Chapter 300: Courage
With long cherry red hair and a swaying purple skirt, the woman holding the giant sword "Cangxiao" stood on top of the ruins, the confidence and pride in her eyes were as good as ever.
Just now, just when Zhang Liang pretended to fly towards the giant sword, Daji suddenly flashed, and the arc of light crossed the dummy, and the moment when the holy light on Arthur's sword shattered the barrier, in that short gap, a light figure rushed over the top of the row of houses near the back city gate, and then jumped out of the air.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the dummy that had fallen from the tumble, ignoring the cherry red hair sweeping in the afterglow. Qianying fell lightly in the ruins, and Mulan's hand unhurriedly picked up the giant sword "Cangxiao", which had been silent on the ground for a long time! Arthur's face was calm, his brows furrowed tightly, they really had a plan, whether it was Zhang Liang, the barrier, or even the straw dummy, everything was a cover-up, everything was to contain the three of them at the same time and distract them, although this time was not long, but it was enough for Mulan to get her sword back in such a situation.
"Mulan! Your wounds have healed............" Arthur said in a deep voice, staring at the woman standing in the ruins with the sky in her hands. At this time, Daji on the side realized that the situation was not right, and immediately turned into a human form, and retreated to Arthur's side, his eyes slightly condensed, ready to make a move. And Zhong Wuyan finally woke up from her dizziness at this time, she really didn't calculate that Zhang Liang's barrier actually stunned her for more than thirty seconds, such a long time, it was fatal on the battlefield, but when she woke up and saw Mulan's body healed and standing in the ruins, and still holding the sky, the unspeakable horror overflowed her eyes. "Thanks to everyone, I've recovered...... Mulan said with a light smile, the giant sword in her hand was faintly revealed.
This is the purpose of Zhang Liang and Mulan, to take advantage of the enemy's misunderstanding of their situation, and take back the sky as soon as possible! Only when she takes back Cangxiao can Mulan truly regain her combat effectiveness, in this way, she and Zhang Liang teaming up should be enough to defeat the other three. And now, the atmosphere of the situation has changed, Zhang Liang flew to Mulan's side, Arthur and others on the other side also stood in one direction, both sides were silent, but the strong fighting atmosphere had already filled the audience. Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan looked calm, their eyes quietly perceiving each other's every move, while Arthur and their side were obviously nervous in their calm expressions, and the current situation was definitely not good for them! They didn't expect that Mulan's injuries had improved before, let alone that they would let Mulan retrieve the sword so easily, and now that the other side is waiting for them with all their might, Mulan's combat power alone is enough for them to be tricky, not to mention that there is one more Zhang Liang to help her now, and that quiet and thoughtful mage is definitely not easy to deal with!
Although there are three people on their side, it seems that they still have a numerical advantage, but in reality, they are already at a disadvantage. "No! We have little chance of winning a war like this! Arthur thought to himself, "But...... We can't give up! ”
Yes, they will not give up. Arthur turned his head slightly, and gave Daji on the right a look, signaling her to protect herself and attack with all her might, and then, he turned his head to look at Zhong Wuyan on the left, Zhong Wuyan also tilted his head to look at him, both of them nodded firmly, and now in this situation, there must be no more reservations......
Arthur turned his head and looked directly at Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan in front of him with a firm gaze, Zhong Wuyan on the side, and Daji also showed the same determined expression. Looking at their determined gazes, Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan were faintly uneasy...... Then, to their surprise, Arthur looked at them and slowly stretched out his left hand to cover his left eye. And Zhong Wuyan on the side also made the same action, covering all the sight of his left eye with his hand.
"Awaken! They are going to wake up! A touch of fear appeared in the hearts of Zhang Liang and Mulan. That's right, the other party wants to directly use the power of awakening, and this time it's not Arthur alone, even Zhong Wuyan has to use awakening! Zhang Liang frowned slightly, this situation was a little out of his control............ In fact, Mulan's body is far from being fully recovered, the "treatment" is only to heal the injuries in her body, and his original plan was just to use the appearance to deter the enemy, erase their fighting spirit, and then wait for the opportunity to escape from the mausoleum with Mulan, however, the situation at the moment seems to be a must-fight, and besides, there are still two awakened enemies that need to be faced............... Zhang Liang thought repeatedly in his heart, if there was a war, he was not sure that he would retreat with Mulan............
In this world, there are indeed many unpredictable situations, no matter how strong his sense of darkness is. Mulan held the sky tightly, and she did not retreat in the face of the enemy's actions. In fact, she was not sure to defeat the two awakened enemies, but she knew that she couldn't retreat, if there was really any worry, it was that she wanted to at least let Zhang Liang leave safely............
