Chapter 459: One Against Ten Thousand (Part 2)
One man can hold the pass against ten thousand; soldiers rush to the battlefield under the cold moonlight and frost.
The sound of iron drums on the city wall is still resounding, and the bloodstains on the golden sword in the box have not yet dried.
“.”
“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”
“Whew!”
"ah!!"
"Enemy attack!!"
"Third rank! It's third rank!!"
“Boom!!”
“.”
The sounds of horses neighing, screaming, wailing and exclamation were heard. When three hundred long swords turned into meteors and smashed into the formation of the vanguard cavalry of Zhenshan Camp, the scene instantly fell into chaos with people and horses falling to the ground.
But after all, they were a well-trained army, so after a brief panic, someone immediately found the culprit who had launched the sneak attack on them.
"General! The person blocking the road is Wei Changtian!"
"No other enemy troops have been found yet!"
A little later, a scout had already loudly reported the emergency to a man who looked like a general.
And this person was none other than Liu Guang, the commander-in-chief of Zhenshan Camp.
"What?! Wei Changtian?!"
His eyes suddenly widened, and Liu Guang's face was full of surprise.
He was not surprised that someone dared to block his way, but he was surprised that the person who blocked his way was Wei Changtian.
As a third-rank warrior, Liu Guang could clearly feel the "momentum" contained in the vast sword light in the distance.
So, when did Wei Changtian break through to the third rank? As important figures in the Shuzhou battle, the situations of Wei Changtian, Liang Zhen, and even Chu Xianping and others were basic information that had to be checked clearly.
But according to the latest intelligence, Wei Changtian was only at the fifth level when he fought with the owner of Longmen Inn in Dafeng, and even if he broke through later, he would only be at the fourth level at most.
But the one blocking their way now is a real third-rank warrior!
From the fifth rank to the third rank, two major realms in less than two months?! And he also crossed the threshold of the upper third rank realm, which was enough to block 99% of the practitioners?
This is simply the most absurd thing in the world! "Have you seen it clearly?!"
After hearing the loud shout, Liu Guang subconsciously thought that the scout had recognized the wrong person.
However, the scout in black armor was extremely confident.
"Reply General! I see clearly!"
"It is indeed Wei Changtian!"
“.”
How could it be possible that it was indeed Wei Changtian?
Liu Guang's pupils suddenly contracted and he clenched the reins tightly with both hands.
You know, even for a top-level talented warrior with all sixty-four meridians open, it would take at least several years to cross the hurdle of the "upper three grades".
For example, Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen took six and eight years respectively to go from the late fourth rank to the third rank.
People like Liu Guang, whose talent was slightly inferior, took more than ten years to finally take this step.
So, why was Wei Changtian able to reach the upper third rank within two months?
Could it be that he had been deliberately hiding his strength before?
But what was the point of doing this? Liu Guang tightly reined in the frightened warhorse under his crotch, and countless questions flashed through his mind.
But the next moment he put these questions behind him and simply issued a series of orders from the perspective of a general.
"Don't panic!"
"Go and scout the dense forests on both sides immediately! See if there are any enemy ambushes!"
"The vanguard cavalry don't need to pay attention to Wei Changtian, bypass him and continue to pursue the rebels!"
"General Huang!"
"I will be here!"
"You lead your infantry and line up to capture this thief!"
"If he resists desperately, then kill him!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
“.”
Liu Guang's response could be said to be very reasonable after he shouted a few words in a deep and loud voice.
Wei Changtian suddenly appeared here, obviously to delay them so that they could intercept the Shu army that was breaking through.
Therefore, there is no need to get entangled with the cavalry that is running the fastest and rushing in the front. The correct approach is to continue chasing forward.
Of course, the official road is so wide, so Wei Changtian will definitely kill some cavalry.
But this is not important. Even if we let him kill, how many can he kill?
What's more, the infantrymen in the rear will arrive soon, and by then Wei Changtian will not be able to escape even if he has three heads and six arms.
Yes, the top three grades do crush the bottom three grades.
But when the numbers of the latter reach an absolute advantage, even the king of heaven cannot defeat them.
Moreover, the army would specially practice the formation of encirclement and killing of the top three ranks, to deal with such masters who broke into the army alone. In Liu Guang's opinion, if Wei Changtian did not escape now, he would have no chance of escape after a large number of infantrymen arrived.
Of course, this young man has a special identity, so it would be best to capture him alive.
However, if Wei Changtian would rather die than surrender, Liu Guang would not mind using his head to seek credit from Ning Yongnian.
"snort!"
Looking up at the cavalry in front of him who had readjusted their formation and were trying to bypass Wei Changtian and continue forward, Liu Guang snorted coldly, guessing in his heart that Wei Changtian might just escape.
However, the next moment, the tiny figure made a completely opposite move.
