Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

The sound of the explosion spread in all directions, and one of the contractors walked out of the room and looked in the direction of the sound source, only to see a huge fireball rising into the sky in the distance.

"What's going on? Could it be that the monsters came in again?"

"Is there anyone in the human empire who dares to cause trouble?"

All eyes invariably focused on the rising fireball in the distance, either surprised or puzzled.

Many contractors have already set off to rush towards the direction of the fireball. Although they don't know what is going on, they can't help but intervene when they see chaos. After all, chaos and benefits are often intertwined with each other.

Compared with the tranquility like stagnant water, they prefer the high returns of taking chestnuts from the fire. Chaos is the ladder, and most of these people are afraid of the world being unstable.

In a remote corner of the outer city, a group of five people were also attracted by the movement outside. As soon as they came out of the hiding place, they saw billowing black smoke in the distance and contractors on the street quickly gathering towards the source.

"Sister, should we go and have a look too."

A plump contractor among the five was also a little ready to make a move at this moment, and asked the tall woman at the front.

The woman did not reply immediately, but turned her eyes away from the street and looked at the still quiet and dark houses around her.

There was such a big commotion outside just now, but none of these civilians came out to watch the fun. This was very wrong. It was impossible for everyone to be so asleep.

"Something's wrong, Xiaoxue, let your summoned beast go explore the situation in the surrounding residences."

"Okay, big sister."

There was a reply from behind, and then more than a dozen little squirrels sprang out and spread out in all directions. After a while, Xiaoxue's brows slowly frowned in the team.

"There is indeed a problem, big sister. All the civilians nearby seem to be unconscious and cannot be woken up at all."

The tall woman was not surprised when she heard the reply. After a few dexterous jumps, she jumped to the top of the building and looked down at the entire outer city from a high place.

It was discovered that in addition to a thick black smoke rising from the place where the previous explosion occurred, there was also a faint smoke rising from other places in the outer city, but it was extremely thin and inconspicuous in this dark night.

Apart from the smoke, the entire imperial capital was eerily silent, dark, and depressing. Every building was looming in the shadows, exuding a sense of coldness.

Except for some contractors running sporadically on the streets, the rest of the civilians and many mercenaries living in the outer city seemed to have disappeared at this moment, and the entire outer city seemed to have become an empty city where only the contractors existed. , even the knight guards who were supposed to maintain order have lost their traces.

After looking around at the group, the tall woman jumped off the roof, but her face was as gloomy as water.

"There's a problem in the outer city. We can't delay it any longer. Leave the city now."

"Sister, but the outer city will be under martial law in the afternoon, and the defense must be stronger at night. Besides, Sister Xue and the gunfire injuries..."

Hearing this, the tall woman turned to look behind her. A girl with wheat-colored skin was pressing one shoulder with her palm, but even if she blocked it, a faint holy light emerged from between her fingers. Matthew was fighting for his life. A blow is not that pleasant.

After the girl realized that she couldn't hold it down anymore, she simply stopped trying to hide it. She moved her left hand away and openly displayed her right shoulder, which was tightly wrapped in a bandage. It was emitting a faint white light, as if there was a small light bulb stuck inside.

After letting go of her hand, she glared viciously at the fat man who just spoke, then gently moved her injured right arm and smiled brightly at the eldest sister in front of her.

"It's okay, big sister, it's just a little bit of holy light left. If it can't kill me, don't worry."

The tall woman was silent for a moment, staring at Xiaoxue's smiling eyes for a while, then turned to face the direction of the city wall.

"It was my poor decision-making that caused this situation. I will definitely help you survive safely."

"The situation in the outer city tonight must be related to our previous actions. We killed members of the Knights of the Guards and the Sleeping Temple, but we only sealed the outer city, and did not even specifically want or hunt us. Thinking about it this way, it is most likely The reason for doing this is that they are sure that as long as we cannot leave the outer city, we will definitely die, so there is no need to waste other efforts."

