It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Those who can serve as scouts in the army must be extremely alert. Especially some veterans among the scouts, they have been on the brink of life and death for many years, and can be sensitive to any changes in the slightest disturbance.

But it was this group of people who seemed to have evaporated after entering the territory of Western Qin.

The second time, Selaginella and Takis were more serious and solemn. They carefully instructed the scouts not to advance alone and to retreat immediately if they saw anything wrong.

The result was the same as before, no one came back.

After discussing with each other, Selaginella and Takis made one last attempt. They selected two more soldiers who had volunteered and tied ropes around their waists. The ropes were specially made, not only light but also extremely tough; then Selaginella and Takis led the army in person, and the two soldiers walked into the territory of Xi Qin.

The Yunyang army watched their backs, and one can imagine the tension in their hearts.

Every time they walked a distance, the soldiers turned around and pulled the rope twice to indicate that everything was normal. In this way, when the soldiers disappeared from everyone's sight, the rope was still slowly pulled towards the Western Qin territory. When the rope was almost released, Selaginella and Takis signaled the soldiers to pull the rope together to pull them back, but a huge force came from the other side of the rope, and the Yunyang soldiers had to spend a lot of effort to successfully retrieve their companions.

The rope dragged back two headless corpses.

The doctor said nothing after the examination, and the army returned to their previous camp. However, the soldiers did not see that the doctor in the tent was sweating profusely. He said to Selaginella and Takis with trembling hands and feet:

"The two soldiers' necks were cut earlier than the wounds on their waists caused by the ropes."

"This means that something bit their necks first, but they were able to struggle desperately when we were retrieving the ropes..." "My Lords, based on my many years of medical experience, this is impossible."

Selaginella and Takis looked at each other, and Takis asked:

"Is it possible that a wild animal is carrying him, or that someone cut his neck and dragged him away?" The military doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and said:

"Impossible. A beast biting a person would definitely leave scars. If a human grabbed his hands and feet to move, it would definitely leave bruises with the intensity of our previous tug-of-war. But his clothes are relatively neat, and the wounds are concentrated in his abdomen. It is obvious that he caused it by his own strength. This is why I am so scared. My lords, there must be some monster in there!"

Selaginella smiled and said to the military doctor:

"In the year of the famine, I had nothing and was used to seeing people scheming and killing each other. Later in Zhaochen and Tiancheng, I saw desperate people cannibalizing their own children, in great pain. In my eyes, there can only be one monster in the world, and that is human beings themselves. There is nothing to be afraid of other things."

Selaginella patted the military doctor on the shoulder and said to him:

"When facing a monster, once the head falls off, you're dead. What happens next has nothing to do with you. When you're poor and destitute, you want to die but can't. This is much scarier than a monster. Besides, even if Xi

If there are really any monsters in the Qin territory, don't they hide in the Western Qin territory? If they are that powerful, they would have come out to eat us long ago. So there is no need to be afraid. We will just take whatever the officials have."

The military doctor nodded, not quite understanding, and bowed to leave. Takis looked at Selaginella and said helplessly:

No wonder you were able to lead your men to charge forward every time when you were the battalion commander of Wangdong Battalion. It seems that there is really nothing in this world that you are afraid of, right?" Juanbai replied:

"When he said that just now, I was also afraid. We are facing an unknown situation now, and it is impossible to say that we are not afraid. But even if the sky falls, it will not be our turn to hold it up. Aren't the reinforcements from above going to arrive soon? I heard that this time, the boss has prepared a surprise for those monsters inside."

Takis recalled that a man from Fang Shisan's army had indeed come two days ago. However, Juanbai, who was born in Yuxi City, had a higher status in the army than Takis who had surrendered. Juanbai did not make the news public after receiving it, so he did not ask. Now that he heard that Lid had already started to prepare, Takis also had a clue in his mind.

Selaginella smiled and said to Takis:

"The boss brought us a very interesting message. Do you want to hear it?" Takis also asked with a smile:

"Since that adult said it, I will definitely listen attentively."

Selaginella glanced outside the tent and said sharply:

"The boss said that all the fear in the world ultimately comes from insufficient firepower."

A few days later, the first batch of compressed magic cannon shells arrived at the front line, along with sixty boxes of incendiary bombs shipped from Yunyang. Considering that incendiary bombs were more complicated to process, Lid even built a simple processing plant at the port, so that the oil shipped by the Ocean Clan could be directly delivered to the front line after simple processing.

"Seeing how big our army is, they won't dare to come out, right?"

Takis asked half-jokingly.

Selaginella shook his head, staring at the strange Xiqin territory, and replied: "They will definitely come."