Hundreds of light points that had originally gathered into a galaxy and collided wantonly in the military formation suddenly dispersed, turning from a "galaxy" into a "starry sky", covering the official road from one side to the other.
Countless cavalrymen plunged into the "starry sky" without any time to react, and then fell down one after another, and not a single one could rush out.
Dust mixed with gravel, and horses' neighs mixed with wails.
There are more and more cavalrymen who "can only go in and not out", and if you look down from the sky at this time, this "starry sky" looks like a dividing line.
One side was filled with blood and chaos, while the other side was eerily calm and empty.
Seeing this scene, Liu Guang's eyes suddenly widened, and he instantly understood what Wei Changtian was going to do.
The latter not only did not think of escaping, but he did not even intend to let anyone, not even the cavalry, break through his defense alive.
This line of defense is his alone.
"boom!!"
In front of him, another maroon warhorse fell to the ground with a thud.
The huge inertia caused its body to leave a long mark on the ground, and then it stopped abruptly in front of a person.
After taking a look at the warhorse that was still struggling under his feet, Wei Changtian raised his head expressionlessly, still staring at the endless yellow armor that was surging like waves in front of him, his body motionless.
All around him, the stars in the "starry sky" passed by like the stars, forming a huge net that had strangled hundreds of people.
But if you look closely, those "stars" are actually long swords shining with golden light.
When he reached the fourth level, Wei Changtian could use the "Ten Thousand Blades" to control up to sixty weapons at the same time.
Now, that number has quintupled.
Three hundred fine steel swords were enough to cover the entire official road horizontally, and more vividly demonstrated the huge gap between the third and fourth grades.
That's right.
Less than a month had passed since he broke through to the fourth level, and Wei Changtian used the five thousand point real dragon forehead scale without hesitation, forcibly raising his realm to the third level.
Although it was indeed difficult to advance from the fourth rank to the third rank, this dragon scale at least saved Wei Changtian a few years of effort.
But if we look at the issue from a longer-term perspective, such an approach is actually "killing the goose that lays the eggs."
After all, with Wei Changtian's talent of opening up all sixty-four meridians plus the golden finger of "capturing monsters", as long as he didn't die, it was a foregone conclusion that he would reach the second rank in this life.
By that time, the true dragon forehead scales would be able to help him break through to the first level in one fell swoop.
From the fourth rank to the third rank, from the second rank to the first rank.
The difficulty between the two is undoubtedly as great as heaven and earth, and the value that dragon scales can bring out is also completely different.
But Wei Changtian still did it.
Because at the fourth level, there is no way he can stop the Zhenshan Camp. Only if he breaks through to the upper third level will he have a chance. Even if he has to use the Qingjue Jade Pendant to escape.
5000 points of True Dragon Forehead Scales, 500 points of Qingjue Jade Pendant, plus the risk of possible death. The reason why Wei Changtian was willing to pay such a high price to delay the Zhenshan Camp was actually only a small part of the reason why he helped the Shu Army to break through successfully.
He had already told Xu Suisui the real reason.
Before tonight, Wei Changtian had never stopped speculating about what Xu Suisui's system was.
Why did she have to travel thousands of miles to find him? Why didn't anything unexpected happen to her along the way when she clearly couldn't practice?
Why did she reject Shen Ran on her behalf, but instead accepted Shen Ran as her student?
Why did she, an ordinary person, have to come to Guanghan to watch the fun? Why could she "foresee" the sudden appearance of Zhenshan Camp?
Why did she refuse to tell him what her system was? All these questions had made Wei Changtian extremely anxious, and he had guessed countless possibilities.
But when Xu Suisui said, "It's better for you not to know," Wei Changtian realized that the truth was ten thousand times more absurd than his most exaggerated guess.
It even gave him the illusion that he was in a dream.
“.”
"Wei Changtian, you haven't told me why you know everything about me."
"I think it's better for you not to know."
“.”
This is what Wei Changtian said to Xiao Feng during their first and last conversation on the top of Yanyun Mountain a year ago.
Now that their identities have been reversed, when he has become the one asking the questions and Xu Suisui has become the one answering the questions, the truth has become obvious.
It turns out that Xu Suisui’s system is exactly the same as his original system, both of which aim to change the plot of the "original work".
However, for Xu Suisui, the "original work" she traveled to was not "The Peak of Martial Arts".
It's another novel about myself.
In this novel, Xiao Feng was just a supporting character who did not live more than three months, and I was the "protagonist" throughout the entire novel.
In the writing of the pen of fate, he killed Liu Yuanshan, killed Xiao Feng, witnessed the "Yuanzhou City Massacre", and then one day helped Ning Yuke ascend the throne. Even the fact that he was "electrocuted and traveled through time" was just a decision made by an unknown online writer in another world.
