On the vast expanse of yellow sand filled with undulations and folds, screams of agony and roars of beasts echoed incessantly.
The first to suffer were the armoured slaves. Black beetles surged out from the sand like a tidal wave. In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded the armoured slaves who were standing at the front. Like hungry wolves, the black beetles pounced on them one after another.
There were too many beetles. Even if the slaves managed to shake them off, there would still be other beetles swarming in. Even the slightest carelessness would allow the beetles to seize the opportunity to burrow into the armours and gnaw on them.
After a frantic roar, a slave in golden armour could no longer hold on. He staggered and fell to the ground. He had just shaken off a wave of beetles and exposed his upper body to the black tide to catch his breath. But in the next moment, he was enveloped again. His face had been gnawed into a bloody mess. The smell of blood stimulated the beetles, causing them to become even more frenzied.
There were too many of them. Psychologically speaking, the slaves had already broken down.
Strangely, other than the monsters standing at the outermost periphery, the beetles didn't approach the small house surrounded by the cloth tent. Even the slaves who were caught in the tide of beetles were squeezing towards that side. Shao Xuan felt like he was witnessing the same scene that Yiken had encountered earlier. However, the difference was that Yiken wasn't attacked by the beetles back then because of Shao Xuan and Sapphire. The current situation was different, just like how the beetles didn't approach the monsters.
Seeing that the beetles weren't coming closer, Su Le's heart calmed down. His greatest fear had been resolved. As long as he was fine, everything was fine. The slaves' deaths made him feel terrible. It wasn't because he was sad but because the bond between slaves and slave owners would be forcefully severed after a slave's death. The tighter the bond between the slave and the slave owner, the more intense the feeling would be when the bond was severed.
These slaves in golden armour were all carefully trained by him. The deaths of the slaves devoured by the beetles were like a hammer to his head. His head hurt like it was about to split open and his heart was filled with anxiety. Fortunately, judging from the current situation, the beetles weren't omnipotent. At least, they were useless against those people.
Su Le's eyes shone with a vicious light as he roared, "Kill them all!"
The golden-plated beast was already charging towards them. It was a beast enslaved by Su Le. Before the changes in the desert, such a beast would have been brought to the Bestial Battle Arena. However, the Bestial Battle Arena had been closed for a long time now. These beasts had also become a part of the battle. They were also the beasts that Su Le would ride on whenever he went out on a mission.
"Go," Shao Xuan said to Sapphire.
In terms of size, Sapphire was not as large as the giant golden beast, and its tonnage was also a notch lower, but Shao Xuan had faith in Sapphire.
The collision of the two giant beasts seemed to have created a storm in the desert. The flying sand and dust made everything on the ground blurry.
The strange people who had been standing there silently also began to move.
The slaves were too intimidated by the insect swarm to charge forward. Su Le couldn't bear to send his well-trained slaves to their deaths either, so he had no choice but to let the weirdos do it. How could those freaks defeat the Yanjiao people? After all, they still had the advantage in terms of numbers.
"Protect them!" Ta shouted to the warriors surrounding the six Gongjia members.
The Yanjiao people pulled out swords, axes, spears and other weapons covered in animal hide. When they came to the desert, they brought two types of weapons. One was a new bronze weapon, and the other was an ordinary bronze weapon. Most of the time, unless they were dealing with the beasts in the desert, they would only use ordinary weapons. As for the new bronze weapons, they were all covered up. After all, this kind of weapon was too unique, so they had to cover it up. But now that they were going to fight, of course they would not hold back, and there was no need to cover it up.
The totemic power in their bodies surged. In the blink of an eye, the Yanjiao people had fully unleashed their auras. Totemic patterns appeared on their bodies. There were no shouts or howls, only silent as they charged forward. When they hunted in the forest, they did not roar often, unless the hunt was nearing its end or under special circumstances, such as a group hunt, or using their roars to chase away beasts.
Now, they maintained the same habit in battle.
