"We can't go that far. Let alone 300 meters, even hitting a target from 100 paces would make us a master archer."
"Yes, young master, we can't do it."
It's not that they've given up on themselves, but rather that they're simply powerless to change anything.
The archers were met with a series of clanging sounds.
Five hundred pairs of eyes turned toward the source of the sound, where they saw a hundred basic rifles laid out on the ground. They were about the length of an arm, dark in color, and it was impossible to tell what they were.
Everyone was astonished and looked at Zhou Cheng with suspicion.
The next moment!
Then Zhou Cheng casually picked up a rifle, tested its feel, loaded it, and in front of all the archers present, with a focused expression and an imposing air, uttered three words: "Watch closely."
"Bang!"
A single shot was fired.
A loud "humming!" sound.
Three hundred meters away, the iron target was pierced with a hole the size of a thumb.
The hole had sunk two inches, leaving everyone speechless.
The archers stared in disbelief: "!!!"
The soldiers watching from the sidelines were utterly bewildered.
Once again, we witnessed the deadly purple smoke suit: "!"
It's not unfair that I lost. Last time I couldn't outmaneuver Zhou Gongzi in prison, it wasn't unfair either.
Luckily she ran fast; if she had been any later, she might have been shot in the head.
There was a brief moment of deathly silence in the entire place. Even Cheng Xianyi slightly lowered her beautiful eyes and turned to look at Ziyan, as if asking: Is this the weapon you used to abandon my father and run away alone?
Ziyan nodded with a pained expression, looking terrified.
Cheng Xianyi raised her eyebrows slightly, her lips curving upwards. A strange sense of arrogance inexplicably welled up on her beautiful face. Yes, it was this expression of sharing glory that almost made Ziyan shut up.
"Everyone, did you see that clearly?"
It wasn't until Zhou Cheng's question rang out that the archers snapped out of their shock.
A few of the bolder ones rushed to the iron target and saw that it was a strange object that could penetrate iron even at a distance of three to five hundred meters. This was simply... simply unbelievable.
"At least two inches into the target!"
"Brothers! Two inches into the target!"
"Incredible, incredible! This is absolutely a deadly weapon. Based on my ten years of archery experience, this is definitely not the limit. It's not the limit at all. Its range can probably reach a distance of one or two miles."
"A mile or two? My God! A weapon of mass destruction! An unparalleled weapon of mass destruction, hahahaha!"
"Young master is mighty! Young master, with this, can we stand up against the imperial court? What are those armors and shields compared to this? They'll be smashed to pieces with a single bang!"
"Hahaha, good, good, good!! With it here, what are we afraid of, that damned imperial court!"
These exciting words caused the entire archery training ground to erupt in cheers.
The soldiers who were watching from the outside were all blushing and trembling with excitement, almost jumping up.
Who isn't afraid of death?
It's nothing more than the will in one's heart that restrains the fear of death!
They wanted to win too, they wanted to rout the imperial army, and they wanted to support the general they believed in to rise to a high position, but they all knew that this was impossible.
now,
This victory, which should have seemed so far away, is suddenly within reach.
"Now, let's go back to the question we just discussed. Do you still think that coming out of the city with me requires a death wish?!"
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