Chapter 906: The Arabss Urgent Assault! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”Hurry! Withdraw the catapults! Get them away from here! We can't let them all get destroyed!”

An Arab officer reacted quickly, ordering the catapults to be pushed out of the battle zone. Although these catapults were large and heavy, each of them had been fitted with eight huge wheels to make them easy to move. But would Chen Burang allow them to retreat at a time like this?

Boomboomboom! In a few short moments, eighty percent of the catapults that the Arabs had constructed were destroyed. Those prepared piles of metal balls next to the catapults had become their greatest weak point.

The entire region was aflame.

”Damn it!”

In the wake of this unexpected assault, the metal balls being flung toward the first Tang defense line soon vanished, and as the fires were extinguished, so did the flames and smoke, leaving behind only a few embers. Upon seeing this, Abu Muslim and Ziyad, the chief and deputy commanders of the Arab army, both paled.

The advantage they had created had instantly evaporated.

Abu Muslim's eyes darkened as he ordered, ”Fahad, go and kill that Tang commander on the wall!”

The Arab catapults had destroyed many hardy cities before. Not once had they ever been destroyed by enemy catapults, much less been vanquished by their own kerosene. Abu Muslim had immediately identified the source of the problems as the Tang officer on the walls of Talas.

”Yes!”

A fully-armored Arab general stepped out from behind Abu Muslim. Creeeak! The Arab general Fahad gripped an ivory bow taller than a man with his left hand, while his right hand nocked an arrow more than five feet long, its point gleaming like a red jewel. Slowly, he locked onto Chen Burang.

As he drew on the bowstring, all light in a radius of ten zhang began to twist and gather around the jewel-like tip of the arrow, causing it to exude a dangerous light.

Boom!

The sky seemed to explode with a peal of thunder as Fahad unleashed the arrow toward the wall. Such was its speed that one moment, it was in Fahad's hand, and the next, it was only a few zhang from Chen Burang on the walls.

Buzz!

Chen Burang grimaced at the sudden appearance of this arrow. His ears had already heard the arrow's approach, but his body was too slow to react.

The enemy was much, much stronger than he was!

A Saint Martial archer!

Chen Burang's face went as white as paper at this thought. He was a member of Kunwu Training Camp's Deflecting Blade Manor, and was both an excellent strategist and archer. He commanded these catapults to exhibit a might that few other commanders could reach.

But though Chen Burang was an exceedingly capable commander, his cultivation level was not as impressive. The Arabs had sent a Saint Martial expert to deal with him, and at Chen Burang's level, he was almost certainly doomed.

It's over!

This was the only thought in Chen Burang's mind.

Bang!

Just when Chen Burang had closed his eyes to wait for death, an invisible barrier of energy suddenly engulfed him. Boom!Fahad's destructive arrow struck the energy barrier like it had run into a steel wall. Clang! A shockwave spread out as the red jewel of the arrow tip along with the arrow itself pulverized themselves against the barrier.

”Protector-General!”

Hearing a noise from behind him, Chen Burang opened his eyes and turned around. Seeing the relaxed figure of Anxi's Protector-General slowly striding toward him, he gave a sigh of relief.

”Continue to command! With me here, there's nothing to worry about,” said Gao Xianzhi as he strode forward and placed Chen Burang behind him. Amidst the blustery winds, Gao Xianzhi's eyes exploded with a dazzling light as his gaze locked onto the distant Abu Muslim and the archer general behind him.

Abu Muslim seemed to sense something, and he slightly leaned forward, his eyes meeting with Gao Xianzhi's. Over the last two months, these two had become mortal foes, and as their gazes met, both could sense the intense will to fight in their counterpart.

Ziyad took two steps forward and began to speak. ”Milord, what if we bring a few more generals…”