45: Chapter 45 The Black Mist Descends, The Last Night

The long night stretched on, filled with thick Black Fog.

Within this Black Fog, even the Great Qin Crossbowmen could not rely on their naked eyes to pierce through and locate the enemy.

Fortunately, Su Yang had already constructed a Sonic Detector, allowing him to grasp the location of the Insect Swarm even when visibility was zero.

From now on, the sonic reconnaissance panel would be his eyes.

He only needed to synchronize the location data with the Crossbowmen, and then...

Hum— A sudden sound ringing in his mind interrupted his thoughts.

The Insect Swarm was here!

Opening the reconnaissance panel, he discovered a large number of white dots emerging from the north.

They were densely packed and impossible to count!

"All troops, form ranks!"

Su Yang gave the order, and the defending troops quickly shifted toward the northern city wall.

Just as the dense, tiny white dots rapidly advanced to the halfway point toward the territory...

Six large white dots suddenly appeared at the edge of the map, advancing at an extremely fast speed.

Following closely behind the large white dots were smaller white dots arranged in a formation.

A full six Giant Insects!

Su Yang widened his eyes.

He hadn't expected the offensive on this Arrival Night to be so much stronger!

In the previous days, there had been at most two Giant Insects, but now, six had appeared all at once!

There were only two ballista towers on one side of the city wall capable of sniping Giant Insects.

Counting the reload time, they could only intercept at most four Giant Insects.

This meant that two Giant Insects would definitely break through the defenses and enter the territory.

Tonight, the soldiers would have to face combat on two or even three fronts.

Now, it depended on whether General Li Xin's combat prowess could quickly eliminate the intruding Giant Insects.

Only by quickly killing the Giant Insects and blocking the openings could they prevent the bugs from entering the territory and dividing their combat forces.

If all went as expected, the course of tonight's battle would depend on the performance of the elite-level combatants on both sides!

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[The dark night has arrived, the disaster descends]

[Spain territory, beginner protection has ended]

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

With the end of beginner protection, the sounds of the advancing Insect Swarm echoed throughout the dense forest.

Accompanied by the Black Fog and chilly winds, it was bone-chilling.

The Lord of Spain swallowed hard, his eyes fixed firmly ahead.

But even though he widened his eyes as much as possible, his vision remained completely blurred.

The dense Black Fog obscured everything, becoming the best cover for the Insect Swarm.

Relying solely on his eyes, it was impossible to accurately detect their location.

The Lord of Spain hadn't expected such troublesome Black Fog to exist on Arrival Night!

Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and his palms were slick with perspiration.

Although he had made defensive preparations and had even received information about the Xenomorphs in advance.

But only when truly facing these natural predators did he understand what true oppression felt like.

The damp, rotting smell was like the breath of the Grim Reaper, and the chirping of the bugs was a call from Hell.

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

The sound of breaking through the underbrush rang out one after another; the Insect Swarm had broken through the dense forest.

They were here!

The Lord of Spain felt his heart tighten, as if someone had given it a hard squeeze.

In the Black Fog, countless figures flashed by rapidly like ghosts.

The Lord of Spain forced himself to suppress his inner fear, cautiously judging the distance of the Insect Swarm.

The weapons of the line infantry in Spain were flintlock muskets, with an effective range of 150–200 meters.

If they exceeded this distance, the lethality would drop to a pitiful level.

Moreover, the long reload time of the flintlock muskets meant his margin for error was very low.

Whether he could survive tonight all depended on the timing of his orders.

The chirping of the Xenomorphs grew closer and closer, and the Lord of Spain tried his best to judge their location.

But the Black Fog greatly affected his vision, making it impossible for him to predict their movements with his eyes.

Forget it, bring it on!

God bless!

The Lord of Spain gave up on judging.

"Fire!"

Bang, bang, bang—

On the ordinary stone city wall, the soldiers in the first rank of the line formation raised their guns and fired.

The flintlock muskets emitted white smoke upon firing, and a barrage of lead bullets shot into the Black Fog.

After firing, the first rank of soldiers quickly retreated, and the second rank stepped forward to fire.

Spain had a total of 40 soldiers, arranged in four ranks, firing in rotation.

This was the classic tactic of line infantry and the best way to ensure sustained firepower.

After the fourth rank of soldiers finished firing, the Black Fog returned to silence, with only echoes remaining in the sky.

Did they kill them all?

The Lord of Spain widened his eyes and stared into the Black Fog.

Hiss—

A shrill screech suddenly rang out.

The hidden Insect Swarm surged out of the Black Fog and quickly assembled at the foot of the city wall.

The previous firepower had caused them damage but had failed to secure any kills.

The defense of their insect shells was astonishing; the power of the flintlock lead bullets was simply insufficient to kill the Stinger Bugs directly!

"Continue firing!!"

The Lord of Spain ordered the attack, and the first rank of soldiers, having reloaded their ammunition, stepped forward to fire.

However, the Xenomorphs did not give them much of a chance; after one round of volley fire, they directly trampled over their companions and leapt onto the city wall.

The 3-meter-high ordinary city wall was almost no obstacle for the Stinger Bugs.

The two soldiers in the front rank did not have time to retreat and were directly sliced in half at the waist by insect blades.

In front of the 2-meter-tall Stinger Bugs, ordinary soldiers were as fragile as straw.

This was the strength of the Heart of the Hive!

This was the beginner's graveyard!

"Fix bayonets! Defend the city wall to the death!" the Lord of Spain ordered.

In the midst of the crisis, hot-blooded adrenaline drowned out the fear in his heart...

Hummmmmmmmm—

The sound of sharp objects piercing the air rang out as bronze crossbow bolts shot into the Black Fog.

Accompanying the landing of the crossbow bolts was a series of kill notifications.

Ordinary Xenomorphs were like paper in front of heavy crossbows; as long as a critical part was hit, it was an instant kill.

Although the Black Fog blocked the Crossbowmen's vision, Su Yang was constantly synchronizing the positions of the Xenomorphs for them.

The Black Fog could only block their vision; it could not mask the sounds emitted by the Insect Swarm.

Therefore, with the Sonic Detector in existence, the Black Fog had almost no impact on them.

However, the focus tonight was not the Stinger Bugs in front, but those six Burrowing Giant Insects.

The Bug Swarm Tide was gradually approaching the northern city wall, and the Giant Insects had also entered the shooting range of the ballista towers.

Su Yang immediately synchronized the positions of the six Giant Insects and ordered the ballista towers to fire from both sides, from the outside in.

General Li Xin was arranged to defend behind the northern gate, ensuring that the remaining Giant Insects would definitely be within General Li Xin's defensive zone.

"Fire!"

The moment the Giant Insects entered the range of the ballista towers, Su Yang gave the order.

Steam gushed out, and the sound of the massive mechanisms operating exploded.

The giant bronze crossbow bolts shot into the Black Fog like missiles, leaving behind two thick trails.

The large white dots located on the left and right sides of the reconnaissance panel immediately stopped moving.

Hit on the first strike!!

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