7. First confrontation

The process of waiting is always tormenting, because you don't know when you will face a monster you have never seen before, and the atmosphere of the entire Yunyang army seems a bit depressing. Although Juanbai strictly forbids soldiers to exaggerate the threat of the opponent based on speculation, Mingqian also leads Shaoyuying to do propaganda work to encourage the soldiers, but fear cannot be stopped by human power.

Fortunately, the Yunyang army had never lost a battle before, thanks to its superior equipment and powerful firearms. Although the soldiers were terrified, they did not collapse, because they still believed that their own firearms could bring miracles again.

In this way, the two sides confronted each other for a while, and on a moonlit night, the Western Qin territory suddenly took action.

In order to dispel fear, the Yunyang army lit up dense lights hundreds of meters away from the camp, so the ghostly shadow was captured by the soldiers on guard despite its speed. Although all the sentinels were killed in a few seconds, some still used their last bit of strength to issue a warning.

For the Yunyang army, which had been on edge recently, there was a sense of relief at this moment.

Just like many students who were flustered before the exam but calmed down after receiving the test paper. The fear of the unknown dissipated at this moment. When the war really started and the high-pitched trumpets beat their eardrums, they felt that it didn't matter. Muscle memory made them quickly grab the weapons beside them and form a formation. The protection of the military formation began to take effect, and a familiar feeling came to their hearts. Everything came back.

Who cares about the monsters and demons? Just charge and it's over!

Although it was a night battle, there were now more than three hundred magicians on the front line, and three "fake suns" were directly launched into the air. Considering that the soldiers needed to adapt, the light was lit up little by little, and reached normal brightness in about a minute and a half, illuminating the night as if it were daytime.

The things that emerged from the Western Qin territory looked like a god of war in the dark night, but when the light came on, their form was exposed. It was a very abstract creature, like a half-human-high black flowing mud. If you look closely, you will find that the black mud has dense hairs on its body, and each hair is trembling rapidly, as if it is sensing everything around it.

There were about a hundred black muds, and they faced the Yunyang soldiers without any intention of running away. The moment the Yunyang soldiers approached, the black mud suddenly changed its form, and its entire body turned into long and sharp ground spikes, instantly piercing the front few soldiers. But the war machine that had already started would not stop, and thousands of soldiers crushed it in an instant.

But then a problem arose. The knives and swords chopped the black mud, chopping the spikes into countless pieces, but the black mud continued to wriggle on the ground. Before Yunyang's army could react further, the black mud on the ground suddenly began to surge, then climbed up along the soldiers' legs and feet, and drilled into the mouths, noses and ears of many soldiers in front of the horrified eyes of countless people.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and then the soldiers whose bodies were penetrated by the black mud began to scream wildly. Their eyes bulged outwards, their faces began to twist, and they pointed their knives and guns at their companions and began to kill them.

"What the fuck is this..."

Takis chopped down a soldier possessed by black mud with his sword, and Selaginella not far away shouted at the top of his lungs: "Change the formation! Stay away from those guys! Let the Shenji Battalion fire!"

Although Yunyang's soldiers were panicking, they were not in chaos. After being trained by Fang Shisan, they were veterans. They changed their formation very quickly, leaving behind all the brothers who had abnormalities and withdrawing in batches to re-form the formation. The difference was that this time the formation was obviously more defensive, because they needed to prevent their brothers from being accidentally injured by firearms.

Juanbai took a deep breath. This was his first time commanding such a complicated battlefield. When Fang Shisan was around, he could always think of a foolproof plan at the first opportunity. But now Fang Shisan was busy building the National Defense Formation 2.0 and was not on the battlefield in person. Therefore, this battle was also an important test for him.

"The Divine Machine Camp!"

Selaginella roared, and turned his horse around to evacuate the dangerous area with the last group of brothers who were left behind. The monsters possessed by the black mud also stumbled over here, but were temporarily isolated by the ice wall chanted by the magician. Then, accompanied by the roar of artillery fire, the first round of compressed magic cannons descended here, directly razing the ground to the ground.

The explosion of high concentration of unstable magic power is no joke. The moment the shell exploded, there was no living thing in sight. Smoke and dust rose up, and Selaginella spit out the gravel he had just inhaled, staring at the quiet battlefield with wide eyes. It must be said that the compressed magic cannon is indeed useful. Although the black mud is still attached to the flesh and blood, it is obviously not as energetic as before, and it can no longer perform various tricks.

But before Selaginella could breathe a sigh of relief, a rumbling sound came from the ground. Selaginella even thought that the Western Qin territory was moving at first, but when he saw the true face of that thing, his pupils suddenly shrank.

It could no longer be called a "human" or a "monster". It was a river made up of broken but not corrupted human remains. It looked solid when viewed up close, but moved like a liquid.

It almost poured out from the Western Qin territory like a flood. "Fuck you."

