Necromancer, What the Hell Is a Summoned 055? Section 46

After the protective scroll failed, the dust kicked up by the explosion rained down on the Fifth Knight, leaving him covered in dirt.

As Peiwen and Kangna's weapons clashed fiercely, sending sparks flying, the Fifth Knight Captain joined the battle in a burst of fury!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"So this is the little toy the Firmament gave you? It really is powerful!"

"Since you refuse to appreciate my kindness, the marquis can't blame me!"

The gap in strength between the fourth and fifth tiers was like an impassable chasm.

Surrounded by two great knights, Peiwen struggled to defend himself. He barely held out for a few exchanges before his opponent forcibly knocked his sword aside. Fist after fist, wreathed in heavy, earth-yellow battle aura and carrying enough terrifying force to shatter stone and pierce metal, slammed squarely into the guard captain's chest.

The first punch broke through his Psionic Energy defense, the second smashed through his protective soft armor, and the third overwhelmed his physical toughness. The enormous difference in strength left the guard captain feeling as though he had been struck repeatedly by a great hammer.

Peiwen helplessly spat out a large mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with its string cut. He slammed into a bluestone platform beside the main road and slid limply to the ground.

The Fifth Knight Captain gave a vicious laugh and turned on the Cloudmist Territory's warriors like a tiger among sheep, slaughtering them at will.

Blades flashed and flesh flew. In just a few breaths, more than half the warriors lay bloodied on the spot.

"Leave a few alive!"

Gaoshi's Fifth Knight brutally kicked several gravely wounded Emerald warriors to Kangna's feet. Then his right hand shot out like an iron clamp and crushed a warrior's skull. He hurled the corpse, covered in a mixture of red and white fluid, down in front of the fallen Captain Peiwen.

He strode over and looked down at Peiwen, who seemed to be bleeding from every pore, struggling to suppress his anger and apprehension.

He could hardly help being angry. Those "little toys" really had blown apart the protective scroll bestowed by the lord.

Having heard of Captain Peiwen's remarkable feat of killing the beastfolk leader single-handedly, how could the marquis have failed to prepare? Several knights under his command had each been equipped with two sets of magic scrolls, one for strong protection and the other for high fire resistance. Even so, this bizarre weapon had broken through them.

If a fifth-tier great knight's body had not been strong enough, that blast would have been enough to kill him.

But the Fifth Knight could not stop himself from sneering.

"Heh, General Peiwen, do you see clearly now? In the face of absolute power, your little tricks and toys are nothing but a meaningless struggle before death!"

He bent down slightly and made one last attempt to recruit him. "Why go this far? You still have a bright future ahead of you. Bring out your little commandery princess, and I'll send you away from this dangerous battlefield. The marquis will treat you with the utmost courtesy!"

"Would you rather die here and become a rotting corpse for wild dogs and vultures to gnaw on?"

"Tell me, where is Commandery Princess Liushuang?"

Peiwen gasped for breath, each labored breath bringing up more bloody foam. His gaze passed the Fifth Knight and fixed on Kangna behind him. "You... why did you betray us?"

Relieved that Peiwen was still willing to talk, the Fifth Knight beckoned to Knight Kangna. "Come here and tell him!"

Kangna slowly walked over, avoiding Peiwen's piercing stare. His voice was hoarse. "I was only... following orders. I serve the Fourth Young Master, and he has already submitted to Green Pine..."

Peiwen struggled to raise himself and lifted a hand, half-turning as if to speak. But a large, half-congealed blood clot welled out of his mouth, followed by several feeble coughs.

In the end, he gave up on speaking. He laboriously raised his left hand and waved it weakly back and forth in front of his chest. Then he pressed his five fingers together and made a forceful downward pressing motion with his palm.

"What are you trying to say?" The Fifth Knight Captain frowned deeply and watched him warily.

Peiwen continued making gestures with difficulty. At first he used one hand, but once he had slowly steadied himself in a sitting position, he began moving both hands back and forth, making one sign after another. Gaoshi's knight watched in utter confusion, but he did not dare miss anything and could only open his eyes wide and try to remember the complicated movements.

At that moment, in the hidden camp six kilometers away, the little commandery princess Liushuang was in tears.

Every team had its own secret way of communicating. Peiwen had chosen a suitable angle, knowing that the Skylark in the distant sky could see him. Again and again, he used hand signals to tell the people in the hideout: Danger! Extreme danger!

Don't come near, and don't worry about me!

Go! Hurry and go!

Peiwen repeated the signs over and over. The atmosphere in the hideout was stifling.

Commandery Princess Liushuang lay against the female official, sobbing uncontrollably. Master Locke rubbed the magical implement in his hands so hard that, at some point, he had cut bloody marks into his fingers. The two warriors were pale, their teeth clenched. Chen Mo stared at the screen with bloodshot eyes, trying to make out every one of Captain Peiwen's movements.

Back at the battlefield, Gaoshi's Fifth Knight finally lost patience.

"I don't care what tricks you're playing. Even if you never speak, it'll only take us a little more time. Why bother?"

"This land is already under Green Pine's rule. No one can escape!"

"Think about it! Just tell us, and you can be treated immediately! Perhaps... you'll still be a warrior for the rest of your life instead of rotting here!"

The word "treated" seemed to stir Peiwen. Bracing one hand against the ground, he reached into his belt pouch with the other and pulled out a long, slender tube that glinted coldly.

