Chapter 36: Ashigaru

Ashigaru is the name of the lowest class of infantry in ancient Japan, and this name is derived from the Chinese "Bukuai" (ι–‹εΏ«, which is an errand in the yamen to arrest criminals). The subordinate personnel who appeared in Japan's Heian period and were in charge of public security in Kyoto and the country of the Reiki system were the original prototypes of Ashigaru. They were usually engaged in hard labor, and in wartime they became foot soldiers. During the Warring States period, they were trained in bows and arrows, guns, and formed into troops; In the Edo period, he became the lowest class samurai and miscellaneous soldiers.

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The battle line is in front of you, and the flags are numerous. Qing Yi relied on the [Soul Force Field] to see the contrast between the enemy and the enemy in an instant, the living beings were mostly players, and the soul strength was sufficient but unorganized; The necrons are mostly NPCs, and although they are of a low level, they are full of resilience. The balance of victory is tilting in favor of the living, but it is not possible to distinguish the winner overnight, which is what Kazuki Ringo called the "Thousand Day Hand".

The two Necromantic Kings revert back to their prototypes.

The prototype of the Flower Moon Ringo, Qingyi is still the first time to see it - the hair is scattered, the complexion is pale, and the eyebrows of the palace are painted; The eyes and mouth are so dark that they are bottomless, and at first glance there are three big holes on the face, which do not look like ordinary people's facial features, but like the characters in the famous painting "The Scream"; The kimono is washed plain, and the original color escapes from the kimono drop by drop, forming a thick haze; Her whole body floated in the air, exuding a chilly aura that could be confirmed without touching her body; Her fan has been transformed into a black wooden wat board in the air of death and "despicable blood", indicating that she has also mastered the art of temporary enchantment.

The sword soldier Wuji spewed out dead air heavily, the fangs pierced his lips, and the black blood of the two bars flowed down the jaw - not only vampires can suck blood, but Chinese zombies also know a little, of course, vampires appear in an elegant and noble image, and Sword Soldier Wuji feels a bit of a cannibal. The bluish-purple skin was covered with thick, almost dark veins, as if they were made of steel, and they might be able to break the sword a few times. He stretches his waist to a foot two meters high, and people who don't know will definitely think of him as a boss and not a player; He held his head high, as if he were forever angry and would never be defeated.

This is the real Santu Ji and Onio.

"Is this going to be a blockbuster?" Qingyi asked with a smile, and also turned into a white bone tyrant.

[Soul Vortex] field, in this field, deal 100 soul damage to enemy units per second, and allied units (necromantic and semi-necrotic creatures only) share your [Soul Force Field].

The description of this skill is extremely vague. The first effect is to ignore the damage of defense, the theoretical damage value is very considerable, and it will actually fluctuate depending on the level of the enemy; The second effect is to allow allied units to temporarily gain the Bone Tyrant's [Soul Force Field].

[Soul Force Field] (omitted) Each necromantic creature that signs a contract can give itself a 5% increase in maximum health (7% for intermediate, 10% for advanced, 15% for hero, up to 200%), and a 1% bonus for soul magic (up to 100%); Immunity to illusion or psychic attacks, and can give a powerful counterattack, the counterattack value is self-level*10, and can stack the effect of 25% on all reconnaissance spells; The user, allied units in the user's soul field, and the user's minions have a chance to increase their soul value for each attack, equal to 30% of the attack damage.

Having successively fused [Soul Counterattack], [Soul Eye] and [Soul Lust], Qingyi's force field is not unprecedented, but at least it can be one of the best among the contemporary necromantic kings. The galaxy flows from the Starry Night Gate, linking him to the two Necromantic Kings like a chain, bringing unparalleled buffs!

【Cruising Mountains and Rivers】Although the picture of Zhou Tianzi's eight horses does not have the scenery of the royal driving expedition, it has the brushwork of the imperial driving and personal expedition. Summons 8 Celestial Dragons (Ghost/Necromantic Creature, Fixed Attack 80, Defense 80, Soul 800, Not Slowed by Any Terrain) and One Emperor (Durability 80,000). The user's attack range is fixed at 10 meters, and 10% of the damage taken is taken equally by the Son of Heaven. The user loads [Group Charge] and [Imperial Tomb Aura].

