Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 538: Siege

Chapter 538: Chapter 538: Siege

The horizon glowed with an orange twilight, the endless dark mountains layering upon each other. Where the two met in the distance, if one could ignore the strange smell, it was quite a beautiful sight.

Shen Wenchen, with a bow in hand, squinted his eyes slightly, overlooking everything below Yan City’s wall.

The monster under the city wall also looked up at him, its body twisted in an almost distorted pose.

Beneath its ashen-green skin, darker veins were increasingly apparent, its sharp teeth were all the more striking, and its vertical pupils made one’s hair stand on end.

There was no wind.

The monster beneath the wall suddenly darted forward, rushing towards the city wall at an extreme speed.

Shen Wenchen pulled his bowstring back with an arrow notched, a whooshing sound echoed as the arrow shot straight at the monster’s face.

It tilted to the side to dodge, the arrow grazed its shoulder, and instantly, flames burst into the air, forming a cloud of fire.

Grayish-green skin was scorched by the flame, the smell of charred flesh was extraordinarily disgusting.

Yet, there was no fear on its face; the corners of its lips were raised high as if it was mocking their smugness.

"Fire—"

At the call, a rain of arrows shot forth. For a moment, the ground beneath the city wall was covered in flames. Some monsters were hit directly in the face and fell to the ground amid the fire.

More were rushing towards the city wall, vainly attempting to climb it.

Nanzhi had just given birth, and Shen Wenchen hadn’t even had time to comfort her before he had to leave.

This matter made him extremely furious.

Now, seeing them swarm out to attack the city, his rage reached a peak.

On the battlefield, Shen Yanluo appeared again, awestruck by the others.

"I told you, the General is Shen Yanluo!"

A soldier beside him exclaimed, a foolish smile on his face.

"Be careful, you brat!"

Seeing him distracted, the elder brother walking with him kicked him, blocking a gap for him.

Several dozen monsters scrambled to climb up, the sound of their nails scratching against the wall was constant. It only made one feel their teeth grate.

Seeing that the leader was about to climb up, Shen Wenchen drew his sword and lunged.

Only a fool would hold a sword and not attack, the best strategy at this moment was to strike while the enemy was unprepared.

Having cut off one of its hands, the color in Shen Wenchen’s eyes deepened a bit.

"You, can’t stop us."

It seemed oblivious of the pain in its hand, its mouth split into a grin, revealing rows of white, chilling teeth.

Shen Wenchen scrunched his eyebrows and spit right into its face.

"You’re damned ugly, the more I look at you, the uglier you get!"

The creature seemed dazed for a moment, it didn’t react. Seizing the opportunity, Shen Wenchen raised his hand and cleaved off its head with his sword.

Aware that its neck felt lighter,, the creature seemed to realize, its eyes were wide open in shock.

Had it...died?

Watching its head fly into the air before plummeting down, Shen Wenchen, still suspicious, shot an arrow at the falling head.

Flames erupted, turning the head into a fireball. He watched as a semi-transparent worm inside it twisted crazily. Shen Wenchen raised an eyebrow, sneering.

Just a measly worm, what are you smug about?

One after another, the monsters were all trying to scale the wall. Even with exploding balls and boiling tar, it seemed extremely difficult to hold them back.

The men guarding the remaining three city gates couldn’t be moved casually, all they could do was fiercely hold their ground.

These creatures, they must have some other plan!

The sky full of fire illuminated half of the city, citizens hidden inside their houses wrapped their faces with bedding, quietly waiting for the dawn.

"It’s coming again! Be careful!"

With cries rising, the city wall was swarmed with monsters fighting their way up. Flames reached sky-high, and the stench of blood gradually pervaded.

Injured people were continually being carried down, the area beneath the city wall was strewn with monster remains.

Black, greasy stains spattered all around, a nauseating smell hung in the air, enough to make one retch.

Humans have limited stamina, but the monsters seemed inexhaustible. Even if all their limbs were torn off, they continued to crawl forwards.

Seeing the monsters that resembled human swine, the younger ones went weak at the knees, leaning on the wall and retching.

"Move away!"

The men of Qing Fenghan could no longer stand watching. They pushed the young lads behind them and stepped forward.

Chi Sheng wasn’t far from Shen Wenchen, just looking at his fierce determination, one could tell he was furious.

After all, his wife had just given birth, and he had to rush to guard the city, it was natural for him to be in a bad mood.

Seeing the injured, some on the verge of life or death, Shen Wenchen bluntly stabbed his sword into their brows, twisting it left and right, grinding the half-translucent parasite inside into a pulp, until the flesh was mushy before halting his actions.

If it was a matter of parasites, then the solution was simple.

Kicking the corpse off the city wall, it happened to smash into a monster midway in its climb. Shen Wenchen raised his eyebrows, turned around, and lunged at the monster behind him.

Chi Sheng was no match for Shen Wenchen in martial arts, and he started to struggle a bit.

Seizing the opportunity, a monster lunged at him. Chi Sheng avoided it by moving to the side, his sword pierced through its neck.

Foul-smelling dark red blood dripped down the blade. A translucent parasite stretched half its body out of the wound, attempting to crawl up the blade towards Chi Sheng.

In the light of the flames, the translucent parasite looked particularly disgusting. Chi Sheng made a sound of disgust and positioned the tip of his sword into the torch.

As the heat seared its body, the parasite thrashed wildly, but all in vain. In less than three breaths’ time, it had dried up into a thin, shriveled mess.

Once the control of the parasite was gone, the body quickly collapsed and fell head first down the city wall.

Perhaps because of the high morale that day, the battle went rather smoothly.

Many were injured, but fewer than ten lost their lives.

Compared to previous battles, this was a significant improvement.

These monsters weren’t ordinary people after all. If encountered on level ground, an average person could only expect to die.

Now that they were in a high position and knew the monsters’ weaknesses, if they couldn’t defend better, it would be impossible to hold the city.

As long as they could find the suitable replacement for the tubes, they would be able to exterminate all of these monsters.

The monsters had suffered heavy losses, their leader was beheaded by Shen Wenchen at the outset. The rest fell into chaos for the next two hours, their attacks even weaker than previous ones.

The darkness of the night completely engulfed the sky, only the fire of Yan City shone brightly on the land.

The strong smell in the air was getting worse, forcing people to cover their noses.

The gatekeepers on the west city wall stood upright, vigilant, staring at the woods under the city.

The general was defending the city with his men at the main gate, they could not let their guard down.

Just as it was time to change shifts, there was a rustling sound from the trees under the city.

"Something’s coming!"

Aze, with his sharp ears, was the first to hear the noise.

As his words fell, several monsters were already rushing at them.

The moat around the city wall seemed like a mere decoration, offering no resistance at all.

"Release the arrows!"

Aze was startled and pulled an arrow from the quiver to shoot. Amid the sparks, the eerie eye slits of those monsters stared directly at them.