With the jingling sound, arrows rained down from the pillars of the waterway and the four walls; in the light of fire, the existences hidden and ambushed in the darkness were disturbed and pointed out one by one. Then, it became a matter of stopping the ship.
A chase near the shore, roars and shouts of death, and screams.
Amidst the brief chases and fighting sounds that could be heard from time to time, there were also occasional sounds of someone falling over, falling into the water, or jumping into the water with a splash, and then being shot over in the turbid water. When the boat passed by
At some point, he was stabbed with another spear.
There were also people wailing like defeated dogs, running away lifelessly in the darkness; or some were cut off by the rampaging armored soldiers, whose bloody heads were dragged to the side, waiting for subsequent containment and processing;
Only a few lucky ones were left alive for questioning.
Then, after getting new information from it, a small group of people will be separated from a certain ship, and along the newly appeared fork in the road, deep into the corner within sight, they will stop for temporary alert and blockade.
Sentry position; do not move forward until the next wave of people comes to take over.
Along this winding and spacious waterway, we continued to advance for more than a mile on the ground, passing at least five forks and divergent roads; after killing at least hundreds of armed men who were obstructing, intercepting and attacking in the middle,
I saw a hall with towering pillars.
The spacious waterway here also suddenly split to both sides, turning into a roaring and reverberating sound of rushing water. The leading sergeant who had already landed on the shore could not even fully illuminate the wind lantern and lit torch in his hand.
Once you leave the outer outline of the hall here, you are swallowed up by the depth.
With the thumping sound of river boats docking and the sound of footsteps wading up one after another, they echoed in this seemingly high and deep space; the dots of lights also spread out in all directions.
And one after another, this semi-finished hall was illuminated.
I saw that the peeling and mottled walls were vaguely painted with some kind of cold-toned thick paint, and were graffitied into some weird and inexplicable patterns, as well as vaguely uncomfortable-looking animal shapes, ghost faces and other patterns. The next moment,
A military academy man with jingling armor came forward and asked for instructions:
"Deputy Superintendent, a preliminary inspection has been completed here, and it has been confirmed that it is the exit of the secret nest where Ma Ni is hiding. Is it necessary to set up a temporary station to receive the injured and transfer captured and equipment nearby for the purpose of retreat and advancement?"
"..." Jiang Tian was about to agree, but suddenly he felt a faint tremor in his pores, as if he was being spied on by something secretly. However, when he looked around, he saw only boats setting up jams across the waterways on both sides;
And the armored sergeant who was wandering around.
Then, he took another look at the ground, which was full of traces of being soaked and washed by the rising water; therefore, there were also some dry moss and aquatic plants; the next moment, he suddenly saw the reason why the supplies were connected to the boat.
It was dragged to the ground, and the few pools of water it caused seemed to flicker.
Or maybe it was the dark reflection reflected on the water surface, something moved. In an instant, Jiang Tian suddenly tensed up, couldn't help but grab a useful wind lantern on the stack of boxes, and directed his full strength toward the ceiling above.
He threw it out and shouted in a low voice:
"look up!"
Jiang Tian's all-out throw was an extraordinary force. In an instant, the wind lantern filled with kerosene was like a meteor chasing lightning, roaring into the deep and unpredictable ceiling; the next moment, it seemed to be in the middle of the sky.
Like something, it burst apart and burst into flames.
In an instant, the firelight splashed on the sloping wall of the ceiling, between the beams and the column heads, and also illuminated several figures who were unable to dodge for a while, and were burned until they fell down with a hissing sound. And as Jiang Tian followed
With the shouts and movements, more sergeants present could not help but raise their bows and crossbows:
For a moment, arrows were fired in a flurry, aimed at the deep darkness on the ceiling, and they were all fired. Although most of them shot into the air with a clang, there were also a few that accidentally hit unknown targets with a puff, a puff, a puff, a thud, a thud.
, followed by hissing whines and howls.
As the unknown objects fell down, more torches and lamps were thrown to the ceiling one after another. However, they did not have Jiang Tian's arm strength and skills. Most of them fell on the four walls and pillars.
Above, more fires lit up, and it suddenly became bright.
