With a deafening boom, the tiles and wooden beams broke, sending debris flying everywhere. The gigantic metal hand descended from the sky and reached out with the black barrel of the cannon. As the cannon continued to rotate, the blazing flames shone with a dangerous red glow.
Seeing this gigantic metal hand, Courrier's eyes revealed extreme shock and confusion.
In an instant, the Dragon's Breath Cannon was fully charged. The violent flames were compressed into a point and then shot out from the cannon. It was like the breath of an evil dragon burning its bones and marrow. In just a few seconds, it would be able to ignite everyone in the house and burn them into pitch-black charcoal. No one would be left alive.
That was how it should have been.
When the Dragon Breath Cannon was extended, Sun Lang took a deep breath in the face of the bright flames that were close at hand. After that, he roared, "F * ck!"
Like a sudden clap of thunder, the terrifying explosion caused Wang Yin and Wang Shi to scream out loud. The normal air turned into invisible air blades mixed with sound waves, pushing back the dragon's breath that had been shot out!
The blazing flames, along with highly effective combustibles, were pushed back into the cannon with a muffled boom. Sun Lang took two steps forward and punched that gigantic hand. His body of steel and flesh clashed head-on, as if two mountains had collided. With a deafening boom, that hand was pushed back!
After repelling the enemy with a single blow, Sun Lang did not feel proud. Instead, he revealed a bewildered expression. He turned to look at Courrier and asked, "What's going on?"
Courrier said in a daze, "I don't know!"
Sun Lang still wanted to say something, but then his expression changed. "It's coming again … Bring them out!"
The next moment, a series of explosions rang out from the roof. More tiles were forcefully lifted off, and over ten flashes of sparks flashed in the darkness. Over ten miniature rockets were shot out from the launchers, drawing dazzling arcs in the air as they came crashing down on the house!
Sun Lang pushed back, and Wang Yin flew out of the room while screaming. Courrier shot out a lock dart and grabbed Wang Shi with one hand. The mechanism was retracted, and he flew out with her.
In the next moment, the rockets came crashing down, turning the bedroom that took up quite a large area into a sea of flames. The high explosive released terrifying heat and impact, creating raging flames that engulfed everything.
However, the raging flames suddenly came to a stop. Strong gales pressed down, and the flames subsided. Sun Lang's figure appeared in the ruins. He was completely untainted, and his white windbreaker fluttered in the hot wind. His distant gaze pierced through the deep night and saw the enemy in the air.
It was another Blazing Angel. Its shape was like a soaring flame, and its six wings were blazing. With a fiery short sword in its hand, it stood in the sky like a red lightning bolt, like a cluster of obscure flames that flickered between bright and dark.
Cryptic, yes, that's right, cryptic. It wasn't like Long Wande's brilliance, nor was it like Curry's blazing flames, nor was it like Qiu Shengwang's blazing flames that burned peacefully and contained destructive power. The flames of this Blazing Angel could only be described as cryptic. It was like … a bone-chilling burn.
This was undoubtedly a Blazing Angel that had never been seen before. It was neither a Death Messenger, a Lone Wanderer, nor a Chosen Saint. It was unexpected that three of the strategic forces that the Kingdom of Fire was so proud of appeared in the Ming Province at the same time.
Sun Lang looked at the Blazing Angel in the sky and said casually, "The third Blazing Angel. Is the Kingdom of Fire very well-off recently?
In that case, I'll increase the military budget for the Divine King. "
No matter where it came from … I'll take it down first!
He squatted down slightly. Then, the surrounding flames suddenly spread in all directions. A white shadow flashed, and Sun Lang shot up into the sky like a cannonball towards the Blazing Angel in the sky!
The Blazing Angel in the sky didn't retreat. Instead, it advanced. The thrusters on its back spurted out bright flames. Under the push of a terrifying force, it raised the fiery short sword in its hand and faced Sun Lang who was shooting up into the sky. A cluster of blazing red light flashed on the visor of the helmet.
— — It was like two meteors meeting in the sky.
Sun Lang saw that the opponent was actually stupid to this extent and smiled slightly in his heart.
Whether the Empire's martial artists or the Departing Fire's firearms was a topic that had been debated for a long time. There really wasn't an accurate answer. For example, the number of people participating in the battle, the allocation of equipment, the battlefield's terrain, the morale of the personnel, and so on were all key factors that affected the outcome of the battle. It was really hard to say which one was stronger.
However, the fact that the Empire's martial artists were locked in a stalemate with the Departing Fire's soldiers who were equipped with power armors and powerful firearms with their flesh and blood had already made the foreign devils extremely wary. That was the truth. The strength that the Eastern martial artists could unleash was comparable to the steel bodies and fiery weapons of the Blazing Fire Order with their own cultivation alone. Moreover … the higher the level of strength, the more obvious the difference would be.
