Volume One, Chapter 28: Butcher, Butcher...

Before half a day had passed, fierce counterattacks erupted across Bing Province. Outside Pengcheng, just as Jia Xu had predicted, there were indeed more enemy forces behind the initial wave, but the defenders were already fully prepared.

A slaughter was about to begin.

He truly did not know; he had been practically forced by Hua Banxia to join this mysterious organization. He had originally prepared a stirring speech, but upon meeting Director Xiahou, who possessed such a heavy air of worldly commonality, all the lines he had memorized on the way were forgotten entirely.

Is the disparity between the speed of the first half and the second half really that great? Hoola must have unique techniques for navigating familiar star charts; otherwise, such a terrifying speed would be impossible.

"I am certain, I am not pregnant..." Xu Yisheng had already learned the truth, though she could not fathom why the pulse had felt slippery just moments before.

As soon as Zhuge Liang spoke these words, the entire assembly fell into a deathly silence. The joy of the hard-won victory vanished without a trace, replaced by a chill that rose from the soles of their feet straight to their crowns.

"So that is how it is." Long Junmo curled his lips, a wicked, charming smile appearing on his incomparably handsome face.

Her combat uniform was covered in dust and blood. The wounds on her body were enough to make even the toughest man groan in agony to vent his frustration.

"So you aren't Senior Ji Moyuan's fiancée?" Zhang Ranle, that big mouth, asked a question we all wanted to slap her for.

I am not a mountain, so how would I know what a mountain thinks? Li Yifan muttered to himself, though he dared not speak it aloud. He only felt that his master was exceptionally strange today, acting mysterious and rambling as if his cultivation had gone awry.

"Gentle reminder: The keyword 'damn it' cannot be recognized! Please reset the keyword and perform the search again!" the crisp, pleasant voice of the artificial intelligence prompted with absolute seriousness.

Thirty men, including the four elder enforcers led by Farrell, stared intensely at Fan Tianying within the crimson flames. Meanwhile, the other thirty-plus individuals focused their gazes on Lin Shu, whose armor made him appear like a demon god.

Yu Yao stared at the long sword in his hand, momentarily stunned. She was so familiar with this blade; a stern, handsome face materialized before her eyes. The owner of this sword had given his life for her without a single complaint, and toward him... she felt nothing but remorse.

Immediately afterward, Gongsun Fan, while in full stride, sensed a barrier of true essence energy suddenly materialize before him. His heart stirred, and he knew a master had arrived.

Yuan Tan was startled and swept a displeased glance at Guo Tu, failing to understand why he would cover for Wang Rou. Guo Tu merely signaled to Yuan Tan with his eyes, indicating that he should remain silent.

By now, Gongsun Fan completely trusted Lian Zhi's words and hurriedly nodded, yet he dared not speak, fearing that if he did, the energy fluctuations of the iron block he sensed might vanish.

Thinking of this, Shang Yu immediately turned and ran, knowing that if he were too slow and alerted the large numbers of government troops in the city, he would not be able to escape even if he grew wings. He had heard that the well-trained Yuan soldiers even used hawks to track people, making escape even more impossible.

He glanced at Yi Feng, who had been watching them quietly, then gritted his teeth and charged madly at the child in the brocade robe.

Li Luo, disappointed not to see Mei Guo suffer a setback, turned to the table, glaring at her with a dark, sullen expression.

He had originally intended to agree with Shang Yu, curious to see what he was planning, but the calls from the Semu army demanding that Shang Yu enter their camp for negotiations led Hu Dahai to immediately stop him.

Tian Fan obediently nodded; at this point, he was essentially following Gongsun Fan’s every word.