As Wu Shuangren climbed the city wall, more than three hundred riders rushed out of the ranks and charged toward the city wall!
At the same time, Xu Jing ordered the entire army to maintain their formation and advance.
In this gamble, Xu Rong wanted to kill Wu Shuangren before the Yi Province Militia arrived. Wu Shuangren, on the other hand, was betting that he could hold out until the Yi Province Militia arrived, thus truly fulfilling his role as the vanguard!
Both sides are racing against time.
On the city wall, Wu Shuangren had just cut through a squad of personal guards when the crowd in front of him suddenly parted to the left and right.
More than fifty crossbowmen were divided into two rows; the first row squatted down, and the second row stood.
"Release the arrows!"
Xu Rong coldly issued the order.
He brought over all the powerful crossbows, including more than a dozen Divine Arm Crossbows!
More than twenty crossbow bolts were fired at the same time.
At such close range, these crossbows were powerful enough to pierce through a foot soldier's armor!
Wu Shuangren grabbed the corpse of one of his personal guards and held it in front of him as a shield.
The crossbow bolts struck the corpses, and the iron armor clanged as it was shot.
The personal guards were also wearing infantry armor, which Wu Shuangren used as a shield. This was equivalent to having four layers of armor plus a corpse, so no arrows could hurt him for the time being.
He charged forward, his steps quickening as he carried the corpse.
Just as he was about to charge into the ranks of crossbowmen ahead, darkness suddenly fell overhead as a large net with many iron hooks was cast down.
This net is a weapon specially used by the military to deal with strong individuals. Once caught in it, even First Rank expert will find it difficult to break free in a short time!
Wu Shuangren, his longsword slashing upwards, the tip of the blade striking the net. With a flick of his wrist, he skillfully propelled the net towards the crossbowmen in front of him.
The large net simultaneously trapped seven or eight crossbowmen, throwing the ranks into disarray.
Just then, dozens of crossbow bolts whistled through the air behind Wu Shuangren!
However, Xu Rong had prepared two powerful crossbow teams to attack Wu Shuangren from both the front and the rear.
At the critical moment, Wu Shuangren spun around with one hand holding the corpse, blocking most of the arrows.
But with crossbowmen firing arrows from both in front and behind, Wu Shuangren was ultimately unable to block all the arrows.
An arrow pierced through the seam of the infantryman's armor, penetrating two layers of armor plates and embedding itself in the flesh!
Two more crossbow bolts pierced through the skirt armor on Wu Shuangren's right leg, penetrating half an inch into the flesh!
Guo Jiwang had now reopened his eyes and was staring intently at Wu Shuangren, who was fighting on the city wall.
Seeing Wu Shuangren riddled with arrows, he clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and his face contorted in a grimace!
Xu Rong glanced at Guo Jiwang and sneered, "He'll be dead in thirty breaths at most!"
Ahead, Wu Shuangren let out a muffled groan, paused for a moment, but did not stop.
He hurled the corpse in his hand at the crossbowmen in front of him, the force of the impact knocking two of them to the ground.
He charged into the crowd, his broadsword sweeping across, blood and flesh flying everywhere!
The crossbowmen behind them saw Wu Shuangren into the crowd and were momentarily unable to fire their arrows.
Below the city walls, over three hundred cavalrymen from the Yi Province Militia had already charged to within a hundred paces of the walls.
The cavalrymen fired arrows at the city walls from horseback, the arrows flying upwards and striking the battlements and the soldiers on the walls!
Xu Rong had no choice but to order his archers to fire down on the city walls, preventing the Yi Province Militia from easily getting close.
This relieved a lot of pressure on Wu Shuangren.
Just as he had routed the crossbowmen, several chains suddenly flew out from the crowd.
One wrapped around his left leg, one around his right leg, and a third around his waist!
One end of these chains was attached to an iron hook, which was firmly hooked into the seams of Wu Shuangren. The other end was being pulled back forcefully by seven or eight personal guards!
"Good!"
Xu Rong couldn't help but shout.
Shot by several arrows, surrounded, and now bound by iron chains.
In Xu Rong's view, Wu Shuangren was doomed!
"Xue Ting, go!"
Xu Rong gave the order.
Xue Ting, First Rate- notch expert, had been waiting nearby. Upon hearing the order, he immediately led a squad of his personal guards and charged forward.
Wu Shuangren remained completely calm despite being bound by iron chains.
He first used [Match for One Person] to lock onto a soldier on the left who was holding onto an iron chain, then suddenly raised his left foot and stomped down, simultaneously twisting his waist and hips, his body bursting out with a bouncy force, instantly freeing the iron chain binding his left foot!
Then he used the same trick again and easily unlocked the chain on his right foot.
At this moment, Xue Ting had already arrived, his long sword slashing down from the left with tremendous force.
Wu Shuangren parried with his horizontal sword, the two swords clashed, sparks flew.
He used the momentum to back away, twisted his body, and untied the iron chain around his waist!
"How is that possible?!"
Xue Ting looked astonished.
Even experts who have specifically trained in this type of unlocking technique would find it difficult to do so quickly!
The guards around them had already charged forward.
Freed from the chains, Wu Shuangren weaved through the guards, cutting one down every now and then!
Xue Ting immediately rushed forward to engage in combat with him, but Wu Shuangren's figure moved like surging waves, or as ethereal and unpredictable as clouds and mist, weaving and turning through the crowd.
