frightfiction Chapter 218 Enemy Attacks the City
Chapter 218 Enemy Attacks the City
Chapter 218 Enemy Attacks the City
The sun had not yet fully risen, and Lianxin City was faintly visible in the morning mist. A shadowy procession was heading towards Lianxin City.
The group was densely packed, numbering in the hundreds, and all of them were martial artists.
These martial artists exuded a menacing aura, and even the lowest among them possessed the cultivation level of a Martial Master. Several of them had already reached the Grandmaster realm.
The three people at the very front of the group were clearly more powerful than the others, all of them being Grandmaster-level experts.
The one in the middle of the three was dressed in a black robe, with a murderous look on his face. He was Ximen Feng, who had volunteered to attack Lianxin City from the Martial Elders Association.
The other two Grandmaster-level martial artists, whose cultivation was slightly lower than Ximen Feng's, followed closely on either side of him, exuding murderous intent and remaining silent.
During the journey, Ximen Feng's deputy ran up to him and asked, "Lord Ximen, according to the information, Lianxin City is located ten miles ahead. Should we send out some scouts to investigate the city's situation?"
"No need!"
Ximen Feng said coldly, "The people in Lianxin City are all students and some insignificant soldiers. The one with the deepest cultivation is only a Grandmaster named Sheng Chunshui, who just broke through not long ago. We can just go and kill them."
Of the other two Grandmasters, the slightly taller one said, "Brother Ximen, you mustn't be careless. It's always better to be cautious, in case we fall into their ambush."
The slightly thinner Grandmaster beside him chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, aren't you overthinking things? In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are in vain. With Brother Ximen in command, plus the two of us, attacking Lianxin City is just a piece of cake."
Grandmaster Zhang was cautious by nature and was quite skeptical of what he heard. However, considering Ximen Feng's mood, he didn't say much and could only glance at the two of them before saying, "Brother Wang is right. Let's just charge straight in."
Seeing that the two had reached a consensus, Ximen Feng instructed his deputy, "Pass on my order to speed up the advance. The sooner we capture Lianxin City, the sooner we can relieve the hatred in my heart!"
"After capturing Lianxin City, how should we deal with the ordinary residents?"
As is customary, fights between martial artists usually do not involve ordinary people, so the deputy asked for instructions again.
"Slaughter the city! Leave no one alive in Refining Heart City!"
Ximen Feng issued the order in a cold tone.
"Yes, sir!" The deputy couldn't help but shiver and dared not linger any longer, quickly running to the ranks to relay Ximen Feng's orders.
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Inside the Refining Heart City, Sheng Chunshui stood on the city gate, sweating profusely with anxiety.
Beside him, Xiao Chong, Sheng Xueyan, the leaders of various forces in the city, and the deans of several academies all wore worried expressions and were extremely anxious.
As early as last night, Sheng Chunshui had sent someone to invite Xu Mingyang to preside over the city's protective formation, but Xu Mingyang told them that he still had a few points of formation theory that he did not understand, and asked them to wait a little longer.
Although Lianxin City had a protective array, apart from Xu Mingyang, no one else understood the principles of array formations. Therefore, seeing that the array could not be activated for a long time, everyone could only stare helplessly, no matter how anxious they were.
As the sun rose higher, the thick fog began to dissipate, and the view became much wider.
All of them were highly skilled martial artists, and as far as their eyes could see, they could already see a long column of people advancing rapidly towards Lianxin City from several miles away.
"What time is it? Why hasn't Master Xu arrived yet? How pedantic!"
As Xu Mingyang failed to arrive after a long wait, Sheng Chunshui grew increasingly anxious and couldn't help but stomp his foot.
"Lord of the city, I think the Wu Elders' Association has come with ill intentions by mobilizing all its forces this time. What should we do if Master Xu is unable to arrive in time?" a leader of a certain faction asked worriedly.
Sheng Chunshui said with a sullen face, "What else can we do? We can only hold on and we must not let them break through the city."
"We killed a Grandmaster of the Martial Elders' Association, and we've long held a deep grudge against them. If Refining Heart City falls, the Martial Elders' Association will definitely not let us off the hook."
"But the city lord's notice last night said that the enemy this time consists of martial artists above the Martial Master level, and there are also several Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters. Our team is mostly composed of students with little combat experience, so we may not be able to resist them."
Upon hearing Sheng Chunshui say that they would have to rely on manpower to hold the line, the dean of an academy interjected, pointing to the groups of students below the city.
"We must hold on, even if it's unbearable! The city stands or perishes, I, Sheng, am determined to live and die with Lianxin City, and I will never abandon you all to flee alone!"
Sheng Chunshui gritted his teeth, and every word he spoke was firm and resolute.
With Grandmaster Sheng Chunshui's cultivation level, if he wanted to abandon the city and leave alone, the Martial Elders would not have been able to stop him.
However, the Sheng family is a powerful and influential clan on the Tianyun Continent. As a member of the Sheng family, his words represented the entire family and were absolutely not to be taken back.
Therefore, upon hearing Sheng Chunshui's determination, although everyone was still worried, they felt somewhat relieved.
"We are all martial artists, so naturally we should have a brave and courageous heart. Since City Lord Sheng has made such bold statements, we will not fall behind. If necessary, we will fight them to the death!"
"Yes, at worst we'll fight them to the death. Fighting one will break even, fighting two will be a bonus!"
Everyone echoed in agreement.
