"What did he mean by that?"
Meng Xiaotong stepped forward and looked at Zhou Guanghuan's body in confusion.
"I don't know. Maybe it was a useless curse before he died."
Lin Lichuan looked away. He didn't know why, but he felt like he missed something. He looked around and suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong?" Meng Xiaotong noticed his expression.
"Don't you think it's too quiet?"
Meng Xiaotong was stunned for a moment. She quickly reacted and understood what Lin Lichuan meant.
Indeed, it was too quiet. Not only the chirping of insects and birds, but even the sound of the wind could not be heard. The same went for the sound of flowing water. When they arrived here, they could still hear the sound of flowing water, but now it was completely gone.
It was so quiet that they could hear a pin drop.
"Something's wrong." Lin Lichuan narrowed his eyes. "Let's get out of here immediately."
At this moment, the two of them suddenly saw a flash of light in the corner of their eyes. They quickly turned around and saw a palm-sized, translucent green bird slowly emerging from Zhou Guanghuan's body. It then flapped its wings and soared into the sky. It suddenly shattered at a height of a hundred meters and turned into countless green streams of light, sprinkling down like a curtain of rain.
At this moment, Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong suddenly felt that the surrounding environment seemed to come alive. The chirping of insects, birds, the sound of the wind, and the sound of flowing water in the distance suddenly jumped into their ears. There was also the rumbling sound of powerful engines and a low whistling sound.
The sound came from above.
Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong immediately looked up. What they saw was a formation of more than a dozen armed helicopters. They whistled as they flew low over the forest. The rotating blades created a powerful airflow that made the branches and leaves of the canopy shake.
.....
Outside the forest.
There were dozens of armed armored vehicles in the open field. They were lined up and faintly surrounded the forest. In front of the river opposite the forest, there were also many armed vehicles.
There were even four or five grey tanks waiting outside the forest, their cannons aimed at the entrance of the forest.
A large number of soldiers in light gray military uniforms gathered into a group, holding guns in their hands as they carefully advanced into the forest. Pairs of shiny black military boots reflected a faint cold light as they walked with powerful steps, showing a kind of mighty and neat power.
In the temporary headquarters at the rear, a middle-aged man with a colonel insignia on his shoulder looked at the sky with a gloomy face. When he saw the green stream of light erupting in the sky, he finally couldn't help but punch the armored vehicle next to him. He clenched his teeth so hard that blood almost came out.
The officers at the side also looked at the sky, and their expressions changed.
The simultaneous collapse of the Tranquility Barrier and the tracking bird meant that Zhou Guanghuan was dead. The group of Extraordinaires from the Secret Service who had been urgently dispatched had failed in their mission and failed to save the general.
And from the looks of it, the odds were against them.
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged man cursed in a low voice. Zhou Guanghuan was one of the highest commanders on the frontline and had a heavy responsibility. His death would inevitably cause a lot of chaos on the frontline, which would then affect the strategic layout of the alliance. And as the adjutant, he had no doubt that he had an undeniable responsibility for this. Even if he could catch the assassins, he would inevitably be severely criticized when he returned.
When he thought of his military career ending like this, the anger and hatred in his heart almost spewed out. He immediately roared, "Pass down the order, all troops attack! We must kill those two damn assassins!"
"S-Colonel, the people from the Secret Service are still inside. They might still be alive …"
The middle-aged man suddenly turned his head, his red eyes staring straight at the person who spoke. The fierce gaze immediately stopped the latter half of the words in his throat.
"If those guys are still alive, how could the general be killed?"
The coldness in his words was obvious. The nearby officers immediately fell silent and didn't dare to say anything more. They quickly saluted and turned to carry out the order.
.....
"So that's how it is. No wonder those guys could get close to us without making a sound."
Looking at the military helicopters hovering in the sky, Lin Lichuan's eyes flashed with realization.
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Meng Xiaotong's beautiful face showed a bitter smile.
