Magical Water Margin: They all call me brother

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Hu Yanzhuo, on the other hand, focuses on large-scale battles and specializes in aura-based hero-type characters that provide group buffs.

As she chanted incantations, deep, resonant psychic energy seemed to emanate from the depths of the void, and seven layers of star-colored energy halos bloomed beneath her feet! These halos were not illusory shadows, but rather woven together with tangible rings of light flowing with ancient runes, like seven enormous concentric compasses spinning rapidly beneath her feet. They spread across the entire area like a tide and a storm, bathing the cavalry across the mountains and fields in starlight.

Power Aura: Allied units within the aura's range gain +4 power.

Judgment Aura: Allied units within the aura's range gain +4 attack and +4 damage.

Frenzy Aura: Allied units within the aura's range gain +20% movement speed and +20% attack speed.

Defense Aura: Allied units within the aura's range gain +4 armor.

Sanctuary Aura: Allied units within the aura's range have a 33% chance to deflect ranged attacks.

Redemption Aura: Allies within the aura's range recover 1 health point every 1 second.

Divine Aura: Increases the health of friendly units within the aura's radius by 36.

With the blessing of the seven-fold star aura of three attacks, two defenses, and two lives, the combat power of the 1,500 cavalrymen soared once again. A volley of fire from the muskets under Song Jiang's command was directly deflected by the protective aura, deflecting by a third. Although the remaining fire caused considerable damage and destruction, it was healed by the other auras and did not achieve the desired effect. Huyan Zhuo personally led this storm of death to crash into the final reef.

At this moment, nothing else was in Huyan Zhuo's eyes; his pupils reflected only the apricot-yellow "Acting on Behalf of Heaven" banner atop the earthen mound! His blue dragon, spewing thunder and lightning, first tore through and shattered the Liangshan spear wall with its molten silver dragon breath, then retracted its wings and descended from the sky like a meteor, first stepping over the scattered limbs and blood scalded by lightning, crashing into Song Jiang's main force. Its blue scales slid aside spears, creating a gap in the Liangshan formation. Huyan Zhuo also wielded his double whips, striking the enemy soldiers on both sides, causing their armor to shatter and bones to break.

Subsequently, the five hundred heavily armored cavalrymen from Hedong and Shanxi, like a torrent of molten steel, accelerated their charge towards Shangqiu under the influence of the aura, crashing head-on into Song Jiang's army without any skill!

In an instant, thick hardwood antlers, waist-high heavy wooden palisades, and densely packed spears, under the mountain-like impact, twisted, exploded, and shattered like rotting straw! Sky-high splinters of wood and broken spears mingled with the dust, swirling everywhere! The shield-bearing heavy infantry in the front ranks were easily pierced by the five-meter armor-piercing spears, their thick wooden shields torn apart like paper. The spears, undiminished in force, plunged deep into the chests and abdomens of the soldiers behind them! The immense impact sent those pierced flying like grasshoppers on iron spikes, screaming as they were thrown back, slamming into the ranks behind them along with shards of shields and scalding blood!

Then came the heavy trampling of the armored cavalry! Those soldiers who were knocked to the ground and barely survived felt as if the entire sky was covered by a huge, sunless shadow. The hooves of the giant dragon horse pressed down like mountains, and the next moment there was a heart-wrenching thud and a teeth-grinding cracking sound as bones were completely crushed! Where the several-ton iron hooves trampled, only a pool of scarlet mud, flattened iron helmets, and broken organs remained.

Song Jiang's meticulously arranged defenses were like paper toys in the face of the heavily armored cavalry weighing over a ton. The entire defensive line was torn open with several huge, bloody gaping holes the moment the first wave of armored cavalry charged!

"Kill!!! Slaughter all the bandit chieftains!!!"

With bloodshot eyes, Huyan Zhuo brandished his iron whip, charging left and right, heading straight for Song Jiang! The thousand heavily armored cavalry deployed on both flanks, like a pack of bloodthirsty sharks smelling blood, began to encircle Song Jiang's routed army.

They lacked the invincible defense of the Ironclad Cavalry and the weight of mountains, but possessed far greater speed and a frenzied thirst for slaughter! A thousand long spears, with a piercing whistling sound, mercilessly slaughtered the already breached enemy positions. In an instant, the helmets of Song Jiang's elite troops were deformed, their neck bones were broken, and the sprayed blood instantly stained the knights' robes and horse armor.

