The sound of the bell was so loud that it spread throughout the vast underground space in an instant.

Even if Xu Cheng had never heard of it, he could still guess that this was probably a warning of invasion from a foreign enemy.

Shilin's serious expression also verified his guess.

"Find a place to hide and don't run around."

After giving Xu Cheng a commanding word, Shilin turned around and left in a hurry with the soldiers. She obviously regarded him as the kind of person who only eats and does nothing, and she had no interest in talking to him anymore.

Xu Cheng was happy and leisurely, and walked slowly to the city wall. He found that the entire fortress was like a hibernating animal, and it began to "activity". A large number of suspension bridges were pulled up, the city gates were closed, and countless fully armed soldiers dragged various armaments.

Climb the city wall.

Hundreds of artillery pieces were installed at various crenellations on the city wall. The technological level of this era was equivalent to that of later generations, around the 16th century. New artillery pieces similar to cannons had already been used in wars.

Xu Cheng originally planned to find a spot to watch the excitement, but everywhere was occupied by soldiers preparing to defend the city, and there was no place to stay.

"You, don't look around. Which team are you from?"

A man who looked like an officer yelled at Xu Cheng, and without waiting for Xu Cheng's reply, he handed him a spear and a shield, and then incorporated him into the team defending the city.

Xu Cheng also wanted to see the power of the devil, so he did not refuse.

"God of life bless! God of life bless!"

A soldier next to him held a branch-like pendant hanging around his neck with both hands, and kept lowering his head in prayer.

Xu Cheng didn't want to pay attention at first, but the other party kept chattering and finally couldn't help but ask: "Are you scared?"

"Well, I'm scared!"

The soldier did not deny it, but there was not much fear in his eyes: "But fear is useless. In order to protect our families, we must drive out the devil."

Xu Cheng didn't expect him to be so aware: "Do you have any brothers or sisters in your family?"

"No, I am an only child."

The soldier showed his big white teeth at Xu Cheng: "But I have served for three years, and I will be able to go home in one month."

He picked up the pendant in his hand and showed off to Xu Cheng: "Did you see it? This is a protective amulet given to me by my fiancée. We will get married when we get back."

Brother, don’t make any pretense in front of me that you will go back to your hometown and get married after the war.

Xu Cheng felt that the death star above the soldier's head was flashing, and he was no longer interested in making any unscrupulous joke with him about "three years in the army and two years old son at home".

The bells that originally resounded through the hollow underground became more and more urgent.

A few kilometers away, on the huge rock wall, a large number of cracks began to twist and merge, and finally opened a continuously twisting hole, and faint roars could be heard from inside.

When the bell reached its climax, Xu Cheng saw a black torrent rushing out of the crack.

It was a torrent composed of countless grotesque demons, gushing out from the cracks like a tide, overflowing the earth, and rushing towards the fortress.

On the top floor of the fortress, Shireen held her hands on the city wall, staring across the distance of several kilometers at the wave of demons swarming out.

She raised her hand and waved it down vigorously.

The soldiers on the side picked up the bugle and blew it hard.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Hundreds of cannons in the fortress fired at the same time, and with the deafening sound of the cannons, hundreds of iron balls flew out of the cannons and shot at the demons in the distance in parabolic arcs.

These cannonballs were not explosive shells, but solid iron cannonballs. They bounced up after landing, causing a bloody storm among the demons. All the demons touched by the cannonballs were easily torn into pieces.

Hundreds of cannonballs left bloody paths in the demonic tide.

After firing a salvo, the soldiers quickly cleaned the barrel and reloaded the shells. Although their actions were very skillful, they could only fire two shells per minute at most, which was determined by the level of technology.

Although the momentum is huge, such firepower obviously cannot stop the demons from advancing.

In the blink of an eye, the wave of demons had crossed the middle and was approaching the fortress.

Another rapid blast of bugles sounded, and the extraordinary beings in the fortress finally took action.

They gathered on the city wall and began to release a wide range of offensive capabilities.

A large number of meteors appeared in the sky, and countless hailstones fell like sharp arrows. There were even tornadoes. In the blink of an eye, large swaths of demons were cleared away. This efficiency was much more powerful than artillery.

"Oh oh oh!"

On the city wall, countless soldiers began to cheer like waves.

The soldiers beside Xu Cheng also flushed with excitement, and their original fear was swept away.

"Woo..."

A sound similar to a bugle sounded in the demonic wave, and then, countless black objects slowly rose from the demonic wave and shot towards the fortress in a parabola.

These black objects were all insect eggs. They flew into the fortress and smashed heavily on the wall or inside the fortress, splattering a large amount of corrosive liquid.

