Rifle charge in Ark, but without a mount

"Got you……"

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The woman with short silver-gray hair rubbed her temples out of boredom, not taking Claude's words seriously at all. She even had the urge to yawn at this moment. No matter how exaggerated Claude's words were, she was not afraid. Of course, it was not that she was now strong enough to defeat Claude, but that she was not there at all, just commanding remotely, so there was no threat at all.

So Claude's threatening words only made her laugh so hard that her body shook with laughter, and she even felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure in her chest. Since Claude had been against her, this was the first time she felt that she had the confidence to win, while the other party could not find her position at all and could only stand there helplessly and furiously.

That's right, she felt that Claude was furious. She was currently in the most remote corner of Longmen. The construction site had just started not long ago and the workers had returned to their dormitories to rest. There was no one on the tall crane tower except her, who was sitting at the top of the tower.

This place is a full kilometer away from Taikoo Plaza. No matter how hard Claude looks there, he can't find his shadow. And the backup plan he prepared is about to be launched... After tonight, the integration movement will once again be leaderless.

That's right, her real target is still Claude, and this is not a private revenge out of hatred and humiliation, but a fatal weakness of the integration movement that she easily discovered...

Although the Reunion Movement is now a powerful and efficient organization, they are completely connected by Claude as the center. Apart from Claude, there is no second real central figure in the organization, and no one will ever be able to coordinate and organize them like Claude.

Claude is the most deadly heart. If he is removed, the organization will be leaderless. And with his prestige in the Reunion Movement, he can easily transfer the anger of the Reunion Movement to Longmen with just a little effort. And these infected people who just got hope and immediately fell into despair will not hesitate to pay any price to avenge Claude.

In this way, the war between the Integration Movement and Yan Country was successfully provoked, and the Integration Movement without Claude would naturally be unable to confront another powerful country. While Yan Country was destroying the Integration Movement, the Ursus Empire would have a chance to breathe and properly deal with the rebellions that were happening one after another in its own territory.

The commotion in the lower levels of the city, the survivors who were deliberately let go... all of this was just to achieve one goal, which was to attract Claude here. All the sacrifices made for this were worth it. As long as Claude could reach the parking lot, her plan would have succeeded...

Next, the country will completely wipe out that area... In order to achieve this goal, she has transferred three internal guards, and even has other backup plans. After the area is completely anonymous, the internal guards will be responsible for the cleanup, and she will be responsible for the next process, making the Integration Movement believe that their general was killed by the politicians of Longmen... This is not easy, but there is always a way, at least it will be easier to handle than now.

The way Claude pulled the black mist out of the ground with his bare hands just now did scare her, but this did not mean that her arrangement had been destroyed by the other party. She still had a way to activate the kingdom. It just took a little preparation time, and the three inner guards were ready.

Now, all I have to do is watch my opponent's defeat from a safe distance.

Kashena suddenly looked into the distance with some confusion. A golden light rose from the ground, just like a star about to rise into the sky, bringing infinite hope and light, illuminating the darkness along the way.

By the time she realized that the star was coming towards her, it was already too late. It seemed like there was still room for her to react, but by the time she reacted, the brilliant and grand attack had already arrived in front of her...

“Are you kidding me…?”

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The tall crane tower was melted into a ball of molten iron by the high-temperature electric current. The brilliant sparks were clearly visible several kilometers away. The person in charge of the construction site was pulled out of bed by his men overnight and came here in a hurry. Then, looking at the messy scene, he felt like crying but had no tears.

It would take at least a month to clean up the place and start work again, and there was no way we could meet the deadline.

Before tears could seep out of the corners of his eyes, the person in charge was just rejoicing in his heart that there were no casualties, when he heard his subordinates say:

"Manager! There's a person trapped underneath, come and have a look!"

The person in charge stood up and swayed a bit. He thought that he might have reached retirement age. He would hand over all the work to this promising young man. He was so energetic, so there would be no problem...

Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he still walked over. However, his originally straight back was now a little hunched, as if he had aged a few years in an instant.

