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Yan Jun glanced at the young man drinking in the corner, his eyes gleaming. If the man truly wanted to assist him, he had to admit that he was a valuable asset, like a right-hand man. However, heroic achievements were destined to be unshared. If he wanted to use the chaos in the six provinces to advance his own career, he had to monopolize the fruits of his labor and not allow anyone else to claim the title.

“Yesterday, a powerful imperial expert intervened and destroyed the White Serpent Fleet,” Jiang He replied calmly.

“How shameless.”

"How can you say something like that?"

"I really didn't see it."

In the blink of an eye, everyone's thoughts were racing.

Salt Lord laughed and said, "Remember what you just said, and don't let me see a White Serpent warship."

"Pass on my order: the White Serpent Master will lead the attack on the city gate."

Jiang He remained unmoved. He didn't care about the casualties of the White Serpent Division. Besides, he didn't have the command of the battle. As for whether to send out the fleet, it wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. All the cannonballs in the entire fleet, as well as the war reserves of the vast Qingyu main city, had already been used as fuel for upgrading explosives.

At the same time, as countless lives perished, the black gemstone ring on Jiang He's hand shimmered with a faint light, and an epic-level Chaos Bomb, Black Judgment, was born.

[Hint: You have triggered an exclusive side quest]

[Task Name: Ten Thousand Bones Withered]

[Mission Introduction: A massive battle involving millions of lives has broken out; the flowers watered by death will surely bloom brilliantly]

[Mission Requirements: In the Tianshui Fortress area, cause the deaths of three million people]

[Quest Reward: Epic-grade Targeted Item *1]

[Task Time Limit: 72 hours]

[Task Penalty: None]

[Mission Note: War is the reward for those who fight well]

Jiang He stood up in the headquarters.

The division commanders and core members stopped talking and all turned their gazes toward them.

Salt-kun sneered, "Going to the toilet?"

"I'm done." Jiang He put on her dark red trench coat and stepped forward to push open the door to the "toilet."

Yan Jun was slightly taken aback at first, then his face darkened.

"A dignified rebel king shouldn't just die out there."

Others shared similar thoughts: at this critical juncture, the fall of a key figure would be devastating to morale. The Fengtian Army had an advantage, but not an absolute one.

Jiang He remained silent. The familiar, bloody wind swept over him, and amidst the battlefield littered with death, he felt a sense of relief.

"Then let's do some light exercise."

Chapter 492 Battle of Tianshui

Outside Tianshui Fortress.

The offensive and defensive battle is in full swing.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the Tianshui garrison's dozen or so special units were completely wiped out. In terms of equipment, the Fengtian rebels actually had better weaponry and supplies, with at least 30,000 elemental cannons, which was definitely not something that a single high-ranking family could produce.

Countless plumes of smoke shot into the sky, and flames roared.

The Iron Cavalry Guild's cavalry swept across the battlefield.

The liaison officers of the battlefield guild moved through the artillery fire.

On the city walls, the Sword and Blade Adventurer Group and the Watchtower Adventurer Group have merged, with hundreds of gold-level players under their command providing full support in the defense.

Apart from the lack of heroes taking action, the intensity of the war has surpassed that of the spring offensive. Numerous second-line troops are locked in a tug-of-war along a front stretching dozens of miles, constantly deploying forces around the core battlefield of the fortress, only to suffer casualties in the process.

From dawn to dusk, hundreds of thousands of lives were lost or injured. Due to the extreme intensity, small-scale routs began to emerge. However, the commanders on both sides were all heroic-level experts. The battle had begun, and military orders were absolute. No fewer than a hundred major-level officers in the Fengtian Army had been executed by military law, yet the offensive showed no signs of abating.

As the sun sets, its afterglow is like blood.

The Iron Cavalry Guild launched another attack, but their forces had dwindled from a full 10,000 to less than 7,000.

The wind howled on horseback, and the Iron Cavalry Guild Leader glanced at his depleted energy level, his expression turning somewhat grim.

A dozen or so stalkers leaped out of the ground, their eyes lifeless, and launched a desperate ambush.

Whoosh!

The Iron Cavalry Guild Leader unleashed a slash, but due to the lack of energy to amplify and enhance it, the skill was difficult to activate. The pure blade aura at the peak of the Gold rank only managed to kill seven people, failing to wipe out all the enemies.

