Genshin Impact: Rise of the Desert

Spear traps and animal traps caused the Thousand Rock Army to suffer greatly as soon as they encountered them.

However, due to time constraints, only a few hundred casualties were caused. After that, they proceeded cautiously and nothing serious happened.

There were no tall buildings in Yilongbu, so they first sent two thousand men to escort the spoils of war and food supplies to the northern beach. The rest of them gathered at the northern dock, preparing to deliver a heavy blow to the Qianyan Army.

Desert soldiers were hidden in countless houses and shops—on rooftops, in chimneys, under beds, in wardrobes, in cabinets...

Wang Tianle was originally a diligent soldier in the Thousand Rock Army. His mother and father tightened their belts to feed him all kinds of meat so that he could practice martial arts. Wang Tianle lived up to their expectations and successfully rose to the rank of squad leader by wearing the masks of seven Qiuqiu thugs.

Although his colleagues called him "Brother Ba Le" based on his name, Wang Tianle didn't care at all.

All he cared about was military merit, earning military merit, getting promoted, and making his parents live a good life!

At this moment, Wang Tianle led his soldiers, followed by a centurion wielding a halberd. The centurion, following the chiliarch, advanced towards the dockside street. Wang Tianle looked at the white-tasseled spear in his hand, then at the black-tasseled spears of his soldiers, and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"If it weren't for this damned leader taking half of my military merits, I would have been on equal footing with him long ago!" Wang Tianle thought maliciously, hoping that the centurion in front would die soon.

The next second, a wind elemental arrow struck, piercing the centurion's iron mask and penetrating deep into his brain.

The violent wind elemental exploded, and the centurion's brains splattered all over Wang Tianle's face.

Wang Tianle looked up and saw that the rooftops of the shops that originally belonged to the dock were now sparsely populated with desert people.

They held bows and arrows, and some of the more voluptuous women carried even larger bows, with wind elements dancing at their fingertips.

"Enemy attack!"

The centurion roared, and the soldiers immediately raised their spears and stood in front of them.

The crossbowmen behind aimed their already-stringed crossbows forward and released an arrow.

Arrows rained down, countless arrows cascading from the rooftops, while the Thousand Rock Army's lines continuously fired crossbow bolts.

"Put up the shields!" the centurion shouted.

Upon receiving the order, Qianyanjun took out a bottle of medicine from his waist and slammed it onto his body. Instantly, a yellowish-brown light shone from his body.

Geo Shield!

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"

However, the brilliance of the rock element only lasted for a short time before being extinguished in the face of the rain of arrows, forcing the Thousand Rock Army to take out potions and spray them on themselves again.

At this moment, several more centurions arrived and gathered together.

The many centurions exchanged glances in the distance and then gave the order in unison.

"Followers of Morax! Forward!"

"Boom—boom—boom—"

The Qianyan Army marched in orderly steps, their footsteps creating a rumbling sound as they approached the dock.

Wang Tianle watched helplessly as his colleague's rock elemental power shattered. Just as he stopped to retrieve a rock elemental potion from his waist, a crossbow bolt pierced the arm holding the potion. The force of the impact caused him to release his grip, shattering the potion on the ground.

Just as his colleague was about to grab another, several arrows swarmed in and pierced his chest. A few arrows were lucky enough to pass through the gaps in the bones of his chest cavity, pushing out a small bulge in his carapace, but most of them remained in his chest cavity.

Wang Tianle's rock element shield was depleted by an arrow, which startled him so much that he quickly used his dead comrade to shield himself from the rain of arrows and spray potions all over himself.

This scene played out repeatedly on the Thousand Rock Army's advance, with people constantly falling and being stepped over by their comrades. Many were forced to stop in place as their Geo shields depleted, throwing potions at themselves.

The Thousand Rock Army was not without achievements. The crossbows made by Liyue were more advanced and powerful than those of Sumeru. If they hit a deserter once, the deserter would either die or be seriously injured.

