Chapter 602: First Volume_Chapter 602 Tragic Breakthrough

First Volume_Chapter 602 Tragic Breakthrough

At these words, the Minister of Justice turned pale with shock, and the Director of Dali Temple's face darkened severely.

The Vice Commander roared: "Quickly protect the official!"

Upon receiving the order, the Palace Guards immediately abandoned their pursuit and rushed toward the Supervising Execution Platform.

With the Palace Guards gone, the pressure of the breakout dropped sharply; the Imperial Guard and Temple Soldiers alone could not possibly stop Qin Feng and his men from a full-force breakthrough.

Ning Hu led the Tianji Camp Guards straight toward the Supervising Execution Platform.

The Vice Commander led the warriors to form an impenetrable DefensiveLine beside the Supervising Execution Platform.

Unfortunately, in the haste, everyone forgot that offense is the best defense.

The Palace Guards, focused entirely on protecting the Minister of Justice and the Director of Dali Temple, abandoned their bow and arrow suppression.

In contrast, Ning Hu and the Tianji Camp Guards began firing arrows while still far from the Supervising Execution Platform.

Faced with each precisely aimed Armor-Piercing Arrow, the Palace Guards had no way to resist, forced to rely solely on their armor to endure and hold their ground.

By the time Ning Hu reached the Supervising Execution Platform, fewer than ten Palace Guards remained around it.

The Tianji Camp Guards had exhausted their arrows.

"Kill them all!"

At Ning Hu's roar, the Tianji Camp Guards dropped their bows, drew their Tianji Camp–exclusive Assembled Halberds, and charged toward the Supervising Execution Platform.

The two sides clashed in close combat—fierce and brief.

In just a few breaths, every single Palace Guard was slain, including the Vice Commander; the entire force was wiped out.

The Tianji Camp Guards also paid a tragic price: five of them died!

Thirty against ten, yet still losing five men—this proved the Palace Guards' Combat Effectiveness was truly extraordinary.

Ning Hu did not hesitate; he leapt onto the Supervising Execution Platform and dragged the Minister of Justice out from beneath the table.

"You corrupt official, you were so arrogant? Let's see if you can still bark now!"

The Minister of Justice was already pale as death, his soul nearly departed from his body.

He never imagined that as a high-ranking Minister, even within Jingdu City, he would be seized!

The Minister of Justice gulped hard, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "Ning… Ning Hu, I am a Minister of Shedynasty! If you dare…"

Before the Minister could finish, Ning Hu slapped him across the face, sending stars spinning before his eyes.

"Enough of your damn nonsense! At this point, I don't give a damn whether you're a Minister or not!"

Ning Hu threw the Minister of Justice to the guards, then grabbed the Director of Dali Temple by the shoulder and handed him over too.

The group, holding the two high-ranking officials, joined Qin Feng, broke through the Execution Ground, and headed toward the Jingdu City Gate.

The onlookers among the common folk quickly stepped aside to either side of the road.

The Noble Youth who had been screaming wildly now cowered in the crowd, not daring to breathe.

Though Qin Feng longed to clean up these damned offspring of officials, the situation was too urgent—he had no time to waste on these useless wastes.

"Target: City Gate! Move out at a run!"

Qin Feng shouted the order, but after only a few steps, a heavy, rhythmic pounding of footsteps came from ahead.

The Xun Cheng Si Guards, fully armored, were rushing toward them—hundreds of heads, densely packed.

The Xun Cheng Si and Qin Feng had long been old adversaries.

After all, Xu Mo and the Tianji Camp Guards had all originally come from the Xun Cheng Si.

Now facing each other in battle, neither Qin Feng nor the Xun Cheng Si Colonels wished to see this moment.

But each had their duty—fighting was unavoidable.

The Beixi Soldiers and Xun Cheng Si Guards collided, instantly plunging into a furious Close Combat.

The Xun Cheng Si Guards, ultimately being second-rate among the Imperial Capital Garrison, fought bravely against the Beixi Soldiers—but still suffered heavy casualties.

Yet what followed took Qin Feng by surprise.

As if influenced by the Tianji Camp Guards, the Xun Cheng Si Guards now fought to the death without retreating.

Faced with this unshakable Morale, Qin Feng was deeply troubled; if they continued fighting, more Garrison Troops would arrive to reinforce them.

Once surrounded by an ocean of enemies, even if every soldier under Qin Feng's command were a god of war, they would still meet only death.

With no other choice, Qin Feng unleashed his final tactic: he seized the Minister of Justice and roared at the Xun Cheng Si Guards: "Stop fighting, all of you!"

"Xun Cheng Si, withdraw immediately—or I'll cut off the Minister of Justice's head!"

The Minister of Justice had none of his former Imperial Court authority; caught in this bloody chaos, he trembled like a leaf.

Hearing Qin Feng threaten to behead him, he screamed hysterically.

"All of you, stand down!"

"I am the Minister of Justice! If I die, you will all be executed with me!"

At the Minister's screams, the Xun Cheng Si Guards finally halted their attack, standing bloodied and panting, glaring with fury.

The Director of Dali Temple spat directly at the Minister of Justice: "You've ruined official dignity—pathetic!"

Qin Feng held the two high-value hostages without hesitation, and under the furious stares of the Xun Cheng Si Guards, charged toward the City Gate.

At that moment, a loud voice rang out.

"Qin Feng! You are Shedynasty's greatest hero, our idol!"

"Are you truly willing to abandon all your achievements and become a traitor whom all shall kill?"

The Xun Cheng Si Vice Commander stood aside, staring fixedly at Qin Feng, fists clenched until his knuckles cracked.

His eyes held no hatred—only sorrow.

Not just the Vice Commander—every Xun Cheng Si Guard had once regarded Qin Feng and the Tianji Camp Guards as their ultimate goal to pursue.

Yet now, their idol had become Shedynasty's number-one Rebel Party.

All City Patrol Bureau guards felt as if their hearts were being cut by knives.

Feeling the mournful gazes of the City Patrol Bureau guards, Qin Feng let out a bitter smile.

"With things as they are now, do I still have a choice?"

"For my family and friends, I can only stand against Heaven itself."

"Brothers of the City Patrol Bureau, you are all worthy. One day, you will become elite troops of the Imperial Capital Garrison."

Upon hearing these words, the Vice Commander of the City Patrol Bureau was overcome with grief.

Eyes red, staring at Qin Feng's back, he shouted: "Lord Qin, when we meet again, we shall be mortal enemies!"

These words pierced Qin Feng's heart like a dagger.

There was no turning back; Qin Feng could only endure the pain and sever ties with these "friends" in Jingzhong.

As Qin Feng led his troops out through the City Gate, a dense tide of footsteps converged from all directions.

The Longhu Army and both Western and Western Camps had sent elite forces to encircle and crush Qin Feng.

Their numbers numbered at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand; the cavalry alone could crush Qin Feng's side.

But Qin Feng remained unmoved, calmly commanding his men to merge ranks, shielding their families and dependents in the center of the formation.

Qin Feng and Ning Hu each held a hostage.

Facing the ferocious, bloodthirsty cavalry of the Longhu Army, he shouted: "Fall back! Or the Minister of Justice and the Chief of Dali Temple will die!"