Chapter 20: One Arrow Determines the Fate of Heaven and Earth (Three)
Bai Jiu snorted, "Nonsense. If Zhou Shui Niu were here, you'd all be dead by now. I'm not even sure I'd be able to leave myself. Just the other day, I received news that Zhou Shui Niu is still in Tian Gong City."
Zhong Weizun suddenly came to his senses, "Right! That arrow was powerful, but its destructive power was somewhat lacking. If it were Zhou Shui Niu, that one arrow would have taken my life. Could it be..."
Bai Jiu nodded, "That's right, apart from Shangguan Bing'er, there is another Tianzhu master in the Tian Gong Empire army, but his cultivation is not high, at most it's also a two-zhu middle-grade Tian Shi like Shangguan Bing'er. His intent body dual zhu should be darkness and power, just like Zhou Shui Niu. If it wasn't for him, my silent arrow would have taken Shangguan Bing'er's life. Withdraw, let's go back and plan again. It seems that this time we need to ask Master to take action, we absolutely cannot allow the Tian Gong Empire to have two Tianzhu masters. Xiao Ye Ye, you said earlier that when that guy was dodging my silent arrow, he disappeared for a moment?"
Luo Xiao Ye, a fire attribute spirit master who followed Bai Jiu's side, was his follower. He grew up with Bai Jiu since childhood and served as his personal bodyguard.
"Yes! Your Highness, I think I saw him disappear for a moment, otherwise how could he dodge your silent arrow so quickly!"
"Did you see it clearly?" Bai Jiu's eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"It seems I didn't see it clearly."
Bai Jiu's face turned black with rage, "You idiot, didn't you see that clearly? What nonsense are you reporting?"
Luo Xiao blinked her eyes and said, "But didn't you also fail to see clearly?"
"Little Night Night—"
"Your Highness, let's retreat quickly." Luo Xiao Ye might be a bit dim-witted, but he wasn't stupid.
"We'll settle this when we get back."
Half a time later, Shangguan Bing'er finally led the army back to the front line camp.
In the border area between the Tian Gong Empire and the Kresi Empire, there are vast mountains, hills, swamps and other complex terrain that separate the two countries. The Tian Gong Empire has a total of five legions, or five divisions, in its national army. One legion is stationed in Tian Gong City, another legion is stationed on the eastern border of the empire, and three legions are stationed here, heavily garrisoned to control the transportation routes between the two countries. Due to the complex terrain, large-scale wars rarely occur between the two sides, but small skirmishes are constant. The most common way of fighting is to send small troops to harass the enemy. The war between these two countries is mainly guerrilla warfare, which is quite unusual.
Three legions of thirty thousand troops were stationed in a camp that stretched for over ten miles, and above the military camp, there seemed to be an aura of solemnity that inspired awe.
When Zhou Weiqing saw the large military camp, he couldn't help but feel a surge of hot blood. This was the front-line military camp, and also where his father had spent most of his time living and fighting. Old dad, do you know that your son has arrived at the front lines?
The casualties of the previous battle have been counted, and under the sneak attack of more than a dozen enemy masters, more than 70 people were killed, more than 40 were seriously injured, and nearly 100 were lightly injured. What a terrible number! To know that the opponent only had thirteen people, including two hidden in the dark, there were only fifteen people. The battle from start to finish was just over a minute's work, and the opponent's goal was only Shangguan Yinger, under such circumstances, these trained soldiers still suffered such heavy losses, it can be imagined how strong the killing power of the enemy masters on the battlefield is.
The large army moved into the Fifth United Camp, and according to their respective units, they returned to their teams. Shangguan Bing'er went to report to the team leader, and all three battalions of the third battalion were led by Xiao Ruse back to their teams.
In the three battalions, Xiao Ruse's actual authority was actually above Shangguan Bing'er. Except for the squadron where Shangguan Bing'er's Maoli was located, most of the squadrons looked up to her.
Xiao Ruse settled the three squadrons in an extremely short period of time and also arranged a camp for Zhou Weiqing, right next to Dugu Bo's camp.
"Xiao Wei, you go rest first. As the deputy captain of the camp and the commander's personal guard, you don't need to participate in drills. In your free time, practice your archery skills and other abilities. I've been away for so long, I want to check on the situation of the entire camp."
Zhou Weiqing nodded and said, "Sister, you go ahead and take care of your business. I'll cultivate on my own."
Xiao Ruse walked away, and Zhou Weiqing also entered his own tent. This was a separate tent, naturally Xiao Ruse would take care of her little brother. It was a medium-sized tent for a mid-level military officer, made from thick cowhide that not only blocked the wind and rain but also had excellent insulation properties. The interior was over 20 square meters in size, with all daily necessities available, far superior to the small tent they had outside Tianbow City.
Xiao Ruse doing this is not excessive, without mentioning that Zhou Weiqing is the only son of Zhou Shui's Marshal, just his yet-to-be-announced Tianzhu master identity, living in such a camp is already a humiliation.
Zhou Weiqing took off the burden on his body and lay down directly on the bed, but at this time he didn't have a resting mood, and the process of the previous battle kept flashing in his mind.
No doubt, my actual combat experience is still far from sufficient, and there's a problem with the allocation of heavenly power. After that last arrow was shot out, almost all heavenly power was exhausted again. There are so many skills in my mind, but when I use them with all my might, it's hard to use them all at once.
The scene that left the deepest impression on him was when the six people surrounded Shangguan Fei'er, restricting her movements, and the moment when two heavy hammers fell from the sky. The coordination at that instant was quite exquisite. It also made Zhou Weiqing understand that even a master like Yu Xiang was in need of coordination. If it weren't for Shangguan Fei'er being an all-around attribute, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until he arrived. And if not for his own special abilities and the large number of soldiers assisting from the side, the outcome would likely still be a tragic one.
Accommodate, accommodate. They can accommodate each other as a pair of pearl masters, but I alone have six attributes of intention pearls, so I should be able to accommodate myself.
Zhou Weiqing vaguely understood that when Shangguan Bing'er was in danger today, he could sense it in time because the Awakening Pearl that Shangguan Bing'er helped him awaken had a connection with his own aura. But if it were Xiao Ruoxue who was in danger today, then naturally there would be no such perception.
To protect loved ones, to protect one's own country, one must have great power. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a deep respect for his father, who had been protecting the Tian Gong Empire all these years!
Thinking of this, Zhou Weiqing flipped over and sat up, his mind stirring, the vortex of the Four Great Necromancy Orbs suddenly accelerating its rotation, without a doubt, what he needed most now was Heavenly Power.
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