PNB Chapter 179 Fairy Rat
Chapter 179 Fairy Rat
Zhong Ming sat happily on a tree branch.
Thanks to the advantages of the dragon vein, he recovered his spiritual power more quickly and began to take on the task of guarding (strolling around). He wandered around in the tree for a while and spotted a straight wooden thorn, as thick as his arm, like a spear.
"Hey, can this thing be used as a siege arrow? You know, that thing called... triple... triple crossbow?"
Zhong Ming didn't know what a triple-bow crossbow was, but the storyteller had raved about it, saying that it could be used to defend a city and kill several enemies with a single arrow, and that it could be used to attack a city and that the arrows could be driven into the city walls, allowing attacking soldiers to climb up by stepping on the arrows.
Just as he was sitting on a tree branch, diligently cutting branches, he suddenly noticed black dots darting back towards him from the distant medicinal herb field area.
"what is that?"
Chi Tong lay on the ground, listened carefully to the sound of the ground shaking for a while, and then immediately shook Chen Dahai.
Chen Dahai didn't rest much either. He hadn't lost much spiritual energy to begin with, and now that he was in charge of the near-ground guard role, he immediately summoned Xuan Jing and Chen Dahai.
"Brother Cuihong, what did you see?"
"The beast tide... no, it's more like a small-scale rout of the demon beasts. It's probably because the fighting at the front was too fierce, causing the Demon King to lose control over some of the rear-line demon beasts. Anyway, let's retreat first."
Zhong Ming leaped down from the tree, sprinkled some animal-repelling powder on the path, and then led his team deeper into the jungle.
His thinking was simple: there was no need to completely block the monsters' path; he just needed to make this place even more repulsive to them than the neighboring area.
However, when a group of demonic beasts arrived, the expected scenario of them sniffing the area and then leaving did not occur; instead, they rushed in all at once.
The battlefield ahead was horrifying, with the smells of countless drops of blood and various internal organs mixed together, along with large amounts of monster excrement and body heat, which was almost a devastating blow to the monsters with their keen sense of smell.
Only a wealthy and powerful family like the Yan family could afford to bring such a precious beast-attracting treasure to forcibly interfere with the demon beast under these circumstances.
Some of the monsters quickly advanced along the path. Zhong Ming's team was still carrying wheelchairs as they ran. The boosters would take a long time to recover, but this time they were smarter and carried the wheelchairs backwards.
Chen Dahai set up his crossbow, facing the monsters behind him. When he saw a fast-moving monster peek out, he fired an arrow at it.
The crossbow bolts were inaccurate because they were coated with extra beast-repelling powder. After several shots, not only did they have no effect, but they also accidentally hit a monster, enraging the herd.
"Should we go straight for it or try it out a bit more?"
"Try the smoke!"
Seeing a fork in the road ahead, Zhong Ming said to Chen Dahai, "Make the smoke bigger!"
"Alright." Chen Dahai was reluctant to use his own crossbow now. The arrows his master's wife had made for him were very precious. He took out a quiver of smoke arrows that he had taken from the military supply depot and fired ten shots in quick succession at the road.
A large cloud of smoke successfully blocked the monsters on the ground, but it was far too conspicuous for the monsters in the sky.
What smoke evacuation? Isn't this a smoke indicator?
In the sky, there weren't many flying demonic beasts attracted this time. Most of them were very fast and rushed to the front line. Few were recalled, but there was still a second-grade demonic beast leading the way.
A blue-feathered pelican circled in the air for a while, and upon seeing the smoke, opened its enormous beak.
A head peeked out from inside; it was an inspector.
His surname is Miao, and his Taoist name is Immortal Rat Taoist.
Don't be fooled by his name; he has nothing to do with rats. "Fairy rat" is another name for bat.
Normally, a Daoist name is usually related to the Dao of cultivation, which is very beneficial for future cultivation. But this one is... not very good at seeing.
However, his advantage is that his ears are very sensitive. Combined with his extensive knowledge of monsters, he can even tell what an untamed monster is trying to express by making a couple of noises.
He looked down and saw a small white patch among the green blocks! The Azure Feather Pelican had been working with him for quite some time. With a gentle flap of its wings, the Immortal Rat Taoist knew what to do just by hearing the change in the wind.
"Walk."
He imitated the calls of his prey, emitting several sharp cries, after which the pelican immediately swooped down, followed by several flying monsters.
Smoke, animal scare powder—that's all the tricks the army uses; it's pretty boring.
Thinking this, Lao Miao took the wine gourd from his waist and gulped down a large mouthful of old wine.
He recalled his youthful days when he was still completely loyal to the Chen family.
Loyal to the Chen family my ass! What does the Chen family have? He's worked so hard for so many years and is still stuck in the Qi Refining stage. He should have joined a powerful military family earlier. The Chen family wouldn't even look at him, but the Yan family would.
The Yan family is great. As long as you prove your loyalty, they will nurture you to the limit of your talent.
I should have had a high-quality Foundation Building Pill a long time ago.
He gulped down another mouthful of old wine, clasped his hands together, and spat it out. Tiny wine droplets floated in the air like mist, condensing into a semi-transparent blue lion that pounced downwards.
Chen Dahai was intently staring at the ground, watching closely for any monsters to emerge from the edge of the smoke, when Chi Tong kicked him in the face with her knee and jumped back onto the "shoulder-mounted wheelchair".
"Hey you... why are you up here again? I can't see what's behind me."
"Watch out from above! Griffins."
She shot an arrow into the sky, but for a moment she couldn't see it clearly. Wasn't the flying lion a kind of griffin?
Shooting while moving on the ground is not impossible, but it's all about shooting to the sides. Shooting targets behind you without riding a horse is really... risky and will break your back.
Besides, riding a horse is nowhere near as stable as riding a "flying chariot"...
With a single arrow shot from the Crimson Eyes, spiritual energy exploded instantly within the Azure Lion.
Old Miao, leisurely in the sky, said, "I suppose I have some knowledge of water magic and a little understanding of fire magic."
In an instant, the exploded azure lion burst into flames. It was originally made of extremely potent spiritual wine, and now the flames spread like clouds.
More importantly, it indicated this location to all the monsters.
This is a delicious location.
This wine was originally unremarkable, but after it was burned, the luster it emitted had a fatal allure to many demonic beasts.
As for its effects on people, I can only say...
The Taoist priest with the immortal rat had poor eyesight and couldn't see clearly.