The Fifth Knight cautiously retreated a few steps, gripping a protective scroll tightly once more.

Seeing him take out medicine to save himself, the knight instead breathed a small sigh of relief.

Only if he wanted to live could he be manipulated and controlled.

Peiwen did not disappoint him. Without hesitation, he plunged the mysterious tube straight into his body. The effect seemed poor, so he pulled out another and stabbed it in hard again.

It was not medicine for treating wounds, but adrenaline from Eastern Xia.

Peiwen remembered Chen Mo saying that it had to be injected into a blood vessel to take effect immediately. If it missed the vessel, it would take dozens of breaths.

Peiwen did not want to wait, nor could he afford to.

His grave injuries and severe blood loss had made him lose his aim, so he could only try one injection after another.

After the third injection, as Peiwen reached for his belt pouch again, he suddenly felt his heart begin to pound violently.

A current of heat pumped from his heart to his limbs. A faint warmth spread through his body, his muscles tightened, and his collapsed body seemed to be infused with some kind of strength. Covered in blood, Peiwen stood and let out a furious roar.

"Kangna!"

Staggering, Peiwen lunged toward Knight Captain Kangna, who stood behind and to his side.

The Fifth Knight was happy to watch them turn on each other. Of course, he did not think Peiwen posed any threat in his current state.

He casually took another half-step back and folded his arms, ready to enjoy the ridiculous comedy.

Then, in the next moment, he witnessed the brilliant and tragic final act of the Golden Scale swordsman's life!

Chapter 76: The guard captain's final chapter

Peiwen had always been a clearheaded warrior with a clear goal. From the moment he realized he could not escape, he had been planning his final strike.

After deliberately drawing Knight Kangna's attention, the guard captain used the rush of adrenaline to stagger forward and launch the final Charge of his life.

As he charged, he pulled out two more grenades.

The two knights both sprang backward, but what none of them had expected was that Peiwen's targets were the wounded, captured Cloudmist Territory warriors lying on the ground.

Flames roared and projectiles screamed through the air. The storm of metal swiftly claimed the warriors' lives.

A trace of resolute apology appeared on Peiwen's face.

I'm sorry. Although we're comrades, you know where the commandery princess is hiding.

I don't know whether you could withstand the enemy's temptations, bribes, and torture. I can't gamble on your integrity and willpower, so you have to die!

As for me...

I have to die too, to stop any rescue they might attempt.

Clang-!

A simple collision, with every ounce of strength behind it! At the end of his strength, Peiwen was overwhelmed by the recoil and fell heavily at Knight Captain Kangna's feet, his sword flying from his hand.

He strained to lift his head. Through blood-blurred vision, he met Kangna's twisted, vicious face and heard his hysterical question.

"Why?"

Peiwen's blood-flecked lips moved slightly. With his last breath, he softly uttered a few words.

"Didn't... didn't you say... I was a dog...?"

"What dog... betrays... its master...?"

Boom-!!!

The adhesive bomb went off, detonating all the modern weapons Peiwen carried. A chain of explosions thundered across the plain.

Dazzling fireballs too bright to look at swelled and roared in the air, sending a vast cloud of smoke billowing into the sky.

"Uncle Peiwen-!!!"

Commandery Princess Liushuang let out a piercing scream, snatched up the anti-materiel rifle, and rushed toward the exit of the hideout.

Official Linda grabbed her, but Liushuang dragged her a long way. Linda cried out urgently, "Stop her! Quickly, stop her!"

The two remaining Cloudmist Territory warriors did not dare offend the little commandery princess and could only try to block her path with their bodies. Amid the chaos, Chen Mo stood up.

A surge of violent anger churned in his heart.

Scene after scene from his time on the Starry Continent kept circling through his mind: Little Goldie's coercion, the mercenaries hunting him down, the inhuman slaughter in the villages and towns, and the guard captain's bloody charge across the field. His chest felt so tight it was almost ready to burst.

He too wanted to seize a weapon and go out to fight the enemy to the death.

It was Peiwen who had stopped him.

Among the gestures Peiwen had repeated was a signal concerning their agreement, asking Chen Mo to make sure he took Liushuang away.

Peiwen knew everyone on the team well. He knew Liushuang would go mad, and he also knew that because of her status, no one else on the team could truly restrain the commandery princess.

Only Chen Mo was different. He was an outsider, a foreign noble who was not afraid of the little commandery princess.

Not only could he perform miraculous summonings, but his diligence and intelligence had also won the unanimous approval of the team. Even the way the little commandery princess looked at him showed a young girl's admiration.

If anyone was most likely to stop Commandery Princess Liushuang, it had to be this young man.

That was why Peiwen had desperately used gestures to beg Chen Mo: Please, stop that girl.

Don't come here. Go! Go! Hurry and go!

Chen Mo stepped forward. Looking at the little commandery princess, her face streaked with tears as she desperately tried to rush outside, he put all his strength into a hard slap across her face.

Her hair flew, and Liushuang was stunned by the blow.

She probably had never been slapped in her life.

Chen Mo drew a sharp breath and quietly put his throbbing right hand behind his back. His whole hand was trembling slightly.

"Captain Peiwen is already dead. Do you want to throw your life away too?"

Chen Mo raised his left hand, pressed his index finger to his temple, and roared, "It's easy to die. Pick up the gun in your hands and point it at your head."

"'Bang,' and it's over!"

"It's over!!!"