On the other side, Arthur and Zhong Wuyan both condensed their breaths, looking like they were waiting for their best efforts, they were waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the other party's expressions to appear in a trance, and they immediately woke up and attacked. Once they unleash the Awakening, the situation will be even more uncertain! However, just when the atmosphere was tense, the patrol squad leader who had been sent by Arthur earlier suddenly ran "Boss!" General Arthur! The team leader shouted to Zhong Wuyan Arthur as he ran sweating profusely. However, as soon as he saw the current situation, his voice became hoarse unconsciously—especially when he saw Mulan from a distance lightly picking up the giant sword that thousands of people couldn't pull, and he only felt his head half cold.
"Didn't I order you to gather an army? Why are you back again? Arthur looked slightly sideways at the squad leader who was stunned beside him, frowned, and asked in a suppressed voice. is facing Mulan and Zhang Liang, and now you can't be careless!
The squad leader came back to his senses and heard Arthur's voice, and he also wittily leaned close to Arthur's ear and said, "It's a big deal, General!! "I have just rushed back to the city to gather troops according to your orders, but on the way, I met two brothers who were wounded and rushed back from the city to report the news—according to them, a strong army suddenly appeared outside the city, and they launched an attack on the city without saying a word, and now, most of the army in the city is fighting the enemy at the front gate—the army is not coming, and the situation is urgent, and you need your leadership......""Army? How could an invading army suddenly appear outside the mausoleum? Arthur asked in a deep voice, his brow furrowed even tighter.
"I don't know about this little one, but I just heard from the wounded brothers that the whole army rode bears, wolves, rhinoceros, and beasts, and its combat effectiveness was very strong and unstoppable!" "Riding a beast? Could it be ......" At this time, Zhong Wuyan on the side pondered in a deep voice, and suddenly his eyes were shocked, "Hundred Beast Legion!! ”
Arthur on the side also thought of this result, if it was as the squad leader said, then there was only one army they had heard of fighting on wild beasts - the Hundred Beast Legion led by Xiang Yu, the king of Chu!! But, why did Xiang Yu's army suddenly appear in Lingcheng, if all this is true, it would be terrifying!
"Boss, general, you have to think of a way, the brothers can't stop their attack......" The team leader saw that the two were silent, and said anxiously, "You quarrel, don't you see that the situation we are facing now is also very nervous!! Zhong Wuyan scolded with raised eyebrows. We can't leave here......" Arthur also stared, and then looked at the squad leader solemnly, "In this case, you go and inform the brothers who are holding the city gate, and let them do their best to resist the enemy's attack, if they are defeated, retreat, move the battle line back, do not take your life to the death, ensure the survival of the army, and wait for us to arrive - we will solve this battle as quickly as possible, you go quickly!" ”
"Hmm!" The team leader nodded heavily to Arthur, and when he heard Arthur say that they should give priority to saving their lives, he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, and then without saying a word, he ran towards the city with all his might! After watching the team leader leave, Arthur and Zhong Wuyan turned their heads and looked directly at Zhang Liang Hua Mulan with solemn expressions, their hands still covering their left eyes, but now they didn't plan to wait. Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan didn't know what the man said to Arthur just now, but they knew from their eyes that the battle was about to break out. No longer waiting, the azure flame of death ignited from Arthur's left pupil, and the cry of the dead soul swirled around his body. At the same time, Zhong Wuyan's left pupil on the side also burst into a strange dark pink flame, and a large amount of pink smoke floated above the flame shadow, and in the middle of the smoke, Zhong Wuyan's whole body was also full of dark red flames.
"Blooming Flower Blade" Mulan's eyes were sharp, her sword aura was thin, and a bright cherry-red flower bloomed under her feet, forming a strange and beautiful pattern, and in an instant, the pattern was scattered, and five cherry-red petals flew up in the light, accompanied by Mulan's slender waist, gently fluttering. Zhang Liang threw up the ancient book of words and spirits in his hand, let it float freely in front of him, and then sealed his hands, releasing a huge power of words and spirits, and conjured up fire-colored energy barriers on all sides, which were handed over to each other around the others, forming a four-sided barrier array, and enclosing them all.
Seeing that the other party had released the awakening, of course it was impossible for Mulan and Zhang Liang to sit still, so Mulan immediately released the ultimate skill "Flower Blade", and Zhang Liang also used his powerful containment skill extended from the "Spirit of Words and Barriers" at the same time. However, Zhang Liang's "barriers" have just fallen.