Through the gaps in the trees, they could vaguely see armored vehicles and tanks in the distant wilderness. Coupled with the armed helicopters in the sky and the countless heavily armed soldiers slowly approaching from the surroundings, the situation in front of them had undoubtedly reached a very dangerous point.
"Escaping from the air … seems impossible."
Meng Xiaotong looked at the machine guns and grenade launchers hanging from the belly of the military helicopters. She couldn't help but have a bitter smile on her face.
There were more than ten military helicopters. If they dared to rush into the sky, they would probably be turned into a sieve by the concentrated fire. But escaping from the ground was also impossible. With the support of the air firepower, the ground troops could also exhaust them to death.
This was the power of an armed legion. Even if it was only a small legion, once they set up a formation in a suitable location, Extraordinaires below the knight level would almost be unable to resist, unless the opponent was also an Extraordinaire of a similar scale.
Ta!
Ta!
Ta!
Hurried but steady footsteps came from all around. The figures of the soldiers of the Thousand Yards had begun to appear in Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong's vision. As soon as they appeared, they pulled the trigger without hesitation. They had no desire to communicate at all. It was obvious that they had decided to surround the two of them and annihilate them here.
Ear-piercing gunshots immediately reverberated in the forest.
The dense bullet screen swept toward Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong like a storm. Just as it was about to drown the two of them, it was suddenly blocked by a circle of light that suddenly appeared.
Lin Lichuan did not know when a miniature Spirit Transforming Pearl core the size of an egg appeared in his hand.
When the bullets landed on the Spirit Pressure protective layer, they could only cause slight ripples. But they could not withstand the astonishing number of bullets. Under the concentrated fire of the soldiers of the Thousand Yards, the surging bullet screen almost drowned the entire Spirit Pressure protective sphere of light. The dense ripples surged, and the figures inside could not be seen clearly.
Sensing the rapidly weakening strength of the Spirit Pressure protective layer, Lin Lichuan narrowed his eyes and decisively increased the input of Spirit Pressure.
But at this moment, two of the military helicopters circling in the sky suddenly lowered their altitude. The machine guns hanging from the belly of the helicopters suddenly spat out dazzling tongues of fire. The heavy caliber machine gun bullets falling from the sky formed a barrage that instantly drowned the Spirit Pressure protective sphere of light.
Lin Lichuan immediately felt the speed of the weakening of the protective layer greatly increase.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he decisively released the God Gun.
Whoosh!
A flash of cold lightning flashed through the void.
The military helicopters above the forest did not even have time to react before the sharp blade instantly extended and pierced the fuel tank at the tail. Then, as Lin Lichuan suddenly swung the sword horizontally, the cold glint of the sword directly and violently tore through the metal shell, almost cutting the entire military helicopter in half. The pilot did not even have time to make a sound before he was cut in half at the waist.
Blood splattered. As the God Gun was pulled back, the military helicopter violently exploded with a boom.
The other military helicopter was shocked and quickly made evasive movements. At the same time, it rose in altitude. Unfortunately, it could not match the speed of the God Gun's expansion and contraction. Soon, it followed the fate of its companion and exploded into a huge fireball in the air.
Looking at this scene, the remaining military helicopters hurriedly rose in altitude, fearing that they would be attacked by Lin Lichuan.
On the other side, Lin Lichuan had already released the Shikai of the God Gun. The sword turned and shrouded in another layer of strange aura. Then, it suddenly disintegrated and turned into countless dancing cherry blossoms. With the strong wind, they quickly drifted in all directions. In the blink of an eye, they had spread to an area with a radius of dozens of meters, adding a demonic beauty to the smoke-filled battlefield.
However, in the next moment, the sky full of cherry blossoms suddenly accelerated and turned into sharp, cold glints that swept past the throats of the soldiers, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Almost in an instant, the dense and turbulent barrage in the forest suddenly stopped. The hundreds of soldiers of the Thousand Yards surrounding Lin Lichuan and his companion all opened their eyes wide in unison and clutched their throats tightly. Blood gushed out from the gaps between their fingers as if it was free of charge. Not long after, they fell to the ground powerlessly with confused and frightened expressions.