The eight Heavenly Son Dragon Pony were originally just burning phantoms, infused by the endless flow of soul light, and they were so condensed as if they were carved from soul gems; The light points in the body are colorful like countless nebulae rotating and dying, and they are full of light, like a magnificent poem that will run. The breath of death condensed into bells around their slender necks, and with their swift steps, the sound of the bells, which only the dead could hear, spread into the distance. The sword soldier stood on the bell and the poem, and threw a halberd steadily.

【Phoenix Dressing】!

This murderous throwing skill, how can it have such a nice name!

The halberd landed on a level 68 human samurai player. This player is armed with a sword, coming and going freely in the chaos, and has long been the focus of the battlefield. He immediately sensed the crisis coming from afar, and immediately squatted and then rushed forward, the knife slanted from the bottom to the top, and the human knife was one, and the halberd was opened! However, as soon as he made a move, he knew it was going to be bad. The blade of the sword bent with a wail, and the halberd unstoppably pierced the player's right chest before digging deep into the dirt. It was easy to control the muscles and prevent the sword from slipping from the palm of his hand, and the samurai was torn to his knees by another halberd, and he didn't even have a chance to use the [sliding step]. The surrounding necromantic soldiers saw the opportunity and stabbed their spears into the samurai's body one after another, until the opponent completely lost his breath.

When Onio throws the halberd, Mitohime also launches her attack. She just waved the wat board slightly, and the pink mist that surrounded her turned into knives, spears, swords, and halberds in the churning of the air current...... The clouds of mist are like real weapons, and they are sonorous when they are slashed, which is the Lancang Dragon King's combat skill "Shangshan"! And as soon as the wat board came out, the range of the fog was pushed out by another three meters, directly enveloping a radius of more than 20 meters! The creatures screamed in the mist, and their skin was full of rashes, which at first looked like hay fever, but after three or four seconds, the rashes swelled and cracked, bleeding pus and blood, emitting a thick foul smell; If you are struck by a weapon condensed by the fog, the wound will directly fester, and the medicine will be ineffective.

"Is it poison? Not magic? Qingyi asked. If this powder mist is not magical, it means that Kazuki Ringo still has the ability to protect itself under the oppression of [Fierce God and Evil].

"It's not harmful to necromantic creatures anyway." Kazuki Ringo turned her head in reply, and a distorted voice came out of her dark and empty mouth, and it seemed to have a heavy echo.

See through my mind again? Don't realize you're too smart? Qing Yi replied with a smile that struck his upper and lower jawbones, and thought: Maybe I'd rather be on guard of you as a smart person than be treated as a vase that can be bullied? Rest assured, I will never despise you.

"Be attentive!" The sword soldier turned his head and roared, but his hand did not stop, throwing the last halberd. The halberd spins, like a swimming fish shaking by, fluttering and falling, seemingly extremely unstable, but in fact it is extremely accurate and enters the soul. Its power is even more ferocious, hitting the target will definitely pierce, not only bringing out a long blood flower, the halberd body is dyed red, that moment of style is really like a phoenix feathers.

The players endured the severe pain and charged towards this emperor like crazy, as long as they took the Katsuki Ringo, the casualties so far were acceptable. With just a scepter, a large number of bone spurs generated by the [White Bone Purgatory] pierced their feet, and the surging flow of light stirred up by the [Soul Vortex] obscured their vision, making it difficult for them to travel. And the sword soldier who threw the halberd in the air raised the ghost head knife and swept angrily, and the black and blue blurred knife gang flew through the air, slashing these poor insects like harvesting crops - it turns out that the "user attack distance is fixed at 10 meters" mentioned in the "Zhou Tianzi Eight Horses Map" is what it means, which can turn a melee professional into a ranged professional.