For example, as long as the experts at the level of the Seven Luminaries Sword Saint were equipped with the Holy Sword of the Imperial Army, the strength of the Imperial Army that they could unleash would be enough to offset the Blazing Angel's advantage in long-range firepower. They would not be intimidated at all even if they were bombarded from a distance. Once the Blazing Angel was approached, it would only be beaten up. That was because no matter how powerful the Blazing Angel's armor was, it was still a machine controlled by a man. The former's understanding of strength was far above the latter's.
Although Sun Lang had lost the Holy Sword, his situation was very special. Even if the background of time was set in the long hundreds of years since the founding of Houtu and the two Great Wars of Heaven's Origin until now, his achievements, battle records, and combat ability were still outstanding compared to the previous generations of sages who had founded the country. Perhaps he could even earn himself the infamous reputation of 'My Brother Sun of Society, Ruthless and Talkative'.
When such an extraordinary-level Sword Saint encountered a Blazing Angel that wanted to fight him in close combat, the result was no longer just beating him up. It was more like tearing him apart.
— It should have been like this.
At the moment when the Sword Aura collided with the Blazing Dagger, Sun Lang's expression changed again. He let out a soft cry of surprise. The Blazing Dagger that he had swatted away with his finger made a half circle in the air and stabbed at him from another tricky angle. The Blazing Angel retreated as soon as it touched the dagger, the thrusters on its back constantly adjusted the direction, moving quickly in the limited space, twisting and turning with incredible dexterity.
Sun Lang was in midair. If he wanted to fight in the air, he had to use the power of the Holy Sword to force himself into the air or borrow force from the Blazing Angel. However, the other party was as slippery as a loach, not giving Sun Lang the slightest chance to borrow force. It constantly maintained high-speed short-distance maneuvers, and the firearms equipped all over the armor fired continuously. Although it could not pose a threat to Sun Lang, it was obviously very annoying.
Sun Lang brandished his Sword Aura, borrowing the momentum of the incoming bullets and rockets to keep himself in the air as he chased after the Blazing Angel. However, after several rounds, he did not gain the upper hand at all. The more he fought, the more surprised he became. He stared at the Blazing Angel's visor and asked, "Who are you?
Tell me your name. "
Before he could finish, loud shouts and clamors could be heard from below.
— With such a huge commotion and the General's residence being turned into a sea of fire, even if the people in the General's residence were all tree spirits, they should have reacted by now.
The servants thought that the residence was on fire and rushed over with buckets and water tanks. Meanwhile, the personal guards in the residence heard the explosion. Among the Imperial armies, Qi Guanyan's troops had the highest use of firearms, so these personal guards knew exactly what that sound was.
The emergency bell in the residence rang, and several cannons shot up into the sky. Several groups of armored soldiers rushed over with long and short weapons in their hands. Seeing this, Sun Lang's expression changed slightly.
Even if the entire army of Hucheng rushed over, he would not be afraid. However, the current storyline was not about Hucheng being unparalleled. His biggest and only goal was to instigate Qi Guanyan and pull him under his banner. He also wanted to preserve the military forces under his command as much as possible. If it was not necessary, he could not start a massacre.
And the key to all of this had already fallen on Qi Guanyan's wife …
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision and shouted, "Courrier, where is your Iron Armor Xiao Bao!"
Kryl, who had been on high alert all this time, immediately summoned the Death Messenger. But the next moment, her eyes turned sharp, and a sharp blade popped out of the wrist guard on her right hand, blocking Wang Shi's silent palm strike. Then, she suddenly retreated. If she fought with her life on the line, she was confident that she could easily kill Wang Shi on the spot. But if she couldn't kill Wang Shi on the premise that she couldn't control her, she couldn't do it!
— She did not even want to fight Wang Shi with her fists because the internal energy of a martial artist was too troublesome.
And Wang Shi was fighting for this moment. After she forced Courrier to retreat, she immediately shouted, "Save me!"
Her voice was transmitted far away by her internal energy. When the guards and servants heard Wang Shi's voice, they rushed over like crazy. In the darkness, a few black shadows flashed quickly. It was obvious that they were the martial artists of the General's Residence. As long as they arrived and saw Sun Lang and Courrier, then this mission would be considered half a failure.
But at this moment, the dark night suddenly lit up. The Blazing Angel looked deeply at Sun Lang. Then, with a swing of her right arm, two mini rocket launchers popped out from her left and right shoulders. In one breath, dozens of rockets were shot out. Half of them were shot in all directions of the General's Residence, and the other half were directly aimed at the three people on the ground!
