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He Jinqiu had lost count of how many airships he had shot down.
He was exhausted.
I am more exhausted than ever before.
He has breached an aerial fortress and sunk hundreds of airships.
He slowly landed on the ground, looked around, and saw enemies all around him, while he was all alone.
In that instant, he felt a sense of bewilderment, as if he had drawn his sword and looked around in confusion.
Due to the excessive energy expenditure from the battle, he could no longer sustain himself in high-intensity combat while simultaneously flying on his sword.
The Silver Duke's strategy was correct. He Jinqiu was only one person, and as long as he was overwhelmed by sheer numbers, he would eventually be crushed.
Outside Baiyin City.
Scattered airship wreckage was everywhere, and smoke filled the air, with thick black smoke billowing from the burning debris.
Occasionally, the cries of Silver City airship soldiers could be heard from inside the airship. This place had been turned into a living hell by He Jinqiu!
The fleet of airships that had returned from their performance in the woods... was now all on the ground.
But at that very moment, the army forces of Silver City appeared on the horizon, and a dense swarm of drones reappeared, dotting the night sky and illuminating a patch of heaven.
He Jinqiu glanced at it calmly, but didn't seem to care much.
The army troops did not approach rashly; they quickly dispersed at a distance, attempting to re-block He Jinqiu's escape route and prevent him from fleeing.
But they never imagined that He Jinqiu had no intention of leaving at all.
He knew very well that the reason he was so powerful was because he was constantly burning his life force.
If an ordinary demigod did what he did, he would have already assimilated into the world's will. Li Shentan was able to merge with the world's will by burning his life force to forcibly improve his realm and strength.
But He Jinqiu seems to be an exception.
No matter what he does, there is no tendency for him to assimilate into the world.
When the army troops arrived, all the airships that had been waiting on the deck of the air fortress took off and scattered in all directions.
These airships had no intention of fighting; instead, they scattered and fled as if trying to escape.
Everyone was afraid of becoming He Jinqiu's target...
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The airships scattered and flew away.
Looking at the airship in the sky, He Jinqiu believed that the Silver Duke would not dare to stay near the nuclear reactor any longer, so he would definitely leave the air fortress.
The enemy is inside those airships!
However, he now has to free up twelve flying swords and use the most powerful "Noon" technique of the Hu family sword cultivators to block drones, bullets, and shells.
Therefore, Boss He only has seven flying swords that he can use to sink the airships floating in the sky.
He needed to find the Silver Duke. Boss Zheng told him about the poisoned wine cup and the seven golden coffins. He wanted to do this one last thing for the Eastern Continent to eliminate future troubles.
As he ran, Boss He attacked the airship that was trying to escape in the sky.
However, the encirclement by the Silver City army was getting smaller and smaller, and the area where he could move around was also getting smaller and smaller.
Gradually, the army's multi-purpose armored vehicles came to a stop five kilometers away.
The matrix gun barrels on the vehicle quickly rotated, and the artillery units were adjusting the coverage matrix, preparing to plow through the entire encirclement.
He Jinqiu ignored them and completely abandoned defense at this moment.
He sent all his flying swords soaring into the sky, determined to attack with all his might and shoot down as many airships as possible before he died.
He was prepared to die.
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Qingchen was running wildly, running with all his might.
He had already seen the artillery barrage from the army in the distance and knew very well who it was aimed at.
The densely packed army troops were like a wall, separating him and He Jinqiu into two different worlds.
The second brother and the others watched helplessly as Qing Chen rushed forward as if his life depended on it. Everyone recalled what Qing Chen had just said... So this was the difference between the knights of the Eastern Continent and them.
The next moment, heavy machine guns on the army's off-road vehicles turned around, ready to unleash a barrage of fire as soon as Qing Chen entered their range, either to stop him or kill him.
For some reason, the second child even inwardly cried out in alarm at one point.
This time, he wasn't doing it for himself. He knew he was going to die anyway, and he was genuinely worried that Qing Chen would die!
It's a very strange feeling.
Fighting alongside Qing Chen, even though he was just a puppet, felt like returning to the battlefield hundreds of years ago, where he fought like a hothead.
During that war against the rebels alongside the royal family, their unit was abandoned and trapped in Robusta Canyon.
