Chapter 214 Bell Tower Attack and Defense

Silence fell upon the city gate, followed by a roar that lifted the spirits of all. The soldiers on the walls and below the gate were shouting and roaring.

"His Majesty! His Majesty has come to oversee the battle!"

"Willing to fight for His Majesty, to live and die with Ice Spirit Kingdom!"

The united cries of the three armies at the gate echoed throughout Ice Spirit Kingdom. The robust voices of the brave men, full of vigor, inspired everyone, bringing a bit more calm to the previously anxious Ice Spirit City.

Fu Liye heard it too. He narrowed his eyes, but not toward the city gate. Instead, he looked at a few groups of palace guards gathering nearby, rushing from the main street toward this direction, numbering about several hundred.

Though these guards had slightly better individual combat skills than ordinary soldiers, their strength was limited. With just these few hundred men, they could never hope to breach the two street entrances guarded by soul crystal cannons. It was clearly a diversion by the Ice Spirit people, with the real threat coming from another direction.

Dozens of figures were flying toward them from the rooftops. Fu Liye's vision was excellent; he immediately recognized the man leading them, carrying a massive recurve bow on his back.

"Ice Spirit's top warrior, Abuda Jiebie."

Fu Liye smiled broadly. This was only the acknowledged top warrior.

Throughout Ice Spirit Kingdom, there was only one person who posed a real threat to him, and that person was certainly not Jiebie.

But splitting their forces into two might allow them to break through the Nine Gods' defenses below. So what if they did?

Fu Liye laughed, with no intention of intervening or assisting. That was the Nine Gods' concern. Besides, when the ice bees entered the city, those zealots would still be unable to escape, given their level of skill. They had long been prepared to die.

Fu Liye's dance steps quickened, never once considering stopping.

This bell tower was his sole battlefield. As long as he was here, no one could ascend unless the tower itself collapsed!

Tap tap tap tap...

The sound of hurried snow wolf hooves echoed from both sides of the street. Unlike horses, snow wolves did not need iron shoes; in true military formations, the Snow Wolf Guards were trained to move silently, leveraging their speed for surprise attacks. But at this moment, there was no attempt at concealment.

The hoofbeats grew closer, and around the corner, the Palace Guards, clad in gleaming silver armor and mounted on snow wolves, appeared before all the assassins.

Both sides met with eyes blazing red.

"Charge!" The Palace Guards roared in unison, charging down the street, only to be met by the dazzling glow of soul crystal cannonballs.

Though these several-hundred-pound composite soul crystal cannons were not as powerful as the ten-ton divine soul cannons at the city gates, they were more than sufficient to defend this small street intersection.

Boom!

The soul crystal cannon activated, a blinding white light flashed, and the terrifying recoil pushed the heavy cannon, along with the four or five Nine Gods Assassins who were bracing it, back half a meter.

In front, a thick beam of light, crackling with electrical energy, erupted from the cannon's mouth, striking the center of the street like a bolt of lightning.

Boom!

The first seven or eight guards, along with their snow wolves, didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly vaporized.

The beam's momentum continued, smashing into the ground at the center of the street. The ground shattered, sending debris flying, each piece propelled by the explosive force of the lightning, turning them into lethal projectiles!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

These were the Palace Guards, skilled warriors. A few abandoned their snow wolves, leaping high to avoid the flying debris, and hurled their long lances at the assassins guarding the soul crystal cannon.

These two-meter-long cold iron lances, already heavy, became even more formidable when imbued with the soul power of the Palace Guards, whistling through the air with astonishing force!

"Engage the enemy!" One of the assassins immediately stepped forward, while the soul crystal cannon was quickly reloaded, ready to fire a second round.

But at this moment, a cold ice arrow came flying from the side. The speed of the ice arrow was so fast that it even exceeded the speed of sound. Only the arrow light was seen but no sound of breaking wind was heard. The soul power was spreading in all directions, and even the air was faintly vibrating and distorted. It flew towards the soul crystal cannon.

Red Hibiscus, stationed at the center, had a flash of brilliance in their eyes as they swung a crimson whip in their hand.

Snap!

The tip of the whip made a loud sound in the air, and soul power burst out. The whole whip seemed to stretch out at this moment and transformed into a giant red python, opening its bloody mouth and biting towards the ice arrow with incredible precision.

Predicting the angle, the blood python's huge mouth actually bit the high-speed flying ice arrow directly.

Hong He only felt that the long whip in her hand was suddenly pulled by a terrifying force, almost pulling her whole body out. At this time, she forced herself to hold the whip with both hands, nailed her feet to the ground, and her whole body's soul power surged and was transmitted to the giant python illusion.