The next moment, the stalkers pounced on several cavalrymen, and the torrent of iron cavalry swept past, trampling them all into mincemeat.

"Send a message to command: the Iron Cavalry Division needs rest." The Iron Cavalry Chairman said resolutely, "Request to withdraw from the first combat sequence."

The vice president immediately contacted the liaison officer of the Battlefield Guild through player channels. In fact, his energy was also almost depleted. A superhuman being is usually composed of three elements: body, soul, and energy. Without sufficient energy, it is undoubtedly equivalent to having a crippled leg, and the combat power is reduced by more than half.

A moment later, the liaison officer responded.

"Command orders us to advance and capture the flank lines."

"The requirement is immediate."

The Iron Cavalry Guild Leader was furious. "What a joke! These guys don't even consider us human!"

Just as the Iron Cavalry Guild Leader hesitated about whether to follow the order, an armored torrent suddenly appeared on the western flank of the fortress battlefield. The vast army of millions of Jinxi loyalists arrived, with the six major mid-grade families of Jinxi Province practically mobilizing their entire forces. Seven peak-level Gold Saints led the charge, and together they were invincible.

At the same time, on the eastern flank of the fortress, the allied forces of the Zhuri Province arrived at the core battlefield. Most critically, behind the Tianshui Fortress, the allied forces of two provinces suddenly appeared.

A massive army of tens of millions, including nearly thirty peak-level gold medalists.

The near-annihilation of the middle and lower-ranking families in Cangwu Province ignited a shared sense of righteous indignation among the families of the four provinces. The strategic intentions of the powerful clans and the upper-ranking families to purge the lower-ranking members were, in the eyes of some discerning individuals, quite obvious.

"Slay the Salt Lord and quell the rebellion in Fengtian!"

"Long live the Empire!"

"Whoever beheads the Heavenly King or quells the rebellion will be granted the title of Duke!"

The deafening roar of battle filled the land for dozens of miles around. From the air, it looked like a dense swarm of ants tearing at each other. Almost all the private armies in the western region had gathered in the Tianshui Fortress area. If the heroes were to join the battle one after another, the situation would be only one step away from the rupture of the western empire.

Once a division is involved, imperial legends are bound to awaken from their slumber, and the purge of those involved will not spare the lives of heroes of noble status.

The Battle of Tianshui had now fully erupted.

……

"Something's wrong."

Leaving the command post, Jiang He walked on the red-stained earth. The Fengtian Army was now surrounded. Although the combat power was more concentrated after the streamlining, the enemy's numbers were more than ten times that of their own, and there was still a huge risk.

All of you heroes and powerful figures are leaders of aristocratic families; it's impossible that you wouldn't have received news that the loyalist army was about to surround the Fengtian army.

The conclusion that the encirclement would be allowed to take place, leaving the Fengtian army trapped, was obvious. And the facts were clear: the Tianshui military governor spared no expense, deploying all his reinforcements in preparation to annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop.

"Openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass, is this a tactic?"

Jiang He couldn't help but think to himself that if it were him, at the very moment the Battle of Tianshui broke out, he would most likely send an elite force to bypass the battlefield and head straight for Tianshui City.

With the help of the powerful families to cover it up, the sneak attack won't be too difficult. Once Tianshui City is captured, the credit will be secured, and there won't be any more unexpected cases of someone taking over Qingyu City and becoming king.

Seeing someone strolling leisurely across the battlefield, a sniper from the garrison, hidden in a large pit, immediately took aim and fired. The King of Pacification never showed his true face, but the misty face and deep red trench coat were enough to serve as his identifier.

boom!

A non-meteorite armor-piercing projectile came hurtling in.

Jiang He looked up, her two fingers clamping him precisely like iron pincers.

As his internal energy flowed, the impact of the bullet spilled out, creating a cloud of dust. He flicked the bullet back out, and visible ripples rolled up from his fingertips.

boom!

The bullet left a straight streak of light.

In the blink of an eye, the bullet hit the scope of the Source Gun, flew into the sniper's eye socket, shattered the eyeball, stirred up the semen, and then smashed the skull, exiting from the back of the head.

Blood and shattered bones splattered everywhere.

The immense impact sent the Imperial lieutenant colonel flying backward out of the crater and into the flames caused by the explosion of the lava tank, where his mangled body rapidly charred.

