Chapter 338
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Chapter 338: Monsters Attack
Listening to the report of “monsters attacking,” Zhao Pan, who always valued reason and evidence in his words and actions, did not immediately scold the soldier for talking nonsense.
Instead, he furrowed his brow and quickly rushed towards the city wall.
By the time he galloped to the vicinity of the city wall, he had clearly sensed the surrounding commotion.
Exclamations kept reaching his ears, tightening his frown.
He quickly ascended the wall and looked out over Iron Wall City.
The invading army was estimated to be several kilometers away, and the dense black figures indicated their considerable numbers.
But that wasn’t the main point.
The main point was that within the enemy’s military formation stood four colossal figures!
After they drew closer to a certain distance, even without a telescope, it was clear that these four enormous figures were definitely not human!
At this moment, Zhao Pan remained composed.
To confirm the true appearance of those four giant monsters more clearly, he quickly raised his telescope.
The creatures that then appeared before his eyes made his pupils contract instantly, bodies similar to humans, but topped with enormous monster heads, gray-black skin, fan-like ears, long trunks that almost dragged to their bellies, and two sharp, long tusks growing from the sides of their mouths.
It seemed his soldiers hadn’t been talking nonsense, and there really were bloody monsters attacking!!
In the instant his entire worldview was overturned, who wouldn’t panic and be dumbfounded? But he couldn’t!
Zhao Pan knew very well that he was the defending general of Iron Wall City.
If he lost his composure, then Iron Wall City wouldn’t be far from falling.
So even if he was inwardly shocked enough to curse, he had to maintain his composure.
“What are you all shouting about?! A bunch of bizarre, inhuman-looking guys are attacking, and that scared you senseless?!”
The moment Zhao Pan spoke, the atmosphere on the Iron Wall City wall instantly changed.
“Think about how many times Iron Wall City has been attacked by foreign enemies since its establishment?”
“Every single one of them wanted to breach this gate, to capture this wall, but in the end, they all had to scurry back to where they came from! This time is no exception!!”
His simple yet domineering words stabilized the entire situation almost instantly.
The soldiers who heard his speech unconsciously straightened their chests.
That’s right, this was Iron Wall City, the Iron Wall City renowned for its copper walls and solid fortifications!
No matter if humans, ghosts, or any other monsters came, they would have to scurry back to where they came from!
This was the honor and pride of Iron Wall City’s garrison!
Zhao Pan, having stabilized the situation, subtly breathed a sigh of relief.
If morale among his soldiers collapsed before the fight even began, then there would be no fight.
However, he clearly didn’t realize that his ‘Immovable as a Mountain’ talent ensured his soldiers’ morale could not drop below 60 points, even if it suffered a morale hit, it would be locked at 60 points.
Quickly confirming the wolf smoke rising straight into the sky from the beacon tower, the signal had been sent.
Afterward, Zhao Pan swiftly summoned three messengers, signaling for them to leave from the other city gate.
Among them, two were to go their separate ways.
One to Rocky Mountain City on the other side of the mountain range, and the other to take a shortcut around to Wild Horse City on the plains to request reinforcements.
The remaining one was to take his handwritten letter to Mirror City, informing His Majesty of the frontline situation and along the way instructing the garrisons of the rear cities to rush to Iron Wall City for support!
With the issuance of these orders, the entire Iron Wall City immediately began to operate at high speed like a giant, precise machine!
Meanwhile, on the other side, watching the wolf smoke burning down from the east, Luo Ji frowned slightly, feeling somewhat worried.
Wolf smoke rising from the east meant only two possibilities, either Iron Wall City, which served as the eastern defense line of his Myriad Worlds Civilization, was under attack, or the three cities on the plains were under attack.
If it was the former, as the strongest defensive city in his Myriad Worlds Civilization, Luo Ji could be somewhat at ease.
But if it was the latter, then he couldn’t help but worry.
Although he had increased the defending forces in Wild Horse City, White Horse City, and Eagle City after the previous battle, Li Yuanjie, who was invading this time, was no pushover.
With this thought, even before the detailed battle report from Iron Wall City arrived, Luo Ji had already begun deploying troops to the front lines.
Facing such a high-ranked formidable opponent, he dared not hold back.
He immediately played his trump card, ordering Luo Yong to lead the Xuanjia Army to Shangyuan City first.
After a brief rest in Shangyuan City, they were to be ready to reinforce Iron Wall City as the situation demanded.
At the same time, he quickly took out two bronze military tokens and handed them to two nearby guards, instructing them to head to West Plains City and White River City, respectively, to have Guo Zhen, the defending general of West Plains City, and Liu Meng, the defending general of White River City, lead their troops to support Iron Wall City.
There was no need for confirmation, Luo Ji had already mobilized over 80% of his entire Myriad Worlds Civilization’s military strength.
Undoubtedly, he intended to concentrate all his power to fight Li Yuanjie.
If they won, they would press on and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop.
If they lost, they would withdraw to Iron Wall City or Shangyuan City and begin a defensive siege.
The grand plan was undoubtedly set, and accompanying this large-scale troop movement in the rear, outside Iron Wall City, the horn symbolizing the eruption of war was fully sounded!
As the four colossal monsters with long trunks and tusks approached, their massive size, estimated to be at least 10 meters tall, brought considerable pressure upon the defending soldiers.
It was important to remember that Iron Wall City’s walls were only 15 meters high.
It felt like those four giant monsters could just reach out and climb right up.
It would certainly be a lie to say there was no psychological pressure.
But facing such monsters, no matter how much his heart wavered, the feeling Zhao Pan conveyed to his soldiers remained one of unwavering composure.
And it was precisely this steadfast demeanor that was supporting the soldiers in standing their ground!
“Target the giant monster furthest to the left!”
“The triple-bow crossbows begin concentrated fire!”
At this moment, Zhao Pan, after confirming the situation, decisively adopted a strategy of defeating them one by one, aiming to eliminate these giant monsters sequentially!
The 4 triple-bow crossbows on Iron Wall City’s wall fired simultaneously.
Attacking such massive targets presented no difficulty whatsoever for the soldiers controlling the crossbows.
4 heavy crossbow bolts whistled forth and struck consecutively.
Their powerful penetration instantly drove the sharp bronze arrowheads deep into the giant monster’s flesh.
Accompanied by a deafening roar, vivid splashes of blood bloomed on the monster’s body.
This scene undoubtedly sent the soldiers on the wall into ecstatic cheers, and it also slightly relieved Zhao Pan, because it at least proved that their attacks could inflict damage on these monsters!
As long as these attacking monsters weren’t invincible, then he had a chance to fight this battle!