BOOM!

The giant python exploded, but the ice arrow was also directly swallowed and dissipated into nothingness.

A gleam of sharpness flashed through Zhebie's eyes. He had long suspected that among the guards of the bell tower, there must be masters, but he didn't expect that besides Fu Liye, even a random woman could withstand his arrow.

But this was not the time to feel sentimental. As the ice arrows were broken, heroes such as Zhebie, Donghuang, and thirty best fighters selected from the army, together with Ota and others, had already passed over the roofs. While the soul crystal cannons of the Nine Gods Death Soldiers were aimed at the streets on both sides, they rushed down safely from the roofs on both sides.

"Zhebie, you and Garp are fast, so you guys go to the top of the tower first! Leave the rest to me, I'll come help you after I take care of the small fry!"

"Excellent!"

“Kill!” Dong Huang Yi Gu shouted, leading everyone to charge in. It was not because he did not want to face Fourier, but the key was that his fighting power could not be fully exerted in the narrow top of the tower...

Both sides are elite troops, even the palace guards who were mobilized to provide cover are good fighters. In such street fighting, ordinary soldiers can't help at all.

At this time, the Nine Gods' warriors were extremely brave and except for a group of five people left to guard the Soul Crystal Cannon, the others immediately rushed towards the heroes who jumped down from both sides.

Bing Ling's first target is the Soul Crystal Cannon. If that thing is not dealt with first, no one will be able to withstand it if it fires at them.

As soon as Donghuang Yigu landed, he stretched out his hand and shot a string of ice cones towards the soul crystal cannon. But the fiery red figure who had just intercepted Zhebie appeared instantly, with a long whip in hand, he could even shoot down Zhebie's magic arrows, let alone the ice cones raised in his hand?

The two of them faced each other in an instant, and at this moment, they looked at each other from a distance, and their soul power burst out. They actually felt that each other's soul power was equal, but one was an ice wizard and the other was a warrior, neither of them dared to be careless. Different professions have their own advantages, and one careless move will lead to a complete loss!

With red eyes, Ota rushed towards the Soul Crystal Cannon at the left street corner like a tiger descending from a mountain. A bald warrior with tattoos all over his body blocked him.

"Get out of here!" Ota shouted, and raised the two-meter-long mopping knife in his hand. A ray of light chopped down on the bald assassin's head.

Though it was just a common slash, it was Aota's full-force strike after holding back his rage for a long time. The blade gleamed, shining like radiance.

But the assassin actually dodged it easily by turning his head and kicked him. Ota thought that the opponent was just a small fry, but he didn't expect him to be so skilled. He was kicked in the chest and kicked back seven or eight meters away. His face was full of shock and anger. At this time, he looked at the patterns on the assassin's body, which were densely covered all over his head. He looked like a member of the Jiu Shen Ye Group!

Are you kidding me? They dared to come to this bell tower with only a few hundred people and two soul crystal cannons to block the tens of thousands of regular troops of the Ice Spirit Nation. How could these people be so powerful?

Badlo rushed forward with a mace that looked like animal bones, howling. Dongbro next to him stretched out his hand and without using a soul card, a blue teleportation array flashed directly on the ground. A three-meter-tall, armored giant wild fang appeared in the teleportation array, roaring and its breath reaching the sky.

"Boss, we're here to help you!"

Badeluo and Dongbuluo, both tall and imposing, along with the majestic Snow Pig King, instantly became the most conspicuous targets.

Soul beasts are the easiest targets wherever they go. Because of their large size, it may not be easy to use soul crystals to bombard other things, but if you want to bombard soul beasts, you can definitely hit them with one shot.

The Nine Gods' assassins also understood the Ice Spirit's plan. The Soul Crystal Cannon over there simply abandoned the palace guards who were providing cover on both sides and turned the cannon towards Ota and the others.

"Watch out!"

I saw a snow path opened in the air, and a huge shield carrying four people flew over from a distance.

It was Tassia and her brother's cooperative 'Skating Technique,' swift as the wind, capturing the attention of Aota and his two companions.

Seeing the soul crystal cannons all aimed at the three, Xue Zhiyu frowned slightly. These fools... She shouted, "Tatashi!"

Boom!

The 'Ice Shield Vehicle' in the air disintegrated instantly, and the four plummeted from the sky. Tatashi, eyes blazing with fury, held a massive shield and performed a thousand-pound drop, landing first like a cannonball before Aota and his companions, immediately raising his giant shield in front of him.

