Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 290 How to Describe You Most Appropriately
Jin Wu watched in astonishment as the spirit soldier fell backwards weakly. Blood gushed out of his mouth as he uttered an indistinct sound, "What bad luck!"

Jin Wu suddenly felt that the whole world was shaking, and then all sounds disappeared in an instant, only the sound like a bronze bell suddenly erupted in his head.

The spiritual soldier who had just been chatting and laughing with him, enthusiastically helping him up, and had made countless contributions to the people in towns and villages.

died.

Several other arrows flew past the men, either piercing the frozen soil or nailing themselves to the mule carts, making noises.

There was a hoarse whistling sound, and the mule, which had been hit by two arrows, ran forward like mad and then disappeared at the end of the snow.

The loss of several mules was also a considerable amount of money, but Jin Wu did not feel sorry for his property at all.

There was only one sad thought in his mind: the spiritual soldier was dead.

"Enemy attack, get out of the way!"

The second mule was quickly knocked to the ground by the spiritual soldier to serve as a temporary shelter.

The other spiritual soldiers were all excited. They drew their swords and went around the truck and mule, just like ordinary citizens in modern cities who were frequently shot. They overturned the round table and hid behind it immediately.

Jin Wu reacted quickly as well, crouching down and hiding behind the truck. The simple wooden planks of the truck were enough to block ordinary arrows.

There are usually no armed personnel on this kind of road section close to the valley, unless they are bandits who have been hiding in the mountains.

Jin Wu turned his head to look in the direction where the arrows came from, and sure enough, he saw more than 20 militants standing on the hillside, several of them with bows drawn and arrows ready to shoot a second round of arrows.

Jin Wu glanced at the dead body lying on the ground, and inexplicably felt an extreme sadness in his heart, as if he had heard the news of a family member's death, and his heart was empty.

Although spiritual soldiers are "good monsters" who are not afraid of death, they are also living beings whose souls will be shattered if they are killed.

"Ohhhh, a small sudden battle!"

"It's time to show off."

"Who is this little thief who wants to rob our mule cart? Damn him!"

The players were just about to leave the mule cart shelter and rush forward to fight, but as soon as they emerged, they saw more bandits pouring out of the mountains.

The number of bandits exceeded one hundred, and then climbed to three hundred. More and more people appeared in the mountains and forests, shouting arrogantly.

Such a large number of enemies was simply beyond the ability of Jin Wu and his companions to deal with. There were only about ten of them left.

Suddenly, Jin Wu felt something being stuffed into his arms——

Two oddly shaped pistols, a small cylindrical object wrapped in a cloth bag, and two swords that smelled of a pungent, unique odor...

"I'm afraid the enemy's number is over 500. With so few of us against 500, the enemy has the upper hand—hand all the valuables to the NPCs, so they don't get them for free."

Several heavenly soldiers reacted quickly and took out their precious belongings, either hanging them around Jin Wu's neck or stuffing them into his cloth bag.

Perhaps it was because Jin Wu was wearing too many things, so someone had to join the retreat team.

At this time, the Korean-speaking celestial soldier held Jin Wu's left shoulder and said solemnly, "Reinforcements are on the way. Give these things to the other celestial soldiers for safekeeping. We will stay behind to cover your retreat..."

Reinforcements?

But there were no scouts within a radius of several miles to report the news. How could they pass on the intelligence of the enemy attack?

and many more!

Jin Wu suddenly realized that this was a white lie told by Tianbing to create a way for him to survive.

The Heavenly Soldiers' fighting power could at least hold off the first few waves of enemy attacks, but if everyone ran away at once, no one would survive.

The seven of them were willing to sacrifice their lives to pave a way for him and another heavenly soldier to survive, instead of letting the two heavenly soldiers retreat first and asking him to stay and join the rear guard.

Jin Wu suddenly felt his eyes swell with heat, and thought to himself, I am just a former slave who has just been freed from his humiliation. How can I deserve the heavenly soldiers to risk their lives to protect me?

Is it really worth it for him?

"Hurry up!" An urgent roar came from behind, "You NPC are very irritating to us, but please don't die, live well..."

Two lines of warm and turbid tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. Jin Wu knew that he could not delay any longer, otherwise everyone would die here.

Without time to feel sad for the heavenly soldiers who were about to die in battle, Jin Wu and another person ran south at a rapid speed carrying a pile of items.

The few people who were left behind were not so lucky. Round after round of arrow rain made the players unable to raise their heads.

All the mules pulling the carts fell to the ground and wailed, and even the simple carts were riddled with arrows. Hundreds of bandits surrounded them from all directions.

One of the players looked at the enemies coming from all directions and laughed uncontrollably, "Do you want to be a hero for a minute, or a coward for the rest of your life?"

“…” The brothers smiled at each other without saying a word, having made up their minds silently.