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The team led by Ximen Feng consisted of martial artists of martial arts master level or above, so their speed of advance was naturally very fast, and they covered the distance of more than ten miles in the blink of an eye.
Standing beneath Lianxin City, Ximen Feng's face was grim. He stared at Sheng Chunshui on the city wall for a long time before shouting to his deputy, "Attack the city!"
"Yes! Your lord!"
Upon receiving the order, the deputy turned and gestured to the troops behind him, shouting, "Lord Ximen has ordered the attack to begin! First squad, provide cover; second squad, advance!"
At his deputy's command, two teams of twenty men each slowly emerged from the dense ranks behind him. One team carried shields, while the other, under the cover of shields, rushed toward the city gate.
Just as the two squads reached the city gate, a sudden volley of arrows flew from the city wall and landed on both squads.
Under the cover of one squad's shields, the other squad continued their assault on the city gate. At the cost of two wounded soldiers, the two squads finally closed in on the gate.
boom!boom!
After a barrage of heavy weapon attacks, the city gate trembled violently.
Just then, another barrage of powerful spears rained down from the city wall. The two squads were immediately overwhelmed and fell one after another, while the remaining warriors began to retreat.
"Change players, keep attacking!" Ximen Feng's face was ashen, his eyes flashing with a crazed light.
The deputy dared not delay and quickly dispatched two more squads.
Both squads returned empty-handed, but they were on guard and few were injured, while the city gate shook even more violently.
"Keep making substitutions, this time bring in all the grandmasters!"
Ximen Feng's face grew even uglier, as if he would not give up until he had conquered the Heart Refining City.
The master's move was indeed extraordinary; this time, he advanced to the city gate without any cover.
boom! boom! boom!
More than a dozen masters did not use weapons, but relied solely on their fists and feet to smash the city gate with a loud bang.
Under the violent impact, the city gate could not withstand the pressure and finally collapsed, allowing these masters to take the opportunity to rush into the city.
Just then, a sharp shriek suddenly rang out from the city wall, and a streak of dark light flashed by, striking a grandmaster on the forehead.
Snapped!
With a soft thud, the master's head, struck by the dark light, exploded, sending sparks flying, before he collapsed and died.
What could possibly cause such damage to a Grandmaster? The remaining Grandmasters were all stunned.
Just as these masters were momentarily stunned, someone on the city wall shouted and punched them.
As the fist was thrown, ripples appeared in the air at the city gate, and an unstoppable surge of immense Yuan energy killed two more Grandmasters.
Seeing that things were going badly, the other grandmasters shouted in unison and fled back to their own formation.
"As expected of a Grandmaster, Uncle Sheng's punch annihilated two Grandmasters, causing the rest of the villains to flee in terror!"
On the city wall, Xiao Chong put down the Zhentian Bow in his hand and sincerely praised Sheng Chunshui.
"You're not bad either! I didn't expect that someone who has just entered the Martial Master realm would already possess the means to kill a Grandmaster!"
Sheng Chunshui looked at the Heaven-Shaking Bow in Xiao Chong's hand with some horror, then laughed loudly.
In truth, Sheng Chunshui had a bitter pill to swallow. He had only recently become a Grandmaster, and killing two Grandmasters with a single punch was already his limit. Moreover, this punch had consumed a lot of his Yuan energy, which was why he felt extremely uncomfortable inside.
But the situation was critical and morale needed to be boosted, so he could only suppress his discomfort and put on a calm and collected demeanor.
Sure enough, inspired by Sheng Chunshui's boldness, the leaders of the other forces became much more cheerful, especially the students and soldiers in the city, who cheered and their morale was clearly high.
Among the crowd, Xiao Chong was closest to Sheng Chunshui, and only he could see that Sheng Chunshui's brows were slightly furrowed and his fingertips were trembling slightly, not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface.
Therefore, when no one was paying attention, Xiao Chong secretly slipped a handful of pills into Sheng Chunshui's hand.
Sheng Chunshui immediately understood, took the pill, and swallowed it.
The next moment, he felt the Yuan energy he had consumed rapidly replenished, even exceeding the level before he threw the punch.
"Listen up, you thieves of the Martial Elders' Society! Today you dare to invade my Refining Heart City, I will slaughter you all without leaving a single one of you alive!"
With his confidence greatly boosted, Sheng Chunshui pointed towards Ximen Feng and the others outside the city, and his hearty laughter soared into the sky.
Below the city, Ximen Feng was burning with rage, the muscles on his face twitching violently. He stared intently at Sheng Chunshui for a long time, then turned to the other two Grandmasters and said, "Brother Zhang, Brother Wang, which of you is willing to kill this scoundrel for me?"
"This is outrageous! He's only just entered the Grandmaster realm, how dare he be so arrogant?"
The slightly thin Grandmaster Wang couldn't contain himself and stepped forward, saying, "Brother Ximen, let me weigh this man!"
“Okay!” Ximen Feng replied.
“Then I’ll go!” Grandmaster Wang replied and strode toward the city gate.
"Brother Wang, be careful in everything you do. Do not underestimate your enemy, lest something unexpected happen!" The cautious Grandmaster Zhang warned from afar.
What kind of talk is this? We are both Grandmasters, and I have been a Grandmaster for several years. How could something unexpected happen to me?
Upon hearing Grandmaster Zhang's heartfelt blessing, Grandmaster Wang trembled, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.