"There are already hundreds of shadow archers!"
"And, the number keeps growing, if it doubles again, it will break a thousand."
Everyone watched this spectacular solo performance from the defense tower.
The appearance of this Lord of the Manor is quite strong indeed.
Could it be that after lending a helping hand, he could single-handedly solve all the crow flocks?
But soon they realized they were overthinking it.
It's not that simple at all.
Suddenly, a delicate black Crow King smaller than the usual large crows flew through the sky.
Just under half a meter, incredibly refined and petite, with glossy black feathers, each wing like a sharp sword glossed with a metallic sheen, swooping swiftly with the wind.
Boom!
Several instinctive shadow archers were explosively destroyed in front of everyone.
Whiz!
Whiz! Whiz!
Hundreds of shadow archers instinctively bent their bows and shot arrows.
But this ultra-small crow was too fast, like an afterimage, dashing here and there, shattering the shadow figures on the ground.
In just a few minutes, all the shadows were wiped out.
"This..." The iron smiths on all the defense towers were stunned; the advantageous situation... disappeared in a flash?
The Lord of the Manor's clones were a bit fragile.
However, it indeed seems to be the case.
This clone clearly grows stronger when encountering stronger foes.
Because it splits from the enemy, if it's planted in an ant, could you rely on an ant's spirit to split into a strong ant clone?
The combat strength of these clones always seems to be evenly matched with the enemy, not much different from the crow in front.
"The boss has appeared."
"Is this, leading the charge in person?"
"Indeed, if it doesn't take action, the numbers rolling further will be nerve-racking, got to nip the virus spreading in the bud."
No one had time to analyze further.
The next second, the opponent's sharp gaze swept over, and it directly went to peck at a defense tower nearby, the bird's pecking was as simple as digging through tofu.
"Release the arrows!"
"Quick, release the arrows!!"
"Damn, it's terrifying."
Someone from the opposing tower defense shouted.
Arrows of magic copper quickly shot onto the Crow King.
Unfortunately, its wings, when shielded like two iron fans, protected itself, with arrow tips clashing only to produce metallic clangs, busily digging into the earth.
Unstoppable, the Crow King swiftly dug through a defense tower, scaring a few iron smiths to flee with all their might, "This is too exaggerated, the tower defense was breached in an instant! Quick, to the underground pass, to the underground pass!"
Ning Zheng watched this scene through a perspective, with furrowed brows.
"So strong."
Through the images from the manor, he pondered over the combat disparity between himself and the enemy.
Being in the Two-Body Realm, while that black crow clearly had reached Five-Body Realm Great Perfection, a disparity of three small realms apart.
If he were a normal cultivator, he could potentially fight beyond his level, repeatedly dividing and surrounding, kiting the opponent to exhaustion.
But the opponent's swift speed was a natural counter to his system.
If he couldn't hit, he couldn't poison, and it could quickly clear his clones.
"These iron smiths have already lost, and my clones can't be of much help either." Ning Zheng silently frowned.
He looked at the seven thousand plus Qi Fortune Value he held, thinking how to use it cleverly to have a chance at counterattacking for victory.
...
...
Boom!
A big pit appeared.
The tower defense of the "Eye Legend" team was broken.
In the underground tunnel, the four-person team of Dizzy, Puffy Eyes, Blind, and Swollen Eyes frantically fled.
But they didn't get far.
With a bang, Dizzy's head exploded on the spot.
The three iron smiths who ran farther ahead were also quickly caught up, with another bang, one more exploded, without even the strength to resist.
The gap between them and the Demon Beast was too huge!
Then the Crow King began rapidly attacking the other teams' iron smiths in the tunnel, with the number of casualties increasing amidst the screams.
"The defense line has collapsed."
"We're going to die, it's a wipeout, coming in here to kill us is as easy as killing chickens."
The opposing pressure was immense, straining the nerves of the iron smiths, inducing frantic flight.
And the Crow King unconsciously chased into an underground room.
At the entrance of the room, words were written:
[Boss Gift Clock Room]
The Crow King couldn't read, dashed inside, and saw that the whole room was circular, entirely forged from ancient bronze-colored magic copper, with a boom the magic copper door slammed shut behind it.
Seeing itself trapped, the Crow King's eyes flashed a trace of human-like playfulness, as if these magic coppers couldn't hold it off.
But in the next second.
"Duang!~"
The entire magic copper wall abruptly shook, revealing the room to be a gigantic bronze bell.
Boom!!!!!!!
The Crow King's head burst open, leaving it dizzy and dazed.
This feeling is like playing a computer game, happily typing on the keyboard, when someone silently places a heavy iron bell over your head, then takes a large hammer and suddenly strikes the bell.
DEAFENING!!
It makes you want to kill someone!
The Crow King's brains... were also shaken evenly!
A blob of mush.
But due to the terrifying regeneration ability, the head is rapidly regenerating and recovering.
Dang! Dang! Dang! The terrifying sonic waves reverberate layer upon layer, shaking the very intelligent brain of the Crow King into a complete blank, incapable of forming any thoughts.
