RPAGF Chapter 7246 Misfortunes Never Come Singly
Chapter 7246 Misfortunes Never Come Singly
Chapter 7246 Misfortunes Never Come Singly
As one of the four commanders of the Jingling Guard, Lian Yue's seniority is second only to the top-ranking officers. He is someone who has face in front of Chen Xi. In addition, he is the only one among the four commanders who has a certain command ability. He should be considered someone with a promising future.
However, Lian Yue always lacked a bit of luck. Earlier, he had the opportunity to develop his power on the Ganges River, following Guan Yu. At his peak, he had more than 10,000 men under his command. With a little more development, he could have reached the level of an army group and become a true leader.
Unfortunately, the battle at Samantabhadra completely shattered Lian Yue's mentality. As the commander of the army, he watched as his city's defender, Chen Chi, was hit from a distance by a single naval cannon shot from Meng Kangbu, rendering all his talent and thorough preparation meaningless.
At that moment, Lian Yue's Dao heart and will, which had originally been poised to reach the seventh level of refinement, were shaken, causing him to remain permanently at the sixth level. It was precisely because of this that, after returning to the Central Plains, Lian Yue did not continue serving as an army officer, but instead joined the navy.
After all, that naval gunshot had greatly shocked Lian Yue. It was the shock of having decades of hard training completely wiped out by a single railgun shot. As a result, after returning, Lian Yue immediately switched to the navy.
When he first transferred here, Lian Yue knew nothing about the navy, and as a northerner, he had never even been on a warship. Without his extensive experience, the transfer would have been difficult to achieve, but after so many years, he has successfully become a captain.
In a way, Lian Yue also realized his dream. But it was just like when he was a commander in Jingling Guard, he was doing well, but when he saw Sun Guan and others become generals, he also dreamed of becoming a general. Then, he successfully became a regional commander based on his seniority and ability. Then, he encountered an uncontrollable attack that was enough to destroy his Dao heart. So, he gave up the commander position he had obtained and chose to climb up from a lowly soldier in the navy.
Now that Lian Yue has become a naval captain, he has achieved success once again, and his unlucky streak has once again come into play.
At Lian Yue's command, the pre-prepared ship cannons fired a full-power salvo at the shadowy figure in the waterway ahead, the location of which was not clearly visible.
The terrifying power blasted out muddy water columns tens or even hundreds of meters high the moment it hit the waterway ahead. Lian Yue could clearly see that the muddy water columns were mixed with blood, so there was no doubt that it had hit the target.
"Well done, keep going!" Lian Yue ordered again. He didn't know what kind of damned beast it was, but it didn't matter. Whatever it was, as long as it dared to block the warship's path, it would die!
However, with the second salvo of full power, a terrifying aura emanated from the waterway ahead. The previously normal sky also changed due to this terrifying aura, turning from its original azure blue to a dark one, as if even its altitude had suddenly decreased.
"Release the cloud energy stored in the ships and prepare for a major battle!" Upon seeing the strange celestial phenomenon, Lian Yue instantly realized what had happened and immediately ordered the flag bearers to relay the urgent military order. Then, accompanied by a deep horn sound, Lian Yue and his fleet were completely covered by cloud energy.
Even with the protection of clouds no less than tens of thousands of troops, Lian Yue could clearly feel the terrifying pressure coming from the other side. Lian Yue had experienced this feeling on the battlefield before; it was the oppressive feeling that only came from encountering a top-tier legion. Now, Lian Yue stared intently ahead, wanting to know what exactly he was facing!
"Captain, a large number of humanoid creatures are emerging from the mud ahead!" the lookout shouted. "The reconnaissance crypts are counting; the numbers are increasing—one thousand, three thousand, estimated to be over five thousand!"
The demon god of Yunmeng wouldn't normally appear so quickly, but first Zhang Wen was fishing in Yunmeng and happened to catch the special node demon god Bai Xi, which was moving on the outer edge, causing the outer node to collapse.
