88: protracted war

The atmosphere at the banquet was excellent, especially since the three Lords had witnessed the great city with their own eyes and were very humble. Although Han Huohuo was the alliance leader, he wasn't aggressive.

Both hosts and guests enjoyed themselves.

Early the next morning, before everyone was awake.

Sardin led several strange human Lords and quietly left Tongtian City, heading towards the battlefield in the direction of Wanqing City.

Han Huohuo prepared for several more days, and during this time, he received news that the Barbarian King's army had captured another city, and Li Dingbei was leading his troops to continue retreating further back.

Finally, after decades of dormancy, the Barbarians once again penetrated deep into the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Barbarians were organized into tribes, only gathered together by the strong military power of the Barbarian King. This battle was countless times more bloody than the one at Wanqing City, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood everywhere.

Although Li Dingbei retreated, he did not collapse in defeat, apparently deliberately avoiding their sharp edge. Wanqing City indeed surprised him greatly; he didn't understand why the Barbarian King had changed his nature and wasn't slaughtering the city anymore?

But in the second city, these Barbarians finally revealed their true colors.

They slaughtered almost everyone.

The entire Empire began to panic. As the saying goes, 'when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.' Witnessing the bloodshed, various resources began to converge towards Li Dingbei. Even that aging Emperor didn't dare to intentionally trip up Li Dingbei. Although he didn't care about his subjects being massacred, he was afraid of being criticized.

Li Dingbei even obtained the crucial Ballista Legion for defending the city and gained the support of the people.

A more brutal war had just begun, and there was no end in sight. Flames of war spread across the land, and conflicts erupted everywhere.

None of this had anything to do with Han Huohuo!

Han Huohuo assembled his troops. These days, the main preparation work was building fortifications along the riverbank, and then Hua Mulan led these troops in integrated training.

Strangely enough, those giant pythons seemed to possess intelligence. When Tongtian City was conducting drills by the river, they began to constantly surface, nervously watching the direction of Tongtian City.

Further back, in a safer area.

Hua Mulan built a command tower. Standing on the tower, she could have a clear view of the entire battlefield.

Han Huohuo was sitting on the tower at this moment, observing the strange eyes of the giant pythons from a distance. He was quite puzzled.

Since being promoted to a Space-Time Walker, Han Huohuo's sixth sense had become incredibly strong. The eyes of these giant pythons were extremely cold, devoid of any emotion, but they contained complex calculations.

Damn it, isn't this the look in the eyes of my mechanical soldiers?

Why do such cold eyes belong to a giant python?

Han Huohuo activated the Earth Perspective spell, his gaze penetrating the river water and looking at the giant pythons' underwater nests, studying them carefully.

The more he looked, the more surprised he became.

At first glance, the giant pythons' nests seemed like ordinary underwater rock caves, but after analysis, they felt extremely outrageous.

There was a thick layer of rock under the riverbed, dozens of meters deep. In the middle of the rock layer, there were some holes that served as the giant pythons' nests.

These nests looked as if they had been artificially excavated.

The rock walls were smooth, as if polished by machines, and there were a total of thirteen indentations inside, all exactly the same size and shape.

Thirteen indentations corresponding to thirteen giant pythons, were these really natural caves?

Absolutely impossible!

Who built these giant python caves?

Han Huohuo recalled the history of the Tongtian River. This world didn't have a tradition of detailed historical records, only scattered legends, but according to what was already known.

The giant pythons in this river had been recorded hundreds of years ago.

This means that even if these nests were artificially constructed, they were built hundreds of years ago, or even older.

Interesting!

Han Huohuo became serious.

By the river, Hua Mulan was drilling the army.

When the archers began training, these giant pythons were just watching cautiously from a distance. Countless pieces of information entered their eyes, and then complex calculations were performed.

Although they were wary, they didn't show panic.

But when the Plasma Cannons and Floating Turret entered their designated positions, these giant pythons began to stir.

Over sixty Plasma Cannons and hundreds of Floating Turret were the main force for this giant python extermination operation. These troops didn't need training; Hua Mulan had already mastered controlling the mechanical troops.

"Roar!"

All thirteen giant pythons surfaced their massive heads, emitting terrifying roars. Sensing Han Huohuo's malice, they were enraged!

