dmims Chapter 185 Supporting the West City Fortress
Chapter 185 Supporting the West City Fortress
Chapter 185 Supporting the West City Fortress
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I'm the one who ruined you all." Looking at Xuan She Tang Yue who came to comfort her, she completely broke down in tears.
Seeing Tang Yue crying, Xuan She was a little at a loss, not knowing how to comfort her. Suddenly, she thought of Jiang Han on her head and gently touched Tang Yue with her forked tongue, signaling her to go up. Tang Yue glanced at the unconscious Jiang Han and then at the crowd clamoring to execute Jiang Han and Xuan She. Finally, under the watchful eyes of Zhu Meng and the others, she climbed onto Xuan She's head.
Sensing Tang Yue's approach, the Xuan Snake roared angrily to the sky, then soared into the dark night. Noticing the Xuan Snake's impending departure, the palace guard captain, Wu Pingjing, asked, "Sir, should we pursue it?"
This was the closest Zhu Meng had ever come to killing the Xuan Serpent. He didn't want to give up, but when he thought about the Xuan Serpent's terrifying strength, he began to hesitate. If he chased after it and angered the Xuan Serpent, probably few of the palace guards and magic legion he brought would survive.
Luo Mian looked at the gradually dissipating mist in the night sky with a gloomy expression. He had never expected that Jiang Han, a troublemaker, would appear in the snake-slaying plan. If the blood serum was exposed, he would become the target of everyone's criticism.
"Your Excellency, West City Fortress requests reinforcements." A man dressed in a palace guard uniform rushed over from a distance to report. "And it's urgent reinforcements! Yunfeng Military Commander, who is guarding West City Fortress, said that the White Eagle Legion that attacked the fortress may have included a monarch-level creature. Currently, our Sky Eagle System is completely paralyzed, and our aerial combat capability has been reduced by more than half. Only high-level mages can withstand the White Eagle Legion flying in the air. In addition, West City Fortress has summoned all the high-level mages in the vicinity, but it is still not enough to completely stop the invasion of the White Eagle Legion. If there is no reinforcement, West City Fortress may not be able to hold out for much longer."
"The situation is so serious??" Zhu Meng hadn't expected the battle at the West City Fortress to have escalated to this point.
Li Tian and Tang Zhong were also nearby, so they heard the urgent battle report. Li Tian spoke first: "There's no time to lose. Let's lead the judges and palace guards to the West City Fortress as soon as possible to provide support."
"Yes, if the West City Fortress falls, the entire Song City will..." Tang Zhong said in a deep voice.
"No, we must kill Xuan She first. What if he attacks Song City while we're fighting the White Demon Eagle Legion? As the saying goes, 'To repel external enemies, we must first pacify internal ones,' so Xuan She must die," Luo Mian suddenly shouted.
Tang Zhong was furious and said, "Luo Mian, you're still thinking about killing the Xuan Snake. Are you trying to hide something?"
"Nonsense! I was doing that for the sake of all the people of Songcheng!" Luo Mian immediately retorted.
The Black Serpent was not seriously injured, but it must have been quite painful to withstand two Thunder Halberds. If they waited until the Black Serpent finished its molting period, it would be almost impossible to kill it. Therefore, Luo Mian did not want to miss this opportunity. Even if it meant sacrificing some of the judges and Zhu Meng's palace guards, it would be worth it as long as the Black Serpent could be killed.
However, this is on the premise that Zhu Meng must send palace guards to take action; otherwise, it would be a pipe dream for his judges to kill the Xuan Snake. Therefore, Zhu Meng's decision is very important.
"Palace Guard Commander Wu Pingjing, listen to my command! Immediately lead the Palace Guard to the front lines of the Western City Fortress to provide support!" Zhu Meng said solemnly.
After Zhu Meng gave orders to the palace guards, Tang Zhong and Li Tian also led their respective judges to the West City Fortress.