Sun Lang suddenly swung his palm. Sword Qi was blazing and sent the Blazing Angel flying. Then, he swooped down and flicked his ten fingers, exploding the dozens of rockets that were falling down in a dazzling manner.
He also exploded the other rockets, but there were still many that could not be saved in time. They exploded all over the General's Residence, setting off raging flames. Who knew how many people were injured, greatly hindering the speed of their arrival.
Soon, a whistling sound came from the sky again. That sword Qi did not cause too much damage to the Blazing Angel. The Blazing Angel's ejector burst out a bright stream of flames and came from another direction.
Two three-barreled high speed machine guns began to roar. A torrential rain of bullets was shot out. The target was none other than Courrier!
The Death Messenger had not arrived yet, so Courrier's fighting strength was greatly reduced. Relying on her equipment, it was simply a pipe dream to avoid the other Blazing Angel's gunfire.
She did not have time to care about the Wang siblings. She swung her hand and shot out a chain dart. Borrowing the momentum, she suddenly dodged backwards. The torrential rain of bullets whistled through the air and landed on the ground, creating deep pits. In an instant, dust was stirred up. Death was within the caliber of the gun.
The other party had the assistance of the Flame Saint Spirit's fire control, so he could completely predict the direction of her dodging. Courrier saw that she could not dodge. A white figure flashed in front of her. Sun Lang landed on the ground and blocked in front of her. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the air. In the ruins beside him, a long sword that was crushed under broken wood and rubble suddenly flew out and landed in Sun Lang's hand.
He shook the long sword. The bright sword tip shook out a cluster of sword light that was like a sparse shadow. Then, it transformed into a rain of sword light that covered the heaven and earth, welcoming the metal storm that was a hundred shots per second.
The firearms of Li Fire, the warriors of Houtu, the weapons and pride of the two countries collided again. The flesh and blood once again defeated iron and fire. The continuous light sound was like a long note. The bullets that had lost their kinetic energy scattered in all directions. In the brilliant waterfall-like sword light, the torrential rain of bullets could not surpass it at all.
Sun Lang had one hand behind his back and the other hand holding the long sword. The large and small sword flowers were intertwined. In front of this indescribable sword skill, speed had lost its concept.
Courrier looked at the figure in front of her and the shield-like sword light that seemed to have a solid body. She almost lost the ability to speak. She could not describe her current mood. She only knew that her heart was beating very fast. This was a realm she had never imagined. Such powerful strength …
But Sun Lang frowned.
If he had the Holy Sword in his hand, the outcome would have been clear. Even if he only had the most common mass-produced Imperial Army Jinghong Sword in his hand, his sword speed would be at least twice faster. But he only had an ordinary long sword.
The gunshots stopped.
The sword light disappeared.
The two sides stopped almost at the same time.
The long sword in Sun Lang's hand lost its support. With a light sound, it disintegrated into iron scraps. He casually threw the sword hilt to one side and stood with his hands behind his back.
Even if the enemy had lost their weapon, the Blazing Angel did not dare to act rashly. For someone who could use that kind of sword skill, there was not much difference whether he had a sword or not.
But in the end, it had won tactically. Just as Sun Lang was protecting Courrier, it had landed on the ground and achieved its goal.
The Wang siblings were already in the hands of the Blazing Angel. Wang Yin screamed in horror, but Madam Wang did not say a word. She just looked at Sun Lang, her eyes full of surprise and doubt.
Sun Lang said indifferently, "Madam Wang, don't you have anything to say?"
Madam Wang's eyes flashed, but the Blazing Angel's thrusters immediately roared to life. It carried the two of them into the sky and quickly flew away, leaving only Wang Yin's loud screams.
Just as Creel calmed down from the shock, she felt a burning sensation on her face, as if all the blood in her body had rushed to her face — she saw very clearly that if Sun Lang hadn't wanted to save her, he definitely wouldn't have let the other party seize the opportunity to kidnap the Wang siblings.
The roar of the Death Messenger came from afar, but this time, the sound of the Blazing Angel's engine did not make Courrier feel at ease. She looked at the speed of the enemy and compared it to the speed of the Death Messenger. For a moment, she was shocked and angry. She shouted, "I'll chase!"
"Don't chase." Sun Lang said indifferently. "You are not its opponent."
If it was any other time, Courrier would be very dissatisfied, but this time she obediently stopped and looked at Sun Lang. "How do you know?
The battle of the Blazing Angel depends on the pilot's skill and combat experience … "
Sun Lang looked in the direction of the Blazing Angel. After a moment of silence, he said indifferently, "The pilot of this Blazing Angel … knows martial arts."