Chapter 1470: Heavy Casualties

"The demon dogs are coming up, grab your weapons!"

"Fight them to the death!"

The demon race's numbers were too great; even with powerful archery suppression, the demon soldiers quickly scaled the city walls.

What followed was close combat!

If they couldn't hold off this first wave, their defensive line would be completely shattered.

"Puchi!"

A human soldier cut down a demon captain with one swing of his blade, shouting excitedly, "Why is this demon dog so weak?"

"Same here!"

"So weak, felled with one strike!"

"Haha, so weak! So satisfying to cut them down!"

...

On the city wall, the excited shouts of human soldiers rang out.

Wang Yifeng had been alarmed when he saw the demons charging up so quickly.

But unexpectedly, the demons that climbed up were so weak.

Wang Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief. The southern city was certainly unreliable; now he could only rely on these men to hold the northern city!

Most critically, with a demon army here, the person sent to Kangding City for reinforcements had surely been killed.

They were now an isolated city!

Seeing the demon soldiers climb the city walls, Xiu Lie was overjoyed.

But soon, his smile froze on his face, because the first wave was quickly repelled.

He didn't even understand what had happened.

Victory had seemed within reach, but in an instant, it turned to nothing.

This wave alone cost several thousand lives, and Xiu Lie's heart bled.

He had no reinforcements now; every death was a permanent loss!

"Charge again! Press forward in one go! Demon Dragon Javelins, keep firing!" Xiu Lie roared.

Another massive charge, and the scene was strikingly similar to before.

A large wave surged onto the city wall, but they went up fast and fell even faster!

Once on the wall, they should have been unstoppable, but the demon soldiers seemed to wilt, their spirit deflating.

Xiu Lie's eyes bulged, and he bellowed, "Charge! Anyone who dares retreat, no mercy!"

"Boom!"

Xiu Lie raised his hand and struck, killing several demon soldiers who were fleeing back.

The demon soldiers, at a loss, turned around and charged toward the wall again.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Another volley of arrows rained from the wall, exploding on the demon soldiers.

"Sir, we can't charge anymore!" a commander shouted as he ran toward Xiu Lie.

Xiu Lie frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

The commander said sorrowfully, "It's Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder! Someone is spreading Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder upwind!"

Xiu Lie's face changed drastically, and he shouted, "Fall back! Everyone fall back!"

The demon soldiers, just about to charge, heard Xiu Lie's roar and immediately turned back.

This back-and-forth was like walking a dog, looking utterly ridiculous.

"Haha... demon dogs, come on up!"

"Weren't you fierce just now? Come up! Your grandpa is waiting for you!"

"A bunch of cowardly dogs, come on! Weren't you so arrogant just now?"

……

On the city wall, the human soldiers shouted excitedly.

Having repelled two waves of demon attacks and killed five or six thousand demons, they were all extremely exhilarated.

The human side had paid only a small price.

Although the victory was somewhat inexplicable, it did not hinder their greatly inflated psychology.

Xiu Lie's face was extremely gloomy, and he asked the commander, "Are you sure it's Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder?"

The commander said, "Absolutely! And the purity of this Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder is very high. Just now I inhaled only a small breath, and I almost couldn't muster my demonic energy!"

Xiu Lie drew in a cold breath, startled, and said, "So powerful? How could there be someone among the humans who has mastered the refining method of Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder?"

Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder has no effect on humans, but it has a terrifying effect on demons, especially low-level demons.

Once this thing drifts with the wind, it becomes colorless and odorless.

Even if one inhales a single grain of powder, it will make the demon's demonic energy unable to rise, leaving them at the mercy of others.

However, powerful as it is, even among demons, very few can refine it.

In fact, very few even know of its existence.

Unexpectedly, someone actually knows how to refine Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder—this is simply bad news for them.

"Damn it! Who is it, opposing us at every turn?"

Xiu Lie was nearly going crazy; this invisible opponent made him feel like a thorn in his back.

First cutting off his retreat, then Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder—this guy, who knows how many more tricks he has!

At this moment, Xiu Lie would rather have a good fight with the opponent.

But he had no idea who the opponent was!

"My lord, what should we do now?" The subordinates were also at a loss and couldn't help asking.

Xiu Lie's face changed unpredictably. Suddenly, he made up his mind and said in a deep voice, "Full assault! Everyone hold your breath, gather your momentum, and charge! They only have a few thousand men. As long as we can break in, Xiyu City will fall! All Guiyuan realm commanders, charge at the front!"

The subordinates' faces changed, and they said, "My lord, are you sure you can avoid the giant crossbows?"

Xiu Lie said in a deep voice, "I'm not sure! But if we wait any longer, we'll still die! This hidden opponent is too terrifying. I feel like we've been led by the nose all along. He's clearly trying to delay us now. I'm afraid... reinforcements are already on the way!"

The subordinates were shocked and said, "Impossible! The people sent from the city to seek help were all killed by us!"

Xiu Lie's face was very ugly, and he said, "We have no retreat! If we don't break the city, we die! We can't waste any more time! Go!"

"Yes!"

With Xiu Lie's order, all the commanders followed him and charged out directly.

Xiu Lie came before the army and shouted harshly, "Everyone follow me, not a step back! Kill!"

With that, he leaped up and flew directly toward the city wall!

Wang Yifeng's face changed, and he shouted harshly, "Crossbowmen, shoot him down!"

"Whoosh!"

A terrifying arrow broke through the air, almost without any time interval!

Even a great expert like Xiu Lie had no time to react, only managing to twist his body slightly.

"Pfft!"

Xiu Lie let out a muffled groan, and a large hole was shot directly through his chest!

Wang Yifeng secretly regretted that if he had hit Xiu Lie's vital spot, he could have killed him.

But this strike had already severely wounded Xiu Lie.

In that moment, a group of commanders had already leaped onto the city wall, with the demon soldiers following closely behind.

Of course, the price paid was also heavy.

In this round of attack, the demons suffered heavy casualties again, having already lost a third of their forces!

The Spirit-Eye Green Soul Powder continued to take effect, and another large number of demon soldiers who had charged onto the city wall fell.

Ignoring his injuries, Xiu Lie leaped up and flew directly onto the city wall.

At this moment, a figure quietly circled around to the rear of the demon army.