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West City Fortress, on the battlefield
The city walls were covered in blood and corpses, some human, some from the White Demon Eagles. The mages formed ranks and continuously unleashed magic attacks on the dense swarms of White Demon Eagles that filled the sky like white clouds.
Near the Ninth Watchtower, a seventeen-year-old boy sat by the city wall, watching the mage fighting the White Demon Eagle in the distance with an indescribable envy in his eyes. Because of his lack of strength, he and many other boys of similar age were left to hide in this watchtower, which was far from the battle. Moreover, in order to protect them, the higher-ups temporarily dispatched a young military commander named Zhang Xiaohou.
"Brother Fan, how's your investigation going? Have you found anything useful?" Zhang Xiaohou asked Mo Fan on the phone from the watchtower.
Zhang Xiaohou came to the West City Fortress to protect the group of children at Jiang Han's request, while Mo Fan took Lingling to investigate the source of the plague. At first, they did not understand why Jiang Han wanted them to do this, but they still came because of their trust in Jiang Han, and they went very smoothly when they applied for a transfer order from Boss Zhan Kong.
After learning that Mo Fan and Lingling were investigating clues about the plague, they realized what Jiang Han was up to.
However, there was one thing Zhang Xiaohou couldn't understand: why did Jiang Han ask him to take care of that boy named Wang Xiaojun? He even said that whether the plague in Songcheng could end depended on that boy named Wang Xiaojun. It wasn't that Jiang Han didn't want to explain, but that was all he could say. Any more would exceed the limit of what that guy could tolerate.
"Yes, we've found some clues. Lingling and I are currently investigating a batch of problematic blood serum, and we believe we'll have results soon. By the way, have you found a cure for the plague?" Mo Fan said with a smile on the other end of the phone.
"Not at the moment," Zhang Xiaohou said, shaking his head.
Just as Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan were chatting, a scream came from the barracks below. Immediately afterwards, a group of teenagers dressed in Guardian Mage uniforms rushed out in a panic, their faces full of fear. Noticing the strange thing below, Zhang Xiaohou quickly said, "Brother Fan, something's happened here. I need to go and take care of it. I'll call you back later."
"Okay, then be careful."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiaohou hurriedly ran down from the watchtower towards the barracks. Once on the ground, he saw a group of panicked teenagers. One of them was squatting at the entrance of the barracks, scratching his skin repeatedly until it broke open. The blood oozing from the wounds had a foul odor.
"What happened?" Zhang Xiaohou asked as he walked over.
A terrified-looking boy said, "Sir, it seems that Da Li has contracted the plague."
"What? How did he get the plague? And have they called a military doctor?" Zhang Xiaohou asked, frowning.
"I don't know. Da Li was fine when he went to sleep last night, but this morning he felt very itchy and kept scratching. Big Cat and Hollin, who were close to him, even smelled the distinctive fishy odor of plague patients on him," the boy explained.
"The military doctor is here! The military doctor is here! Everyone, make way!"
Soon, a bespectacled military doctor ran over carrying a medical kit. After seeing the scratches on Da Li's body, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately waved his hand and said, "Everyone, step back and find a ward to isolate him."
"Medical doctor, is he really infected with the plague?" Zhang Xiaohou asked the bespectacled medical doctor.
"Well, we can't be sure yet, but it's pretty close," the military doctor said nervously.
It's no wonder the military doctor was nervous. The plague was extremely contagious. If the boy really contracted the plague, all the boys living in the same barracks could be infected, and it might even endanger all the guardian mages in the entire West City Fortress.
"Sir, Brother Li might not have contracted the plague. The smell of his blood is more like he was bitten by a plague rat," said Wang Xiaojun, who had walked over.
"Does this Dharma Master Wei even know what he's saying?" the army doctor reprimanded coldly.
Zhang Xiaohou waved his hand and said, "Let him speak later. What if it really is like he says, that it was bitten by a Lingzhao plague rat?"
P.S.: Damn, I'm late.
(End of this chapter)