Now I just hope that Su Tao will come back quickly to find the medicine.

But what Gao Yejing didn't expect was that Su Tao and his party were also in trouble.

In the vast darkness, these adult leeches were not seen, only the dull humming sound came from all directions, sometimes far and sometimes near.

The deputy general listened for a moment, his face was extremely serious, he pulled out his long sword, pointed at the sky, and shouted: "Imperial."

The army immediately fought in groups, forming a circular formation, with their swords pointed at the sky or raised diagonally, like hedgehogs.

If an adult leech fell from the sky, it would be stabbed to pieces by these dozen or so circular arrays.

There was still a large army of Yijia that had not formed a formation. They were in groups of two or three, guarding each other and guarding the torches that formed a circle.

If the torch is lost, the countless larvae will devour more than a thousand people without the help of adult leech worms.

There was a constant buzzing sound in the air, and it was unknown how many adult leeches were flying around the army in the distance.

With the buzzing sound, the layer upon layer of leech larvae began to squirm desperately.

The larvae crawling from behind piled up layer by layer, and large groups of black slimy larvae were rolling and entangled, making endless sizzling sounds.

In a moment, the height of the insect wall exceeded the torch.

The great sergeant's exclamations were also heard from other sides, and the number of leech larvae was also increasing.

On the side of the stream facing the deputy general, the number of leech larvae was the largest, and the layers upon layers exceeded the height of the torch.

There are still larvae that keep climbing up, but the bodies of the later larvae are much smaller than the first batch of leeches that appeared.

The color is also close to dark green, and only one or two faint vertical lines can be seen vaguely on the back.

On the left and right sides of the lieutenant, the number of larvae is slightly less than the front, but the height of the insect wall is also close to the height of the torch.

The lieutenant ordered the soldiers to continuously add pine resin on the torches to keep the blazing flames away from the increasing number of leech larvae.

As for the back of the lieutenant, because it is close to a mountain and far away from the stream, it is the place with the fewest leech larvae.

Even so, there were nearly a hand-thick layer of larvae rolling around in front of the torch.

The soldiers guarded the torches, feeling uneasy in their hearts. They only hoped that shopkeeper Qian and the deputy general could find a way to kill the enemy or retreat.

In the hearts of the army, what they most look forward to is that it will dawn soon. As soon as the sun rises, these disgusting and terrifying leeches will return to the stream.

However, there are still at least two hours before dawn.

Shopkeeper Qian looked at the layers of leeches rolling and sticking together in front of his eyes. He suddenly thought of something and shouted in a low voice:

"We cannot allow these leeches to continue to accumulate, otherwise once they collapse, the torch defense line will be crushed."

The deputy general was shocked when he heard this. The insect wall in front of him was already crumbling. If it collapsed, it would be like water bursting through a dike, washing away the thin torch defense line.

In this case, even if thousands of larvae will be burned to death by the flames, it will only be a drop in the bucket in terms of the total number of leeches.

The remaining larvae are enough to easily devour everyone.

The deputy general slowly raised the torch in his hand, added pine resin, and the flames instantly ignited, and the flames rushed towards the insect wall three feet away.

The insect wall was hit by the flames, and hundreds of leeches were burned. Dark green juice splashed in all directions, and hundreds of leeches jumped into the air, stretching and stretching.

Dozens of leeches splashed down in the direction of Shopkeeper Qian and the army. The deputy general was already prepared. He waved his other hand horizontally, and the light of fire knocked all the leeches out of the range of the torch.

Shopkeeper Qian looked at the spot where the deputy general's torch hit, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

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Where the deputy general hit, a huge pit appeared on the insect wall. At the bottom of the pit, a steady stream of leeches tangled up and surged up.

In a dozen breaths, the hole hit by the deputy general was restored to its original state.

The lieutenant returned without success. Although he had already had some concerns in his mind before, his expression changed several times when he saw that the leech swarm could recover so quickly.

Seeing that the wall of insects was piling up higher and higher, he whispered: "Miss Su, my subordinates will lead an army to escort you and Shopkeeper Qian back into the mountains."

Su Tao looked at the deputy general and then at the soldiers around him.

The lieutenant general had a determined look on his face, and although there was panic in the soldiers' eyes, they were determined to die.

Even if we retreat into the mountains and forests from the place with the least number of leeches, I am afraid that in this nearly 100 meters, the army of more than a thousand people will not be able to survive.

Only by asking the soldiers to wade out of the tidal wave of leeches could the deputy general protect Su Tao and Shopkeeper Qian and retreat into the forest.

Shopkeeper Qian looked at the deputy general and the soldiers, shook his head slowly and said, "How do you know there are no leeches in the forest? Even if there are no leeches in the forest -"

Shopkeeper Qian pointed to the sky: "How can we defend against them when most of the army has been damaged?"

The deputy general gritted his teeth and said, "But, Shopkeeper Qian, if this is not the case, there is really no other way to protect Miss Su and your Zhou Quan."

Su Tao smiled softly and said: "I, Su Tao, live and die in a small way. If the whole army is wiped out here and I can't find this blue rock flower, what will happen to King Yun's life or death?"

When the deputy general heard what Su Tao said, of course he did not dare to continue.

This time, King Yun came out to look for medicine. If the army was wiped out at this time, how could Su Tao and Shopkeeper Qian get out of the mountains alone?

