157 Cloud of death. (2/2)
There was no need for words when they reached their position, Fang Ying simply quietly pat Langshen on the head and had him teleport all of them to the top of the wall. Zhao Feng took action the moment they reached the top of the wall, using his law of the soul to confuse the souls of all the soldiers around them, implanting the notion that Li Yang and the others weren't there.
Li Yang sat down on the wall, his legs dangling over the edge as he surveyed the surroundings. There were armored soldiers, as well as people clad in the robes of the three large organizations, scattered all across the top of the wall as well as outside it. A quick count of just those he could see revealed that there were already about 15 thousand people gathered up and ready to battle. It had only been a bit over half a minute since the alarm was sounded so it was clear that everyone here was exceedingly skilled in their duty. But as Li Yang's gaze moved across the plain outside the city, he couldn't help but let out a soft whistle.
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”He~h, so those are the Deathcloud Warriors, huh? Yeah, I can see how they got their name. They really are just energy given form and consciousness, they should make for excellent cultivation material if you can just erase that consciousness.”
Swarming across the barren plain were several tens of thousands of humanoid figures that seemed to be made entirely out of black mist. The ones at the front were just barely humanoid while those who were further back in the swarm slowly became more humanoid, but there wasn't a single one among them that was fully humanoid or had a solid form. As they flooded forward they seemed more like a massive black cloud rolling towards the city, the stench of death following wherever the cloud went.
The first arrows were fired less than three seconds after Li Yang whistled, explosions of varying intensity and elements exploding among the Deathcloud Warriors. Short spears quickly followed the arrows, tearing into the dark cloud and decimating the Deathcloud Warriors at the front. But where one fell, another rose to take its place, the cloud not once stopping or slowing down.
The warriors gathered up in front of the wall steeled themselves and charged forward once the cloud got within 50 kilometers of the city. They launched their attacks the moment they crashed into the cloud, dust and energy of various elements shooting into the sky. The archers and spearmen never once relented in their attacks, efficiently and quickly launching new ones that whizzed past the soldiers on the ground.
But as Li Yang observed the situation, he saw that there would occasionally be an archer or a spearman from one of the three organizations who would launch an attack that was intentionally aimed at one of the soldiers that came from one of the two opposing forces. Fang Ying couldn't help but scowl at the scene, shooting a sideways glare at the ones that launched those attacks.
”Really, people can be so disappointing at times. They're all at risk of dying yet they still choose to make things harder for themselves like this, it's sad.”
If the Deathcloud Warriors managed to enter the city then it didn't matter how quickly these archers could move, they would be unable to enter the reinforced buildings of the city before they were slaughtered by this cloud of death. Li Yang was much more casual about their actions, shrugging his shoulders.
”That's just how people are, selfish bastards every one of them, even we are like that. If you ask not just me, but probably even them, then you are the strange one. But hey, it's always been strange people who've made a difference, so it probably isn't a bad thing to be considered strange.”
Li Yang gave Fang Ying a quick wink as he ended his sentence, causing her and Zhao Feng to roll their eyes. Li Yang ignored their rolling eyes, his gaze once again drifting over the cloud that was slowly rolling closer to the city. The corners of his mouth raised up slightly as his hands pushed off of the city wall, pushing his body out into empty air.
”All right, time to check out how special these Deathcloud Warriors are.”