Among the three kings, Kazuki Ringo is APC (Spell Output Core), Sword Soldier Wuji is ADC (Physical Output Core), and Qingyi is SUPPOR (Auxiliary). Under Qingyi's control and assistance, the two peers killed like hemp, and their honor value rose vigorously.

"Don't be afraid!"

With this beautiful voice like chime bamboo, the pink mist suddenly emphasized, replaced by a fierce howling wind - there was a big green-skinned ghost with a big waist and a round waist standing in the air, and the wind was blowing out of the mouth of the bag carried by the big ghost, and looking at the extent of the bag, probably this wind will never stop. A male onmyoji player wearing a high crown and holding a paper fan stands at the feet of the big ghost, smiling smugly, as if everything is under control.

Players who escaped from the bone spurs and fog shouted, "Wind God as Shikijin!" Isn't this something that only high-level NPCs can do? "Liar! Can you blow away Santuhime's [Sakura Front]?! "When did we have such a great character?"

Listening to the praise, the Onmyoji player smiled even more, raised his hand slightly, and said with an indescribable smile: "You three, remember my name-"

"Who wants to listen to your nonsense!"

The praise suddenly turned into an exclamation, but none of this was heard by the Onmyoji, because his head had been taken by the skeleton in the suit behind him. In the next instant, the skeleton in the suit returned to the emperor with [Shadow Jump], turning back into a white bone tyrant, calmly meeting the surprised gazes of the two peers. After revealing his hand, Qingyi seemed calm, but in fact, his heart was like a knife - the current transformation is calculated at three times the previous rate!

As soon as Onmyoji died, the wind god disappeared by himself, and pink mist filled the battlefield again. Even if a few more watershed players appear later, the enemy will not be able to resolve the fog and will not help the situation. The three necromantic kings didn't even show half of their strength, and they had already beaten the enemy without the power to fight back just by suppressing their attributes. In this case, Qingyi decisively did not contribute to the work, and focused on observation. He discovers an interesting fact: the soldiers of Kazuki Ringo are generally low-rank, but they are well-equipped but not inferior to some principalities; Although the individual combat strength of the soldier is average, under the premise of equipment and cooperation, he can defeat the same number of enemies. According to Qingyi's observations, in addition to the soldiers who fought in battle, there were also soldiers who managed horses, gunpowder, and iron cannons, and the army seemed to have a strict establishment, and it was by no means a rabble.

In order to gradually reduce the penetration of samurai culture into the country, Kazuki Ringo deliberately weakened the presence of the samurai class and prepared for the establishment of a large number of ashigaru troops. Ashigaru is all a pawn, and his combat power and IQ are extremely low, but he is better than being able to form a formation. In the past, several ashigaru had to carry guns, shoes, horses, and flags for the samurai, but Kagetsu Ringo almost eliminated all of these establishments in the name of "cumbersomeness", and only retained the flag ashigaru, a move that caused a strong backlash from the domestic samurai of Asaha and ushered in a more ruthless repression. Santuhime treated the samurai so badly, but he treated Ashigaru very well, and deliberately purchased gunpowder and fine iron from other continents to equip the Ashigaru troops with a large number of arquebuses.

The samurai were killed, and if they were gone, they were gone, but the ashigaru troops could be regrouped if they were scattered, and the ashigaru could pick up the equipment of their fallen comrades and continue to charge. Distribute the money to equip a samurai to an entire Ashigaru army to achieve greater benefits, I believe this is another distribution method that Santohime came up with after countless explorations; To say that it sounds good is to be comprehensive, and to say that it is difficult to say that even trivial things have to be taken care of, which is really a means that only she has with a careful heart. Want to change to a sword soldier? All the soldiers roared and rushed, it's gone, and they can't turn over any tricks. And Qingyi is the same, his skeleton soldiers are extremely easy to recruit, and he can use the Skull Sea tactics at every turn, and under the guidance of the tactical idea of "soldiers are cannon fodder", it is impossible for soldiers to be armed, and there is no logistics.