123 The secret weapon of the western hills (2/2)

”Ready again!” Fu Qian shouted loudly bringing all the defenders back to their senses as they regrouped. He could hear the marching footsteps of the second wave of attackers coming their way.

The defenders from the western hills were also blinded by the curtain of dark smoke that lingered on the battlefield. The forty elites from House Hartley dipped into their leather bags again and prepared to engage the enemy.

These black lemon-sized orbs brandished by the forty elites of House Hartley contained the explosives which were dubbed ”waste product” by the mad scientist Alrick. He had produced one hundred of these orbs and issued them to Hartley.

Within the orb were the two unstable liquids separated by a thin piece of glass. When the indentation in the middle of the orbs were pressed with enough force, a fork shaped piece of wire would crush the glass dividing the two unstable liquids allowing them to mix, ten seconds later they would explode with force similar to an attack by a 4th layer xiantian expert.

The havoc that these grenade-like weapons wreaked on the battlefield were like forty 4th layer xiantian experts attacking together. How could clustered soldiers mostly in the houtian realm endure these concentrated attacks?

Soon the second wave arrived wielding broad shields and long swords, this time they were much less energetic and much more wary, the first of the attackers to witness the carnage gasped in terror. How was this even possible? was the question swirling through their confused minds.

Just as the defenders perched on the high ground were beginning to feel confident in the secret weapon of the western hills a fire ball exploded into the ranks of armored soldiers perched on the ridge.

The explosion of yellow instantly erased a dozen men stood in a cluster and blew back a dozen more. The viscount's men howled out horrific screams among their ranks, men were being cooked inside their armor.

”Come down here and fight like men you cowardly turtles.” shouted the captain who charged to the front. Just looking at the losses they had suffered and the ghastly remnants on the battlefield made his blood boil with rage.

Whizz! one of Fu Jianu arrows came streaking towards the man from an elevated position to his left. The captain raised his sword and nonchalantly swatted away the arrow aimed at his chest with a clang of bright sparks.

He was a 3rd layer xiantian with fire affinity, he was fully armored wearing a helmet that only revealed his eyes. His right hand held a long sword and his free left hand was preparing another fireball in retaliation.

Bolstered by the heroics of the captain the attackers regained their confidence, the air was pregnant with killing intent as the army steeled themselves to take revenge on these bumpkins.

Just as the captain was about to unleash another fireball toward Fu Jianu, a mini green tornado flashed from the high ground to the right and a blurry silhouette appeared in front of the captain. Immediately an ax that left neon green after images sliced down towards the captain's head.

The powerful strike blew away the soldiers bunched up directly behind the captain leaving a ten meter diameter with only the captain and the newcomer standing face to face.

Caught by surprise the captain's sword burst in yellow flames as he brought it up and canceled his fireball. The two weapons clashed....sparks flew...the sword in the captain's hand thrummed loudly, humming out a metallic tune as he staggered back imprinting his footsteps in the ground as if it was made of wax.

Before the captain could react, the blurry green silhouette was on top of him again, assisted by the wind elements the man's speed was like lightning. The ax connected with the breastplate of the captain.

The captain's armor shattered like a windscreen glass, spider web of cracks quickly crawled out across the armor, the shiny metal began crumbling to pieces bit by bit like a biscuit. He puked out a mouthful of blood within his enclosed helmet almost drowning himself in blood as his body made an arc through the sky and disappeared into the crowd of infantry men.

Qin Li's black robe fluttered as the defenders who barely got a glimpse of him rejoiced, the mini green tornado took him back up to the high ground out of sight in a green flash.

The squad leader next in line commanded the alliance to rush forward and kill...

”Now.” Fu Qian shouted at the forty elites from House Hartley still standing, they threw down those sizzling black orbs into the sea of surging attackers trying to overwhelm them with pure numbers.

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A new round of explosions rang out, the alliance forces of the nobles collapsed completely like sand that was washed away in a flood, scattering like a swarm of flies as the viscount's men chased down and slaughtered the demoralized remnants of the army trying to escape from the entrance of the western hills and back to the war camp of the nobles. Almost two thousand men had been grinded to mince meat.

They had tried to over run the western hills with sheer numbers and brute strength tactics. It was futile, they were ripped to shreds by the new weapon of the western hills, it was wholesale slaughtering on a mass scale. The gratifying explosions that sent particles flying everywhere made even the defenders shiver in fright.

At a safe distance from the battle Hong Zang lips twitched as he witnessed scattered troops running for their lives, Hong Zang was livid with anger and frustration, ”Pepper them all with arrows regardless of friend or foe,” he instructed the archers.

The nobles waiting in the war camp for the roads leading to the western hills manor to be opened were also in for a rude awakening.....