With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Rumble~

As the fire and sound of the massive explosion suddenly appeared, a large cart pulled by a giant beast appeared above the city, falling straight down from the void.

Someone is trying to assassinate the princess!

On the city gate, Zhou, the county magistrate, the two princess guards, and Zhao Yao, who had been waiting for the Black Iron Warriors outside the city to disperse, all turned around at once and looked toward the place where the Void Chariot had crashed, following the sound of the explosion.

What's going on?

Zhao Yao stared at the site of the explosion, his brows furrowed.

County Lieutenant Zhou pointed to the cart crashing to the ground, and was the first to realize what was happening, exclaiming in surprise:

"Oh no! Someone is trying to assassinate the princess!"

He said "Not good," but as a guard, he didn't move and showed no intention of going forward.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yao turned to look at the two strongmen beside him, observing their reactions.

He saw that the two men first looked at the cart with concern, and after hearing what County Commandant Zhou said, their bodies suddenly tensed up, and then they both turned their heads to look at him before stopping and relaxing.

Zhao Yao was observing the two of them when their eyes met.

The two strongmen's movements were caught red-handed, but their expressions remained unchanged. They silently turned their heads away from Zhao Yao and looked back at where the princess was.

They wanted to help, but they were on their own mission and couldn't leave for a moment, so they had to give up.

Zhao Yao thought to himself, "You said you weren't following me, but you've already given yourself away so easily!"

A thought flashed through his mind, and his gaze also turned to the city, taking note of the changes there.

In broad daylight, someone actually dared to assassinate the princess! They must have had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard!

Boom!

The mammoth-like beast and the large cart both fell to the ground, crashing into a house and making a loud noise.

"Ugh~~~"

The elephant crashed through the roof, became trapped inside the house, and suffered broken bones and injuries, howling in agony.

"Miracle Technique: Fire Dragon!" *7

Seven masked warriors rushed toward the princess's carriage, simultaneously unleashing the same magical technique.

Seven lifelike fire dragons danced around them, both protecting them and preparing to strike at any moment.

In front of the mammoth appeared a man with long, flowing blue hair, standing 3.33 meters tall, covered in gold paint, and holding a large crossbow.

His eyes widened as he shouted at the warriors and assassins:

"Who are you, you scoundrel? State your name!"

The warriors showed no intention of answering, remaining silent like death squad members as they continued to advance.

On the city wall, Zhao Yao gazed at the scene from afar, then turned to the county magistrate and asked:

"County Commandant, seven second-realm True Martial Realm warriors are facing off against one third-realm Bronze Warrior. Who do you think will win?"

"The bronze warrior won without a doubt."

County Magistrate Zhou answered decisively and matter-of-factly.

Really? Aren't martial artists supposed to be far stronger than strongmen...?

Zhao Yao seemed to be deep in thought.

Battle scene.

Suddenly, the seven warriors simultaneously unleashed a fire dragon whose body grew increasingly thick.

Dance~

Seven fiery dragons, radiating heat, spread out in a net-like pattern in the air, and with a flick of their tails, they flew into the sky.

Their objective was clear: to bypass the bronze warrior and head straight for Princess Yunchi, who was still hiding in the Void Chariot.

The bronze warrior glanced at the fire dragons but made no attempt to stop them, letting them fly over his head.

He looked at the approaching martial arts assassin, shook his head, and with a surge of killing intent, spoke:

"Stubborn to the end!"

swoosh~

swoosh~

swoosh~

The bronze warrior swiftly raised his crossbow and unleashed its built-in magic, firing a continuous barrage of water arrows at the approaching warriors and assassins.

The warriors silently dodged the water arrows and surrounded the bronze warrior.

Just as the warriors were about to close in, the Bronze Warrior unleashed a new magical technique centered on himself.

"Miraculous Technique: Heat Extraction!"

Call ~

The cold wind chilled the hearts of the martial artists.

The surging heat, visible to the naked eye, emanated from the air and from the warriors, rushing straight towards the bronze warrior's body.

The warriors' bodies instantly turned cold, and their attack movements became distorted.

bang~

The bronze warrior suddenly kicked at a martial artist, the kick causing the air to explode, but the martial artist managed to dodge the attack at the last second by unleashing his full power.

"Miracle: Big Bang!" *7

To alleviate the cold, the seven warriors simultaneously unleashed a new extraordinary technique, releasing boundless firepower that ignited the surrounding air.

Rumble!

Rumble!

"Ugh~~~"

The explosion caused intense heat and shockwaves to pour out in all directions, dust and mist rose, the air distorted, the coldness on the warriors was dispelled, and the immobile elephant was scorched halfway up, letting out a painful cry.

In an instant, the bronze warrior's body underwent a dramatic change!

The gold paint on his body faded, freeing his form. His height continued to increase from 3.33 meters to about 20 meters, transforming him into a green-skinned demon god.

A gigantic bronze warrior, twenty meters tall, stood abruptly in the middle of Wangzhou City, with square pupils and a slightly ferocious expression on his face.

At the cost of injured legs, he successfully withstood the massive explosion and subsequent close-quarters attacks from the warriors, and used his enlarged body to force back seven warrior assassins.

The bronze warrior unleashed a strange technique, launching an attack on the warriors.

"Miraculous Technique: Moisture Extraction!"

"Miraculous Technique: Fog Control!"

Call ~

Rolling water vapor came from all directions, and under the influence of the central high temperature and the "Miracle: Fog Control" technique, it turned into a dense fog.

The white mist swirled around the bronze warrior's waist and successfully enveloped the seven warriors as well.

The bronze warrior stared wide-eyed at the group of warriors below, who were spinning around aimlessly like headless flies, and let out a roar that echoed throughout Wangzhou City:

"You scoundrel, prepare to die!"

