Chapter 64: The Grand Explosion

When the wind rose, using the rustle of the pine trees as cover, two groups of men used heavy crossbows to fire four-pronged iron hooks forged from fine steel, latching them firmly onto the stronghold gates.

Shortly after, Liu Chenxu on that side and Li Chen on this side began to climb directly upward!

Hou Xiaobai had an injury on his arm. Although it was no longer serious, he was not yet suited for rapid climbing followed by close combat.

In truth, apart from Li Chen, none of the other three were suitable.

However, this was precisely why Li Chen insisted on taking the three of them to storm the stronghold alone.

To repeat what he had said before: they needed to grow, and they needed to grow rapidly.

Only by seeing blood, by continuously seeing blood, could they truly become genuine warriors!

Li Chen’s climbing was as swift as an ape’s. With a burst of strength in his arms and a push of his feet against the outer wall of the gate, he vaulted upward...

Seeming to sense an unusual gaze, Wang Shuangshuang turned her beautiful eyes, and instantly her delicate body trembled slightly as her vision locked onto Wang Ying.

"Actually, what you saw just now is based on the same principle as mountains appearing close when they are actually far away. The sea's surface is vast and boundless, so when you look at it from afar, you feel as though you are already very close, but the reality is that there is still a very long distance to go," Du Yu continued.

The Japanese soldiers immediately dropped to the ground. Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy soldiers were panicking and had not yet adjusted their postures after dropping prone, Xiao Xiao brandished her bamboo flute and launched a flurry of attacks. Two Japanese soldiers lay motionless on the ground.

Suddenly, he heard a slight sound twenty meters behind him. He focused his attention to listen, but then there was no further movement.

Realizing the danger he was in, Huang Yubo hurriedly unleashed his lightness kung fu to retreat rapidly, and then turned and ran. For he could sense that the terrifyingly powerful divine weapon in Yan Yuhan's hand possessed a might so shocking that even with his formidable defense, he stood no chance against it; it was likely a tier-three divine weapon.

At this very moment, she was like a wooden barrel filled to the brim with gunpowder. It would only take the tiniest spark to ignite the powder within, unleashing a terrifying and overwhelming might.

This courtyard consisted of two sections, front and rear, separated by a row of rooms. These rooms were built in the traditional Chinese style with flying eaves, upturned corners, and covered corridors. It must have once belonged to a prominent family's estate, now occupied by the Japanese invaders.

"Then this junior shall respectfully comply," Wang Ying said with a helpless shake of his head. Then, a bizarre scene unfolded.

As for guessing that Qin Tian was a Xiantian martial artist? That thought had not only never crossed Zhang Xiguo's mind; it had never even emerged as a possibility.

When Lei Ying spoke, his tone was exceptionally flat, sounding more like a routine official report rather than a genuine desire to avenge his junior brother.

By this time, the envoys of the marquises of Han, Zhao, and Wei had no more reservations left. Having had their previous two investitures disrupted, they had lost their patience. Since the investiture of the three marquises had originally been approved with a nod from the Zhou Emperor, upon returning this time, they would no longer adhere to any protocols of etiquette between ruler and subject. Instead, they would speak directly through sheer strength and resort to hard tactics.

Suddenly, with a deafening roar, a massive explosion knocked the soldiers maintaining the grand array unconscious. The array immediately fractured with numerous cracks, the very cosmos trembled, and the starry sky shook violently without interruption. The array rumbled and swayed, revealing deep black fissures, while mountains and seas churned as though the sun and moon were about to plummet from the sky.

"You are mistaken there. The director of the logistics department holds a rank half a-step higher than mine and is considered my superior. Furthermore, he is also your superior as well!" said Li Fang.

Xiao Fan was prepared at all times for Shang Zhou to make a move, so the sudden assault did not panic him in the slightest. With a calm demeanor, he sent out a single palm strike.

The massive block of ice suddenly shattered. Amidst the raging bitter cold, Ma Sanzhi broke through the ice. Without any superfluous movements, he threw a punch that directly blasted away the giant hammer, followed by a kick that sent Wang Haiyue's incoming giant hand flying back.

