activa-t Chapter 72 Tiger Crouching Cannon
Chapter 72 Tiger Crouching Cannon
Four shots were fired in quick succession, each producing a golden trajectory, precisely hitting the chin wound that had been blasted open by the palm grenade.
The bullet, imbued with magical power, tore through the wound's flesh and unleashed a series of extraordinary flames.
Golden flames ignited the muscles, burned through the skin and flesh, melted the fat, and thick black smoke enveloped the monster's head.
The divine monster's throat was covered in flames, and the thick smoke and fire made it impossible for it to breathe. Its two claws instinctively scratched at its throat, tearing off burning flesh and throwing it to the ground.
In just a few seconds, the monster cleaned its wounds, exposing its most fatal cervical vertebrae.
Chang Yuan revealed a confident smile, used the keyword "precise" to lock onto the exposed fourth cervical vertebra, and flicked his wrist to fire two arcing bullets.
The last two flame bullets, flying from the left and right, traced dazzling arcs and struck the upper and lower vertebrae of the fourth cervical vertebra in succession.
The impact from both sides, along with the intense heat of the extraordinary flames, exceeded the limits of the monster's physical strength and the power of the evil god.
The monster's fourth cervical vertebra broke, and bone fragments flew everywhere.
Divine empowerment cannot transcend the physical body; the ruptured nerves cause the monster to lose control of its body, collapsing to the ground like a deflated rag doll.
Lu Linglong looked at Chang Yuan with an incredulous expression and her eyes were full of doubt.
[This works?]
Is this something a human could do?
How can a bullet curve?
[Is he cheating?]
The young girl, Baihu, was full of questions, but she insisted on giving Changyuan considerable respect and did not ask him any questions.
Chang Yuan sensed her kindness, smiled at the girl Baihu to express his gratitude, and respectfully returned the golden revolver.
Lu Linglong's pupils dilated instantly, and she stood frozen on the battlefield for a second before suddenly snapping back to reality.
Damn it, that stinky man...
Her smile is so beautiful!
[Hehe, it seems like I really hit the jackpot!]
With the monster Zhang Qiyuan defeated, the remaining cultists are no longer a problem.
boom! boom! boom!
Amidst the intense gunfire, cult members fell screaming as they collapsed.
Just when everyone thought the battle situation was clear, the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp, as was their habit, rushed into the second courtyard before the Embroidered Uniform Guards could.
They even sent soldiers to form a human wall to block the entry of the Northern Garrison's Imperial Guards.
Just as the Imperial Guards were getting angry, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, four fireballs shot out from the side rooms of the second courtyard, shattering the doors and windows.
Countless shards of porcelain and broken iron nails, mixed with nearly a hundred thumb-sized lead bullets, covered the soldiers who rushed in.
The situation reversed instantly.
More than 20 soldiers died instantly, half of them, and the rest were covered in blood and knew they were not going to survive.
Because the battalion commander wanted to block the Imperial Guards and delay Commander Lu Linglong, he deliberately formed a human wall with his men and did not enter the second courtyard, thus luckily escaping this calamity.
Upon hearing the roar, he turned around and saw the horrific scene before him, turning pale with fright.
The battalion commander screamed, "Tiger Crouching Cannon!"
"Damn it, how come there's a tiger-squatting cannon?!"
The Tiger Crouching Cannon was an infantry cannon invented in the early Ming Dynasty. It had a short range and low accuracy, but within its range, its power was extremely formidable.
A single shot can fire 24 lead bullets, mixed with various debris to increase lethality.
Even for soldiers clad in heavy armor, once covered by bullets, their fate is entirely a matter of luck.
After all, the power of cannon-fired lead bullets is enough to penetrate three layers of plate armor.
If the soldier is unarmored, then death is the only outcome.
Because the Fifth Army Battalion had completely switched to rifles and phased out cloth armor and other types of armor, it was essentially an unarmored army.
Caught completely off guard, the heavy casualties were to be expected.
