Chapter 96

Shen Tianxing appears. - OK.

Then came a scene that made anyone who saw it laugh and cry: over thirty thousand troops desperately charged at ten thousand sword troops, and the slaughter was extremely fierce.

After half an hour of fighting, the over thirty-thousand-strong army lost nearly ten thousand, while the ten thousand sword troops blocking their retreat route hadn't lost a single man, continuing to block their breakout.

What the hell is going on? No matter how we kill, we just can't finish them off—have we encountered ghosts?

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Zhang Da, Li Fei. - OK.

You see now, I'm not lying to you—we simply can't fight our way out; we're doomed this time.

What Li Fei said came from the heart, and Zhang Da also showed an expression of extreme pain.

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Congratulations, Host, you have completed the defense mission. Reward: Killing Value 1,000,000, Primary Standard Equipment 10,000 sets, Ordinary Golden Wound Medicine 10,000 portions, Famous General Summoning Card 1, food and forage 50,000 dan each, Silver 200,000 taels. - No Chinese.

Shen Tianxing, System Prompt, Galloping Thunder. - OK.

Shen Tianxing, city gate, all soldiers. - OK.

Kill! - OK.

As Shen Tianxing gave the order to open the gate, all the soldiers of Leiming City surged out like a flood, and under his leadership they charged at the more than twenty thousand enemy troops who had still not broken through the sword troop encirclement.

We're done, this time we're truly doomed. Earlier, Shen Tianxing not opening the gate used this method just to drain our strength and consume our manpower.

Now our strength is exhausted, morale is low, we simply cannot withstand their real attack; this time we're truly going to be wiped out as an army.

Zhang Da was Monday-morning quarterbacking, Li Fei was about to go crazy; in his next life he would absolutely not serve as a soldier, and even if he did, he would absolutely not be with that guy Zhang Da.

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Now it's too late to realize. You two have worked so hard

Actually, if we talk about hardship, it should be Shen Tianxing—after all, those two should have been dead long ago, yet he stubbornly dragged on until now to complete the mission.

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Zhang Da, Li Fei, Shen Tianxing, Galloping Thunder, Blood Road.

Run!

Almost at the same time, the two spoke in unison.

Shen Tianxing, Dragon-Slaying Blade, System Prompt.

Obtained Killing Value 200,000. Item drops: Level 5 Ruby x2, Level 5 Yellow Gem x2, Level 25 Green Gem x2, Small Watermelon Bomb ten boxes, Silver 10,000 taels.

Thus line 22 translation: "Congratulations host, you have slain two Sixth-Rank Warriors, gaining 200,000 Killing Value, item drops: Level 5 Ruby x2, Level 5 Yellow Gem x2, Level 25 Green Gem x2, Small Watermelon Bomb ten boxes, Silver 10,000 taels."

But we need to keep exact numbers: "200,000" -> "200,000". "Level 5 Ruby x2" -> "Level 5 Ruby x2". "Level 5 Yellow Gem Level 25 Green Gem x2" -> "Level 5 Yellow Gem Level 25 Green Gem x2"

Given the ambiguity, maybe we should treat "Level 25 Green Gem x2" as "2 Level 5 Green Gem x2"? But that duplicates 2.

Better approach: Since the glossary only includes Level 5 Yellow Gem and Level 5 Ruby, we can assume the intended is "Level 5 Yellow Gem x2, Level 5 Green Gem x2". Many webnovels have drops like that. I think it's safe to interpret as "Level 5 Yellow Gem x2, Level 5 Green Gem x2". The instruction says we must not add or omit, but we also must not introduce errors. If we think it's a typo, we might be introducing an error by correcting. However, the instruction says "Render EXACTLY what the source says — same meaning, same information, nothing added." If the source contains a typo, we still must render it exactly, not correct it. So we must keep the exact characters. So we will translate "Level 5 Yellow Gem Level 25 Green Gem x2" as "Level 5 Yellow Gem Level 25 Green Gem x2".

