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Chapter 556: When Will They Arrive?!
The next day.
In the Plaza in front of Sekka Castle, a bright purple light suddenly appeared, followed by a Phantom Image of the 'Taiji Four Trigrams Diagram' forming on the Ground.
When the Radiance reached its peak brightness, then bloomed and dissipated, a neat yellow formation had already appeared there. Standing in front of the formation was a burly man with a fierce demeanor, a tall stature, and an estimated height of about two meters.
He was Zhu Tian, one of the Four Great Rakshasa from the Imperial Fist Temple sent by the Imperial Capital.
He looked like a bald man with a full beard, a fierce Face, and a wide robe.
For some reason, the Snowflakes falling from the sky would automatically melt when they were less than half a meter away from him, and then be directly swept away by the Cold Wind.
The formation behind him was naturally the five hundred Imperial Fist Temple Disciples. Each of them was robust, with resolute Gaze, standing tall with their hands behind their backs.
Their clothing was uniform, consisting of bright yellow training clothes paired with black belts and black combat boots, giving them an extremely sharp and capable appearance!
A moment later.
Zhu Tian looked speechlessly at the Remains of Numa Saike lying in the Ice Coffin.
However, the other party's Skin was a strange pink, especially his Lips, which were as bright as cherries. Furthermore, aside from his Shoulder and Leg, there were no other fatal Wound visible.
To be honest.
Even he, who had always prided himself on killing countless people, couldn't tell how this Governor Lord had died. The most he could guess was that he had been poisoned by some strange substance.
After Zhu Tian patiently listened to the introduction from a local Official, whose tone was filled with Fear, he roughly understood what had happened.
Immediately, he glared over with a face full of displeasure and shouted, "Over a hundred guards and the Governor himself died, yet you say you didn't even see the Assassin's figure?"
"Ah, this... this..."
Questioned loudly by such a tall, fierce man with a face full of rough flesh, the Official's Body immediately trembled. He shrank his Neck and hurriedly gave an Explanation, his voice shaking.
"Rakshasa Lord, I've been wronged!"
"This official listened to the Report of all the guards who witnessed the Situation at the scene. They all said they only saw a mass of blue and white Gas surge into the Castle, and then everyone who was affected... everyone turned into this appearance, just like the Governor..."
Zhu Tian frowned upon hearing this. He lowered his head thoughtfully and examined Governor Numa's pink Skin again.
At the same time, he thought to himself, "It seems the other party is an Imperial Arms User. Their Ability should be controlling blue and white Poison Gas. If that's all it is, then it poses no Threat to me."
Although the Legend says that the First Emperor a thousand years ago only created forty-eight Imperial Arms, the problem is that both the Alchemy Kingdom in the West and the Shenhe Island Nation in the East actually have the Ability to manufacture Imperial Arms.
Therefore, the exact Number of Imperial Arms is impossible to calculate.
The Number forty-eight only Represent the Number of Imperial Arms created by the First Emperor.
"Immediately transmit the Situation here to the Imperial Capital and the major Cities and Military Camps in the surrounding areas. That Assassin cannot have only made one move!"
Zhu Tian issued the Order in a deep voice.
Although he wasn't some High Official of The Empire, he was the Boss here right now.
"Yes!"
The Official didn't think too much and quickly complied.
Besides not daring to Refuse, it was also because he really didn't want to be too close to the other party.
The Aura emanating from Zhu Tian was like a humanoid high-level Danger Beast. If he stayed any longer, he felt like he would be scared stiff.
"You!"
At this moment, he looked at the other Officials around him. Without asking their Position, he directly instructed them.
"You go prepare enough sumptuous Food for us, and you prepare several sets of Winter Clothes and Warhorses for each of us, and you get us a few Maps of this area!"
Originally, these things should have been prepared for them by Numa Saike, but now Zhu Tian could only have someone prepare them himself...
To the east.
Volga City, about two hundred kilometers away from Sekka City.
