allonlinenovel Chapter 882 is here, they're here!
Chapter 882 is here, they're here!
Even the soldiers did not let their guard down for a moment.
When they fled the city, they encountered large groups of refugees.
If they hadn't run fast, they might have lost their lives there, horse and all.
Therefore, the soldiers were even more nervous about dealing with the refugee groups than the villagers themselves.
Lu Qingqing looked around and finally went up to the lookout tower at the entrance of the village.
This place has been abandoned for quite some time now.
But this lookout tower was perfect for her.
From the observation deck, everything at the village entrance can be seen.
She stood up and tried drawing the bow.
Apart from the wind being a bit strong up there, which slightly affected accuracy, everything else was very convenient.
Seeing that no one was coming from the front, Lu Qingqing immediately retreated into the observation deck.
Even though she was dressed warmly, the cold wind still chilled her to the bone.
The process of waiting for the refugees to arrive was extremely difficult.
Behind the barricades, villagers and soldiers were divided into two groups, talking quietly to each other.
There were too many people talking, and Lu Qingqing could only hear a buzzing sound.
People are waiting anxiously at the east end of the village.
Meanwhile, the people at the west end of the village wished the refugees would arrive later, much later.
Time was of the essence, so the two barricades that had been made were placed in the east of the village.
At this moment, the old carpenter was leading a group of people, busy at the west end of the village.
Even Qin Lang, a half-baked carpenter who had learned a little bit of carpentry, was helping out on the sidelines.
The old carpenter had the men he brought with him completely under his thumb.
Even the soldiers guarding the side were ordered to move wood because of their strength.
The crowd was already anxious, and the old carpenter's rapid speech only amplified that sense of urgency.
At this moment, everyone busy on the field was sweating profusely.
But his movements did not slow down at all.
Large barricades are taking shape at an extremely rapid pace.
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The entrance to the village on the east side.
Lu Qingqing huddled in the observation deck, closing her eyes and listening to the whistling wind.
Suddenly, a trembling voice rang out.
"Here they come, they're coming!"
Lu Qingqing suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed the bow and arrows beside her, and went out of the watchtower.
At this moment, at the end of the path directly opposite the village entrance, a group of staggering migrants appeared.
Most people were covered with a tattered, dirty blanket or straw mat.
As they approached, Lu Qingqing could see their faces clearly.
Dry, tangled hair was visible through the tattered headscarf.
They walked for an unknown amount of time, and the dirt and frost in their hair froze into one piece.
His face was even more horrifying.
At first glance, the skin is pressed tightly against the bone, and the eye sockets are deeply sunken.
The prominent cheekbones made him look like a mummified corpse.
As you get closer, you can clearly see that their bluish-gray skin is covered with frostbite and cracks.
Some wounds, unable to heal for a long time, begin to fester and ooze pus.
It was frozen solid due to the low temperature, forming a dark red icicle.
The most terrifying thing is that the eyes of these refugees were originally empty.
When it sees a person, a greedy and fierce green light flashes in its eyes, like that of an animal hunting.
Their eyes were fixed on the villagers behind the barricades, their gazes growing increasingly fierce.
Even the pace of their steps quickened considerably.
As they approached, an indescribable stench spread out.
The stench carried a sweet, rotten smell.
Even Lu Qingqing on the observation deck could smell it.
She felt inexplicably that the taste was somewhat familiar.
They quickly realized what was happening.
This smells like the stench of a corpse!
As the group of refugees approached, everyone was on high alert.
Yan Xu raised his long sword and sternly warned the group of refugees.
"Stop! Don't come any closer!"
Anyone who comes any closer, don't blame us for being ruthless!
However, the refugees seemed not to hear at all, and their pace did not slow down in the slightest.
Lu Qingqing shot the arrow at the feet of the first refugee.
The refugee was only startled for a moment, and without even looking for the source of the arrow, he continued to rush forward.
Seeing that the warnings were useless, Lu Qingqing began to aim the arrows at the vital points of the refugees.
Two arrows were fired in quick succession, and the two most aggressive refugees at the front fell down.
But these refugees were more like the most ruthless refugees encountered on their journeys of fleeing famine.
The deaths of two of their own kind did not frighten them.
They charged straight ahead, running faster and faster.
They charged all the way to the front of the barricade, only to be stopped by the spikes outside the barricade.
But there were too many refugees. When the refugees in front wanted to stop, the refugees behind pushed them forward.
In other words, the barricades weren't made of iron spikes, otherwise people would already be impaled on them by now.
Even the splinter was sharpened at the tip.
The refugees at the front were pushed against the wooden spikes, and the more they were pushed, the more painful it became, causing them to scream in agony.
The refugees behind squeezed from both sides to the front.
When they discovered the iron wedges connecting the chevaux-de-frise to the ground, they followed the ropes and pulled hard to pull them out.
Yan Xu panicked when he saw the fixed barricades starting to sway.
"You guys, go to both sides and stop these guys from breaking the barricade ropes."
Only after watching the soldiers on both sides rush past did he turn his gaze to the refugees in front of him.
It's really hard to imagine unless you see it with your own eyes.
These people, who are almost as thin as skeletons, have such great strength.
Yan Xu does indeed have a wealth of combat experience.
He directed the soldiers around him to balance the combat strength across the entire battle line.
In particular, extra manpower was deployed to defend both sides of the barricade.
After circling the battle line, seeing that the villagers' fighting force was weaker, they charged straight at them.
As he swung his long sword, a head rolled in.
Large gushes of blood gushed from the neck of the headless corpse.
However, due to the crowd squeezing the body, it remained in the standing position it had been in before death.
The bizarre and bloody scene frightened many villagers, causing them to take a few steps back.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers nearby immediately stepped in to fill the gap.
They carried large knives and crossed the barricades to attack people.
When Yan Xu started fighting, he became even more ruthless.
He could kill a person with just one or two slashes.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingqing on the observation platform was also harvesting rapidly.
The group of refugees who were close to the watchtower had been shot out, clearing a small area.
At the edge of the barricade, after being shot, the refugees fell directly into the deep ditch next to it.
With so many deaths, even the most fearless refugees were unwilling to come anymore.
The entire battle lasted for a little over fifteen minutes.
After nearly half of the refugee group died, refugees began to flee from the rear.
However, these refugees did not simply turn around and run away when they fled.
Instead, they dragged a corpse from the pile of bodies in front of them and ran.
Some who weren't strong enough would carry the severed arms along with them as they ran.
The villagers were somewhat puzzled when they discovered this scene.
It wasn't until a soldier uttered the word "vegetarian" that the villagers realized what was happening.
Immediately afterwards, some villagers with weaker tolerance began to vomit.
A vomiting sound was followed by a series of vomiting sounds.
Yan Xu wiped the blood off his face and sighed as he looked at the corpses dragged by the fleeing refugees.
When he first saw the vendors selling vegetables and the meat cooking in the pot next to them, he was just as shocked as the villagers.
To witness cannibalism among one's own kind is truly an unforgettable experience.
No one wants to see that scene a second time.
Only after the refugees had disappeared did Yan Xu direct everyone to clean up the scene.
They called it "cleaning up," but in reality, they just threw the body and its remains into the ditch next to them.