The giant axe in his hand swung mercilessly, colliding with the weapon in the freak's hand. The brute force forced the other party to retreat. The axe-wielding Yanjiao person's shoulders shook to dissipate the force, then he raised his arm and swung it again!
The warrior who was holding the long spear had already replaced the green spearhead. With a shake of the long handle, a hole seemed to have been opened up in the sand. The spearhead was like a sharp fang that locked onto its prey, biting towards the man whose head was wrapped in linen cloth.
Ear-piercing sounds of collisions rang out everywhere. The Yanjiao people followed Shao Xuan's advice and attacked the other party's head first!
The spear pierced through the throat of one of the masked men, leaving a hole. If it were a normal person, blood would have gushed out of the wound. However, after the masked men's throats were pierced, not only was there no blood spurting out of the wound, but their movements were also not affected. Some of them even used their heads as weapons to attack. It looked like they were prepared to perish together with the masked men!
Shao Xuan sighed inwardly. It was just as he had expected. These were people who had died long ago. The ones here were just puppets under their control. They had no sense of pain or consciousness.
No matter how strong a beast was, it would still have some self-defense mechanisms in battle. For example, when their vitals were threatened, they would dodge or block. However, these freaks did not seem to know that. Everything they did was to attack, and every attack was filled with killing intent. They could not be called humans. They were more like killing machines!
Shao Xuan pushed off the ground with his right leg and instantly took two steps back to avoid the other party's head. These freaks were not afraid of pain. They were fearless and did not have any emotional fluctuations. They would not be affected by the outside world. Even if they were injured, they would not be affected. However, Shao Xuan could not ignore them.
He twisted his ankle and stopped his retreat. The knife in his hand descended like a bolt of lightning. It cut through the air with a hissing sound, as if it was rubbing against sand. The blade flashed with a bright light as it beheaded the freak in front of him.
Where the other Yanjiao people were, heads wrapped in linen could be seen being chopped off one by one. There was no blood at the cut, only some black, shriveled flesh.
The headless freaks only paused for a moment before continuing to attack. It was as if they had not lost their heads, but only a strand of hair. However, if one looked closely, they would notice that these headless freaks were less agile than they had been at the beginning.
The experienced Yanjiao people naturally noticed this as well. They were more and more convinced by Shao Xuan's suggestion. Sure enough, it was effective.
However, even if this method could have a certain effect, seeing the headless people still standing, as if their movements weren't affected, and they could still continue to fight with their weapons, everyone couldn't help but have a strange feeling in their hearts.
Su Le, who was watching from the sidelines, naturally noticed that the Yanjiao people's actions seemed to be planned. However, compared to that, Su Le was more concerned about the things in the Yanjiao people's hands.
When he saw the green weapons in the Yanjiao people's hands, Su Le's eyebrows shot up. He was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He pulled open the cloth curtain in front of him and stared with wide eyes at the things in the Yanjiao people's hands.
"That's!"
He had seen similar green weapons before. However, they weren't weapons that they could use. Apart from a small number of core personnel who participated in the battle near the coast, no one else possessed such weapons. Even his father, Su Lun, only had one. It was said that it was an even tougher weapon.
There were very few such green weapons. Even young masters like him might not own one. If they wanted one, they would have to exchange for it with contributions. However, why did the Yanjiao people have them too?!
Was it possible?
Could it be that they just looked alike?
In order to find out, Su Le continued to observe. His focus was on the weapons. As for the Yanjiao people's planned actions, he didn't care anymore. In his opinion, these freaks were immortal. Even if they were dismembered, they would still be able to continue fighting. He didn't think that these freaks would be defeated.
Defeated? How was that possible?!
Even the person sitting quietly behind Su Le couldn't help but look up when he saw the green weapons in the Yanjiao people's hands. He didn't sit quietly with his eyelids lowered. However, compared to the agitated Su Le, this person's expression was indifferent. His grey eyes were like a lifeless desert.
