Return to the City: The Strongest King

Bang!

With a muffled sound, a piece of rattan shield finally could not withstand round after round of impact and was pierced by several of the opponent's spears, ultimately breaking open.

The enemies in that direction immediately shouted excitedly, as two spears unhesitatingly thrust towards the shield bearer.

The shield bearer wasn't considered a top expert, and at this moment had no time to dodge, directly getting struck by the two spears in the abdomen and chest.

With two sounds, the spear tips hit the shield bearer, making sounds like being hit on worthless leather, directly knocking the shield bearer away, but did not penetrate into his body.

Over the past few days, Song Xiaodong and the others had hunted many Poisonous Dragons. Don't be fooled by the large amount of bacteria in their mouths; it's secreted from a gland inside the mouth, the flesh inside isn't toxic, and can indeed be eaten.

The most crucial point, however, is that their skin is very tough. After being peeled off, it's directly made into leather armor. This leather armor is definitely a good thing; not only is it not rigid when worn, not affecting movement, but also after some processing by the locals, appears even tougher.

Though those two spears of the opponents were strong and forceful, they did not break through the leather armor's defense, merely knocking the person away without truly piercing into the body.

In this world, no one had ever used such tough leather armor, and when those two realized their spear tips didn't penetrate the shield bearer's body, they couldn't help but be stunned.

On the battlefield, things change in an instant. This momentary daze is enough to be fatal, and the spearmen on Song Xiaodong's side unhesitatingly thrust their spears forward, directly piercing the opponents' abdomens. They didn't have such tough leather armor, and the spear tips of these spearmen were sharper than ordinary ones, especially to compensate for the breach, causing the two opponents to be pierced through immediately.

Even though two were killed, the breach was still open, and the opponents had already paid a price of over twenty deaths for this result. They were indeed unwilling to let this go, as several people charged madly forward, hoping to retain their gains and use this breach as a breakthrough point to completely disrupt Song Xiaodong's formation.

Song Xiaodong shouted deeply, "Hold the other three sides." Then his spear picked someone up, buying time as he alone blocked the incoming enemies.

However, the opponents had already been driven mad by the killing, and as Song Xiaodong picked one up, another charged forth; as the second one was picked up, the third came rushing in, each not being weak. Even with Song Xiaodong's skills, wanting to resolve the fight in one spear thrust required extreme effort.

At this moment, no tricks worked; wanting to avoid the sharp edge and find a chance to attack was out of the question. Only a fatal strike could ensure one's survival.

"Follow me!" Song Xiaodong shouted again, stepping forward actively after picking up another, no longer passive defense but beginning a counterattack.

He must lead everyone in a breakout; otherwise, even with tough shields and armor, in the end, these people would be exhausted to death.

"Sir, we'll hold them; you escape first!" Zhang Long shouted loudly.

"Nonsense, you're my soldiers, so I must lead you out together. Follow me closely!" In Song Xiaodong's loud shout, his spear danced, driving back two more.

Zhang Long paused for a moment, then swung his spear forcefully, shouting loudly: "Sir lives and dies with us; we will not diminish the sir's prestige; everyone charge with him!"

The intention to break through suddenly changed the scene; Song Xiaodong's people formed a Great Sword, Song Xiaodong being the sword tip, cleaving through opponents wherever it reached, with those behind and to the sides risking their lives to block other attacks, allowing Song Xiaodong to focus on charging forward.

After blocking a spear thrust towards Song Xiaodong, Zhang Long was targeted at the waist by another spear, now completely unable to dodge with thoughts prepared for death.

A spear suddenly thrust forward, directly deflecting that spear. Zhang Long looked up to find it was Song Xiaodong who returned to support him.

This made him only feel a surge of blood rushing to his head; in this world, those of low status are only meant to die for those of high status, and those of high status never really care about the lives of lower-status people.

On such a battlefield, Song Xiaodong still disregarding his own safety to protect his life, it's hard not to be moved, hard not to make Zhang Long resolutely loyal to Song Xiaodong.

Song Xiaodong wasn't just safeguarding Zhang Long; everyone within spear range was protected by him.

This advance was slow but resulted in minimal casualties; currently, Song Xiaodong's foundation was weak, so preserving one was preserving another.

The battle continued ceaselessly, with both sides driven mad by bloodshed. Song Xiaodong's body was long splattered with blood, indistinguishable whether it was his own, the enemy's, or his comrades'.

Suddenly a loud shout rang out: "Who dares run rampant in Black Dragon City!"

Upon hearing this voice, Song Xiaodong's people immediately regained vigor, for it was the voice of Huyan Lie.

"Retreat!" Lu Tian'ao's eyes turned crimson, but helplessly, he still issued the retreat command, leaving behind no less than forty bodies, ultimately unable to stop Song Xiaodong and his crew.