416 Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows (1/2)
”Chief, the Undead Battle Kings and Liches have been sighted at the borders!”
Chief Baskara held a voice-transmission stone and listened to the scout's report before he said, ”Alright, I got it. You can retreat now. Get out of there at once.”
”Yes, chief—Oh, no! Arghhh—!”
The voice-transmission ended abruptly.
Chief Baskara stored away the voice-transmission stone in his hand and sighed before he gazed into the horizon from atop the tribe's wall, while rows of warriors lined the walls, geared and ready for the battle of their life.
”Your orders, chief?”
A warrior beside him asked.
”Start the Crimsonfog Formation!”
”Yes, chief!”
Once Chief Baskara gave his order, the warriors immediately started placing black Demonic Cores the size of oranges into empty sockets found along the bottom of the tribe's walls.
Another group poured basins of demonic beast blood mixed with human blood into several manholes found in the ground by the foot of the walls.
Shortly after, the dark crimson blood started filling in the gaps of the engraved runic lines on the ground surrounding the manhole. The blood followed the runic pathways and ran up along the wall before connecting to the Demonic Core stuck in the wall sockets.
Once that happened, the dark blood began to increase in temperature and glowed with bright crimson light.
Bloody mists spewed out from these runic lines and pervaded the entire tribe before spreading out outwards. In a short while, the Crimsonfog Tribe was hidden within a dense cloud of blood mist.
”What are your next orders, chief? Please give us your command!”
Bam!
Chief Baskara wore a scaly crimson armor and held a large bone halberd, the Dragon Bone Halberd in his hand as he gazed through the crimson fog silently with narrowed eyes before he firmly said, ”Now we wait!”
Bam!
The Dragon Bone Halberd was thumped into the ground with a heavy thud, while his aura exploded with battle intent.
Sometime later, the two Liches shrouded in darkness could be seen visibly approaching the tribe from a distance. The two Undead Battle Kings trailed behind them like mindless puppets.
”Oh? An interesting sight we have here. Seems like these humans have expected our arrivals and prepared to welcome us.” One of the Liches said, intrigued by what it saw.
”Kekeke…” The other Lich laughed creepily and said, ”Since that is the case, it will be rude of us not to follow through.”
”Go play with the humans.”
After the two Liches gave the orders, the two Undead Battle Kings immediately shot forward like blurred shadows and disappeared in the crimson fog, followed by the earth repeatedly quaking shortly after.
Boom! Boom!
”The Undead Battle Kings has entered the Crimsonfog Formation, Chief!” A warrior reported.
Chief Baskara nodded and barked, ”Get the Artillery Team to lock onto the Undead Battle Kings and load the Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows!”
”Yes, chief!”
A group of messengers answered and left without questioning the chief's decision.
The Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows were the strongest type of ballistic arrows they have. It was tough and costly to create, but each arrow supposedly had the power to slay Arch Demons.
These arrows were usually sent to defend the Death Passage from the demons that try to invade the Infertile Plains from the Land of Darkness. However, they brought over for this moment; to be used against at the Undead Battle Kings!
Even so, these Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows have only ever recorded slaying Greater Demons in the past. They have yet to actually used the Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows to slay an Arch Demon with it before!
In other words, they were not confident if the Tier 5 Demon-slaying Arrows could fell the Undead Battle Kings, but it was worth a shot!
Sometime later, the messengers returned and reported, ”The ballistas are locked and load! The Artillery Team is ready to fire on your command, chief!”
Chief Baskara nodded and refocused his attention in the obscured distance.
The earth continued to tremble and quaked from the Undead Battle Kings' powerful attacks. The Undead Battle Kings were still confused and lost in the Crimsonfog Formation!
However, tremors and earthquakes grew louder and stronger each time. This was a sign that the Undead Battle Kings were drawing closer to their tribe!
It was a matter of time before they pass through the thick red mist and discover their tribe! Chief Baskara was not going to wait until that happens.
His eyes became fierce before roaring, ”Bombard it!”
His powerful voice quickly traveled across the entire tribe! Everyone heard it loud and clear!