"Brothers!"
"I came—"
"To take you home!"
The moment the black-armored general removed his mask, the entire world seemed to fall silent.
Atop the city walls.
The Northern Liang Army soldiers' weapon-raised hands froze in midair. Their expressions remained fixed in the death-defying resolve of a moment ago, but now that familiar figure was reflected in their pupils, and none of them could quite believe it.
After several breaths, the suppressed emotions erupted completely.
"Commander-in-Chief?!!!"
"It really is the Commander-in-Chief?!"
"Commander-in-Chief, you're alive?!"
"Master!"
"My lord!"
Hearing this, Chen Sanshi unhurriedly fired an arrow behind him, blasting dozens of soldiers to death, before asking loudly, "And how exactly was I supposed to have died?"
"Catch!"
As Wang Zhi spoke, he tossed down a head wrapped in white cloth from the high wall.
Chen Sanshi caught it and unwrapped it, only to see a face identical to his own. Even he, who was proficient in the Disguise Technique, found it difficult to spot any flaw. The real and fake were impossible to distinguish.
As he stood still where he was, Cao Rong and the others were charging toward him at full speed. Tens of thousands of archers and crossbowmen had also formed up and unleashed a rain of arrows at the black-armored blood horse.
Under the effects of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Trapping Formation, every arrow carried the wind-attribute enhancement of the "Xun" incantation, gleaming with an eerie green light.
They saw—
Chen Sanshi standing firm atop his horse. Fire Element True Energy gradually spread from him, forming an impregnable barrier. Countless arrows crashed against his back, all turning to ash.
Holding "his own" severed head, he studied it for a moment before suddenly letting out a cold laugh.
"It seems I truly frightened them badly enough that those