The sound of metal clashing against metal was ear-piercing. Su Le's heart raced as he watched the weapons in the freaks' hands break with every collision.
Yes! That's it!
Actually, the weapons in the freaks' hands were already better than the ones used by the desert robbers. However, these weapons were no match for the green weapons in the Yanjiao people's hands.
Su Le's breathing quickened. His original plan was to bring the Gongjia family members back, complete this mission, and reap some benefits at the same time. Who would have thought that he would encounter something so good!
Su Le didn't want to think about how the Yanjiao people got their green weapons. The only thing he wanted to do now was to snatch all the green weapons in the Yanjiao people's hands!
There were so many of them. Perhaps he would have to hand in some of them when he returned but he could definitely keep some for himself. Even if he couldn't keep much, bringing them back would still be a great contribution!
"Kill! Kill them all! "yelled Su Le.
As long as he killed all the Yanjiao people, everything in the Yanjiao people's hands would naturally belong to him!
The people behind Su Le had the same thought. Their eyes, which had been calm all this while, suddenly lit up. The attacks of the strange people covered in sackcloth grew fiercer and fiercer. They were already fighting with their lives on the line, but now, it was more like a suicidal attack. Fortunately, the Yanjiao people had already beheaded many of the freaks in the beginning. The situation was alleviated but even so, these freaks still put a lot of pressure on the Yanjiao people.
Thump!
A monster's body was cut in half. His upper body fell to the ground, but his lower body was still moving. After losing his legs, his upper body used one arm as a leg, while the other arm continued to attack the Flaming Horn tribesmen again and again.
There was no blood. It was such a brutal scene but there was no sign of blood. However, under this seemingly bloodless killing field, there was a murderous aura that made one shudder.
The six Gongjia Ren members watched the battle with shock and fear written all over their faces. They suppressed the churning emotions in their hearts.
It was unbelievable!
When they escaped from the other side of the sea, just watching from afar was enough to make their scalps go numb. Now, the scene was even clearer than before. It was as if a heavy hammer was pounding on the hearts of the Gongjia members. Even their hair seemed to be trembling.
The freaks who were sliced in half continued to fight. Their heads were chopped off but their headless bodies continued to attack the Yanjiao people. Their arms were chopped off but they could still wield their swords to chop off the Yanjiao people's legs … These freaks were just like the legends. They were immortal monsters!
They knew no fatigue, no pain, no fear, no breathing … Could they win against a group of freaks like this?
"Xuan, we can't go on like this!" shouted Ta.
These freaks had the advantage in terms of numbers. They were definitely stronger than these freaks. However, if these freaks couldn't be killed, there was nothing they could do. They had chopped off their arms, legs, and even their heads but they still caused trouble for them time and time again. Just now, one of their arms had attacked them from behind.
Yes, it was just a single arm with a sharp spike in it. If Shao Xuan hadn't warned them to be on guard against ambushes, many of them would have fallen victim to the attack. Who would have thought that they could still cause trouble in that situation?!
Could it be that he wanted to chop the bones of those freaks into pieces? That would be too tiring!
They wanted to attack Su Le but the freaks kept them busy. There was no way they could get close!
"Help me block the perimeter!" Shao Xuan said as he kicked the freak that lunged at him. He could even clearly hear the cracking of the freak's bones. His entire body was slightly deformed but after landing heavily in the distance, he got up and ran towards them.
This was only the beginning. If this continued, it would be disadvantageous to the Yanjiao people.
When Ta, Tuo, and the rest heard Shao Xuan's words, they surrounded Shao Xuan with a few other Yanjiao people nearby. They formed a circle around Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan took a deep breath and held his sword horizontally in front of him. His other hand brushed against the blade and his thumb was immediately cut open by the sharp blade. Blood flowed from the wound.
"What is he doing?" Gongjia Ren was confused.
The rest of the Yanjiao people didn't understand either but they just had to follow Shao Xuan's instructions. The Grand Elder must have his reasons for doing so.
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