The roar was like thunder, shaking the mountains and rivers. Looking down from the top of the mountain, even the clouds and mists that had been covered all year round dispersed and quickly closed again.
Although it was only for a short moment, Li Yan could still see it clearly.
A large pit appeared in the mountain forest, and the smoke was rising, which was particularly obvious against the surrounding greenery.
"It exploded! It exploded!"
Sha LiFei's face was full of excitement, and the tip of his nose was sweating.
Li Yan was confused, "You... how much did you release?"
Gunpowder is a consumable. The formula of New-Style Gunpowder contains two kinds of Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. The price is even more expensive. Even the imperial court that monopolizes resources has to save some.
For their team, price is secondary. The key is the proportion of these things, which is also very particular.
If you use them all, they will be too powerful.
Therefore, Li Yan and others are accustomed to using all New-Style Gunpowder when used in firearms. However, if Fire Caltrop and other gadgets are used, half of ordinary gunpowder will usually be mixed with it.
Something is obviously wrong with this thing in front of me.
"It's nothing, I used the full amount."
Sha LiFei touched his bald head and smiled awkwardly, "I thought that there were many people on the other side, so I made a noise. The power is indeed extraordinary..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen "Jingren" emerging from the ground around them, all of them with gray heads and faces, and one with a broken leg.
They waved their arms, jumped and cursed, and were very angry.
Sha LiFei didn't understand the meaning, but he also knew that there was nothing good to say, so he quickly said, "It's a mistake, the remaining few pills will be fine."
He apologized, but there was no guilt on his face.
When the "Jingren" saw this, they became even more angry.
"Okay, stop making trouble!"
Li Yan frowned and looked down, "Everyone, please be alert. This explosion will probably make them jump over the wall..."
The smoke cleared, and screams came one after another.
There were stumps of limbs and broken arms everywhere, many soldiers were buried under earth and rocks, and some unlucky ones were lifted up by the shock wave, hit on tree branches, or penetrated by branches, or had broken sternums and vomited blood.
Sha LiFei and Earth Fire Thunder, after adding more gunpowder, lifted up the entire ground, killing at least dozens of people and seriously injuring many more.
Just this time, Long Xiang Army Vanguard Battalion was completely scrapped. Although there were still three to four hundred people left, they were frightened to death.
Wow...
Guo Xiu shook the dirt off his head, climbed up with difficulty, and looked at the hellish scene around him, his eyes instantly turned blood red, "Traitor, how can this be unreasonable!"
He was really angry.
Cao Gang Insider, Dangyang Demon Luan, Xiangyang Lu Men Mountain... Although the two sides never formally met, their plans were disrupted by Li Yan several times.
More importantly, the other party also took his <Thunderbolt Fire Scripture>, but he had other important matters at the time and did not continue to follow it.
Thinking of this, Guo Xiu felt three zombies jumping wildly.
"Senior brother, senior brother!"
There were shouts not far away.
It was the man dressed as a salesman before.
He was equally ashen-faced and was hugging another man. His eyes were red and his voice was trembling.
The man in his arms is a dwarf, dressed in coarse cloth, with an unassuming appearance and a huge head.
These two are brothers, named You San Wang Si. Although they are from the Long Xiang Army, they spend most of their time hanging out in the world.
You San is good at Eye Mystical Power, and the dwarf Wang Si is good at escape. With the cooperation of the brothers, no matter whether it is theft or assassination, they never fail.
The dwarf's sternum was completely broken, and he couldn't even open his eyes. He was breathing out too much and not taking in much, and he soon stopped moving.
"Ah--!"
You San roared like a beast, picked up Fire God Spear not far away, and ran towards the top of the mountain without saying a word.
His Fire God Spear was also stolen from Commandery Commandant Office.
Although Guo Xiu was equally angry, he calmed down at this moment and ordered repeatedly, "Exit first, be careful that there is still Earth Fire Thunder in the forest!"
"Guys, please rescue brother You San first. He cannot die. Without his Divine Ability, it will be difficult to avoid being pursued by the court!"
Although Guo Xiu failed in command time and time again, leaving Long Xiang Army in this situation, this sentence is correct.
Eye Mystical Power of You San is extremely rare. Although it is not Thousand-Mile Eyes, its eyesight is sharper than that of a falcon, and it can detect fog formations. It is like a telescope and can see everything clearly.
They have been able to avoid being hunted by the Enforcement Hall and Commandery Commandant Office over the years. You San and Divine Ability are crucial.
These masters in the Long Xiang Army glanced at each other, and without talking nonsense, they jumped up to the surrounding trees, jumped between the thick branches, avoided Earth Fire Thunder one after another, and headed towards the top of the mountain...
Long Xiang Army, the commander of Feng Lei, also luckily escaped Earth Fire Thunder. With a gloomy face, he stepped forward and asked, "My lord, what should I do?"
Guo Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "This is Earth Fire Thunder in <Thunderbolt Fire Scripture>. First clear the mines one by one, and then send troops to the mountains to encircle and suppress them."
