Chapter 18 Attacked
The moment he stepped into the teleportation array, Wang Yao felt as if he had walked into the water curtain of a waterfall. An invisible pressure pressed down on him from top to bottom. At the same time, his whole body seemed to be soaked in water, icy cold, giving people the illusion that they were really under the water curtain of a waterfall. But all this was short-lived. Before Wang Yao could savor the feeling, his body warmed up and he had already walked through the teleportation array. The warm wind blew towards him, and his eyes suddenly became clear.

What comes into view is a giant square paved with slate stone slabs and surrounded by high walls. In the center of the square, on an intricately carved platform, a magic square crystal with a radius of 15 meters is shining with brilliant blue light.

This is the canyon battlefield!
Wang Yao was shocked in his heart.

It should be said that what shocked Wang Yao was not the crystal platform as high as his own pavilion, but the base square in front of him. Have you seen the 44 square meters of Tiananmen Square? Yes, it was just such a sense of déjà vu. At first glance, there was only a gray and white flower rock floor!

The other team members seemed to be accustomed to the magnificent scene before them. Once they passed the portal, they consciously left the team and followed Su An, while Su An led everyone to a corner first.

After scanning everyone, Su An's sight stopped at Wang Yao, and then he said: "Everyone has just heard that our mission this time is to recapture the first defense tower and support the front-line team. Let's follow the old rules. Erda, you are responsible for exploring and clearing the way in front, Shiliang and Xiaoye, you two are vigilant on the left and right, I will be responsible for the safety of the rear, Maomao, you are responsible for support in the middle, as for Wang Yao, you stay by Maomao's side and be responsible for her safety. I emphasize the discipline again, no stupid behavior is allowed, the distance between teammates cannot exceed ten meters, we cannot be careless and let the enemy have the opportunity to break our formation, and we must not let the enemy threaten Maomao's safety, do you understand?!"

"understand!"

There were five people, but only Wang Yao responded loudly. He was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at his teammates and found that they were all looking at him.

Wang Yao read a message from their eyes: his teammates were worried that he would do something stupid!
Is he so unreliable in the eyes of others? !

Wang Yao felt a little lost. This feeling of not being trusted by his teammates made him feel insecure for some reason.

"Okay, let's go." Su An didn't say anything more. With a wave of his hand, the team began to walk towards the road above.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the base square is basically comparable to the area of ​​Tiananmen Square, because Wang Yao and his party walked for two hours before reaching the end of the square. At the same time, a towering tower appeared in their field of vision. When they were about 200 yards (about 180 meters) away from the tower, Wang Yao suddenly had a strange feeling of being "locked".

This tower is five meters high and is made of countless hard rocks. At the top of the tower, there is a blue flag with the word "Shu" on it. Wang Yao stood under the tower and looked up. He could only vaguely see a figure walking on it.

I guess this is the high ground defense tower?

Without stopping, the group bypassed the defense tower. When they came to the edge of the base square, Wang Yao finally understood why this place was called "high ground". This was because outside the base square, there was a slope about one kilometer long. In military terms, this was an excellent defensive terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Further up the slope were endless plains and forests. Wang Yao could even see a river as thin as a thread and strange birds occasionally flying overhead.

The scene before him was familiar, because Wang Yao had seen the floor plan of the Glory Canyon, but when he was in it, he still couldn't help but feel extremely shocked by his own insignificance and the hugeness of the canyon!

What you see due to the limitation of the mobile phone screen size is actually very insignificant, just like the Huashan Mountain in the photo, which does not seem surprising until one day you see it with your own eyes. At that moment, you understand what majestic and high means.

However, the shock was only short-lived, because the slope below the plateau was all covered with dirt and mud. At this time, walking on it with equipment weighing more than ten pounds was a very painful thing. This was still downhill, so it would probably be very difficult to come back.

But this was not the worst. Since entering this strange place, Wang Yao's nerves had been tense. He could not help thinking of what Shi Liang had said to Xiao Ye. When he first joined the 17th team, they had mentioned the "unlucky guy", Wang Yao's predecessor. As soon as he entered the battlefield, he was shot through the forehead by a cold arrow, his brains flew everywhere, and he died on the spot.
The first time Wang Yao heard Shi Liang and the others talk about this, he didn't pay much attention to it. Until this moment, those words began to haunt his mind like a nightmare. Will he also follow in the footsteps of his predecessor? Will there be an enemy hiding in that corner, aiming at him with a crossbow? Will an arrow pierce his head in the next second, and then he will die in a daze, and finally be completely forgotten by everyone.
My mind is full of such thoughts.

Only when a person is extremely close to death will he feel fear from the bottom of his heart.

That's right, Wang Yao was afraid of death, very afraid. This was different from the previous war movies where he sat in front of the computer and watched all kinds of bloody war movies. This time, he was actually on the battlefield, and those tragic deaths that appeared in the movies could happen to him at any time.