"But tonight there is such a big battle, but the empire has no response. This can only be the military's own handiwork, and they are not just targeting the five of us, but all the contracts in the imperial capital that do not belong to the empire. Otherwise, they want to clean up the entire outer city!"

The more she analyzed, the firmer the tall woman's tone became, and the last word "clean up" was even more eloquent. After listening to the eldest sister's explanation, the people behind her looked around at the lifeless environment and felt a chill coming from the bottom of their hearts. It gushed out, causing chills all over the body.

"Just because of the team we killed before? That's not true."

"The dragon is about to wake up..." The woman's voice was low. "We are just the fuse. Soon the army will set off to the Dark Valley. With Bescord's character, he will not allow any threat to exist in the imperial capital after the Knights of the Guard leave."

"So we can't delay and must leave tonight. The holy paradise is now a fishing urn."

"If you want to avoid being eaten, you must first mess up the fish in the urn before you have a chance."

"Let's go! Let's first investigate the blockade at the outer wall. Then we will incite all the contractors to attack the outer wall. Seize the opportunity and we will definitely be able to escape."

"Okay, I hear the eldest sister is right."

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In the courtyard after the mecha exploded, the flames and impact caused by the explosion had been released, but the metal walls on all sides had become incomplete as a result, with dozens of deep cracks crisscrossing the wall.

Within the city wall, the entire courtyard had turned dark, and the ground was covered with charred flesh and limbs caused by the flames. The strong smell of gunpowder smoke and burnt smell lingered, and wisps of black smoke rose everywhere.

In the silence, there was no sign of life in the entire courtyard. However, at this moment, a few coughs came from a huge pit on one side of the courtyard, and then three dark figures. Jump out from under the pit.

The three of them shook off the black dust on their bodies and revealed their faces. It was Xu Yue, Mandel, and Ello.

At this time, the three of them were all in a sorry state. Xu Yue's silver skin was a little red, while Mandel and Elro's bodies were covered with burn marks. Mandel's armor was okay, but Elro's priest robe was badly damaged. .

In the previous explosion, Mandel used the Holy Light Shield to withstand the impact of the first wave of explosions, and then Xu Yue blocked most of the fire damage at the outermost part of the pit, while Elro continued to use recovery skills to maintain three levels. Human blood volume.

It can be said that in this round of explosions, it was entirely dependent on the division of labor and cooperation between the three people to survive. Without any one of them, it would be impossible to survive alone.

"Sir Xinhuo, thank you very much."

After jumping out of the pit, Mandel and Elro took the lead in thanking Xu Yue. Without Xu Yue taking the initiative to block them, these two people would have been burned into charred corpses even if they survived the impact.

"Nothing." After a simple reply, Xu Yue looked up at the black smoke forming a column of smoke in the sky with a serious expression.

"The isolation barrier is broken. With the explosion just now, the entire outer city should be alarmed. Then there will be no good thing to defeat them one by one."

After that, he took out the beggar's chicken in the space. Now his health value was close to the 30% danger line, and he needed to replenish it as soon as possible. After all, the subsequent battle would only become more intense.

As for letting Elro treat him? The opponent's mana is basically empty now, and it's difficult to create an electric spark, let alone heal it.

Xu Yue first tore off two chicken legs, threw them to the two people beside him, and ordered:

"Eat it, recovery product."

"Mandel, call all the troops immediately. The next step is a real battle royale. They run away and we kill them."

"Ello, restore your mana as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The two of them accepted the order. Mandel chewed up the chicken legs together with the bones and then walked towards the crack in the city wall. Elro finished his meal slowly and sat cross-legged, using meditation to speed up his mana. Reply speed.

After Xu Yue explained to the two of them, he jumped up the city wall several times by borrowing strength. The large and small cracks in the wall were the best borrowing points. Standing on the top of the city wall, Xu Yue devoured the beggar in his hand. Chicken, looking down.

