Chapter 555: 555
The Qin family's rebel army was stopped by the situation . The riders were forced to pause . The figures trapped by the Jingdou streets fell into an involuntary panic . Suddenly, a number of roars came from within the army, giving orders in a clean and powerful voice . It steadied the vanguard of the attack .
Immediately after, the soldiers holding shields caught up from the back and stepped into the bloody puddles on Chang Street . Courageously, they broke through the wooden doors of the private residences on either side of the street and charged into the dimly lit space . For a moment, the sounds of killing came from the left side of the street, but the actual situation could not be seen .
With a crash, a large hole appeared in one of the residences . A rebel soldier covered in blood was stabbed and fell out . There were an indeterminable number of soldiers fighting viciously with the Overwatch Council officials lying in ambush .
The order of hierarchy in the rebel army was strict . When Qin Heng coldly gave the order to carry out a counterattack on both sides of the street with a large number of soldiers' lives as the price, the rain of arrows around them naturally decreased .
Bright knives flashed past as the dozen sinister tripwires on the street were quickly cut through . These black tripwires were like a venomous snake with their head chopped off . They lay motionlessly on the ground while the poisonous needles with a metallic sheen were like the shiny fluids on a snake's skin .
Qin Heng sat on his horse below the flag and fixed his eyes on the front . Raising the horsewhip ferociously in his hand, he brought it down forcefully .
A fierce general at his side grunted and lifted a long spear in his hands . Roaring in a loud voice, he said, "Kill!" He squeezed the horse with his legs and led hundreds of riders once again through the long street . For a moment, all that could be heard were the crashing of hooves like rolling thunder . The aura was imposing .
More wretched cries rang out on Chang Street, as well as sounds of knives sliding into flesh in the private residences . Bodies fell to the ground with a muffled thud . It was difficult to see the figures of the Overwatch Council officials . They only knew that these people in the neighboring residences were carrying out killings .
Gradually, blood seeped out from under the wooden door .
The fierce general in the Qin family's vanguard did not pay it any attention and led his subordinates in a charge . His long spear stretched out and sent up a gust of wind . With a screech, it pierced through the wooden door beside the man and horse .
With an earth-shattering roar, the fierce general drew back the spear to find a black-clothed man at the end of it . Fresh blood flowed from the spear as it pierced through the chest of the Overwatch Council secret agent .
The fierce general under the armor gave a cold snort and shook his shoulder, tossing aside the body on the tip of the spear like a paper bag .
He rode his horse ahead and once again stepped past the puddles of blood on the street and rode ahead quickly . The black spear in his hands was completely cast from metal . It was ferocious and struck fiercely . Along the street, he stabbed five wooden doors and quickly killed a number of people .
In the back, Qin Heng coldly watched his general . Waving his hand, he ordered the army to follow in order . He planned to use their superior military power to suppress the attack from the Overwatch Council from the sides of the streets . Although they had lost 200 soldiers earlier, there was still not a single tremble in Qin Heng's heart . He never believed that the dark and sinister methods of the Overwatch Council could truly stop the progress of a large army .
An official of the Overwatch Council, with a crossbow in his hands, appeared on a tower to the front and left . He took aim at the general in the lead . Unexpectedly, he didn't have to time to pull the trigger because an arrow had already pierced through his eyes . The official gave a muffled groan and fell off the tower .
Immediately following that, a number of whistling sounds came after the fierce vanguard general . It came from a dozen soldiers with bows in their hands riding wildly on horses . They fired from the left and right . Their arrows moved quickly .
Immediately, many holes appeared on the towers of the residence buildings on the two sides of the street . The Overwatch Council officials, who lay in ambush and were about to fire their crossbows at the general, were all hit by the arrows . Of the three great powers in the world, the Qing army's riding archers were the most powerful . At this time, the riders moved down Chang Street with powerful bows in their hands . In just a moment, the Overwatch Council officials no longer showed themselves .
Even when the occasional crossbow bolt flew out, it wasn't well aimed . The ones that landed on the general's armor were unable to penetrate deeply and only caused some light bleeding .
Only an instant was needed for the Qin family general to lead the guard in charging forward about 300 meters . Behind him were the majestic riders . In front of him was wide open land with nothing between them and the Royal Palace .
A chilling signal arrow went up in Chang Street . With a series of bangs, the windows on all of the homes on the two sides of the streets were closed . Although the killing continued in the homes, Chang Street recovered its unusual calm .
The general's face was covered with blood stains . He wore a baleful expression . He drew back the long spear and placed it behind him . He then charged straight to the opening of the street like a mountain-splitting ax . Although he noticed the strange behavior on the sides of the street, he didn't feel a glimmer of fear . The surprise attack was already complete . How could the Overwatch Council stop the progression of the army with their ghostly tricks?
Scoundrels . He thought disdainfully .
Qin Heng led the army down Chang Street . He looked at the suddenly peaceful Chang Street with an icy expression and thought mockingly that, in the end, the Overwatch Council still could not bear to see the light .
At this time, an order suddenly rang out on Chang Street . The order was only one word .
"Wait!"
This word was simple and clean, but it contained boundless danger . Qin Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as his brow twitched .
The rebel soldiers drew their bows and sent countless arrows flying out toward the place the order had come from . Thud . Thud . Thud . Thud . It sounded like heavy rain was hitting the city . Immediately, the wooden tower was pierced with countless holes . A long arrow broke through the air . There was only a muffled groan . The Overwatch Council member who had given the order had died .
