Roar! A ferocious beast roared. In the next moment, the earth rumbled, and the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became extremely tense. Boom! In front of everyone's eyes, the mountainous beast spread out its four hooves, and its huge golden horn shone under the sun as it charged toward the two steel defense lines like a bolt of lightning.
Bang! An enormous foot stomped down, and an Arab soldier, his face stricken with fear, was crushed into a metal pancake. But the Behemoth seemed to feel nothing, leaving a trail of dust in its wake as it continued to charge forward.
Rumble! The entire battlefield of Talas began to sway like a deck being tossed about in the waves. Fierce gales engulfed the City of Talas, and countless warhorses neighed, their manes rustling in the wind. They seemed more restless and restless than ever.
"Hold the horses!"
"Hold the horses! Everyone, get into position and assemble! "
"Prepare the ballistae! Attack with full force! "
… …
The entire army was in chaos. As the massive beast charged forward, its dreadful aura seemed capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas. Let alone the warhorses, even the hardest-willed soldiers of the Tang Dynasty couldn't help but tremble in fear.
This battle had completely surpassed their imaginations. This was no longer a battle between man and man, but a battle between man and Behemoth.
"Everyone, get ready!"
A thunderous roar resounded in everyone's ears. In a flash of light, a black silhouette leaped down from the City of Talas. The Leaping Dragon Art! Wang Chong had immediately used this supreme technique. The walls of the City of Talas soared into the clouds. If a martial artist were to fall from them, they would basically be doomed. Although Wang Chong's Leaping Dragon Art was not very powerful, it was the most suitable technique for a time like this.
Bang! Wang Chong's foot landed, and his body spun several times in the air before firmly landing on a section of the steel wall.
The moment Wang Chong appeared, the entire army fell silent. Even the panicked mercenaries seemed to have found their backbone and began to quietly prepare for battle. Wang Chong's mind was shaken, and only he knew that he was just as shocked as the others. Only he knew that the Arab Behemoth Army was not something that should have appeared on this battlefield. But Wang Chong could not show his shock. His eyes were like lightning bolts as he stared at the charging Behemoth.
The Arabs, the Tang people, and the thousands of Ouzan and Western Turks in the rear were all staring at that terrifying beast. Even Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang narrowed their eyes and held their breaths.
This battle was directly related to the outcome of the eastern and western empires. If the Arabs won, the entire continent would undergo an unprecedented upheaval, and as stakeholders in this war, the Ouzan and the Western Turks would inevitably be dragged into it.
"Too powerful! That thick vitality isn't something a human can possess. Not even a Great General can compare! "
"Let's see how the Tang Dynasty responds. No matter what, this isn't something that can be stopped by ordinary methods!"
"What a formidable trump card. The destruction of the Anxi Protectorate army might be decided today!"
… …
Huoshu Huizang, Dusong Mangpoje, Duwusili, and Dalun Ruozan, three generals and one minister, stood in a line on a distant hill, their robes flapping in the wind.
In the distance, the rhino-shaped Behemoth was getting closer and closer, its dreadful aura almost suffocating.
Thirty thousand zhang, twenty thousand zhang, one thousand zhang …
Behind the first defense line, all the Tang Dynasty soldiers and mercenaries tightly gripped their weapons, anxiety in their eyes. Even their breathing became heavy, the stench of death thickening to the extreme.
Wang Chong stood on the high wall, his hair and robes fluttering in the wind, his mind unprecedentedly focused.
"Master archer squads, fire!"
Wang Chong's calm voice resounded over the battlefield.
Creakcreak!
Behind the first defense line, the fully-armored master archers had drawn their bows to the limit. These people were brimming with energy and powerful physiques, all of them the elites of the Anxi Protectorate army. Ever since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, all the way up to the generation of the Holy Emperor, the Tang Dynasty had placed unprecedented importance on the Western Regions. Six hundred thousand soldiers had been carefully selected by the Tang Dynasty, and the strongest had been sent to the Western Regions to form the current Anxi Protectorate army.
Only the Anxi Protectorate army could form a phalanx of master archers be found. Not even Wang Chong had one.
