Including the Iron Infantry Camp, there were over fifty thousand corpses of human soldiers outside the city. They were all eaten by the armor demons, but they seemed to be in a state of hunger again, which made Lin Muyu's heart cold. This was enough to prove that the number of armor demons was at least ten times that of the first day. Now there were at least a hundred thousand armor demons surrounding Winterfrost City.
…
"Watch out!"
Qin Yan shouted loudly, but it was too late. "Puchi!" A soldier of the Temple Camp was pierced through by a spear thrown by an Armor Demon. The force was too great, and the spear pierced through his heart. When he fell, he was already a corpse.
This was the most powerful and only long-range attack of the armor demons. Although their accuracy was poor, once they hit the target, it was almost certain death. That was how the corpses of the empire soldiers on the city wall were formed.
Lin Muyu continued to shoot arrows down the city wall as if there was no one around her. She used the first move of Star Tactics, Initial Appearance of Starlight, and infused her Xuan Energy into the arrows. She killed the Armor Demons one by one, which amazed Min Zhan, Wang Xi, and the others. This was the cultivation of the people from the Holy Temple.
As a result, a thick layer of armor demons' corpses piled up in front of Lin Muyu, which attracted more armor demons. They kept throwing iron spears, and the three-meter-long iron spears whooshed in the air. It was very frightening. Fortunately, Lin Muyu was not afraid of such attacks at all. Golden light appeared around her, and the wall of the calabash was enough to defend her. Moreover, she was wearing a thick layer of battle armor, which made it even more difficult for the armor demons to hurt her.
The Armor Demons' siege lasted until late at night. Finally, they retreated like the tide.
A military adviser walked over and looked at the pile of corpses outside the city in astonishment. He cupped his fists and said respectfully, "Great deacon, did you kill all these armor demons by yourself?"
"No, I killed them with everyone else," said Lin Muyu.
The military adviser was dumbfounded. "Great deacon, you may be braver than General Du Hai."
Lin Muyu's expression darkened, "Unfortunately, the Great General still died in Lei Chong's hands."
By the side, Qin Yan said with a smile, "Lord Advisor, aren't you all in charge of collecting heads and so on to record battle merits? My big brother killed at least hundreds of Armor Demons by himself today. How should we calculate this achievement? "
The military advisor cupped his fists respectfully and said: "Young Prince, based on the Great Deacon's contributions, he has killed a hundred demons and can be promoted to Captaincy. But the Great Deacon is the Great Deacon of the Temple, he may be promoted to a commander."
Qin Yan patted his shoulder and said, "Then after we return to the imperial capital, you have to clear my big brother's name. Humph! Such a person with such outstanding contributions is actually being ostracized and unable to enter the empire's military system. There's simply no justice in this world!"
The advisor's body trembled, and he smiled, "These things … I am just a lowly official in the army, I don't know much …"
"Hmph, just tell me the truth."
"Yes, as long as I return to Lanyan City alive, I will report the merits of this battle to the Grand Deacon!"
"Good, it's a promise!"
After dismissing the military advisor, the Marquis of Divine Might Min Yulin walked up the city walls under the escort of a group of generals. Looking at the vast expanse outside the city and the corpses of the empire's soldiers on the walkway, he frowned and said, "The demons' attacks are becoming fiercer and fiercer. It seems that they have also sensed that our rations are severely lacking."
Lin Muyu said, "Marquis, if they really want us to starve to death in the city, there's no need to forcefully attack the city like this. The dead Armor Demons will only be wasted for nothing."
"Young General thinks that there's a trap?" Min Yulin asked in surprise.
"Yes, at least this is unusual," Lin Muyu said calmly.
"If that's the case …" Min Yulin said, "We have no other way but to take things one step at a time and do our best to delay the demons' attack. Hopefully, the reinforcements will arrive one day earlier."
"Yes!"
"The Armor Demons have already left. Open the city gates and draw the arrows. Otherwise, the arrows in the city will be used up in two days."
"Yes."
… …
After Min Yulin left, Lin Muyu took Qin Yan, Chen Han, and the others out of the city to draw the arrows. After defending the city for so many days, drawing arrows seemed to be a daily routine. Apart from them, Min Zhan, Xu Ying, Chai Hong, and the other commanders also led people out of the city to draw arrows. However, they didn't bring many people, in case the demons came back and suffered too many losses.
"Pfft …"
When Qin Yan pulled a white drill arrow out of the mouth of a demon, strands of green blood splattered out. He couldn't help but frown and say, "What the hell? Why is this demon's blood green?"
On the other side, Chen Han also nodded and said, "It's the same here. Today's Armor Demons actually have green blood. What's going on?"
Lin Muyu said, "They're all monsters anyway. Who cares? Clean up the arrows and don't touch them with your hands to prevent infection. When you return to camp, remember to wash the arrowheads with boiling water. Otherwise, they can't be used again. Understood?"
"Yes!"
Although Chen Han accepted the order, he asked in astonishment, "Great Deacon, why do we need to wash them with boiling water? This subordinate has never seen such a strange method in so many years. Could it be that this can make the arrows even sharper? "
"No." Lin Muyu explained simply, "I'm just worried that there's a virus on the Armor Demons' bodies. We can't handle this kind of virus, so we need to disinfect them. Anyway … it's always better to be more cautious. This method of burning them with boiling water is called 'disinfecting'. But even if I said it, you guys probably wouldn't understand at all."
