"Too strong..."
Sun Lei muttered softly, his eyes flashing sharply!
He no longer hesitated. He withdrew his longsword and quickly ran toward the City Guard!
"Yaa#￥\u0026*￥~!!!"
The goblins had also come to their senses. They let out a burst of ugly cries at Sun Lei and launched attacks at him!
Seeing the goblins around him pounce toward him, Sun Lei showed no panic. Instead, he raised his longsword and charged forward to meet them!
Sword strike!
Continuous sword strikes!
Even the simplest Swordsmanship moves seemed to possess tremendous power when used by Sun Lei!
Endless sword shadows flashed through the air, making it seem as if several more swords had appeared in Sun Lei's hands!
Swish, swish, swish, swish—
Sun Lei swung the longsword in his hand. Every time he brought it down, a goblin would let out a miserable howl and collapse!
The blood and severed limbs of countless goblins kept flying into the air or splattering across Sun Lei's face!
In a short while, hundreds of goblins had piled up beneath Sun Lei's feet!
Moss's five enhancement talents were practically a super amplifier, strengthening Sun Lei's power to the point where he could rival a Gold-grade existence!
Do not think this was a joke. All five of Moss's enhancement talents were level Ⅶ (7)!
For an ordinary Awakened One, merely raising these five talents to level 7 would require at least 35 Job Points!
If they could only obtain them through leveling up, they would have to reach Gold-grade before they could acquire that many Job Points!
This showed just how terrifying her Golden Finger's abilities were!
The commotion Sun Lei had caused was also clearly seen by the City Guard!
"So strong. Who is that?"
"Hm? That looks like Sun Lei!"
"What? Wasn't he dead?"
Some of the members of the City Guard who had temporarily rotated out to rest had already recognized Sun Lei, and a wave of discussion immediately broke out.
"Sun Lei?"
Wu Ming's eyes lit up when he saw Sun Lei running toward the unit in the distance!
Sun Lei was somewhat well-known in the City Guard. At the very least, Wu Ming often heard his name, and naturally knew what he looked like.
Wu Ming simply never expected Sun Lei to still be alive—and for his strength to have apparently increased considerably!
Seeing Sun Lei mow through the goblin horde as easily as chopping vegetables, Wu Ming hurriedly ordered the squad captain beside him:
"Go and support him!"
"Yes!"
A squad immediately rushed out from the formation and headed toward Sun Lei!
Before long, Sun Lei appeared in front of Wu Ming. When he saw Wu Ming, he immediately put on a serious expression, saluted, and said:
"I'm Sun Lei, captain of the Fourth Squad under Captain Lei Yuanyun's unit! Greetings, Captain Wu Ming!"
Wu Ming nodded at Sun Lei. He glanced at Moss on his shoulder, then said:
"Greetings. Are you the only one left? What about Luo Wei and Li Wen?"
Sun Lei's expression darkened. He shook his head and said in a low voice:
"Captain Luo Wei and Captain Li Wen... along with the members who stayed behind to cover our retreat... they're all dead."
"I only survived by sheer luck because of them."
Wu Ming sighed. He nodded, reached out, and patted Sun Lei on the arm.
"So that's how it is. Don't grieve too much. At least you're still alive, right?"
"Let them live on in your heart!"
Sun Lei took a deep breath, nodded, and said:
"I know. That's why I came back!"
Sun Lei turned and looked toward the distant battlefield!
Even surrounded by a unit of over a hundred people, the four tall figures still stood out immensely!
Sun Lei tightened his grip on his sword hilt, turned back, and looked at Wu Ming with determination.
"Captain Wu Ming, I'm going to deal with the ogres!"
Wu Ming raised his eyebrows, then nodded with a smile.
"I don't have the authority to order you around. Li Mengzhang is in command this time. Just go find him."
"Thank you, Captain Wu Ming!"
Joy appeared on Sun Lei's face. He knew Wu Ming was allowing him through; otherwise, he would never have been able to pass!