Originally, even if the outer nodes collapsed, the suppression ritual left by Sun Tzu could have sustained them for a while. However, a certain demon god who had lost himself, through the erosion of time, coincidentally mastered the talent of "equality of all things and selflessness," causing any restraints to lose their effect. Furthermore, during the process of Dao transformation, everything around him changed, causing all the demon gods in the affected area to break free from their restraints.
The large-scale break of the demons' restraints caused the overall situation to collapse, and the external suppression left by Sun Tzu was basically dismantled.
Even so, the remaining suppression ritual should have lasted for several months—this was supposed to be the last preparation time Sun Tzu left for the Han Dynasty. But who could have imagined that Lian Yue, that unlucky old man, would encounter a newly emerged demon god here, and habitually use naval cannons to fight the enemy, blasting the demon god to pieces while also overturning the ground with terrifying power.
No matter how powerful the suppression left by Sun Tzu was, it was ultimately not Sun Tzu himself. In addition, Sun Tzu relied on trickery to suppress the demon god, unlike Wu Qi who used defense to forcibly extract the demon god's power. After hundreds of years, even if the demon god was not killed, in order to survive, it assimilated into the plant and became something like a large cordyceps.
Now, with two rounds of fire from Lian Yue, the outer demon god sealing ritual of Yunmeng was completely shattered. Fortunately, the core ones had other means left by Sun Wu. Even though the ground was overturned, the high-strength oath chains were not broken, and those that were supposed to be sleeping remained asleep.
As for those peripheral demons who were forcibly awakened, they were essentially in a state of mental confusion. The shackles of the oath still suppressed the thoughts and instincts of these demons, making most of them seem like idiots. Putting aside everything else, if these demons were to regain their self-awareness, just the fact that they could regenerate themselves at supersonic speed to create bone armor and bone weapons would be enough to give people a headache.
If the demon god controlled by Zhao Ying can do this, then other demon gods can naturally do it too. The reason they can't is simply because their self-awareness and external cognitive abilities are still suppressed by Sun Wu's oath. What's broken now is only the oath of "eternally suppressing Yunmeng".
"What exactly is this thing?" Lian Yue looked at the clouds that were spontaneously forming as their numbers increased from the swamp. A mere three to five thousand people, without any formation or clear organization, had created a cloud that was even more exaggerated than the fleet he led.
"Fire!" But now was not the time to consider what these things were. As soon as these ghostly things poked their heads out of the swamp, Lian Yue realized something was wrong. When he saw them moving toward them, Lian Yue decisively ordered the cannons to fire.
A full-power volley of naval cannon fire turned the once clear waters into a dark brown muddy mess, and stained the area with dark red blood. The three thousand monsters from before had already been blasted to pieces by the cannon fire.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. Whatever it is, as long as the ship's cannons can handle it, there's no problem." Before Lian Yue could speak, his deputy, who had come over, felt much more at ease seeing the monster disappear.
However, Lian Yue didn't say a word. He just stared at the front of him and then slowly looked up. The dark clouds in the sky showed no sign of dissipating. As one of the four commanders of the Jingling Guard, he knew a lot of strange things, and it was obvious that something strange had happened.
"Order everyone to prepare for a fight to the death." Lian Yue gripped his bladed spear and spoke solemnly. With his eyesight, he could clearly see that the alien beasts that had been blown to pieces were spontaneously reassembling as they ceased fire. What was even more worrying was that as the pieces of flesh gathered together, the alien beasts that reformed seemed to be even stronger than before.
It wasn't that it became more powerful, but rather that after being attacked, the demon god's instincts began to awaken. No matter how tightly Sun Tzu's oath was sealed, as long as the demon god encountered an attack powerful enough to destroy itself, its super-fast regeneration was forced to start. How could it remain unresponsive as before?
Once a reaction occurs, the demon god begins to recover.
As they were talking, a strange beast with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish leaped out of the water, opening its mouth as if to shriek, but no sound came out.