"They are using this thing to block, and they definitely don't have many manpower. As long as Li Yan is killed, the rest are nothing to be afraid of!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Feng Lei handed it over with dignity, and then ordered the demining.
Long Xiang Army is one of the earliest groups to come into contact with firearms. Although times are not good, they have also accumulated a lot of experience.
A captain who was also good at Smelling Mystical Power led two hounds and quickly found another Earth Fire Thunder.
"Quick, it's over there!"
The captain warned in a deep voice, "Earth Fire Thunder has a stepping mechanism. Remember to clear away the loose soil around it first, and then dig carefully."
"Yes, sir!"
Several soldiers stepped forward carefully with tools.
What they did was indeed correct. After all, any firearm needs to be triggered. As long as the mechanism is destroyed, it can be deactivated.
But they never imagined that the triggering method of Earth Fire Thunder is really a different way.
Tsk!
In the tunnel, several "Jingren" lit the fuse, immediately danced and used earth escape techniques to escape wildly.
There was another roar, earth and rocks flew everywhere, and the few soldiers who went to clear the mines were all hit. They were thrown high into the air, their mouths spurted with blood, and they fainted.
Guo Xiu's eyelids jumped wildly, "Why did it explode again?"
The captain in charge of demining swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know what method they used, but Earth Fire Thunder is obviously much less powerful."
Guo Xiu thought deeply and gritted his teeth and said, "Look for someone else, test it out and then turn back immediately. I'm afraid there is something down there."
Although they were afraid, the two Long Xiang Army soldiers stepped forward cautiously, pulled at him twice, then turned around and ran away.
Boom!
Sure enough, "Jing Ren" was lured to ignite the fuse in advance, and Earth Fire Thunder exploded, but no one was injured.
"The Lord is wise!"
Commander Feng Lei immediately flattered him.
Guo Xiu also tried randomly, but did not expect it to succeed. He was immediately overjoyed and kept sending people to test it.
After all, "Jingren" is still not familiar with gunpowder.
Not long after, with a roar, several Earth Fire Thunders buried by Sha LiFei were detonated one by one...
On the cliff, Li Yan's eyes were slightly closed and his little finger was raised lightly.
Near the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, a Chuling Paper Figure was hiding in the bushes. Even if there was thick fog, it could be seen clearly.
Whoosh!
The figure of You San appeared on the tree, then jumped down, picked up Divine Firearm, and Hidden Strength exploded under his feet, running up the hillside.
Divine Firearm of Commandery Commandant Office?
Li Yan looked at it and became vigilant.
He did know that in the past few months in the Jingxiang Mountains and forests, assassinating each other with firearms had become the mainstream.
The other party must have accumulated a lot of experience.
Not daring to be careless, as Li Yan picked it up with his little finger, Chuling Paper Figure immediately slid against the ground, closely following You San.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer, You San suddenly raised his gun.
Li Yan felt strange after seeing it.
Now the distance between the two sides is still three to four hundred meters, and the opponent is still in the clouds and mist. From such a distance, even Divine Firearm is completely inaccurate. What's the use of shooting?
But soon, he was startled, quickly turned around, jumped behind a huge rock.
Bang!
Gunshots rang out from the bottom of the mountain.
In an area ten meters away, earth and rocks suddenly flew everywhere.
Just as Li Yan expected, at this distance, Divine Firearm has lost its accuracy, but it is still pretty much the same.
The opponent has the blessing of Eye Mystical Power and is a sharpshooter!
Li Yan immediately shouted, "Old Sha, it's Eye Mystical Power, hide first!"
When Sha LiFei, who was aiming his gun, heard this, he quickly dragged Wu Ba, who looked confused, and hid behind the boulder.
In this short period of time, You San had broken out of the thick fog and stopped two hundred meters away from everyone.
He did not approach in a hurry, but quickly replaced the magazine, and stood there with a sneer on his lips, aiming his gun upward.
You San can occupy a special position in the Long Xiang Army, and even Guo Xiu dares to fight against it, thanks to more than just Divine Ability.
His kung fu is not great, and he only knows a few partial ecstasy arts. But after acquiring Divine Firearm, and combining it with Divine Ability, his combat power immediately increased.
Quite a few good players died under his gun.
When encountering this situation, Li Yan did not panic. Instead, he whistled twice, threw out a smoke pill, and muttered in a low voice, "Nogao! The innocence is too simple, the essence of Rengui. The kidneys should be stored in the body... Urgency is like a law!"
As soon as Profound Water Escape came out, the whole person was immediately wrapped in water mist, and his figure became lighter. Under the cover of thick smoke, he walked around You San from the side.
When Liangzi Lake was practicing, they did some drills and cooperation to deal with this situation.
They thought of three ways to deal with this kind of sharpshooter.
One is to let Lu San control the falcon and throw Fire Caltrop from the air.
The second is Li Yan using his escape technique to get close and kill him.
The third is to cast the spell by Wang Dao Xuan.
Now that Lu San is not here, Wang Dao Xuan wants to preside over the altar, so Li Yan naturally uses his escape technique to approach and kill him at close range.
The thick smoke from the pellet attracted You San's attention. He held Fire God Spear and aimed around the smoke, ready to pull the trigger at any time.