Boomboomboom!
In the blink of an eye, the air boomed as tens of thousands of arrows exploded forward like a swarm of locusts. The master archers of the Anxi Protectorate army could each control five to ten arrows, and they could fire two to three times a second. A phalanx of one hundred master archers could display the power of three to four thousand archers, perhaps even more.
Chi Chi Chi. In the next moment, thousands upon thousands of arrows drew huge arcs in the air as they rapidly converged on the huge rhino-shaped beast's body.
But something even more shocking occurred. Of the nearly ten thousand arrows, at least ninety percent of them bounced off the Behemoth's body.
Not even the arm strength of the master archers could pierce through the thick skin of the Behemoth.
“！！！”
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked. The master archers of the Anxi Protectorate army were the elite of the elite. Although they were firing many arrows at once, each one of them had the power to pierce through rock from a distance of one thousand zhang. Not even ordinary armor would be able to stop them, but the Behemoth had managed to deflect more than ninety percent of the arrows.
"Impossible!"
At this moment, even the distant Duwusili and the others were deeply stunned.
On the high walls, Wang Chong's mind was in turmoil at this sight. The creature before him had completely overturned everything he knew. Its body might not have been as tough as steel, but it was far more resilient. Eighty to ninety percent of the arrows had been bounced off by the toughness of its skin and tendons.
This Behemoth's skin is at least half a foot of steel. Master archers alone aren't enough to deal any damage to it.
As Wang Chong's mind spun, he quickly calculated the amount of energy needed to deal damage to the Behemoth.
As the Behemoth charged forward, the winds above the two defense lines grew stronger and stronger.
And the one hundred thousand Tang Dynasty reinforcements were growing more and more panicked. The power of this Behemoth made all of them tremble in fear.
"Fire again! Reduce the number of arrows to two! "
As the army grew more and more restless, Wang Chong gave another order.
"Huang Botian! Get ready! Earthquake Art!
"All other officers, hear my order! Prepare for Lion's Roar! "
… …
The mood in the army was getting tenser and tenser, and Wang Chong's voice was the only stabilizing force in the army. In a few short moments, Wang Chong had issued a string of orders. With Wang Chong's order, the entire army of the Tang Dynasty, including the Anxi Protectorate army, began to move.
Twangtwangtwang!
Another volley of arrows howled through the air, crossing more than half of the western battlefield to strike the Behemoth's body. Learning from the first volley, they had reduced the number of arrows fired at once and greatly increased the power of each volley.
And the effects were immediate. Plushplushplush! The sounds of arrows stabbing into leather could be heard. Several thousand arrows had all pierced into the Behemoth's body, none of them repelled.
But before the soldiers could cheer, the Behemoth's reaction silenced them all.
Even though there were hundreds of arrows on its body, and all of them had pierced into its body, the giant beast did not slow down at all. It did not react at all, not even blinking its eyes. It was as if the rain of arrows had hit someone else.
"This Behemoth … what, what thick skin!"
Behind the first defense line, a Qixi Protectorate soldier's eyes widened and his throat gurgled. Around him, the countless soldiers also had the same panic in their eyes. Normal creatures only had a thin layer of skin, but the Behemoth before them was clearly much thicker. Its skin was even thicker than a three-foot arrow.
This was the Behemoth's first layer of defense, and just this layer was enough to render many of their attacks useless.
The wind howled, but at this moment, only Wang Chong was able to maintain his composure. His gaze was fixed on the Behemoth, and he was constantly calculating.
Fifteen hundred zhang!
One thousand zhang!
… …
As the Behemoth got closer and closer, the earth beneath their feet began to quiver to a height of half a foot. Looking at the Behemoth from this distance was like an ant looking up at an elephant. The visual impact and soul pressure were indescribable. At this moment, even Wang Chong felt an intense sense of danger. The aura of death was surging toward him like a tide, ready to drown him at any moment.
"Eight, seven, six, five, four …"
Wang Chong silently counted down, and when he reached one, Wang Chong immediately gave the order.
"Begin!"
"Okay!"
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