Calamity Messenger-Chapter 55 - 42: Personal Scoreboard

"No way..."

Jie Yuan Shao saw this scene, her fingers almost digging into the wall, yet she seemed oblivious, tightly watching the small fallen Fierce Lizard in the distance.

"How is this possible..."

As the small Fierce Lizards drew closer, the wooden crossbows began to exhibit their prowess, shooting at a speed of one arrow every three seconds. By the time the small Fierce Lizards approached the walls, their numbers had reduced by one-third, and there was no sign of reinforcements. During their assault on the walls, the six wooden crossbows continued to steadily decrease their numbers.

"The demons killed by the crossbows... won’t resurrect?"

Shang Xinlei murmured lowly and suddenly turned her head to look at Jiang Shi: "You knew this all along?"

Jie Yuan Shao also looked over. These two top noble heirs of Liang Kingdom gazed intently at Jiang Shi, the Black Belt Guard. Beside them, Qian Gongyu noticed their expressions. Clearly, this was a great opportunity to close the gap, but for some reason, a strong sense of... worry arose in her heart.

"I didn’t know." Jiang Shi said calmly, "This is also my first time at Mansu Forest Land."

Jie Yuan Shao opened her mouth, seemingly having countless questions but ultimately held back, continuing to watch the battle through the window. At this moment, Qian Gongyu stealthily walked to Jiang Shi’s side; she bit her lower lip lightly, her face full of worry, yet she didn’t know what she could do.

"Miss."

Jiang Shi reached out and ruffled Qian Gongyu’s hair.

"Don’t worry."

Ahuu——!!!

With an earth-shattering roar, the massive Fierce Lizard Demon in the distance began to move towards the stone house! By now, the walls were half damaged. Even though the crossbows were highly efficient, dozens of small Fierce Lizards were still attacking the walls.

At this moment, Jiang Shi suddenly said, "You have to help. If this continues, the walls will collapse. By then, the Fierce Lizard Demon can enter the yard and destroy the crossbows, and we will have no chance to kill it."

"But how can we help?" Shang Xinlei asked, "The demons we kill will resurrect."

"How long until the demons resurrect?" Jiang Shi asked.

Jie Yuan Shao immediately replied, "According to my family’s records, about ten breaths."

"Go out and kill all the small Fierce Lizards attacking the walls. Don’t let them attack the walls, buy time for the crossbows to kill the Fierce Lizard Demon," Jiang Shi said.

"Aren’t you going?" Shang Xinlei was somewhat surprised.

"I’m not a messenger yet."

Not yet.

Such bold words, as if she could become a messenger whenever she wished.

But the strange thing is, none of the three present thought she was lying. And more surprisingly, although Jiang Shi was the weakest here, all three messengers listened to her arrangements.

After leaving the stone house, the roars of the small Fierce Lizards became clearer and more intense, yet still bearable. Jie Yuan Shao and the others weren’t surprised, as previous records show that the pressure on the soul caused by a demon wave increases gradually. Initially, it’s tolerable, but after an hour, even a Second-Turn Messenger finds it hard to endure.

Qian Gongyu, with trepidation, walked behind the wall, watching the small Fierce Lizards attack the wall one after another, found the right opportunity, and flicked her finger, precisely exploding the demon’s head.

But unlike being shot by the crossbow, the exploded head of the small Fierce Lizard didn’t spill any blood, and the corpse disappeared immediately. After ten breaths, a fresh small Fierce Lizard appeared in the same spot, continuing to attack the wall.

Compared to Qian Gongyu, Shang Xinlei and Jie Yuan Shao were undoubtedly much quicker: Shang Xinlei used a pair of flying rings, like boomerangs slaying the small Fierce Lizards back and forth, killing three or four demons in a single breath; Jie Yuan Shao wielded a longsword, her attack style was jumping and shooting Sword Qi, her killing speed similar to Shang Xinlei.

Through their efforts, the small Fierce Lizards outside the wall were completely wiped out, and all six crossbows aimed at the Fierce Lizard Demon within range, shooting simultaneously!

"Wow—!!"

The Fierce Lizard Demon let out a wretched howl, its body riddled with bleeding wounds, clearly severely injured. Yet this also hastened its movement, and after the second round of crossbow shooting, it charged at the wall like a mud truck, knocking half of the remaining wall into the air!

"Keep suppressing the small Fierce Lizards," Jiang Shi ordered at the door, "The walls can hold, it can’t attack that hard every time."

As expected, though the subsequent attacks by the Fierce Lizard Demon were intense, they lacked the terror of the first strike, yet the wall continued to collapse visibly. Seeing the wall on the brink of shattering, Jiang Shi made way, waiting for them to retreat to the stone house for refuge.

At this moment, the crossbows launched the fourth volley of arrows, turning the Fierce Lizard Demon into a bloody pincushion. The Fierce Lizard Demon let out a mournful cry, but this time it couldn’t muster a ferocious charge and instead collapsed to the ground, becoming a giant corpse.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi immediately blocked the door: "Quick, protect the crossbows, don’t let the small Fierce Lizards destroy them!"

Even though they knew Jiang Shi was right, even Qian Gongyu couldn’t help but feel a sense of resentment. After all the demons were shot by the crossbows, they stood in the courtyard full of demon corpses, looking around. After a moment of silence, Jie Yuan Shao asked, somewhat unsure, "Is it... over?"

"It’s over," Jiang Shi said, "The next wave of attack will come in two quarters."

"So everyone, it’s time to go out and collect resources."

...

...

Luo Weijin looked terrified, crawling out of the thick fog. When he finally saw the elderly guards waiting at the entrance outside, he breathed a sigh of relief. There were many noble heirs like him exiting Mansu Forest Land at the entrance, as many people came to Mansu Forest Land just to get by, and surviving the first wave of demon waves was the pass mark, sufficient to report back to their families.

Once Luo Weijin calmed down, the first thing he did was search for the traces of the two from the Qian Family. After a round of looking, he found no one and couldn’t help but snort: "Guess they’re lucky..."

"Come quickly! Look, look!"

"What’s happening? Why are the scores so high?"

"Is there something wrong with the Secret Realm?"

"I know, surely the Shang Family and Jie Family have discovered the secret of Mansu Forest Land!"

"That must be it, which explains why those two young misses came to Mansu Forest Land!"

"But why is the Eldest Miss Jie’s score so low...?"

Nearby, discussions filled the air. Luo Weijin curiously went over and found them looking at the score rankings.

Everyone who entered Mansu Forest Land would have their names appear on the "Individual Scoreboard" and would be grouped together by teams.

Luo Weijin saw his score at first glance: 5 points.

Most people were like Luo Weijin since surviving the first wave meant earning 5 points. Theoretically, the highest score on the scoreboard should also be 5 points at this time, as increasing the score required surviving the second wave of demon waves.

Yet amidst the countless 5s, the first four names on the scoreboard shone like the sun, blinding everyone. Luo Weijin rubbed his eyes several times, looked repeatedly at the list, and finally couldn’t suppress his emotions: "How can the score be this high!"

"Jiang Shi: 256 points"

"Qian Gongyu: 190 points"

"Shang Xinlei: 180 points"

"Jie Yuan Shao: 50 points"