"Unbreakable!"

He roared, his entire body's soul power activated, and runes densely covered the giant shield, shining brilliantly in an instant. Following this, a fierce soul power spread out, centered on the giant shield, forming an ice wall several meters wide and tall in a split second.

Boom!

The attack from the soul crystal cannons hit precisely at this moment, but Tatashi's entire body only trembled slightly. A large pit appeared on the surface of the half-meter-thick ice wall that had instantly formed, yet it managed to block the attack.

Then came Xue Zhiyu, Tassia, and Jina, their clothes fluttering as they descended gracefully from the sky.

This, this is...

Aota was both shocked and delighted, staring dumbfounded at the goddess-like figures descending. It's Zhiyu! Is Zhiyu here to save me?

Pfft, pfft, pfft! How can Zhiyu be here to save me? I'm the one who should protect Zhiyu!

Aota shook his head violently, his fighting spirit instantly reaching its peak.

"Zhiyu, get behind me!" Aota instantly regained his former valor, feeling as if nothing in the world mattered anymore.

"Engage the enemy!"

Beside him, Badeluo let out a roar. Tatashi was his old rival; the latter’s ‘Unbreakable Hand’ had once given him a headache. But now, as comrades-in-arms, the sense of security behind his large shield was incomparable.

He howled and swung his Winter Frost, Dongbuluo patted the Snow Boar King beside him, Aota also raised his greatsword, and Jina lifted her twin hammers upon landing.

Xue Zhiyu raised her ice staff, and a series of ice spikes condensed in the air above it: "Charge!"

The Five Tigers of Ice Spirit were close friends who had fought side by side for many years, their coordination seamless.

The five figures ignored the dead soldiers on either side and charged straight toward the clock tower. As they moved, Dajiri Kapu clasped his hands together, a red sun-like mark between his brows glowing brightly: "Solar Wind Seal—Swift!"

With a loud shout, white light radiated from his clasped hands, enveloping his four comrades.

The white light wrapped around them, as if imprinting a wind seal beneath each of their feet.

Everyone's speed increased noticeably in an instant, and with a light tap of their toes, they leaped several meters high, scaling the outer wall of the clock tower like meteors shooting toward its top.

Gegu Wu, the youngest of the Five Tigers of Ice Spirit, had the slowest upward speed among the five. As an ice mage not adept at physical combat, his attack was the fastest, however. With just a flick of his ice staff, a wave of invisible soul energy spread through the air, directly transmitting to the tower's top. Several ice spikes aimed at Fu Liye's position shot out from the clock tower's summit.

In life-and-death battles, simple and direct attacks often reveal true skill and are the most effective means. An ice spike from a distance of dozens of meters might be too much for an ordinary ice mage to pinpoint Fu Liye's exact location, but Gegu Wu's target was precise to the centimeter, aiming directly at Fu Liye's heart. The sharp ice spikes burst out from the tower's top without damaging anything else, with no deviation whatsoever.

Instantaneous and invisible ice spikes are the hardest to guard against. Even if one can sense the soul energy, such an attack has no discernible trajectory, making it impossible to predict and dodge.

But Fu Liye's movement was incredibly swift. The moment the ice spike appeared, his body swayed like a shadow, slightly off-balance, to avoid it.

However, below, Zhebie, who had already taken his second leap, soared through the air, his figure twisting mid-flight. By the time he faced the tower's top, his icy greatbow was drawn taut like a full moon. His eye technique emitted a brilliant light, like the sun, focusing the arrow's momentum on the dodging Fu Liye. Enormous soul power gathered in his fingers as he pulled the bowstring to its limit.

Click, click, click, click~

Time seemed to freeze in that instant. The shining ice arrow formed on the empty string, radiating intense cold and pressure, distorting the surrounding air as if it had a will of its own, humming and vibrating, its tip automatically locked onto its target.

Target locked, Frost Pursuit!

The relentless archery, impossible to evade.

Just as the Frost Arrow locked onto its target, a smile crept onto Fu Liye’s face. His hand flickered, and a purple card instantly materialized between his fingers.

The purple card appeared and vanished in an instant, as if it had traversed through space. The body, which had clearly lost balance while dodging the ice spike, suddenly swung.

Snap~

The air distorted visibly, and the figure that had lost balance disappeared with a ‘snap’ in mid-air, leaving only a few wisps of light smoke at the spot.

Jiebie’s pupils constricted sharply; the Frost Arrow had lost its target for the first time.

Where did he go?

To shake off the lock of the Frost Arrow was clearly not due to speed too fast to see.

Spatial movement!