314: Chapter 314 Oochi Jiro's Good Fortune

"Ah!"

"Saburo beat me to it!"

"Now he'll not only be the first to announce his lineage, but he'll also get all the glory!"

"How frustrating!"

Seeing Dachao Saburo rush to the front of the formation, Dachao Jiro's heart was filled with regret; how could he have been a step slower? This chance to show off had been snatched away by his third brother.

After seeing Dachao Jiro's remorseful look, Dachao Saburo's face was full of smugness.

Being able to show off in front of so many people would give him bragging rights for a long time.

"Feeling smug, are we?"

Zhuzi looked at the smug Dachao Saburo, a cold sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He had already adjusted the muzzle.

"Ammunition loader!"

At Zhuzi's shout, the ammunition loader handed the mortar shell to the gunner, who then placed it into the mortar tube.

Dachao Saburo was still rattling on.

Xu Ning didn't know what the man was shouting about. Seeing the proud expression on his face through the binoculars, he was likely boasting about how powerful he was.

His thumb kept pointing downwards repeatedly.

This was an almost universally recognized gesture signifying contempt.

*Thump!*

Xu Ning heard the sound of the mortar shell leaving the barrel.

He watched the mortar shell trace a graceful arc before slamming down toward Dachao Saburo.

"I have rendered great service to the Dachao Tribe."

"Without me, the Dachao Tribe wouldn't be where it is today!"

"Eh?"

Dachao Saburo also saw the shell falling rapidly toward him.

*Boom!*

After the mortar shell hit the ground, it triggered the fuse, causing a thunderous explosion.

Dachao Saburo was sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion.

Hundreds of steel fragments pierced his body, causing blood to flow freely.

Dachao Saburo lost consciousness almost the instant the shell exploded.

The ground shook, and dust billowed high into the air.

Oasa Yaka was stunned.

Dachao Jiro was stunned.

The five or six thousand people Oasa Yaka had brought were also stunned.

Those in the front row saw it most clearly; they witnessed the attack descending from the heavens with their own eyes.

They saw Dachao Saburo being thrown high into the air by the attack amidst the rising dust.

They saw Dachao Saburo blown beyond recognition, a mangled mess of flesh and blood, instantly silenced.

"This... this... this!"

It was also Shimane Masao's first time seeing this thunder-and-fire punishment of the Qin Army, and he was too shocked to speak.

His face was deathly pale, his legs went weak, and he slumped directly to his knees.

In his heart, he had thought that Ganbei Sanjin, Okasaka Hikawa, and Matsushita Daiyishi were exaggerating.

But after seeing the Qin Army use this terrifying thunder-and-fire punishment with his own eyes, he was completely dumbfounded.

It was too terrifying—it truly was like a divine punishment!

These people from the Great Qin Empire were gods who wielded divine punishment!

While feeling shocked, Shimane Masao also felt proud that he could become a divine messenger!

Dachao Jiro was completely dazed; he never expected things to turn out like this.

He had no idea how his third brother, Dachao Saburo, had been blown up.

If the one who had gone out to challenge them hadn't been his third brother but himself, then he would have been the one blown up by the mortar.

He never imagined that he would find a blessing in disguise and escape with his life.

Fortunately, his third brother, Dachao Saburo, had served as his scapegoat.

For the first time, he realized what a wonderful thing it was to be alive!