The stone-tier passageway suddenly boiled with killing intent, torchlight dancing wildly and blood light splashing!
"Form ranks! Archers fall back, shield-bearers step forward!"
Gu Chang'an let out a low shout, his voice like deep thunder, instantly awakening the suppressed combat intent of the constables.
The shield-bearers gritted their teeth, raised their shields, and stood in formation, torchlight reflecting on their sweat-drenched faces;
while the archers swiftly retreated to the rear, notching their bows and drawing them once more.
Yet the bandits surged like a tide, sabers and halberds whirling blindly as they lunged with the fury of wild beasts!
"Charge—!!"
Flesh and blood collided fiercely, the shield-bearers staggered back under heavy blows, their line nearly collapsing.
Several constables tumbled down the tiers shields and all, their wails endless.
"Kill them—!!"
The bandits howled like ghosts, blood sabers flailing wildly as they pressed the constables to the very verge of suffocation!
"We can't wait any longer!"
Gu Chang'an's gaze darkened, exchanging a glance with Li Hongye as they moved almost simultaneously!
--Attack!
Gu Chang'an lunged forward abruptly, unleashing the Gale Step like a whirlwind and racing thunder, closing straight on the bandit vanguard with a blade light!
As for Li Hongye, she tipped off the ground, her iron whip striking like a poisonous dragon emerging from the sea.
"Clang—clank clank—!"
Whipping out several lashes, she knocked away all the arrows just about to be fired. The whip-wind was razor-sharp, and wherever it passed, the bandits wailed without ceasing!
She let out a sharp cry: "All of you, back away!"
Her long whip swept horizontally, forcing back the bandits on both sides, her eyes blazing like torches:
"Who dares block me!"
The front-row bandits froze, actually shaken by her imposing aura for a moment, not daring to press closer.
Meanwhile, Gu Chang'an