Xue Ting's martial arts were honed in the army; they were broad, simple, and direct, lacking in variety. Against Wu Shuangren's "Cloud Tiger Seven Kills" movement technique, he felt powerless to use it.
He finally managed to clash head-on with Wu Shuangren, but Wu Shuangren used the force to slash at his personal guard, severely injuring him!
This left Xue Ting feeling extremely frustrated.
Just as the two were locked in combat, another Zhang Da net was cast.
This time the net was even bigger, aiming to trap Wu Shuangren, Xue Ting, and several of their personal guards!
Once caught in the net and squeezed together with several people, with no room to move, even Great Grandmaster can be stabbed to death by a hail of spears!
Wu Shuangren was forced to distract himself by using his long-handled sword to cut through the net, and Xue Ting seized the opportunity to strike with his sword, slashing Wu Shuangren's breastplate.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the blade slashed through the armor plate on Wu Shuangren's chest, denting and shattering it.
But Wu Shuangren didn't move at all; instead, Xue Ting felt an extremely strong counterforce coming from the blade.
The Leakless Golden Body!
This is Wu Shuangren's second reliance. His cultivation over the past few days has enabled him to initially form a golden body. Now, with the enhancement of his Traits, his defensive power is only slightly inferior to that of Ciwen back then.
"Keep casting the net!"
Xu Rong, from the rear, gave the order.
One large net after another continued to be thrown towards Wu Shuangren's battle group.
Wu Shuangren could only repeatedly strike with his blade, deflecting the large nets away.
Every time he was distracted, Xue Ting would seize the opportunity, so he could only lock onto Xue Ting with his [Match for One Person] skill and use the [Leakless Golden Body] to withstand the attack.
The guards around him would also take the opportunity to slash at Wu Shuangren with long swords and axes, but they were all blocked.
With the addition of the "Leakless Golden Body" and the "Stepman Armor, "Wu Shuangren displayed an Vajra aura!
However, no armor is truly Vajra, and Wu Shuangren's infantry armor would become more damaged each time he was attacked.
The armor plates on the lower abdomen, chest, and back have been mostly destroyed!
Whoosh!
A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out, even momentarily drowning out the surrounding sounds of battle.
A heavy arrow that could pierce armor flew in and pierced Wu Shuangren's abdomen!
Xu Rong held a giant ox-horn bow that was taller than a person, his expression cold.
He was also First Rate soldier, skilled in archery and horsemanship, and possessed superb archery skills!
Other archers would find it difficult to accurately hit the enemy in such a chaotic battlefield, for fear of accidentally injuring their own teammates.
But Xu Rong can!
With his First Rate skill, he was able to clearly see the fight between Wu Shuangren and Xue Ting and find the most opportune moment to strike.
Just now, he seized the opportunity and Wu Shuangren with an arrow!
Wu Shuangren's armor plates on his lower abdomen were already mostly damaged, so this armor-piercing heavy arrow completely pierced through his lower abdomen!
As their commander struck down a formidable enemy, a deafening cheer erupted from the surrounding crowd.
Wu Shuangren's presence was so intimidating that Xu Rong's arrow really boosted morale!
Seeing Wu Shuangren by an arrow, Xue Ting no longer held back, decisively unleashing his power and slashing at Wu Shuangren's neck with his blade!
Wu Shuangren, the blade colliding with the hilt, but he felt no force.
Xue Ting was overjoyed, believing that Wu Shuangren, wounded in the abdomen, had his qi and blood disordered, affecting his strength and surely dying!
But in the next instant, Wu Shuangren turned to the side, twisting the hilt of his sword to guide the blade to the right along with the force of Xue Ting's downward strike.
Immediately afterwards, the spinning broadsword suddenly burst forth with incredible speed, like a tiger leaping from its cage, its tip aimed at Xue Ting's face.
The interplay of reality and illusion, the unity of yin and yang!
Xue Ting was filled with shock. When he fought Wu Shuangren Wu Shuangren, he always held back some of his strength when he attacked because Wu Shuangren's movements were unpredictable and his swordsmanship was both hard and soft.
But having just witnessed Wu Shuangren shot in the abdomen, he saw this as an excellent opportunity and unleashed his full power.
Unexpectedly, this revealed a flaw!
puff--
The diamond-shaped blade pierced Xue Ting's unprotected eye!
Everything seems complicated, but in reality, it only takes a breath.
Wu Shuangren by an arrow, Xue Ting unleashed his power, but was then killed by Wu Shuangren in a single move!
Wu Shuangren sheathed his Mo Dao, the tip of which was stained with blood and white liquid.
Xue Ting fell heavily to the ground without uttering a sound.
This valiant general of the Shannan Army died in battle!
The cheers around them stopped abruptly.
The guards around Xue Ting stared in disbelief at his fallen body, trembling with fear!
For a moment, no one dared to move forward.
Wu Shuangren turned to look at Xu Rong at the back of the crowd, reached out and grabbed the arrow in his abdomen, and pulled hard, managing to pull the arrow out backwards!
An ordinary person would surely die if they did this, but a martial artist with high Internal Skill can control the flow of qi and blood, preventing the wound from bleeding continuously.
Xu Rong!
Wu Shuangren raised a blood-stained, armor-piercing heavy arrow high in his left hand. "Didn't you want to kill me? Why is your arrow so weak and powerless?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a snapping sound as he broke the heavy arrow in his hand with one hand!
"..."
Xu Rong's face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth.
Hahahaha--
On the city wall, Wu Shuangren stood amidst a pile of corpses and laughed loudly.
"Come, come, Wu Shuangren is here!"