Immediately after, there was only the sound of horses' hooves and killing . An arrow flew through the air . The order rang out again .
"Wait!"
Qin Heng's face became gloomy . He held the reins and charged along Chang Street . He didn't know what the Overwatch Council's call of "wait" meant . At this time, he could have chosen to split his soldiers and go around Chang Street, which was heavily ambushed by Overwatch Council soldiers, or chosen a more dependable method . However, military orders were as weighty as a mountain . Since his father had commanded him to be the first to reach the Royal Palace, he had to maintain this speed—even if he had to pay a larger price .
He ferociously waved the horse whip in his hand . The thousands of rebel soldiers on Chang Street cried out uniformly, "Kill!" Like a flood, the lightly armored rebel soldiers surged toward the seemingly empty but dangerous Chang Street .
They broke through to the tail end of Chang Street . Zhengyang Gate, which was behind him, was lit up by the rising sun . In front, the wide and expansive land called to him . Faintly, he could see that the Royal Palace was still waiting for him to attack it . He was filled with heroism and courage .
He suddenly heard the thundering of horses' hooves and saw 200 or so riders appear at the empty space at the end of Chang Street . He didn't know when these riders had appeared . They wore light armor and were fitted with long swords . They waited silently and coldly for the rebel army's arrival .
Beside these riders, there were over 10 random bodies . These were the bodies of 10 or so scouts the Qin family had sent out . Not only where the scouts dead, even the horses had fallen onto the ground .
The vanguard general of the Qin family narrowed his eyes . He knew that these riders had to be powerful to catch and kill over 10 of his subordinates without them making any sound .
It was the Imperial Army .
At this time, there was no way to stop . The general of the vanguard held his spear tightly in his hands . The roughness and coldness of the spear made him feel boundless confidence . He squeezed his heels and led the dozens of riders behind him straight into the Imperial Army .
The general of the Imperial Army was enveloped in armor . Only his eyes were exposed . These eyes held no other emotion other than calm, indifference, and determination . They showed indifference for his own life and determination to complete the mission the Commander had given him .
He raised his saber high . The blade glinted with light, making one shiver in fear . Squeezing his heels, the warhorse beneath his body moved forward like an arrow from a bowstring .
Hundreds of riders charged forward like this with boundless courage . It was like two different colored floods about to crash into each other .
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Another Overwatch Council command suddenly rang out over Chang Street, which had just fallen silent . "Release!" The Qin family general of the vanguard watched with red eyes as the imperial riders charged toward him at a high speed . With a roar, his horse suddenly accelerated . Just as he was about to charge out of the street, his ears suddenly heard the cry of "release!"
His state of mind was determined . There wasn't a glimmer of panic or any reduction in his speed . He didn't care at all about the scoundrels of the Overwatch Council . He only cared about the valiant Imperial Army in front of him . He had to make a path of blood for the Commander that led toward the Royal Palace .
A black shadow suddenly flew out of the residences on the side . It just happened to appear in the air in front of the vanguard general's horse .
The fierce general squeezed his elbow and poked out with his spear . The tip of the spear flashed with light . With a series of tears, the black shadow was immediately torn apart . The cloth flew wildly while the powder contained within flew into the air . Some of it scattered onto the general's body but most of it landed on the horse .
He cut off his breath . Both his eyes were red as blood . He knew the Overwatch Council had powerful poisons, but he was not afraid at all . As long as the poison couldn't reach his heart, for now, he would be able to fight back the imperial soldiers getting closer to him . He was worried about his stead . Hardening his heart, he struck the rump of the horse with the rear of the spear . The horse was startled and once again accelerated .
Tu . Tu . Tu . Tu . A series of springs rang out . Crossbow bolts once again flew through the long silent street . The vanguard general of the Qin army huffed coldly and swung out with his long spear to protect his vital regions and the head of his horse . The spear whirled as he knocked countless arrows to the ground . Occasionally, a few arrows would strike his armor and fall to the ground with a crisp ding .
The fierce general suddenly realized that there a few smears of inauspicious red amongst the rain of arrows .
Red?
Fire?
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With a thud, three arrows struck the heavy armor of the vanguard general and head of his horse . There was fire cotton wrapped around the arrow . It sparked with flames . The red was not very noticeable in the rising sun, but it was particularly fatal .
The spark touched the powder on the heavy armor and burst into flames with a whoosh . From the horse's head to the heavy armor to the helmet, wherever there was powder, the spark would immediately extend to there . In just a moment, the fire was burning hotly and enveloped the entire general within the fire .
A wretched roar came from the blazing fire . At this moment, the still valiant vanguard maintained their charging posture while he had already become a flaming torch .
He gave a horrifying cry and threw down the spear in his hands as he tried to smother the flames on his body . It was something he would never be able to accomplish . A fire by the Overwatch Council could not be put out so easily . The general knew it was over for him . He felt incomparable fear in his heart .
The horse was in great pain and running wild . The rider and horse enveloped by the flames charged toward the front of the Imperial Army .
The general of the Imperial Army stared indifferently and mockingly at the man on fire charging toward him . As the two riders passed each other, the general of the Imperial Army pulled out his long knife with a shing . The knife moved without sound . It passed through the fire, and sliced through the vanguard general's neck .
With a crack, the head was severed . Held in by the neck armor, it burned in the flames .
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