Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife

Zhang Shi watched his soldiers struggle and fall in the pillar of fire, his heart full of self-blame and anger. He rushed towards the two lizardmen leaders desperately, and used the shadow step to close the distance continuously, trying to stop them from releasing more flames. However, the lizardmen's guards were fearless and surrounded him layer by layer, making his way forward difficult. Zhang Shi was often besieged by the lizardmen army from behind as soon as he turned his body.

Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng also realized the urgency of the situation. They cut in from both sides and tried to open a passage for Zhang Shi. Ge Dalong released an ice storm, and huge ice cones appeared out of thin air above the heads of the lizardmen army. Every time he smashed it, he could smash a piece of open space in the lizardmen group; Zhao Feng relied on his flexible movement and superb axe skills to kill left and right in the enemy formation and gradually approached Zhang Shi.

Just when Zhang Shi was about to approach the two lizardmen leaders, one of them seemed to have noticed his intention and pointed the red bead in his hand at him, and a raging flame rushed towards him. Zhang Shi dodged sideways, but his arm was still burned by the heat of the flames. Even with the defense of the black light armor, he still felt an unbearable burning sensation.

Due to the sudden attack of the lizardmen, the close combat with the soldiers made the magic cannon useless. Lao Bai retreated to the next best thing and fetched a batch of heavy crossbows. The first batch of soldiers to evacuate had occupied the advantageous terrain and set up heavy crossbows to cover the evacuation of other teammates. Gradually, the soldiers restored order and finally successfully evacuated the flame zone.

However, the offensive of the lizardmen did not weaken, and more of their kind continued to pour into the island from the sea. Zhang Shi knew that this was not a solution. He looked around and his eyes fell on a forest not far away. This forest was lush and leafy, with tall trees and close spacing, which might become a natural barrier to block the attack of the lizardmen.

"Everyone, retreat to the forest!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly, and his voice seemed particularly firm on the chaotic battlefield. After hearing the order, the soldiers began to fight and retreat in the direction of the forest.

The lizardmen seemed to have sensed Zhang Shi's intention. The two high-ranking officers commanded the army to speed up the pace of the attack. The flame beads kept spewing out pillars of fire, trying to cut off the soldiers' retreat. However, under the suppression of the heavy crossbows' firepower and the desperate resistance of the soldiers, most of the soldiers successfully retreated into the woods.

As soon as they entered the woods, Zhang Shi immediately asked the soldiers to disperse and use the cover of the trees for defense. He knew that although this place was temporarily safe, it was by no means a long-term solution, and he had to find a way to fight back.

"Lao Ge, you take some people to the left wing, use ice magic to create traps and obstacles, and slow down the lizardmen's advance. Zhao Feng, you are on the right wing, leading the soldiers who are good at close combat, looking for opportunities to raid the flanks of the lizardmen. Lao Bai, organize the magicians and crossbowmen in the rear to provide long-range support." Zhang Shi quickly issued orders, revealing a hint of determination in his eyes.

Everyone took the order and left, and each began to prepare. Zhang Shi stood alone in the middle of the woods, holding Lao Duan tightly in his hand, watching the lizardmen approaching outside the woods. In his heart, he silently calculated the strength comparison of both sides and the possible variables. The strength of the lizardmen far exceeded the survivors' expectations. Even for a top force like him, this battle has reached a critical moment of life and death, and he must make the right decision.

After entering the woods, the lizardmen's movements were obviously restricted, and their huge bodies seemed a bit clumsy between the trees. The ice traps made by Ge Dalong made the lizardmen slip and fall from time to time, creating many opportunities for the soldiers to attack. Zhao Feng led the soldiers to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack from the flank, and the battle axe chopped on the lizardmen again and again, splashing blood.

However, the number of lizardmen was too large. They gradually adapted to the environment of the woods and began to launch a more fierce attack. The two high-level lizardmen also entered the woods carefully. Because they were worried about accidentally injuring their companions, they did not attack at will with the flame beads in their hands.

Seeing this, Zhang Shi took a deep breath and decided to take the initiative. He used Shadow Slash, and a black sword energy flew towards the lizardman leaders. At the same time, he used the speed of the Shadow Step to quickly shuttle between the trees and approach the lizardman leaders.

The lizardman guards gathered around and tried to stop Zhang Shi. But Zhang Shi was not afraid. His sword skills became more and more fierce. Every swing of the sword could take the life of a lizardman. In the fierce confrontation, Zhang Shi gradually approached the two lizardman leaders.

Just when he was about to succeed, several huge ground lizards suddenly emerged from the ground. They opened their bloody mouths and bit towards Zhang Shi. Zhang Shi hurriedly retreated, secretly saying in his heart that it was not good. These ground lizards were obviously the secret weapons of the lizardman clan. Their appearance made the situation serious again.

While avoiding the attacks of the ground lizards, Zhang Shi was thinking about how to deal with them. He found that although these ground lizards were huge in size, they were relatively slow in movement, and they seemed to be more sensitive to magic attacks.

"Those who have skills, concentrate your firepower on attacking the ground lizards!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly.

After hearing the order, the soldiers with skills, led by Ge Dalong, cast magic to attack the ground lizards. Fireball, ice cone and other magics continued to fall on the ground lizards, making them roar in pain.

Taking this opportunity, Zhang Shi rushed towards the lizardmen leaders again. This time, he successfully avoided the attack of the ground lizards and came in front of the lizardmen leaders. He raised the old Duan and chopped down hard on one of the lizardmen leaders.

The lizardman leader hurriedly used the flame bead in his hand to resist, but he didn't expect that the blazing flame could actually block Zhang Shi's attack, but he was still shocked by Zhang Shi's powerful force and took a few steps back. Zhang Shi took the opportunity to launch continuous attacks, not giving the lizardman leaders a chance to breathe.

In the fierce battle, Zhang Shi finally found a flaw. He chopped the arm of the lizardman leader with a knife, causing the flame bead in his hand to fall. The bead fell to the ground, and the power of the flame was immediately weakened.

Seeing this opportunity, the soldiers on the island were greatly encouraged. They rushed out of the woods and launched a more fierce counterattack against the lizardmen. Seeing that the situation was not good, the lizardmen began to retreat gradually. On the north bank, several submarines like giant turtles were waiting. Obviously, they had a complete battle plan.

Zhang Shi did not relax his vigilance. He sent people to patrol the coast until dawn to let his mind go, but he knew that this was only a temporary victory and the lizardmen would definitely come back.

After the battle, Zhang Shi counted the casualties. More than half of the thousands of people on the island were injured in this night attack, most of whom were injured by the lizardman's fire. Zhang Shi was filled with grief. This battle made him realize that it was difficult to completely fight against the lizardman tribe relying solely on the existing forces on the island.

He decided that he must contact other forces as soon as possible to discuss the matter of jointly fighting against the lizardman, otherwise, the island and even the entire survivor world would face a catastrophe.