Once engaged in close combat, the heavy cavalrymen would pull out their heavy maces and iron whips, swirling them in the center of the battlefield like a whirlwind of death. When they struck densely packed crowds, the blows would produce a dull thud, followed by a pile of broken bones and splattered brains.

The infantry, having lost their disciplined formation, were like lambs to the slaughter before these armored cavalry, being wantonly hacked, charged, and trampled.

In an instant, the entire hillside was transformed into a meat grinder! The air was thick with the pungent smell of rust, the stench of entrails, and the stench of death. Limbs and severed heads flew everywhere, blood blended seamlessly with the sky, and broken intestines and shattered bones littered the ground! The wounded lay on the ground, their cries of agony punctuated by merciless trampling to death! Burning tents, toppled banners, broken weapons, scattered documents, and Song Jiang's ambition... everything was reduced to dust in the chaos.

Surrounded by his personal guards fighting desperately, Song Jiang's face was ashen, his lips trembling so much he could barely hold the command flag and sword! Even the strategist Wu Yong was thrown into disarray, his face ashen! She had calculated everything, except for the sheer strength of Huyan Zhuo's personal guards. Qin Ming couldn't hold them off, Mu Hong and Li Kui couldn't catch up, and her own army formation was utterly ineffective!

All meticulous planning and cunning schemes appeared pale and laughable in the face of Huyan Zhuo's all-out assault, which broke through ten strategies with sheer force.

"Sister! Run!"

With no other option, Wu Yong had to teleport Song Jiang away. As soon as they fled, Song Jiang's entire elite force collapsed instantly upon seeing their leader run away, and was completely defeated by Huyan Zhuo!

When Li Kui, Mu Hong, and the others arrived, they gasped in shock—the armored cavalry, who had just charged up the hillside, were now charging back down without even taking a break! After destroying Song Jiang's command post, Huyan Zhuo changed his target, aiming to crush, defeat, and destroy all the Liangshan troops in the vicinity!

Mu Hong looked at the cavalrymen covering the mountains and plains, crashing down like a raging storm, accompanied by the trembling earth and the trembling sky. He gasped and immediately fled.

Li Kui was indeed loyal. When she saw the Song army's armored cavalry charge up the high ground and seize the apricot-yellow banner, she thought that Song Jiang had been captured by Huyan Zhuo. She went mad and launched a counter-charge against Huyan Zhuo's cavalry army. Then, like a small black grain of sand, she was instantly swallowed up by Huyan Zhuo's silver-white steel torrent.

Chapter 267: Timely Rain Submits to Fear

By the time Liu Hong discovered that Song Jiang, blinded by greed, was attempting to behead Huyan Zhuo, it was already too late.

This local war ended in a great victory for Huyan Zhuo. With 1,500 cavalrymen against 4,000 Liangshan infantrymen, Huyan Zhuo's side suffered only 82 cavalry casualties, while Song Jiang's 4,000 loyal troops were almost completely wiped out.

Without Song Jiang's command, the other infantrymen were like headless flies, being defeated and crushed one by one by Huyan Zhuo. They had no way to escape; two legs could not outrun four hooves. After being defeated, they were no different from wild beasts in the forest, and could only watch helplessly as they were hunted and captured by these armored cavalrymen from Hedong.

In this battle, Huyan Zhuo achieved the greatest victory the imperial court had ever achieved against Liangshan. Not only did they capture Song Jiang's banner proclaiming "Acting on Behalf of Heaven," but they also killed or captured four thousand men, utterly destroying eight battalions. They even captured eight leaders: Qin Ming, Li Kui, Deng Fei, Yan Shun, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Ou Peng, and Mu Chun. Only Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Hua Rong, and Mu Hong escaped! They practically wiped out Song Jiang's core troops in one battle.

Song Jiang was completely demoralized by this battle. He knew he had made a grave mistake, losing four thousand of his own loyal troops. Forget about fighting for a voice; he was just grateful to be able to protect his position as the third-in-command of Liangshan—no, to avoid being executed by Liu Hong according to military law.

Having no other option, Wu Yong had to come up with another plan for Song Jiang: she should strip down to her underwear, have the remaining guards tie her up, stick thorny vines into her back, and then go to Liu Hong's camp to apologize, just like the story of Lian Po.

