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan were quick enough to catch one each.

(End of this chapter)