Chapter 637 – Let Go of That Commander, Let Me Handle It (Part 14)
“Enemy, enemy attack—”
A volley of arrows rained down from the sky, and the City Gate Guard’s voice abruptly cut off, letting out a quiet whimper as his half-risen body crashed to the ground. However, the rain of arrows continued, quickly turning the fallen body into a pincushion.
Scarlet blood oozed from the body, seeping into the stone bricks of the city wall, saturating the ground and releasing a nauseatingly sweet and bloody stench.
After the first wave of arrows, everyone—whether standing or huddled together on the ground for warmth—snapped to attention.
How is this possible?
Why are there enemies?
An arrow struck a soldier’s arm as he pressed tightly against the base of the wall, holding a wooden shield, quietly peeking out.
It was fine not to look, but once he did, his insides nearly split with terror, beads of cold sweat dripping down his back.
The snow beneath the city was thick, and at first glance it appeared normal, but looking closer, they could see something rapidly wriggling in the snow, like a swarm of ants surging toward the city wall. When they got closer, it was clearly an uncountable number of enemies!
Who are they?
Where did they come from?
The rain of arrows continued, and the members of the Red Lotus Sect were so terrified they could barely think, failing to realize that the enemies below had no siege equipment. As long as they held off the arrow attacks and organized a counterattack, they might just manage to survive a while longer.
But they were in such a daze from the sudden assault that they couldn’t even think about counterattacking—there was barely even room for movement among them.
Some soldiers hastily grabbed the weapons lying nearby, trying to shoot arrows at the attackers below; most, however, were busy panicking and running around.
Dian Yin watched Jiang Pengji charge forward, gritting his teeth, while simultaneously commanding the soldiers to continue pushing down and to keep firing arrows.
“Protect the Lord!!!”
Yang Si, stationed in the rear, saw Jiang Pengji shrink down to a tiny figure and nearly stumbled into the snow.
Even if he was the chief of the vanguard camp, who had the gall to be as reckless as she was?
Yang Si’s heart raced, almost forgetting how to breathe, fixating on the front, even as his eyes began to ache from straining. He dared not blink, afraid that at any moment Jiang Pengji would “fall in battle.”
The situation now was far more perilous than yesterday’s skirmish; the height of the city wall alone was a different level.
Yesterday’s small city was just over two zhang tall, allowing their Lord to easily scale it with her amazing moves—what about today?
How would she climb the three-zhang tall wall?
Jiang Pengji had just made it halfway when she could easily be turned into a pincushion by the arrows raining down from above.
At this moment, he finally understood Wei Ci’s heartbreak.
With such a headstrong Lord who never knew when to stop, for her subordinates it was either a heart full of worry or sheer terror.
Yang Si felt that if this continued a couple more times, he’d be reduced to half his lifespan, unable to live out his days.
Meanwhile, the audience in the live stream shared his sense of thrill and danger.
Yang Si was positioned far behind, his vision limited, and he could only see Jiang Pengji becoming a blurred red and white dot, but the audience wasn’t the same—their perspective followed Jiang Pengji’s movements. What they felt was beyond mere “tingling excitement”!
It was ten times more intense than watching a massive 3D screen.
If they pressed their faces closer to the screen, they felt like the arrows would fly out and pierce their brains.
【I Just Spent Again Today】: We’re gonna die, we’re gonna die—be careful, streamer!
【So Broke I Can’t Eat】: Damn, that last arrow was too thrilling! If it weren’t for the streamer’s quick reaction, wouldn’t she have been impaled?
【Still Gotta Work Hard This Month】: Shivering, is even time travel this dangerous now?
【Gonna Need Four Updates Every Day From Now On】: So scary! That double axe must weigh over a hundred pounds, right? How strong is the streamer, she makes it look so easy! If I didn’t know for sure the stream isn’t faked, I’d think those were imitation goods.
It’s no wonder the audience was skeptical; Jiang Pengji could make her spear move so fast it left afterimages, but to wield a pair of long axes with such finesse was just crazy.
Fortunately, Jiang Pengji had already turned off the bullet chat; otherwise, the flood of comments would have drowned out her visibility.
With Dian Yin providing cover, the arrows dripping down from the city wall were sparse. Relying on Xiao Bai’s speed and explosive power, Jiang Pengji appeared to be in danger but was actually evading all those concealed deadly arrows perfectly, closing in on the city wall safely.
Yang Si, in a panic, gritted his teeth. The height of the Jinmen county wall was nothing like yesterday’s small city; how could she manage to climb it?
In his urgency, Yang Si unconsciously tightened his fists, nails digging deep into his flesh, leaving several nail marks in his palm.
Compared to his worries, the audience in the live stream was mostly enjoying the show.
【Drunkenly Slicing the White Serpent Soup】: Here it comes, here it comes—streamer’s incredible wall kick! Don’t blink!
【Snowy Mountains Turn White-Headed】: Streamer, start your performance!
However, to everyone’s surprise, Jiang Pengji didn’t pull out a rope or anything.
Less than twenty meters from the city gate, her arm muscles swelled as she drew back, arm bent like a bow, and she hurled the axe with all her might. Her calm face twisted with a hint of ruthlessness. The next moment, a thunderous boom echoed from the city gate as the long axe embedded itself deeply, the entire axe disappearing, spider-web-like cracks radiating out from it, dispersing a thin layer of dust—
The entire city gate shuddered!
The force of her throw was colossal, causing Xiao Bai to raise its hooves high, almost vertical against the ground, letting out a bellow toward the sky.
Jiang Pengji had foreseen this; as she tightened her grip on the saddle, her other hand seized the reins.
Steady, she showed no signs of being thrown off.
Xiao Bai used this moment to relieve its momentum, its raised hooves coming down heavily.
In an instant, the entire live stream quieted, a brief vacuum of comments appearing.
Jiang Pengji’s chest rose and fell sharply, a slight flush coloring her otherwise pale cheeks.
She raised another long axe high and shouted.
“Charge, everyone—defeat them!”
Dian Yin suppressed the blood surging in his chest and commanded, “Begin the siege—”
With this order, the soldiers quickened their pace, and the arrow rain became even denser.
Within Jinmen County, the Red Lotus Sect members keeping watch upon hearing of the enemy siege were already in a fluster.
“Hold the city gate—don’t let them break in!”
One of the Red Lotus Sect members yelled, and the panicked Red Lotus soldiers momentarily collected themselves, mechanically bracing against the city gate.
As long as they held the gate and fended off the enemies outside, they thought they might be able to wait for reinforcements.
Many people thought this way, dozens of soldiers positioned at the city gate, terrified that Jiang Pengji would use siege logs to batter it down.
In reality, besides her weapons, Jiang Pengji had not brought any siege or defensive equipment.
She herself was the strongest siege killer!
The Red Lotus members, seeing the shining axe head piercing through above the city gate, turned pale with dread.
However, the next moment, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.
Boom—
