Before Huo Qixiao could recover, his helmet made two "clangs" on his head, and then he was sent flying by a tremendous force, smashing into the city wall in front of him. It fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and slowly rolled back to his feet.
The deafening roar made Huo Qixiao's ears ache. He raised his hand and fumbled, seeing with horror that his hand was covered in bloodstains. He thought the projectile had hit him.
Huo Qixiao suddenly felt a terrible pain in his head. Leaning against the city wall with a look of panic, he felt injured all over his body. It was then he remembered that the bloodstains on his face were from two deputy generals who had been ambushed, and their blood had splattered onto his face.
He quickly felt his head. Apart from a headache from the two loud noises, there was no other pain. At this moment, his helmet stopped rolling. Huo Qixiao then saw two thumb-width black holes on the top of his helmet, emitting wisps of smoke.
As Huo Qixiao lowered his hand, with a "whoosh!", another deafening sound rang out! Immediately after, he felt something swiftly break through his hair bun, and a few strands of hair scattered and dangled down.
He dared not be careless any longer. He quickly shrank his body down a bit further and turned to look at the others. Apart from the four deputy generals who were already dead, everyone else was like him, crouching or sitting, hiding behind the city wall.
Several people had their heads peeking out from the gaps. However, none of them were attacked. The two people with the eagle claws were not attacking anyone else; they were only staring at him and chasing him, clearly targeting him.
"Young Master! It's too dangerous here, quickly lower your head and slowly climb down the city tower!" Wang Bingchang saw that Huo Qixiao had been attacked twice in a short period. He also realized that the latter two attacks were clearly meant to toy with him.
On the eagle's claws.
Leng Ao saw Leng Si raising his gun again and preparing to aim and shoot, and quickly stopped his actions.
"Fourth Brother! Don't shoot anymore! Have you forgotten what the Prince ordered? We are to capture Huo Qixiao alive. He wants to personally avenge the Old Prince and the Princess. If you keep shooting like this, what if you miss and kill him?"
"Don't worry! I have a steady hand! If it weren't for the Prince's orders, I'd really want to turn him into a sieve!" Leng Si said fiercely through gritted teeth, looking at the empty city tower opposite him. "kanshuwu.net
"Who isn't? Relax! Killing him with a single shot would be too easy. When the Prince captures him alive, there will be plenty of ways to make him wish he were dead!"
Leng Si shifted his wrist, moving it slightly away from Huo Qixiao's direction. The two fired a few more shots at the others, killing a few more people. By then, everyone on the opposite city tower had hidden, not even a strand of hair showing. They then lowered their guns. kanshuwu.xia
As the commanding officer, Huo Qixiao initially felt wronged when Wang Bingchang told him to crawl back. However, seeing the deputy generals fall one after another, he knew that if he didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave at all.
He crawled on the ground, his elbows and legs moving slowly forward and backward, occasionally having to press close to corpses and crawl over them.
At this moment, for Huo Qixiao, disgust and dignity were no longer important. Staying alive was the most crucial thing.
After Huo Qixiao safely reached the ladder of the city tower, not long after, Wang Bingchang and the remaining deputy generals also climbed over one after another.
With his safety secured, Huo Qixiao's rage had reached a boiling point. Ever since he was reborn, even in the most humiliating moments of his previous life, he had never felt as humiliated as he did today!
The rain of arrows from both sides of the city tower had not stopped, but it had shifted from targeting the eagle to targeting the army of the Great Hua Dynasty.
Looking at the arrows falling from the sky, Huo Qiyuan didn't even blink. The soldiers held up their silver shields and easily dodged the flying arrows.
"Use the divine fire cannon to bombard them!" Huo Qixiao, hiding in the dark, saw this scene and his eyes turned even redder with anger.
He growled through gritted teeth, his disheveled hair and bloodstained face, coupled with his ferocious expression, making him look like a demon crawling back from hell.
"Use it now?" Wang Bingchang was in a sorry state. His originally clean white robe was now stained and rolled up, and his face was covered in dirt and bloodstains.
"If not now, then when? I want him to never return! This time! I will absolutely not give Huo Qiyuan a chance to live!" Huo Qixiao's cold eyes were fixed on the man below, who was as pure as the moon.
Why should he be in such a sorry state, like a stray dog, while that man could maintain such a noble and clear demeanor! Huo Qiyuan! I will not let you go!
One of the divine fire cannons on the city tower, covered with red cloth, slowly poked its head out. It was originally his secret weapon, meant to be used when Huo Qiyuan got closer and had no chance of escape.
However, Huo Qixiao was too angry and could no longer afford to be careful. He was eager to see Huo Qiyuan blown into a pulp and mush by the divine fire cannon.
At that time, he would definitely find some wild dogs and let them savor this feast of human flesh!
Wang Bingchang lifted his robe and tucked it into his belt. This outfit was really inconvenient. He had always been a refined man, his attire always exuding an air of nobility. If he had known he would be so disheveled today, he would never have worn such elaborate clothes.
Huo Qiyuan, riding a white horse, stood alone in the center of the open space as if he were an outsider. It was as if he had a protective barrier, and the falling arrows caused him no harm.
However, his strong presence conveniently allowed Huo Qixiao and the others to confirm his location. Wang Bingchang slowly adjusted the angle of the divine fire cannon, turning the barrel to aim directly at Huo Qiyuan.
Wang Bingchang held a torch and walked along the edge of the city wall, stretching out his arm to ignite the fuse. Shortly after, with a "boom!", a black bomb flew through the air…
After the bomb landed, there was another "bang!", raising clouds of dust and sand. The arrow rain from Huo Qixiao's side also stopped due to the sudden explosion of the divine fire cannon.
"Everyone else fall back! Disperse!" Huo Qiyuan had already moved to another location when the bomb was flying towards him.
Fortunately, Huo Qixiao was solely focused on killing him, so the divine fire cannon only targeted Huo Qiyuan's position. The other soldiers of the Hua Xia army were not affected.
Huo Qiyuan knew Huo Qixiao's intention, so he stood alone in one spot, with no one within a radius of ten meters.
After the smoke and dust cleared, he appeared calmly on his horse from the place where the bomb had exploded. In front of him was a crater, not too big or small, showing the considerable power of the divine fire cannon.
Huo Qixiao stood on the city tower, his eyes wide open, trying to see the man blown to pieces from the billowing smoke. This power should have been enough to blow him to ashes!
Unexpectedly, as the smoke and dust cleared, a white steed slowly emerged from the mist. On the horse was a man in a black robe, his silver hair flowing in the wind, clearly unharmed!