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Chang Geng only saw eyes like that for the first time, looking as if there was a strong rust in it.

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On this day, veterans with the family name Wang are in charge of the city’s defense. He has wasted half his life here in Yanhui City. He likes to drink during his breaks, and he will start bragging and telling lies whenever he has a little too much time. He would always say that in the past, he used to follow the Old Marquis to go to the Northern Expedition.

No one can know whether it is true or not, but it is not impossible. Old Marquis is still human. He still needed to eat, so naturally, he would need a waiter to take care of his food.

But no matter how careless he was, Old Wang would never dare to drink on the day of the Giant Kite’s return. Each officer must line up in turn, and everyone fears humiliation.

Unfortunately, what you fear is what you get.

Old Wang looked at the alarm whistle that went up to the sky and shouted hysterically, “What little bastard does not see the date and the demand to make this crazy drunk molest your wife? Who let go of the whistle? Do you think this old man is just for show? “

At the end of the dark river, there is a large pool surrounded by iron nets, waiting to welcome the newly entering Giant Kite. The iron net was half opened. The little soldier in charge of pulling the latch was terrified by this sudden alarm sound. Because he did not understand what was happening, he did not dare to be careless and put the key in again.

In the end, the large iron gate was half open and half closed, looking like a big mouth that pinned the dragon’s ornament on the Giant Kite’s head.

The soldiers who were ready to stand in line waiting to unload Ziliujin from the ship began to look back and forth in confusion. The mayor in charge of receiving military goods took out a small hou barr, pointed it at the soldiers waiting at the iron gate and shouted, “Are you all half asleep ?! Giant Kite is trapped, can’t you see it ?! “

He hadn’t even finished speaking when a burst of burning fire suddenly appeared on the deck of the Giant Kite. Thick white smoke flowed out, releasing a thick steel arrow the size of an arm that viciously flew into the sky. The arrow accurately shot down the loud warning alarm whistle amidst the shocking noise from the crowd.

The alarm whistle closed his mouth and died in the blink of an eye. The alarm whistle stopped in the air for one second and fell straight down. The silence hung in the air for a moment, then, it exploded with a loud ‘bang!’ Sound.

“Baihong arrows!”

“What happened ?! Who shot the arrow? Are the people there crazy ?!”

“What will they do?”

‘Baihong’ is a type of giant mechanical arc. After the entire bow has been fully stretched, the length will be seven feet. The bow can only be mounted on large scale ships such as Giant Kite. Such a fearsome weapon certainly cannot be driven by human strength alone. A mechanism supported by Ziliujin completes the lower part of the bow. An arrow shot from a fully drawn bow can pass through a city gate a few meters wide.

• [白 虹] Baihong 一 White Rainbow.

It was said that when the Giant Kite glided above the sky, the Baihong arrow that would rain down from the ship would be no different from the divine punishment falling to the ground below, an attack that could not even be resisted by the Heavy Armor.

This change comes too suddenly. Old Wang grabbed “Qian Li Yan”, craned his neck like an old turtle and muttered, “Oh no, … This is not good. Hurry up! Go and call Mr. Guo and Tudor Lu, go!”

• [千里眼] Qian Li Yan 一 translates as Clairvoyance, a pair of binoculars.

He was still talking when the flared wings of the Giant Kite which had been extinguished suddenly shone completely. The lack of Ziliujin caused the Giant Kite to roar and explode, like a beast being awakened.

Old Wang’s eyes widened as he watched the Giant Kite’s deck tilt. A line of powerful soldiers wearing Heavy Armor began to line up. Their armor glittered like sunlight bouncing off the river’s surface. Even from a distance, one can still feel the heavy pressure.

Their leader pushed the protective mask on his armor, revealing a face covered by a scar.

Old Wang was surprised 一 This was a strange face, how could he rise to Giant Kite?

The Scarred Man suddenly smiled, then he looked toward the sky and howled. The howl was loud enough to pierce the roar of the engine, resembling a wolf’s howl. All the other soldiers behind him began to imitate his actions. Howls after howls followed the others like a pack of wolves starving all winter, greedily revealing their deadly fangs.

Among the crowd who came to watch the Giant Kite, someone shouted, “Barbarians!”

These words have pierced a hole into a beehive.

People from dozens of villages and neighboring cities all gathered here. Men and women, young and old, now they are all like a pack of antelope, running and running away scared, pushing and pushing, stepping over each other.

