Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 379 - 33: Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry (Part 2)

"The Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry actually possesses such a powerful long-range attack capability?" Ye Jiu was completely stunned—A hundred years later, although the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry would still be equipped with some bows and crossbows, they were mostly palm-sized hand crossbows or short bows less than a meter long. These weapons were adequate for dealing with unarmored targets, but if the enemy was equipped with shields or armor, the lethality of such weapons was quite limited. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

However, the strong bows and powerful crossbows in the hands of the current Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry could even directly pierce through the shields and plate armor of heavy infantry. Against these humanoid demon-like creatures, who wore at most leather and chain armor for protection, killing them was as easy as mowing the lawn.

"Could it be that the later Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry was outfitted with castrated equipment?" Ye Jiu looked down at his saddle, and sure enough, on the right side of the saddle hung a powerful crossbow—The crossbow had already been strung, and the heavy iron box above the bow arms was packed with crossbow bolts forged from refined iron.

This was even a semi-automatic Zhuge Crossbow!

"Could this be the long-lost Zhuge Crossbow?" Ye Jiu took down the crossbow in amazement and discovered there was even a safety catch on the side of the trigger, similar to modern firearms!

"Oh my gosh..."

Ye Jiu released the safety, leveled the crossbow while on horseback, aimed at a demon-like creature nearly a hundred paces away, and swiftly pulled the trigger.

A crossbow bolt whistled out, instantly crossing the hundred paces distance and fully embedding itself into the body of the creature. Meanwhile, the next bolt naturally fell from the iron box into the firing slot of the crossbow, and accompanied by a series of complex mechanized sounds, the bowstring snapped back into place, ready for the next shot.

"This thing works just like a gun!" Ye Jiu looked enviously at the crossbow in his hand, "If only 'massacre' included one of these crossbows..."

Unwittingly, Ye Jiu seemed to no longer dwell on why he had been thrown into this battlefield—To him, this might be a test from the "massacre," although he couldn't quite understand what passing this "test" would entail.

Not participating in the battle might be the wise choice, but clearly, for "massacre," that was not the correct answer.

If Ye Jiu did not slay a single demon-like creature, it would mean he and "massacre" were completely incompatible, and henceforth, their synchronization might plummet drastically...

But participating in the battle... Though the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry and demon-like creatures had not yet engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat, Ye Jiu could already tell this was an extremely brutal battle, and surviving such a conflict without killing to the point of frenzy was simply impossible.

But if he really killed to the point of frenzy...

Wouldn't he become a puppet of murderous desire?

Could this be a trap?

"Massacre" had watched him resist for so long, only to take this opportunity to set a trap, forcing him to fall into it?

Either give up "massacre," or abandon himself... Ye Jiu could only choose between the two.

"Damn it, you're not playing fair." Ye Jiu said in frustration, tapping his chest plate's Heart Protection Mirror, which responded immediately with a resonant clink.

"Is there a third option..." For some reason, Ye Jiu instinctively thought of Sun Hang.

If Sun Hang were in his place now, what choice would he make?

Ye Jiu suddenly realized he couldn't guess the answer at all.

Though he had spent a long time with Sun Hang and thought he knew him well... Upon further reflection, he found himself utterly unfamiliar with him; everything about him was so unpredictable... Put in layman's terms, "That guy never played by the rules."

However, sometimes, just when you thought he wouldn't play by the rules, he'd unexpectedly play a conventional card, like pairing a pair of threes.

"Damn it, at such a critical moment, why am I thinking about that bastard?" Ye Jiu forcefully shook his head.

He thought of a third option.

That is, amidst the frenzy of slaughter, to hold fast to the clarity within his heart.

"Can I do it...?" Ye Jiu glanced at the crossbow in his hand, then looked at the horde of demon-like creatures less than thirty paces away from the front line of the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious at heart.

However, the battlefield didn't leave him much time for contemplation. The Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry in the front line let out a series of howls beneath their masks, throwing iron chains to their comrades beside them and linking entire rows of warhorses together with these chains.

These iron chains were covered with barbed iron caltrops, and when the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry at the front line charged into the demon horde, the chains brought down a large swath of helpless demon-like creatures!

The second line of Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry followed suit immediately, and the iron hooves of the warhorses trampled those downed creatures into pulp, while the fish that slipped through the net were finished off by the cavalry wielding long halberds—their long halberds were shrouded with a purple-black flame that would incinerate the demon creatures into ashes within seconds after piercing through their bodies.

"Thousands of adept-oriented demon equipment suits... Even in modern times, that would be a formidable force." Ye Jiu murmured, lying on the horse's back, "Why would Emperor Zhen Guan establish such a troop... and where did their enemies come from... Could it be that during the Golden Age of Tang, there was already a large-scale active period of demon creatures?"

In the last large active period of demon creatures, 99% of human civilizations were wiped out, leaving only the ancient civilization of the Xiazhou Continent surviving... And in the Golden Age of Tang, Emperor Zhen Guan managed to suppress a large active period of demon creatures with just a few thousand Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry?

How could this be possible given the technological level at that time?

"No... it shouldn't have been a global active period... maybe just a local area activation." Ye Jiu kept modifying his conjectures, "Just like the Eternal Night, which has happened several times in history, albeit the government usually chose to let the people in the affected areas fend for themselves, seldom organizing dedicated troops to purge the demon creatures emerging from the Eternal Night Region... thinking of it this way, it seems plausible."

A peerless emperor like Emperor Zhen Guan clearly couldn't tolerate rampant demon creatures under his rule, so forming a Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry to counter demon creatures, regardless of cost, would be reasonable.

The only thing Ye Jiu couldn't understand was, how did the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry acquire so many demon equipment suits and find so many compatibles? Given the research level on demon creatures during the Golden Age of Tang, they probably couldn't even measure the synchronization rate between demon equipment suits and compatibles, right?

"Wait... demon equipment suits? Mass production? Compatible matching..." Ye Jiu's eyes widened.

He thought of one thing.

The red cube that Sun Hang found in the underground palace.

According to Sun Hang, that thing could mass-produce artifact-like demon creatures, and even tailor the adaptability of demon creatures according to the user's will... In other words, it could be used to mass-produce demon equipment suits and find compatibles, thereby forming an army entirely composed of compatibles?

This implies that the mass production plan that almost knocked Sun Hang's socks off... had already been accomplished by Emperor Zhen Guan over a thousand years ago?

While pondering, the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry's formation had already collided with the majority of the demon creatures, countless demon creatures being knocked flying by the nearly thousand-pound combined mass of man and horse of the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry. However, many of the Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry were also dragged off their horses by the demon creatures and torn to pieces within moments.

The charge didn't halt, yet the number of Mysterious Armor Brave Cavalry around Ye Jiu was visibly dwindling without pause.

There were just too many demon creatures...