Dragon Gate Swordsman

In fact, when Chongxiao compared her with Lin Yuxia and Shi Huaiya, he was able to see a lot of things.

Lin Yuxia was precocious. When she was Natalia's age, she had already begun to give advice to the Rat King and even participated in the affairs of the gang under a disguised identity... By the time she met Chongxiao, she had already established her own small team and became one of the behind-the-scenes managers of the Longmen Edge plot.

Shi Huaiya is gifted and was valued by his grandfather Adams when he was very young, but he did not become a tool of the family's "targeted training". Instead, he and Chen Huijie lived an independent life away from the influence of the family. Now he is in charge of part of the family group's business before he even graduated.

Although both are daughters of wealthy families and have received elite education, Natalia's performance is far behind the above two.

The reason is not age, but cognition and personality.

Of course, it is unrealistic to expect that Chongxiao's words can change this situation, but at least... this is an opportunity...

"I understand, Mr. Chongxiao."

"Then leave quickly!"

Chongxiao, who turned and rushed towards the front of the valley, did not notice that this was probably the most resolute sentence uttered since the girl was kidnapped.

In front of the valley, the mountain that had suffered large-scale bombing by drones was already crumbling. Visible cracks were spreading at an increasingly faster rate, and countless pieces of rubble were falling with the power of the explosion. It was believed that an unstoppable rolling stone stream would soon form.

This mountain is not majestic to begin with, and the source stone veins inside it also have a certain amount of energy. After being bombed, it seemed to be stimulated, so the town of Yansk felt a noticeable earthquake.

If this continues, in two or three minutes at most, the debris torrent caused by the mountain collapse will slide down the terrain and rush towards the town of Yansk.

It is hard to imagine how many residents will be able to escape successfully by then...

These nobles of Ursus are really inhuman!

Cursing the troublemaker Viscount Kusk madly in his heart, Chongxiao finally arrived near the mountain.

At this moment, another horrific explosion was heard from above. It seemed that the drones went back to replenish explosives and then flew over for a second bombing.

Under the bombardment and the surge of internal source stone energy, the already shaky mountain could not withstand the second round... In an instant, the spreading cracks became a knife that cuts the cake, and countless broken rocks began to roll down and hit the inclined slope heavily.

The rockfall that mountain residents feared the most appeared.

It has been less than ten minutes since the residents of Yansk discovered the situation. Many people may not have figured out what happened, let alone evacuate.

Therefore, Chongxiao must buy time... even if it's just a few minutes...

"Tsk... there's nothing I can do."

He clenched his teeth, mobilized all the spiritual energy in his body, and stared at the torrent of rocks rushing towards him with eyes as if burning.

Chongxiao's mind flashed back to the scene he had seen in the Divine Capital two years ago: Ling waved his whisk, summoning a frosty force that froze the monster snake firmly to the ground.

At that time, he had a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen a similar move somewhere before.

And now, he has understood where that strange sense of déjà vu came from...

The second of the Nine Taixu Styles is Ruoshui.

Brilliant psychic light burst out from Zhongxiao's fist, and at the moment when he slammed the ground with all his strength, countless snowflakes appeared out of thin air and quickly condensed into huge icicles that continued to spread, just like rapidly growing plants, blocking the sliding boulders.

But this was not enough to solve the impending danger: as the mountain collapsed, more boulders fell down, joining the rolling rock flow, and cracks soon began to appear on the ice pillars.

So Chongxiao had to mobilize all his spiritual energy to transfer the rubble to the far sides as much as possible.

He didn't know how long he could delay, but the longer he waited, the greater the chance that the residents of Yansk would escape...

However, Chongxiao, who tried his best, did not notice that in the air waves caused by the bombing and collapse, some light-reflecting powder was blown by the strong wind and drifted towards the location of Yansk Town...

……

Red did not focus all his attention on evacuating the residents as Chongxiao said.

Because he received a piece of news: before the disaster broke out, Mayor Kamalov was carrying out reinforcement work in the mine with several experienced miners.