"Miraculous Technique: Moisture Extraction!"

With a thought, he rapidly extracted moisture from the bodies of the martial artists who were shrouded in mist and whose bodies were in direct contact with the mist, turning it back into mist and expanding the area covered by the mist.

"Miracle: Big Bang!" *7

The seven martial artists were trapped in the fog, unable to discern their direction, and their bodies were rapidly losing moisture. With no other choice, they once again used this strange technique, triggering a new round of explosions.

Rumble!

The mist was blasted away by the boundless heat wave and shockwave, causing the bronze warrior's legs to ache terribly and his face to become even more ferocious.

"Miraculous Technique: Heat Extraction!" *2

"Miraculous Technique: Moisture Extraction!" *2

"Miraculous Technique: Fog Control!" *2

The bronze warrior wasn't worried about running out of uses for his magical arts at all; he used them up in an instant, as if they were free!

And the effect of doing this was quite obvious.

Centered on his twenty-meter-tall body, the earth, flowers, trees, and water tanks in the courtyard were all instantly emptied and rushed towards the bronze warrior, neutralizing the heat and turning into a dense, wide-ranging mist under his control.

Enveloped in fog, some civilians who hadn't had time to escape were directly sucked dry and turned into frozen corpses.

The seven martial arts assassins, despite their best efforts to integrate their strength, still had half of their body water drained away, causing them to become instantly weak.

Before the fog completely enveloped them, they stood back to back, swallowed the Locking Yuan Pills together, and looked at the Bronze Warrior and the Void Chariot behind him, still wanting to fight and assassinate Princess Yunchi again.

"Miracle Technique: Fire Dragon!" *7

The seven fire dragons once again rushed toward the carriage where the princess was.

On the city floor.

County Commandant Zhou, the two princess guards, and Zhao Yaozheng watched the battle from afar, but their attention was drawn to the battle on the other side, and they all turned their gaze to the void chariot where Princess Yunchi was.

In front of the Void Chariot was another battleground.

Just moments before the seven fire dragons lunged at the Void Chariot, a demigod warrior with fiery red hair and eyes appeared.

He instantly freed his body, transforming into a savage giant ten meters tall.

The demigod warrior ignored the seven fire dragons and instead took off the shield that grew larger with him and slammed it heavily onto the void chariot.

He used the shield's inherent magic.

"Shield House!" 』

The shield struck the Void Chariot, transforming into a magical liquid that adhered to the chariot's surface and continuously absorbed surrounding elements, rapidly forming a sturdy and thick defensive shell.

Rumble~

The seven fire dragons exploded, blasting through the shield house's defenses that had been drawn from all sides, but they failed to harm the Void Chariot protected by the shield house, let alone Princess Cloud Dragon inside.

"Miraculous Technique: Quicksand at the Center!"

For some unknown reason, the demigod warrior suddenly unleashed a new and wondrous technique.

Centered on his ten-meter-tall, mighty body, the ground around him instantly turned into sand. Driven by an invisible force, the sand suddenly began to spin and twist, pulling everything around it to rush towards the center, only to be crushed and ground into gravel in the process.

"ah--"

Painful screams echoed through the air.

puff~

The central quicksand spun and twisted, killing the invisible enemy. A large amount of blood burst into the air, and fragments of bones appeared, but they were quickly swallowed up and buried by the central quicksand.

It turns out that the seven fire dragons and the seven warriors who looked like death warriors were actually using a feint attack.

The real assassination attempt wasn't carried out by the seven martial artists, but by these stealthy assassins!

Unfortunately, the demigod warrior noticed their movements. He decisively used his magic, annihilating them in the brutal slaughter.

"Miraculous Technique: Devil's Living Sand!"

The demigod warrior unleashed a new magic, utilizing the souls of enemies killed by the central quicksand, merging them with the quicksand, and transforming them into quicksand guards and helpers standing beside him.

With the shield house, the central quicksand, the ten-meter-tall demigod warrior, the quicksand guards... under such heavy protection, the Void Chariot was now truly impregnable!

Rumble~

Seven more fire dragons rushed in and exploded, but still failed to penetrate the shield house's defenses.

"The county magistrate was right after all."

Seven second-realm martial artists were not only no match for a third-realm strongman, but were also beaten so badly that they had no chance to fight back.

Although the feint attack had an impact and they didn't go all out, the defeat was still incredibly brutal.

Isn't it said that martial artists are far stronger than strongmen? Even if they are a level apart, in a seven-on-one situation, martial artists should have some chance of winning, and should be able to kill one or two of them.

Why is this happening?

Zhao Yao was puzzled.

He gazed at the battlefield, then glanced at the two princess guards beside him, a question lingering in his mind.

"Weren't there supposed to be six guards? There are two over there, and two with me. Where are the other two?"

"What a failed assassination attempt."

More than ten martial artists were dispatched, but they couldn't even force out the special abilities of the two strongmen.

The outcome of the next battle was no longer in doubt.

These people simply transform into demonic forms, try again, are defeated, until they run out of tricks and are killed on the spot.

County Commandant Zhou shook his head and sentenced the assassins to death.

Hercules's Special Ability?

Zhao Yao's heart stirred, and he looked at County Lieutenant Zhou, asking earnestly:

"Could the county magistrate explain in detail what the specific differences are between the demigod warriors and the bronze warriors?"

Also, why couldn't seven warriors defeat one strongman?

This performance is so different from everyone's usual impression... The saying "A martial artist versus a strongman, the superior is always superior" doesn't apply here.

"You're quite curious..."

County Magistrate Zhou glanced at Zhao Yao and chuckled, saying:

"What you want to know is very simple..."