Chapter 1611: Chapter 127: Roar of the Giant Crossbows (Fifth Update)

The distance shortened little by little.

Time was slowed at this moment!

The unfriendly gaze of the Red Stone Tribe all turned to the end of the horizon.

Behind the dense grass, the charge ground of the White Armor Tribe was about to become a place of blood and gore.

The emotions of the Black Wood Cannon Beast were completely stirred by the whistle, scratching the ground restlessly with its claws.

Closer...

Closer...

The vicious glare in the eyes of the Red Armor middle-aged man standing on a sloping hill grew heavier.

Yet, just as the charging smoke was about to reach the expected place, it suddenly halted.

The massive clouds of smoke came to an abrupt stop.

This sudden change made the middle-aged man sounding the bone whistle frown.

More than a dozen Red Stone soldiers’ team leaders, with grins on their faces, squinted their eyes as well.

What’s going on?

How did those foolish White Armor Tribe suddenly stop the charge?

In the smoke.

"Stop!"

Alva’s angry shout rang out, and five hundred warriors halted simultaneously.

They were born warriors, possessing strength and speed beyond ordinary people, yet this didn’t mean they lacked intelligence.

On the contrary, due to years of battles, Alva’s strategic wisdom far exceeded the expectations of those in the Red Stone Tribe.

"The torches have scattered, do they think we, the White Armor Tribe, are that foolish?"

"Push out the giant crossbows!"

With a command given, creaking sounds began to echo from the rear of the legion, vaguely visible shadows of crossbow carts revealing themselves through the smoke.

These crossbow carts were rather crudely made.

Some parts varied in height, woods were of different sizes.

The wheels were irregular, making creaky sounds while being pushed.

These devices bore the unique rugged style of the White Armor Tribe.

Yet, this didn’t hinder the movement of these devices.

White Armor Heavy Crossbow.

With a width of five meters.

Capable of firing Heavy Bone Spears and hurling sharp stones.

But now, no one carried these so-called "ammunition."

Fourteen White Armor Heavy Crossbows were pushed to the forefront.

"Chongzhou Corps, form five lines! Get ready to give our enemies a thrill, hahaha!"

With a wave of Alva’s large hand, the burly warriors clad in fierce armors lined up in front of the giant crossbows.

"Choke the strings!"

The grating sounds of tightening strings made one’s teeth ache.

"Step in!"

With a synchronized sound of shuffling, the warriors stepped forward uniformly, standing atop the fully drawn crossbow strings.

Then their bodies began to retract and adjust, with sharp ramming corners set at the forefront.

Alva and Isaiah exchanged a glance.

The two strongest warriors of the White Armor Tribe chuckled simultaneously, stepping into the two foremost crossbow carts side by side.

"Prepare-------"

The deep voice resonated from the front.

All White Armor Tribe warriors’ eyes flared with intense fighting spirit.

...

...

"What the hell are those White Armor Tribe idiots doing?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Wait for the smoke to dissipate a bit..."

"The shadow of heavy crossbows? Did they push out the crossbow carts?"

"This...hahaha, are those fools joking? Just relying on the crude and primitive craftsmanship of the White Armor Tribe, the firing range of the crossbow carts cannot surpass one thousand steps. These idiots actually forsook their prideful strength, how utterly foolish!"

"Esteemed Beast Tamer Heim, how should we handle this now?"

One captain asked the middle-aged man blowing the whistle.

A flicker of doubt flashed in the eyes of the scarred-head middle-aged man hearing the discussions around him, soon suppressed by the prevailing emotion.

"Deploy one hundred soldiers to probe the attack, let the nimblest monkeys lure the attack."

The whistle paused for a moment, the order was given.

"Understood."

Soon, a slim and short spear-wielding team under 170 cm rushed out.

During their crouched run, they barely reached half the height of the grass, almost undetectable.

But two hundred meters out, a cloud of red smoke sharply rose over the grass tops.

Twenty seconds later, five hundred meters away, another smoke cloud appeared.

The second smoke spread out significantly larger than the previous one.

And soon, torches began to ignite in the grass, held high.

The slender fire dragons swiftly charged forward.

The Red Stone Scouting Team actively exposed their movements.

To the White Armor Tribe, this indisputably signaled an attack from the Red Stone Tribe.

Yet in the eyes of the Red Stone Tribe, not a single member of the White Armor Tribe emerged from the smoke.

...

Beast Taming Lineage leader Heim squinted his eyes.

All it takes is to draw the White Armor Tribe two hundred steps forward, and the Black Wood Cannon Beasts can launch an attack.

He couldn’t believe the White Armor Tribe had such patience.

The death of four elders was surely due to some devious scheme from the enemy.

The torches merging into streams still rushed forth rapidly.

Amid the dissipating smoke, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Alva’s mouth.

"Crossbow formation – charge!"

Boom!

Crossbow strings trembled.

The crossbow strings made of beast tendons released their stored strength completely.

Whoosh!

Alva and Isaiah, wearing fully fitted Chongzhou Armor, rushed from the barricade like whistling artillery shells.

Bang bang bang!

A splatter of white shadows flew into the air!

Bang bang bang!

Another splash of white shadows shot out explosively.

At this instant, the front of the White Armor Tribe’s battle formation, a total of five waves of "barrage" burst forth.

The sudden shift stunned the Red Stone Tribe’s vanguard army.

But immediately came a bout of wild laughter.

"Firing at this distance, do they think they’re controlling Black Wood Cannon Beasts?"

"A thousand steps, not even reaching the Scouting Team!"

Their discussions were accurate; the Scouting Team was about 1300 steps away from the White Armor Tribe’s battle.

A shooting range of 1000 steps couldn’t achieve effective damage.

"No, those aren’t crossbow arrows!"

"Not bone spears!"

"—nor are they stones!"

Instantly, three sharp shouts erupted.

All laughter halted abruptly.

"You Red Stone bastards—-"

"Isaiah—"

"Alva—"

"Coming!"

The thunderous cries of clouds came from afar, ripping through the air stirring a storm.

Led by Heim, the Beast Tamers simultaneously felt their scalps go numb.

All the Red Stone Tribe’s vanguard army stared blankly at the sparse white shadows swiftly skimming close to the grass!

"That’s...people?!"

"The White Armor Tribe launched people? Are they insane?"

Launching people from heavy crossbows, once falling, one wouldn’t live unscathed!

"Woooo~~~"

Suddenly, horn sounds echoed.

This was the Red Stone Tribe signaling the Scouting Team at the front to retreat.

The White Armor Tribe had begun their assault, completing their task.

Heeding the horn sound, the Scouting Team swiftly shook off the impact of the two loud cries, extinguishing torches preparing to retreat.

Before turning around, they took a glance at the sky.

The white shadows flying hundreds of steps away moved extremely fast, possibly landing in just a breath.

But their aim was a bit off!

Missing them by at least fifty steps!

No danger at all.

As long as they relied on their speed and agility to return to camp.

Sure enough, as they turned and stepped out three paces, the sound of something heavy landing echoed close behind.

Boom!