Although he was an orphan and grew up in Yansk Town eating at many families' homes, the foundation for all this was Mayor Kamarov. He even fought for the job of guard for Red... Otherwise, the townspeople, who themselves did not have a very affluent life, would probably prefer to send Red to the orphanage in Chernobyl.

In this regard, it is not an exaggeration to say that Red regards Mayor Kamalov as a father figure.

So after learning the news, he turned around without hesitation and rushed to the entrance of the mine on the edge of the town.

However, the cruel reality soon became clear: the earthquake caused by the landslide affected the mine from the beginning, and serious collapse could be seen inside the mine.

Of course Red didn't care about all that and dived right in, shouting Kamarov's name loudly while dodging falling rocks.

The mine was already in danger at this time. With the constant shaking, the support frames used by the miners to reinforce it were making teeth-grinding sounds. Some of them had even been severely deformed, and some had even broken directly and fallen to the ground.

The dust raised by the collapsed rubble also seriously affected the vision, forcing Red to hold his breath and move forward.

"Help! Help!!!"

Just then, a shrill voice was heard.

That was Uncle Lev, one of the older miners in the town. He was also one of the infected people suffering from oripathy and could only stay in the town with a special worker certificate.

Red ran over without hesitation... He was not in a hurry to save people, but wanted to ask where Mayor Kamarov was.

Lev's condition was not bad, he was just crushed by the collapsed support frame. If he lifted himself up a little, he could climb out by himself... But when Red asked about Mayor Kamalov, his face changed.

"The mayor and the others are still inside, but now..."

"Get out!"

Seeing that Lev could barely walk by himself, Red ignored him and after saying this, turned around and ran deeper into the cave.

Years of mining have made the mines in Yansk town interconnected and extend in many directions. Add to that the obstruction of falling rocks and dust. If Red hadn't been in there a few times before, he might not even know how to get out...

Finally, he heard human voices again, and it seemed that there was more than one person.

Without any hesitation, Red rushed forward.

Soon, he smiled with relief, but the next moment, the smile froze on his face.

Because Mayor Kamarov was indeed here, but he was leaning on a miner's arms, with blood gushing out of his mouth...

"The mayor! Mayor Kamalov!"

Red rushed over in an instant and squatted down trembling.

He looked at the miner in horror, but all he got was a helpless shake of the head and a desperate sigh.

"Cheer up, I...I can get you out!"

"..."

The seriously injured Mayor Kamarov could no longer speak and could only make simple sounds.

He looked at Red almost dully, raised his hand as if he had used up all his strength, and shook it gently twice.

The meaning of that action was obvious: Go away...

"But I can still..."

"No need. Even if you can get out, the mayor's injury is... you'd better leave quickly."

The miner said with a wry smile.

His condition was not much better. One of his legs was bent in a strange posture, obviously broken.

The reason why he was supporting the mayor here was probably because he couldn't even stand up... and this also meant that he had no way of escaping with Red.

"But...but..."

"Don't waste any more time. If you want the mayor to die with regret, then stay here with us!"

As if in response to the miner's words, there was another violent tremor.

Looking at Mayor Kamalov whose eyes were gradually losing their luster, a trace of blood flowed from Red's palm... It was because he clenched his fist too hard, so that his nails pierced his weather-beaten skin.

Finally, Red gritted his teeth and stood up.

"I will... avenge you..."

As he said this, his heart seemed to bleed, but Red knew that he had to leave.

And... there's no turning back.

Thus, in the eyes of the miners whose eyes gradually became empty, Red's figure disappeared in the dust... Even when countless pieces of rubble fell and completely buried the two of them, he did not look back once.

He escaped back to the ground just before the mine collapsed completely.

The residents of Yansk were still fleeing in panic and did not notice Red, who was covered in dust and kept silent. They also could not see the rolling rocks in front of the valley, which was being blocked by Chongxiao who was doing his best.

They only knew that if they didn't leave quickly, the collapsing mountain would soon flatten the entire town.