At this moment, Liu Hong's camp was deathly silent, like a tomb. The agonizing cries of the defeated soldiers seemed to still linger in the Liangshan Marsh, while only heavy breathing and an oppressive killing intent remained in the hall.

Song Jiang accepted Wu Yong's plan, took off her blue brocade robe, revealing her scarred and bloodstained upper body. Her beautiful and delicate back was haphazardly bound with thorns soaked in the cold river water, each thorn deeply embedded in her flesh. With each heavy step, blood flowed down her spine like a stream, leaving a crimson mark on the cold bluestone slab with every step.

Her face was a mixture of dust and blood; her once shrewd and capable features were now replaced by deep weariness and regret. Looking at Liu Hong, who was perched high on the tiger-skin chair, she suddenly slammed her knees to the ground with a thud, splattering a little blood and water. Her head bowed low, touching the cold floor tiles.

"Brother! Song Jiang... has failed Liangshan! Has failed all the brothers! His rash attack resulted in heavy losses, the deaths of four thousand brothers, and the capture of many sisters by Huyan Zhuo. This crime deserves death! I beg you, brother, to administer military law to set an example!"

Upon hearing this, a chill descended upon the hall.

Liu Hong, seated in the main seat, had a face ashen. He sat upright in his chair, seemingly motionless, but an incomparably violent stellar aura, like boiling magma, surged and spread from his body. In his deep eagle eyes, there was no longer anger, but a killing intent that had been condensed to the extreme and was about to burst forth.

"Good! What a shameful act! He deserves to die!"

Liu Hong was genuinely angry. All the men Song Jiang brought had the temper of bandits. Li Jun needed a good talking to before he'd listen, and now Song Jiang needs a good talking to before he'll learn to behave?! Do they only learn to feel pain after being beaten?!

His voice was like cold iron scraping bone, deep and resonant, yet it made the entire hall buzz.

"I have repeatedly ordered that this time the soldiers are advancing fiercely, and no one is to attack rashly. You disobeyed my orders, leading many brothers and sisters into battle first, resulting in defeat at the hands of Huyan Zhuo, the annihilation of the entire army, and the loss of many brothers and sisters. According to military law, your crime is unforgivable. Guards! Take this black bastard out and behead him!!!"

"Brother, please have mercy!!!"

"Absolutely not!!!"

"Sister knows she was wrong! She'll never disobey brother's orders again! Brother, please forgive her this time!!!"

Seeing that Song Jiang was really going to be killed, the other Liangshan brothers panicked. Hua Rong was the first to kneel down, and the rest of them also knelt down in front of Liu Hong to beg for mercy. The entire Song Jiang faction showed fear and awe towards Liu Hong.

“Brother! I know that military law is not a game, and orders cannot be changed at will, nor can they be applied differently. However, killing a general on the battlefield is a major taboo in military strategy! At this moment, Huyan Zhuo’s army is pressing in, and Liangshan is in grave danger. We need manpower right now.”

Within the mountain stronghold, Yang Zhi, Suo Chao, and Hua Rong's sister can only serve as vanguards, leading a hundred cavalry in an attack. Lin Chong's sister is skilled at training troops but not commanding them. The rest of the brothers and sisters are at most captains commanding a hundred men. Only you, brother, and Song Jiang's sister have the talent to command thousands of troops in battle!

Killing Sister Song now would only cause pain to her loved ones and joy to her enemies!

While the others only knew how to beg for mercy, Wu Yong cleverly praised Song Jiang's exceptionally rare command ability, and then gave Liu Hong a way out.

“I suggest that Song Jiang be stripped of all her military posts and placed in the Redemption Camp to receive orders. Rather than killing her now, it would be better to let her fight to the death for Liangshan, even if she dies in battle against Huyan Zhuo! That would be better than killing her now. In this way, we can preserve Liangshan’s fighting strength and also demonstrate our brother’s strict military discipline!”

"Alright, Song Jiang! I'll give you one more chance. If you dare to disobey my orders again, you will be killed without mercy."

Liu Hong's voice was like iron scraping against iron, each word striking the very soul of everyone present.

"From this day forward, you are stripped of all your titles and will serve in the Atonement Camp as a commoner. Other punishments will be dealt with after the defeat of Huyan Zhuo! If there is any mishap or mistake in the future—you know the consequences."

Song Jiang's body trembled violently, and he suddenly bent down again, his forehead hitting the ground heavily with a dull thud. Blood flowed down his forehead, a mixture of fear, submission, admiration, and dread.