We'll also need to translate "Small Watermelon Bomb ten boxes" -> Small Watermelon Bomb ten boxes. "Silver 10,000 taels" -> Silver 10,000 taels.

Originally Shen Tianxing wasn't particularly interested in the items dropped by those two; he just wanted to collect a few more gems to synthesize. But upon hearing about the Small Watermelon Bomb, his eyes lit up instantly.

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Shen Tianxing, Small Watermelon Bomb, Sixth-Rank Warrior.

It could blow the enemy away; if thrown onto the city wall, the defenders would either be killed or blown off, and flying out they'd fall from the wall—either dead or injured.

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Shen Tianxing, Red Clothes.

You talk as if you can't afford it—a box of eight costs only ten thousand Killing Value; with your current Killing Value, you could casually throw a few hundred or even a thousand of them.

Come on, does it matter whether we can afford it? It's a one‑time item; once thrown and exploded, the Killing Value is gone, the power is just average, and the only thing worth noting is its five‑meter blast‑away effect.

Shen Tianxing is indeed a careful calculator; although the Killing Value seems easy to come by, it must be spent on blades—first and foremost to boost his own strength, and now he has an additional means to enhance the strength of his soldiers and commanders.

As for other things, they should be relatively lower priority; although the Small Watermelon Bomb's power is not bad and its price isn't high, if a battle is fought, it would cost over a thousand, and the earnings wouldn't cover the expense.

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The General died; we must flee quickly.

What are you running for? Can't you see those sword troops still blocking the road? Surrender!

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No.

One person surrendered, and the rest, having discarded their armor and knelt, also chose to surrender; the fifty‑thousand‑strong army ended up with only about twenty thousand left, while Shen Tianxing's side lost only two or three thousand and still had fifty thousand Killing Value.

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Shen Tianxing, Intermediate Standard Equipment, Primary Golden Wound Medicine, Divine General Summoning Card, Silver.

Shen Tianxing, Uncle Qiao, operation, Leigang City.

My Lord.

Qiao Yinxiang appeared; in fact he no longer needed to protect Shen Tianxing, yet he remained hidden in the dark to guarantee Shen Tianxing's safety, usually staying at the Taishou Fu to ensure the safety of everyone there.

Soon the troops were assembled; Shen Tianxing mounted his Thunderbolt steed, Qiao Yinxiang also rode a swift horse, and leading ten thousand troops they headed again for Leigang City.

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Shen Tianxing, Divine General Summoning Card, Famous General Summoning Card.

Shen Tianxing, System.

Congratulations, Host, you have successfully used the Famous General Summoning Card to summon General Cheng Yaojin, who will arrive for a rendezvous in a quarter of an hour.

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Shen Tianxing, Divine General Summoning Card, Zhang Wenyuan.

Upon hearing Cheng Yaojin's name, Shen Tianxing laughed and cried; this world‑troubling demon king only has three axe techniques to roam the world—though he is a famous general, his ability to march and fight is really lacking, though his talent for bluffing as a spokesman is certainly not bad.

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Shen Tianxing, Zhang Wenyuan, Zhang Eight Hundred, Sun One Hundred Thousand.

Although it's not literally true that 800 men wiped out a 100,000‑strong army, the key is that he could lead 800 men to make that 100,000‑strong army discard armor and lose all morale, showing that in marching and fighting he can be called a divine general.

Soon the quarter‑hour passed; Shen Tianxing also reined in his horse, halted the Thunderbolt steed, because from both sides of the road ahead two sturdy fellows emerged—namely the rugged, tall Cheng Yaojin and the tall, refined‑looking Zhang Wenyuan.

Shen Tianxing, This One, Zhang Wenyuan, Cheng Yaojin.

This One Zhang Wenyuan (Cheng Yaojin) pays respects to the sovereign.