"Go! There will be another hero in eighteen seconds!"

Several players flipped over the mule cart and collided with the enemy, but they rushed into the enemy group like a few drops of water falling into a lake. No matter how brave and skilled they were, they were quickly swallowed up by the surging crowd. In the end, only one player was still fighting to the death.

Blood flowed down his forehead, almost blurring his vision, and the steaming sweat condensed into a mist on his upper body that slowly rose upwards.

He tried his best to replace the four bandits, and they were already burned out.

The combat quality of this enemy group was not high, but there was one thing he didn't understand: why among these poorly dressed bandits, there were so many soldiers wearing standard military boots?

This is not some randomly captured spoils of war. Only cooperation between soldiers and bandits could produce such a high level of spoils.

As the hammer from the side knocked off his helmet and a spear pierced through the back of his head and out of his mouth, he suddenly realized -

This is not an ordinary group of bandits, but an armed group with the help of government forces.

Could it be that the yangban nobles were angered by a series of reforms and decided to rebel?
He didn't get the answer he wanted, but after he died, a man in full armor rushed out angrily.

He raised his knife and pointed at the player's corpse on the ground, "What is this! What is this! Why is there a corpse of a heavenly soldier?"

Li Hengjiu felt like he was about to explode with anger.

At first, he saw a strange "ellipsoid" flying in the air, so he led his team to investigate what it was, but unexpectedly he encountered an armed transport team.

Who can walk around so openly equipped with standard equipment these days? It is obvious that they are the government's armed forces, most likely the newly formed local "bandit-catching camp".

So, he decided to launch a surprise attack as the first arrow against the "evil law" after contacting the bandits on the orders of the nobles.

But unexpectedly, most of these corpses were wearing hair nets, but the rest all had weird hairstyles like hedgehog heads and shark heads!
Apart from some heavenly soldiers who went south this time, who else would shave their heads in such a strange shape? Even the Tartars only had a standard rat tail.

What's more, I heard that those who have such strange hairstyles are all middle and upper-level generals of the heavenly troops heading south.

Li Hengjiu thought that this was the end, as he had offended the real "powerful people". Originally, they only intended to force the little king to abolish the "evil law". This was an internal conflict of Joseon and had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty soldiers.

But now they have killed the heavenly soldiers. Once the truth is known, tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers will become restless. Will they still have a chance to survive?

The aristocratic confidant sent to monitor the military officer was actually smarter than Li Hengjiu. "Don't worry, Commander Li! The two who just escaped haven't gone far yet. If we catch them and kill them, the heavenly soldiers won't even know who's dead. They might just think they were eaten by a vicious tiger..."

"Great! Great!" Li Hengjiu immediately smiled happily and praised the man for his quick thinking and thinking of the breakthrough point in one go.

Yes, no matter how brave the heavenly soldiers are, without the ability to see and hear from afar, how can they know what happened several miles away?

As long as they do things more cleanly, the crisis of killing the heavenly soldiers will be averted.

And those arrogant heavenly soldiers should be huddled in the barracks at this time, enjoying the braziers and indulging in wine and sex.

"Quick! Chase them and kill them both. I'll give you two taels of silver for each one you kill!"

Upon hearing the general's generous reward, the bandits and soldiers immediately burst into fierce shouts and chased the two "fugitives" with a hunting mood.

Jin Wu and his companion had originally escaped a mile or two, but they didn't expect that a group of bandits would quickly catch up with them as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The energetic bandits were chasing him desperately behind him, and their excited shouts echoed in the cold wind.

"Run!" Jin Wu heard his fellow Tianbing roaring at the top of his lungs. He also tried his best to use the running talent of the Korean nation and tried to increase the distance between him and the bandits.

He only felt an intense fear of death pumping from his heart into his whole body, like a ball of cold air extinguishing the light and heat of his blood, making his body cold.

He fled desperately, and the bandits behind him threatened to tear him into pieces from time to time. Perhaps it was his strong desire to survive, or perhaps it was because of the competition among the bandits that they fought each other from time to time, thus slowing down the pursuit.

Seeing the originally shortened distance between the enemy and us gradually widening, and the familiar road landmarks right in front of him, Jin Wu thought that it was almost time, as long as he could hold on for a while longer and send out heavenly soldiers for help!
But things did not go as planned. Jin Wu heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air and an arrow was firmly nailed to the tree trunk.

The bandits started shooting arrows!

There were many bandits armed with bows. While Jin Wu was being surprised, he heard several arrows flying through the air.

He and the heavenly soldiers tried hard to dodge the arrows, but unexpectedly the heavenly soldier lost his balance and stepped on a protruding stone, causing him to slide forward half a step.

Jin Wu didn't even think of leaving the heavenly soldiers behind to fight the enemy. He subconsciously turned his head and helped the heavenly soldiers stand up again.