"I, Song Jiang, kowtow in gratitude, brother! I will surely be shattered to pieces in the future to repay the kindness of your sparing my life today!!!"

On the surface, Liu Hong was furious, but inside he was experiencing a mix of emotions.

To be honest, this defeat was indeed devastating for Liangshan, as almost a quarter of their troops were wiped out.

However, this quarter consisted entirely of Song Jiang's direct subordinates, not Liu Hong's troops. Furthermore, from Song Jiang down, all the generals of Song Jiang's faction, such as Hua Rong and Mu Hong, had lost their morale and completely obeyed orders and pledged allegiance to Liu Hong. After this defeat, Song Jiang's faction was utterly finished.

If Liu Hong can defeat Huyan Zhuo this time, he will be able to completely integrate the various factions of Liangshan and become the undisputed and strictly enforced leader of Liangshan.

Therefore, Liu Hong continued to implement the previous strategy, sending Gongsun Sheng to flood the artillery positions with torrential rain to hinder Ling Zhen's artillery power.

On one hand, Li Jun was sent to burn down the shipyard to prevent Huyan Zhuo from crossing the 800-li waterway to land.

On one hand, he sent Hua Rong with the remaining cavalry to continuously raid and harass the supply lines, avoiding direct confrontation with Huyan Zhuo, in order to buy time for Lin Chong to train the troops according to the methods he provided.

Finally, everyone attacked the various counties of Jeju, keeping Huyan Zhuo busy and harassed.

Huyan Zhuo was extremely annoyed by the harassment and longed to fight Liu Hong again, but he could not get the chance. This time, the Liangshan army was completely convinced that Liu Hong was right. They continued to break into smaller groups and disperse in various places, determined not to fight head-on, but to delay the time.

At this moment, Gao Qiu also received news of Huyan Zhuo's great victory and a request to send people to protect the Dingtao Shipyard and the supply lines.

Seeing Huyan Zhuo's resounding victory, Gao Qiu was in high spirits and readily dispatched Xu Ning, the Golden Spear Master who had replaced Lin Chong as the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Dongjing (Kaifeng), to lead 500 Imperial Guards to temporarily garrison Dingtao and protect the shipyard.

Subsequently, Gao Qiu selected another formidable figure from nearby Dongping Prefecture, Dong Ping, the military commander of Dongping Prefecture and a master of double spears, and transferred him to Jizhou to protect the grain supply route. This time, they were determined to completely eradicate Liangshan, nipping it in the bud, and not allow Liu Hong to grow into a terrifying force spanning multiple prefectures like the other three major bandit groups!

Chapter 268: The Golden Spearman Remains Immovable as a Mountain

Seeing that Xu Ning, the Golden Spearman, had come to protect the shipyard and Dong Ping, the Double Spearman, had gone to guard the grain route, Huyan Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief. He led his cavalry to sweep through the interior of Jizhou and directly attacked Juye City, forcing Liu Hong to lift the siege of Juye. When Zhang Shuye also joined the battle with his Thunder General Battalion, the situation became even worse.

Even though the people of Liangshan could tip them off, Huyan Zhuo's cavalry swept through the area so quickly that sometimes it was really hard to dodge.

Seeing the deteriorating situation, Liu Hong was not worried. He continued to have Lin Chong train the troops according to his methods while trying to buy more time. Lin Chong's training speed was astonishing, but the tactics Liu Hong provided this time were somewhat complicated. Even Lin Chong would need at least a month to train them.

At this moment, Wu Yong also stood beside Liu Hong. Although this lustful demon was extremely intelligent, he had no human morality. It was probably because of this that he was eliminated in the palace examination after ranking first in the imperial examination.

In order not to waste her life, she did not hesitate to join Chao Gai and did her best to facilitate the robbery of the birthday gifts.

After joining Liangshan, she discovered that Chao Gai only wanted to create a utopia, a paradise, and didn't have much ambition. Without hesitation, she used Chao Gai as a stepping stone, trampled him, and then switched to Song Jiang, who had greater ambitions.

Now, when Wu Yong realized that Song Jiang's strength did not match his ambition, and that Liu Hong was more powerful in the stronghold, he immediately ran to Liu Hong's side and began to offer advice: "Brother, we don't need to be afraid of Huyan Zhuo. She doesn't dare to requisition ships in Jizhou, she only dares to build new ships in Dingtao. As long as Huyan Zhuo doesn't have ships, she can't pose a real threat to Liangshan."