The originally dead outer city has now become lively. Through the cold moonlight, you can see many more people on the street. Some of them are rushing towards Xu Yue's location, while others are running towards the outer city wall. They find that There are definitely a few contractors who have a wrong atmosphere in the outer city. Although they don't know what is going on in the city, it is not a bad thing to find a good escape route first.

After eating the whole beggar's chicken and feeling the warmth coming from inside his body, Xu Yue threw away the package, clapped his hands, and glanced at the contractors coming from all directions, with a smile on his lips.

"Come on, the more the better, it will save me the trouble of looking for them one by one."

Time has not passed for too long. At this time, the knights outside the courtyard have completed their entire team, but the number is only about forty. The cavalry team is tightly arrayed. Although most of the armor has many blood stains and cracks, But he doesn't look embarrassed, which highlights his iron-blooded and brave temperament.

In the distance of the knights, pairs of eyes appeared in the darkness, quietly looking at the knights in front and the damaged metal building behind them.

"It's indeed the Knights of the Guards. It looks like they just went through a fierce battle."

"What's going on with the building at the back? Was it built by the contractor? Good guy, building a metal fortress in the imperial capital is too much punishment."

"It should have been done by those bomb madmen from the Mechanical Mission. I am deeply impressed by their workmanship. Now it seems that most of those bomb madmen are dead."

"So it's not because of the monsters, but because the Mechanical Envoys were too arrogant and leaked the secret of building a fortress in the imperial capital, so they were surrounded and suppressed?"

"At present, this should be correct."

"Damn, I thought I could reap the benefits, but now the fight is over and we have withdrawn."

After seeing the situation in front of them clearly, whispers came from everywhere, speculating and discussing the cause of the explosion. However, because the metal wall behind the Knights was too conspicuous, most of the speculations were led astray.

Some contractors who thought they had a clear understanding of the situation suddenly felt bored. After seeing that there was no benefit to be gained, they all prepared to go home.

As for the dead silence of the surrounding environment, they don't care. Isn't it normal for the environment to be quiet at night? Moreover, there is no such thing as a night market in the holy paradise. The residents here have no entertainment activities late at night, so what else can they do if they don't sleep.

Some of the contractors were preparing to retreat, but the other more daring contractors looked at the knights in front with bright eyes. A legal contractor holding a staff stood up first, and the voice spread through the staff in his hand. But it was only heard by the surrounding crowd, and the knights in the distance didn't hear it at all.

"Friends, don't be too busy leaving. A group of lone knights with only about forty riders is right in front of us. What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And now there are nearly seventy contractors on our side. Let's gather together. Swallowing the other side is no problem at all.”

"That's the Knights of the Guards, and there are many priests among them. Think about it, if we can destroy the opponent, how many good things can we gain, such as professional templates, various types of excellent equipment, various Holy Light and Healing systems. Skills, none of them are valuable."

"I know you may be worried about the revenge of the Knights of the Guards, but think about what time it is now. In a few days, the Knights of the Guards will set off to the Dark Valley to fight against monsters. As long as we destroy this cavalry, Let’s work together to break out of the city. When faced with the threat of the black dragon, the Knights won’t have time to deal with us little shrimps.”

"I think none of you here plan to join the army in the battle in the Dark Valley. Otherwise, you wouldn't be wasting your time in the outer city now. You have to leave the Holy Heaven sooner or later anyway. Why don't you work together to finish this job before leaving? What do you think? "

The legal contractor's words clearly stating the pros and cons quickly spread among the contractors, and some contractors who were about to leave involuntarily stopped. The huge benefits and not too high risks, Let these contractors who were originally prepared to come here to reap the benefits start to be tempted.

Yes, anyway, he is about to leave the Holy Heaven, so why should he worry about the Knights of the Guards? Facing the black dragon, it would be good if the Knights can protect themselves. Moreover, even if they come, they will not make a profit. A bit of a loss.

As a result, this group of contractors who were afraid of chaos in the world began to gather. The increasing number of people gave them sufficient confidence. Pairs of pairs of eyes connected with strong greed, scanning the opposite knights members wantonly. It's like looking at green treasure chests one by one.

