r18novel Chapter 16 West Gate City, A Great Battle Is Imminent
Chapter 16 West Gate City, A Great Battle Is Imminent
After leaving Qingquan Mountain, the group continued towards Ximen City.
The villages along the way were in similar condition to those in Qingquan Mountain, with shocking traces of the monsters' rampage.
Houses were burned down, water sources were polluted, and farmland was destroyed.
But what they had in common was that all the generals and monsters had already evacuated.
Mingjing River.
The wreckage of the crashed fishing boats floated on the river, with wood chips and broken fishing nets swirling in the murky water.
The fishermen squatted on the shore, sighing as they watched their sinking boats.
They told Wu Yi that the orange-red dragon had been causing trouble in the river a few days ago, but had disappeared without a trace this morning.
Wu Yi's gaze fell on the turbid surface of the Mingjing River.
He knew that the one causing trouble in the river was the Fat Flood Dragon, who in the original story was the guardian beast of the Mirror River and even the younger brother of the Giant Spirit Dragon. After being corrupted by demons, it stirred up trouble in the river and became an accomplice of Dongfang Tiexin.
It took Nangong Wentian a lot of effort to defeat and purify it.
But now, it has run away.
And in Echo Valley, General Noise has already made his escape.
Only Zhuangzi remained, utterly devastated by his singing.
The pond where the long-tongued frog once roamed is still trembling slightly, but the frog is no longer there.
"It's the same again." Simon Xiao lay on the back of the flying dragon. "Just like in Sweetwater Town, it runs faster than a rabbit."
Every place was an empty city. Every place was a stronghold that the enemy had willingly abandoned.
"They are consolidating their forces," Wu Yi said calmly. "All the generals and magical beasts that withdrew are gathering in the same place."
……
West Gate City.
This place is now the territory of the Fiend King Yama.
As the giant dragon flew over the last sand dune, the outline of Westgate City finally came into view.
It was a city built deep in the desert.
The entire city stands amidst sand dunes, its walls constructed of massive bluestones, remaining as sturdy as ever despite the erosion of wind and sand.
The clear water flowed to form a moat, encircling the entire city.
Meanwhile, on the vast sandy land outside the West Gate, a large army was already waiting in full battle array.
At the very front were three generals.
On the left is the Spicy General, dressed in red with a bright red nose.
He was holding a handful of dried chilies, stuffing them into his mouth one by one, chewing them with a crunching sound.
Beside him, a large, red chili porcupine was pawing at its hooves. This monster was covered in fiery red thorns that gleamed eerily in the sunlight, and spicy liquid seeped from the tips of the thorns, dripping onto the sand with a hissing, corrosive sound.
A pungent chili smell emanated from it, and even the air hundreds of meters away was tinged with a thin layer of light red mist.
On the right is a tall, muscular wrestling general.
He had a long, yellow beard and braid that resembled clay, and his fists were encased in gauntlets made of hardened mud, each impact producing a dull, resounding thud.
Beneath his feet, a giant mud pillar, tens of meters long, was slowly wriggling on the sand.
This is a mud worm.
However, at this moment it had completely covered its body with a thick layer of mud.
This not only allows it to withstand any attack, but also enhances its power!
In addition, it constantly secretes thick, yellowish-brown mud from its body, turning the ground within dozens of meters around it into a swamp-like mud pit.
Standing between Spicy General and Wrestling General is Noise General with pink hair.
He held a flute in his hand, and with a light tap, it produced a piercing vibrato.
A bloated, long-tongued frog squatted nearby, its throat throbbing and emitting a low hum.
The long-tongued frog's tongue rolled continuously in its mouth, the sharp barbs on its tip gleaming coldly.
Behind the three generals was a huge, orange-red dragon.
The dragon was enormous, standing seven or eight zhang tall, and looked like a small mountain at first glance.
Its robust body was covered with scales the size of palm fans, each scale shimmering with a faint golden light in the sunlight.
The edges of the scales curl up slightly, like countless sharp blades.
Its head was huge and ferocious, and its dark red eyes were like two ghost lamps, deep and terrifying.
Fat dragon.
The guardian beast of the Mirror River, and also the younger brother of the Giant Spirit Dragon.
Unlike the giant dragon, which is entirely green, the fat dragon is born with orange-red scales, a rarity among dragons.
The giant dragon let out a low roar, its voice filled with sorrow.
That's its younger brother.
The orange dragon was one it had watched grow up, but now it was entangled in demonic energy, its eyes filled with dark red demonic light.
Wu Yi sensed the giant dragon's emotional fluctuations and gently patted its neck: "It will come back."
His calm words were full of confidence.
After spotting Wu Yi and the others, the fat dragon let out a low roar and then kept swishing its tail.
Each time it whipped its tail, it stirred up a gust of wind carrying demonic energy.
As the wind surged, a cloud of murky water vapor condensed in the dry desert air around the fat dragon.
This is a unique ability of the Fat Dragon; even in the desert, it can absorb moisture from the air.
Although the fat dragon was imposing, it was not the final enemy.
Above the fat dragon, in the air, was the fierce Yama, a general under the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader and the current controller of Ximen City.
He had sharp ears and fangs, a fierce face, and stood on a sonic bat with a wingspan of several meters.
The bat's wings trembled slightly, and visible purple rings of sound waves spread out from its wings, forming eerie ripples in the air.
Beside the fierce Yama King, a giant beast lay prone.
The giant beast resembled a tortoise, with a crimson shell on its back, a brown belly, and a pair of closed purple eyes. It was surrounded by a dense, almost tangible, demonic aura.
With each breath, dark purple smoke billowed from his nostrils.
The Void Beast.
The true guardian deity of Ximen City manages the water resources of the Ximen area. After transforming, it becomes the divine weapon Taixu, whose power is like a typhoon.
However, it's more appropriate to call it the Demonic Weapon Taixu now.
Upon seeing the demonic energy emanating from the Void Beast, Ximen Xiao's eyes instantly reddened. "They even..."
Wu Yi's gaze swept across the entire battlefield.
Spicy General and his red chili porcupine, whose thorns are covered in chili toxins enough to instantly incapacitate anyone hit.
The wrestling general's mud worms, that swampy mud can devour any enemy who steps into it.
The Noise General's Long-Tongued Frog, with its barbed tongue and sonic attacks, can kill at any distance.
The sonic bats of the Fiend King Yama, their purple sonic waves are all-pervasive.
In addition, there is the fat dragon of the Mingjing River, which is incredibly strong and has amazing defense.
There are also the corrupted Void Beasts, the true guardians of Ximen City.
Four generals, six powerful magical beasts, plus a divine weapon beast that has been corrupted by demons.
Even on the outer perimeter, there is a large army composed of many ordinary magical beasts.
In the original novel, this was a lineup that Nangong Wentian would need to fight for several episodes to deal with one by one.
Every challenge was a hard-fought battle, and every victory was hard-won.
Now, they have been gathered together, solely to deal with Wu Yi!