Chapter 35: with translation of chapter title

Shen Tianxing immediately spent Killing Value, took off a fourth‑grade Red Gem, inlaid a fifth‑grade Red Gem, and then opened the special item small gift pack.

Congratulations, Host, for opening the special item small gift pack, you obtained one bottle of Thunder Jade, one large pack of Little Bear Crispy Noodles, and one box of 8 Baozi Flashbangs.

Afterwards Shen Tianxing stopped and did not immediately summon his mount, Thunderbolt. In this kind of urban combat, actually aside from the cavalry's charge having a temporary effect, simply fighting from horseback gives no advantage.

As for the Avatar Card, it's not the time to use it now; also there is that Five‑Color Treasure Box, which would cost too much Killing Value, so we should first ask Hong Yi for details before deciding whether to open it immediately.

Afterwards Shen Tianxing then examined the other two newly produced special items.

"Little Bear Crispy Noodles, one bite per person, I have it all under heaven; it can be eaten by subordinates' soldiers to instantly restore stamina, but it only works if the soldiers' loyalty reaches 80%; the Host gains no special effect from eating it."

"Baozi Flashbang, it blinds your eyes; after eating it, the body autonomously emits strong light, making everyone within a 5‑meter diameter unable to open their eyes, lasting for a quarter hour."

"When thrown and exploded, it makes everyone within a 10‑meter diameter of the blast unable to open their eyes, lasting for a quarter hour."

The crispy noodles are a bit of a pity; they can only be used by one's own soldiers. A large pack contains 20 small packs; if each person takes a small bite, one pack can feed 10 people, meaning it can instantly restore stamina for 200 people.

The Baozi Flashbang is actually interesting; it turns you into a blinding flashbulb that dazes others' eyes, and you can throw it to blind a large group of people. Of course, if you're not just showing off, it's best used while fleeing, as it can blind pursuers.

"How's your side? Have you lured the people over? The distance is about right, then I'll switch over; I'm now killing him like slaughtering a dog. After we take care of him, we'll switch back, and I'll summon you over—perfect."

Shen Tianxing asked Hong Yi, he indeed now has such confidence, with equipment attribute bonuses, plus holding a cigarette, plus those extra all‑attribute bonuses.

Although not displayed, the bursting battle power is at least enough to match Yang Hongyue in combat; killing a Sun Tiejun is no different from slaughtering a dog.

"There's no way it's that fast; I just passed the central point, and even at best it'll take a quarter hour to get there. You're 500 meters away—that's me. As for Sun Tiejun, he'll probably need two quarter hours; this guy seems to have calmed down a bit."

"Being calm won't do; we need to hit him again. You can freely take and use things from that system, right? As long as I agree, you can take a Small Watermelon Bomb and throw it at him."

"Look, I said my loss is what you learned; just this one will do him no harm, yet it will blast him away, making him lose face completely. It can also take care of some small fry along the way."

"Seeing through but not speaking of it, hurry—my side is now quite stable, I still have dozens of remnant troops, and relying on the system‑summoned thousand people can hold out for a while."

"Alright, I'll throw him a Small Watermelon right now."

Hong Yi agreed to Shen Tianxing, then stopped, turned and ran back; from afar he saw Sun Tiejun already stopped there, killing enemies, seemingly not intending to chase further.

"I thought you were more capable, but you're just afraid of death; I'll reward you with a watermelon to quench your thirst."

Hong Yi's voice sounded; others heard a woman's voice, but Sun Tiejun heard Shen Tianxing's voice, and this remark made him furious enough to retort.

When he saw a green, oily thing flying toward him, Sun Tiejun was furious beyond measure; did this mean they wanted to give him a green hat?

Furious Sun Tiejun raised his hand and thrust with his spear, piercing the Small Watermelon Bomb just as he was about to erupt in anger; then he heard a boom as it exploded.

Screams rang out; Sun Tiejun, together with his spear and the horse he was sitting on, flew up several meters, then crashed heavily to the ground.

At that moment, those who had followed Sun Tiejun were either dead or injured; only Pan Dongpeng, a Sixth Grade First Layer, was also flung out and happened to land on Sun Tiejun.

"You damned bastard, what the hell did you throw? It has such tremendous power and sent me flying; once I catch you I'll definitely kill you."

"The Marshal said, that's Shen Tianxing, not some woman; get off me, you're lying on the Marshal's body and even on his wound—do you want to die?"

Sun Tiejun mainly felt numb in his limbs from that fall; otherwise he would have kicked Pan Dongpeng away with one kick. Pan Dongpeng reacted, scrambled to his feet, repeatedly apologized to Sun Tiejun, and reached out to help him up.

"Marshal, I really didn't mean it; it's all because Shen Tianxing is too ruthless—I don't know what he threw, but it injured so many of us, killed many, and even you and I were blown away."

"How would I know what it is? Anyway, it's just a green round ball that looks a bit like a watermelon. This damned bastard first hurt me, now he's coming to humiliate me; the Marshal will surely tear him to shreds, and get everyone who's not dead up to follow me in pursuit."

Furious Sun Tiejun mounted his horse again, taking Pan Dongpeng and others, and pursued in the direction Hong Yi fled; this time he was even more furious than before.

Yang Hongyue also came forward to kill as they pursued; in fact, Yang Hongyue had seen Sun Tiejun leading people to chase a woman and had intended to pursue as well, but she was blocked by Wan Qianjun.

Now Wan Qianjun is dead in Yang Hongyue's hands; the Dawu Army at the South City Gate has basically been settled, so he now leads. Qin Lie and his troops come charging over, wanting to see what's going on.

"Where did the Marshal go? Just a moment ago he was still killing enemies here—how is he missing now?"

Yang Hongyue inquired; a thousand‑man commander who had been on the edge, suffered some injuries, and barely survived, spoke haltingly:

"Reporting to General Yang, this Sun Marshal somehow went mad; clearly a woman ambushed and wounded him, yet he insists it was Shen Tianxing and dragged us here to chase."

Upon arriving here he realized something was wrong, so he stopped and did not continue the pursuit; as a result, that woman returned and threw something unknown, which then exploded, killing and injuring many of us.

But the Sun Marshal was fine aside from the fall; furious beyond endurance, he again led people in pursuit, roaring that he would surely tear Shen Tianxing to pieces—even though it's clearly a woman.

After hearing that thousand‑man commander's words, Yang Hongyue couldn't help but frown; Sun Tiejun is too blatant—being wounded by a woman, yet he frames Shen Tianxing for it.

The key is that Shen Tianxing's life or death at the North City Gate is unknown, yet he has already begun scheming to frame Shen Tianxing; his rush toward the North City Gate certainly means he intends to kill Shen Tianxing.

"All soldiers, hear the order: follow this general and march to the North City Gate; we must stop the Marshal from acting foolishly."

"We take the order, kill!"