89: The evil creature in the tavern and Han Xin

A large number of Floating Turret were manufactured and joined the battle group. The Floating Turret positions were set up in front of the artillery positions and also blocked attacks for the artillery. Manufacturing Floating Turret only required iron and black stone, a negligible amount of resources, so Han Huohuo wasn't afraid of sacrificing the Floating Turret!

The Plasma Cannons were hidden at the very back of all the positions, heavily protected by defensive structures. Furthermore, since these giant pythons dropped black oil, it became even simpler; for every giant python killed, two more large cannons could be manufactured.

Since these giant pythons refused to back down and insisted on fighting Tongtian City to the end, then so be it!

Han Huohuo also refused to yield.

He didn't believe that there were truly beasts in this world that weren't afraid of death!

Even a wolf pack, if you kill them fiercely enough, they will flee.

The people of Tongtian City were in a panic. Many didn't understand why the Lord insisted on starting a war with these terrifying giant beasts.

Forty to fifty giant pythons had already begun to gather, their roars deafening.

The river surged with towering waves, and giant pythons from further away also rushed over.

The heads of the giant pythons constantly bobbed up and down in the great river. Each time they emerged from the water, they would shoot out water dragons sharper than cutting blades, continuously attacking targets on the shore.

A strange sizzling sound!

The two turrets next to the dock were also relentless. Their ultra-long-range, super-powerful shells fiercely bombarded the giant pythons.

Both sides were under immense pressure, starting a tense standoff.

Everyone was on edge.

Just then, a crisp cry suddenly rang out. A young Eagle King flew into the sky, angrily threatening the giant pythons in the river.

Although this Eagle King was very small and couldn't truly threaten the giant pythons, like a bloodline suppression, after this cry, the giant pythons actually fell into disarray.

The giant pythons, who would normally hide in the water after shooting their water dragons, seemed to have gotten dementia, frozen on the surface for a long time.

Han Huohuo watched dumbfounded as the small Eagle King flew in the sky; it was precisely his own Northern Darkness.

He had finally succeeded in losing weight and flew into the sky!

[Nether Black Eagle]: This is a young bird named Northern Darkness, still in its growth stage.

[Combat Power]: Strength 15, Defense 15, Stamina 20, Intelligence 20.

[Special Skills]: Dragon Intimidation, Super Flight, Hardness.

This is an Eagle King with a powerful intimidation ability towards dragon-kind. Because the giant pythons also possess a trace of dragon bloodline, they were severely disturbed.

Fortunately, this was just a young bird.

He had just learned to fly and couldn't fly far. After a while, he got tired, then flew proudly in front of Han Huohuo, landed, and tilted his head up, asking for praise.

Taking advantage of the giant pythons' confusion and stiffness, Tongtian City's troops opened fire simultaneously, instantly eliminating two more giant pythons.

Hua Mulan used all the black water to manufacture Plasma Cannons, and then had the mechanical workers continuously build new defensive structures.

A terrible war of attrition had begun.

This battle lasted for a day and a night, killing over twenty giant pythons in total. Giant pythons from further away were still continuously rushing in as reinforcements.

It was a fight to the death!

But Han Huohuo felt relieved instead, because there was more and more black oil, and more and more artillery was being built.

Even the giant pythons realized something was wrong. How could they have killed so many Floating Turret, yet the enemy's firepower not only didn't weaken but actually became more intense?

The war against the giant pythons was not a siege battle. The system defaulted it to a field battle, similar to a hunting operation.

A field battle wouldn't delay the Mecha Workshop's continuous production.

Han Huohuo calmly calculated the battlefield. He decided to stubbornly resist these giant pythons and take turns commanding the battle with Hua Mulan.

"I'll go rest for a bit. I'll come relieve you after I've slept well."

"Okay!"

Since it was a war of attrition, the Heroes had to rotate, otherwise even an iron-willed immortal couldn't hold on.

Han Huohuo was the Lord, and his eyelids could barely stay open. Hua Mulan was more resilient than him, still concentrating on the battle.

Returning to the Main Camp, as soon as he lay down, Han Huohuo fell into a deep sleep and immediately had a nightmare. He dreamt he was in a tavern and saw an extremely ferocious monster, baring its fangs and claws, about to devour him.