Li Yan revealed murderous intent and quickly approached.
But at this moment, You San suddenly turned his gun.
This guy can detect escape techniques!
Li Yan's hair stood on end and he was rolling around like a lazy ass.
Boom!
Gunshots rang out and gravel scattered on the ground.
Li Yan narrowly avoided it. After getting up, Hidden Strength exploded under his feet. At the same time, he slashed at You San.
At this distance, the opponent has no time to change the magazine.
However, You San also did not panic, but quickly retreated.
At the same time, two sharp arrows flew out of the thick fog, but it was the masters of the Long Xiang Army who came to the rescue.
Phew!
The arrows roared and headed straight for the door facing Li Yan.
Li Yan did not stop, stepped on Wading Through Mud Steps, moved the sword horizontally to the left and right, swung the sharp arrow away, and accelerated again.
His eyes were full of murderous intent, and his speed did not slow down.
That protruding gunman is really a hidden danger.
Even if he is injured, this person must be eliminated first.
However, it was a step too late after all.
Seven or eight figures had already rushed out of the thick fog.
There are two men who are the fastest. They have similar faces and the same clothes. They are both dressed in gray robes and both hold long guns.
But their guns are different.
One wields a large iron spear measuring eight feet in length.
One used a soft cane gun.
The man with the iron spear suddenly lunged forward, stabbed the spear in a line, and used White Snake Extends Tongue to stab Li Yan straight into the chest.
Just when Li Yan was about to block him, the other person ducked forward, rolled over and rolled to the ground. The rattan gun in his hand turned like a poisonous snake, turned around in the air, and went straight to his lower body.
Li Yan had no choice but to retreat.
The man with the iron gun stepped in again, and at the same time shook his arms and let out a whistle. The iron gun immediately shook out a dozen gun shadows, covering Li Yan's whole body.
Both of them were Hidden Strength, which was far inferior to Li Yan, but their marksmanship was so perfect that they forced him back.
Li Yan was annoyed and had noticed that the two men's marksmanship was strange.
The man with the iron gun used "Yang Family Spear".
This "Yang Family Spear" is not a gun skill of Yang Family Generals, but was created by Yang Miaozhen, the wife of Li Quan, the leader of the Red Coat Army in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is known as "Pear Blossom Spear is invincible in the world in twenty years".
It would be easier to say if this was the only person.
Although his marksmanship is exquisite, his skill is poor.
But his brother also used Jiangnan's "Ground Sweeping Spear", which has flexible movement, is good at overcoming strength with softness, specializes in the bottom lane, and is extremely destructive.
The two brothers worked together flawlessly.
For this situation, Li Yan also has a way to deal with it. As soon as Soul Severing Throwing Knife comes out, it can be cracked immediately.
However, others have also taken action.
One of the men has pulled out Flintlock Firearm from his waist.
The most troublesome thing is that You San, with murderous intent on his face, he has replaced the magazine and is ready to aim the gun.
Li Yan turned around and left without saying a word.
He was very fast, Hidden Strength exploded under his feet, he followed a zigzag route, his figure was erratic, and he returned to the top of the mountain.
Bang! Bang!
Two consecutive shots were fired from behind, causing earth and rocks to fly everywhere, but they didn't hit.
"Hahaha!"
You San Although he missed, he laughed wildly and said, "What kind of rising star in the world, his reputation is so loud, but that's it."
"Fellow Daoists, he is only one person. Let's work together to capture him. I will skin this kid Heavenly Lantern!"
"No rush!"
The Daoist who set up the altar before spoke quickly and said seriously, "This man is cunning and has good Daoist skills. There must be a trap ahead. Wait for the poor Daoist to force him out."
After that, he took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms, folded it into a knife shape, bit his fingertips, drew a blood symbol on it, aimed at the boulder where Li Yan was hiding, and muttered something in the local language of Yunnan and Guizhou.
As if sensing something, Old Taoist suddenly opened his eyes.
"Hit!"
Whoosh!
The paper knife immediately flew out, turned in the air, bypassed the boulder, and went straight to the center of Li Yan's eyebrows.
Paper Knife Soul Severing Technique?
Tongtian Sect!
Li Yan recognized this technique immediately.
Tongtian Sect is also a large school, mainly spread in the three provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou. Some regard Lord Lao as the ancestor, and some regard Master of Tongtian Sect as the main one.
This teaching is extremely ferocious in its techniques, specifically targeted at Divine Soul, and has many taboos, including not eating beef, dog meat, scaleless fish, and flat-haired animal meat (i. e., poultry feathers), and not passing under spider webs.
The more taboos there are, the stronger the power will naturally be.
Even across a boulder, Divine Soul can be locked.
But just when the paper knife was about to stab the center of his eyebrow, Li Yan looked cold and suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the paper knife in his hand.
Zizzi!
The arc flashed and the paper knife instantly turned into ashes.
Poof!
The old man's spell on the opposite side was broken, his mind was shaken, he felt bored in his chest, and he immediately spit out a mouthful of blood...
Second update in the afternoon