âWar slave?â
Shu Yichao and his White-haired Ghost Horsemen dealt with the Tibetan soldiers as they galloped through the town under the cover of the Eternal Blight. Soon enough, they encountered the enemyâs elite troops.
âHow do they have 60 armor despite being unarmored?â
Shu Yichao was perplexed.
âI didnât think there would be heavy infantrymen in a small town like this!â
With a chilling flash of light, he swung his modao down on the war slaves.
Iâd rather deal with heavy infantrymen. They are too slow to flee. That makes it easier for me to secure the kills!
âOyoyoy, my grandson!â Miazova was flabbergasted to see Shu Yichao charging straight at the war slaves. âThose are war slaves!â
War slaves were formidable foes. Their movements were slow, but they boasted indomitable might and bodies were as sturdy as metal. If they wore armor on top of that, their defensive prowess was enough to make anyone despair.
This was also why the Tibetans were so strong.
They had an army of incredibly terrifying heavy infantrymen!
Even Great Tangâs cavalrymen struggled to deal with them at its peak.
âDamn it!â Miazova spat. âItâs all three generations, and each one just frustrates me more!â
It raised its hand and cast âNimble Feetâ on Shu Yichao, greatly boosting the speed of his charge. At the same time, it unleashed âUnravelâ on the war slaves, shaving away a bit of their defense.
Shoosh!
Shu Yichao easily sliced the war slaves into two.
He alighted from his steed, rammed the door open, and charged into the courtyard.
âGwar!â
It took a second before the slow-witted war slaves charged at Shu Yichao. They might have been able to last a bit longer against Shu Yichao if they wore heavy armor, but it was a pity that wasnât the case.
They could only rely on their sturdy bodies to take Shu Yichaoâs modao, and the result wasâŠ
Psh!
Like a brittle egg encountering a metal hammer, foul fluids splattered around as the war slaves were reduced to minced meat.
âMy little grandson!â Miazova cast âEnhanced Magic Resistanceâ on Shu Yichao. âA mage must be nearby, controlling the war slaves. Be careful!â
âGot it!â Shu Yichao charged into the room with his modao.
He would have known as much, since the minimap indicated there was a hero here.
âWhat happened?!â
Baysema was shocked to find that, in just a matter of moments, she had lost contact with the war slaves she had dispatched to the streets and stationed in the courtyard. There could only be one possibility behind this. đŁđđđđđąđđ«đŹđđđ©.đđđȘ
The war slaves were dead.
âCould there be hundreds of elite soldiers outside, overrunning my war slaves in an instant?! Or did a monster appear outside?â Baysema felt incredulous. âOi, you people, take the frontlines!â
Out of fright, she ordered the war slaves to guard the door and the windows.
Pah! Pah!
She tossed a couple of potions on the door and the windows, laying traps for the intruders.
HoweverâŠ
Psh!
A terrifying cold gleam emerged from the walls.
A modao sliced through the house to decapitate the war slave stationed near the window. It continued slicing along the walls like scissors cutting through paper, decapitating the war slaves along the way too.
âWhat in theâŠâ Baysemaâs eyes nearly popped out.
Kwang!
With the severing of the weight-bearing walls, the house collapsed on Baysema. Amidst the dust, she saw that there was only one person in the courtyard!
âWhere did this monster pop out from?!â Baysema was horrified.
How can someone kill war slaves as easily as chopping vegetables?
Bam!
Knowing that her life was on the line, she unhesitatingly brought out all the valuable scrolls and potions she had kept for a long time, and hurled them at that terrifying silhouette. Following that, she murmured a chant.
Blue flames shaped like a majestic dragon surged at Shu Yichao. It was so hot that the air crackled like boiling oil.
âHmph!â
Shu Yichao began twirling his modao like a top at an inconceivable speed, unleashing sword energy so powerful that it felt like it would tear the sky apart.
Faced with the sword energy, the blue flame dragon was shredded apart, till it finally dissipated as flame sparks. Some of these flame sparks did land on Shu Yichao, but they were unable to breach his glowing black-silver armor.
Baysema felt like her brain was going to stall to a halt.
Can spells be unraveled with sheer physical force too? Thatâs unheard of!
Thereâs no way an apothecary like me can deal with such a monster. I need to run!
âNimble Feetâ, âViolent Galeâ, âFlitting StepsââŠ
Baysema used the remaining magic scrolls on herself before leaping onto the roof and fleeing. As she ran, she glanced behind to check if Shu Yichao was on her back.
âHm?!â
One of her potions made her eyes glow with a tinge of starlight, allowing her to see even in absolute darkness. Thanks to that, she was able to see Shu Yichaoâs appearance.
âA Tang slave?!â Baysema was startled. âWhy would a Tang slaveâŠâ
Pah!
Baysema suddenly felt an excruciating pain on her face. Someone had smacked her, and the sheer force caused her to tumble from one roof to another.
âArgh!â
She felt as if her bones were about to scatter, but even so, she still gathered her strength and arduously climbed to her feet. She took a good look at the person who had just struck her.
It was a towering figure holding a weird shovel.
âThereâs another one?â
Baysema was alarmed to learn that there was more than one monster after her. She quickly scanned her surroundings in search of an escape route, only for her heart to soon clench up.
She noticed a huge flag fluttering amidst the frenzied winds. On the flag was the word âTangâ.
At the same time, she heard the sounds of clanging weapons, the Tibetan soldiersâ miserable wails, and the relieved cries of the Tang slavesâŠ
âThey have come!â
âThey have finally come for us!â
âOur Tang army has returned to the Western Regions!â
âCharge! Kill those darned barbarians!â
Inexplicable fear gripped Baysemaâs heart. âT-T-Tang army?!â
Could the Tang army have really returned? No, thatâs impossible!
Even the slightest lapse in attention on the battlefield could be fatal. A brilliant white light flashed its sneer at the opening Baysema had revealed.
Weng!
Baysemaâs protective necklace lit up and formed a transparent barrier around her. Her face reddened, as she had to channel all her mana into maintaining the barrier.
Unfortunately, the barrier shattered as soon as it came into contact with the modao.
Shoosh!
A white light sliced through Baysemaâs body.