Chapter 422
In addition to Xie Dayu and the expert of the Xie Family, the Great Elder Xie Xuan, the Second Elder Xie Ren, the Fourth Elder Xie Xin, and the Fifth Elder Xie Yi were standing on the left and right sides of the hall. As for the Young Masters and Young Ladies of the Xie Family, they were nowhere to be seen. Because of Xie Tongsheng’s death, the other Young Masters and Young Ladies of the collateral family all avoided Xie Dayu, who was still grieving over the loss of his son. They were afraid that they would be killed by Xie Dayu.
Xie Xuan looked at the furious Xie Dayu and wanted to say something but stopped. Finally, he plucked up his courage to persuade him, “Lord Chief, please calm down. The incident in Rongyang City should have spread throughout the Moonview Tribe by now. Xiao Chen, that little bastard, is very clever. He easily destroyed our plan to kill him with a borrowed knife. Now, there may not be many families in the Moonview Tribe who are willing to risk their lives for the bounty …”
“Enough!
I know what you said. It’s useless to talk about it!
Tell me how to deal with it! ”
Hearing that Xie Xuan seemed to be praising Xiao Chen’s cleverness, Xie Dayu couldn’t help but interrupt Xie Xuan’s long speech coldly and impatiently.
“Uh …” Xie Xuan realized that he had said something to boost Xiao Chen’s prestige. For a moment, he was speechless. His old face was full of embarrassment. He frowned and pondered for a while. Then, he shook his head and said,
“In the current situation, the Xie Family can’t force the Moonview Tribe to send troops to deal with Xiao Chen. We can only increase the bounty and hope that some reckless people will deal with Xiao Chen. However, with the powerful Lion King guarding Xiao Chen, the possibility of those reckless people killing Xiao Chen is too small.”
“Lord Chief, now only the experts of the Xie Family can personally go and ask the Old Chief to kill Xiao Chen. Because the Lion King is a little powerful. A conservative estimate is that it is a peak sixth-class Beast King. It is very likely that it has entered the early seventh-class Beast King. The combat power of the early seventh-class Beast King is comparable to the combat power of a human expert at the second or third stage of the Dragon Elephant Realm.”
“Asking the Old Clan Leader to help?”
Xie Dayu hesitated when he heard that he was going to disturb his father’s closed-door training. He knew that the Lion King was not easy to deal with, but he did not dare to disturb his father’s closed-door training because his father was trying to break through from the peak of the second level of the Dragon Elephant Realm to the third level of the Dragon Elephant Realm. He could not be disturbed unless he was facing the crisis of extermination.
“No!”
Considering the importance of his father’s breakthrough, Xie Dayu rejected this method of fighting against the enemy. He asked unhappily, “There are so many elders here. Can’t you think of a feasible way?
Hmm? ”
“This …” The four elders of the Xie Family looked at each other, unable to think of a solution.
The strength of Xiao Chen’s side was clear for all to see. The strength of their group wasn’t weak at all. In addition to Blood River and the 3rd Elder who was currently recuperating, the Xie Clan had a total of four Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants. Their overall strength was incomparably strong but no matter how many Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants they had, it was still insufficient when facing the Lion King. If the four of them joined forces against the Lion King, it would already be considered pretty good if they could last a few rounds.
“Trash!
All of you are trash!
What’s the point of raising you? ”
Xie Dayu had always been unhappy with his two uncles who were stronger and smarter than him, namely Xie Xuan and Xie Ren. He took this opportunity to directly scold them. After scolding them, his originally bad mood became a lot better.
“Clan Leader, your subordinate is incompetent.”
Xie Xuan and Xie Ren were well aware of Xie Dayu’s vile mentality. Both of them were angry but didn’t dare to show it. After all, the elders and the clan leader couldn’t be compared. The clan leader could arbitrarily convict the elders of crimes, but the elders couldn’t disobey any orders from the clan leader.
“Hmph!”
