Tsk tsk tsk … … good stuff! Arriving at the top of the city wall, Du Feng took a closer look at the True Essence Cannon. If it wasn't for this beast tide crisis, he wouldn't have been able to touch this weapon.
"Captain Xie, how do I use this?"
Even though Du Feng was an array master, this was his first time using the True Essence Cannon and he didn't dare to mess around. If this thing were to explode, the power would be enough to collapse the walls of Stony Plain City. It would be a joke if he destroyed the defense line before the demonic beasts attacked.
The True Essence Cannon was a killing weapon and wasn't used on a daily basis. Even if there was a beast tide, it wouldn't be fired easily. Only when there were giant demonic beasts that were hard to kill, would the True Essence Cannon be used to blast its head or heart to achieve a one hit kill effect.
Since the effect was good, why wouldn't the cannon be fired easily? The reason was simple: it was too expensive. To fire a cannon, not only would it require an Origin Realm cultivator to inject a large amount of qi to activate it, it would also require 50 blue crystals as raw materials. These 50 blue crystals would all be compressed into a True Essence Bullet and each True Essence Bullet could only be fired once. And after firing the first shot, there would be a cooldown period of one hour before the second shot could be fired.
With the cooldown period and the time needed to fill the crystals and inject qi, it would take at least an hour to fire the second shot. Therefore, when there were no giant demonic beasts, it was best not to fire the cannon. After firing the first shot, it would take a long time before the next shot could be fired. It would be troublesome if a giant demonic beast attacked during this time.
Of course, there was another important reason, which was the consumption of crystals was too high. The blue crystals required by the guard captains to operate the True Essence Cannon were distributed by the city lord's mansion. After firing the first shot, they would receive the 50 blue crystals required for the second shot. Therefore, the captains were very cautious and didn't dare to fire easily. If they didn't hit their target, they would have to pay the 50 blue crystals themselves. As guard captains, they wouldn't be able to earn much in a year. Since they had to buy elixirs and weapons for cultivation, they still had to support their families. No one would say no to money.
Demonic beasts, come quickly. Previously at the border, Du Feng hoped that the beast horde would arrive later. Now his mood was the exact opposite, he hoped that the beast horde would arrive faster. If the beast tide covered the sky, he would be able to experience the power of the True Essence Cannon.
"Rumble …"
Perhaps the heavens had heard his call, for the earth began to rumble and shake violently. This kind of vibration was transmitted to the city wall, but the city wall did not move at all. The reason was very simple. The city walls of Stony Plain City were reinforced by a formation. Not only that, but the foundations of the city walls were also especially deep. The construction of the underground part was even better than the one above ground. This was to prevent some pangolins, rats, and other demonic beasts that could dig into the ground from damaging the foundation of the city walls.
Wow … what a spectacular sight! This was the real Beast Tide. In comparison, the Beast Tide at the border was nothing. Perhaps it was because the beast horde had prepared for a long time this time, there was no forest blocking the way, and it was spacious enough. A large number of demonic beasts lined up in a square formation and charged towards Stone Plain City.
"Open the door!"
"Help!"
"Let us in!"
"Wu, wu, wu …"
It was a mess at the foot of the city wall. There were people banging on doors, shouting for help, and the cries of children mixed together. Previously, when the wandering warriors knew that the beast tide was coming, some of them fled in advance, but most of them stayed. They had adapted to the life in Stone Plain City and did not want to leave easily.
Since Stone Plain City had stopped issuing temporary ID cards in advance, many warriors with some money in their hands could not enter the city. If they could not enter Stone Plain City, they could not leave through the Transmission Formation. The lives of poor people were so worthless. If the beast tide really reached the foot of the city, they would only be meat shields.
"Crossbowmen, get ready!"
The equipment in Stone Plain City was much better than that at the border. Tens of thousands of crossbowmen lined up along the high city wall in two lines. The pulling force of the crossbows in their hands had reached 500 kilograms. Together with the heavy crossbow arrows, the effective range was 700 meters. Because they were standing in a higher position, the range would be increased accordingly.
As long as the demonic beasts entered the range of 1,000 meters, the crossbowmen had to shoot. They could not wait for the beasts to come close. The beast tide was advancing very fast. It seemed that it was about to enter the range of 1,000 meters. Many tents of the wandering warriors had been trampled by the demonic beasts. None of them dared to make a sound. At this moment, they were all hiding at the foot of the city wall, hoping to escape this disaster.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a dazzling white light was accompanied by a deafening explosion. It was as if someone had thrown a large bomb into the dense beast tide. A small mushroom cloud rose up. Nearly 10,000 small and medium-sized demonic beasts were directly blown into pieces by the powerful shock wave.
"Who fired the cannon!"
With such a loud sound and such a great power, it was obvious that it was the work of the True Origin Cannon. There were a total of four True Origin Cannons on the city wall. Each captain controlled one, and they were far away from each other. The other three captains did not move. They all looked at Du Feng.
Yes, it was Du Feng who did it. He had long wanted to try the power of the True Origin Cannon.
"Captain Du, what do you mean?"
Captain Duan was the first to be unhappy. They were all colleagues, and their positions were the same. Why did you not follow the rules?
"You fired the cannon without permission. You will have to bear the losses yourself."
Captain Duan and Captain Lin were both promoted by Di Ming. Seeing that Du Feng was the captain, he was not happy. Now, he even let him control such a good thing like the True Origin Cannon. This guy did not follow the rules and fired the cannon without permission. He was going to be in trouble. Even if Xie Haikun had a good relationship with him, he could not protect him like this.
"What losses? Are you talking about crystals?"
Everyone knew that every shot required 50 blue crystals. Only by firing the cannon according to the rules would they be able to get support from the City Lord Residence to distribute the crystals again. If they didn't follow the rules, then they would have to bear the losses themselves. Du Feng did not take it to heart. He took out 50 blue crystals and placed them at the side.
It was just money. What's the big deal? He had just swindled 400,000 blue crystals from Boss Qian. 50 shots was nothing. He would just treat it as practice.
This … Captain Duan and Captain Lin were so angry that their lips were trembling. It turned out that Du Feng did not care about money at all. He took out 50 blue crystals as if it was a game.
"Even if you have money, you can't delay the military aircraft. The giant beasts can appear at any time. If you don't respond in time, you won't be able to bear the consequences."
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