Tang Changsheng's face was as still as water, but a faint chill of lingering fear filled his heart.
That really was lucky!
By the time he had spotted the five patrolling soldiers, he was already too late. He had released his Gu Worms too late as well. If the archer had not loosed an arrow by accident as he fell and struck a spearman, Tang Changsheng would have been wounded by now—if not dead!
"Strange. Truly strange. They were only five common soldiers, not five martial arts masters. Why did they suppress me so powerfully just now?"
He muttered to himself, his heart sinking. In his own world, he had faced dozens of gunmen before without ever falling into such a desperate, dangerous position.
Yet this time, there had been only five ordinary men, even if they were strong soldiers...
In any case, they should never have posed such a threat to him!
As Tang Changsheng pondered this, he suddenly heard orders shouted in the distance, followed by the clanging of iron armor.
The commotion here had clearly been discovered. A large force was moving in to surround and kill him.
A thought struck Tang Changsheng, and all at once he understood. Myriad-Army Killing Aura! That was what had suppressed him...
Though the army was more than ten li away, this area was already within its patrol zone. By intruding, he had come under the suppression of its Myriad-Army Killing Aura.
Realizing this, he wasted no time. His Heavenly Heart ignited, illuminating his Sea of Consciousness.
He saw Red-Black Cloud Qi that had somehow crept in. Like heavy clouds bearing down on a city, threatening to crush it, the qi pressed upon the Spirit Terrace within his Sea of Consciousness.
Gloom filled his entire Sea of Consciousness. Only the three