Xie Dayu stopped scolding after a few words. After all, the elders were the backbone of the clan and going too far was as bad as not going far enough. As the clan leader, if he went too far, it would cause the elders to rebel. If the elders didn’t support the clan leader, the clan leader would become a commander without an army.
The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became oppressive. One Xiao Chen made the entire Moonwatch Tribe cower at the sight of him. The overlord of the Moonwatch Tribe, the Xie Family, was badly battered and at a loss as to what to do.
Other than assisting Fourth Elder Xie in managing the family business, Fifth Elder Xie Yi also took care of the City Lord Manor, which was also the Xie Residence’s defense. He was suitable for building fortifications.
He was very good at building fortifications. Other than arranging for the deployment of the family’s experts in many hidden places in the huge City Lord Manor, he had also purchased a batch of military weapons, such as military crossbows and war chariots.
The military crossbows were a little huge. They were more than ten times larger than the small crossbows used by ordinary bandits. They weighed hundreds of kilograms and required three to four soldiers in the army to use a military crossbow. If it was used by warriors, warriors in the White Tiger Realm would be able to use it easily.
Small crossbows could cause damage to warriors who didn’t use the Desolate Power to protect themselves. They were especially lethal to low-level warriors. However, their speed wasn’t very fast. Typically, warriors had faster reactions and could easily dodge them. Even when faced with many small crossbows that used the Desolate Power to protect themselves, it was still difficult to deal a fatal blow.
The military crossbow was different. Its explosive power was extremely powerful and fast. It had a force of thousands of kilograms. With such a powerful force propelling it, the speed of the arrow shot out reached a terrifying level. It was about the same speed as a Purple Image realm expert’s Power of Desolates attack. It was even faster than that.
The faster the crossbow arrow, the more lethal it was. Furthermore, the crossbow arrow was made of alloy. Its strength and hardness might not be comparable to a desolate artifact, but it was still very terrifying. It could easily break through a Purple Image realm’s Desolate Power protection. Even a Celestial Image realm’s Desolate Power armor would be broken under the continuous attacks of the military crossbows.
In other words, if many military crossbows shot at the same time, it was possible to kill a Celestial Image realm warrior. If a Dragon Elephant Realm warrior did not release his Desolate Power armor and did not dodge, he would not be able to withstand the attacks of the military crossbows with his strengthened body.
Thinking of the large sum of money he had spent to buy a batch of military crossbows last month, Xie Yi’s eyes lit up. He blurted out, “Patriarch, I have a plan that works!”
“Oh?”
Xie Dayu, who had a gloomy expression, saw Xie Yi’s excited expression. He could not help but order curiously, “Quickly say it!”
“Military crossbows!” Xie Yi spat out the two words loudly and proudly.
“Military crossbows?”
Xie Dayu was stunned. He did not know much about the power of the military crossbows, so he was immediately disappointed. He lost interest and casually asked, “Fifth Elder, is that thing useful?
The Lion King is very likely to be a seventh-grade beast king. Isn’t it a bit of a fantasy to use a military crossbow to shoot it to death? ”
Xie Xuan, Xie Ren and Xie Xin had only heard that the King’s army seemed to have military crossbows, but they did not know much about the immense power of the military crossbows. Hence, they cast doubtful gazes at the confident smiling Xie Yi, hoping to hear his explanation.
Xie Yi noticed that everyone’s eyes were on him and felt a little smug. He began to speak eloquently, “Patriarch, Elders, you might not know this, but this military crossbow is very powerful. It is a killing weapon in the army. It can take the life of an enemy general from a thousand meters away. Once it is shot, a thousand troops will not be able to block it. It is rumored that it can penetrate a thick bronze city gate. It has the strength of five thousand kilograms and its speed is unparalleled …”
“Enough!”
Xie Dayu saw that Xie Yi was going on endlessly, so he impatiently interrupted Xie Yi. He said lightly, “Since you said that the military crossbow is so powerful, then I will leave the important task of dealing with Xiao Chen to you. Go and prepare!”