Luffy's Fourth Gear Breaks the City Gate

His eyes blazed with killing intent.

"No matter how many come, we'll wipe them out.

Chu Yunfei's heart trembled at that moment.

He knew.

What came next.

A world-shaking event was likely about to erupt across northwest Shanxi.

But then excitement surged through him.

"Our intelligence isn't all that impressive, but we have grasped the movements of some regiments. Gentlemen, please come with me to my command post. There's a map there, and I'll explain everything properly."

"Alright."

Lin Ye and the others all nodded.

What came next.

Would be a massive storm sweeping across the land.

Meanwhile.

Ping'an County Town.

Before the official assault began.

Li Yunlong had already sealed off every road within dozens of li around the county town.

He had also planted several thousand landmines.

Even if enemy reinforcements arrived, they could be held off for a while.

After all, he was a military commander born with the instincts of a beast.

Even though he now commanded terrifying power.

When it came to actual combat, beyond his bold plans, his considerations were exceptionally thorough as well.

Once every last detail had been arranged.

Li Yunlong slapped the table.

"Begin the attack!"

"Yes!"

Everyone in the operations room answered loudly.

Ping'an County Town was no ordinary county town.

This town had been built during the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty.

Its walls stood five zhang high.

The bricks were bound together with mortar mixed with glutinous rice juice.

They were extraordinarily sturdy.

There were broad horse paths atop the walls, wide enough for warhorses to gallop across.

There were also towering battlements.

In the age of cold weapons, they could be used to fire arrows.

Now, they could be used to fire guns.

In short.

This was a fortress like walls of copper and ramparts of iron!

It was absolutely not something that could be breached so easily.

What was more, the defending troops inside were so well equipped.

Therefore.

When Li Yunlong's four units launched a fierce assault on the city from the east, south, west, and north.

They immediately encountered enormous difficulties.

There were not many Japanese soldiers and puppet troops atop the walls.

But their equipment was exceptionally good.

Rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, American submachine guns, and more.

They all opened fire at once.

They were like scythes cutting wheat—each wave of soldiers that charged forward fell in droves.

Luffy made his move.

"Gomu Gomu."

Wearing his straw hat, he shouted, "Rubber, Rubber!" and fired both hands like machine guns at the city wall ahead.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

The sturdy wall exploded brick by brick, dust and smoke scattering in every direction.

The sky was filled with afterimages of Luffy's arms.

Luffy was in charge of the south gate.

At that moment, the Japanese commander atop the south gate was completely dumbfounded.

He rubbed his eyes hard.

He even pinched himself fiercely.

Only then did he become certain.

This was not a dream. It was real.

"My God... what is this? Who is he? A demon?"

The Japanese commander cried out in Japanese, on the verge of collapse.

The other Japanese soldiers' legs trembled as well.

They were utterly terrified.

"Fire! Fire!"

But the Japanese commander quickly came to his senses.

He screamed madly.

The other Japanese soldiers and puppet troops all trembled as they aimed at Luffy.

Bang bang bang!!

Da da da!!

Ta ta ta!!

Boom boom!!

All kinds of sounds erupted at that instant like a grand symphony.

The soldiers on the wall had gone mad.

Rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, grenades—

Whatever weapons they had in hand, they all rained down upon Luffy like a covering sky.

"Ahahaha!"

Yet Luffy did not dodge.

Wearing his straw hat, he flew through the air, his mouth stretched wide in a dazzling laugh that revealed gleaming white teeth.

And at that moment, all the bullets, shells, and everything else struck his body.

They sank straight into him.

Yet they did not pierce through.

Instead, with a series of puff puff puff sounds, countless bulges appeared on his back.

Then Luffy clenched both fists, laughed, and thrust out his chest.

Then something terrifying happened.

All the bullets, shells, and everything else

shot back out.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

They all crashed into the city wall.

Bricks and stones exploded, the battlements shattered.

It was as if the wall had been swallowed by artillery fire.

They were stunned.

The Japanese soldiers and puppet troops atop the wall

were all stunned.

What kind of person was this?

Bullets could not pierce him, and he even bounced every one of them back—this was far too terrifying!

Thud.

A puppet soldier could no longer hold his rifle steady, and it fell from his hands.

He trembled all over.

Then he dropped to his knees.

And wailed loudly.

"Spare me, spare me!"

These puppet soldiers had never been people of particularly firm will.

At a time like this, they naturally could not hold out.

They surrendered on the spot.

"Baka!"

The Japanese commander was furious. With a clang, he drew his saber, his face filled with—

But just then.

Luffy seemed to have had enough fun.

He suddenly placed his hand over his mouth.

And blew hard.

Huff—

His entire body instantly swelled up and changed color, taking on the metallic texture of steel, gleaming under the sunlight.