After clasping his fists in thanks, Sun Lei immediately turned and sprinted toward the distant formation!
Boom!!!
A thick wooden club collided violently with a great hammer, erupting with a thunderous roar!
Lei Yuanyun gritted his teeth and gripped the hammer handle tightly, staring ferociously at the little giant before him!
"What a monster..."
Lei Yuanyun gritted his teeth and spoke one word at a time.
The ogre's strength and endurance were simply too terrifying!
Even after unleashing a series of full-powered attacks, he had actually failed to suppress the huge creature!
I have to attack this thing's head. Otherwise, with that tough, thick hide, most of my attacks will be negated!
Lei Yuanyun thought to himself and lost focus for a moment!
He suddenly felt the force in his hands lighten. When he came to his senses, he saw the ogre raising its wooden club again!
"Damn it!"
Lei Yuanyun's expression changed. He pushed off with his right foot and quickly retreated!
Roar!!!
The ogre let out a furious roar and frantically brought its wooden club down at Lei Yuanyun!
Bang—!
Lei Yuanyun's figure shot backward as the wooden club smashed into the spot where he had been standing!
The enormous force exploded outward like a bomb, instantly blasting a deep crater into the ground!
"Damn it...!"
Lei Yuanyun cursed angrily, not daring to delay. He swung the great hammer in his hand once more!
Bang!
Lei Yuanyun struck the arm holding the ogre's wooden club again, attempting to make it drop its weapon!
Yet the weapon seemed stuck to the ogre's hand. No matter what, it refused to let go!
Watching the ogre fly away again, Lei Yuanyun gritted his teeth and cursed:
"*, is this *thing's hand made of iron?! If I weren't using a hammer instead of a sword, I'd have chopped your hand right off!"
Blunt weapons were best at breaking armor, but against the ogre's tough, thick body, they seemed somewhat inadequate.
The resilience of its flesh, tempered all the way down to the bone, completely absorbed the force of blunt attacks!
At a time like this, sharp weapons were actually more effective!
Unfortunately, Lei Yuanyun was not skilled in Swordsmanship. While waiting for the ogre to stand, he glanced at Li Mengzhang and Wang Xin, who were fighting the ogres.
He discovered that Li Mengzhang and Wang Xin's situation was also far from optimistic!
Clang!!!
Li Mengzhang's longsword held back an ogre's downward club strike. With all his strength, he tilted the blade and redirected the wooden club toward the ground!
Bang—!
The wooden club struck the ground and stirred up clouds of dust. Li Mengzhang took the opportunity to retreat, leaving the ogre's attack range.
He glanced pale-faced at the web of his split palm. Both his hands were trembling uncontrollably!
Clatter, clatter, clatter...
Wang Xin threw several more bottles of poison onto the ogre, once again holding the two ogres in place!
Nearby, Wang Xin also briefly revealed herself before dropping to one knee, exhausted!
Although she was not injured, her breathing was disordered and her face had grown increasingly pale!
Wang Xin glanced at Li Mengzhang and said:
"These are my last poisons. I'm out!"
"This isn't going to work... We have to think of another way!"
Li Mengzhang spoke with a solemn expression as he quickly surveyed the battlefield!
In the distance, Yun Yu was directing her subordinates to hold back the injured ogre!
Since they had no powerful means of attack, they could only delay it.
As for Lei Yuanyun, it seemed that he would not be able to resolve his battle anytime soon either!
"What way? Even if we've managed to last this long by relying on delaying tactics, we'll be the first to run out of strength."
Wang Xin rolled her eyes at Li Mengzhang and spoke feebly.
Li Mengzhang fell silent. If they could not win even with the least strenuous tactic, what other options did they have?
Roar—!!
Just as Li Mengzhang was rapidly thinking of a solution, a tremendous roar suddenly caught his attention!
That roar came from... the one being held back?!
Li Mengzhang realized what had happened and hurriedly looked into the distance!
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