"I never knew Lord Shen had such a mighty warrior in her ranks..." Just as Shen Tang's eyes had darted about and she'd thought of a plan, the enemy general's calm voice reached her ears. It didn't match his fierce, tricky, relentless attacks, each move aimed at taking her life.
Shen Tang felt a cold gust sneak up behind her. She spun and kicked the giant shield attacking her away. It looked effortless, but the sole of her foot had gone slightly numb. Tch, that thing was heavy. She said, "Who'd let an outsider learn the full extent of their strength?"
At her words, the enemy general stopped probing.
He focused on facing her, searching for a chance to strike off her head.
Shen Tang, for her part, wanted to behead the enemy general before her.
But the Heavy Shield Warriors were trickier than she'd expected.
As the saying went, "After three days apart, look at a man with new eyes." These Heavy Shield Warriors had made great strides, too. Back on the battlefield in Luxia Prefecture, their equipment had been massive. Their heavy shields stood a full zhang tall, half a zhang wide, and one finger thick, yet still required two men to carry. Now, a single Heavy Shield Warrior could wield one in battle. The shields hadn't changed much in length or width, but their thickness had grown to three fingers.
They could even use their heavy shields like boomerangs...
And from time to time, they helped harass her.
After Shen Tang had kicked away seven or eight heavy shields and more than a dozen spears, even the enemy general couldn't help letting his gaze drop to her legs. Before he could get a good look, Shen Tang's sword slashed toward his eyes, but he dodged by leaning