Takis cursed, not knowing what to do for a moment. At this moment, a bright meteor seemed to fall from the sky. A closer look revealed that it was a burning arrow. The arrow flew through the dark night and landed in front of the mountain of corpses. With a fierce explosion, a wall of fire rose from the ground.

The mountain of corpses rushing over was ruthlessly burned into charcoal.

Selaginella wiped the cold sweat from his head and looked back. What he saw was a man wearing armor and smiling.

Qian Teng, known as the "Smiling Devil", was one of the first people to join the Evil Valley of Yuxi City. Later, he was sent to the army because of his bloodlust. Lide said that he would give the guys in Xiqin a surprise, and this surprise was specifically prepared by Qian Teng. He used a full ten boxes of incendiary bombs, and they were the latest model specially made by Yunyang. The temperature of the flame can reach thousands of degrees.

There was a strange smell of burning in the air, and the mountain of corpses wrapped in fire began to struggle violently, splitting and collapsing like a landslide. Selaginella withdrew his sight and ordered his soldiers:

"Have you seen clearly? Although the enemy is strong, they are just some crooked tricks. Don't be afraid! Everyone, hold your guns and stand by. Don't let your guard down! As I said before, the enemy is well prepared, but we have also been preparing for a long time! Good men protect their homes and country, don't let these half-human, half-ghost things get out of our encirclement!"

The soldiers let out a deafening roar, and their morale was lifted. But Juanbai did not dare to be careless. He looked at the deep and dark Xiqin territory and the tree that stretched to the horizon, panting and thinking about the next countermeasures.

Firearms will eventually run out of power, and the territory of Western Qin is vast, so there is no telling how many monsters like this there are.

If they fail to capture the territory after a long attack, they may choose to break through other weaker places. The army is limited in number and it is impossible to completely surround the two adjacent huge territories. If these monsters break through the encirclement, the entire Yongtian Kingdom will be in danger...

8. Under the Immaculate Tree

In the territory of Western Qin, as the towering tree grew, the entire Yuanyang City was completely destroyed.

But it seems that it is not entirely true that there are no living creatures in the two territories of Xiqin and Nanchu. The great swordsman Mr. Tingchao sat by the wall, holding half a withered grass stem in his mouth, coaxing his daughter:

"My dear daughter, what do the clouds in the sky look like?"

The flower-watching girl sat in Mr. Tingchao's arms, staring with her big eyes for a long time before she answered, "It's like a mountain, a very high mountain!"

Mr. Tingchao laughed and said:

"Silly girl, clouds are higher than mountains. How can clouds be like mountains? The clouds are ninety thousand miles in the sky. No matter how high the mountains are, they can't reach the clouds." The girl nodded as if she understood, and always felt that her father's expression as he looked at the sky was unusually focused.

However, before she could ask anything, footsteps were heard in the distance, and a man in a black robe came over and said to Mr. Tingchao: "In compliance with the divine oracle, please come to the Immaculate Tree to discuss matters."

Mr. Tingchao nodded, stood up, patted his daughter on the head, and said to her: "Play by yourself first, daddy will take you to see the stars in the evening."

The flower-watching girl puffed up her cheeks and said with a smile:

"Then Daddy has to come back soon. There's no one here and I'll be bored."

Mr. Tingchao nodded. The man in black robe saw Mr. Tingchao off, but suddenly turned back to look in the direction of Miss Kanhua. Before he turned around, Mr. Tingchao's cold voice sounded in his ears:

"If you dare to touch her, I will chop down the tree." The man in black turned around and said respectfully:

"Don't dare."

Mr. Tingchao lazily put his arm on the sword at his waist and walked slowly to the tree that reached the sky. There were already quite a few people gathered there. Upon closer inspection, it was obvious that they belonged to three different camps, because there were obvious differences in style in both appearance and clothing.

The first wave was the most eye-catching. The leader was a huge man. He was three meters tall, covered with white fat, and had a completely bald head. He had an unpleasant smile on his face, and drool seemed to be flowing uncontrollably, dripping down his chin to his chest.

Then it flows into its fat belly. The surrounding land

It was also damp, but fortunately there were no flies on this land, otherwise we would definitely see flies flying around.

It had several younger brothers behind it, all of whom were also strange in shape. Although they were slightly smaller in size, they were no less novel than their boss. Some had two arms on their chests, and some had three heads, one small and one large, hanging around their necks, which looked a bit disgusting.

The second wave was more like a herd of animals than people. But if you look closely, you will find that they are slightly different from ordinary herds of animals. This difference is not obvious from a distance, but it is obvious from a close distance. Their eyes are not animal eyes, but human eyes. So this so-called herd of animals is some kind of extremely strange existence. They are lying there, and the one leading them looks like a lion. When yawning, you can see that its tongue looks like a human hand.

