Chapter 133: City Breached

Chu Ding’s body slammed down to the ground from the city wall, surrounded by Barbarians on all sides.

Unfazed, he snatched up the Giant Ape’s corpse with his spear and flung it towards the other Barbarians.

RUMBLE!

The massive body, easily the size of a small mountain, crashed down. Scores of Barbarians were crushed, their bones splintering.

Following that.

His protective Gang Qi erupted, deflecting the incoming volley of arrows.

Instead of retreating, Chu Ding advanced, his long saber a blur of deadly motion, carving a bloody swathe through the Barbarian ranks.

In the central command.

Mierba’s eyes flashed with killing intent when he saw Chu Ding had fallen from the wall.

"I wasn’t certain I could kill you when you were on the ramparts, but now you dare to come out and seek your own death!"

A thought crystallized in his mind.

He took a single, soaring step, an aura of Qi erupting beneath his feet, propelling him towards Jincheng.

"General, watch out! Mierba is coming!"

The instant Mierba moved, the men on the city walls reacted instantly.

Hearing this.

Chu Ding’s heart skipped a beat, but he didn’t immediately retreat. His spear stabbed out like a dragon, piercing through several Barbarians. He shook the spear, flinging the corpses of several Barbarians away, the bodies slamming into others.

Then.

He kicked off the city wall, using the momentum to leap upwards, gaining nearly ten feet in height. He then plunged his spear into the wall, using it for a moment of leverage before launching himself higher still, back towards the top of the wall.

As he leapt for the second time, Chu Ding pulled his spear from the wall.

In less than two breaths.

He was back on the city wall.

The next moment.

A cart crossbow fired, sending massive bolts towards Mierba.

Mierba, with a roar, unleashed his own power.

His fist erupted with aura, shattering one of the crossbow bolts instantly.

Then.

Mierba forcibly unleashed his True Qi, his body ascending three feet into the air, the remaining crossbow bolts passing harmlessly under his feet.

He then lightly tapped the toe of his boot on one of the bolts.

His body soared like a wild goose, pouncing towards the city wall.

"Loose arrows!"

"Loose all arrows, shoot down Mierba!"

Seeing the first volley from the cart crossbow fail, and unable to reload in time for a second volley, the other generals immediately commanded the soldiers to release their arrows.

A dense rain of arrows exploded outwards.

Mierba laughed, his protective Gang Qi flaring, deflecting the majority of the arrows.

"A mere rain of arrows dares to hinder me? Ridiculous!"

He unleashed a punch, shattering all the arrows that dared approach him.

At this moment.

Mierba was only three feet from the city wall, his fierce aura causing the surrounding men to pale.

"While I am here, you will not enter Jincheng!"

Chu Ding roared, pouring all his True Qi and Qi and blood into a single point. Veins on his arms bulged, and the wounds on his shoulders, which had begun to heal, burst open again. Blood flowed from beneath his iron armor.

He ignored the pain, his aura reaching an unprecedented peak.

The next instant.

His spear thrust out.

BOOM!

The air exploded, the air waves differentiating from both ends of the spear. Chu Ding now seemed to be completely integrated with the long spear, and a terrible intention spontaneously arose.

Facing this supremely powerful thrust, Mierba’s expression turned grave.

He punched outwards, his flesh and blood meeting the edge of the spear.

CRACK—

As if space shattered.

The ferocious wind erupted between them.

The long spear shattered, the violent tremors causing Chu Ding’s tiger’s mouth to burst open. His body took the brunt of the blow, and he coughed up blood, staggering back.

At the same time.

Mierba was also shocked back from mid-air by the formidable force.

His fist was now bloody.

He had clearly suffered some slight injuries in that exchange.

As Mierba fell, a torrent of stones and kerosene rained down, attempting to engulf the Barbarian commander.

Mierba could only swing his fist, smashing the rubble, while retreating backward.

The crisis.

Was temporarily averted.

On the city wall, Chu Ding continued to cough up blood. The last attack had left him severely wounded, and his internal organs had been almost displaced.

Fortunately, he had successfully intercepted Mierba.

If not.

Had he managed to climb up to the city wall, they would have faced certain death.

"Are you alright, General!"

"I can’t die!"

Chu Ding waved his hand, taking a few deep breaths to steady his boiling Qi and blood. He looked at the spear, now broken in two, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

This spear had been with him for many years, and he never thought it would meet its end here.

"The city must prepare itself, and defend for a time. Then, we will open the city gates and engage the Barbarians in a fierce battle!"

In the current situation, they would not be able to hold out much longer.

Only by opening the city gates, using the advantages of the city, could they continue to hold their ground against the Barbarians.

Hearing this.

Several Black Tiger Army generals nodded.

Because of his serious injuries, Chu Ding temporarily retreated from the city wall, to heal and recover as quickly as possible.

Within the Black Tiger Army, there was no shortage of healing pills.

On the other side.

The Barbarian siege continued.

