Chapter 1855: Armored Giants! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Bang!
In a flash of light, an armored giant smashed into the earth, creating a crater with a diameter of more than one hundred feet. Two Tang soldiers unable to move in time were instantly crushed into meat pancakes. Meanwhile, the force of the impact showered the Tang ranks with stone debris and sent a plume of dust more than one hundred feet into the air.
Raaaa! A massive figure stood up, its body bursting with murderous and violent energy.
”Giant!!”
Upon seeing this massive being taller than several men stand up, the soldiers who had taken part in the Battle of Talas paled. These giants did not have the dark green armor of the Skyquaking Giants, and their bodies had also changed from tall and thin to muscular and bulky.
These new giants were even stronger than the Skyquaking Giants.
Boomboomboom!
Furious roars began to erupt across the battlefield as hundreds of armored giants began to land, and this was only the beginning…
”Look! What's that?”
Suddenly, sharp whistles came from the back of the Arab army. A Tang soldier with sharp eyes looked up and saw thousands of fire balls rising from the horizon.
Even though these fire balls were much smaller than the giants, only about the size of a jar, their size made them even faster.
”Arabian Kerosene!”
A Tang officer's pupils constricted as he recognized what these were.
Oil, or Arabian Kerosene, had become known throughout the Great Tang after the Battle of Talas. Its inextinguishable properties posed a grave threat to the Tang army.
This Arabian Kerosene and the armored giants made Arabia's first attack far fiercer than the Tang had imagined.
”Li Junxian, it's time for you to move out. Take the Confucian Sect members and eliminate those armored giants!
”Li Siye, take half of the Mo Saber Unit and work together with the Confucian Sect members to kill those giants!
”Zhang Shouzhi, get those things ready!”
Wang Chong's calm and collected voice rang out, instantly soothing the others.
”This general will go!”
Li Junxian and Li Siye both swiftly accepted their orders. As Li Junxian spoke, his eyes flashed with resolve.
”Everyone, follow me!”
Li Junxian waved his hand, going forth with Elder Song, Sword Ghost, the white-clothed girl, and the other experts of the Confucian Sect.
Li Junxian had personally requested to join this war. This was not merely a war, but a chance for him and the Confucian Sect to redeem themselves!
”Everyone, follow me!”
On the other side, Li Siye gathered his men and made his way toward the giants.
The battle had only just begun and was not yet that intense. Even though the Arabs had mobilized all their power, it was no easy task to break through the layers of the Tang defense line. Li Siye and his Mo Saber Unit still had enough time to clear out the armored giants.
As Li Siye and Li Junxian began to move out, Chen Burang and the master archers awaited orders.
”Everyone, listen up! Target the Arabian Kerosene! Loose on my mark!”
Chen Burang's extremely calm voice rang out. He gripped his longbow and nocked an arrow. His eyes locked onto the Arabian Kerosene bombs that were getting closer and closer.
At this moment, the entire master archer unit was eerily still.
Creee!
The Arabian Kerosene bombs whistled through the air in their tens of thousands.
Three thousand feet! Two thousand feet!
Chen Burang was constantly calculating the distance. He was keenly aware of how difficult it was to deal with this viscous Arabian liquid. It was both flammable and hard to extinguish.
A single mistake would cause the fire bomb to explode in the air and spread the oil outward, creating a sea of fire on the ground that would cause even more damage.
Before the battle, Wang Chong had repeatedly emphasized that if the bombs exploded in the air, they could burn up all the oxygen, suffocating tens of thousands of soldiers and killing them without even needing to hit the ground.
I have to explode them at the right height!
Chen Burang firmly looked up at the sky. He needed to choose the right height so that all the oil would burn up in the air without hurting the Tang army.