The distance between the beast horde and the caravan was only about two kilometers. Even though the demonic beasts leading the charge had thick skin and were not known for their speed, they still had cultivation.
Spurring on his spiritual power, he would be able to reach the range of the spirit crossbow within twenty breaths of time.
The cultivators of the caravan all held their spirit crossbows and aimed at the incoming beast horde, ready to fire. After more than ten breaths, the beast horde was only a hundred feet away from the carriage formation.
The gray-robed cultivator shouted, "Fire!"
More than eighty cultivators activated their spirit crossbows at the same time. The spirit stones placed on the spirit crossbows flashed and a spirit qi arrow shot out.
More than eighty spirit qi arrows were not enough to shoot hundreds of demonic beasts. Moreover, these demonic beasts had thick skin and thick flesh.
The first wave of arrows only took down five or six demonic beasts and they were only injured. No demonic beasts died.
However, these spirit crossbows could be fired consecutively. After the first wave of arrows, the second wave of arrows fell in half a breath's time. This time, the demonic beasts were not in a hurry to dodge and more were injured. However, no demonic beasts died.
The third wave, the fourth wave … As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the power of the arrow rain also increased.
The fifth wave of arrows fell and more than twenty demonic beasts fell. Moreover, a black bear happened to be shot in the eye. The spirit arrow went through the eye socket and pierced into the back of its head. The black bear died on the spot.
In the sixth wave of arrows, more than thirty demonic beasts fell and five died.
At this moment, some demonic beasts who had comprehended innate spells also began to use spells to counterattack. However, when their spells hit the carriage formation, they could only hear a sound and had no effect at all.
Using spells would slow down the charging speed, which was really not worth it. The demonic beasts stopped attacking with spells and charged forward.
After another three waves of arrows, more than a hundred demonic beasts fell on the battlefield, more than thirty of them died. The more than three hundred demonic beasts who could still charge were all injured.
This group of demonic beasts who were leading the charge no longer had the heart to fight and fled.
The tenth wave of arrows fell. Because the demonic beasts were running in a disorderly manner, only fifty or so were taken down.
After the tenth wave of arrows, the spirit stones on the spirit crossbows were exhausted and needed to be replaced with new spirit stones. It would take three breaths of time to replace the spirit stones and reactivate the spirit crossbow.
The Demon Beasts made full use of this short period of time. With a speed faster than when they were charging, they ran out of the killing range of the Spirit Crossbow, and even saved some of their injured and fallen companions.
After the cultivators of the trade caravan exchanged the spirit stones, they continued to shoot arrows at the severely injured Monster Beasts on the ground. After three waves of arrows, the severely injured Demonic Beasts on the ground were all dealt with.
Of the five to six hundred demonic beasts, less than half were able to retreat.
The four Rank Two Demonic Beasts were furious. They sent out more than three hundred leopards, wolves, and other Demonic Beasts that were known for their speed.
This time, they had learned their lesson from their previous failure. They didn't rush up like a swarm of bees. Instead, they spread out and attacked from multiple directions.
As a result, the spirit crossbows of the caravan cultivators could no longer fire in unison. They could only scatter and deal with different enemies.
Although this group of demon beasts were nimble and the spirit crossbows couldn't be fired in unison, only a few demon beasts were hit. However, they didn't have scales or tough fur. Once they were hit, they would either be injured or fall to the ground, or die.
As soon as the demonic beasts entered the range of the spirit crossbows, casualties began to appear. However, only a few demonic beasts lost their ability to fight.
Not being able to fire in unison seriously weakened the lethality of the spirit crossbows. After ten breaths, the demonic beasts rushed to the front of the carriage formation. The loss was less than a hundred.
With the nimble speed of the demonic beasts, they easily jumped over the outer carriages and charged into the group of cultivators.
All the demonic beasts roared excitedly. There were more than two hundred demonic beasts that rushed into the carriage formation, while the caravan cultivators only had about eighty people.
The space in the carriage formation was narrow and there was no room to dodge or move. They could only rely on hand-to-hand combat.
The bodies of demonic beasts were far stronger than that of human cultivators of the same level. In addition, they had an absolute advantage in numbers. Under normal circumstances, the human cultivators would be wiped out in less than fifteen minutes.
The cultivators of the clan who were lying in ambush near the small hill were a little restless. Wang Daoxing was even prepared to shout and rush out to help.
However, the older the ginger, the spicier it was. Wang Shouye was already prepared and pressed him down. There was a huge gap between their cultivation and combat ability. Wang Daoxing couldn't even move.
Wang Daoyuan also immediately covered his mouth to prevent him from shouting.
Seeing that everyone was moving, Yang Zhiyuan transmitted his voice again, "Those who act rashly will die!"
At this time, in the carriage formation in the valley, the sound of spells colliding rose and fell one after another. Colorful flashes were incessant.
The dust and smoke covered the sky and the sun. The people outside the carriage formation couldn't see the situation inside. The Foundation Establishment cultivators in the air were also constantly attacking the demonic beasts. Unfortunately, the results were minimal.
Fifteen minutes passed and the battle was still going on. However, there were demonic beasts constantly fleeing outside the formation.
Another fifteen minutes passed and the battle was basically over. The dust and smoke dispersed and everyone could finally see the battle situation clearly.
In the small carriage formation, the ground was covered with demonic beast corpses. At a rough glance, there were more than a hundred corpses.
The caravan didn't have it easy either. Of the eighty cultivators, thirty were dead and twenty were injured. Among them, ten were seriously injured and no longer had the strength to fight.
Whether it was the demonic beasts or the people lying in ambush, they didn't expect this result.
Wang Daoyuan understood a little. The ground near the carriage formation was covered with shredded paper. In his professional eyes, these should be broken talisman papers. Some of the cultivators still had golden armor talismans on their bodies and golden armor shadows on their bodies.
A conservative estimate was that more than five thousand talismans had been used in the battle just now. On average, each cultivator used more than sixty talismans.
More than sixty talismans were nothing to Wang Daoyuan. However, he was a talisman master and it was normal for him to have many talismans. Cultivators who didn't know how to make talismans usually didn't have more than twenty talismans.
First, everyone had a spirit crossbow, then thousands of talismans, and specially reinforced, indestructible carriages. This caravan's configuration was too luxurious.
Wang Daoyuan was a little puzzled. The battle in front of him was full of strangeness.
The caravan in the valley was obviously bait to attract the demonic beasts. The purpose of the bait was to fish. Once the fish took the bait, the bait would be worthless.
Why would the Netherworld Sect spend so much money to equip this bait? The Netherworld Sect was an evil sect, not a charity. It was impossible for them to spend so much money to protect bait that had no value.
In addition, the behavior of this group of demonic beasts was also extremely strange. First, the demonic beasts used the black gale to hide their spells and increase the range of their spells. Then, they sent out thick-skinned demonic beasts to launch a probing attack. After the probing failed, they accurately judged the weakness of the spirit crossbows and changed their tactics, successfully turning the battle into a chaotic battle.
This series of operations completely exceeded the intelligence level of the demonic beasts and even reached the level of an excellent human commander.
Demonic beasts of rank two and above all had innate spells that could strengthen their bodies or launch long-range attacks. However, this black gale was powerful and had a long range. Moreover, it could increase the range of spells. It was definitely not something that ordinary demonic beasts could have.
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