On the fifth day, Zhang Lang still carried the sword and slaughtered people, came to the city wall, and continued to wait for the insects to attack.
After the previous two days of fighting, Feng Xi had organized him into a separate team.
Although he is still under Feng Xi, his mobility and combat effectiveness are far inferior to those of other knights. Following a large army is a waste of resources. It is better to guard one side alone and provide support from all over.
But at this time, he was still standing with Feng Xi, staring at the northern horizon.
"coming!"
Zhang Lang's ears work better than anyone else! Feng Xi no longer questioned it. Before the scouts who went out to investigate came back, he ordered the horns to be blown, and the soldiers immediately climbed onto the city wall and prepared to fight.
Sure enough, wolf smoke suddenly lit up in the distance, which was the signal of the incoming insect swarm! The color of the wolf smoke was red, indicating that these scouts knew that they would not be able to come back, and there was no need to keep the hanging basket for them...
"Those who dare to leave the city are the bravest among braves!"
The city was on full alert, but the soldiers were less nervous than before. With the power of gunpowder weapons, the bugs were no longer invincible monsters in their eyes.
Still following the same routine as the previous two days, a large number of insect swarms rushed into the range of the trebuchet. Following the order, a large number of bombs flew out and fell towards the insect swarm.
But at this moment, a row of huge golden beetles stood out from the insect swarm, strutting in front of the small insect monster.
Relying on the elytra of the golden beetle to block it? I tried this trick two days ago, but the hard elytra could block the boulder, but it could not stop the bomb. When gunpowder weapons first appeared, the insect swarm tried a golden beetle.
The beetles gave up after the defense line and only used mantis monsters to charge into the formation. Why did they sacrifice these giant bugs again this time?
"It's useless, they can only be blown up to death!" The soldiers looked forward to the next scene of the golden beetles flying bloody.
But something strange is that this time, the golden beetles did not open their wings, but raised their heads one by one, opened their mouths, and faced the air!
When the bomb flew less than a hundred meters away from them, an electric spark suddenly flashed above the mouthparts of these giant golden-armored insects. At the same time, their abdomens twitched, and a stream of flammable gas spurted out from their mouths. When they encountered electricity,
The sparks were ignited instantly, forming a thick tongue of flame that shot into the air!
When it is said to be tongues of fire, is that compared to the huge size of the scarab? In human eyes, it is simply a big cloud of fire! How about one scarab? Hundreds of scarabs lined up in a line? They all spray together in an instant.
The fire roared, half the sky was filled with flames, and the bombs were naturally swallowed up in an instant!
"Boom? Boom boom boom..."
Bombs filled with gunpowder fell into the flames? The consequences can be imagined. Most of the bombs were detonated before they could fall to the ground, turning into fireworks blooming in mid-air. The impact on those bugs was only barely
It's just a shock wave that can knock you over.
The bombing failed?! This was the first time this happened after the birth of gunpowder weapons!
"Continue bombing!" The herald was also a little panicked and ordered loudly.
The second round of bombs was fired? But just like the first time, they were still intercepted by the flames of the golden beetles in mid-air. Although not every bomb was intercepted? But the firepower reduced by half was no longer enough to stop the insects. A large number of
The mantis monster broke through the fire net and rushed toward the city wall? There were also scattered purple gold insect monsters among them. This was also the first time that the insect swarm sent out so many high-level insects after learning about gunpowder weapons!
"How could it be?" Ye Peng's eyes widened in surprise: "Is this effect different from the previous two days? These bugs actually..."
"They found a way to deal with it!" Shang Xue gritted his teeth and said:
"Brother Fang is right? The mission world will not be that simple? These monsters cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary creatures. They will learn... No!"
Shang Xue suddenly thought of something and pulled a soldier next to him: "Have there been any fire-breathing bugs before?"
The soldier obviously didn't react, and nodded subconsciously and replied: "Yes, but they are just small bugs. This is the first time I have seen a golden beetle breathing fire..."
Shang Xue frowned: "These bugs are not learning, they have evolved and put the abilities of other bugs into the golden beetles!"
"Evolution?" Ye Peng said in disbelief: "How is it possible that they have evolved in just two days? Biological evolution is caused by the randomness of genetic mutations during inheritance. To cause genetic mutations, there first needs to be a change of generations.
, could it be that in the past two days, several generations of insects have changed?"
"Stop using our scientific theories!" Fang Tianhua has already set up the ballista: "Since the facts are in front of you, there is no point in questioning, just fight the damn thing! Quick, light up my firecracker!"
Ye Peng hurriedly asked for a torch, but seeing the insect wave getting closer and closer, he lit the fuse of Fang Tianhua's explosive ballista.
Fang Tianhua had already adjusted the angle and fired the crossbow arrow. The burning fuse flashed a streak of fire in the air. Fortunately, the spear-like crossbow arrow was nailed to a purple gold war insect and exploded with a bang!
"Okay, kill another purple gold insect!" Fang Tianhua whispered excitedly, and picked up another explosive arrow and cocked it.
"No, he's not dead yet!" Ye Peng suddenly pointed outside the city wall. Fang Tianhua looked along and saw the purple insect monster rushing out of the smoke where he had just shot and continuing to charge towards the city wall!
"Impossible!" Fang Tianhua knew very well that the power of this large crossbow was no less powerful than a rocket launcher. At such a close distance, the purple gold insect monster would be disabled even if it did not die. How could it be possible to rush out of the explosion so lightly?
Wait... No, not only the purple gold insect monster, but also many of the mantis monsters that were near it just now rushed out!
When the smoke dissipated, Fang Tianhua discovered that only a few mantis monsters within a few meters of Baoxin had been killed, and their bodies were in pieces. The ones further away that were hit by shrapnel seemed not to have been seriously injured and were still alive and kicking!
There's something wrong. The arrows of a crossbow are over a foot long, like a spear. The arrow shaft can contain about ten kilograms of black powder. It's also mixed with caltrops, broken iron and the like. It usually explodes.
, none of the mantis monsters within a dozen meters were spared. Even if they were hit by shrapnel, they would be seriously injured and fall to the ground. What happened this time?
Unable to think about that much, Fang Tianhua aimed again, ignited, and shot. With a loud bang, the explosive arrow exploded in the insect swarm again. It was still the same as last time. Only a few insects near the center of the explosion died. Those farther away were only blown away at most.
He somersaulted, rolled and stood up, still rushing forward!
"Aren't these bugs afraid of exploding?" Ye Peng was so frightened that he took two steps back and picked up a spear.
I was really not afraid anymore. I don’t know what went wrong. The effect of gunpowder weapons on these bugs was greatly reduced. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of bugs rushed to the foot of the city wall and climbed up like crazy.
The soldiers did not dare to use gunpowder on the base of the city wall, so they could only pick up rolling logs and stones and smash them down. The archers also used ordinary arrows to shoot at the insect monsters under the wall.
At this time, the reincarnators noticed a strange phenomenon!