If we destroy the shipyard in Dingtao, we can buy Sister Lin Chong an extra month! That way, she can successfully train the soldiers according to your method, brother.

Liu Hong nodded, agreeing with Wu Yong's assessment. He decided to postpone everything else and focus their efforts on destroying the shipyard. Hearing that the court had dispatched a capable commander to guard Dingtao, Liu Hong intensified his efforts. Since Huyan Zhuo had no navy, he sent eight naval generals—Li Jun, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi—along with only five hundred elite naval troops in a small-scale operation, determined to destroy the shipyard once again!

When the eight women arrived in Dingtao, they discovered that the imperial court had become clever. Dingtao's port was shaped like a gourd. It was large inside, but the entrance and exit were as small as the mouth of a gourd. The newly arrived garrison commander seemed to know how to defend it. He had built two tall towers on the land on both sides of the narrow gourd-shaped entrance and strung three iron chains in the middle, effectively blocking the entrance to the river port. Unless the iron chains on both sides of the towers were lowered at the same time, no boats of any size could enter Dingtao.

The women didn't take it seriously. They figured they could just take down the two towers, cut the chains, and get inside. So they immediately began attacking the towers!

Tong Meng silently chanted incantations, using the mirage technique of the Mirage Shield to conceal himself and his sister's figures. The Dingtao garrison wasted ammunition frantically on a hazy illusion, completely unaware that the Tong Wei and Tong Meng sisters had already safely landed on the other side.

"Attack! Capture the tower!"

Tong Wei suddenly swung his trident, and the three prongs transformed into a terrifying giant python with three heads that would devour anyone who dared to bite. Instantly, it bit the necks of three Song soldiers, and after piercing through their flesh, the hollow fangs immediately injected deadly neurotoxins into their bodies, killing the three instantly.

The fourth Song soldier reacted, wielding a greatsword, and severed two of Tong Wei's snake heads with a single blow. As a result, four venomous snake heads regenerated from the two bloody severed necks, and this time they bit down in one go, poisoning and killing five Song soldiers!

After discovering Tong Wei and Tong Meng's true location, some crossbowmen immediately launched a long-range sniping attack. One after another, the divine crossbows fired steel arrows that were powerful enough to pierce through ordinary iron armor, but they were all perfectly blocked by the Mirage Shield in Tong Meng's hand, and could not cause any damage.

At this moment, five snake heads of Tong Wei's trident had been severed. For each head that was cut off, two new ones would sprout. She wielded the twelve-pronged venomous trident, killing her way through the Song army, with blood flying everywhere and venom splattering everywhere. Protected by her sister Tong Meng's shield, she was unstoppable!

At that very moment, a golden figure, wielding a hook-and-sickle spear, charged out of the Song army's defensive tower with heroic bearing. Just then, sunlight pierced through the clouds and poured down on the figure, who seemed to be a god descending to earth.

The Liangshan soldiers squinted, their eyes stinging from the glare. The newcomer was clad in a suit of chainmail forged from refined gold and precious stones, completely protective from head to toe, even his eye sockets were adorned with two transparent gemstones! Each of the gold plates was polished to a gleaming shine, like molten sun, cooled and forged. It shimmered and shimmered with light!

Three thousand armor plates overlapped tightly, like layers of dragon scales, fitting together seamlessly. They not only protected vital organs but also provided intricate hinges for joint protection. The golden beast-shaped ornaments on the shoulders and waist were inlaid and adorned with magnificent red gemstones, which jingled with each movement, like the resounding of golden bells, exuding an inviolable divine might! The dazzling golden light was almost blinding, and the armor, thick and sturdy, resembled a living golden iron tower covering the body.

"That's a Song general! Kill him first!"

Tong Wei brandished his twelve-pronged serpent fork to fight the glittering little golden man. The twelve venomous snakes hissed, danced, and roared as they lunged forward to slay, but all that could be heard was the ear-piercing clang of metal clashing against metal, and a series of dazzling sparks flew out!

Tong Wei's expression changed. The reason was simple: the snake's teeth snapped the moment they bit into your chainmail.

