Chapter Nineteenth: The Lone Rhinoceros
As night deepened and the third watch approached, a furious beast howl suddenly erupted outside Yejia Fortress, followed by the sound of walls collapsing.
"What happened?"
Inside Yejia village, lamp after lamp was lit up.
"Monster attack!"
"Monster attack!"
The night watchmen shouted loudly and woke up the rest of the sleeping tribespeople.
Soon, figures emerged one after another, and they were Ye Cangxuan, Ye Zhantian and others.
Ye Chen flew over and looked into the distance. A gigantic demon beast entered his line of sight, a creature similar to a lizard.
"It's a poisonous lizard, beware of its deadly venom!" Ye Cangxuan shouted.
"It's a 9th rank, be careful!" Ye Zhan Tian slapped his palm on the head of the single-horned lizard, only making it tilt its head to one side, and his right hand was numbed by the thick scaly armor.
The rhinoceros usually lives in the deep mountains and old forests, rarely coming to this area. Today, for some reason, it came to Yejiabao.
That unicorn lizard was slapped and became even more enraged, slapping several of its clansmen flying with one palm.
The scene was chaotic, Ye Cangxuan and Ye Zhantian took action against Du Jiao, the slightly weaker tribesmen retreated to their homes to fetch strong bows and crossbows.
The demon beast attacked the Ye family fortress, which wasn't a rare occurrence, as they had to deal with it several times every year. However, over the years, the strongest demon beasts they encountered were only around 7th rank, and it was rare for them to encounter 9th rank demon beasts. Due to the frequent attacks by demon beasts, the Ye family fortress had set up many mechanisms against them.
"Lure the Unicorn Beast into the beast trap!" Ye Zhan Tian growled.
The beast trap is a very effective way to deal with demonic beasts. First, let the demonic beast fall into the pit, and then use the mechanism to move the giant stone down. Inside, use wax oil to ignite and burn, even if it's a ninth-level demonic beast, it will definitely die without a doubt.
"Tribe leader, the mechanism of the beast trap has been destroyed by someone and the wax oil is burning!" a tribesman shouted.
Ye Zhan Tian furrowed his brow, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
"War Dragon, where is Ye Moyang? Don't let him get away! Catch Ye Moyang!" Ye Zhantian shouted loudly, destroying the beast-catching mechanism. It must be the traitor inside the fortress who did it, and it's definitely Ye Moyang without a doubt.
Ye Zhanlong's figure shot out like an arrow, rushing towards the beast trap.
The wax oil in the beast pit has been ignited, and the single-horned lizard is most afraid of fire and will not go there. It seems that it can only be ground to death or driven away.
Ordinary demonic beasts are much stronger than humans of the same rank, and the Du Jiao Xi's strength is astonishing. Ye Zhan Tian and Ye Cang Xuan can barely withstand it.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A barrage of arrows shot out towards the lone horned lizard. The damage from the bows and arrows was limited, but the defensive crossbows within the fortress still packed a considerable punch.
The giant body of the Qilin, three to four zhang tall, swung back and forth non-stop. After being shot by the strong crossbow, it became even more furious, and charged forward with a loud crash, crushing three city defense crossbows into powder.
This strong city defense crossbow was built by the Ye family fortress at great expense, and now it has been destroyed, causing Ye Zhan Tian to be extremely enraged.
"Damn beast!" Ye Zhan Tian slapped a palm on the side of the single-horned lizard.
The unicorn lizard suddenly rushed over and slammed into Ye Zhan Tian, sending him flying back several feet, his blood churning.
Although Yejia Fort was crowded, the scales of the single-horned lizard were too thick and solid. Those below the 8th rank couldn't hurt the single-horned lizard at all. Even if a master of the 8th or 9th rank used their full strength to strike, they could only make the single-horned lizard feel slightly uncomfortable.
Ye Chen flew swiftly to a place about three zhang away from the solitary horned lizard.
"Chen'er, what are you doing here? Get back!" Ye Zhanxiong exclaimed urgently, pulling Ye Chen backward.
Even a group of eight powerful people can't defeat the lone horned lizard, so Ye Chen shouldn't come to join in on the fun. With Ye Chen's strength, it's fundamentally impossible for him to hurt the lone horned lizard!
"Third Uncle, I won't take risks." Ye Chen hastily dodged away.
"What's in your hand?" Ye Zhanxiong only then noticed that Ye Chen was holding a large bundle of cloth.
Ye Chen took out a large package of black gunpowder. He had originally wanted to make the things more refined and practical, but for now he could only manage to produce such rough goods.
As Ye Zhanxiong focused his attention on the bundle of cloth in Ye Chen's hand, Ye Chen lit the fuse and rushed towards Du Jiao.
"Chen Er, come back quickly!" Ye Chen's speed was too fast, and Ye Zhan Xiong couldn't catch up.
Ye Chen got closer and closer to Du Jiao Xi, throwing that thing under Du Jiao Xi's belly.
That single-horned lizard noticed Ye Chen and slapped down with a claw.
Just as he was about to be struck by the single-horned lizard, Ye Chen suddenly burst outwards. The single-horned lizard's claws swept over his head, and with his sixth-stage strength, if he had been hit by the lizard's claw, he would have lost half his life even if he hadn't died.
"Everyone get back!" Ye Chen anxiously shouted.
When they heard Ye Chen's words, although everyone was a bit puzzled, they still retreated continuously.
Seeing Ye Chen fall to the ground, Ye Xuan rushed over regardless of the danger and tried to pull Ye Chen out.
Gunpowder is about to explode, Ye Chen sees Ye Lian coming over, his heart is so tense that he's about to die, he throws himself at Ye Lian and knocks her down, shielding her under him.
There was a loud rumbling sound, and the eardrums of the people in the field almost burst. Those who were closer felt a shockwave sweep over them, sending them flying outwards. Those who were slightly further away saw an astonishing sight: the massive body of the single-horned lizard was flipped into the air, spinning around before crashing heavily to the ground, its intestines spilling out everywhere.
That horned lizard still had a strong vitality, struggling to crawl outwards.
Ye Cangxuan couldn't care about the shock in his heart, and somehow grabbed a steel fork, stabbing fiercely at the soft flesh on the back of the lone horned lizard's neck. With a "plop" sound, the lone horned lizard was nailed to the ground.
The legs of the lizard are still trembling non-stop, grasping the ground, and it's estimated that at least a minute will pass before it dies completely!
The wounded tribesmen around fell to the ground, and the outer tribesmen rushed over to rescue them.
Ye Chen felt a soft moan coming from beneath him, the situation had been too urgent just now, he hadn't thought much about it, only to discover that Ye Xiao was being pressed under his body. Ye Xiao's face was inches away from Ye Chen's, their chests were completely stuck together, and despite the thin layer of clothing between them, he could still feel the softness of her touch. A whiff of a girl's fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
"Brother Ye Chen, can you get up?" Ye Wan's big eyes were filled with shyness, she felt that her legs seemed to be blocked by something, as if she remembered something, and her heart trembled slightly.
"Just now I was in a hurry and had to take liberties, don't mind it, sister." Ye Chen stood up somewhat awkwardly, still feeling some lingering attachment to the feeling from earlier.
"No matter what Brother Ye Chen does, I won't blame Brother Ye Chen." Ye Jia gently brushed off the dust on Ye Chen's body and said softly.
When Ye Chen heard Ye Qian's words, his heart was stirred, and a strange feeling lingered in his mind, unable to be shaken off.