At this time, Jiang Tian had already seen clearly that what fell down were several slightly smaller ferocious beasts. Although the nearby sergeants were startled, they were knocked to pieces before they could get up.
They besieged them with swords, choppers, and spears, and killed them quickly in the blink of an eye.
However, this was only the beginning of the signal. As the hall broke out, more and more shouts and exclamations resounded for a while. At some point, a ferocious beast lurking on the ceiling was unexpectedly discovered.
, also fell down one after another, fighting with the sergeants in the hall.
Jiang Tian, who had led the civil servants and retinues and retreated outside the pillar room, secretly sighed: Compared with the casualties caused by the raid at this moment, groups of ferocious beasts have appeared in Ma Ni's hiding place.
, the charge of secretly colluding with the "animal disaster" was completely confirmed.
Facts have proved that after the human army is armed to the teeth and prepared, without the sudden loss of hordes of ferocious beasts, the lethality and destructive effect caused by the melee will be greatly reduced. Therefore, when the sergeant remains in the hall
After starting to form an armed formation, the gaffe gradually reversed.
Those ferocious beasts that relied on their strength and speed to run rampant between the beams and pillars of the hall; the space and room for their display became smaller and smaller. They were stabbed by hooks, spears and short spears one after another, and were repelled and overturned by the group cards.
Or they were entangled in the hook net that escaped, or their limbs were pulled by the thrown noose;
Finally, when they finally felt something bad and a sense of crisis, they wanted to flee in all directions amidst some kind of whistling sounds; only to find that they were already surrounded by more armored and armed soldiers, ready to fight... Finally
, only one escaped into the inner opening.
Therefore, in the following time, the body fluids left by this injured ferocious beast that was deliberately released became the underground crusade army, and the best direction for subsequent advancement. It even moved ahead of schedule.
A number of hidden mechanisms were stepped on and activated.
For example, at the corner of the corridor, a rusty spear unexpectedly protruded from the side; a spike pit with several corpses hanging under the floating cover; and a stone slab that suddenly fell from above through a clever balancing mechanism; all of these are clearly visible.
So, the other party has been secretly operating here for a long time.
And as the last mechanism discovered, it was a cave entrance with a strong putrid and fishy smell behind a barrier. Obviously, this was the place that led to the underground lair where alien beasts were kept; it was also in a hurry that they encountered foreign enemies.
Invasion, and released as a last resort measure to block it.
Then, Jiang Tian once again saw an open space in which most of the pillars and wall partitions had been submerged in the water. And between these pillars and the ruined walls, they were connected by various cableways, pontoons and suspension bridges to form a large area.
The well-proportioned water transportation paths,
It's just that these paths made of bamboo and wood materials, elevated or climbing on the water, have just been ignited and emitted little traces of fire and smoke. There are still people who are busy trying to cut off some of them. Then, they are hit by crossbow arrows and arrows.
The powerful crossbow was shot over and fell into the water, struggling to sink.
And when these sergeants passed through the flooded area along the intact pontoon bridge that they had captured, at the opposite end, there was another style and scene. I saw that many holes had been carved out of the wall above the waterline.
The cave-like rooms are connected by brick stairs.
The sergeants who then entered the search found many men, women, and children dressed as slaves. But they all had one thing in common when they were left to die. Their eyelids were all sewn together; even some of their clothing looked like they were
Luxurious and pot-bellied women are no exception.
As for the topmost cave, it was luxuriously decorated and arranged like the largest cave in the palace of a duke. We even found drinks that were still warm and personal artifacts; as well as gold, silver, jewelry, money, and notes that we didn’t have time to take away.
The remnants of documents and account books that had just been set on fire.
Later, under the instruction of Jiang Tian, who suddenly became in a bad mood, the members of the supervisory department conducted a private destructive exploration with knives and axes. They quickly found a large chopped ebony cabinet hidden among a pile of
There are hidden passages in the stone in the expensive silk fabrics and new hanging marks on the wall.
But this time, Jiang Tian took the initiative to stand at the front of the pursuit team. Because, judging from the scratches on the wall, the other party also carried something quite large when they fled in a hurry.