No one present raised the issue of how to divide the spoils. They were just a group of hungry wolves hunting together. They were not a team that cooperated seamlessly. Whoever grabbed it would naturally get it.

Under the metal fortress, the completed knights were about to leave. Suddenly, dense footsteps came from the front. Contractors in different clothes walked out of the darkness, tightly surrounding the entire knights, walking at the front. It was a man holding a long-handled staff. He was looking at the knights in front of him with a smile.

"My lords of the Knights of the Guard, it seems that you have just experienced a fierce battle. I wonder if you need help from us enthusiastic mercenaries."

Behind him was a metal city wall blocking the road. There were a large number of contractors in front of him. Faced with the situation of being surrounded, the leader Mandel's face was obviously a little nervous. He said coldly to the legal contractor who had just spoken. shouted.

"Get out of the way, wizard, you are gathering a crowd to surround the members of the Knights Guards late at night. Do you want to commit treason?"

"Treason? No, no, no, we are not..."

Before the smiling Legal Contractor finished speaking, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind and tugged at his shoulder. Unexpectedly, the Legal Contractor was pushed away directly, and a hand-held hand appeared on the spot instead. A strong man with a giant axe.

"I've seen you so unhappy. You talk so much nonsense. Brothers, get the treasure chest from the other side!!"

As soon as the strong man's rich voice fell, he picked up the giant ax in his hand and rushed towards Mandel with a grin on his face. The people behind him who had been preparing to attack saw that the strong man had already started to attack, and they also started to move.

The melee contractors screamed and began to charge forward to surround and kill the cavalry. The first priority was to prevent them from running up to gain momentum, so they had to limit the battlefield. The position was just right now. They wanted to suppress the knights in front. Move closer to the wall.

The melee contractors charged, and the long-range ones in the rear were not to be outdone. Long-range attacks from various types of guns, arrows, spears, fireballs, hail, etc. volleyed towards the heads of the knights. The legal contractor who had been pushed away by the strong man before was in the crowd. Zhong had a look of displeasure on his face, and after cursing a reckless man, he also waved his staff and threw out a huge wind sickle.

For a moment, the knights were on the verge of desperation, with various attacks flying from all directions, but there was no trace of panic on the leader Mandel's face, and even the trace of nervousness from before disappeared.

"Yu!"

After giving an order, one-third of the forty knights actually took out their short-handled staffs, and an almost solid defensive shield appeared. They blocked all the incoming long-range attacks and rushed in front of them. The swords and axes of the close-combat contractors hit the defensive shield, but only a few sparks were scattered.

On the top of the metal city wall, Xu Yue held the Bolang Hammer he had picked up again and looked down at the battle that had begun below. His eyes kept flowing in the darkness behind the contractors. After making sure that no one was joining, he nodded with satisfaction.

"It's almost there. There should be no fish taking the bait."

After murmuring, he jumped off the city wall with a heavy hammer.

"boom!!"

Before the surging roar exploded in the center where the remote contractors gathered at the rear, the wide and thick hammer smashed the bodies of the two contractors from top to bottom. The scene was like a hydraulic machine falling on a piece of raw meat, and blood dripped every inch. The ground exploded, and in the pouring blood, the heavy hammer finally connected with the marble slab on the ground.

In an instant, it was as if a mountain collapsed and the ground cracked, and the earth began to tremble like waves. The marble shattered into countless fragments, screaming in the air, bursting out, and bringing out blood flowers all around. The air waves spread with huge sound waves. , causing all the contractors behind to go blank for a moment.

Before his mind could shake off the panic, a square-shaped painted halberd was waved in the crowd. With a whistling sound, the halberd spread across all directions, swinging out a sea of ​​​​blood with a radius of three meters. The blood and minced meat were sprayed in this blow. It covers the entire battlefield.

With one smash and one swing, Xu Yue destroyed almost all the enemy's long-range contractors in less than three seconds.