For Fang Zheng, Scott City is very important at the moment. After all, the food supply for the 700-plus students in their school depends on it. If those guys wipe out everything, Fang Zheng will have no place to cry.
Of course, it was impossible to walk this time, as Scott City was not close to here. Katima also rode a horse to get here, but Fang Zheng was not unprepared - fortunately, there were still several armored transport vehicles in the school.
Huh? Why is there an armored personnel carrier in a school?
This issue is not something that can be discussed with outsiders.
I can't possibly tell you that this is a preparation for a rebellion and seizing power.
"Julie, Miyabi, Qilin, you guys take the other teams to the car and get ready to go! Kakaguya, you, Himemiya and Kurusugawa stay here to prevent those guys from stealing our house. If anything happens, feel free to contact me."
Fang Zheng issued the order while quickly getting on the armored transport vehicle.
"You come too, Miss Katima, you show the way."
"This is……"
Katima was bewildered as she looked at the huge metal box with three pairs of road wheels in front of her.
"Just think of it as an iron carriage."
"Eh? Carriage? But there's no horse in front..."
"This thing doesn't need a horse, get on it!"
Fang Zheng opened the car door, motioned Katima to get in, and then sat in the driver's seat. At this time, Nagakura Imari, who was sitting in the back, thought of a question.
"President, can you drive?"
"Of course, I'm a master at driving Need for Speed, I have all the platinum trophies!"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned the key, started the engine, and then stepped on the accelerator!
"Pipi Shrimp, let's go!!"
The next moment, the roaring steel chariot rushed out of the school and sped forward.
“This, this…!”
Holding on tightly to the handrail on the side, Katima also stared at the scenery outside with wide eyes. She could not imagine that such a huge thing could run so fast without any animal pulling it!
"Okay, now is not the time to look at the scenery, Miss Katima, which way should we go?"
"Ah, this way!"
Under Katima's command, Fang Zheng also stepped on the accelerator hard, almost speeding up to the limit. Finally, when they turned a corner again, a medieval-style city appeared in front of them. When Fang Zheng drove to the city gate, the soldiers there were already fully armed and waiting there. Looking at the huge metal beast in front of them, they were also confused and didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, Fang Zheng did not rush in directly, but stopped and signaled Katima to communicate with the other party. Katima then opened the car door and jumped out, waving to the soldiers in front of him.
"Don't be nervous, it's me!!"
"Lady Katima!!"
Seeing the familiar figure, the previously nervous soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief and approached cautiously.
"Lord Katima, where have you been? What...is this?"
"This is a steel carriage, used for transportation."
Katima actually didn't know what this thing was, but the situation was urgent, so she didn't waste time on it.
"What's the situation now? Is there any movement from those hoko?"
"We just received news from the sentry ahead that the group of hoko have already set off and are heading here."
"really……"
Hearing the soldier's report, Katima gritted her teeth. The enemy's fighting style has always been like this. Whenever they want to attack a city, they will rush over directly without fear of exposing their tracks. In fact, they have the confidence to do so. After all, those hoko are not something that ordinary people can deal with. Only warriors with divine swords can fight them. Therefore, even if they knew they were coming in advance, they would not be able to deal with them.
From a certain perspective, they did this on purpose in order to make the other party feel their own power and terror.
"Mr. Kasugano..."
"I know."
Fang Zheng nodded, then turned his head and looked behind him.
"Okay, get out of the car and prepare to fight!"
“…”
There was complete silence.
"Um?"
Fang Zheng reached out and knocked on the rear window.
“…”
Deathly silence.
What happened? Did they get knocked down on the way?
Fang Zheng got out of the car in confusion, went to the back and opened the door, then saw a group of people lying on the chairs in the car, with a few even lying on the ground, looking like corpses everywhere.
“Boom!”
Fang Zheng punched the carriage, which woke everyone up.
"Why are you sleeping? We're here, get ready for battle!"