While their entire bodies were exposed above the water, Han Huohuo was also observing the attributes of these giant pythons.

【Deepwater Giant Python】: Aquatic animal, a strange creature with a trace of divine dragon bloodline, controlling the power of water.

【Combat Power】: Strength 120, Defense 60, Stamina 3000, Intelligence 20.

【Special Skills】: Water Dragon, sprays a powerful water column to attack enemies from a distance. Whirlpool, stirs up whirlpools in the water for large-scale attacks.

【Drop】: Unknown

【Chance Drop】: Unknown

Terrifying boss-level attributes, and there were thirteen of them.

If it weren't for the powerful attribute bonuses Han Huohuo and Hua Mulan provided to the mechanical troops, these soldiers wouldn't even be able to break through the giant pythons' defense.

A terrifying sixty points of defense.

Han Huohuo's expression was grim, because further away, other giant pythons were already roaring together, responding to the thirteen giant pythons in front of him.

Were they calling for reinforcements?

Boom!

No one expected the giant pythons to fire first!

The giant pythons seemed to have calculated clearly and decided to launch a preemptive strike. Huge water columns shot over. Fortunately, the fortifications had already been built, and everyone quickly took cover. The water columns hit the green brick walls, and the sound of bricks shattering was everywhere.

The power was too great!

"Fire!"

Hua Mulan gave the order.

The Plasma Cannons fired shells, arcing into the river water. The giant pythons were huge and not agile in dodging, and even if they dodged one or two shots, it was useless. The Plasma Cannon shells hitting the water would still generate high-pressure electricity.

Plasma Cannons were simply a sharp weapon against creatures in the water.

Over sixty cannons, with paralyzing effects, immediately suppressed the attack of the thirteen giant pythons.

The Floating Turret peeked out from behind the fortifications, their lasers began to focus, aimed at the first giant python.

Over three thousand archers finally reacted, and arrows rained down instantly.

Unfortunately, the damage from these archers was too low.

-1

-0

-1

-1

-2

-0

.......

They couldn't break through the defense. Occasionally, there was a -2 damage, which was shot by the mounted archers. These soldiers could only rely on numbers to stack damage.

Only the Plasma Cannons and Floating Turret, with the powerful attribute bonuses from Han Huohuo and Hua Mulan, could break through the defense.

-35

-11

-37

-12

.......

No matter how much health the giant pythons had, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of attackers. The first giant python that was focused on didn't last long before being eliminated!

It was almost constantly paralyzed; the Plasma Cannons performed a great service.

These giant pythons had resistance to stun, but they were not immune to stun. Being bombarded by too many cannons at once, they were instantly thrown into confusion.

The morale of the Tongtian City soldiers immediately soared! Of course, the mechanical soldiers were unaffected.

Giant pythons are nothing more than this!

"Attack the next one!"

Hua Mulan gave the command. Most of the cannons and Floating Turret turned towards another giant python, and a dozen or so Plasma Cannons used their paralyzing effect to restrain the other giant pythons.

The dead giant python floated on the water and drifted towards the shore.

A group of mechanical workers quickly rushed over and dragged the giant python onto the shore.

It was too massive, weighing over a hundred tons. This monster was truly terrifying.

Han Huohuo was very curious about what this thing would drop. The system actually showed "Unknown."

【Disassemble Deepwater Giant Python: Gain 100 units of Black Water, ten sheets of Python Hide, two Python Fangs, one Wooden Boat Blueprint.】

Han Huohuo thought there would be a lot of meat, but there wasn't. What dropped was actually Black Water, which shocked him for a long time!

This was too unscientific!

Why would a dead giant python drop Black Water?

The river water in the distance began to churn. The thing Han Huohuo worried about the most happened: giant pythons from other sections of the river came to reinforce!

Hua Mulan had already prepared for this. The fortifications were built on both sides, and the troops were divided, blocking the river mouths on both sides.

The giant pythons were too large. Even if they filled the river channel, their number was ultimately limited.

mechanical workers continuously repaired the damaged fortifications.

Han Huohuo also completely lost his temper. If you want to fight to the death, fine, let's do it. We'll fight a protracted war!

WHO is afraid of WHO?