Especially when he saw that the person trapped underneath was a girl whose clothes were tattered but still recognizable as a lady from a wealthy family, he felt completely hopeless. Even Vaifan would be killed if he was severely injured by such a tower crane. Although it had nothing to do with him and the cause of the accident had to wait for further investigation, he, as the person in charge, had to take responsibility anyway.

But hoping for the best, he still went forward to feel her breath. What if, what if she was lucky enough not to be hit in the vital parts, then maybe she could be saved...

When his fingers felt the warm air flow, the manager jumped up and hurriedly took out the terminal to call the hospital. Just as he was about to dial the number, the young man next to him suddenly held his hand, which made the manager look at him in confusion and anger.

"Manager... look around..."

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A group of men in black, wearing black hats and raincoats, had surrounded them at some point. The black knives in their hands were bleeding, and the strong smell of blood could be smelled from several meters away.

The leader, Hei Suo, took a look at the two ordinary people, and after making sure that they were not traitors, he waved his hand lightly, signaling them to retreat.

The middle-aged man wearing a white hard hat reacted very quickly. He grabbed the young man next to him by the shoulder and dragged him out. At the same time, he kept nodding and bowing to them as he retreated. In the blink of an eye, he was out of the construction site's gate.

Yanguo, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 244 Such a Fight

Two minutes after Claude threw his javelin, his sword blade touched the inner guard's coat and easily tore through the tough protection. The emperor's inner guard took a desperate step back at the last moment and successfully avoided the blow that was enough to break his shoulder. Scarlet energy shot silently from behind at Claude's heart, but he had anticipated this blow a long time ago, and his steps slightly staggered, allowing the ominous scarlet light to brush across his chest.

After discovering Claude's true purpose, the inner guards were shocked and angry and launched a full-scale attack on him, and their most powerful weapon, the black domain called the kingdom, completely occupied the parking lot. Sound, light, everything was blocked, and only the terrifying noises rang in Claude's ears, but he remained calm and waved his sword in the black fog, calmly dodging the attacks, and every time he counterattacked, the inner guards were in danger.

Others tried to rush into the black fog, but he sternly refused. Although he was still able to deal with it calmly, it was only a superficial illusion. These things did not have no effect on him. In other words, if he had not been disturbed so much, he might have cut off the head of the inner guard instead of still dealing with the three of them.

But it was almost over. There was no need to deal with the three of them any longer. My preparations were complete...

Claude swung his sword to deflect the long knife that was stabbing at him, and kicked an inner guard hard, sending him flying into the wall, leaving cracks as fine and dense as a spider web.

The three emperors' inner guards were unable to defeat Claude alone, and were even on the verge of defeat. It wasn't that they didn't want to win, but something was happening right before their eyes that made them very confused...

"Are you expecting my fear?"

Claude's deep laughter sounded in the metal helmet, but the black mist was not disturbed by his breathing at all. It was as if he was in another world. Claude talked and laughed freely in the black mist, as if he was the master of this area, and not those inner guards who were released from the country.

The self-cleaning system of the helmet mask began to remove the blood from the inner wall with great efficiency. The sealing mechanism leaked a little, and a cold and strange atmosphere began to leak out. The emperor calmly took out a hose from his carrying gear, and then replaced the leaking pipe on his helmet with extremely skilled movements, sealing the indescribable existence again.

This was indeed something that puzzled them. Logically speaking, if a living being was completely exposed to the country, it would soon be shattered into ashes, and its own fear would overwhelm it. All they, the inner guards, needed to do was to release it from the country. Apart from that, they only needed to stand by and wait quietly for the demise of the enemies of the empire.

No matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter if they are generals who plan strategies, leaders who dominate a country, or how firm their will is, they cannot fight against a country that has truly collapsed. At most, they can only hold out for a while. After all, no matter how powerful a life is, there will always be emotions such as fear, and even if the person himself is not aware of it, it can be led out in this environment. As long as there is a trace of fear, the enemy will embark on the road to destruction.

The three inner guards had turned this place into a dead zone. Even though they couldn't stay here for too long, the guy in front of them behaved very naturally without any discomfort. The enemy's weirdness and strength had far exceeded their expectations. Now they had to make a decision...

