roccoschili Chapter 44 Giant Shield Iron Corpse VS Swollen Walking Corpse
Chapter 44 Giant Shield Iron Corpse VS Swollen Walking Corpse
The bandits on the hillside began to converge downwards, and the infantry on Rock's side quickly changed formation, forming a large three-line battle line. Behind the large line was a group of militiamen standing in the gaps with their guns raised.
But just then, Rock was surprised to find that the bandits also seemed to be making new moves.
Amidst their scattered and charging infantry ranks, a tremendous roar suddenly erupted, as if some terrifying beast were bursting forth.
Upon hearing this sound, the bandits who were pushing forward all scrambled to the side, making way for something behind them.
"What...is that?"
Rock stared wide-eyed at the dozen or so dark figures emerging from the bandit group, and suddenly felt a bit nauseous.
One after another, tall but emaciated zombies, their bodies a deep iron black with a faint metallic sheen, emerged from behind, each carrying a huge square wooden shield.
The square wooden shield seemed to have been forged with some kind of potion or other technological fish, and it also had a strange luster on it, just like a walnut that had been played with for a long time.
But Rock is certain that this was definitely not the result of playing with walnuts:
What decent person would bother with a giant wooden shield that's almost two meters tall and nearly bigger than a door panel instead of playing with walnuts?
These living corpses quickly emerged from the crowd and, controlled by several Taoist priests ringing bells, soon arrived at the front of the line, where they formed a large horizontal row.
As shields fell, the undead immediately formed a massive wooden wall, completely blocking all the bandits who were charging forward.
"Hahaha, Manager, this is the Iron Corpse Technique of our Earth Dragon Temple!"
A Taoist priest in a brown robe whispered something in Hong Tong's ear with a proud look on his face.
"Through the tempering techniques we employ, these iron corpses not only possess bodies as hard as iron, but also immense strength, capable of lifting this giant shield, which has also been tempered!"
"With such a tough body, impervious to blades and fire, coupled with immense strength, it is simply the best choice for conquering cities and seizing territories!"
After listening to the Taoist priests' introduction, Hong Tong nodded repeatedly, his face full of surprise.
He was incredibly excited, but also somewhat confused, and asked:
"Wonderful, truly wonderful! But I don't understand, since your Earth Dragon Temple has such abilities, why do you insist on making a living outside the temple instead of simply going to serve the imperial court or the Taiping Heavenly King?"
"I'm thinking, if I had that kind of skill, wouldn't it be a hundred times better to pledge allegiance to either of these sides than to come to the borderlands to make a living?"
Faced with this question, the Taoist priests of Dilong Temple looked somewhat embarrassed. One of them shook his head and gave a wry smile.
"Well, that's a long story... But to put it simply, the imperial court and the Heavenly King both have methods far more powerful than ours. Compared to their methods, our Iron Corpse Technique is nothing. In addition, we've offended some powerful experts, so we had no choice but to come here."
hiss--!
This is quite frightening. Do the imperial court and the Heavenly King really have such methods?
Hong Tong's face was full of shock. He realized that he had underestimated these guys and felt like a frog in a well with a limited perspective.
Then, he became somewhat confused:
If the imperial court and the Heavenly King have such capable figures under their command, how did the foreigners manage to break in?
Could we really have invaded with just guns and cannons?
This doesn't make sense. He felt that the waters of those foreigners were much deeper than he had imagined.
Rock was unaware that the bandits were also shocked by the Iron Corpse Technique used by the enemy. At this moment, he was still busy figuring out how to break through the huge wooden shield raised by these living corpses.
The young guards standing at the forefront looked with some worry at the massive shield wall that was slowly approaching. They didn't know if their muskets could penetrate it, but it seemed unlikely.
If this thing can't defend against muskets, then why would the opponent raise it?
Moreover, putting aside the material of this wooden shield, just considering its size, it seems to be no different from the shield carts used by ancient armies when besieging cities.
If their team had cannons, they wouldn't have to worry at all, but without cannons, it would be quite troublesome to break through this thing.
Hojo Shintenrai, standing at the back of the group, quickly fired another round at the distant enemy, smashing small bombs into the enemy's shield wall.
Unfortunately, their small bombs didn't have much effect. Apart from a few that landed behind the shield wall and did cause chaos among the bandits, the rest of the small bombs were only moderately effective.