Shopkeeper Qian stared at the fire in front of him. The soldier was about to step forward to add pine resin, but shopkeeper Qian suddenly took a step forward and said, "Wait a minute."

He took a fist-sized piece of pine resin from the soldier's hand.

Playing with the pine resin in his hand, an idea slowly emerged in Shopkeeper Qian's mind.

Pine resin is extracted from the oil of coniferous pine. It has a light amber color, is almost translucent, and exudes a pine oil smell.

Not only is turpentine highly flammable, but it also burns for a long time. It is commonly used in marching torches and rockets.

Moreover, pine resin also has the effect of stopping bleeding, and most soldiers carry some with them.

Once you are injured on the battlefield, sprinkle some turpentine powder immediately and you may be able to save a life.

Shopkeeper Qian looked at the clear pine resin in his hand, thoughtfully.

Suddenly he put his hands together, crushed the pine resin into powder, then took out the saltpeter he carried during the march, mixed them together, and passed over the torch wrapped in the pine resin powder.

As soon as the powder comes into contact with the flame, it immediately burst into flames, instantly transforming into a blazing flame that burned into the insect wall.

The flames were billowing, the scorch smell was inaudible, and the powder clung to the leech's body, burning endlessly.

Even the dark green juice that exploded from the leech's body could not extinguish the flames for a while.

In this flame, more than a hundred leeches were immediately buried in the flames, and a piece of the insect wall had been cut off.

Dry and broken insect corpses were scattered everywhere, some were still burning slowly, and bursts of burnt and fishy smell came out.

The insect corpses on the upper level burned, and the leeches behind were afraid of the fire and did not dare to move forward.

The leeches under these burning insect corpses were scorched. There was no way to retreat, and the entrance was blocked by torches.

He can only twist and roll his body, secreting a large amount of milky white mucus in vain, and will die.

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The burning properties of turpentine and saltpeter were revealed, clinging to the insect corpses and burning tenaciously, refusing to be extinguished for a long time.

The leeches near the insect carcasses were burned by the flames and dried up and died in an instant.

If it weren't for the large amount of dark green juice that the leech burst out when it was about to die, the powder's damage would have been even greater.

Upon seeing this, the deputy general took several pieces of turpentine from the soldiers' hands, followed the example of shopkeeper Qian, crushed them into powder, and wrapped them in saltpeter before carrying them out.

The torches flew vertically and horizontally like two fire dragons, covering almost half of the insect wall in front of them.

Wherever the fire dragon passed, the leeches dried up and died, making a crackling sound.

Shopkeeper Qian looked through the scorching smoke and saw that half of the insect wall had been shaved off by a thin layer.

The leech on the upper layer is dead, but the leech on the lower layer has not been burned by the flames.

But the heat spread through the insect corpse, and this part of the leech suddenly became restless and twisted its body crazily.

Seeing half of the insect wall twisting and writhing as if it came to life made one's spine tingle.

Seeing that the methods of shopkeeper Qian and the deputy general were effective, the morale of the army was greatly boosted, and they followed suit one after another.

Wherever the fire touched, the leeches were burnt.

The clever soldiers broke the pine resin into small pieces, lit it and threw it into the insect wall.

For a time, the insect wall was riddled with holes, the fire was blazing, and the fishy smell of burning was permeating the air.

Dots of fire from the stars burned among the insect corpses, and thousands of leeches struggled and squirmed, instinctively retreating.

The fire waves rolled, insect corpses rustled, and countless leeches turned into flying ashes in the fire waves.

The deputy general took a step forward and waved three torches in succession. The fire was so fierce that it was much stronger than before.

With a bang, the insect wall that was riddled with holes collapsed under the three flames thrown by the deputy general, and the black leeches squirmed desperately and walked toward the stream.

I don't know how long it took, but all the leeches on all sides had retreated.

Before Shopkeeper Qian and others could breathe a sigh of relief, a sharp and unusual scream suddenly came from mid-air.

If the scream was there or not, it sounded directly in everyone's minds.

It was like a heavy hammer hitting someone head-on. Even if he was as skilled as a lieutenant, he could not help but sway slightly.

This shrill scream was directed at the deputy general who was surrounded by everyone.

The lieutenant took a step back unknowingly, his mind buzzing, things in front of him blurry, and he just felt drowsy.

Several soldiers from the army who were close to Su Tao were affected and staggered around. Some fell to the ground, with blood flowing from their ears and noses.

Fortunately, the sound only lasted for a short time, and even the soldiers who were most seriously affected returned to normal after a while.

It was nothing more than a constant ringing in the ears, and the formation of the guarding lieutenant general was destroyed by itself.

Just when everyone's brains were still in pain and their spirits were not focused.

A long and thin shadow drew silently from the night, and the shadows of four huge wings were projected on the ground.

The lieutenant twisted his body, raised his long knife, and drew a line in the air.

A burst of smelly mucus fell in the air, and three slender shadows spread their wings and fled.

The lieutenant didn't notice it, and a shadow slid past silently.

A soldier barely survived the severe pain in his head. Suddenly he saw a shadow cast on the ground and suddenly looked up to the sky.

A tentacle like the long tongue of an ancient monster hung down in mid-air like lightning, and the tip hit the soldier's face, squeezing a exclamation back into his throat.
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