Tracking Down, Part 2

A huge explosion rippled out from the side of the ship.

From a distance, the entire deck of the ship was suddenly illuminated by flames.

Flames, explosions, and black smoke instantly pressed the entire ship down hard.

Bang bang bang bang!! A continuous stream of red lights flashed and lit up.

Shells struck the ship squarely, the gunpowder exploding at the point of impact, cracking the wooden planks and causing secondary blast damage.

The exploding splinters and wood chips, like bullets, pierced through the unsuspecting Thousand Sect Alliance sailors.

The two ships endured continuous bombardment time and time again.

On the hills.

Zhang Rongfang stood with his hands behind his back, with Shangguan Lian Yue accompanying him.

In front of the two were rows of artillerymen, Firearm Soldiers, Crossbow, and swordsmen.

All twenty mobile artillery pieces belonging to the Garrison were mobilized by Shangguan Lian Yue.

At this moment, they were firing and bombing in an orderly fashion.

Shangguan Lian Yue was transferred by her superiors to assist in the defense of the Aloeswood Palace.

At this time, Zhang Ying Daozi woke him up in the middle of the night and then gathered people to bombard the two ships of unknown origin.

If it were someone else, they might ask why.

But since Zhang Ying has stated that he will take full responsibility, what else is there to say? Let's just blast him to pieces!

Shangguan Lian Yue stood to one side, glancing at Zhang Rongfang of her eye from time to time.

This was the first time he had met this long-rumored Great Dao Sect Daozi.

The previous one was just a fake, obviously a worthless piece of work, but this one is different.

To be honest, judging from appearance alone, he is quite unpredictable.

"General Shangguan, we are sending out troops late at night. We are sorry to trouble you and your soldiers." Zhang Rongfang looked calmly at the bombed ships in the distance.

The two ships had already begun to break in half and were slowly sinking.

A large fire broke out on the ship.

From a distance, it looked like tiny ants, people jumping off the boat to escape.

"I will naturally comply with Daozi's orders," Shangguan Lian Yue said with a smile. "But I wonder what's the background of these two ships that could anger Daozi to personally oversee the bombardment?"

He knew very well how powerful the cannon was; let alone ordinary people, even a grandmaster would die if he couldn't dodge it in time.

Only those who Worship Gods, such as the Spirit Guard Spirit Vein, can survive.

"They're just some clowns, stirring up trouble in secret, perhaps even thinking they have everything under control. Too bad... they've forgotten where they are." Zhang Rongfang said with a smile.

"If I think about it, there should still be some experts on those two ships. I'll have to personally take action to kill them later."

He could tell that Shangguan Lian Yue had her own agenda. But so what?

As long as this person remains a general of the Ling Ting, he must openly cooperate with me. Otherwise, he will be violating the Ling Ting's orders.

The Great Dao Sect is growing increasingly powerful. If Shangguan Lianyue, as a master of the Lingting Xuehong Pavilion, does not cooperate with orders, then she would be committing a heinous crime.

Without anyone else lifting a finger, a single order from above would mean certain disgrace and instant death.

"Since it is a personal order from the Daozi, I will naturally cooperate." Shangguan Lian Yue raised his right hand.

Immediately, the two giants behind him, clad in heavy armor and carrying tower shields and swords, slowly removed their swords and entered a state of alert and combat readiness.

"You two, protect Daozi's safety. If anything goes wrong, you'll pay with your lives!"

"Yes!!"

The two giant men responded in rough voices.

The armor they wore, especially the arm guards, looked to be more than an inch thick.

This kind of armor is so tough that even ordinary muskets Faneng penetrate it.

Ah!!!!

Just then, an angry roar suddenly came from the direction of the two bombed ships.

On the coast, at the Dock.

The half-sunken ship, engulfed in flames, illuminated the shore, becoming the only source of light.

Aaaaaah!!

Zhu Wanguo roared angrily, looking up at the sky.