The undead weren't just walking in front holding up shield walls; some of them were even holding shields up on their heads like umbrellas, rendering any small bombs that landed on the shields ineffective.
Rock nodded; he now understood why a unit like Hojo Shockwave was only rated three stars.
Compared to proper artillery, they do have the problem of insufficient firepower. They are fine for fighting infantry, but if you really use them to fight against something solid, they simply can't break through it!
But it doesn't matter, Rock still has several trump cards up his sleeve!
"Go, you bloated zombie, it's you I choose!"
Rock waved his hand excitedly and shouted, while simultaneously selecting to recruit bloated zombies in the system.
The system soldiers and militiamen beside Rock were all confused about what Rock was shouting. Just as they were pondering the meaning of the commander's words, they suddenly noticed a pungent stench.
"Yue~! Holy crap..."
Upon smelling the odor, Rock instinctively vomited and felt an urge to curse. He realized he had underestimated the terrifying nature of the bloated zombies.
Good heavens, a corpse like this, which has been soaked to the point of becoming a giant and can even explode, is in a terrifying state of decomposition that is truly astonishing.
Rock watched as a bloated zombie, over two meters tall and covered in various weapons, staggered over.
Just like the bandits' group before, everyone on his side quickly made way for this disgusting behemoth, fearing that this obese walking corpse weighing several hundred pounds would bump into them.
When this thing walked out of Rock's group, even the bandits and Taoist priests from the Dilong Temple on the other side were stunned for a moment.
Hong Tong stared incredulously at the thing in the distance. Although he didn't smell the stench, he already felt nauseous.
"Damn it, I never expected there to be such a master here. Where did the Luo family army come from?"
He had assumed that the Luo family army used Western equipment, so these guys shouldn't have any particularly strange or evil magic.
But judging from the enormous zombie charging desperately towards them, the other side clearly also had a master like the Taoist priest from the Earth Dragon Temple.
Several Taoist priests shook the corpse-controlling bell for a while, and when they found that they could not control the corpses on the other side, they quickly ordered the iron corpses to raise their large shields and get ready.
It was obvious that this thing was going to charge at their team, and if such a huge lump of rotting flesh were to come crashing down, it would indeed make their team quite disgusting, and might even kill a few people on the spot!
However, it didn't matter. These Taoists had full confidence in the iron corpses they had carefully crafted, and they didn't think that thing could break through the iron corpses' defenses.
The remaining bandits hid behind large shields. Unlike Hong Tong, who was sitting on a higher sedan chair and could see the distant scenery, these guys didn't know what was happening ahead for a moment.
But as the cold wind blew through the valley, they immediately smelled the astonishing, pungent stench.
"My God, it stinks! It stinks to death!"
"What the hell is that outside? Why does it smell so bad?"
The bandits quickly suppressed their nausea and fear, cautiously approached the group of undead holding large shields, and peered through the gaps in the shields.
As soon as he saw it, he screamed "Oh my god!" and sat down on the ground with a thud.
If you're not mentally prepared and suddenly see a huge, bloated corpse rushing towards you through a crack, your sanity will plummet!
Located opposite the bandits, Rock covered his nose and reminded himself that unless there were special circumstances, he should never summon this unit!
This thing is just too disgusting. Putting aside its cost-effectiveness, the suffocatingly terrible smell alone is enough to drive Rock to a mental breakdown.
He watched helplessly as the bloated zombie charged towards the enemy's large shield, then leaped up and pounced straight at it, like a human bomb!
The next moment, he saw the horrific corpse explode instantly, with all sorts of terrifying green gases mixed with countless fragments, smashing around with a crackling sound. Countless green liquids sprayed all over the surrounding bandits and zombies.
The terrifying explosion created a powerful shockwave, and the zombies at the front row holding large shields were almost instantly blown away. Several large shields and the zombies behind them were even blown to pieces on the spot.
If these undead, protected by large shields and sturdy enough, are like this, then the bandits hiding behind them are naturally no exception.
The bandits at the very front were almost instantly blown away, with countless bandits suffering broken bones and brains splattering on the spot.
Countless bandits in the rear were instantly pierced by the bullet-like shattered bones. Even the arrows, daggers, and spears that were originally stuck in the swollen zombies and looked like decorations were also blown away, piercing through many bandits.
It was only then that Rock realized that the things stuck in the bloated zombie's body weren't just decorations. The reason they weren't removed was because they had shrapnel damage!