He was crushed by the armor he was wearing.
It wasn't just the armor, but also the swords and knives they each carried. The weapons they could normally wield to kill felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, and even with their utmost strength, they couldn't lift them even a fraction from the ground. The dozen or so men wearing light armor struggled to move, their heavy armor instantly crushing them, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to stand.
She belatedly touched the armor around her waist, quickly trying to figure out why all this had happened.
There was something strange about this rocky beach. It seemed to exert an invisible force on weapons and armor, making them several times heavier than usual.
But for some reason, although the armor is also a weapon, it does not become heavier.
Ding Weixiang, who was standing by, was struggling to retract his sword. Seeing her expression, he walked forward to look at the Jiejia sword.
"The sword in your hand is a bronze sword forged according to ancient methods. It's quite different from other weapons and is rarely used these days."
Xiao Nanhui was stunned for a moment, then realized: this rocky beach has an effect on iron tools.
Li Yuanyuan's sword forging took years, and the sword-forging records were found in ancient texts, perhaps dating back to around the time Buxu Valley was built. Meanwhile, the Puhuna had a long history, and everyone's killing weapon was flying wire. Even though flying wire contained iron, it didn't instantly lose its effectiveness like a sword. On the contrary, the added weight only greatly enhanced its lethality.
There is bound to be a fierce battle tonight.
But without armor or weapons, how can we fight the dangerous enemy to the end?
"This mission is different from all the previous ones. If anyone doesn't want to continue, Tiancheng will not pursue them under military law. I just ask that you all retreat to the island shore and hold on until the very end."
After Ding Weixiang finished speaking, no one responded for a long time.
Finally, the first young general took off his armor and stood up with his sword.
"No retreat."
Young figures followed closely behind, taking off their heavy armor one after another.
“No retreat!”
The determined voices of the crowd echoed on the rocky beach.
Ding Weixiang slowly lifted the scabbard and held it in his hand, nodding slightly.
"Set off."
It took Tiancheng's most elite team a full hour to walk across the gravel beach, which was less than ten miles long.
Finally, the rocky beach came to an end, but the force pulling the weapon downwards did not disappear.
After climbing to the top of the steep slope with great difficulty, they found themselves on a flat plateau.
The surroundings were pitch black, and all that could be seen was an ancient tower standing in the middle of the plateau. As I got closer, I could see clearly that the tower looked quite similar to Zhongli's Lihen Tower. The difference was that this tower was obviously much older and more simple in appearance. Aside from the rammed earth and stone tower body, only a gray stone pillar at the top gave any resemblance to a tower.
Ten steps in front of the tower stands the third stone tablet after entering the valley, with the two words "Tuifan" inscribed on it.
Xiao Nanhui and Ding Weixiang fell silent at the same time.
Retreat from the mundane world, and the mundane will retreat.
Only God and believers can pass.
Beyond this boundary lies the altar. The person who erected this final monument did not intend for anyone to cross this boundary, let alone set foot on the altar.
But she couldn't give in.
Not only her, but others also did not intend to back down.
Ding Weixiang drew out his knife and chopped it down cleanly. The almost rotten stone tablet instantly shattered and disintegrated.
This was a resolution, and also a declaration, a declaration that they had rejected God's final warning to mortals.
"Zong Hao didn't come? What a pity."
A voice suddenly sounded on the high ground. Ding Weixiang did not move, but just rolled his eyes.
Dozens of dark shadows slowly approached from all directions, and the woman who had spoken earlier gradually appeared, with a glaring scar on her undecorated face.
Ding Weixiang looked at Xiao Dai, but with the corner of his eye he was secretly calculating the number of ambushing opponents around him.
"He came to say hello when we were in Douchen Ridge. Didn't you know?"
Xiao Dai snorted coldly.
"As expected of someone from An Daoyuan and a lackey of the Tian family, even at this moment, he can still speak so brazenly."
Ding Weixiang didn't say anything else, but Xiao Nanhui beside him was a little stunned.
She looked at the woman's lonely figure in the evening breeze, and suddenly remembered the gentle long hair swinging on the swing in countless afternoons.
She opened her mouth, her voice a little hoarse.
"Aunt Dai, please move aside."
Xiao Dai didn't look at her, and her voice was flat.
"Why should I get out of the way? I made a promise not to let anyone in."
Before Xiao Nanhui could say anything else, a figure suddenly stumbled out and fell to the ground, not knowing whether it was because of drunkenness or confusion.
"Azhu, I'm sorry for you. Come home with me, and you can do whatever you want after you get back, okay? I've already made an agreement with them; they won't make things difficult for you..."
The woman's somewhat dull gaze slowly fell on the man's face, and there was no pain in her voice, only fatigue.
"You're too late. We have no home anymore, so where can we go back to?"
Luo He pulled off the ill-fitting hat on his head, revealing his entire face, and his somewhat uncontrollable tongue tried to express his expectations.
"You still have me. I've saved up a lot of money. I'll take you back to Zhongli, and we can plant some more pear trees..."
"Don't be fooled by them." Xiao Dai's eyes narrowed slowly, her voice growing colder. "They say ghosts and gods are unpredictable, but in reality, humans are the most untrustworthy and liars. To protect the empire and their descendants, the Su family chose to eliminate those who knew the prophecy. He not only deceived the Bai family, but also Puhuna, making everyone believe that the Xiao family was the one in the prophecy. But as fate would have it, his bloodline could not escape its fate."
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