488: Chapter 488 Raising the Shield

The condensed blade energy of a peak Martial Arts Grandmaster was difficult to withstand head-on, even for heavy cavalry armor.

It wasn't necessarily that the armor would be shattered, but the sheer force of the vibration alone was enough to kill.

Xie Yu and several other engineers stood on the third level, with nowhere to hide, making them sitting ducks.

Xie Yu clearly knew this, so he had prepared self-preservation measures in advance.

"Raise shields!"

Xie Yu and another engineer pulled up a square shield in front of them together.

The shield was made of an unknown material; it was dusty gray and, despite its large size, was not very heavy.

Just as the two large shields were raised, Yelv Heqi's blade light fell.

*Thud, thud—*

Two dents appeared on the shields, and some white debris flew off!

Although Xie Yu couldn't fully withstand the force, causing his arms to ache intensely and sending him tumbling to the ground, he ultimately didn't die!

"What!?"

After Yelv Heqi landed, his eyes widened. Those two strikes of his should have shattered even the best infantry shields of Great Gan!

Unless it was a Profound Iron Heavy Shield forged from Profound Iron and used by a powerful martial artist, it shouldn't have been able to withstand it.

But the shield Xie Yu used was clearly not made of metal.

How could it be so tough?!

Not only did Yelv Heqi find it unbelievable, but the members of the Zhenbei Army were overjoyed!

The Young Lord, whose martial arts were negligible, had actually withstood a blow from Yelv Heqi!?

This immediately made everyone feel that Yelv Heqi was not invincible.

"Brother, you had such a good thing and didn't bring it out sooner?"

Xie Juner used her lightness skill to fly up to the third level and directly snatched the large, slightly damaged shield from Xie Yu's hands.

She could see that one of Xie Yu's arms was broken, and he couldn't continue to hold the shield.

"I'll protect you all here!"

Reminded by Xie Juner, Su Wansha also hurriedly jumped onto the third level.

After all, if even an ordinary engineer could rely on the shield to block Yelv Heqi, then the two of them holding shields could naturally protect the Tower of Ares.

As long as they let this tower fire a few more rounds of thunderfire and arrow rain, it would surely inflict heavy casualties on these Khitan people.

Xie Yu was grimacing in pain when he saw Su Wansha and suddenly thought of something.

"Boss Su... I have a plan!"

Su Wansha was nervously holding the shield, and hearing Xie Yu's words, a look of confusion appeared on her face.

On the other side, the Zhenbei Army, having regained their morale, had once again engaged in a fierce battle with the Khitan.

After all, they had no way to retreat now, and each of them was holding a grudge, not wanting to lose to a group of engineers.

Fortunately, as the engineer war chariots charged back from all directions, explosions were heard everywhere.

In this way, these frenzied Khitan, whose minds were not very bright, were constantly distracted, and their combat effectiveness had plummeted.

Yelv Heqi didn't have any particularly good solutions; he could only focus on dismantling the Tower of Ares in front of him first.

Although Xie Yu's strange shield was difficult to deal with, the structure of the first and second levels was mainly wood and leather.

Yelv Heqi dodged the arrows and, with several successive blade strikes, completely destroyed two archery ports on the second level.

Two engineers couldn't dodge in time and were hacked into a bloody mess on the spot.

Seeing that the Tower of Ares was about to be breached, The Ma Brothers hurriedly provided support, attacking from both sides in an attempt to delay him.

But Yelv Heqi was no longer interested in wasting time. With two sweeping blade strikes, The Ma Brothers were sent flying, spitting blood from the vibration!

The erupting blade qi actually caused notches to appear in their swords!

"Who can stop me!?"

Yelv Heqi vented his frustration and let out a wild laugh again.

He leaped up and charged directly into the tower from the second level, intending to slaughter everyone inside.

But as soon as he entered, he discovered that a back door on the first level had been opened at some point.

The civilians and engineers who were hiding below had all slipped out through the back door?

At the third level, a graceful figure soared into the air and swung a sword downward, igniting a long dragon of crimson flames!

Yelv Heqi subconsciously moved to block with his blade, only to find that this strike wasn't aimed at him.

Looking closely, he realized that two boxes of black spheres were sitting right across from him!

"Not good!!"

Yelv Heqi wanted to interrupt, but it was too late. He could only hurriedly turn back and flee!

*Boom, boom, boom!!—*

The Red Lotus of Karma sword strike unleashed by Su Wansha instantly ignited the Thunderfire Bombs.

The Tower of Ares exploded from the inside, instantly erupting into a pillar of fire that reached the sky!

The ground shook and the mountains swayed. The shockwave of the explosion sent debris flying hundreds of feet!

The refugees who hadn't run far yet, under the guidance of the engineering team, had long since prostrated themselves on the ground, so they weren't injured.

*Aow!!—*

Yelv Heqi's shaman robes, the back half of his body, and his hair were all on fire!

The scorching of the intense flames caused him agonizing pain.

"It worked!!"

Su Wansha looked back with a face full of joy. If she hadn't had no other choice, she really wouldn't have dared to take this risk.

"I told you! I told you it would work!!"

Seeing the "burning man" running in the distance, Xie Yu shouted excitedly, "Old geezer! It cost this young master a Tower of Ares! You got off easy!"

The people around were also incredibly inspired. They hadn't expected the engineering team to actually be able to stop a Martial Arts Grandmaster with these thunderfires?

In the Tianwu Continent, this was something worthy of being recorded in the history books!

"Brother! Stop shouting and retreat quickly! It's dangerous here!"

Reminded by Xie Juner, everyone snapped out of it. Yes, the Khitan still had the advantage in numbers.

And even though Yelv Heqi was heavily injured by the thunderfire, the madness of these Khitan soldiers hadn't diminished at all.

"We'll provide cover. You guys quickly take the civilians and retreat!"

Su Wansha looked around nervously. After all, if even one Khitan soldier were to slaughter his way into the crowd of civilians, it would be a tragedy.

The sounds of slaughter on the scene were deafening. Although people were constantly falling, the voices seemed to be getting more and more hysterical.

Su Wansha and Xie Juner, along with the injured Ma Brothers, blocked the pursuing Khitan soldiers while anxiously waiting for reinforcements...

But after an agonizing period of time, a figure that looked neither human nor ghost, covered in burns as if roasted, walked toward them again.

"He's not dead yet!?"

Ma Jianfei cried out, voicing the thoughts in everyone's hearts.

One of Yelv Heqi's eyes was blind, one ear was mangled, and his clothes were in tatters.

But even so, he had actually survived, and his powerful, muscular physique didn't look like that of an elderly man at all.

"Cunning people of the Central Plains, did you think you could stop this old man with these things?!"

"My Yelv clan is chosen by the Heavenly God... how could we fall here?!"

A fierce light gleamed in Yelv Heqi's eyes. "The Heavenly God said that the Central Plains originally belonged to my Khitan people! Today, all of you shall die!!"

As his voice fell, Yelv Heqi had already charged toward everyone like an arrow leaving a bow!

"Shields! The shields!!"

Xie Yu hurriedly directed the engineers to raise their shields, but what could only two shields protect against?

Su Wansha and Xie Juner showed looks of determination. They swallowed the pills given by Lin Xiao and immediately charged toward Yelv Heqi!

But just as the two women were about to engage in close combat with Yelv Heqi...

*Puchi!—*

A green sword light, from a hundred zhang away, directly pierced through Yelv Heqi's head!