Chapter 2041: Like Shooting Stars

“There seems to be someone attacking the monsters from behind, but I’ve never seen these metal birds before! Could it be that there’s internal strife among the monsters?” Xiao Yi wondered.

As she watched the metal birds fire blazing lights that could instantly blast large batches of monsters in a display of absolute carnage, she swallowed with difficulty. This scene was just too inconceivable! Even the most elite Golden Crow Guards firing all their arrows couldn't achieve such terrifying mass destruction! For some reason, the metal birds made her feel fear from the depths of her very soul.

The Second Empress was really confused, but she quickly thought of something and immediately cried excitedly, “It’s the regent! The regent has come to save us!”

She suddenly remembered that Zu An had a similar ability. After thinking about it, he was the only person in this entire world with this kind of ability.

Only he would come here to save me.

The fiend soldiers immediately cheered. They had been bordering on the brink of despair and thought they were dead for sure. They had never expected there to actually be reinforcements! Furthermore, the regent was famous for his strength. It was rumored that after the late Fiend Emperor perished, he had the greatest cultivation out of anyone alive. Thus, the collapsing front line immediately found their support. As they slaughtered the monsters that were invading through the city wall, it was as if they had chicken blood injected into them[1].

As they charged in retaliation, the monsters didn’t care even if their jaws were being sliced right off. Many thin-skinned monsters slipped through the gaps to get onto the soldiers at the forefront. Whenever they were able to cling to a target, they instantly sucked out that person's blood essence.

Suddenly, a resplendent wave of sword ki descended from the sky. The thin-skinned monsters screamed miserably, and they all turned to ashes. Then, Zu An appeared in front of the city. When they saw that it was him, the soldiers let out an even more astonishing cheer of joy.

The Second Empress was a mature woman, and because of her status, she was more restrained in her emotions. However, when she saw that figure, her eyes couldn't help but become a bit moist as well.

Is he the man destined for me in this life?

“I’ve arrived late,” Zu An said. When he looked at the bitter scene and the soldiers who had fallen all around, his mood was extremely grave.

The Second Empress was about to reply when new developments suddenly took place on the battlefield. A shocking roar tore through the monsters’ camp. Then, the entire city seemed to shake, as if struck by an earthquake.

Nine black-haired giants that towered into the clouds walked over from the distance. With each step, their mountainous feet crushed large amounts of monsters into meat pancakes. It turned out the earthquakes were from their footsteps!

Mengte City’s soldiers were all terrified. These giants were just too large, to the point that their upper bodies reached beyond the clouds and their faces couldn't even be seen.

The giants raised their massive hands and waved them all around as if they were swatting mosquitoes. One after another, the fighter aircrafts exploded from their strikes.

Zu An’s expression was grave. He tried to make the fighters evade, and he also made them fire countless air-to-air missiles. The missiles easily hit the giants, creating intense explosions on their skin, but the giants were just way too big. Even if there were some wounds, they were just like mosquito bites, unable to create any substantial damage. As for the machine gun fire, it couldn't even break the giants’ skin. Soon after, the previously majestic bombers and fighters became a mess. The remaining ones were also smashed out of the sky by the monsters, who had snapped out of their fear.

Zu An sighed. He had already known that science and technology from his previous world wouldn't necessarily be unmatched in this world. Perhaps they would be useful against lower cultivation creatures, but the high-technology weapons that reaped lives like mowing grass in his world couldn't do much against those with a certain degree of cultivation in this world. Besides that, there were a million monsters, with no lack of strong individuals among them. It was delusional to expect the Rune Weapon Chart’s modern weapons to completely defeat them.

When all of the surrounding aircraft were defeated, the nine giants beat their chests and roared proudly.

In the ears of Mengte City’s people, the roars were like thunder. Almost all of the soldiers’ faces turned deathly pale. Even the regent’s powerful methods had been ruined by these monsters. The giants were too terrifying! Even though they were still far away, the soldiers could feel a terrifying pressure. If these giants had joined the fight from the very beginning, just a few steps would have already crushed the city into pieces, right?