The sniper's death caught the attention of the coordinating officer, who grabbed a snake-like beast from beside him and immediately launched an attack on the enemy, his long gun gleaming coldly in his hand.

Jiang He remained calm and used his animal companion to send a message to Wuhe: "Wuhe, an elite force is bypassing the battlefield and heading straight for Tianshui City. Have Merrick lead the Evil Guards to annihilate them. I don't know their exact location."

“Boss,” Wuhe said helplessly, “I’m still at Cangwu Fortress on the Eternal Dark Continent.”

"I can't leave, so I can only leave it to you," Jiang He chuckled.

Their spirits were lifted, and a sense of mission arose spontaneously.

"Hehe, I'll definitely do a great job for the boss."

Whoosh!

On the battlefield, gunfire erupted.

Between the collar of the trench coat, the little white snake raised its eyelids, confirmed there was no danger, and then closed its eyes again and fell into a deep sleep.

The commander thrust out with all his might. At this distance, he was within the range of the spear master's strongest attack. With a spear skill level of LV41 and the Golden Heart restored to its peak condition, an indescribable confidence and ferocity surged from him.

"Your Majesty, you are far too arrogant!"

Jiang He's eyes were calm as he flashed forward ten meters, landing precisely in the gap where the spearhead had already passed and was difficult to turn around. Then, he swung down with one hand, severing the enemy's wrist, and blood gushed out.

"what!"

The coordinating officer's expression changed drastically. The pain was secondary; what terrified him even more was that the enemy had instantly seized the opening when he drew his gun, which meant that there was a gap between the two sides in the field of marksmanship that he could not comprehend.

call!

The spear and the severed hand fell.

Jiang He kicked with his toes, and as the gun entered his hand, a streak of gun light swept out, severing the officer in half at the waist. The two halves of the body fell from the horse and were instantly annihilated by the dark energy.

The news of the two gold medalists falling one after another could not be concealed.

"The rebel flank, suspected to be the King of Suppression!"

"Stalkers, assemble!"

"The Swordsman Guild is assembling to avenge the vice guild leader!"

In an instant, countless eyes turned to him.

On the city wall of the fortress, the military governor of Tianshui threw down a command flag.

A commando team composed of the military governor's personal guards, lieutenant generals, and skilled warriors was dispatched. All two hundred of them were golden beings, and their right arms were wrapped in blood-red flags. After leaving the city, they ignored all the battlefields and headed straight for the King of Pacification, who was the second-in-command of the rebels.

At the same time, the four rebel forces amassed a large number of artillery pieces and auxiliary troops, and, in coordination with the Blood Flag Commando, launched a war of attrition.

Boom boom boom!

More than 10,000 perfect-grade elemental cannons fired at once.

Elemental cannon fire soared into the sky, illuminating the heavens in a vibrant orange hue.

Like a celestial river pouring down, a destructive torrent of energy cascaded over someone's head, causing the surrounding rebels to flee in disarray. In the command center, all the heroes turned their heads in unison. When bombing a military-level unit, the effect of targeting only one person is self-evident.

crucial moment.

A black sun appeared in Jiang He's palm, only the size of a fist, dark and deep, as if containing a bone-chilling cold.

The epic cultivation technique, "The True Scripture of Chasing the Sun," has begun to operate.

A second miniature black sun was born.

Then came the third, the fourth, and the fifth.

Until nine black suns surrounded Jiang He, a terrifying devouring force surged forth, forming a barrier of black light.

As the torrent of artillery fire poured down, the nine black suns frantically seized elemental power, instantly forming nine enormous vortexes. Long, orange-red rivers stretched across the sky, surging into the vortexes one after another.

Under the dominion of gluttony, elements became the most basic extraordinary factors, which then transformed into nourishment for growth. The black sun, only the size of a fist, rapidly expanded, its devouring power becoming even stronger, with smoke and winds swirling within a radius of ten thousand meters.

The commotion was so great that it drew the attention of almost the entire battlefield.

In just a moment, the orange-red world disappeared.

Jiang He remained calm. The Sun Control Techniques in the "True Scripture of Sun Chasing" could not raise the upper limit, but it could be useful in enriching the methods. Of course, proper Sun Control was different from Devouring the Black Sun.

boom!