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The chains on his hands were all engraved with golden patterns, which looked very mysterious. Although he didn't know why such a primitive tool was used to tie up this important enemy, the leader of the black cape didn't say much. Knowing too much is not a good thing. He only needed to know the part he should know.

The heavy steel beam was opened, and the silver-haired woman was dragged out. As the target of direct attack by the lightning spear, she undoubtedly suffered the most serious trauma. The raging lightning tore off large areas of skin on her arms and chest. Even her long silver hair turned charred and curly, looking horrible. But these black soldiers would not have any mercy. They tied the golden chains tightly around and around, and finally closed the two rings with a special large lock.

It was because the woman was still alive that they were sure they had caught the right person. After all, the blow was like a falling star, and everyone saw it. Although it was extremely beautiful, they all understood the power contained in it, as evidenced by the fact that a large construction site was completely destroyed by the blow. And he was able to survive after being hit head-on. No matter how you think about it, only the legendary Duke of Koschei could do it.

At first, the leader of the black cloaks was a little worried that this important prisoner would die in his hands, but when the torn and burnt skin on her face began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, he was relieved. When the binding was completed, the eight black cloaks each took out a chain and connected it to the bound target. With an order, the eight people each pulled a chain, like a weird big spider, and took their target away at a high speed.

The others had no intention of staying here either. Just like when they came, they disappeared silently and blended into the black night.

That night, there were extremely dark clouds over Longmen, blocking out the light from the sky, and not a single ray of light could be seen.

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The thick ice layer directly covered the entire parking lot. Those precious luxury cars were mercilessly frozen in the ice. At the same time, countless sharp icicles stretched out from the inside, jagged and extremely ferocious. These black ice can easily break the reinforced concrete structure and crush a building into pieces, not to mention the bitter cold temperature, which will constantly reduce the physical strength and consume the spirit until the enemy falls to the ground exhausted and is frozen into a hard ice block.

But now such a huge spell has only one function, which is to completely isolate this underground parking lot. Three people stood anxiously in the distance. They wanted to join the battle several times, but were all stopped by Claude. Hart was not in a hurry at all. He was looking at the three big black men carefully without even drawing his dagger.

The thick black fog not only blocked their steps, but also completely obscured their vision. So when Xinteleya raised her bow several times to help Claude with long-range attacks, she couldn't find her target at all. She could only judge based on sound and intuition. As a result, her hit rate was naturally worrying. Although the arrows blew up the ice in the field and smashed luxury cars one after another, they rarely hit the target.

Yelena seemed to be the calmest one. The ice in the venue was constantly growing and squeezing towards the middle. She was following Claude's orders to limit the enemy's movement space.

Although her clenched fists had already exposed her mood, they still chose to obey orders. However, as time passed, another emotion would sooner or later drive them to act.

“Crack! Crack! …Sizzle!”

The crisp sound of the growing ice was suddenly mixed with other sounds. Yelena noticed it immediately. The strange electric sound was coming from the wall next to her. As she paid attention, the sound became louder and more frequent, until finally all the surrounding walls started to ring, forming a connected sound in all directions.

“Is this parking lot… getting a little smaller?”

Xinteleya's somewhat doubtful voice was heard beside her. She was seeking Yelena's approval, while her eyes were fixed on the wall next to her.

Yelena nodded affirmatively. She had been paying attention to the surroundings. The parking lot wall was indeed farther away than it is now. And they didn't move at all... In other words, the wall was approaching them. Such a strange situation made all three of them alert. The black snakes had already retreated according to Claude's order. According to him, whether they could succeed this time still depended on them. If the black snake escaped again, then this time it would be a waste of effort.

Since it wasn't the black capes, then maybe it was the enemy...

"The black fog seems to have shrunk as well..."

Hart, who had keen observation skills, saw more things. The black fog had shrunk visibly with the naked eye, and as the crackling sound of electric current continued around it, it began to get smaller and smaller.

Just when the three of them didn't know what was going on and were about to go and rescue Claude, Claude slowly stepped out of the black fog, put the silver sword in his hand into the scabbard, then took a few steps back, but suddenly increased his speed and arrived in front of them almost in the blink of an eye.

"Yelena, keep thickening the ice! Completely seal this place off... Act quickly, or they will escape."

