Looking Back, There Was Only One Road

The courtyard was filled with soldiers clad in heavy armor, shields or longswords placed before them, like humanoid machines forged from steel.

Bang!

Everyone turned their eyes toward the three figures who had barged in.

Everyone turned in unison toward the three figures who had barged in.

"Enemies!" someone shouted.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The soldiers raised their hand crossbows and fired.

Two skeletons stood in front of Wu Heng. The arrows pierced their leather armor and lodged in their bodies.

"Kill!"

"Wipe them out!"

Both sides gave the order almost simultaneously.

The Heavy Infantry grabbed their weapons and charged toward the entrance.

Cassius and Kranmu split apart to either side, raising the machine guns in their hands and opening fire on the charging crowd.

Bang, bang, bang!

Deafening Explosive Roars and the sound of bullets tearing through Iron Armor echoed throughout the area.

At such close range, the bullets' destructive power was at its peak.

The seemingly indestructible armor was ripped full of holes, the bullets burying themselves in the soldiers' bodies.

Some tried to raise their shields in defense, but beneath the dense barrage, the shields shattered. Batches of Heavy Infantry fell, filling the entire courtyard.

Once everyone was dead, the Heavy Machine Guns ceased fire.

The air was thick with the burnt stench of gunpowder and the overwhelming smell of blood.

Wu Heng raised his staff, and a grayish-white ring of light spread outward.

The Heavy Infantry who had just died in the courtyard swayed as they rose to their feet and walked toward him.

Melted flesh and blood continuously leaked from the holes blasted through their armor.

It dripped and splattered all over the ground.

"Uncle, they're still inside. They're guarding the door and waiting for you to go in," Xiaoxiao said.

"That city lord didn't escape