At this moment, this place had completely turned into a Bloodbath in the wind and snow. On the city wall and below the city, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood everywhere, filled with frozen Corpses and bloody Ice and Snow.
But no one paid any attention to these.
Boom!
One thick City Defense Cannon after another continuously spewed out blazing Gunfire Flash, shooting red Shells towards the Battlefield outside the city. They were completely indiscriminate, firing wherever there were many Black Figures.
And the Soldiers standing by on both sides just tightly hugged the Rifles in their arms, gritting their teeth as they watched their fellow countrymen outside, constantly using their lives to entangle and surround the enemy, then dying under the enemy's Blades or falling amidst their own Cannon Fire.
Their role was that whenever an enemy approached the front of the city, they would all fire at them together, using an extremely dense Firepower Net to force them back.
If Bullets were still ineffective, then the Level 1 Danger Beasts 'Shuplinga Dragons' that had been tamed on top of the City Tower would breathe out Dragon Breath capable of freezing everything!
If the enemy could even break through this, then only General Bai Ya could personally intervene to Intercept them...
Actually, a few days ago.
Their Battlefield was in the wild snowy plains about twenty kilometers from here. Then they were fought all the way back to their own City. In the Accumulated Snow in the distance, there were probably twenty to thirty thousand Corpses that had been hacked to death by the enemy.
Kill!
Earth-shattering roars, sounds of Battle Cries, mixed with the sounds of countless Weapons clashing, breaking, and Flesh and Blood being cut open, enveloped the 'slaughtering ground' within a radius of over ten li.
Nearly ten thousand Warriors wearing Steel Armor and Steel Helmets gripped the cold Steel Spears or Steel Sabers in their hands, roaring like Wild Beasts while charging with bloodshot eyes towards the black-clothed Swordsmen who were a bit taller and sturdier than them.
However.
The Warriors who first engaged would often be cut into chunks of Meat spraying large amounts of Hot Blood by various Flames, Lightning, streams of Water, and Hotei. The Steel Armor on their bodies simply offered no Protection.
"Moonwalk!"
A man who was different from most of the black-clothed Swordsmen, wearing a Black Coat draped over his Shoulder, faced the Steel Spears coming from all sides and the pouncing Ice Fang Wolves.
He unexpectedly stepped on the invisible Air, and under the Despair in the Gazes of the people around him, quickly flew into the air. Then he swung his right Leg forcefully downwards, flinging out a crescent moon-shaped Blue and White Vacuum Blade.
"Tempest Kick!"
Thud thud thud thud...
The next second, around thirty iron-armored Warriors along with the Steel Spears in their hands were cut in half at the waist, letting out a wave of extremely miserable painful wails on the spot.
However, their sounds were truly insignificant here.
More than two hours later.
The Snowy Ground was piled high with Corpses. Nearly ten thousand people were almost completely killed or wounded.
Just as General Bai Ya on the city wall was preparing to continue to deploy Troops, he was surprised to find that the black-clothed Swordsmen had started to retreat.
"Are they preparing to go back and rest? Or is it that after fighting for so many days, their Stamina and condition finally couldn't hold on anymore?"
Just as General Bai Ya was considering whether or not to send out the Shuplinga Dragons and Cavalry Unit to pursue, black dots gradually appeared on the eastern horizon.
This caused all the defending troops on the city wall, including him, to feel extremely uneasy.
Soon.
General Bai Ya clearly saw their Situation through the Telescope in his hand. That was another group of black Troops riding two-wheeled Mechanical Vehicles, numbering roughly less than three thousand.
This immediately caused his Expression to turn ashen.
Because their arrival Represent that the enemy's Scale had reached around five thousand, a full doubling. How much longer could he defend?
Moreover, General Bai Ya knew that the cities being attacked were not just here, which indicated that the enemy still had more Swordsmen this strong.
"Damn it! When exactly are the Imperial Capital reinforcements that Governor Lord mentioned coming?!"