The troops besieging Lin Lichuan did not see the previous scene of the Senbonzakura showing off their might. Seeing this scene, they were shocked. The soldiers behind them hesitated for a moment and did not dare to move forward. They just stared at the beautiful cherry blossoms dancing in the sky with stunned and bewildered expressions.
The concentrated fire stopped, and the Reiatsu Protection Light Sphere quickly calmed down. However, before Lin Lichuan could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a crackling sound. Looking up, he saw a grenade with a tail of flame whistling toward him.
Boom!
A deafening explosion burst out, and the violent flames and shock waves instantly flooded the area where the Reiatsu Protection Light Sphere was located. Even the nearby trees were directly broken into several sections. Before they could fly out, they were engulfed by the flames and turned into charcoal and ashes.
Smoke and dust quickly spread, blocking the view above.
Whoosh!
The sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out.
Two figures broke through the smoke and rushed out. They were Lin Lichuan and Meng Xiaotong. The two of them looked unscathed, but the Reiatsu Protection Light Sphere had disappeared.
After he landed and steadied himself, Lin Lichuan glanced at the cracked and completely destroyed miniature Spirit Transformation Pearl core in his palm. He could not help but frown.
"Let's run toward the river."
Meng Xiaotong waved her small hand, and the blood on the ground suddenly floated up and quickly gathered around her, condensing into a dozen sharp short spears. Then, they shot out and disappeared into the forest in the distance.
The next second, screams and wails could be heard from that direction.
This kind of battlefield, where corpses and blood were everywhere, was undoubtedly very suitable for her to display her abilities. In this kind of environment, she was even confident that she could fight against a Gold Rank Extraordinaire.
Even so, she still felt powerless in the face of a powerful weapon like a grenade.
"There is also a defense line formed by armed vehicles and soldiers from the Thousand Yards on the riverbank. If we leave the cover of the forest, we won't be able to break through quickly. When the armed helicopters catch up, our situation will be even more dangerous," Lin Lichuan said casually.
Meng Xiaotong's expression darkened. How could she not know this? However, the current situation only allowed them to do so. Otherwise, the dozens of grenades carried by the helicopters would be enough to kill them.
Lin Lichuan's strange tools were indeed powerful, but how many of them could compete with grenades?
Thinking of this, Meng Xiaotong could not help but feel a hint of despair.
However, when she looked at Lin Lichuan, she could not help but be stunned. The latter still had a calm expression.
Perceiving Meng Xiaotong's gaze, Lin Lichuan looked at her sideways and smiled: "Don't show that desperate expression. Didn't I say before coming to carry out the mission? Even if the mission fails, I am confident that I can escape."
Meng Xiaotong reacted and immediately widened her eyes in shock: "The ability to turn the blade into cherry blossoms is not your trump card?"
"No one said that there can only be one trump card."
Lin Lichuan smiled gently, turned his wrist, and a beautiful card appeared in his palm. "Remember to keep this a secret for me."
As soon as the words fell, the cherry blossoms in the sky gathered and reformed into the blade. He slowly raised the blade, and the card in his hand suddenly turned into a stream of light and merged into the blade.
In an instant, a strange aura emerged from the long sword.
Meng Xiaotong keenly felt that a suffocating atmosphere suddenly brewed around them.
Looking at the Zanpakuto that did not change in appearance, but seemed to have undergone some kind of sublimation, Lin Lichuan's eyes flashed.
"Bankai, Kalasutra King of Heaven's Wrath!"
An extreme sense of horror and oppression instantly descended.
Meng Xiaotong only felt that the surroundings suddenly darkened, the sunlight disappeared, and a large shadow suddenly appeared on the ground.
She looked back in shock and found that the trees behind her were trembling, and an extremely huge and terrifying figure was slowly straightening up from the forest.