Electric shock? Falling from a building? Car accident? Drowning? Or being crushed to death by a flower pot falling from the sky? For the author, he only needs to use his not-so-smart brain to make up a reason that doesn't even have to conform to common sense.
It was just this reason that made me lose everything I had and was thrown into this strange world. Thinking about it this way, everything seems a little ridiculous.
When the fate that you thought you could fight against is actually standing in a higher dimension of the universe and playing with you wantonly, Wei Changtian didn't know why Xiao Feng could be so free and easy at that time.
Maybe he didn't believe in himself at all and just thought it was his comfort to a dying person.
It may also be that he knew he was going to die, so he no longer cared about his fate.
Or maybe Xiao Feng is a person who is easily relieved.
But no matter what, Wei Changtian himself could not look at all this like Xiao Feng.
That's why he has to use his own power to change his fate.
Even though Xu Suisui had already reminded him——
If it remains unchanged, it may be better.
The meaning of this sentence is actually not difficult to understand.
Xu Suisui had read the original novel and knew that even if the Shu army was completely wiped out, the future of the "protagonist" would still be "bright". It was estimated that he would eventually become a first-class official, conquer the world, and have many wives and concubines like Xiao Feng in "The Peak of Martial Arts".
But this is not what Wei Changtian wants.
In other words, even if he would die today for delaying the Zhenshan Camp, he was not willing to follow the "script" and play out a happy ending.
Because in Wei Changtian's view, only the unknown future is meaningful.
No matter where it leads.
“Swish! Swish, swish, swish!!”
"Bang!!"
The battle of one against ten thousand continues.
Seeing that Wei Changtian refused to give in, Liu Guang stopped his cavalry from committing suicide and instead sent thousands of infantrymen into battle, attempting to use their numerical advantage to surround and kill the former.
Compared to the beginning, Wei Changtian's condition has become extremely bad.
Only a hundred of the three hundred long swords surrounding him were left, but it was not because the two hundred were broken, but because Wei Changtian could only do this in his current condition.
I have already taken the "Tianyuan Pill" sold in the system that can instantly restore all states. Who would have thought that this thing actually has a "cooling time" and I cannot take a second pill within an hour.
From standing still to starting to move around.
Wei Changtian's figure kept flashing and his breathing became heavier.
He didn't know how many people he had killed, he only knew that the time he delayed was not enough.
411, 412 , 413, 414 I kept counting silently in my mind, and every second seemed to be so long.
He persisted for more than four hundred seconds under the siege of tens of thousands of people. Even though Wei Changtian is now a third-grade warrior, this is already an exaggerated number.
Because he never stopped to relax for a single moment during these four hundred seconds.
Wei Changtian had thought about "capture the leader first" as he did in Yuanzhou City, and intimidate the enemy by killing Liu Guang.
But the latter was very smart. He knew that he had the ability to kill a second-grade cultivator, so he never even showed up.
"Ding! Ding-dong!"
Amid the chaotic roars, a few unnoticed crisp sounds were heard, and several long swords fell from the air.
From "galaxy" to "starry sky", and then to today's "sparse".
As the number of long swords Wei Changtian could control gradually decreased, wounds of varying depths slowly appeared on his body.
These wounds were not fatal, or perhaps the ordinary soldiers around him did not have the ability to kill Wei Changtian with one blow.
However, this does not mean that Wei Changtian will not be "exhausted to death".
498, 499 , 500, the number he counted silently finally reached 500, which was considered to have completed half of the goal that Wei Changtian had set earlier.
Wei Changtian didn't know whether one thousand seconds, or about a quarter of an hour, was enough for the Shu army to break through. He just felt that it would be easier to stick to a goal.
And now, he felt like he was a little too "confident".
"Bang!!"
A red light exploded, and then a figure flew out backwards.
This was a move made by a fourth-rank deputy general, and it was also the first time that Wei Changtian was knocked away in such a miserable way.
"cough!"
Coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth, Wei Changtian knew very well that he was almost reaching his limit and might be beaten to death at any time.
Without hesitation, he opened the system mall and bought a Qingjue jade pendant.
Holding the dark green ancient jade in his palm, Wei Changtian felt relieved.
Then the next step is to continue fighting until the "last moment".
“Swish!!!”
The dozens of remaining long swords suddenly gathered together rapidly from all directions and transformed into a golden dragon again.
Then, Wei Changtian, who had just landed, did not pause at all. He swung his sword and led the long dragon to kill the fourth-rank deputy general.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!”
It smashed the shield wall and blocked countless arrows. The golden light of the dragon head also weakened a bit, and was even less powerful than the next move launched by the deputy general of only the fourth rank.
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that this attack might not have any effect, so he wanted to turn around and kill a few more ordinary soldiers.
However, at this moment, the bright moon above suddenly dimmed for a moment.
Then, it seemed as if a sword fell from the dark moon.
(End of this chapter)
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