(End of this chapter)
The next day.
In the Plaza in front of Sekka Castle, a bright purple light suddenly appeared, followed by a Phantom Image of the 'Taiji Four Trigrams Diagram' forming on the Ground.
When the Radiance reached its peak brightness, then bloomed and dissipated, a neat yellow formation had already appeared there. Standing in front of the formation was a burly man with a fierce demeanor, a tall stature, and an estimated height of about two meters.
He was Zhu Tian, one of the Four Great Rakshasa from the Imperial Fist Temple sent by the Imperial Capital.
He looked like a bald man with a full beard, a fierce Face, and a wide robe.
For some reason, the Snowflakes falling from the sky would automatically melt when they were less than half a meter away from him, and then be directly swept away by the Cold Wind.
The formation behind him was naturally the five hundred Imperial Fist Temple Disciples. Each of them was robust, with resolute Gaze, standing tall with their hands behind their backs.
Their clothing was uniform, consisting of bright yellow training clothes paired with black belts and black combat boots, giving them an extremely sharp and capable appearance!
A moment later.
Zhu Tian looked speechlessly at the Remains of Numa Saike lying in the Ice Coffin.
However, the other party's Skin was a strange pink, especially his Lips, which were as bright as cherries. Furthermore, aside from his Shoulder and Leg, there were no other fatal Wound visible.
To be honest.
Even he, who had always prided himself on killing countless people, couldn't tell how this Governor Lord had died. The most he could guess was that he had been poisoned by some strange substance.
After Zhu Tian patiently listened to the introduction from a local Official, whose tone was filled with Fear, he roughly understood what had happened.
Immediately, he glared over with a face full of displeasure and shouted, "Over a hundred guards and the Governor himself died, yet you say you didn't even see the Assassin's figure?"
"Ah, this... this..."
Questioned loudly by such a tall, fierce man with a face full of rough flesh, the Official's Body immediately trembled. He shrank his Neck and hurriedly gave an Explanation, his voice shaking.
"Rakshasa Lord, I've been wronged!"
"This official listened to the Report of all the guards who witnessed the Situation at the scene. They all said they only saw a mass of blue and white Gas surge into the Castle, and then everyone who was affected... everyone turned into this appearance, just like the Governor..."
Zhu Tian frowned upon hearing this. He lowered his head thoughtfully and examined Governor Numa's pink Skin again.
At the same time, he thought to himself, "It seems the other party is an Imperial Arms User. Their Ability should be controlling blue and white Poison Gas. If that's all it is, then it poses no Threat to me."
Although the Legend says that the First Emperor a thousand years ago only created forty-eight Imperial Arms, the problem is that both the Alchemy Kingdom in the West and the Shenhe Island Nation in the East actually have the Ability to manufacture Imperial Arms.
Therefore, the exact Number of Imperial Arms is impossible to calculate.
The Number forty-eight only Represent the Number of Imperial Arms created by the First Emperor.
"Immediately transmit the Situation here to the Imperial Capital and the major Cities and Military Camps in the surrounding areas. That Assassin cannot have only made one move!"
Zhu Tian issued the Order in a deep voice.
Although he wasn't some High Official of The Empire, he was the Boss here right now.
"Yes!"
The Official didn't think too much and quickly complied.
Besides not daring to Refuse, it was also because he really didn't want to be too close to the other party.
The Aura emanating from Zhu Tian was like a humanoid high-level Danger Beast. If he stayed any longer, he felt like he would be scared stiff.
"You!"
At this moment, he looked at the other Officials around him. Without asking their Position, he directly instructed them.
"You go prepare enough sumptuous Food for us, and you prepare several sets of Winter Clothes and Warhorses for each of us, and you get us a few Maps of this area!"
Originally, these things should have been prepared for them by Numa Saike, but now Zhu Tian could only have someone prepare them himself...
To the east.
Volga City, about two hundred kilometers away from Sekka City.