Qin Yan and Chen Han both nodded and said, "We really don't understand at all …"
"I knew it."
At night, after returning to camp, they were completely exhausted. All they could get for dinner was half a large army flatbread. Lin Muyu sat on the millstone beside the Temple's camp, watching Chen Han and the others disinfect the arrowheads from afar. At the same time, she held a bowl of vegetable soup in her hands and chewed on the flatbread. At this time, Qin Yan walked over with two thick flatbread in his hands. He handed it to Lin Muyu and said with a smile, "Big Brother, eat more to have the strength to kill the enemy."
"Where did you get this from?" Lin Muyu asked in surprise.
Qin Yan smiled slightly, "The people of the Spirit Fire Department are all our people. Isn't it an easy task to get two more flatbread?"
Lin Muyu pushed the flatbread away and returned it to Qin Yan, saying, "Ah Yan, you eat it. I've had enough."
"Big Brother, don't lie. You have a strong body. This half flatbread doesn't even have one tael. How can you be full? You are the commander of our Temple Camp. If you don't have the strength to kill the enemy, what will the soldiers do?" Qin Yan's face was flushed red. He was still too young and immature. Although his cultivation was shocking, he was still like a child.
Lin Muyu couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Alright then, we'll split it in half."
"Good, that's more like it."
Qin Yan put the long spear to the side and picked up the vegetable soup to smell. He smiled, saying, "In the past, I felt that eating meat soup was too greasy. But now eating this vegetable soup, I actually feel that it's delicious. Heh, interesting."
Lin Muyu was a little sad, saying, "Ah Yan, it's all my fault for bringing you guys into this dangerous place. You guys are still young and shouldn't have died here. But don't worry, I will do my best to bring you guys back to Lanyan City alive."
Qin Yan was taken aback, and his eyes were a little red as he said, "Big Brother, what are you saying? Ever since my brother died in battle, Ah Yan has long treated you as my only family. You, Lin Muyu, are my big brother, and will always be. If we really die in battle here, Ah Yan will definitely not regret it. It's just that Big Brother … you're different. Her Highness the Empress and Princess Xi both love you so much. The two of you should have lived happily together, and not die a humiliating death in this damn place …"
Lin Muyu couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Good brother, it definitely won't happen. We can walk out of Winter Mountain alive."
"En!"
…
The next morning, Lin Muyu slowly woke up. The Seven Planets Profound Energy and the power of the stars were slowly circulating in her body, and there was actually a feeling of mutual reflection. These two powers didn't clash with each other, which was a good thing.
"Great Deacon, are you awake?" Chen Han's voice came from outside the tent.
Lin Muyu got up and put on her armor, saying, "I'm awake, what's wrong?"
"Something big happened."
"Oh, what happened?"
"This morning, many of our brothers fell sick. They have headaches and fever, and many of their eyes are bloody. I don't know what's going on. Great Deacon, quickly come and take a look!"
"En!"
Lin Muyu hurriedly went out of the tent. Qin Yan, Chen Han, and the others were all waiting. Heading towards the wounded barracks, they could see sick soldiers lying on the ground from afar. Almost all of their symptoms were the same. Their faces were red, their foreheads were burning, and their eyes were bloodshot. Their bodies were weak, and their high fever didn't subside.
"What's going on?" Lin Muyu asked.
"They've been suffering from this strange illness since last night." A medical officer of the Spirit Medicine Department said respectfully, "Milord, we are unable to diagnose what their illness is. It's not heat poison, nor is it an ordinary high fever. Furthermore, after these sick soldiers were sent here, they actually infected the original wounded soldiers here, causing them to also have high fever that won't subside."
"Isolate all the people with high fever," Lin Muyu said indifferently. "Don't let them come into contact with anyone, in case they get infected again."
"Yes!"
Lin Muyu looked at Qin Yan and said, "Ah Yan, investigate which army these sick soldiers belong to, and what similar things they have done."
Qin Yan nodded. "Yes!"
Not long after, Qin Yan returned and said, "Big Brother, I've found out. Almost all of these soldiers participated in the 'arrow extraction' mission after yesterday's battle."
"As expected, those demons …"
Lin Muyu gritted her teeth and punched a stone pillar at the side, saying angrily, "We've been tricked. The armor demons that attacked the city yesterday were already infected. The demons are so vicious, they want to send the plague into Winter Frost City!"
"Then … what about these sick brothers?" Qin Yan asked.
"I don't know either. Let's wait for the Marquis to arrive first."
"Mn."
Not long after, Min Yulin rode his horse to the casualty barracks. Lin Muyu immediately summarized the situation. Min Yulin's expression was very grave, and he was silent.
"Marquis, what should we do? There are more and more people infected," Su Wentian said urgently. "Even a few chiliarchs under my command have been infected!"
"The Demon Clan is trying to kill us all …"
Min Yulin closed his eyes in pain, his eyelids trembling continuously. He murmured, "Seal off the casualty barracks. No one is allowed to approach. Immediately bury all the infected people. No one is to disobey!"
"Bury … bury the empire's soldiers alive?!" Su Wentian's face was full of shock.
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