Zheng Quchi gasped.
It wasn't human power that locked him up, but a strangely shaped, heavy wooden box. It was trapezoidal in shape, with a sloping top and a rectangular bottom.
Four round holes were cut into the bottom of the rectangle, and four iron chains that held "Liu Fengmian" in place extended from there.
It is covered with sharp blades more than a meter long. When the iron chain drags a person in this direction, the person will be completely pierced through in the end.
The black-armored warrior was so anxious that sweat soaked his forehead, and he tried with all his might to cut the iron chain, but to no avail.
Bang!
The blade was chipped and broken from the cleaving, but they just wouldn't give up.
With his hands and feet bound, Liu Fengmian wanted to move, but the iron chains would pull on his feet, making it impossible for him to maintain his balance. This meant he had no way to build up his strength.
Zheng Quchi understood at a glance that when the pushing force from above was equal to the frictional force between his hands and feet on the iron chains, his feet would also be pulled along when he made a move.
"It's obvious they used refined iron. The blades from Ye Kingdom are too brittle; they can't cut through it like this!"
She had to find another way.
She narrowed her eyes, calculating in her mind that this was the large wooden machine. As the saying goes, once you understand one thing, you understand everything; she understood the working principles of various mechanisms.
The mechanism is the most important component of all mechanical devices. It always exists in bulky structures, small and hidden, but it has the power to affect the whole system.
The operation of the entire mechanical part depends entirely on the operating mode of the mechanism.
Therefore, as long as she finds the mechanism, she can stop it.
The iron chain can move on its own, and usually requires a gear structure. She just needs to find the gear that winds the iron chain, lock it in place and make it run, and then she can forcibly dismantle the device.
But there was a chaotic battle raging below, and a novice like her would definitely be killed or seriously injured if she went to the battlefield, so she had no intention of going down there at all.
She took a deep breath, the air flowing down her nose, throat, chest, and abdomen, slowing her heartbeat.
Calm your mind, calm your heart, calm your ears.
Every time she immerses herself in her work, she achieves a state of mental clarity, amplifies her visual perception, and allows her brain to function rapidly without any interference.
At that moment, her eyes flashed like shooting stars across the night sky, and the data, passing through the intact surface, began to disassemble the wooden box of equipment.
From coverage to internal structure and core mechanisms...
Click! Click! As the machine operated, she caught the sound of the gears turning; it was subtle, but it was impossible for it to be silent.
Yes, this is it!
Sparks seemed to explode in Zheng Quchi's eyes, instantly becoming extremely bright.
She suddenly stood up—nocked the arrow—drawn the bowstring—locked the trigger—and finished her stance.
The movements were swift and clean, without any hesitation.
The arrow, with unstoppable force, pierced through the wooden planks covering the structure and, with a clang, got firmly into the gap between the gears.
The mechanism that had imprisoned Yuwen Sheng broke with a sharp, aching sound, and then abruptly stopped.
The black-armored warrior who was cutting the iron chain stared blankly at the wooden crate and the machine, completely bewildered.
Huh? Why did it suddenly stop?
Yuwen Sheng slowly raised his eyes, his blood-beast-like, dark gaze fixed precisely on the direction where Zheng Quchi was.
"Stop! Stop! Quick, keep chopping!"
The black-armored soldiers, not understanding what was going on, assumed that the general was just incredibly lucky. After they came to their senses, they continued to frantically chop at the iron chains.
But obviously, doing so would be completely futile.
Is it foolish to hit an egg with a stone?
After shooting an arrow, Zheng Quchi crouched down again, looking rather cowardly. She rubbed her forehead, thinking, "Can't they use their brains?"
People who make these kinds of mechanisms usually focus all their energy on forging the iron chains that restrain people, but many people overlook the lock itself. In other words, the lock is the weakest part.
But she couldn't voice a warning, so she continued to silently watch the mountain, aiming intently without stopping.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! The force of the arrow destroyed a round hole, exposing the lock mechanism inside.
She licked her dry lips, her eyes unblinking.
call out--
call out--
call out--
The arrows struck repeatedly, and with a clang, the three-finger-thick iron chain snapped and slammed heavily to the ground.
This commotion was quite significant. The black-armored soldiers were dumbfounded when they saw the iron chain snap and fall to the ground, along with several crossbow bolts made by the Ye Kingdom's military camp.
They looked around blankly, but their faces showed great excitement and surprise, wondering which soldier in the army had such a miraculous skill to help them.
"Thanks, bro!"
After letting out a loud, excited shout, they stopped foolishly chopping at the iron chain and rushed to the large wooden crate machine, poking and hacking at it relentlessly, naturally focusing their attacks on the round hole where the iron chain was placed.
Just kidding, with someone leading the way, even the dumbest of them wouldn't fall into the same trap again.
Zheng Quchi breathed a sigh of relief as he watched "Liu Fengmian" being rescued. However, her presence had already been exposed, and who knew if she would be attacked by the enemy if she stayed any longer.
After much consideration, she decided... to withdraw.
As for her cheap husband, she, this fake wife, has already done more than enough. Now, let's see if that bastard Yuwen Sheng has any conscience and whether he will come to her rescue!
Just as she crouched down in the most standard retreat posture, Mo Ye, who had already noticed the situation, flashed a violent light in his eyes and sent two black pellets flying from his sleeve toward Zheng Quchi.
Puff puff—
The black pellet exploded upon landing, releasing a suffocating odor. White and yellow smoke billowed out, so thick it stung the eyes.
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