At this moment, this place had completely turned into a Bloodbath in the wind and snow. On the city wall and below the city, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood everywhere, filled with frozen Corpses and bloody Ice and Snow.
But no one paid any attention to these.
Boom!
One thick City Defense Cannon after another continuously spewed out blazing Gunfire Flash, shooting red Shells towards the Battlefield outside the city. They were completely indiscriminate, firing wherever there were many Black Figures.
And the Soldiers standing by on both sides just tightly hugged the Rifles in their arms, gritting their teeth as they watched their fellow countrymen outside, constantly using their lives to entangle and surround the enemy, then dying under the enemy's Blades or falling amidst their own Cannon Fire.
Their role was that whenever an enemy approached the front of the city, they would all fire at them together, using an extremely dense Firepower Net to force them back.
If Bullets were still ineffective, then the Level 1 Danger Beasts 'Shuplinga Dragons' that had been tamed on top of the City Tower would breathe out Dragon Breath capable of freezing everything!
If the enemy could even break through this, then only General Bai Ya could personally intervene to Intercept them...
Actually, a few days ago.
Their Battlefield was in the wild snowy plains about twenty kilometers from here. Then they were fought all the way back to their own City. In the Accumulated Snow in the distance, there were probably twenty to thirty thousand Corpses that had been hacked to death by the enemy.
Kill!
Earth-shattering roars, sounds of Battle Cries, mixed with the sounds of countless Weapons clashing, breaking, and Flesh and Blood being cut open, enveloped the 'slaughtering ground' within a radius of over ten li.
Nearly ten thousand Warriors wearing Steel Armor and Steel Helmets gripped the cold Steel Spears or Steel Sabers in their hands, roaring like Wild Beasts while charging with bloodshot eyes towards the black-clothed Swordsmen who were a bit taller and sturdier than them.
However.
The Warriors who first engaged would often be cut into chunks of Meat spraying large amounts of Hot Blood by various Flames, Lightning, streams of Water, and Hotei. The Steel Armor on their bodies simply offered no Protection.
"Moonwalk!"
A man who was different from most of the black-clothed Swordsmen, wearing a Black Coat draped over his Shoulder, faced the Steel Spears coming from all sides and the pouncing Ice Fang Wolves.
He unexpectedly stepped on the invisible Air, and under the Despair in the Gazes of the people around him, quickly flew into the air. Then he swung his right Leg forcefully downwards, flinging out a crescent moon-shaped Blue and White Vacuum Blade.
"Tempest Kick!"
Thud thud thud thud...
The next second, around thirty iron-armored Warriors along with the Steel Spears in their hands were cut in half at the waist, letting out a wave of extremely miserable painful wails on the spot.
However, their sounds were truly insignificant here.
More than two hours later.
The Snowy Ground was piled high with Corpses. Nearly ten thousand people were almost completely killed or wounded.
Just as General Bai Ya on the city wall was preparing to continue to deploy Troops, he was surprised to find that the black-clothed Swordsmen had started to retreat.
"Are they preparing to go back and rest? Or is it that after fighting for so many days, their Stamina and condition finally couldn't hold on anymore?"
Just as General Bai Ya was considering whether or not to send out the Shuplinga Dragons and Cavalry Unit to pursue, black dots gradually appeared on the eastern horizon.
This caused all the defending troops on the city wall, including him, to feel extremely uneasy.
Soon.
General Bai Ya clearly saw their Situation through the Telescope in his hand. That was another group of black Troops riding two-wheeled Mechanical Vehicles, numbering roughly less than three thousand.
This immediately caused his Expression to turn ashen.
Because their arrival Represent that the enemy's Scale had reached around five thousand, a full doubling. How much longer could he defend?
Moreover, General Bai Ya knew that the cities being attacked were not just here, which indicated that the enemy still had more Swordsmen this strong.
"Damn it! When exactly are the Imperial Capital reinforcements that Governor Lord mentioned coming?!"
(End of this chapter)