One moment he was in complete control, the next, everything vanished.

He looked down at the remaining fifty-odd people who had hastily escaped.

Of the more than two hundred elite troops he brought, only this few remained after the sudden bombing attack.

At this moment, his heart is bleeding!

"Who is it?!" he roared madly, his eyes bloodshot and his face contorted in rage.

The huge gap caused him to completely break down emotionally.

He couldn't even imagine how his master would react if he brought such a small group of people back with him.

His plan was perfect! Why?!

Why!!!!

"Only the government troops possess artillery!" Han Jia and Ping'er were both Spirit Vein cultivators. At this moment, Ping'er's expression was solemn as she constantly scanned the surrounding situation.

"Young master, we must leave here immediately! It seems that government troops are watching us!"

"What are you afraid of! Let's go kill those guys firing the cannons over there! What kind of experts could a mere Citong have to stop us!?" Han Jia shouted angrily.

"Yes! Young master, let's charge in! Let's cripple those gunners!!!"

"A bunch of reckless soldiers! Kill them!!"

"Young master! Kill them!!"

Everyone was shocked and furious, having been awakened from their slumber and nearly losing their lives.

At this moment, their fear and horror quickly turned into anger, and they desperately needed to vent this anger.

"Where is Senior Qin, the One-Eyed Blade?!" Zhu Wanguo suppressed his anger and suddenly scanned his surroundings.

"Senior Qin went over there immediately after the bombing!" a follower quickly replied.

"In that case, let's go too!!" Han Jia said.

"Shut up!" Zhu Wanguo suppressed his emotions, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

"No! How were we exposed? We have no idea. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Everyone, spread out! Avoid being shelled again."

The crowd then came to their senses and quickly scattered.

The ferocity of the shelling just now will likely haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Not every warrior has been bombarded.

Ordinary martial artists don't really have this kind of luck.

"Retreat first!" Zhu Wanguo suddenly suppressed his shock and anger, realizing a possibility. "Let's retreat first!"

"But it's the young master!?" one of the leaders of the Hundred Changes asked urgently.

"No buts! Divide into three teams. Li Zhang, Ouyang Ruo, and Chen Xiaoguan, you three will lead the teams! Leave in three different directions! Immediately, right now!!" Zhu Wanguo immediately took the lead and rushed towards the wilderness away from the direction of Citong.

Han Jia and Ping'er paused for a moment, then led about ten people to follow closely behind.

The others looked at each other in bewilderment, and quickly followed Zhu Wanguo's instructions, splitting into three groups and leaving in the other two directions.

They had only run a short distance.

In the darkness, First Squad of soldiers bumped into them head-on.

With a hissing sound of crossbows piercing the air, the soldiers unleashed a volley of crossbow fire the moment they met.

Before the members of the Thousand Sect Alliance could fully disperse and charge forward, half of them had already fallen.

"Life and death are at stake, kill!"

Two Ninth Grade soldiers drew their swords and charged forward with a roar.

But before they could run more than a few steps, they were riddled with bullets by a second volley of musket fire.

The two fell to the ground, Silver Spirit Thread appearing on their wounds.

The Spirit Thread is about to heal.

Pfft.

A burly warrior, clad in heavy black Bull-Horned Heavy Armor Warrior, bent down and reached out, stabbing into the wounds of the two men.

Soon, a strange sound, like the sound of something being inhaled, quickly rang out.

The two Ninth Grade Spirit Guard from the Thousand Sect Alliance trembled and convulsed violently, their Silver Spirit Thread struggling to escape.

But it was no use. Soon, all of their Spirit Thread were absorbed into the arms of the Bull-Horned Heavy Armor Warrior.

"Hehe, it's still more fun to come out with General Shangguan." A hoarse voice came from under the heavy armored soldier's black Helmet.

The other group that scattered and fled was also blocked by an ambush team led by a Bull-Horned Heavy Armor Warrior.

