"Guard!"
Colonel Jordan said coldly.
Swish!
Four tall, burly Golden Guards stepped forward in unison, blocking the colonel's path and fearlessly confronting the oncoming stranger.
Each of them held a square steel shield, firmly protecting the colonel behind them. Two of them raised their submachine guns with one hand and pulled the trigger, firing wildly at the man.
The gun barrel, riddled with vent holes, suddenly trembled, spitting flames from its muzzle.
Ta-ta-ta-ta!!
A hail of bullets rained down, surging forth in torrents.
Gilan immediately drew his triangular iron shield and held it in front of him. At the same time, he crouched low and dodged left and right, avoiding most of the bullets, while the rest were deflected by the shield.
Jingle bells!!
When it forced its way to the four people, the triangular shield was already broken and unusable, having reached the end of its life.
Gilan casually tossed the shield aside, making a dull thud.
He raised his axe and brought it down, the gleaming blade slicing through the air with a cold light.
when!!
The Demon-Hunting Axe slammed down on the square steel shield in the guard's hand, producing a deafening roar.
A blinding spark flew, but the opponent's burly figure remained motionless, his thick legs firmly planted on the ground like the roots of an old tree.
On one side, another guard dropped his submachine gun, which was now empty, and drew a 15-centimeter-long fighting dagger from his waist, thrusting it straight at Gilan's neck.
Ugh!!
The man's movements were powerful, heavy, and incredibly swift.
His physique has reached a master level.
Gilan raised his left arm, his wrist shield opening, and with a clang, he blocked the dagger.
"Huff..." The guard's deep, slightly echoing, strange breathing came from beneath the steel mask so close to him.
With a hiss, the metal can behind it spewed out steam.
The next second, the guard threw a lightning-fast punch!
call out!!
Gilan couldn't defend with his left hand in time, so he had to raise his right arm, using his elbow as a shield to protect his face.
BOOM!!
A muffled thud.
He seemed to have moved three or four meters out of thin air, and was sent flying by a heavy punch from the guard.
The black felt hat fluttered and fell to the ground, causing his disheveled blond hair to dance.
Gilan's dark eyes flashed with madness, and the veins at the corners of her eyes were bulging.
The stimulant was at its peak at that moment. He stumbled back two steps after landing before regaining his footing, but the pain in his right elbow was barely noticeable.
He shook his right hand, twirling the axe in his hand.
"Master, those four guys are strange; Vivi's spells have no effect on them..."
In his mind, the familiar timidly said.
Vivi was attached to his body, was not in a dominant position, but she could cast spells on enemies on her own. However, she had met her match.
Gilan remained silent and did not respond.
He realized that the guards before him were no ordinary people, and that their square steel shields were effective against the Demon-Hunting Axe. So without a word, he put away his axe, took out his Cane of Justice, and charged forward again.
The two guards remained silent, took a step forward, and brought the two steel shields together.
Click!
Click click click!
The cane instantly transformed, its head turning into a hammer.
"Get out!!" Gilan roared hoarsely, brandishing his cane.
The ancient bronze staff-hammer, emitting a terrifying whooshing sound, crashed down with tremendous force!
BOOM!!
A violent explosion suddenly occurred.
A ball of eerie green flame exploded with the immense impact.
Two burly guards were thrown to the ground and rolled to the side. The square steel shields in their hands were dented and deformed, stained with green flames, and their bodies were on fire. They rolled and struggled on the ground.
The remaining two guards ignored this and stepped forward to fill their companion's position. Holding a shield in one hand and a dagger in the other, they pressed forward horizontally.
"Die!!"
Gilan held the staff-hammer horizontally and swung it violently.
Ugh--
BOOM!!
The hammer struck the steel shield with a loud bang.
The guard on the right was blown away by the explosion, his square steel shield slipped from his hand, and his entire left arm was twisted and deformed, suffering a comminuted fracture.
His body flew several meters backward, engulfed in flames, and struggled incessantly on the ground.
Another guard swung his dagger and stabbed Gilan in the left arm.
Pfft!
Blood stained his sleeves.
The guard raised his dagger and struck again. Gilan reacted and used his wrist shield to deflect the attack.
But his opponent was skilled in combat, and taking advantage of the situation, he drew another arc and plunged the dagger deep into Gilan's abdomen.
laugh!!
The white shirt on his abdomen was immediately stained red.
Gilan remained expressionless, as if he hadn't been the one stabbed.
His face was fierce, and he bent his right leg and suddenly kicked out.
Bone Crusher!
Whoosh--Bang!!
A kick, like a black snake striking its head, struck the burly guard squarely in the chest.