“…”
A group of people opened their eyes and looked around at each other in confusion.
“I am…”
"I'm still alive?! I'm still alive aa ...
“That’s great!!!”
A group of people ran down from the car, jumping and dancing, and some even cried for joy. They felt like the extras who survived a disaster movie... The fight hasn't even started yet, why are you so excited?
"What the hell are you doing? Didn't you sleep last night? How come you fell asleep in such a short while?"
“President…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Imari hurriedly opened his mouth to defend himself.
"We didn't fall asleep, we fainted!"
"Car sickness?"
"How dare you say that? This is my first time riding in this kind of car. I really thought I was going to die!!"
"Kasugano-kun, I'm really scared..."
A group of people were surrounding Fang Zheng, either complaining or grumbling, and some even had tears in their eyes.
Well, it's no wonder. After all, there are no asphalt roads or highways in this world. There are only a few scattered dirt roads. Although the plains are more or less flat, they are still bumpy. No wonder these guys look like they have escaped death.
"Well, now is not the time for you to complain."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling them to shut up.
"The enemy will be here soon. Don't forget your job! You should know what will happen if you let those guys rush into the city!"
“…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the others were also stunned, and then their expressions suddenly became solemn.
Although Fang Zheng had teased them that they didn't sleep last night, in fact, many people did not sleep well last night. After all, they personally collected and buried the bodies of the villagers in that village. Unlike TV, games and comics, most of them had never seen corpses and death so closely and clearly. To be honest, when they closed their eyes last night, all they thought of were the charred bodies and broken body parts. Some people even dreamed about these things...
When they heard Fang Zheng say that if they couldn't hold on, the people here would face the same fate, they immediately calmed down.
"Not bad, not bad."
Looking at the students in front of him, Fang Zheng nodded. Haoling Academy trains warriors, not "ordinary high school students". Now it seems that honing their will in battle is indeed a correct decision.
"You go deal with those guys, I'll be in charge of guarding the warehouse. As for how to deal with them, you decide for yourself."
Although it was a war, the number of Hoko was no more than two teams of no more than 20 people. In terms of numbers, it was not even close to the level of a war. But it was better this way. If it was really a war involving tens of thousands of people, Fang Zheng would not let them fight on their own. Or it could be said that this level was more like a duel between a few elite special forces on both sides, rather than a head-on battle between two armies...
"The other side doesn't have that many people. I believe you can handle it by yourselves."
Today, the three sword masters, Satsuki Banjiu, Chikan of Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa, are not here. Fang Zheng wants to see how the students in his school can fight against those hoko.
Soon, all the students except Fang Zheng came to the other side of the city gate. They held weapons and stared at the forest in the distance. As expected, not long after, they saw several sword elves holding weapons walking out and slowly walking towards this side. Their eyes were blank and expressionless, looking like robots without self-will.
"Alas--!"
Seeing these sword spirits, the soldiers guarding the city gates were frightened and stepped back, but...
It's incredible.
Nagakura Imari held the long sword in her hand and stared ahead. You know, this was her first time to truly participate in a war. She originally thought that she would be uneasy, nervous, and afraid. After all, war kills people, and from the tragic state of the corpses yesterday, it can be seen that these sword elves are very cruel.
But...why am I so calm right now?
Well, the reason is actually quite obvious.
Imari Nagakura silently glanced at the transport truck parked nearby.
After all, they had just crawled back from the brink of death. Compared to now on the battlefield, they had truly felt the unstoppable threat of death that they could only face in despair. Compared to that, fighting these sword elves... didn't seem to be a big deal?
Thinking of this, Nagakura Imari withdrew his gaze and looked at his partner beside him, who also had a calm expression.
"Qi Lin..."
"Um?"
"Did Kasugano-kun deliberately train us so that we wouldn't be so nervous and afraid on the battlefield?"
"…I remember that my brother always drove like this."
“…”
That's it.