Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1732 The goddess scatters flowers
To create an explosion of this magnitude, the Zhou troops directly slammed half of the gunpowder they were carrying into the hole.

This isn't just about blowing up those snake people.

To be honest, it's simply not worthwhile to use so much gunpowder just to cause a few casualties among the snake people.

Therefore, they have another very important objective.

With the explosive shockwave spreading wildly, like fireworks bursting forth, countless fireballs flew out from the camp at the epicenter of the blast, tracing long parabolic arcs as they landed across the plain.

Surprisingly, these fireballs did not go out after landing, but continued to burn quietly.

This was a method that Li Ce, Zhou Ye, and Wei Qing came up with in a flash of inspiration half a month ago when they got together to discuss tactics.

Since the snake people primarily launch their attacks at night, nighttime visibility is extremely important to their forces.

Like the Smith Kingdom, simply setting off a line of fire would be too conspicuous and too easily destroyed.

Just then, Zhou Ye had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea.

They placed the highly concentrated kerosene mixture, which they used to ignite the explosive barrel, near it.

Once the explosive barrel explodes, the kerosene mixture will be ignited by the blast and carried away, scattering across the surrounding land.

The specially made high-concentration kerosene mixture can burn stably for a long time even when there are no other combustibles around.

Under this premise, although a small ball of fire can provide limited light, what if there were countless such balls of fire, covering an entire surrounding area?
This explosion was like a shower of flowers, instantly exposing the attacking snake-men to the sight of the Great Zhou army.

"Fire!"

At a command, in another corner of the plain, the Great Zhou troops had already built a makeshift protective wall with sandbags. Standing behind the wall, the Great Zhou soldiers began to unleash their firepower with the latest Thunder Rifles.

Now equipped with Thunder Rifles, the Great Zhou infantry no longer need to use the tactic of alternating firing between different ranks as they did before.

While significantly improving firing efficiency, the power of the rifle has also been brought to a new level.

Amidst the dense gunfire, the snake-men fell one after another.

The Snake King clearly hadn't expected that the Kingdom of Smith would come up with something new for him.

Although he always enjoyed having fun, this outburst clearly crossed his line, and a surge of anger rose within him.

Without saying a word, they immediately launched an attack on the Great Zhou's position.

Clearly, at this point in time, the Snake King had not yet realized that his opponent had changed.

They thought that as long as they charged in, they could easily break through the human positions and end the battle.

That's a huge mistake!

During the charge, the Snake King's instincts suddenly kicked in. Without thinking, he followed his instincts and flipped over, whizzing past three arrows that were flying in a triangular pattern.

Before he could even catch his breath, a cold, sharp blade of sword flashed in the distance.

In an instant, a sky-blue slash flew out from the sword's edge with a whooshing sound.

Upon seeing this, the Snake King's expression changed drastically, and he quickly dodged again. The Snake King dragged a long snake tail, which seemed cumbersome, but was actually far more agile than expected.

Especially for snake people like the Snake King, who possess the strength of the Vajra Realm, their control over their bodies has reached a level that is simply unimaginable to ordinary people.

Controlling his long snake tail, he could perform all sorts of incredible movements to evade attacks.

Dodging the azure-colored slash, a cold sword blade was already upon them!
The snake-man king, feeling the pressure, instantly bristled with snake scales. At that moment, he realized that the strength of the guy in front of him was above that of the human he had swallowed earlier!
Where did the powerful figures in the Kingdom of Smith come from?
If it already existed, why is it only appearing now?

The Snake King no longer has any energy left to think about these issues.

The guy in front of me was attacking with the speed and force of a storm!
Without even a chance to retaliate, the Snake King hurriedly dodged again.

However, he did not notice that the three arrows he had dodged earlier suddenly turned around after flying a distance, and flew back as if they were alive.

Sensing the movement behind him and noticing the three arrows that had returned, the Snake King felt somewhat like he had seen a ghost.

With swords swinging in front and arrows flying behind, the Snake King, caught in a pincer attack, had no way to avoid it. He simply went all out and charged forward, relying on the strength of his protective shield.

With their snake-binding attack, the snake people are best at close-quarters combat. If Fisher hadn't been caught off guard by this move, even though he was at the Vajra Realm level, he wouldn't have been so easily suppressed to death by the Snake King.

Seeing this, how could Hilke possibly give in to the other party's wishes?
With a swift step back, at the same time, the silver steel sword in his hand slashed at the Snake King once again.

Unlike ordinary one-handed longswords, the Silver Steel Sword, as the standard weapon of elven knights, has a blade length that is suitable for both mounted and foot combat.

This makes the Silver Steel Sword longer than an ordinary longsword, and if used properly, it can prevent enemies from getting close to the user!

In the blink of an eye, the Snake King's protective shield blocked the pursuing arrows, but it was also forced back by the silver steel sword in Hilk's hand.

This forced him to regroup and look for new opportunities to launch an offensive.

Hilke saw through the other party's intentions at a glance. Without saying a word, he swung his silver steel sword and unleashed another sky-blue slash!

[Swift Wind Slash!]

Faced with that swift, azure-colored slash once again, his instinct for danger made him realize that if he were to be hit by that slash, he would definitely not have a good ending.

This forced the Serpent King to move around, dodging attacks while looking for opportunities.

The snake-man king, having withstood the initial attack, gradually regained his footing and recovered some of his strength.

[That kind of powerful slash can't be used indefinitely; we just need to prolong the battle...]

Just as the Snake King was thinking this, a sky-blue slash flew out from the silver steel sword once again!
[Swift Wind Slash!]

If he thinks he can wear down Hilke, he's really mistaken.

Hilke's physical abilities may be relatively average, but in terms of the total amount of true qi, no one in the Vajra Realm can compare to him!
The powerful true energy, combined with the "Swift Wind Slash," a true word combat technique inherited from the Elven race's bloodline.

Hilke, whose strength has just reached the fourth level of the Silver Vajra Realm, has already shown some of the power that only warriors of the Vertical and Horizontal Realm possess!

(End of this chapter)