Yelena hadn't reacted yet to why the enemy suddenly wanted to escape, so she subconsciously increased her power. The surrounding black ice began to cheer, and the clear and ethereal sounds continued, which was extremely pleasant to the ear. The ice rushed over like a tsunami, and in the blink of an eye, it completely filled the last bit of space here.

Claude breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to take off his helmet. All three of them knew that Claude would only take off his helmet when he thought it was absolutely safe.

Without making them wait long, Claude took the initiative to explain his actions.

"Those three guys might have been caught."

This sentence did not alleviate the three people's doubts at all, but made the atmosphere even more strange. Xinteleya almost thought that Claude had suddenly lost his mind. Just now, because of the country of the inner guards, they were separated from each other, and only Claude could resist their attack alone. How come the situation suddenly reversed and the three emperor's inner guards were captured by them?

“It took some effort, but the results were huge.”

Although his tone was nonchalant, Hart suddenly rushed up and grabbed his arm. Only then did the other two people, who had just recovered from the shock, see Claude's empty right arm. There should have been a broad and slender palm under the armor on his forearm, but now it was neatly cut off along with the armor. Although no more blood flowed out, the bright red muscle and bone cross-section could be seen.

Such a serious injury was enough to make the toughest warrior scream, but Claude remained expressionless and even had time to slowly take off his arm armor to facilitate the treatment of the wound.

"Claude, what happened? How did you get injured so badly?..."

Although Yelena's expression did not change, her hands had begun to tremble, as if she was in a state of confusion. The expression on her face was more stiff than cold.

"Hurry up and tighten the tourniquet, and then use this gel to seal the wound, so that the bone marrow does not flow out..."

Xintlaiya took out the items from the medical kit in a panic. Just now, in order to get Dugo to find the medical kit as quickly as possible, she almost pulled out his hair. Although she had already learned how to use the medical kit and could even bandage her own wounds with her eyes closed, her hands still couldn't stop shaking.

Claude did not stop the girl's action, but stretched out his broken arm and let her bandage him. It was not that he did not feel pain, but he was able to completely suppress all the negative emotions. Now showing that kind of negative emotion would be useless except for putting pressure on others.

"I made a deal and paid a small price. Don't worry, it will grow back on its own... I will explain all the details to you later."

Although this statement was sensational, he was not lying, and his hand would indeed grow back.

The bodies of the extraordinary people who have reached the 4th stage are very different from those of ordinary people. One of the differences is the activity of cells. If an ordinary person suffers the injury of amputation of a limb, he will become disabled and will remain like this for the rest of his life until he dies, but the extraordinary people have the possibility of regeneration.

They can even control this regeneration. They only need to consciously use ether to nourish the arm, and within three months, a new left hand will grow out. After a period of adjustment, it will be as useful as the previous hand.

So this was just a small price to pay for him, not a heavy one.

After hearing what he said, the expressions of several people relaxed a little, but they still bandaged his arm in a hurry and even gave him an injection of painkiller. After all, this kind of injury would definitely bring great pain, and even if one had a strong will, there was no need to accept this kind of torture in vain.

"Next, we need to discuss with Wei Yanwu how to dig those three guys out of the ground..."

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"Mr. Claude...your hand is..."

Wei Yanwu bit Bai Yu's cigarette holder with his sharp teeth, his expression was solemn, his brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of regret in his eyes, as if he regretted his decision.

But Claude would not easily trust this old politician in front of him. Who knows what he is thinking...

"I'm injured, Mr. Wei Yanwu, don't worry about it. We have a good cooperative foundation with Rhodes Island, and they can reattach my arm for me. We can also spar with each other next time we meet."

Claude said something half-truthful, he really wanted to have a sparring match with the man in front of him. He could hide his old man appearance from others but not from himself. People who used swords all year round would have a special aura, and this middle-aged dragon man named Wei Yanwu was like a sheathed sword, although his edge was restrained, there was still a trace of sword energy lingering around him.

"Mr. Claude, please stop joking... Even if the hand is reattached, how can it be compared to the original one? The tendons and blood vessels in the hand have been broken once, and the reattached one will definitely not be as useful as the original one. For a swordsman, this is an extremely serious consequence..."

