Creee!
Chapter 954: Attack!
Creee! A few moments later, the shrill sound of a bone flute resounded over the battlefield. The Terrorizer, which had been on the verge of going berserk from Wang Chong's attack, suddenly became somewhat clear-headed. Its scarlet eyes moved from Wang Chong to the two distant defense lines and the dense ranks of the Tang Dynasty soldiers behind them.
"Not good! The Arabs are controlling the Behemoth! "
Wang Chong's body trembled as he sensed that something was wrong. He had charged out of the formation with all his strength in order to stop the Behemoth and limit the battle outside the defense line so as to avoid heavy casualties. But now, the Arabs had clearly noticed this and were doing their utmost to correct it.
Roooar!
A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. The instant it raised its head, the Terrorized One moved its four legs and stomped heavily on the ground. Instantly, an enormous power erupted from its body.
"Li Siye, watch out! Everyone, get back! "
Wang Chong's pupils constricted as he sensed danger.
The Wushang cavalry had been on the ground this entire time, attacking the Behemoth's short and thick limbs. Moreover, many of the cavalry had been in front of the Behemoth during the charge. If the Behemoth suddenly attacked, the Wushang cavalry would suffer grievous losses.
"Retreat!"
Li Siye, Kong Zi-an, and the others had just begun to retreat when they heard a boom. Endless clouds of dust soared into the sky, and within this cloud of dust, the scaled Arabian Behemoth charged toward the front lines with a speed that did not seem to match its massive size.
Boom! As the several hundred Wushang cavalry retreated, a massive foot the size of a mountain suddenly pressed down, leaving behind a deep footprint in the ground. The soldiers cried out in alarm at the sight of this massive footprint. If they hadn't reacted quickly enough, they would have already been pulps of meat.
"Beast, where are you going!"
Just as everyone was still shocked by the giant beast's strength, a loud roar suddenly came from above their heads. Wang Chong's attention had been focused on the Terrorizer this entire time. As the Arabian Behemoth began to charge into the distance, Wang Chong's Godking Yama reached out with his right hand and grabbed onto the Behemoth's hippopotamus tail.
"Up!"
With this successful move, Wang Chong lowered his center of gravity and half-squatted while his other arms pressed against the Behemoth's hip to stop it. But the Behemoth was incredibly powerful. Although Wang Chong was able to shave away a significant portion of its vitality with each blow, he was still able to absorb its vitality.
But in terms of pure strength, even though Wang Chong had absorbed the energy of the Behemoth and reached the middle Great General level, there was still an enormous gap between him and the Behemoth. When the Behemoth gathered its strength and charged at the defense line, not even Wang Chong could stop it.
Roar! Violent winds howled, covering the sky and earth, sweeping up countless dust and dirt fragments toward the steel defense line in the distance. The hippopotamus-shaped scaled beast followed behind the gale, galloping forward. Chi, chi, chi. Under the powerful drag of the giant beast, the Godking Yama's legs left two extremely deep marks on the ground, and the smoke and dust behind it also surged.
"Damn it! We're no match for it like this! "
Wang Chong grimaced.
Whoooah!
Cries of alarm came from the front as the soldiers behind the defense line began to retreat in panic. One thousand zhang, eight hundred zhang … as the Behemoth got closer and closer, the air grew more and more tense and panicked. Wang Chong was extremely worried. In the first wave of attacks, the Great Tang had lost ten thousand soldiers in just a few short moments.
If the scaled Behemoth was allowed to charge into the defense line at this speed, the army would collapse today. All their years of effort would be wasted.
"Army, get ready!"
Chen Bin shouted from behind the defense line. His right hand tightly gripped his WuZi Steel sword, the tip of his sword tilted as he stared into the distance. As Chen Bin spoke, the ballistae behind the first defense line began to hum and hum. Thick black ballista bolts slowly rose into the air and aimed at the Scaled Behemoths.
"Raise the bolts thirty degrees and aim at the Behemoth's head."
Chen Bin's voice rang out in everyone's ears. Chen Bin's panic was no less than the others, but his voice remained calm and his eyes were fixed on the giant beast in the distance.
The army of one hundred thousand could only rely on the ballistae. The three thousand ballistae were the army's final hope and defense. No matter what, he could not retreat.