Suddenly, Wang Yao felt someone patting his shoulder, and he turned back in horror.

"Are you okay?" Maomao beside him was shocked by Wang Yao's reaction.

"It's okay, it's okay." Wang Yao realized that his voice was dry and hoarse.

"We've been walking for almost three hours. Have some water." Maomao handed over a water bag. "Thank you." Wang Yao took the water bag and gulped down two big mouthfuls. He felt better and handed the water bag back to Maomao: "Sorry, I was a little nervous just now."

"Tian, ​​don't be nervous, it's okay. We haven't reached the first defense tower yet. It's safe here." Maomao comforted softly.

Seeing Maomao's caring expression, Wang Yao forced a smile. He looked at the cautious figure in front of him and asked, "Why did the captain give the task of clearing the way to Erda? Shouldn't it be Shi Liang and Xiao Ye?"

Maomao smiled and said, "Because Erda is the most powerful fighter besides the captain. He can beat Shi Liang and Xiao Ye in a minute. Moreover, he is very good at removing traps, so of course he has to clear the way."

Wang Yao looked at Erda's back with a little surprise. He didn't expect that this usually low-key guy was the second in command of the team. In fact, Wang Yao privately paid attention to this soldier who was about the same age as him. Not for this, but because Wang Yao thought his name was funny. It reminded him of watching Bruce Lee's movies on Earth. Every time Bruce Lee made a move, he would say, "Ah, fight!!!"

"Isn't he usually so quiet?" Wang Yao tried to chat with Maomao to relieve the pressure.

"Yeah, he's like this usually." Maomao suddenly started hesitating.

"In fact, he just doesn't trust you, so he doesn't want to tell you too much." The captain behind him came up and said, "You have to remember that the higher the level of a warrior, the less likely it is for him to trust the people around him, because in their eyes, the most reliable person is always himself. If you want to gain his trust, you must show him your strength."

Maomao turned around and glared at Su An, as if to say, "Uncle, you are too straightforward, right? This is not conducive to team unity, okay?"

Of course, Wang Yao didn't care much about this. He even agreed with Erda's approach. It was just like when you are playing a match, you, a King rank, would be too lazy to say hello to a bunch of Bronze teammates.

At this moment, Erda, who was exploring the way ahead, suddenly raised his left hand and stopped. Shi Liang whispered to him, "There is a trap on the ground."

Erda slowly squatted on the ground and carefully dug up the soil under his feet. After a while, he pulled out a metal object similar to a trap from the ground like pulling a carrot. But at the moment Erda pulled out the trap, Wang Yao suddenly saw something reflecting under the trap in the sunlight. It was a very thin wire.

"Be careful!" Wang Yao only had time to shout, and in the midst of lightning and flames, with a "bang", an arrow suddenly shot out from a small tree on the side of the road, and its target was Maomao who was at the back of the team and had not yet reacted!
Wang Yao didn't think much about it and reflexively raised his shield to block Maomao.

With a ding sound, a huge force came from the shield, and the arrow fell weakly to the ground.

Everyone was stunned. A double trap?!

Just as everyone was distracted, several black shadows suddenly jumped out from the bushes on the side of the road and rushed towards Erda, Shiliang, Ono and the other two. In an instant, the sounds of swords clashing and roars were heard. They were attacked!

Wang Yao looked at the chaotic scene in panic. Those attackers were all dressed as soldiers, but the color of their armor was black. In the melee, Xiao Ye groaned and was knocked to the ground by a black soldier who suddenly jumped out of the bushes. The other party was pressing on him and stabbing his heart with the sword in his hand!
"Danger!" Wang Yao felt a heat in his head and rushed forward suddenly, stabbing the black soldier who was pressing on Xiaoye with his back to the black sword in his hand.

With a "puff" sound, the black sword easily pierced through the armor on the black soldier's back with an unstoppable momentum. The tip of the sword, with hot blood, came out from his chest in front, just like the feeling of piercing a piece of foam.

Wang Yao was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that in a moment of desperation, he accidentally pierced the enemy's heart with his sword.

But before he could react, Wang Yao felt a strong hand pulling him back. When the black sword was pulled out of the black soldier's body, bright red blood splashed all over Wang Yao's face, warm and sticky.

"Damn it! Didn't you hear what I said before leaving the high ground? Get back! Your mission is to protect Maomao!!" Su An cursed while picking up a knife and joining the melee.

Wang Yao, whose face was covered in blood, was confused and had not yet recovered from the aftermath of his first murder. He instinctively stepped back. Suddenly, a burning breath came from behind him.

Wang Yao turned his head subconsciously, and saw the usually sunny black-haired girl staring at the battlefield with a frosty face. In her right hand, a scorching fireball was spinning at high speed, like a beast baring its deadly fangs at her enemy.
(End of this chapter)