NOVEL WEB chapter 116
116: To the Battlefield
Lin Nuo was so startled that the pork floss bun in his hand dropped to the ground.
It wasn’t the sight of a massive, even “Ula”-shouting, armored muscle-men brigade that shocked him, but rather the sudden move of Liu Shuqin leading her troops to the stronghold.
Lin Nuo’s mystical far-seeing mirror required spiritual power to maintain. Being weak, he could only use it intermittently, and upon its next use, he found the world had drastically changed.
Su Kexin had awakened and fled, and the foreign army was rapidly advancing. These events merely signified his plan’s failure and his need to escape.
But Liu Shuqin’s arrival with reinforcements was something he had never anticipated.
Moreover, Liu Shuqin’s troops had entered the range of the “Heavenly Fire” meteorite fall. In a short while, when the meteorites fell, Liu Shuqin and the large group with her would turn into lost souls.
Some people, she couldn’t die, yet some people, she sought death.
Lin Nuo fell into deep thought.
He had specifically gone to Wutu City to eliminate the traitors within, quelling the internal rebellion so that Liu Shuqin could survive. Yet here she was, as if to watch a meteor shower together.
And just like that, people would vanish.
Could it be that she ultimately couldn’t escape the fate of death?
Lin Nuo had planned to flee upon failure. After all, as long as the green hills remained, with a bit more effort, Su Kexin would be done for.
But now…
Liu Shuqin would die, and there would be nothing of her in the days to come.
Life is unyielding to fate, yet he was mocked by destiny.
“Give up, Ano, you can’t fight fate.”
It was as if a heavily ironic mocking voice echoed endlessly in his head.
“Heh.”
He let out a bit of a smile, picked up his sword, and loosened his muscles, “It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the battlefield.”
…
With the retreat of the foreign army from the borders of Wutu City and the support of the imperial army, Wutu City was under no pressure to defend.
In contrast, Hucheng was fraught with crisis.
For the safety of her junior brother and sister, Liu Shuqin led the Liu family army to support Hucheng. Upon learning that her juniors were stationed at the front-line stronghold, she immediately led her troops to their aid.
Not only that, but the soldiers within Hucheng also followed Liu Shuqin out to provide support.
She had also anticipated that the foreign army would gather almost all their strength for an assault.
And now, the stronghold, where her junior brother and sister were stationed, was in grave danger.
She saw the rolling sand, the clanging of armor and horses, and the surging rage of a three-hundred-thousand-strong army bearing down, their roars resounding through heaven and earth.
The army overwhelmed the stronghold, engaged in a frenzied slaughter, with many valiant soldiers falling under the fierce blades of the foreign tribesmen.
“I must rescue my junior brother and sister.”
Liu Shuqin embraced her resolve to die, determined to rescue her junior brothers and sisters from their stronghold.
“Cover the retreat of the soldiers at the stronghold!”
Liu Shuqin commanded, as her own army clashed with the enemy tribe’s forces, swords and sabers flashing, blood flowing like a river.
With several strokes of her Earth Spirit Sword Technique, Liu Shuqin cut down a group of attacking enemy soldiers. Even though she was a kind and gentle girl in daily life, she was no less valiant than the most spirited of men on the battlefield.
“Where are my junior brother and sister?”
Liu Shuqin kept a vigilant eye around the battlefield but saw no trace of Lin Nuo and Su Kexin.
“Could it be that they…?”
At the thought, Liu Shuqin’s heartstrings trembled.
“Woman, prepare to die!”
Suddenly, two burly men surged forward. These were men sent by the Black Dragon Hall to aid the enemy tribe, one wielding a heavy sword known as Chu Zun, and the other a large axe named Han Dong. Both were veterans of the underworld, fierce and unmatched on the battlefield.
A heavy sword swung down, and Liu Shuqin narrowly dodged, the ground exploding into a large hole.
That was close.
Liu Shuqin couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat; a direct hit would have surely been fatal.
“Prepare to die!”
As a large axe swung down, Liu Shuqin quickly parried with her sword. With a loud crash, the violent impact made her hands tremble.
The strength of these two warriors was on par with hers, but they were two, and their coordination was seamless. After several exchanges, Liu Shuqin found herself at a disadvantage, even dismounted from her horse.
Facing the relentless and swift attacks of the two men, Liu Shuqin was outmatched. Not only was her spiritual power nearly depleted, but her physical strength was also waning. Yet, the belief in saving her junior brother and sister sustained her; she had to persevere.
Without a sight of her juniors, she could not fall here.
“Die!”
Chu Zun’s heavy sword came crashing down again, and Liu Shuqin met it with her sword. After another intense clash of weapons, Liu Shuqin spat out a trace of fresh blood and retreated, gasping for air.
Her body was exhausted, but her conviction still held her up, allowing her to stand.
“This woman has some skill to still be standing.”
The two commanding warriors, Chu Zun and Han Dong, would not give Liu Shuqin a chance to rest and regroup, continuing to swing their weapons down at her.
【I, I can still fight】
Enduring the pain, Liu Shuqin mustered all her strength to lift her long sword, determined not to yield to the enemy’s blade.
Keep fighting, keep fighting, there must be a way to turn the tide.
But her physical strength could not support her, and she had little spiritual power left to cast spells…
Was she to die here…
Perhaps, her ordinary life would end here…
Well, at least she had given it her all.
I hope my juniors will be alright…
In an instant, several sharp needles flew towards them.
“Hidden weapons!”
With their keen senses, they noticed the incoming needles and quickly swung their weapons to knock them down.
A man swift as the wind descended from the sky, landing in front of Liu Shuqin.
Liu Shuqin recognized that silhouette.
It was her junior brother, Lin Nuo!
“Junior brother, how could you… Don’t worry about me, get out of here, there are too many people…”
“At this point, save your strength.”
Now, Lin Nuo and his companions were surrounded by a group of foreign soldiers, but he was not panicked at all, instead, there was a mysterious confidence about him.
This wasn’t his first time on the battlefield, and now, there was a long-missed sense of familiarity.
There was a time when, amidst thousands of troops, capturing him, a demon lord, they all became lost souls.
Even though he was weak now, he couldn’t lose his momentum.
“Don’t move, go kill the other enemies.”
Chu Zun stopped the nearby soldiers. Liu Shuqin was their prey, and she must die by their blades.
Seeing this young man suddenly appear, with an aura and spiritual power field so weak, probably even weaker than the injured Liu Shuqin.
Such a person could only be dealt with using hidden weapons.
Chu Zun laughed loudly:
“Kid, with your level, you dare to stop us? You’ve got some courage.”
“Save your words for the soil.”
Lin Nuo took out a black medicinal pill from his pocket and tossed it into his mouth.
Chu Zun and Han Dong were greatly surprised.
This black pill was no ordinary item, but a forbidden medicine that could instantly stimulate the body’s potential, albeit at a cost – bodily harm, and even lasting side effects.
Such pills circulated in the underworld, and they were hard to come by.
“Raging Blast Pill! You, with your constitution, taking this, have you gone mad?”