Rumble rumble rumble. The ground cracked and the mountains collapsed. The Behemoth moved with incredible speed. Six hundred zhang, four hundred zhang … The distance between them grew shorter and shorter. The billowing sand and wind swept across the sky, hitting the faces of the soldiers behind the defensive line like needles. But whether it was Chen Bin or the others, everyone stood there like statues, holding their posts and not moving at all.
The Behemoth moved with incredible speed. In just a few seconds, it had advanced another one hundred zhang. It was now only three hundred zhang away. At this distance, everyone felt a stifling dread. The threat of death caused even the most seasoned soldiers to pale.
But even so, no one chose to run.
"Release!"
As the aura of death reached its peak, Chen Bin immediately swung his WuZi Steel sword down.
Boomboomboom! Countless ballista bolts flew through the air like dragons soaring out of the sea, shooting toward the Behemoth's head. The tens of thousands of ballistae fired in unison, their shrill screeches drowning out all other sounds in the world.
Awooo!
In front of everyone's eyes, more than three thousand crossbow bolts pierced the behemoth's head. The scaled behemoth let out a long howl as it suffered such a heavy blow. Its surging life force suddenly weakened, but the behemoth's running speed didn't slow down in the slightest.
"Release again!"
Unperturbed, Chen Bin raised his Wootz Steel sword and swung it down. In the blink of an eye, the second volley of ballista bolts struck the Behemoth's head.
"Release again!"
The third volley of ballista bolts quickly arrived. Each bolt pierced through the Behemoth's thick scales and tough skin, but they were unable to inflict a fatal wound.
"Not good!"
Upon seeing this, one of the ballista officers couldn't help but anxiously yell, "What are you waiting for?
"The Behemoth's skull is too tough. Our ballista bolts can pierce through its scales and tough skin, but they can't pierce through its bones!"
Of the Behemoth's entire body, only its skull was covered in the least amount of scales. If they couldn't pierce through its skull, no matter how fierce their attacks were, they would never be able to kill the Behemoth.
"Milord, what do we do?"
All eyes were on Chen Bin, who was at the forefront of the line of defense.
Chen Bin said nothing. His hair was disheveled and his armor rustled in the wind, just like his mood. The ballistae were the army's final barrier. Not even the ballistae could deal with the Behemoth. This was beyond Chen Bin's abilities, but he could not retreat, much less move. The ballistae were the source of the morale of the army. The Behemoth roared as it charged forward. It was less than two hundred zhang from the first defense line.
"Chen Bin, get out of the way!"
At this moment, a heaven-shaking roar came from the front. Chen Bin raised his head and saw a violet flame flickering in the air. In a flash of light, a massive four-armed god suddenly rose up from the back of the Behemoth. Head down, feet up, two massive arms pushed against the Behemoth's back, flipping over its body from its tail to its front.
Boom! Wang Chong's Godking Yama's four arms smashed down on the Behemoth's head, and the violet flame smashed into the Behemoth's head. With a heaven-shaking boom, massive waves of energy surged through the air.
"Zhang Shouzhi, is the giant ballista ready? How much longer?"
Wang Chong's furious roars exploded in everyone's ears, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
"No! There's not enough time! "
On the ground, Zhang Shouzhi's hair was disheveled as he anxiously roared at the sky. Around him, countless blacksmiths had anxious expressions on their faces as they worked hard to assemble the giant ballistae. Their foreheads were dripping with sweat, but none of them dared to wipe it away. Time was too short. This giant ballista had required more than one thousand people to build. They were already doing their utmost, but it was still far from enough.
"There's no time! Hurry! "
Wang Chong's panicked roars echoed over the battlefield. The Behemoth was extremely powerful, and with each wave of its terrifying brute strength, Wang Chong had no idea how long he could last. The giant ballista was an important part of Wang Chong's plan, but he didn't have much time left.
"Godking Yama's Descent!"
With no time to think, Wang Chong used one of the Godking Yama's strongest techniques. He normally wouldn't have been able to use this technique, and this was an ability that Wang Chong had only gained after breaking into the middle Great General level.
"Boom!"
As everyone watched, Wang Chong's Godking Yama crossed its four arms, and the furious howls of thousands of ghosts filled the world. Boundless Origin Energy and energy began to gather around Wang Chong and pour into Wang Chong's body. Boom! Wang Chong's feet spread apart and his body leaned forward, his four massive arms smashing against the scaled Behemoth's body. The terrifying strength in his arms instantly pressed against the Behemoth's head.
Even the Behemoth's terrifying strength was momentarily stopped by Wang Chong's explosive strength.
Whoosh!
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