Seeing this, the veteran who was operating the ship's cannon didn't even ask a question. He grabbed the crossbow hanging at his waist, locked onto it with his will, and used his archery skills to fire three shots at the leaping beast.
However, before the three crossbow bolts could hit their targets, everyone facing the beast suddenly felt dizzy and had palpitations. Some ordinary soldiers with lower physical fitness even experienced muscle spasms, trembling, and difficulty breathing. Some even vomited blood.
"Damn, Heavenly Sound!" The moment Lian Yue realized he was feeling nauseous, he began to analyze what type of attack it was. However, before Lian Yue could figure it out, all the soldiers around him experienced varying degrees of negative effects. In an instant, Lian Yue understood what kind of attack it was.
The spear swept across, releasing a shockwave from its tip. The shockwave rose from extremely low to extremely high in an instant, successfully neutralizing the Heavenly Sound released by the merman.
Without a second thought, Lian Yue drew the triangular dagger hanging from his waist and blasted it toward the merman's head with high-frequency vibrations. Lian Yue used all his strength in this attack.
Three crossbow bolts struck the merman in mid-air, and then Lian Yue's triangular rapier hit the merman's head. In that instant, the merman's head exploded like a watermelon hit by a bullet, but the solemnity on Lian Yue's face did not diminish in the slightest.
Because Lian Yue clearly saw the granulation tissue growing wildly after the head was lost. This was not right; it was no longer a matter of rapid recovery.
"Prepare the naval guns, aim and fire, all fleets retreat downstream!" After realizing this, Lian Yue glanced at the limbs and severed bodies that had been blasted away by the naval guns. There were many of them before, but now there were far fewer. Clearly, this was a new type of disaster. They couldn't fight it head-on; they had to retreat!
Lian Yue's orders were carried out without question by this group, but the large ship was difficult to turn around, and even if Lian Yue realized that something serious had happened, it was too late to run away.
Even though the Demon God had been weakened layer by layer by Sun Wu, its foundation at the seventh level was still there. Its super-fast regeneration was also considered a top-tier talent in close combat. After taking a few hits from the ship's cannons, its mind was not clear, but its biological instincts were still there. The Demon God, who definitely wanted to rush over and take a few bites, had already taken action.
"The non-heavy armored guards should retreat to the cabins first. Activate the reserve cloud energy to reinforce all the fleet's protective facilities. Those who can retreat should retreat first! The flagship will follow me to intercept the alien beasts!" Lian Yue decisively issued what was, at the moment, the most correct order.
Although he didn't know what these things were, Lian Yue realized at first glance that the Binshi Demon God was a tough opponent on par with him. In other words, Lian Yue was the only one in the entire fleet who could fight against such a thing.
The other officers and soldiers had no way to deal with this kind of thing.
Of course, this is not to say that three or five heavily armored soldiers cannot withstand the demon god. Rather, it is more realistic that even if three or five heavily armored soldiers could withstand the demon god with the talent of super-fast regeneration, it would be meaningless and they would only be dragged down to death by the opponent.
Therefore, any soldiers who haven't reached a certain level would basically be sent to their deaths if they came to face these things that suddenly appeared from the Yunmeng Marsh. Since that's the case, it's better to let the soldiers retreat first, while he, as the fleet leader, will hold them off first. After all, it's really pointless for the others to be here.
After saying that, Lian Yue stood on the ship's side with his bladed spear, took a deep breath, and pushed his power to the limit. Facing the first humanoid beast that pounced at him, just as it leaped into the air and prepared to board the warship, he unleashed a slash that sent it flying. Then, he struck another corpse demon that was trying to jump onto the warship and sent it flying.
However, this action lasted for less than thirty breaths. Faced with a massive number of Binshi Demon Gods, Lian Yue was truly unable to stop these unknown creatures from leaping onto the warship. At this moment, the clouds of both sides became completely entangled. For the first time in this era, the Binshi Demon Gods encountered a normal opponent!
