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Chapter 559: Roar! Roar! Roar!
The cold wind howled in their ears, and large, goose feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky.
The harsh low-temperature environment constantly drained heat from their Bodies, forcing them to pull their sleeves and collars tight.
Zhu Tian, whose Body Size was much taller and sturdier than others, had just stepped onto the City Wall. As his Gaze swept into the distance, a vast, desolate World of white came into view.
This kind of Snowy Region was indeed shocking when first seen, making one feel the overwhelming beauty of nature.
However, after seeing it for a few days, he had gotten used to it.
This was Angulo City.
It was the last gateway east of Sekka Fortress. Although there were two or three Towns nearby, their Scale was too small to support the stationing of a Large Army of over a hundred thousand. However, they were a good choice for stationing Cavalry.
Zhu Tian had originally intended to lead these five hundred Disciples to Volga City, but unexpectedly, halfway there, he encountered a large wave of Routed Soldiers fleeing from that direction. After questioning them, he learned the News that Volga City had been breached and General Bai Ya had died in battle.
Helplessly, he had to gather these Routed Soldiers and come to Angulo City, then ordered the Governor here to send people out to continue receiving them.
Finally, he learned that the number of these Routed Soldiers amounted to as many as sixty to seventy thousand.
This immediately made Zhu Tian laugh in anger.
Nearly a hundred thousand people were actually chopped down and sent scurrying away like rats by a mere five thousand, utterly pathetic! They had completely disgraced the Reputation of the Imperial Soldiers!
However, as he learned more Information, he gained a greater understanding of the enemy's Situation.
Bulletproof underwear, Swordsmanship that produced light and shadow Special Effects, strange and powerful Body Technique Skills – he had already known about these before being transported here.
But there was a terrifying existence who could control Flame, whose Martial Arts were as Strong as a Monster's, and who even General Bai Ya, possessing the Ministerial Arms 'You Zhi Pants' and a Rank A Danger Beast 'Polar Tiger', couldn't last five minutes against.
This was the first time Zhu Tian had heard of such a being.
However, he thought he would encounter them soon enough, unless their Target wasn't Sekka, the capital City behind them!
"Lord Luosha!"
Just then, Lamusen, the Governor of Angulo City, ran onto the City Wall, panting and exhaling White Mist.
He was a forty-six-year-old bald old man wearing thick Winter Clothes, accompanied by several guards behind him, holding an opened Envelope in his hand.
"Hmm?"
Zhu Tian turned around in confusion: "Governor, what is this...?"
"Lord Luosha, this is a Letter that just arrived from the Imperial Capital. The Content inside is simply unbelievable, and I need your help to take a look!" Governor Lamusen explained breathlessly.
"Alright, wait a moment."
Zhu Tian nodded, then took the Envelope and pulled out the Letter inside. He found that the Letter had two pages and contained a lot of Information. He read for a full five minutes before reaching the end.
"Invaders from Another World..."
Honestly, if it weren't for His Majesty's Imperial Seal stamped on both the Envelope and the Letter, Zhu Tian felt he would have taken it as some kind of prank.
But combined with the events happening now, he felt it might actually be true.
At the same time.
The Content in the Letter about 'Logia Devil Fruit Users' also drew his particular attention.
"Element Transformation... Haki..."
Zhu Tian murmured softly. Just as he was thinking about how he should respond if he encountered one, three Knights rode their Horses quickly through the opened City Gate, then dismounted and ran onto the City Wall.
The next moment.
One of the Knights loudly reported to Zhu Tian: "Lord Luosha, the enemy is rapidly approaching! They are about seven or eight li away from here!"
As his words fell, the Atmosphere on the City Wall suddenly became Dead Silence.
Seeing this, Zhu Tian first laughed heartily, then looked heroically at the silver-white Heaven and Earth outside the Fortress and loudly declared: "Excellent! I want to see if they have the Ability/Skill to be opponents of the Imperial Fist Temple!"
Indeed.
As soon as the words 'Imperial Fist Temple' appeared, everyone, including Governor Lamusen, regained their invigorated Expressions.
That's right!
They now had Experts from the Imperial Fist Temple assisting them!
"General Browning, the Army will be under your command from now on. Just proceed according to the Operation we set earlier." Zhu Tian's Gaze turned to the silent, armored General standing beside him.
"This subordinate will do his utmost!"
Zhu Tian was a pure Martial Artist and naturally didn't know how to command an Army. So, he simply handed the Army over to the garrison General of Angulo City.
Logically, the other party's Rank shouldn't allow him to control so much Military Strength.
But what time was it now? No one would choose to rigidly adhere to rules, otherwise, what would they do with this Army of over a hundred thousand?
[Roar!]
The City Gate below burst open, and teams of white-armored Soldiers holding Spears, with resolute Expressions, stepped onto the thick Accumulated Snow first and lined up a hundred meters away, ready for battle.
That towering Killing Intent belonging to Weapons began to permeate the Cold Wind and falling snow. Whenever the cold, clear Sunlight swept across, dense cold light from Weapons was reflected from within the Military Formation.
