How could this be? She couldn't figure it out. Could it be that someone had leaked the news?
What she was worried about now was, if Niu Youdao already knew about it, would he still be in the villa? Could he have already hidden himself in the mountains?
But she couldn't give the order to retreat. Without Gamiao Shui's order, if her Flying Flower Pavilion dared to retreat midway, the consequences would not be something the Flying Flower Pavilion could bear.
She could only brace herself and charge forward, invoking her arts and shouting, "Quickly charge over!"
Standing at the top of the mountain, Su Renjie gauged the speed of the enemy's charge and calculated the coverage range of his side's arrows. When they were a certain distance away, he waved the sword in his hand again and gave the order to attack in advance.
The speed of the attack couldn't be too early or too late. Only the generals with combat experience could command in this area.
The flag bearers standing at the side immediately waved the command flags in their hands.
"Dong dong dong dong dong …" The war drums below immediately rumbled. With Thatched Cottage Villa as the center, the war drums sounded at the same time on all four sides of the defensive line.
Hearing the war drums, the respective commanding officers in the camp below unsheathed their swords and pointed them forward, roaring at the top of their lungs, "Release the arrows!"
Suddenly, the archers in the camp released tens of thousands of arrows into the sky. The bowstrings hummed and the swishing sounds of arrows piercing through the sky rang out incessantly. The combined momentum of the arrows stirring the air was astonishing. A high number of black silhouettes flashed across the sky. This was a scene that many cultivators had never seen before.
Amidst the clanging sounds, the soldiers swung their wooden hammers with all their might at the siege crossbows' springs. Amidst the buzzing sounds, five steel spears shot out from each siege crossbow.
The steel spears shot out from the siege crossbows tore through the sky with the power to topple mountains and overturn the seas.
For the sake of this attack, Yuan Gang had used all the reserve bows and arrows here. It didn't matter if they were professional archers or not, as long as they could shoot arrows, it was fine.
This kind of large-scale arrow formation didn't require accurate shooting. It was fine as long as they obeyed orders and shot in a certain direction.
The tens of thousands of troops were almost all turned into archers by Yuan Gang. This was because he knew very well that it was impossible for the Imperial Court's army to penetrate deep into Nanzhou without being discovered. Those who could attack were inevitably cultivators who could climb over the mountains and stealthily sneak in. In close combat, it was impossible for the garrison here to be a match for a large number of cultivators. Only long-range archers could gain an advantage.
Whoosh! Whoosh! The arrows were densely packed like rain, covering the sky.
The speed of the arrows, coupled with the speed of their descent, made them even more powerful than shooting in a straight line. The large group of cultivators who were flying over immediately became flustered.
Some used Sword Qi to block, some used their palms to block, some used Protective Aura to block, and some used Protective Aura to block. Under the protection of Protective Aura in the air, they could no longer condense Qi into wings to fly.
In the attacking camp, the archers lined up in the front quickly knelt on one knee after a volley of arrows, drew their arrows, and went online.
"Fire!" The commander gave the order.
The archers in the rear immediately followed up with another volley of arrows. After shooting, they immediately knelt on one knee and nocked their arrows.
"Fire!" The commander ordered again.
The archers lined up in the rear fired another volley of arrows.
At this time, the archers in the frontmost camp had already stood up and pulled their bowstrings. The archers in the rear also stood up.
Another volley of arrows shot out like a raging tide. Three waves of arrows alternated, one after another, continuously firing in unison. They maintained the rhythm of continuous shooting, not giving the attacking enemies any chance to catch their breath.
Amidst the endless volley of arrows, the attacking cultivators of the Flying Flowers Pavilion could no longer condense Qi into wings to fly. Under the suppression of the volley of arrows, they could only run on the ground and dodge left and right.
The Protective Aura couldn't withstand the erosion of the endless volley of arrows, and there were people who were shot to the ground one after another.
Dignified cultivators were shot to death by the arrows of ant-like mortals. It was unknown how many people's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
What was even more terrifying was the steel spear that descended from the sky. It truly carried the force of a thousand catties. The Protective Aura of a Foundation Building cultivator might be able to block the force of the attack, but it couldn't block the concentrated piercing force of the steel spear.
"Sect Master, we can't use our weak point to clash with their strong point! If this goes on, our Flying Flowers Pavilion will suffer heavy losses. Let's retreat! "
Amidst the clanging sounds, a Flying Flowers Pavilion Elder who was shouting angrily sent the volley of arrows flying. Caught off guard, a steel spear pierced through his chest from top to bottom. He fell backwards, but before he could fall, he was propped up by the spear that pierced through the ground.
Pu! Another steel spear pierced through his body. As he coughed up blood, his body trembled violently. In the next instant, he was pierced through like a hedgehog by the volley of arrows.
The ground was already filled with arrows that looked like a forest of thorns.
Cao Yu 'er, who saw this with her own eyes, cried out in grief, "Thank you, Elder!"
"Sect Master, be careful!" Several Flying Flowers Pavilion disciples rushed over to protect her, blocking the clanging arrows and steel spears for her. Two people screamed in pain as they were shot to the ground.
Cao Yu 'er, whose eyes were about to pop out of their sockets, casually pulled out a steel spear from the ground, swung her arm and threw it in the opposite direction. She shouted angrily, "Experts of the sect, charge forward with all your strength and destroy the enemy's array of arrows!"
Fei Changliu, who was watching the battle from the top of the mountain, had a glint in his eyes. Slowly, he said, "Is Daoye planning to fight them head-on?"