Immediately afterwards, many insect demons rushed out of the insect eggs and launched a surprise attack on the surrounding area.

The neat formation in the fortress was disrupted by the sudden attack, and the wave of demons below took the opportunity to approach the city wall.

A deep moat was dug under the city wall. The demons at the front were obviously cannon fodder. They scrambled to use their bodies to fill the river, and the moat was quickly filled.

A large number of demons stepped over the corpses of their companions and began to climb up the city wall.

A fierce siege began.

The soldiers continued to throw stones and incendiary bombs downwards, and a large number of demons fell from the city wall like rain, but more demons climbed up the city wall and started a fierce battle with the soldiers guarding the top of the wall.

In the sky, a large number of flying demons invaded from the air and strangled each other with the soldiers riding flying mounts.

Xu Cheng felt like he was watching a live-action fantasy movie. No, the movie was far less shocking and bloody, stimulating his adrenaline all the time.

The battle on the city wall was extremely brutal, it was like a millstone of flesh and blood. No matter whether it was a soldier or a demon, the average survival time would not exceed ten seconds.

Even if it was so dangerous, the soldiers at the rear did not flinch, and kept filling up like consumables. Xu Cheng was deeply moved by their disregard for death.

But will can't change the strength gap. Soon, the first line of defense was broken through, and countless demons spread from below to the second line of defense.

"Hide behind me."

The soldier who was about to go back to his hometown to get married after the battle reached out and grabbed Xu Cheng's clothes and dragged them back, while he himself followed the other comrades and charged straight forward.

As soon as a huge demon climbed up the city wall, the spear in the soldier's hand stabbed it hard, piercing deeply into the flesh and blood.

But such an injury obviously couldn't kill the demon. It suddenly waved its arm and knocked the soldier away and fell heavily to the ground.

The soldier coughed up a mouthful of blood and struggled to get up. The devil had already strode up to him, raised his foot and stepped on him hard.

The soldier subconsciously held his head in his hands, but the expected pain did not appear.

He subconsciously looked forward and found that the huge demon had been cut in half, and the man he regarded as a recruit was retracting his right hand from the demon's body.

"Go home and get married. Don't show off your affection to others randomly next time."

Xu Cheng picked up the stunned soldier and threw him back. Then he picked up the sleeves of his hands and rushed towards the demon in front of him.

Since both the devil and the God of Life already know each other's existence, and even use him as a pawn to plot against each other, he cannot completely lie down and must show his role.

People who are too weak are not even worth being exploited.

Rushing into the group of demons, Xu Cheng swept his right hand forward, and the demon's power shot out from his fingertips, forming five sharp claw strikes.

With a popping sound, all the demons that climbed up the city wall within a few tens of meters in front were swept away in an instant, and they were all chopped into pieces on the ground.

The gap in the second line of defense was suddenly closed, and the surrounding soldiers looked at him in shock.

Xu Cheng rushed to the city wall, and amid the exclamations of the soldiers, he jumped down towards the crowded demon below.

A demon that looked like a sheep's head was trampled into pulp by Xu Cheng who descended from the sky. He waved his right hand like a death's sickle, aiming and sweeping across the surrounding area.

Just like cutting leeks, he cut down the crowded demons one after another.

Xu Cheng turned into an afterimage, walking among the demons, causing a bloody storm and leaving corpses on the ground behind him.

The first line of defense that was originally captured by the devil was gradually recaptured by his own counterattack.

"Legion Commander, look below!"

At the top of the fortress, Shilin, who was paying close attention to the entire battlefield situation, noticed Xu Cheng's movement after being reminded by her subordinates.

Her eyes widened slightly, and then she reacted and immediately ordered: "Let the surrounding teams follow him and regain the first line of defense."

"Understood! Wait, that's?!"

Amidst the guards' exclamations, Shirin noticed that a demon covered in flames fell from the sky and shot in the direction of Xu Cheng.

The powerful Balrog plays the role of a general in the battle against demons.

Shilin's expression changed, and she hurriedly jumped off the city wall and rushed towards Xu Cheng's position.

Xu Cheng was mowing Wushuang on the first line of defense when he suddenly felt flames that could melt rocks falling from the sky and hurriedly moved aside.

boom!

There was a loud noise and flames fell from the sky, creating a huge hole in the ground.

The next second, a demon whose body was burning with flames climbed up from the pit. He was more than three meters tall, with extremely hot molten liquid flowing from his body, dripping continuously at his feet.

A pair of eyes burning with flames stared at Xu Cheng and blurted out: "The power of nightmares? Who are you?"
To be continued...