A roar that shook everything suddenly came from a distance, piercing through the walls, through the air, through all obstacles, and crashed into the ears of everyone present. The sound wave condensed with domineering momentum and violent energy, like the roar of the beast king, directly shattered the four walls of Zhang Liang's condensation, not only that, but even the awakening flame that had just ignited on Arthur and Zhong Wuyan was shattered by its shock. The faces of everyone present changed drastically, and indescribable shock appeared in the eyes of each and every one of them. Especially Arthur and Zhong Wuyan, the flames on their bodies have been extinguished - they have been forcibly interrupted to awaken! However, as soon as the roar fell, a wave of tremors came from the cracked ground under his feet, and then, a huge cracking sound sounded from the city gate, and everyone subconsciously looked back, but saw that the huge city gate with a height of 100 meters and a weight of dozens of tons was shaking!
An indescribable shock appeared in the eyes of everyone, there was a cracking sound, the city gate shook, and at this moment, it seemed that the entire city was trembling! It is impossible to imagine what kind of force is shaking the city gate, but I can only see that on the huge city gate, along the deep sword mark—the sword mark from Mulan's fatal blow a few days ago—along the sword mark, cracks spread across the city gate, like the branches of a tree grow, and then split, split, and grow, and grow faster and faster, until countless branches spread at the end of the tree—and so carved countless cracks all over the city gate. At this moment, the incessant cracking sound suddenly disappeared, and the cracked city gate also stopped shaking, as if everything had stopped—for a second!
"Boom !!!!!" A loud bang erupted on the city gate, and in an instant, wood and stone flew sideways, and sand and dust filled the sky—the huge city gate full of cracks was actually knocked out of a hole ten meters long and wide. At the end of everyone's endless vision, Yancheng was covered by dust and rubble. A baby ant returning from foraging runs through the fine grass, and with the excitement of sending food information back to the anthill, it keeps crawling. The ant is still the same one it was a few weeks ago, but it's no longer lost. The smell of blood in the air had long since dissipated, and the blood that flowed in the river had long since dried up, leaving only the black brown solidified in the earth, and the city that trembled in the flames of the beacon fire had of course long since fallen silent, but the holes in the city walls still solidified the traces of the outbreak of war.
But fortunately, the war is over, the air is full of the fresh smell of green grass, and the little ants can find a home naturally and happily, and will not get lost again. However, those who were lost in the war will never be able to return home. More than ten days have passed, and Yancheng, which has been conquered by the Bai Qi army, has fallen silent, so silent that there are not even people. Liu Bang had a calm face, stood under the broken city gate that was half blown up, and was silent for a moment before raising his feet and walking in. Stepping into the city, it is the familiar dead silence accompanied by a cold wind blowing in your face. This is the fifth city that Liu Bang has walked through, and it is still so miserable that there are few people. The huge city is filled with the smell of emptiness, there is no trace, there is no hustle and bustle, there are no normal adults at all, and there are only old people and children on the streets and alleys!
After Han Xin went through the hardships and dangers to bring back the real information from the inner country, his first reaction was shock, and he was shocked deeply! Although he expected that the shadow on the situation might be related to Ying Zheng, he really didn't expect that Ying Zheng would seal him and Xiang Yu in the border city for three years in the name of protecting the king! Moreover, during this period of time, he has done all kinds of intolerable acts on the politics, society, and people's livelihood of the country! Therefore, without a trace of hesitation, Liu Bang immediately rushed to the mainland in person. On the way here, he actually encountered the best resistance of the army ambushed at the foot of Yuanzi Mountain, but they naturally couldn't stop Liu Bang, the protector of a country, Liu Bang effortlessly broke through the interception of the ambush and stepped into the inner country that he hadn't seen for three years.
The blockade set up under Yuanzi Mountain had already made Liu Bang believe what Han Xin said, and it was inevitable that he would be extremely cold to the emperor, but what really shocked Liu Bang was that the five cities he passed through were all the same bleak and dead silence. There are no adult men and women in the huge cities, only the old people and children can be seen, and the eyes of those old people and children are hidden with unspeakable sadness. What's even more terrifying is that there are still a lot of traces of tragic war in some cities, and it is not difficult to imagine that this is the ultimate consequence of those who have a sense of resistance to resist the winning government...... Three years! For more than 1,000 days, they lived in the information blockade of Yingzheng for three years, and they didn't even notice the slightest problem.
However, in the past three years, without their knowledge of Liao, Yingzheng has turned this harmonious and peaceful thousand-year-old country upside down. A huge sense of guilt and guilt is surging in Liu Bang's heart, and there is no doubt that they are responsible for all this!
(End of chapter)