"I haven’t even started fighting yet!" Tang Zhong laughed.
"What? You haven’t started fighting?" Vermilion Bird, hearing this, his face turned even uglier, wondering what on earth this guy was thinking.
He couldn’t possibly be bragging without a draft!
"You... I don’t know what to say anymore, but I just feel that taking on the task to protect you this time is the biggest mistake of my life!"
Tang Zhong didn’t respond.
Earlier, when Tang Zhong had said he hadn’t started fighting, the people from Bei Country heard him and immediately burst into roaring laughter; they couldn’t believe someone from Xuan Country, on the brink of death, would still dare make such an audacious claim.
"Come on, let’s see what your real capabilities are," the fat man from Matsushita Conglomerate sneered.
"Yes, we are very eager to see!" more and more people from Bei Country laughed and said.
In their view, Tang Zhong was merely boasting about the soul power within him. If even the soul power was useless, then Tang Zhong certainly had nothing left.
From a distance, the Commander wore a sinister smile. As the chief commander in this capture of Tang Zhong, the Prime Minister had already instructed before this military expedition to kill the target as quickly as possible; he could not afford any delays.
He immediately continued to issue orders.
In his hands, he held a flag of Bei Country—that was the battle flag for this encounter.
"Attack!" the Commander roared, and then the battle flag forcefully slashed down.
In an instant, tanks, rocket trucks, and helicopters on site all received the command,
they began to load their ammunition. The tanks’ shooting tubes were adjusted, and those rocket trucks, carrying rockets at the rear, began to lift them up slowly, seen from the camouflaged helicopters which were equipped with Gatling-like rotating machine guns, activating as the pilots opened fire; the colossal rotating guns started to operate.
Suddenly, the tank fired, and with a boom, the entire tank trembled, showing just how powerful the blast was. Not only that, rockets mounted on the rocket trucks also launched; the flames spewing from the back, shooting at close range, flew in a parabolic trajectory through the air, and numerous bullets from the combat helicopters were now flying towards Tang Zhong and the others.
All forms of attacks were now being launched at Tang Zhong and his group.
Tang Zhong, holding a Tang Sword, faced the incoming shells; with a single slash, he cleaved a tank shell in two, and with a booming sound, it exploded.
Meng Wuxiang also took action; being a Martial Arts Grandmaster and Crown Prince, he directly used his hands to counter the shells in front, effortlessly turning the heavy shells to nothing, twisting them in his hand, rapidly slowing the incoming shells, and then, with a drop of his palm, forcibly knocked the shells to the ground.
Vermilion Bird, one of the four protectors of the Dragon Group and a Martial Arts Grandmaster, now wielded something resembling connected Phoenix feathers striking forward, instantly wrapping around a running shell, then abruptly pulled, violently yanking the shell to fly off in another direction.
The others each used their techniques to block the incoming tank shells.
However, with the rockets, they really had no way to deal with them.
Even Vermilion Bird started having troubles.
But just then, Tang Zhong flickered in midair, with his Tang Sword slicing horizontally, creating a straight blade strike that split a rocket in two, exploding it directly in the air.
As for the bullets from the planes, his sword moved faster than the bullets, continuously heard clanging sounds, deflecting them all around.
The first wave of attack was completely blocked.
However, the faces of Vermilion Bird and the others looked extremely grim, some panting heavily. Such a battle was indeed life-threatening.
Even if they were Martial Arts Grandmasters, they were of no use in this world of modern weapons.
The atomic bomb had once bombed Qikichuan.
When the people of Bei Country saw that Tang Zhong and his group were still alive, they burst into laughter. At that moment, like watching a clown perform, someone from the Matsushita Conglomerate couldn’t help but mockingly shout towards the crowd, "Come on, I remember you all were supposed to be very powerful, right? Keep struggling, but don’t give up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around them erupted into laughter as if they were looking at a joke.
But Vermilion Bird and the rest had no more thoughts of jest.
Vermilion Bird panicked and shouted at Tang Zhong, "You... you need to take the others and go now. Stop wasting time, or we all die. It’s better to make a final struggle. Maybe we can still survive. Tang Zhong, stop being delusional. Martial artists truly can’t stand against these guns. Facing this, there’s only a path to death!"
Now, not only Tang Zhong’s death was a loss. The death of others was also a loss, since they were all like Meng Wuxiang, the future geniuses of Dragon Group. If they died, that would be problematic.
"No need!" Tang Zhong directly waved his hand, squinting at the surrounding battle weapons.
"What time is it now and you’re still delusional? Do you really want everyone to die with you? Also, you say no one can do it, what can you do to save everyone’s life?" Vermilion Bird said.
"I don’t have one!" Tang Zhong shook his head.
"Since you don’t, then shut your mouth!" Vermilion Bird said.
Tang Zhong didn’t speak. Truthfully, with his current abilities, he indeed couldn’t resist these. But, by harnessing the power of some things, it might be possible.
Ignoring Vermilion Bird, Tang Zhong began to squint, constantly summoning something in his mind.
"Flame Dragon Soldiers!
He continuously muttered under his breath.
if he could harness the power of the Flame Dragon Soldiers, then he could completely defeat these modern weapons.
But Tang Zhong just didn’t know if he could borrow the power.
Previously, when he was about to be possessed by that demon, the Flame Dragon Soldiers suddenly appeared and, by harnessing Soul Power, helped him suppress that demon.
So, the Flame Dragon Soldiers did not go back to sleep, but had been keeping an eye on him.
The predicament he was facing now, the Flame Dragon Soldiers surely could see.
"Flame Dragon Soldiers!" Tang Zhong continued.
After a long time, a cold roar came from his mind, it was the voice of the Flame Dragon Soldiers: "Didn’t I tell you once not to disturb me unless it’s important? What on earth are you doing now?"
Just as expected, Tang Zhong confirmed his guess and said right away, "I need your help!"
"I’ve told you, you’re not worthy to be my master, nor do you have the right to command me!" the Flame Dragon Soldiers said.
"Why am I not worthy to command you? Now, I want to wipe out this land. Do you dare lend me a helping hand?" Tang Zhong said.
(That’s all for today, was delayed because of a dinner party.)