Just as Han Huohuo drew his Ice Dagger, preparing to fight the monster, the monster suddenly split its mouth open and laughed, "How about we don't fight? Let's sit down and chat?"

Han Huohuo suddenly woke up, drenched in sweat.

He touched the sweat on his head. It was too real, not like a dream at all.

Mu Jiu didn't know what had happened and quickly used a towel to help Han Huohuo wipe the sweat from his forehead, looking at him worriedly.

"It's nothing, maybe I'm too nervous."

"How about we withdraw the troops and stop fighting? Finding a different place to look for black oil mines isn't impossible either."

Mu Jiu knew Han Huohuo was feeling nervous. The number of these giant pythons was simply too large.

Han Huohuo smiled slightly, noncommittally.

But he couldn't fall asleep again.

He put on his clothes.

"Where are you going?" Mu Jiu was very surprised.

"I'm going to the tavern to take a look."

"Huh?"

Han Huohuo didn't let Mu Jiu follow him, but he brought his dagger. The nightmare made him feel uneasy.

It was late at night, and the battle by the river was still ongoing. Cannon fire and lasers filled the sky. Violent water dragons were impacting the defensive structures. Hua Mulan was truly an iron lady; she seemed impossible to defeat.

Everyone had gotten used to it, and they deliberately publicized the giant pythons' biggest weakness: their inability to come ashore. They were purely aquatic animals, so everyone felt at ease going home to sleep.

Han Huohuo couldn't understand why these giant pythons couldn't leave the water.

The monsters in this world were all strange.

Walking down the dark street, with scattered dim oil lamp light, the tavern hadn't closed yet. An oil lamp flickered at the entrance, and there was no one around.

Han Huohuo walked over and pushed open the door.

There were indeed two customers inside. One was a young man, dead drunk, sleeping face down on a table, clutching a rusty sword. He looked like a down-and-out rogue.

Han Huohuo's gaze went directly to the other person.

A strange person wearing a black hood. On him, there was an eerie aura that didn't belong to a living being.

The strange person looked up and gazed at Han Huohuo.

Han Huohuo couldn't see the person's eyes. When he looked, he only saw two balls of blue fire where the eyes should be.

He recognized these two balls of blue fire; they were the eyes of the monster from his nightmare just now.

Han Huohuo, holding his dagger, slowly walked over and sat down opposite the strange person.

"You... are the Lord here?"

The strange person's voice was very hoarse, like a broken gong, extremely unpleasant and irritating.

"And... who are you?"

The strange person cackled, "Who am I? ...To be honest, I've almost forgotten who I am myself. It's a long story, a very, very long time ago."

"Are you... related to the giant pythons?"

The strange person nodded, "Precisely. Those are my little darlings. This fighting between us won't end. So, I came here to discuss a ceasefire with you. We have no grudges, so why bother?"

Little darlings?

Han Huohuo found this term disgusting.

The blue fire in the strange person's eyes was extremely bright, staring at Han Huohuo. His gaze was filled with hazy, seductive magical power: "I think we should be friends, don't you agree? So you shouldn't be hostile towards me."

Han Huohuo felt a moment of trance: "Friends? ...Are we friends?"

A strange smile appeared on the strange person's face, as if he had succeeded.

"Yes... So, we need a ceasefire. Because you started the war, it's all your fault. You need to compensate me with some materials..."

"Materials?"

"Some iron ingots, and also some rare materials. Consider it compensation for killing the giant pythons..."

"What... are these materials used for?"

"I need to repair..."

The strange person habitually answered, then suddenly stopped. He was taken aback, wondering why Han Huohuo would ask such a question. Wasn't this trying to trick him into talking?

The light in the monster's eyes suddenly became brighter. Powerful magical energy surged out, about to forcibly control Han Huohuo.

Han Huohuo had been pretending to be foolish, but was now greatly alarmed. How could this guy's magical power be so strong?

An illusion of being unable to resist.

"Beast, don't harm anyone!"

The drunk young man lying on the table nearby was startled awake by the magic. He looked up, saw a monster casting magic, quickly picked up the rusty iron sword beside him, leaped over, and with a swing of his sword, cut off the monster's head.