However, almost no one noticed that the air was filled with imperceptible Originium dust... Although inhaling the dust would not necessarily turn you into an infected person, the vast majority of people did not have such resistance.

Reid suddenly raised his head and looked up into the sky.

Drones that had carried out the second round of bombing were flying over one after another, heading away from the town of Yansk.

If nothing goes wrong, they should return directly to the location of the controller... So that means, as long as we follow them, we can find those damn bastards?

You have to pay the price.

Red moved suddenly. He kept his head held high, staring at the drone flying by. At the same time, he pulled out the standard military knife that he had been carrying on his back, and started running.

Years of life as a guard had endowed Red with excellent physical fitness. He quickly caught up with the townspeople who were evacuating, but did not respond to anyone's questions. Instead, he stared at the drone as if possessed.

The range of this type of aircraft is generally only a few kilometers, and it will be shorter if it is carrying explosives. Therefore, Red knows that as long as he follows it, he will soon find the culprit.

He is right.

When a large number of figures and vehicles came into view and the drones in the sky began to descend, a fierce light suddenly burst out from Red's seemingly dull eyes.

At the same time, the Originium skills that he had learned without a teacher also took effect, turning the blade of the saber into blood red and continuously emitting blazing flames.

You...all deserve to die!

With absolutely no intention of launching a sneak attack, Red rushed forward openly, pointing his blade at the person closest to him.

The killing begins.

Chapter 77 Turning Point, As I See It

Some people say that success is inevitable.

When you focus all your attention on one thing and try your best, then as long as there is no interference from external factors, the goal will not be out of reach.

Mayor Kamarov once used these words to encourage Red, telling him that even if he was a helpless orphan, even in cruel and indifferent Ursus, as long as he worked hard on the right things, he would be rewarded.

Red did not agree with the mayor's words, because he did not understand why the miners in the town spent half their lives working in the mines but still could not give their wives and children a good life.

But now, Red once again recalled the mayor's teachings.

Do your best to achieve your goal...

His blood-stained eyes slowly opened, and his trembling hands grabbed the deformed car door. Red, who had completely become an Avenger, stood on the ground again.

His courage to launch a fearless charge proved his bravery, and his killing of three people in a row in an instant proved his determination. However, after the mercenaries brought by Viscount Kusk reacted, the situation was immediately reversed.

After all, Red is not Casimir's Silver Spear Pegasus, nor is he Leitania's Golden Law Guard, nor is he Dayan's Imperial Palace Guard... He is just a guard in a small town. Even the people he has killed with his own hands are a handful of bandits. How can he possibly fight against a fully armed mercenary team?

In fact, if Viscount Kusk had not been somewhat curious about this ruthless killer, Red would not have been knocked into the car, but would have died on the spot.

Even so, he seemed to have lost the ability to resist.

"Oh? You can actually stand up?"

"He has a very good physique and a strong fighting spirit... I believe you can tell that he is a good candidate for a mercenary."

"How could there be such a person here?"

Listening to the mercenary warlock's observations on Red, Viscount Kusk suddenly became interested.

According to the information collected previously, the town of Yansk is just a small mining settlement, and due to years of exploitation and oppression, it can't even afford to hire guards. The only advantage is probably the terrain of the valley.

This is also why they chose the town of Yansk... I believe that Marquis Boris of Chernobog will not say anything if such a small place is wiped off the map.

How could such a freak appear among the miners?

Red did not pay attention to the conversation between Viscount Kusk and the mercenary warlock. In fact, he couldn't even tell who was the leader among these people.

Because that’s not important… What’s important is that everyone here is the murderer of Mayor Kamarov.

They must die, all of them.

"My Lord...My Lord Viscount, why do you think he is from this town?"

"Nonsense! He just happened to pass by here and came to fight us. Do you think there are such people?"

Kusk glared at Manager Taras with dissatisfaction... Just now when Red chopped a drone operator in half, this timid guy almost peed his pants out of fright. It was so embarrassing!