When she sensed the drop in morale, the Second Empress was incredibly anxious, but she didn’t know how to get out of the situation. She could only reflexively look at the man next to her. Even so, she knew she was hoping for way too much. He was only a man, not a god.

However, when she saw what he was doing, her entire body trembled. She exclaimed, “Sun Slaying Bow! It’s the Sun Slaying Bow!”

Zu An stood at the very front of the city. He took a step forward, then leaned backward, drawing the red bow in his hands in an arc like a crescent moon. His entire body emanated an air of extreme power.

Immediately after, he released an arrow. It was like a shooting star, smashing through the chest of a black-haired giant almost instantly.

Boom!

The giant's chest, which had endured even against the missiles, exploded into a rain of blood. A huge hole that went alll the way through it appeared. The giant wailed in shock, and its entire body came crumbling down. The monsters below who couldn't dodge in time were crushed into bloody pancakes. The giant twitched a few times, then fell silent.

Everyone in the city now saw the giant’s face. It was like an ape, but it had the mouth of a deep sea creature, filled with terrifying fangs; that made it far uglier and more disgusting than an ape.

“The regent is mighty!”

“Long live the regent!”

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When they saw the scene, every single person in Mengte City who was fighting against the monsters screamed with joy. The terrifying giant had been shot down by a single arrow!

When they heard the disgraceful cheers, the Second Empress and those from the Golden Crow Imperial Clan didn’t feel that it was unsuitable at all. On the contrary, they were so moved they really wanted to cheer along as well.

Zu An didn’t have the time to respond. He drew another arrow, and streaks of light tore through the sky. The black-haired giants saw that the situation was unfavorable and wanted to run. They could cover ten thousand meters with a single step and weren’t slow, but how could they be faster than shooting stars? One after another, they were struck by the arrows, opening up huge holes in their chests.

There were even some giants that bravely tried to block the terrifying shooting stars with their arms, but how powerful was the Sun Slaying Bow? The shooting stars blasted straight through their palms, blowing open holes in their bodies all the same.

The nine terrifying giants fell, and the morale of Mengte City rose to its limit. As they slaughtered the monsters, they were full of energy, their fighting strength rising to a hundred and fifty percent of their usual power! Soon after, the monsters were completely forced away from the city wall.

The Second Empress arrived at Zu An’s side excitedly, her eyes full of adoration.

This man really is strong, as expected of the one I chose.

She was about to say something when Zu An leaned against her, saying, “Don’t make a big deal out of this. I need a moment to catch my breath.”

The Second Empress could clearly sense that his hands were shaking a bit and immediately reacted. The Sun Slaying Bow was such a powerful divine weapon, so how could it be fired so easily, let alone nine times in succession? Even the Golden Crow Guards’ Elder Qi, who had the highest cultivation, would only perish and have his body explode after attempting such a thing. Only someone with a body as tough as Zu An’s could achieve this result, where he was only a bit weary.

When they saw the two holding each other, the Fiend races soldiers were a bit stunned, but they all revealed knowing smiles. Some people from the Fiend King Court had paid attention to their relationship. Now, the rumors were proven true.

However, no one felt as if there was something wrong with it. The Fiend races were different from the humans, after all. Things like widows remarrying, or taking one's sister-in-law after one's brother died, were an ordinary affair. After fighting bitterly year-round, the ability to bear children became a highly valued resource, so they were much more open-minded in that sense. Furthermore, they worshiped the strong. Apart from the regent, who else was worthy of the Second Empress among the Fiend races?

The Second Empress’ face became completely red from embarrassment. Even though she wasn’t scared of her affair being known, hugging Zu An in front of all of these soldiers made her heart pound quickly.

Zu An looked at the black expanse of monsters in front of him with a grave expression. After their initial alarm, the monsters seemed to have recovered. They began to gather toward the wall again.

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

“Could it be that someone is commanding them?” Zu An wondered as he stared at the seemingly infinite monsters.

1. Chicken blood therapy was a form of pseudo-medical therapy. People carried young roosters to the hospital, where several milliliters of chicken blood would be drawn and then injected into their body. Doing this once a week was believed to make someone aggressive and as powerful as an ox. ?