area51novel Chapter 124 Effective City Defense
Chapter 124 Effective City Defense
Some of the people in the blacksmith shop went over to operate the large stealthy soul-guided reconnaissance drone, trying to gain a view of the sky. Others went directly outside the blacksmith shop. Perhaps observation through machines is clearer, faster, and more accurate, but observation with the naked eye is always the first choice for humans when observing the outside world.
However, before either side could see the outcome, cheers suddenly erupted from the city wall next to the blacksmith's shop.
Those residents, living like zombies, numb from waiting and facing death, actually cheered.
Those who wanted to leave the blacksmith shop returned, and those who wanted to adjust the observation angle of the large stealth soul-guided reconnaissance drone quickly adjusted it back.
Now everyone knew why. The sand worms hesitated; they didn't rush directly towards the city wall as the residents had described, attempting to drown the city with their bodies.
Because the floating light source launched by Longyou enveloped the entire Beishuang City in uniform brightness, the sandworms became confused after sensing the light. They could not find the light source to focus their attacks on and quickly eliminate.
Although the sandworms did not immediately burrow back underground due to the sudden change in light, they all spun around in place.
They hate the light, but their biological clocks tell them it's time to attack the human city before them. This conflict of instincts leaves these lowly sandworms bewildered; they desperately need new instructions.
"hiss--"
A high-pitched and piercing hiss rang out, as if receiving some kind of command. With the help of the surrounding sandworms, several exaggeratedly large sandworms began to try to stand upright.
However, sandworms are ultimately just worms. Even with other sandworms around to cushion their fall, those sandworms that are tens of meters long can only lift up half of their body length at most.
Long You had considered that the sandworm might have some long-range attack methods, so he deliberately launched the floating light source at a height of over 150 meters. Even if the giant sandworm stood completely upright, it would still be unable to reach it.
However, what happened next made Long You frown a little, because after these giant sandworms raised their bodies to their limit, they opened their ferocious mouths and sprayed acidic liquid directly into the air.
The floating light source hovering at an altitude of 150 meters is working fine for now, but the large stealthy soul-guided reconnaissance drone hovering at low altitude has been affected in order to capture clearer images.
(The quality is too low, the lens clarity is poor, and the product is rushed out and can never compare to the real product in the real world.)
The stealth coating on the large stealth guided unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was completely corroded, and the entire aircraft began to show signs of instability.
With no other option, Long You had to control the large stealth soul-guided reconnaissance drone to return, leaving Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi on the city wall as scouts.
The giant sandworms tried repeatedly, but the light source in the sky remained stable. At this point, the entire sandworm swarm became even more restless.
After prolonged exposure to sunlight, these sandworms have begun to feel unwell.
"Hiss--, hiss—"
The piercing screech sounded again. If you listened carefully, this screech had a more aggressive tone and less rational feel compared to the last one.
Although the meaning of the Sandworm King's hiss is still unknown, seeing the entire restless swarm hissing as it charged towards North Frost City, no one had the mind to investigate what message the hiss contained.
The highest-ranking official of Northfrost City, who had fought alongside everyone on the city walls from the very beginning, decisively signaled to his subordinates to activate the machines called "Soul Guides" that Beibei (who was responsible for communicating with the local human forces after entering Northfrost City) had sent.
"Buzz-Buzz-"
After a slight tremor, twenty pale blue beams of light emerged from each of the four city walls. These beams converged, coating the entire city of Northfrost with a protective pale blue film.
The sandworm, which was originally climbing on the rough city wall, suddenly felt the friction beneath it decrease sharply, and the whole worm began to slide down uncontrollably.
This scene was nothing short of a shot in the arm for the residents of Northfrost City, who had lost hope and despair once again after witnessing the sandworms resume their siege.
As long as the sand worms cannot quickly and in large numbers climb up the city walls, they are confident that they can kill the sand worms while saving their own lives.
Ten minutes later, after the sandworm king's hissing sounded several times, it finally emerged from the city wall, stepping on its companions.
Without a doubt, these lone sandworms darting out were simply offering themselves up as casualties to the residents on the city walls. Before the heavy machine guns and soul-guided cannons could even fire, the weapons in the hands of the residents of Northfrost City had already completely killed any sandworms that dared to show their heads.
"Hu-hu-"
After the initial surprise and delight, the seasoned lord of North Frost City finally regained his composure and rediscovered his former valiant and skilled warrior self.
Although the opportunity had already been missed, the Lord of Northfrost City, after regaining his senses, still issued the most correct order immediately.
Since all the sandworms are piled up under the city wall, there's no need to waste them.
set fire!
Originally limited by their level of fire-making skills (in the primitive era, humans believed that the only way to start a fire was to burn wood), the burning flames could not cause much damage to the sandworm swarm. Instead, it would put immense pressure on the warriors in the city while they were lighting the fire with torches, and could even lead to their deaths.
(Torchlight is the light source, and it will be the primary target of sandworms.)
Now, He Caitou mixed charcoal powder with oil rendered from sandworm meat to make Molotov cocktails. The rapid ignition, higher temperature, and longer burning time of the Molotov cocktails immediately brought out the full extent of the flames' ability to restrain and kill sandworms.
"hiss--"
The flames, combined with the burning pain, made the sandworm swarm, which had long been tested only by cold weapons, even more agitated, and the piercing hiss of the sandworms rang out incessantly.
As the sandworms charged even more vigorously, the machine gun-type soul guides and rapid-fire cannon soul guides on the city wall finally found their purpose.
Watching the swarm of sandworms, which were frenzied and violent but could only wander around outside the city walls, the residents of North Frost City on the city walls felt an unprecedented sense of relief and also erupted in roars accompanied by the booming of their soul tools.
People need an outlet after being suppressed for too long under the shadow of death. The scene before us is an explosion of that long-suppressed emotions.