Even the guards’ horses continued to neigh when crowds of people pushed them.

Old Wang stepped into the watchtower, took out a long spear at his waist, and raised his hand to open the “golden box” at the top of the tower. He knew that the gold box contained Ziliujin which was used for lighting. If he has enough luck and the fire can be lit properly, the top of the watchtower can be used as an alarm whistle that explodes into the sky.

The veteran, who had told lies all his life, managed to pierce the corner of the golden box, the flow of Ziliujin began to flow out. He trembled with a lighter. As the howl of the wolf rang in the sky, several sparks broke and were put into the golden box by his old hands.

Half of Ziliujin in the gold box had leaked, the remaining half was burned immediately after meeting with the flame. The lighthouse ventilator is locked. Only a small amount of steam managed to gush out, it seemed to explode.

In the next moment, another Baihong’s arrow exploded into the air and pierced through Old Wang’s chest. His flesh and blood split in an instant. The momentum of the arrow did not stop at all, dragging the old veteran’s body into the watchtower.

The tower exploded then collapsed from a height. Stone debris fell everywhere. On the ground, guards and ordinary people began to spread and rushed in all directions.

At the same time, the golden box that was burning at the top of the tower finally surged into the sky, an unpleasant purple light shot and exploded into a large firework in the air, illuminating half of the city of Yanhui.

Only now did the commander behind the Tong Hui begin to react, and he shouted with all his might, “Enemies attack! Barbarians attack!”

The Giant Kite which had been taken over and controlled by barbarians slowly rose from the ground, Baihong’s arrows rained down to claim life.

The people scattered like flies who had lost their heads, and the cavalry guards of the city quickly ran down a stone road that was not completely covered.

All the artillery in the tower raised their heads together, aiming at the Giant Kite who was currently taking off 一

The whole city is filled with smoke and fire.

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It seemed that the compartment used to store Ziliujin inside the Giant Kite was wide open, and countless numbers of Northern Barbarian warriors descended from the sky amidst the wolf’s howl.

Wolves roar; bloodstained streets. Everything has been turned upside down.

The man with a scar in the Giant Kite jumped down, the steam under the iron armor gushed violently. His entire body bounces up to more than ten meters. He landed on the back of a military horse 一 of course the horse could not support the weight of the heavy armor and broke its front leg immediately. The neck of the soldier riding on the horse was bitten by the savage man before he could react.

The barbarian raised his head and bit the soldier’s neck. Blood gushed out like oil, ending the warrior’s life before he could even scream.

The wounded man laughed loudly, resembling a devil eating man, then swallowed the flesh of the human he had bitten. He suddenly whistled, four or five barbarians wearing other heavy armor appeared on the signal, clinging tightly to his sides. They flew across the street quickly and headed straight towards Xu Baihu’s house.

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The military fleet is divided into two types; “light” and “heavy”. The Light Armor was used by the cavalry and could only carry a little strength. Most still rely on human power and animal power, the only advantage is its weight.

Armor Weight is a totally different concept. A set of Heavy Armor has the height of two adult men and carries a ‘golden box’ on his back. Ziliujin flows through the joints and limbs. The wearer’s feet can travel thousands of miles and can swing a hundred pound sword with one hand. The waist is also equipped with explosives. Only one unit of Heavy Armor can sweep an army.

If Heavy Armor is available, cavalry, navy, and the like are no longer needed … But this is not possible. Armor Weight is very expensive. They burned a Ziliujin box in a few hours, which is an estimated number that could light a watchtower for two years.

Ziliujin is the source of life of a nation. One or two gold on the black market may not be able to buy one or two Ziliujin batches with seven or eight dirty parts.

Even a hefty nation can only support one branch of strength equipped with the Heavy Armor 一 Black Irons Camp under the leadership of the Marquis of Order 一 Gu Yun.

Therefore, where did these barbarians get so much Heavy Armor?

The soldiers who were killed did not have anyone who could answer them.

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The old maid who had just stumbled out of Xu’s house met this ferocious group of killers. He didn’t have the chance to make a single sound when he was nailed to the wall.

The cruel man drove straight into the inner room and shouted, “Hu Ge Er! Hu Ge Er!”

‘Hu Ge Er’ 一 Xiu Niang, of course, could no longer answer it.