The third wave looked much more normal, a man wrapped in black bandages. The black-robed people standing behind him were the same as the ones who had just called Mr. Tingchao. They were all wearing black robes and silver masks, and no one knew what they looked like. It was just that the silver masks fit their faces too closely, so when you saw them, you would always feel that the masks were their faces.

With Mr. Tingchao, there were four forces gathered here. However, these four forces were very peaceful, and they all gathered under this giant white tree without any intention of fighting.

"Everyone is here, Mr. Ying, you can explain things now." The first person to speak was the lion lying on the ground.

It opened its mouth and spoke human words, but the female voice made people feel uncomfortable. It seemed that its voice was not coming from itself, but something was speaking in its throat. However, its words sounded gentle and elegant. While speaking, it also looked at the man wrapped in black bandages.

The man turned his head towards Mr. Tingchao. In fact, the bandages covered his entire body, leaving no space for his eyes. But Mr. Tingchao still felt that the other party looked at him.

The man spoke in a low voice:

"According to the divine oracle, the control of the Darkness of Ignorance will be handed over to Mr. Tingchao. From now on, Mr. Tingchao will participate in the attack on the Kingdom of Eternal Heaven as the fourth army." Mr. Tingchao frowned slightly and said:

"I should have said that I didn't want to get involved in these things."

Before the bandaged man could speak, the drooling meat mountain made a mocking sound:

"Tingchao, there is no such thing as a free benefit in this world. You are with us, taking advantage of the blood soul, and your strength has been further improved. You are called a human, but you have already undergone a qualitative change. Since you are involved in this cause and effect, you should at least do something to help, right?"

Mr. Tingchao said calmly:

"What does the boss want me to do?" the bandaged man asked.

Track down the whereabouts of Ying Bai, the prince of Xi Qin, and Huang Zhi, the saint of Nan Chu. If Mr. Tingchao doesn't want to kill anyone, we won't force him. "Mr. Tingchao nodded:

"I see. But I'm not doing this for her sake. I hope she knows this." The human-speaking lion continued:

"Mr. Ying, now that we've finished talking about Tingchao, it's time to talk about the war. Last night, we conducted two tests. One was by Mr. Ying's followers, and the other was by Mr. Changye's followers. Both were stopped. Although it was just a test, we have to say that those people outside are stronger than we thought."

The piece of meat called Changye seemed to curl his lips and laugh:

"Powerful? If we were still human, this wouldn't sound like much. But now, are they also qualified to be called powerful? Ever since the blood soul was infused into us and the great feat of ascending evolution was accomplished, we have been fundamentally different from them. In this country, no one can stop us!"

The bandaged man named Ying nodded and said:

"44 has a point. The firearms of the Yunyang Army were famous when they were just starting out. According to the oracle, these are not things of this world. Although the lethality seems limited to us now, we still need to be careful. After all, the oracle also said that our evolution is not yet complete. Although our bodies are noble, they have their limits. In addition, with the suppression of the national defense formation, we cannot act too recklessly."

Changye sneered:

"Then I will first destroy the national defense formation and eat up everything they have! Mr. Ying, I spent all my money to support this plan, not to be treated like a grandson and beaten without fighting back after the evolution."

Shadow replied:

"I know this, and so does she. According to the divine oracle, Changye will lead 1.2 million holy troops to go to war from today, but the target is not the national defense formation, but Yunyang's hometown. Yunyang is the only one in the world that can make firearms, so we should pacify Yunyang."

A strange laugh was heard.

Changye twisted his fat body, turned around slowly, and said: "That's about right."

9. Tough Battle

Just as the Yunyang army was worried, the monsters that emerged from the Western Qin territory no longer chose to fight head-on with the Yunyang main force.

Instead, they broke out to the west and north at the same time.

As if they had evolved different attributes, the characteristics of the two armies were completely different.

The army heading west was the undead monster described in the intelligence brought by Xiao Hei and Merlin.

They are soldiers and civilians who should have been "dead", but were pieced together in some strange way. To put it in an analogy, it is like throwing some steel action figures into a crusher and then using a magnet to attract the fragments together. It is naturally impossible to reassemble them into the original appearance of the action figures in this way, and all you get are some strange products.

But when there are enough of these things, they can become a viscous torrent. This torrent of flesh and blood can swallow everything, just like smashing the new figurines and then rolling the fragments into it and becoming part of it.

Of course, just as the Lingwu Lord asserted, the combat effectiveness of these things did decrease sharply after leaving the Western Qin territory, and they were not as invincible as the Southern Chu army had faced. Whether it was burned or cut into pieces, these things would lose their combat effectiveness and turn into a gray powder.