Instantly, the desert people suffered heavy casualties, and the crossbowmen on the rooftops fell one after another.

The leading Wind Hunter gritted his teeth and led his men in a retreat.

"call--"

Wang Tianle breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that many of his colleagues were there. He was then swept up by his colleagues and rushed into the street and into the house.

Wang Tianle looked around and figured the desert people were likely planning a sneak attack on the surrounding houses.

So he led his squad to a house.

As a squad leader, Wang Tianle opened the door and went inside.

The shop in front of us must be a tea shop, as there are many tea tables in the main hall and many tea canisters displayed in openwork decorative cabinets.

"boom!"

The next moment, he felt that his ankle was no longer his own, and he looked down.

There was a 30-pound animal trap under the stone bricks, which had crushed his combat boots and ankles.

"Ah—" Wang Tianle couldn't help but scream loudly.

The next second, a tea canister on the display case facing the shop's entrance fell over, scattering tea leaves all over the floor. In its place, a crossbow appeared behind the display case.

"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-"

A barrage of crossbow bolts struck Wang Tianle and his team members, with four or five of them immediately falling to the ground after their armor was pierced.

Hearing the commotion, the Thousand Rock Army soldiers marching on the street outside immediately rushed in to provide support. Two squads of Thousand Rock Army soldiers engaged in close combat poured into the shop. Just as the last Thousand Rock Army soldier was about to enter the shop, he was unfortunately targeted by the crossbowmen. Four or five crossbow bolts pierced through his armor at close range, and the force sent him flying, crashing to the ground.

Subsequently, the shop's windows were smashed, and crossbows belonging to the Thousand Rock Army protruded from the empty doors and windows.

"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-"

The Thousand Rock Army's crossbows were even more powerful, hitting the crossbowman behind the display cabinet. The crossbow bolts carried the crossbowman to the wall, while the bolts only grazed the display cabinet before knocking it down.

The close-combat Thousand Rock Army quickly put down their spears, drew their one-handed swords, and, standing on the display cabinet, began to stab the unkilled crossbowmen below. Soon, the crossbowmen were rendered incapacitated.

A Thousand Rock soldier spat fiercely at the crossbowman who had died by his sword: "Pah! You dog, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, sword dancers wielding curved swords and formation breakers with fist blades suddenly appeared at the door of the storage room and the back door of the shop. More crossbowmen appeared on the stairs, firing directly at the Thousand Rock Army crossbowmen at the door.

At this moment, the crossbowmen of the Thousand Rock Army had just fired their crossbow bolts and were stepping on the crossbows to cock them. Their best-protected back armor and breastplates were covered by their heads and limbs.

Being shot through the arm was considered good; the two Thousand Rock Army crossbowmen at the door were large targets, and their helmets were pierced by crossbow bolts that went straight into their brains.

"kill!"

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and they didn't hesitate to say a few words. The two groups immediately clashed. Inside the room, the Thousand Rock Army was unable to attack with their spears or form a battle formation.

However, the Thousand Rock Army wore at least two layers of armor, while the Desert Army only wore one layer, so they fought to a standstill.

This scene is playing out in every shop.

The Chiyan Army on the streets kept splitting up to reinforce their comrades who were struggling in the battle.

A steady stream of Thousand Rock Army soldiers poured into the docks from all directions, joining this meat grinder-like battlefield, storming into homes and shops, either dying inside or successfully occupying them.

In the distance, desert warriors on horseback gallop down the main road, while infantrymen move across rooftops, sidewalks, and houses.

The gilded warrior, relying on his powerful physique, smashed through the load-bearing wall and rushed from one house to another.

When Keqing arrived at the scene, the corpses were piled up in the house, forming a small mountain. Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely in the pile of corpses, on the streets, and on the rooftops!

Blood flowed through the streets, causing people to slip and fall repeatedly.

A large-scale, brutal war, where people of the same kind kill each other. Keqing, who had never witnessed such a sight before, stood there dumbfounded.