"Quick, it's in that direction! The clouds from both sides have actually become entangled!" Zhang Wen realized something was terribly wrong when he saw the clouds in the sky more than ten kilometers away entangled together.
"The three of us will go first." Wang Mao looked at the dark clouds that had begun to spread in the sky and knew that the Han army's transport fleet must have fallen into a complete disadvantage. But thinking about it, it made sense. No matter how much the demon god was restricted, the seventh level was still the seventh level. What weapons and equipment did he need to fight ordinary soldiers?
"There it is!" Wei Dan, who was rushing over from the other side, also saw the tangled clouds in the sky at this moment, and immediately led his elite troops to rush towards the direction covered by the clouds.
"Brother Wei, don't hesitate any longer, use the elite talent! If this drags on, we're doomed!" Luo Mo said in a deep voice, having just returned to the team after treating his injuries.
"How's the situation over there?" Wei Dan asked as she ran.
“The number of life responses is decreasing,” Romo said in a low voice. His elite talent, due to its special use over the years, allows him to sense the life force. Originally, this talent was used to exploit weaknesses, but Romo used it extensively to effectively determine the location and current number of his own personnel.
"Is it disappearing, or rapidly declining?" Wei Dan looked at his comrades behind him. Although they were all elites, if they used their talents now, they would definitely not be able to fight an encounter battle.
“They all exist, but most have disappeared,” Romo said in a low voice.
"Damn it!" Wei Dan's face turned extremely ugly. Without daring to delay, he ordered his subordinates in a deep voice, "Concentrate all forces on me!"
As a master of cooperative abilities, Wei Dan can mobilize far more external forces than the regular Danyang Legion. However, mobilizing a force of a thousand people at once completely surpasses the conventional use of cooperative abilities. It is a killer move that Wei Dan has honed little by little over the years while working in civil engineering.
Through organization, cooperation, and his own talent, the power of thousands of people was coordinated in an instant, and the special effect of "gathering the essence of heaven and earth" was activated, keeping his capacity at a level that was about to collapse. Then, he quickly transformed it into the power of heaven and earth, and released it to the swordsman through heaven and earth.
As the momentum of the thousands of people subsided, a beam of light over a hundred feet long blasted down from a spot several kilometers away, located by Wei Dan's senses. The beam shattered the already battered ship, which was damaged by the battle between several powerful beings at the seventh level and the shelling of the naval cannons, and also destroyed several demon gods.
Holding a knife in one hand, covered in blood, and with one arm severed, Lian Yue knelt on the deck. He had no idea how he had managed to single-handedly fight four or five monsters at the seventh level of the Melting Realm and survive just a few minutes ago. But now he was going to die…
"I'm such an unlucky guy..." Knowing he was going to die, Lian Yue released his weapon and fell backward. The demons, who had already killed all the elites and backbone of the flagship, naturally surrounded the fallen Lian Yue. At this moment, the demons, who were holding weapons and wearing blood-stained armor, were very different from their previous humanoid form. At this moment, these guys looked nine-tenths like humans.
The only thing Lian Yue could be thankful for was that he had successfully blocked these guys. With his flagship and the elites on board, he managed to buy the transport ships some time, allowing the other five transport ships to successfully turn around and go downstream.
"Burning God Blood!" As the demons attacked, the crimson light suddenly expanded to a size of over ten zhang, then slammed into the demons with unstoppable momentum. The terrifying power caused the entire deck to explode, and the demons, like exploding liquid, were encased in armor and, along with some flesh and blood, crashed through several layers of ship planks, finally cracking the bottom of the ship. But then, they were once again complete demons.
"Super-fast regeneration! In the end, even the strongest will still needs a strong body." Lian Yue said bitterly, then collapsed to the ground, silent forever.
When Wang Mao charged over with his sword, Lian Yue's flagship had already sunk to its side, and there was no one left alive. The various demon gods, who were originally very different from humans, had naturally put on armor and transformed into standard human forms.
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