Yuan Gang, who was wielding the Triple-Howling Blade, was expressionless. He didn't make a sound, but he knew very well that Daoye was planning to fight the Imperial Court head-on this time. Otherwise, Daoye would have slipped away long ago, and wouldn't have waited for the Imperial Court to attack.
Su Renjie, who was supervising the battle, had a disdainful look on his face. The cultivators charging in front of him were weaker than he had imagined. They had such good skills, but they couldn't even unleash their full power. They didn't even know how to form a formation and charge forward blindly without a shield. They didn't even know what a primary and secondary defense was. They were charging forward without any order or order. What a waste of resources!
He believed that if he were the one commanding this group of cultivators, they would be able to break through the defensive line very quickly.
If he were to tell Fei Changliu about this idea, and let the Remaining Immortal Sect disciples learn to hold shields and charge forward collectively, what would Fei Changliu think?
Witnessing the Flying Blossom Pavilion's cultivators falling in large numbers under the rain of arrows, the Remaining Immortal Sect disciples couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of shock!
It was this group of ants that they had looked down on, but they were able to gather together and use their weapons to unleash such a powerful attack. They were actually able to slaughter these lofty cultivators!
At first, when they saw so many cultivators attacking, the Remaining Immortal Sect disciples were still a little afraid and panicked. However, when they saw the effects of the attack, they calmed down. At least, many of them weren't as afraid anymore.
After the siege crossbows fired in unison, the soldiers at the back followed suit.
The thick bowstring that was released by the hammer vibrated with a buzzing sound. The power of the vibrating bowstring was so great that the soldiers did not even dare to touch it with their hands. Not to mention human skin, even the thick skin of a pig would be scraped off by the vibrating bowstring.
The soldiers used a wooden stick to press down on the vibrating bowstrings and nocked them again. The Remaining Immortal Sect disciples hurriedly executed their arts to help, speeding up the speed at which they reloaded their steel spears.
As the enemy's charge approached, two soldiers used their shoulders to lift up the frame of the siege crossbows. Immediately, someone removed a piece of wood from the frame and lowered the firing angle, adjusting the shooting distance.
On top of a large flying beast, Gamiao Shui and Gao Shaoming looked down at the obstructed attack. The tragic scene caused their faces to darken. How did the imperial court's meticulously planned sneak attack end up like this? The imperial court's spies were among the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed here. How could such strict preparations be made in a hurry? How could the imperial court not have received any information beforehand?
It wasn't that they felt sorry for the deaths of the Flying Blossom Pavilion and True Spiritual Institute disciples, but that the Thatched Cottage Villa was clearly well-prepared. The two of them couldn't determine if Niu Youdao was still in the villa.
The people inside the Thatched Cottage Villa couldn't see the offensive and defensive formations outside, as their vision was blocked by the surrounding mountains.
When the bugle horns sounded, everyone on the tall pavilions revealed expressions of concentration. When the rising and falling war drums sounded, Huang Lie suddenly turned around and asked Niu Youdao, "Brother, what's going on? Why does it sound like the drums of war?"
"Enemy attack!" Niu Youdao said plainly.
Huang Lie was shocked, "Enemy attack?"
Niu Youdao said coldly, "I didn't believe the rumors I heard previously. How could the Great Zen Mountain collude with the imperial court to kill me? However, I'm afraid of death, so I still set up some defensive measures outside. I didn't expect that someone would really attack. My heart shines like the bright moon, but the bright moon shines like a ditch. This Niu's heart is cold! "
His words were also filled with a sinister chill!
Shang Shuqing looked at Huang Lie and the others in bewilderment.
The floral clothed male also looked over coldly.
Guan Fangyi's lips curved. Daoye already knew this matter. It had nothing to do with Great Zen Mountain, so why did he have to slander Great Zen Mountain? Did he really want to use this chance to get rid of the higher ups of Great Zen Mountain?
The expressions of the people from Great Zen Mountain changed. They could hear the killing intent in these words and quickly went on guard. However, looking at the situation, they felt that they couldn't do anything to them. Their strength was not to be trifled with!
Huang Lie said with a black face, "Brother, I can swear to the heavens that my Great Zen Mountain has never colluded with the imperial court, and has never done anything detrimental to Brother! Could it be that this is the gift that you invited me to see? Brother, don't fall for other people's trap! "
Niu Youdao, who was holding his sword with both hands, nodded slightly. "Even if they were right, I still don't believe that Great Zen Mountain would do this to me. The current situation of South State should not be like this! I also suspect that they are trying to drive a wedge between us. "
Huang Lie, "I am comforted that Brother can think this way!"
Although he said this, the people of Great Zen Mountain were still on high alert.
At this time, Duan Hu suddenly pointed into the sky. "Daoye, look!"
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a dozen black dots in the sky. It was obvious that someone was coming on a large flying beast.
Niu Youdao walked to the railing and narrowed his eyes. He let go of the hand that was holding his sword and raised it lightly!
Seeing this, Lei Zongkang immediately turned around and waved his hand down from the attic.
In another courtyard below, in the courtyard of the monks of South Mountain Temple, there was a bell hanging in a pavilion. Several monks were guarding the bell.
Yuan Fang, who was wearing a snow white monk robe, had his hands crossed over his abdomen. He had been standing outside the pavilion and staring at the attic. Seeing Lei Zongkang's signal, he immediately jumped into the pavilion and waved his sleeves to chase away the monks. "Go away, go away, you are too weak. I will do it myself!"
He rolled up his sleeves, held onto the round log, and slammed at the bell!
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