In such circumstances, soldiers who were killed on the spot by lead bullets were actually lucky, at least they wouldn't feel pain after they died.
Those soldiers who are still alive and able to scream are the most unfortunate.
The dense embedding of broken porcelain and iron fragments into the body will inevitably lead to sepsis.
They cannot be cured nor can they die quickly; they can only watch their bodies slowly rot and die in the most horrific way.
After a moment of stunned silence, the battalion commander drew his revolver and shouted, "Charge! We can't let those traitors load up their tiger-squatting cannons again!!"
With over 30% of his men killed or wounded, his crime as a centurion was unforgivable.
As long as he fights bravely and completely wipes out this cult stronghold, he can at least offset his crimes with merits and avoid being beheaded.
If he were to flee without regard for the consequences, not only would he be subject to military law, but his family would also be implicated and exiled six thousand miles away, never to return for generations.
So the head of the household mustered his courage and took the lead, rushing into the second courtyard.
But he was still a step too slow.
The instant the four crouching cannons fired, Chang Yuan identified and locked onto the hidden enemy, and immediately ordered: "Han Ye, charge into the east wing! Li Hui and Qiu Yixin, charge into the west wing! Gao Su, provide cover with palm-sized grenades!"
"Kill! Leave no one alive!!"
Gao Su threw down his revolver, took palm grenades from his waist with both hands, and threw them at the hole blasted by the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Under the control of telekinesis, the palm thunder accurately passed through the cave entrance and detonated in the east and west wing rooms, causing the cultists to scream in agony.
Han Ye also dropped his revolver, took the three sections of the gun from his back, assembled them, and jumped off the wall.
He activated his extraordinary ability "Raging Body," his entire body glowing slightly as he transformed into a sharp spear shadow and pierced into the east wing.
The speed was so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye.
With several sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh, only Han Ye remained alive in the east wing.
Li Hui and Qiu Yixin rushed into the west wing side by side, and more than a dozen gunshots rang out.
When the battalion commander charged in with his gun, the second courtyard had already returned to calm.
He looked at Chang Yuan on the wall with a wronged expression: "Brother, you're being so inconsiderate! At least leave some for your older brother..."
Chang Yuan stood on the wall and pointed to the east wing: "Brother, go in and see for yourself before you complain to me..."
When Baihu peered inside, he not only saw two Tiger Crouching Cannons that had already been fired, but also a cannon that was ready to be fired.
Seeing the iron nails and broken porcelain shards level with the cannon muzzle, the battalion commander broke out in a cold sweat from fear.
A moment later, a tiger-squatting cannon, ready to be fired, was also carried out from the west wing.
The centurion, speechless, asked dejectedly, "Brothers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what can I do to earn some military merits?"
Chang Yuan and the commander of the Northern Garrison exchanged a glance, then looked at Commander Lu Linglong: "Lord Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Linglong came from a noble family and had focused primarily on cultivation in the past. She was completely unaware of the unspoken rules among lower-ranking officers and soldiers, so she could only feign composure and wave her hand: "You two discuss it yourselves, don't delay the search!"
Chang Yuan called Gao Su, and the other two centurions also called their confidants. The six of them whispered among themselves for a while and agreed on the price of compensation: 80 silver dollars per beheading.
The battalion commander bought 30 of them because he needed military merit to atone for his crime.
The commander of the Northern Garrison bought 52 pills, enough for each member of the Imperial Guard to receive one.
The remaining seven or eight broken heads became the military merits of the Eastern Garrison Command's elite cavalry.
The Imperial Guards had no complaints about this, because they were all young and their career advancement was blocked by seniority. Turning their military merits into money was the most worthwhile thing for them.
Chang Yuan's mind wasn't on military merits, and he didn't even care much about money; all he wanted was to acquire more spiritual resources.
The entry "Eating Qi" continues to operate, consuming all the spiritual energy falling throughout the courtyard.
Spiritual Source: 182 => 1341