This was also the plan of the blacksmiths.
The difference between mortals and basic cultivators is quite large.
The difference lies in the high defense of the opponent, fast flesh regeneration, making it hard to kill.
Bell sounds, which are spiritual attacks, are the only effective control method they could think of.
"These demon beasts adapt quickly, strike it again!" someone shouted.
Bong!!!
A group of people outside fiercely struck the bell, shouting to bolster their courage: "Monstrosity, listen to the Great Leiyin Bell Sound! And hear the bell's chant!"
"Hurry!! If we don't take it down now, we'll all die!" Jiucai Rong's face was extremely grave, waving his hand abruptly: "Time is tight, open the door immediately, bring in the suona."
The bronze door suddenly opened.
Tap, tap, tap.
A group of Money Child who had stuffed their ears very skillfully brought in a huge suona, swiftly placing it over the dizzy Crow King's head, taking a deep breath.
BLOW!!
Boom!
The Crow King's brain was once again shaken evenly, continuously controlled.
They dared not strike the great bell outside the room again, as the people who entered would be directly shaken to death, so they switched to the large suona for localized control.
"Where is the blade and axe wielder?" Jiucai Rong suddenly shouted.
A loli holding a large magical saber suddenly ran in, it was Su Yuniang.
The magical artifact had already been successfully crafted by Daojiu's team, working overtime.
[Wind Crow Frenzy Saber]
[Characteristic: Swift]
[Magic Copper Charging Times: 1/1]
It can only be triggered once a day.
Afterward, it has to wait for the Magic Copper to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and store mana again.
"Let me do it!"
Su Yuniang, holding the saber, took a deep breath and walked in, knowing the urgency as she looked at the strongly controlled Crow King, aware it wouldn't be long before it adapted.
They must seize this opportunity to resolve the opponent.
An opportunity not to be missed!
The opponent was caught not because the Crow King was too stupid, but because it was unexpected.
After all, their original intention was that the defense tower was the first line of defense, once the arrows were exhausted, and the defense tower breached, they'd retreat to the second line of defense: tunnel warfare.
The path is laid here, you must pursue the chase, right?
Once pursued, they would enter this room, and no matter how high the intelligence, it still fears a first-time kill.
"Not good!! It's protecting its internal organs very well." Su Yuniang didn't know where to strike, her mind in turmoil, only feeling the urgency of death surrounding her, cold to the bone.
The opponent is Five-Body Realm Great Perfection, not yet reached Four Viscera Realm, which means the internal organs have not been tempered with Spiritual Qi.
This is a weakness, just stabbing its belly would ensure victory.
But the Crow King, even though unable to think due to the vibrations, still used its wings to protect its front and back belly, forming a defensive turtle shell, leaving no opening for attack.
Time is running out, the opponent will soon completely adapt.
"Only retreating for second best, chop the head off!" Su Yuniang took a deep breath, raising the magical artifact high, "It's just a demon beast newly entering the first realm of the extraordinary, shouldn't be much tougher than a mortal… equivalent to a Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer Cultivator in a traditional immortal cultivation novel, its skin and flesh can still be pierced by a mortal."
Swift!
She softly chanted, raising the magical artifact high, swinging it fiercely, "Moreover, I'm wielding a magical artifact!"
With extreme speed plus the unique strength of the Money Child, they actually managed to cut halfway through the bird's head in one go, leaving it hanging with tendons and spine.
"The head is indeed iron-hard, but it's already great progress, keep it up! More than half is done, Team Three, move swiftly with the guillotine!" Jiucai Rong shouted suddenly.
A group of people rushed in, placing the bird head through a prepared guillotine with an O-shaped opening.
"Exert force! Ho! Ho! Ho!" Seven or eight Money Child furiously cranked the gears, pressing the guillotine blade inch by inch.
Crack!
The bird head was finally chopped off.
But in the next second, the Headless Crow King finally woke up due to the intense pain, realizing someone was cutting its head.
The severed head let out a shrill, piercing roar as if rapidly regaining consciousness.
"Five-Body Realm, with a lifespan of eight hundred to two thousand years, decapitated but not dead."
"But if we take away the head, its headless body will blindly ram around."
Not greedy for merit, nor daring to be, the group orderly retreated, taking the bird head away, and closing the door.
The body, losing its bird head, suddenly became violent, crazily crashing, denting the room everywhere, a few minutes later, quickly crashing a big hole in the ceiling.
The Headless Crow King soared into the sky.
"This boss is so absurd!"
The crowd firmly tied the struggling bird head with iron chains, then placed it into an isolated magic copper box, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
It had no brain now.
Next, with the boss forcibly rendered senseless, it became much easier to fight.
Without this leader secretly arranging formations, finding blind spots, as long as they plug the breached defense tower, their renewed defense became much easier to fight.
Meanwhile, Ning Zheng, who was hiding to ambush, was dumbfounded, with a look of bewilderment on the face.
How did they manage such absurdity, just a group of mere mortals, using a crudely made magical artifact to successfully chop the head off?