The regular army clashed with the scattered soldiers and rogues of the Thousand Sect Alliance.

When military formations and Jianghu arts styles clash, both sides have experts leading the way.

In such an open space, Jianghu masters are basically slaughtered.

The elites of the Thousand Sect Alliance scattered like insects, attempting to escape, but unfortunately, they were too late.

Amidst a barrage of gunfire, more than half of them were shot dead on the spot after only a brief encounter.

The rest were injured by the scattered bullets, their speed greatly reduced, and then they were surrounded and killed again, with only a handful managing to escape.

***In the darkness.

One-Eyed Blade Qin Xianghong, moved like a snake, constantly dodging the crossbow bolts and muskets that flew down from above.

She was burning with rage and quickly approached the artillery position.

The range of artillery fire, which is several hundred meters, can be reached by her in just over twenty seconds.

This delay was only achieved because she kept taking detours and avoiding long-range weapons.

With artillery formations looming ahead, Qin Xianghong flashed with murderous intent. She took a step forward and charged into battle.

"Daozi was right; there truly is a master among them!"

Suddenly, a sharp blade of light slashed down from the side.

Whoosh!

In the darkness, the blade reflected a sliver of distant firelight, its faint crimson glow sweeping towards Qin Xianghong's neck.

"Who dares to stop me?!"

Qin Xianghong shouted loudly, drew her sword with lightning speed, and slashed forward.

A deafening crash resounded.

The two blades collided head-on.

One is Horse Slaying Blade, the other a single-edged heavy sword; the two are vastly different in size.

Strangely, Shangguan Lian Yue's Horse Slaying Blade, a heavy weapon over three meters long, was actually deflected by this attack.

He held the knife in both hands and was slammed back several steps by the enormous force of the blow, until he finally regained his balance by stepping on a protruding rock.

"Hahaha!! Such a master!! Just what I wanted!!" Shangguan Lian Yue's eyes flickered, and she loosened her grip on the hilt of her knife slightly, about to let it slip from her hand.

But he still held on tightly, then burst into laughter. He immediately unleashed his movement technique, closing in on the opponent and unleashing a crescent-shaped, dark red upward slash.

Both being Three Voids, the opponent's strength is extraordinary.

Unfortunately, if it were a different place or a different time, the two would have ended up fighting halfway there.

Two knives, one long and one short, occasionally pierced the air, sometimes missing their target, and sometimes collided and exploded into sparks.

"It's a pity I don't know any poetry or verses, otherwise, wouldn't it be wonderful to compose a poem right now?"

Zhang Rongfang as the two masters fought fiercely not far away.

Beside him were layers of heavily armored soldiers with Da Ling Sword and Shield Light Armor Soldier, as well as two heavily armored tower shield soldiers with exaggerated physiques.

After obtaining clues through interrogation on the ship, he and Zhang Yunqi immediately pursued the matter overnight and finally found this mobile base of the Thousand Sect Alliance.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately returned to mobilize troops, without telling Shangguan Lian Yue where he was going or who he was going to kill.

They simply brought in people and bombed the area.

Otherwise, it's not certain that we would have been able to keep this group of people from the Thousand Sect Alliance.

After all, these two ships have obviously been modified and are likely to be extremely fast. They could easily escape at the slightest disturbance.

By bombing them first, we can not only prevent them from escaping, but also significantly reduce the damage.

Those two rounds of artillery fire should at least reduce the enemy's strength by half, right?

"What are your names?" he asked with interest, looking at the two enormous armored warriors in front of him.

These two are tall, even taller than him, at least 2.56 meters. It's extremely exaggerated.

Moreover, he wasn't tall and thin, but rather had muscular, well-defined muscles all over his body; otherwise, he simply couldn't bear the weight of that heavy armor.

"Back to my lord, I'm going to serve as Xia Lian'er."

"Your humble servant Qiu Rushuang."

Two rough, booming voices rang out from inside the armored Helmet.