To be honest, the Troops quality in this Northern Snow Territory was very high.
They had Strong Personalities, were full of Blood Aura, and inherently possessed a disposition for fighting. Otherwise, this place wouldn't be the Military Source that the Imperial Army liked to conscript from the most.
About twenty minutes later.
A rumbling, rumbling sound was carried to everyone's ears by the Cold Wind blowing from the front.
Before long, General Browning and Governor Lamusen on the City Wall, as well as the Soldiers holding Automatic Rifles standing behind the City Wall, all saw black dots appearing one after another on the distant horizon.
As the Distance between the two sides grew shorter, the black dots became clearer and clearer.
Indeed.
They were black-clothed Swordsmen riding black Heavy Motorcycles. They maintained a Distance of about ten meters from each other, causing their number, which was less than five thousand, to form a very wide visual Effect when spread out completely.
"Incorrect!"
Just then, General Browning saw through his Telescope that behind those black-clothed Knights, a large number of black Vehicles with Gun Turrets and Cannon Barrels, yet capable of high-speed movement on their own, appeared one after another.
Their number, just from a rough visual Scan, could be seen to be around two hundred. He was very certain that in all the Intelligence collected before, there was absolutely no Information about them.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, General Browning noticed that those black Vehicles were stopping one after another.
Meanwhile, the black-clothed Knights in front seemed to completely ignore the stern Military Formation that had already lined up here, continuing their charge like a black torrent without slowing down.
[Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!]
Blazing Gunfire Flashes erupted from the muzzles of the pitch-black Gun Barrels, followed by sharp Whistling Sounds in the air.
Before the Soldiers on the Angulo City side could even react, one large, surging Ball of Fire after another exploded within the Military Formation, swallowing up thousands of Lives.
However, even more people died under the Shockwave generated by the Explosions.
"Heavy Artillery!"
General Browning's Expression turned ashen as he watched the scene of explosions blooming everywhere below. It wasn't until the first Cannonball landed on the City Wall not far away, blasting a huge gap, that he realized the true Power of these Cannonball.
He didn't understand.
Why could those Cannon Barrels, which didn't look like they had a large Caliber, produce Power comparable to a Heavy Howitzer?
But regardless, he still made what he believed to be the correct command, which was to send people to order the Cavalry Unit to flank those black mobile artillery from both the left and right wings!
As for the frontal battlefield.
They could only place their hopes on the Lord Luosha and Disciples of the Imperial Fist Temple...
(End of this chapter)
The cold wind howled in their ears, and large, goose feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky.
The harsh low-temperature environment constantly drained heat from their Bodies, forcing them to pull their sleeves and collars tight.
Zhu Tian, whose Body Size was much taller and sturdier than others, had just stepped onto the City Wall. As his Gaze swept into the distance, a vast, desolate World of white came into view.
This kind of Snowy Region was indeed shocking when first seen, making one feel the overwhelming beauty of nature.
However, after seeing it for a few days, he had gotten used to it.
This was Angulo City.
It was the last gateway east of Sekka Fortress. Although there were two or three Towns nearby, their Scale was too small to support the stationing of a Large Army of over a hundred thousand. However, they were a good choice for stationing Cavalry.
Zhu Tian had originally intended to lead these five hundred Disciples to Volga City, but unexpectedly, halfway there, he encountered a large wave of Routed Soldiers fleeing from that direction. After questioning them, he learned the News that Volga City had been breached and General Bai Ya had died in battle.
Helplessly, he had to gather these Routed Soldiers and come to Angulo City, then ordered the Governor here to send people out to continue receiving them.
Finally, he learned that the number of these Routed Soldiers amounted to as many as sixty to seventy thousand.
This immediately made Zhu Tian laugh in anger.
Nearly a hundred thousand people were actually chopped down and sent scurrying away like rats by a mere five thousand, utterly pathetic! They had completely disgraced the Reputation of the Imperial Soldiers!
However, as he learned more Information, he gained a greater understanding of the enemy's Situation.
Bulletproof underwear, Swordsmanship that produced light and shadow Special Effects, strange and powerful Body Technique Skills – he had already known about these before being transported here.
But there was a terrifying existence who could control Flame, whose Martial Arts were as Strong as a Monster's, and who even General Bai Ya, possessing the Ministerial Arms 'You Zhi Pants' and a Rank A Danger Beast 'Polar Tiger', couldn't last five minutes against.
This was the first time Zhu Tian had heard of such a being.
However, he thought he would encounter them soon enough, unless their Target wasn't Sekka, the capital City behind them!
"Lord Luosha!"
Just then, Lamusen, the Governor of Angulo City, ran onto the City Wall, panting and exhaling White Mist.
He was a forty-six-year-old bald old man wearing thick Winter Clothes, accompanied by several guards behind him, holding an opened Envelope in his hand.
"Hmm?"
Zhu Tian turned around in confusion: "Governor, what is this...?"