At this moment, some Liangshan soldiers also picked up crossbows and matchlock guns and fired at the golden figure, but they only managed to leave a white mark on the smooth, mirror-like armor, unable to pierce it even slightly! The most dazzling feature of the armor's breastplate was the two huge, golden bronze mirrors polished like full moons, which could clearly reflect the enemy's panicked face and even the distant clouds and smoke, making the cold light of the hook-and-sickle spear standing in the center even more chilling and intimidating.

"Have you beaten enough?"

Xu Ning disdainfully slashed at the Liangshan soldiers, then suddenly swung his hook-and-sickle spear. The four-meter-long spear instantly grew to ten meters! With a sweeping motion, he sent over a dozen Liangshan soldiers flying. The barbs on the spear, like halberds, precisely hooked Tong Meng's shield, pulling sharply and causing the mirage shield to slip from his hand and deflect, revealing an opening to Tong Meng.

Xu Ning snorted coldly and unleashed the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear Technique. The hooked spear drew countless spear flowers and afterimages in the air, then shot out like a dragon. In just an instant, it tore nine gashes in the bodies of the Tong Wei and Tong Meng sisters, piercing seven bloody holes! The two sisters screamed and retreated in defeat.

Chapter 269: The Invulnerable Golden Spearman (Bonus Chapter)

"This is a terrible idea! Help! Help!"

Seeing that he was no match for the person in front of him, Tong Wei and Tong Meng quickly called for help. The Zhang sisters, Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun, were the first to arrive. Both of them were aquatic druids and were very powerful.

"Woo——"

A distant, mournful whale roar suddenly ripped through the battlefield's clamor! Zhang Heng, riding the waves, was suddenly enveloped in a dense, almost tangible indigo spiritual light. Her figure twisted and expanded rapidly within the light! Her coarse cloth clothes were instantly torn apart, and her fair skin transformed into tough, smooth, and shimmering silver-white whale skin.

With a thunderous cracking of bones and bulging muscles, in the blink of an eye, Zhang Heng, from the Yangtze River, used the Druid's animal transformation to become a colossal beast over five meters long and weighing over a ton—the Yangtze White Whale—swimming above the waves.

"Roar!!!"

The beluga whale opened its massive jaws, emitting not the sound of flesh and blood, but a deafening roar like the raging torrents of the Yangtze River. With this roar, the turbid river water suddenly froze, carrying mud, sand, broken logs, and even shattered boat planks, converging into a terrifying wall of water two meters high and over ten meters wide! This enormous wave crashed down on Xu Ning on the shore with unstoppable force!

In an instant, a gigantic wave, carrying the immense force of a collapsing mountain, crashed down on Xu Ning. After the waves completely engulfed her, the enormous tail fin of the white whale rose high, and with a deafening force, slammed into Xu Ning's chest!

Zhang Heng first used the water waves to wash over him, then struck with her tail fin, succeeding in both blows, but she felt no joy at all—something was wrong! This feeling was too strange. Even Qin Ming in his Hellfire form would be pushed back a step by my water waves, and would be slapped by my tail fin, which weighed more than a ton, causing cracks to appear in the obsidian.

However, despite being struck by the giant wave, Xu Ning did not retreat an inch. Her chainmail armor remained undamaged. She had taken both a magical attack and a physical attack from him, yet she stood there completely unharmed!

"I heard you're from Jiangzhou? There are such big fish in the Yangtze River, that's terrifying."

Xu Ning praised Zhang Heng's abilities, but her cold eyes showed that she didn't take her seriously at all. She swung the hook-and-sickle spear again, and with a speed that the naked eye could not catch, she stabbed into Zhang Heng's body. Then, with a turn, the flat spear blade and the sickle-shaped hook-and-sickle immediately ripped off a large chunk of flesh from Zhang Heng's abdomen. She was in so much pain that she vomited blood and almost fainted!

"elder sister!"

Zhang Shun stood in the distance, chanting incantations and casting druidic magic. Under her will, the huge waves in the Ji River condensed into a majestic and terrifying water dragon, roaring and soaring into the sky, crashing down on Xu Ning with even more frightening force than the waves created by Zhang Heng!

Xu Ning neither dodged nor avoided, standing still as the water dragon bombarded him, remaining unmoved amidst the raging waves, his armor remaining unstained.

The water dragon dissipated, splashing everywhere. After Zhang Shun unleashed a magical attack, he rode the waves ashore, his arms bulging with veins, and raised a large oar more than four meters long, smashing it down on Xu Ning's helmet!

"boom!!!"