His tone remained calm, with the same joyful morning smile still lingering at the corner of his lips. It was as if everything that had happened was merely Cangse overthinking matters.

Today, Police Officer Wang was not as unyielding as she had been during the first interrogation; she cooperated fully and recited the incantation.

On the ferryboat, Chen Yi sipped his tea while admiring the scenery along the river. It was tranquil and carefree, evoking an involuntary yearning in the heart.

Long Qingfeng's tone was flat. That serene demeanor was as casual as greeting a brother who had just stepped out and returned—provided one ignored the turbulent excitement hidden deep within his eyes. Though well-concealed, that trace of emotion was still detected by Hanshuang.

"Did you all hear that? You are not permitted to use corpse-insect oil from now on," Miao Yaya said loudly to the surrounding chefs standing nearby.

However, the sixty thousand soldiers of the Iceni Kingdom remained an extremely important auxiliary military force for the city of Rome. Moreover, the five hundred and fifty thousand citizens of the Iceni Kingdom truly relied on the food resources of Rome. This was why Baitong had to pay serious attention to the Iceni Kingdom.

"This family is as stubborn as wooden blocks, completely devoid of any flexibility." Once the eldest sister-in-law departed, Caicai—who had just been flattering her with a playful smile—immediately dropped the facade and changed her expression entirely.

Anyang rolled her eyes. Although she was reluctant to let Changsheng have his way so easily, the fervor of their newlyweds' passion ultimately outweighed her desire to stroll through the gardens with Mingche. She curtsied to the Old Madame and departed in Mingche's company.

"Xiao Hong, you must have been constantly pressuring Zhang Yuanzhi, ordering him to open the northern gateway of Yongzhou so that your Northern Wei reinforcements could smoothly march south and occupy the capital city of Jiankang. Am I correct in saying this, or not?" Xiao Yan asked slowly.

She had never been able to figure out why Lingxiao had the audacity to lock gazes with her face-to-face without the slightest trace of fear or timidity.

Pang De held deep admiration for Zhang Xun's integrity and loyalty in defending Cao Cao's cause. He personally escorted Zhang Xun's remains back to his hometown and treated Zhang's mother with the etiquette due a disciple.

After observing for just a few minutes, the black cat realized that the scene unfolding below was likely related to the topic Professor Li had mentioned in Potions class a while back: "In the wake of the black tide, the five poisonous creatures breed." The insects being hunted by those rats were precisely the creatures known in wizarding lore as the five poisons.

Everything that had happened before felt like a dream. The only exception was the lingering trace left behind by the clash between True Immortal Mubai and Bai Qingcheng. As True Immortal Mubai regained his clarity, he sensed an overwhelmingly powerful force lingering in the palm of his hand. Lowering his head to look, he saw a wisp of golden light.

Mingjing's heart suddenly felt a needle-like pang of anguish. What were they doing? Were they actually arranging a secret tryst? He had sat in the Xie residence missing her day and night, only to arrive and witness this scene.

The city of Rome currently possessed available combat forces consisting of no more than four understrength cohorts of youth troops and one cohort of Cretan archers. Although they all possessed tier-one strength, their numbers totaled only 710 men—fewer than the fifteen hundred barbarian soldiers who had managed to escape back.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Wushuang did not linger. Striding boldly toward the outside world, he was closely followed by Buyi, Lu Ming, and the others.

True to Hulu Tou's words, the puppet police and traitors had no sooner reached the door than they saw a large truck pulling up outside. Dozens of Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers leaped from the truck bed, and raising their rifles, immediately surrounded the puppet police and traitors.

The Violet Pirate Group, which had once kidnapped Alan, had also vanished without a trace in that tempestuous storm. Seeing these news reports, she could not help but sigh with emotion over the impermanence of the world.

A full quarter of an hour later, Zhou Wushuang completely digested the Art of Eight-Nine Mysteries. As his tightly closed eyes opened, the aura around his entire body imperceptibly surged upward at that very moment.

When Tading finished listening to Quliju's explanation, he gnashed his teeth in hatred and roared, "Accursed Han people! I swear I will not rest until I have killed you all!" With that, Tading immediately summoned the chieftains of all the tribes and announced the drastic changes that had occurred on the grasslands.