The carved wooden door was kicked down by the warriors in the Heavy Armor, the shaft of the door broke with a piercing sound then collapsed completely.

The barbarian’s invincible footsteps finally stopped. He stood in front of the entrance to the woman’s room blankly.

The mild smell of smoke still hadn’t died down, the room still had little light, the long shadow of the tassel hanging on the bed scattered on the ground. The dressing table has been tidied up, and there is a box of lip color still open in the corner of the table …

A teenager is kneeling in front of the bed with his back facing him … there seems to be someone lying there.

The teenager 一 Chang Geng, after hearing a big commotion, instinctively looked back. He saw a group of savage barbarians breaking into his house in broad daylight but he did not feel the slightest shock in his heart. However, he suddenly realized, and now he could understand why Xiu Niang wanted to die.

These barbarians can enter the city, no doubt they must have a relationship with Xiu Niang. Xu Baihu was still in the Giant Kite, maybe because Xiu Niang had a relationship with a stranger so Xu Baihu had been killed by the barbarians during the trip. He has managed to avenge his country, but he also indirectly killed the only person who treated him well.

Chang Geng looked at the barbarians with indifference, then turned and bowed to the woman lying in bed, expressing his gratitude for not killing her for years, then actually severing ties with the deceased.

He bowed until his forehead touched the ground, stood up, then turned to face the Heavy Armed soldier at the door.

The heavy armored man is like a mountain. He is just a child with flesh and blood. Standing among these people, he looked like an ant who would go face to face with a large ancient tree. Apparently, he should be afraid, but he was not afraid.

• [蚍蜉撼大树 pí fú hàn dà shù] 一 Taken from an idiom; An ant is trying to shake a big tree.

Chang Geng was not so arrogant that he thought he could have the chance to fight many of these mountains. He also realized that there was no way he could run from them, but strangely he was not afraid.

Maybe all of his fears had arisen at a time when he knew that there was another identity for “Shen Shiliu”.

The wounded man looked at him 一 no one knew what he was thinking, when suddenly, his face was filled with anger, “Where is Hu Ge Er?”

Chang Geng’s gaze clung to his face for a moment then said, “I remember you, you were the one who led a group of wolves to attack me in the snowstorm of winter that year.”

A barbarian who wore a Heavy Armor stepped forward trying to grab Chang Geng when the scar-faced man raised his hand to stop him.

The scarred man slightly tilted his head, awkwardly bending his back to look at the boy who did not even reach his chest wrapped in armor, and asked again in the accented Chinese dialect, “I ask you, Hu Ge Er, Xu … Xiu Niang, where is she ? “

Chang Geng, “It’s dead.”

He held an iron wristband then stepped out of the way, revealing a lifeless body lying on the bed. There was a trace of black blood on the corner of Xiu Niang’s lips. His face was pale, like a poisonous flower that had withered.

The barbarians in the courtyard all knelt down, cried and screamed in sadness.

The scarred man looked stunned for a moment. Then he slowly raised his feet and stepped into Xiu Niang’s room. Even though the action seemed to be very careful, the Heavy Armor he used still left deep traces on the ground he passed.

The barbarian went to the window and reached out to lean against the carved wooden bed. He pulled back his hand in the middle of the road as if he was afraid that his power could break the bedpost.

He bent his waist which was covered in Heavy Armor, white steam behind him spread in the small bedroom. Ziliujin inside the armor continued to burn, creating sounds that resembled dying monsters.

The beast caressed the woman’s face.

Feels as cold as ice.

Then, the Scarred Man suddenly howled like a wolf who lost his partner. In the next moment, the Heavy Armor in front of the bed spun at a speed that could not be seen by the human eye, and the turbulent white steam shot out hysterically. A mechanical hand reached out to grip Chang Chang Geng.

Chang Geng’s feet immediately left the ground. There was sharp pain behind his back. His internal organs felt as if they had been beaten upside down when the barbarian slammed him against the wall.

The wall is cracked.

Chang Geng could no longer hold it and vomited blood on the wounded man’s metal arm.

He struggled to bow his head and faced a pair of eyes that were staring at him with killing intent.

Chang Geng only saw eyes like that for the first time, looking as if there was a strong rust in it.

However, he did not know how, in this situation of disparity between strengths and weaknesses, suddenly there was a surge of desire that arose in his heart and soul. He didn’t look his gaze, but instead, he looked back at the barbarians in front of him.

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