Missile Carpet Bombardment

The moment Tore spoke those two words, he waved a hand. A razor-sharp sword flash swept past, and the beauty behind General Ge Pei suddenly widened her eyes. A thin red line appeared across her neck...

Ge Pei's entire body jolted, and he sprang to his feet!

But what greeted him was a sword flash completely different from before.

The sword light was like a colossal mountain, crushing him back down. With a soft boom, a longsword struck his forehead. A surging internal force, capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas, poured in through his brow and instantly churned General Ge Pei's brain into pulp.

Ge Pei's eyes flew wide open.

Tore slowly bent down and finished what he had meant to say. "Because... I'll make the decision for you!"

As his voice fell, Tore's face changed, becoming General Ge Pei's.

He was, of course, not Tore. He was Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu stretched out a hand. His colonel's uniform came off, replaced by General Ge Pei's uniform, and he put on Ge Pei's military cap. With a flick of his hand, the beauty behind the sofa shot like an arrow into an inner room.

He cleaned up the bloodstains behind the sofa, carried General Ge Pei's corpse into that small room, and emerged a minute later, locking the Gate behind him.

Then he sat down on the sofa. "Men!"

Two people entered from beyond the screen at the same time. "General!"

Lin Xiaosu said in a deep voice, "Colonel Tore's injuries are grave. He needs bed rest. You two will stand guard outside the Gate. No one is to enter the room!"

"Yes!" The two took up positions, one on either side of the room's Gate.

Lin Xiaosu rose and strode outside.

The Gate of the general's residence was