A loud bang resounded, and shockwaves spread in all directions.
The latter let out a muffled groan from beneath his steel mask, his chest caved in, and his entire body flew backward, crashing directly into Jordan behind him.
The colonel cried out in pain.
Immediately, the two of them tumbled down like rolling gourds and fell into the pit.
Gilan pulled the dagger from his abdomen, which was covered in a drop of blood, and casually tossed it aside. Then, he took out a hemostatic agent and injected it into the area below his collarbone.
With a cold face, he grabbed his cane and followed the officer as he jumped into the pit.
rustle...
Gilan clung to the uneven, slippery rock wall and slid to the bottom of the pit.
A muffled thud followed.
He steadied himself.
It was dark all around.
Not far ahead, the middle-aged colonel sat on the ground, clutching his right leg, clearly having broken it after falling from above.
However, the other party did not cry out in pain; instead, they remained silent, demonstrating remarkable endurance and composure.
He sat half-upright, gazing at Gilan in the darkness.
The guard had first taken a Bone-Crushing Kick and then fallen from a height of eight or nine meters to this spot, yet he was still alive, panting heavily as he struggled to his feet.
The man's steel mask fell off, revealing a blurry outline of a bald head. His military uniform was torn, and a gruesome hole was ripped open in his chest.
Fortunately, Gilan had excellent eyesight and could still vaguely make out the other person's face even in the dark.
It was a face like that of a dead person.
His eyes were lifeless, his skin was bluish, there were sutures on his mouth and forehead, and there was even a rivet embedded on each side of his temples.
'Bio-engineered humans?'
For some reason, a guess flashed through Gilan's mind.
He remained expressionless, picked up his staff, and strode off.
But just then, the middle-aged colonel who was sitting on the ground spoke in a deep voice:
"If you don't want to die here, stop for now."
He was speaking Bremen.
Clearly, the officer recognized the man as a member of the Gilan Empire.
Gilan glanced at him.
Jordan raised his hand, which was covered in scratches and cuts, and pointed to a coffin not far from either of them.
Gilan followed his hand and saw that the coffin lid was broken open, and in the center stood a square gray-black stone tombstone.
The scarlet inscription reads, " Sabbatai Louis, 1770-1912".
Gilan's dark eyes suddenly narrowed.
This is exactly the same as the tombstone of Rembrandt, the hermit, at the bottom of the Black Lake! Both the shape and the scarlet lettering on it!
'So this is where Sabbatai died!'
Gilan Secret Passage.
This separately excavated underground tomb was only tens of meters away from the underground secret chamber in the warehouse area, but at the time, he couldn't find it at all.
The secret chamber, the Fortune Well, and the tomb are all connected in a single line.
Instantly, all the previous doubts were resolved.
Gilan's gaze swept over the magic circle and chains on the coffin, and he couldn't help but think of the scene on Old Peel Street at the end of < Moon-Scorched Village #1>.
'He arranged a ritual to imprison himself before he died...'
'Why?'
'Is this to avoid the appearance of these kinds of tombstones?'
Many thoughts flashed through Gilan's mind.
He didn't believe that such a tombstone could be carved by human hands and placed after death... After all, Rembrandt's tombstone was at the bottom of the lake, while Sabbatai's tombstone was in this hidden underground crypt.
These tombstones seem more like mysterious, self-generated artifacts.
At this moment, the colonel spoke again:
"You're the local mystic from Black City, aren't you? I know you hate me, but it doesn't matter, war is supposed to be like this..."
The colonel was actually confused by the order to bomb Black City and carry out an indiscriminate massacre, but it was an order from above, and he had no choice but to obey.
The colonel felt indifferent, yet he was unwilling to die here.
"This ' Nightmare Stele ' is on the verge of exploding. If we continue to linger here, we will likely be killed by it, and the entire city may even be destroyed as a result."
Jordan spoke in a deep voice, then proposed:
"Why don't we leave here first and then..."
"This city is ruined. You guys ruined it."
Gilan interrupted the other person indifferently.
"My beautiful dreams are all ruined."
Just then, he heard a faint rustling of wind behind him.
Gilan's eyes hardened.
He moved swiftly, swinging his cane and striking backward with a mighty blow!
BOOM!!
A blinding, eerie green flame burst forth.
The guard who attempted to ambush him had his upper body explode on the spot.
Gilan, wielding his cane, strode forward and charged at the colonel, smashing it down on his forehead.
His dark eyes were filled with madness.
"You still want to live? Go to hell!"
"Don't..."
The colonel's expression finally changed drastically, but the flat-bottomed hammer full of sharp teeth was already falling towards him!
BOOM!!