"You kid..." Tianbing smiled faintly and patted Jin Wu's shoulder with great emotion.

However, this delay caused the two men's speed to drop sharply, and they were caught up by several bandits before they had run a mile.

After hearing a few whooshing sounds, Jin Wu suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his left calf. He couldn't help but roar and fell to the ground.

Jin Wu turned his head in despair and looked behind him, where several bandits were aiming bows and arrows at him.

Jin Wu subconsciously closed his eyes, and then heard the dull sound of the arrow entering the flesh.

He looked up, only to see the heavenly soldier standing in front of him, spitting out a stream of blood. He staggered over to him and sat down limply, his entire upper body hanging in front of him by the curve of his spine.

The soldier grinned bitterly, thrusting his sword into the ground. As more arrows pierced his back, the blood oozing from the corners of his mouth gushed out like toothpaste.

Jin Wu took the fallen heavenly soldier in disbelief. The latter's waist and back were pierced by seven arrows, almost turning him into a human hedgehog.

Tian Bing was almost exhausted, but he smiled at him, "I finally got the achievement of blocking arrows for my teammates."

After the Tianbing finished speaking, he closed his eyes and died. Jin Wu suddenly felt as if something in his heart had been gouged out. He held the Tianbing's body and shouted, "What did you just say?"
The heavenly soldier used his life to block the arrow for him, but he couldn't even understand the heavenly soldier's last words!

He really wanted to say sorry to those heavenly soldiers, he really couldn't run anymore.

Seeing the bandits closing the distance further and nocking their arrows, Jin Wu closed his eyes in despair, thinking that this would be his burial place.

The chances of survival that the heavenly soldiers had gained by risking their lives to cover his retreat and block arrows were wasted by him.

Perhaps the Heavenly Soldiers should have left him behind from the beginning, perhaps one or two could have escaped. So many precious lives were exchanged for a loser like him, and he still couldn't escape.

Jin Wu felt deeply sorry for the death of the heavenly soldiers.

Jin Wu quietly waited for the verdict of death, but he only heard the sporadic sound of flying arrows, followed by a series of strange noises.

He opened his eyes and found that the arrow did not pierce his chest. The bandit closest to him had a bloody hole in his chest. The blood that gushed out intermittently gradually dyed the snow beneath him red.

"I'm not dead?"

Jin Wu couldn't believe his eyes, and for a moment he even forgot the pain from the arrow wound in his calf.

Is the reality that I survived just a fantasy before I died?
Jin Wu looked back and vaguely saw many figures passing through the woods.

Their figures were familiar yet unfamiliar, their armor and weapons varied, including swords, spears, halberds, spears, clubs, crossbows, and long pole weapons that looked like bird guns.
They were confident in their posture and strong in physique, followed by the slightly slack-looking North Korean officers and soldiers.

"It's the heavenly soldiers! Reinforcements are really coming!"

Jin Wu didn't know how the reinforcements got the warning information.

He subconsciously wanted to share his joy with the heavenly soldier in front of him, but when he looked over, he remembered that the heavenly soldier had already died by blocking the arrow for him.

Several heavenly soldiers risked their lives to pave a way for him to survive, but they themselves died before the dawn when reinforcements arrived.

An endless feeling of sadness swept over his body like a wave. Jin Wu's eyes became moist, and then tears flowed out, drop after drop, and he couldn't stop them at all.

In such extreme sadness, Jin Wu even wanted to laugh.

He picked up the knife left by the dead man, as if taking over the mission entrusted by the heavenly soldiers, and followed the advancing ranks of the heavenly soldiers.

He wants to live well, and live well with the share of these dead heavenly soldiers.

The heavenly soldiers led the bandit-catching battalion and soon encountered unidentified armed men, with the two sides about a hundred steps apart.

Although the other side still had a huge advantage in terms of numbers, Li Hengjiu quickly jumped out to smooth things over.

Li Hengjiu said that he was passing by here on orders to suppress bandits and did not want to collide with the patrol team of the heavenly soldiers, so he immediately made way for the heavenly soldiers to pass.

Unexpectedly, the heavenly soldier didn't waste any time talking to him, but just carried out his dead comrades for Li Hengjiu to see clearly.

“You are allowed to send someone to inform the master behind you, and tell them—no matter who he is or where he is from—what he is planning in his heart, and what kind of rebellion he wants to do against your king in secret.

Since you have killed my Beiwei Army’s people, your North Korean internal affairs have become your business and our Beiwei Army’s business.

Even if we chase them to the ends of the earth, we must kill the entire family of the mastermind! Even the King of Korea can’t stop him. I told the Beiwei Army so!”

After listening to the commander's speech, the war-crazed players saw the names above the heads of the armed personnel in front of them all turn into a glaring blood red.

The gamers' favorite red name appeared.

(End of this chapter)