Back then, he was just a Silver Duke, a Level 3 citizen, who turned around and asked them, "Do you dare to risk your life?"
The third brother took the lead and said he dared.
Then they actually broke through seven lines of defense and returned to the main force, leaving only twelve of the eighteen knights.
After that battle, the eldest brother said he would live well for the brothers who died.
But now that I think about it, if those brothers who died saw them like this, they would probably open their coffins and spit on them.
At this moment, as the second brother looked at the back of the boy who ran faster and faster despite the hail of bullets, he suddenly wished that this enemy could forge ahead and keep going until he tore through all the Silver City troops and fought his way in and out seven times over three days and three nights!
Qing Chen suddenly asked, "Sometimes, I really want to take you to the Green Mountain Cliff of Forbidden Land No. 002, to see the footprints of those knights from the Eastern Continent, and to see the words carved on the mountain. I think your Black Knights of the Western Continent certainly don't have such a place, do you?"
Every knight should make a trek through the Green Mountain Cliffs.
Look at the last meter, where Ren Xiaosu carved the words: "Life should be like a candle, burning from beginning to end, always shining brightly."
Behold the inscription carved by all the knights of the past: "Only faith and the sun and moon are eternal."
And look again, at the words that founder Ren He carved on the cliff face of Qingshan Mountain: "Forever Young!"
At this moment, Qing Chen had already entered the firing range of the army troops. He accelerated again and calmly said, "Watch closely, these are the knights of the Eastern Continent!"
The next moment, a barrage of bullets came like a torrential downpour, and all that came was gunfire.
"There is a rule!"
Qingchen's pupils suddenly narrowed, and a golden luster flowed continuously from the depths of his eyes!
The flame-like patterns on his cheeks spread out!
The second brother and the others watched helplessly as the young man entered his prime. Then, the bullets that had tried to intercept him all hovered not far from Qing Chen.
One by one, the bullets were 'embedded' in the air, unable to move forward.
The second brother was shocked. He had heard about Qing Chen's method in the intelligence, but he only knew how shocking it was after experiencing it firsthand: you should have died in this second, and the rain of bullets should have torn you to pieces.
But the bullets suddenly stopped, as if fate had brought them to a halt.
That was so exciting!
No rules!
With a deafening roar, the bullets embedded in the invisible wall suddenly shot back!
The recoiled bullets struck the army's defensive line, and so many soldiers were hit that a cloud of blood mist rose from the army's position!
Qing Chen didn't stop, he suddenly roared, "Kill!"
Under his control, the second brother and the others roared in unison!
In an instant, two shadows and six figures charged into the army unit without hesitation!
The Black Knights felt their souls tremble; they had found this long-lost feeling again in an outsider.
They suddenly recalled the words of the founder of the Western Continent, 'Little Professor Ren He': the most important quality of a knight is the ability to influence and inspire others.
So this is what a knight is like.
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He Jinqiu saw that the army troops had already adjusted the runway, and he was ready.
Before the army troops even opened fire, several disturbances broke out, and the originally orderly ranks were thrown into chaos.
The unrest even brought the advance of the army troops to a halt.
Even the armored vehicles suddenly turned around and aimed at the rear, and half of the drones also detached and quickly turned back.
Gunfire erupted from the army units!
He Jinqiu looked over in surprise.
But inside the army unit, figures thronged, and men and horses were thrown about.
At this moment, a huge cloud of mist suddenly rose up inside the army unit, a gust of wind blew up the dust on the ground, and even blew a gap in the army position!
A loud voice came from afar: "Boss He, I'm here to save you!"
He Jinqiu suddenly laughed, and with all his might, he shouted, "Can you handle this? I want to kill the Silver Duke!"
From the crowd, Qing Chen shouted back, "Don't worry!"
He Jinqiu suddenly turned around, never looking at the army positions again, and no longer having any worries.
He believed that from this moment on, no bullet would fly toward him again, and no more shells from the Silver City army would hit him!
He Jinqiu stood in the middle of the battlefield, only to see the nineteen Heart Swords in the sky come alive again, single-mindedly slashing at the floating airships.
His hair had turned white, his eyebrows had turned white, and his eyes seemed to be burning with fire!