Nie Xu, with his long sword, slashed down the incoming arrows. He watched the Black Tiger Army soldiers fall around him. A profound sense of helplessness washed over him.

"Lord Nie, prepare for retreat!"

A voice sounded beside him.

Nie Xu did not turn to look, but continued to parry those arrows, while slaying any Barbarians that climbed the wall.

"Are we abandoning the defense of the city walls?"

"Indeed."

Wen Ce nodded gravely.

"The Barbarians’ momentum is too fierce now. There’s no need for us to keep holding the city walls. It’s better to let them in and fight them!"

"Good!"

Nie Xu agreed and after killing another Barbarian, he turned and descended from the city wall.

It had finally come to this.

But he understood that holding the city walls was no longer the correct strategy.

"The enemy can’t resist anymore, attack with all strength! We must take Jincheng today!"

The Barbarian forces could clearly feel the waning resistance of the Black Tiger Army.

For them.

The reduced resistance meant they were close to a successful assault.

After the first Barbarian survived on the city walls, there was a second and a third.

Soon.

The Barbarians seized control of the city wall, and the remaining Black Tiger Army soldiers retreated.

In less than half an hour.

The tightly shut city gates were suddenly opened. The Barbarians that were attacking the city gates now poured in.

"The city has fallen!"

The Barbarian Priest said in a low voice, a slight smile on his face.

At his side, Mierba, who had returned to his side, nodded in satisfaction.

The city had fallen.

That meant the Black Tiger Army had lost their last stronghold.

The remaining task was to annihilate the remaining Black Tiger Army soldiers in the city.

In his opinion.

Annihilating the remaining Black Tiger Army in the city would be much easier than breaching the city gates.

"Give the order. Leave twenty thousand soldiers outside, and the rest, enter the city and annihilate the remaining Qin people!"

Mierba waved his hand, giving the order directly.

Then.

The signal to advance was sounded once more, and the Barbarians, their momentum like a raging river, poured into Jincheng.

Seeing this, the Barbarian Priest seemed to think of something and frowned slightly.

"Lord Mierba, is it possible that the Black Tiger Army has set an ambush in the city?"

"You think a few thousand remnants can set an ambush? And do you think such an ambush can bury my army?"

Mierba countered.

An ambush.

Was out of the question.

Even if there was an ambush, it would only be a small problem.

With the advantage of the city walls, the Black Tiger Army still couldn’t resist the Barbarian attacks. Now that they have lost the advantage of the city walls, what capital did the Black Tiger Army have to contend with the Barbarians?

A few thousand Black Tiger Army soldiers.

With the Barbarians’ numbers, just a spit would be enough to drown them.

It was because of this confidence that Mierba dared to enter the city so boldly.

"In the face of absolute power, any resistance is futile!"

After saying this.

Mierba drove the giant beast under his crotch toward Jincheng.

Hearing this, the Barbarian Priest nodded in deep agreement.

Indeed.

With the Barbarians’ current advantage, there was no need to worry so much.

After attacking for so long, they knew the strength of the Black Tiger Army almost completely. They were strong, but they were too few in number. After accounting for combat losses, the Black Tiger Army left in the city were at most only a few thousand.

A few thousand Black Tiger Army soldiers could not accomplish anything big.

As a large number of Barbarians poured into the city, the streets of Jincheng were now deserted.

"Search, find all the Qin people in the city. Not one must be left alive!"

A Barbarian general riding on a tiger showed a cruel smile.

They had been attacking for so long.

Their side had suffered no small losses.

Now, he would make the Black Tiger Army pay the price.

"Yes!"

The numerous Barbarian soldiers took the order and began to search in all directions.

Jincheng was not small.

It could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, and was not a small city. With buildings blocking the view, finding the Black Tiger Army soldiers hiding in the city was not an easy task.

Originally.

If the Giant Ape had been deployed and had flattened all the buildings, it would have been much simpler.

But with the city walls blocking it, the Giant Ape could not pass through, and the city gates were too narrow, so it was also impossible for such a giant beast to pass through.

Unless the city walls were destroyed, it could not enter.

However.

If the city walls were really destroyed, the significance of taking Jincheng would be reduced. Unless they had no other options, the Barbarians had no intention of completely destroying Jincheng.

CLANG—

The tightly closed door was kicked open. Several Barbarians wearing animal skins, wielding great sabers, rushed inside, searching the bedroom inside and out for traces of the Black Tiger Army soldiers.

"You go there, I’ll go here. If there is anything unusual, shout loudly immediately."

A Barbarian, who appeared to be the leader, said in a deep voice to the others in the bedroom.

After speaking.

The several Barbarians dispersed to search.

One of the Barbarians entered the bedroom. The interior was simple and could be seen at a glance.

But he took precautions, and did not leave, but carefully searched any possible hiding places.

Under the bed.

A pair of cold eyes watched the Barbarian approaching.

A breath.

Two breaths.

When the Barbarian walked to the front of the bed, a cold, long saber appeared from under the bed.

The next instant.

The long saber swept—

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