"Lord Luosha, this is a Letter that just arrived from the Imperial Capital. The Content inside is simply unbelievable, and I need your help to take a look!" Governor Lamusen explained breathlessly.
"Alright, wait a moment."
Zhu Tian nodded, then took the Envelope and pulled out the Letter inside. He found that the Letter had two pages and contained a lot of Information. He read for a full five minutes before reaching the end.
"Invaders from Another World..."
Honestly, if it weren't for His Majesty's Imperial Seal stamped on both the Envelope and the Letter, Zhu Tian felt he would have taken it as some kind of prank.
But combined with the events happening now, he felt it might actually be true.
At the same time.
The Content in the Letter about 'Logia Devil Fruit Users' also drew his particular attention.
"Element Transformation... Haki..."
Zhu Tian murmured softly. Just as he was thinking about how he should respond if he encountered one, three Knights rode their Horses quickly through the opened City Gate, then dismounted and ran onto the City Wall.
The next moment.
One of the Knights loudly reported to Zhu Tian: "Lord Luosha, the enemy is rapidly approaching! They are about seven or eight li away from here!"
As his words fell, the Atmosphere on the City Wall suddenly became Dead Silence.
Seeing this, Zhu Tian first laughed heartily, then looked heroically at the silver-white Heaven and Earth outside the Fortress and loudly declared: "Excellent! I want to see if they have the Ability/Skill to be opponents of the Imperial Fist Temple!"
Indeed.
As soon as the words 'Imperial Fist Temple' appeared, everyone, including Governor Lamusen, regained their invigorated Expressions.
That's right!
They now had Experts from the Imperial Fist Temple assisting them!
"General Browning, the Army will be under your command from now on. Just proceed according to the Operation we set earlier." Zhu Tian's Gaze turned to the silent, armored General standing beside him.
"This subordinate will do his utmost!"
Zhu Tian was a pure Martial Artist and naturally didn't know how to command an Army. So, he simply handed the Army over to the garrison General of Angulo City.
Logically, the other party's Rank shouldn't allow him to control so much Military Strength.
But what time was it now? No one would choose to rigidly adhere to rules, otherwise, what would they do with this Army of over a hundred thousand?
[Roar!]
The City Gate below burst open, and teams of white-armored Soldiers holding Spears, with resolute Expressions, stepped onto the thick Accumulated Snow first and lined up a hundred meters away, ready for battle.
That towering Killing Intent belonging to Weapons began to permeate the Cold Wind and falling snow. Whenever the cold, clear Sunlight swept across, dense cold light from Weapons was reflected from within the Military Formation.
To be honest, the Troops quality in this Northern Snow Territory was very high.
They had Strong Personalities, were full of Blood Aura, and inherently possessed a disposition for fighting. Otherwise, this place wouldn't be the Military Source that the Imperial Army liked to conscript from the most.
About twenty minutes later.
A rumbling, rumbling sound was carried to everyone's ears by the Cold Wind blowing from the front.
Before long, General Browning and Governor Lamusen on the City Wall, as well as the Soldiers holding Automatic Rifles standing behind the City Wall, all saw black dots appearing one after another on the distant horizon.
As the Distance between the two sides grew shorter, the black dots became clearer and clearer.
Indeed.
They were black-clothed Swordsmen riding black Heavy Motorcycles. They maintained a Distance of about ten meters from each other, causing their number, which was less than five thousand, to form a very wide visual Effect when spread out completely.
"Incorrect!"
Just then, General Browning saw through his Telescope that behind those black-clothed Knights, a large number of black Vehicles with Gun Turrets and Cannon Barrels, yet capable of high-speed movement on their own, appeared one after another.
Their number, just from a rough visual Scan, could be seen to be around two hundred. He was very certain that in all the Intelligence collected before, there was absolutely no Information about them.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, General Browning noticed that those black Vehicles were stopping one after another.
Meanwhile, the black-clothed Knights in front seemed to completely ignore the stern Military Formation that had already lined up here, continuing their charge like a black torrent without slowing down.
[Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!]
Blazing Gunfire Flashes erupted from the muzzles of the pitch-black Gun Barrels, followed by sharp Whistling Sounds in the air.
Before the Soldiers on the Angulo City side could even react, one large, surging Ball of Fire after another exploded within the Military Formation, swallowing up thousands of Lives.
However, even more people died under the Shockwave generated by the Explosions.
"Heavy Artillery!"
General Browning's Expression turned ashen as he watched the scene of explosions blooming everywhere below. It wasn't until the first Cannonball landed on the City Wall not far away, blasting a huge gap, that he realized the true Power of these Cannonball.
He didn't understand.
Why could those Cannon Barrels, which didn't look like they had a large Caliber, produce Power comparable to a Heavy Howitzer?
But regardless, he still made what he believed to be the correct command, which was to send people to order the Cavalry Unit to flank those black mobile artillery from both the left and right wings!
As for the frontal battlefield.
They could only place their hopes on the Lord Luosha and Disciples of the Imperial Fist Temple...
(End of this chapter)