Wei Yanwu spoke very sincerely, and Claude could also tell that the other party really meant this... To be fair, this was indeed the truth. Even if a doctor was very skilled in medicine, it would be impossible for a broken hand to have its original flexibility and strength after being reattached. When wielding a sword, it would naturally be much worse than before.

But Claude didn't want to reveal more, so he could only perfunctorily deal with it:

"Even if it's not very efficient, there's nothing we can do about it. We're lucky to have dealt with those three guys. Now we should think about how to deal with them."

The dragon man frowned again. From Claude's perspective, this face, which looked quite ferocious, clearly revealed his hesitation and embarrassment.

"You really gave me a difficult problem, Mr. Claude. You actually captured the emperor's guards. To be honest, I have no idea how to deal with them..."

Yanguo, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 245: Space Stasis

Wei Yanwu's distress was certainly not pretended, he was indeed in a difficult situation. Although the presence of the emperor's inner guards here could prove a lot, it was not a good idea to control another country's guards in this city. It would undoubtedly provide a perfect target for the Ursus Empire, which was already tormented by domestic conflicts and was about to explode. Even if it could not start a war, it would definitely take this opportunity to bite off some meat.

Anyone with common sense can see that the Ursus Empire is likely to be destroyed soon... This warlike country has not been able to plunder any resources from foreign countries for such a long time. Instead, domestic conflicts have reached an unprecedented level. For such a military empire, the current situation can be described as terminal.

Even if they wanted to start a foreign war to divert conflicts, they could no longer unite a large army to defeat other countries like the previous emperor did. The current situation of Ursus was only slightly better than that of the formally divided Victoria. Although they still had a well-trained and large army, they could no longer be invincible like before and plunder more fresh blood to feed themselves. Rashly launching a war against the surrounding countries would only lead to their demise more quickly, just like the Gallic Empire, which was divided up by other countries.

But even though the Ursus Empire looked like it was about to collapse, it was not doomed after all, so the emperor's internal guards were a hot potato to him, and he was eager to find a sucker to take over.

And here is a sucker ready to take on this job:

"If it is inconvenient for you to deal with them, then leave them to us. After all, we are already rebels of the Ursus Empire and do not care about their hostility towards us."

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After successfully negotiating all the terms, Claude first came to Rhodes Island in order to fulfill what he had just said.

Rhode Island's medical institutions were immediately mobilized, and senior operators from the medical department rushed out pushing a stretcher. Many of them even had excited expressions on their faces. They probably never dreamed that one day they would be able to push Claude into the operating room.

Before Claude could say anything, Gavial was the first to rush over, grabbing his arm and pushing him onto the stretcher, saying:

"Don't worry, Mr. Claude. Please leave it to our Rhode Island medical department. We will definitely be able to reattach your hand. Now lie down obediently and we will perform the operation immediately."

Claude thought about it and lay down naturally. The others began to remove his armor in a hurry, unbuttoned the clothes on the wound, and carefully opened the sleeve on the wound. Fortunately, there was no skin adhesion.

The stretcher was pushed very fast. Gavial put his staff behind his waist and pushed the stretcher with both hands. Others had already cast healing spells to stop the bleeding of his wounds.

The highest-level operating room was vacated, and after Claude was pushed in, all kinds of surgical instruments were immediately prepared. Doctors lined up to perform full-body disinfection, and the most professional anesthesiologist had already begun preparing anesthesia for Claude.

But these dedicated doctors are destined to be disappointed...

"What! You didn't bring back the severed limb?"

Warfarin, who had long white hair, stared at the people in front of her in amazement. She had thought that having her arm cut in the middle was bad enough, especially for a sword-wielding knight like this, which would almost ruin the other person's career. But she didn't expect that several people didn't even bring back the severed limbs. Wouldn't it be impossible to reconnect them?

"Doctor Warfarin, please listen to my explanation..."

Claude stopped Warfarin's outburst in time. Although this guy seems very unserious at ordinary times, once it comes to patients and medical treatment, he will show all the qualities of a qualified doctor and become a serious and responsible excellent doctor.