Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 54: New Tactics

Inside the Wang Family compound.

At this moment, Wang Dang was in charge of overseeing the overall situation.

Behind the nine-meter-high gates, Wang Dang took the lead, flanked by Wang Zhongye and Wang Ye, both positioned for battle formation.

Behind them were several Gang Condensation experts and a dozen or more Qi Refinement practitioners supporting them.

Further back, there were three hundred elite troops donned in iron armor and wielding heavy swords.

Among these elites, sixty wielded swords, sixty wielded spears, sixty wielded axes, another sixty were mounted on horses, and the remaining sixty stretched out iron nets.

Behind them stood even more robust soldiers, brimming with essence.

Each of these soldiers was ready with a bow and arrow, ready for action.

Twelve crossbow carts aimed at the gate, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Suddenly!

Wang Dang seemed to hear something.

Footsteps!

It was the sound of charging footsteps!

"On guard!"

Wang Dang let out a low roar.

The footsteps grew closer.

An unprecedented sense of oppression enveloped everyone’s hearts.

Just as the footsteps were about to collide with the gate, dozens of arrows from the walls beside them broke the sky...

"Beware of the arrows!"

Wang Dang yelled!

The soldiers with shields quickly raised their shields high.

At this moment, Wang Dang sensed something was amiss.

Why were there sparks on these arrows?

It seemed that something was burning.

Before he could figure out what was different about these arrows, the ones shot over the heads of nearly a thousand soldiers from the Wang Family suddenly exploded.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A deafening explosion mixed with fierce and violent flames suddenly scattered in the sky.

There were about thirty arrows, but each contained the power equivalent to a full-strength strike of Gang Qi from a Gang Condensation expert descending from the sky.

The unprepared Wang Family members were instantly overwhelmed by the violent impact and fierce flames of the arrows, sending people and horses tumbling over.

Each exploding arrow created a shockwave that spread over several meters, lifting and shredding all flowers, plants, and creatures within that area.

Even the powerful Qi Refinement practitioners felt their organs reverberating under the impact, with those at the forefront vomiting blood.

This new tactical use of gunpowder baffled the fully armed Wang Family members, many of whom were elite; yet, they plunged into chaos under this unimaginable attack.

Flames, thick smoke, dust, screams, blood...

Filled the Wang Family mansion grounds.

Before they could reorganize their ranks, the ground shook violently!

"Rumble!"

Under the violent impact, the Wang Family’s four-meter high gate, cast from fine iron, seemed like it had been struck by an ancient beast. Stone chips flew at the lock, and it collapsed with a crash.

At the moment the gate fell, a figure standing 2.6 meters tall, resembling a demon god, stepped forward amidst the dust.

It was Gu Jinlai, clad in heavy armor!

At this moment, he was carrying a large bundle of explosives, twisting his body 360 degrees, as if throwing a shot put, hurling the bundle of explosives above the densely packed troops.

"Intercept it!"

Wang Dang yelled immediately.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The bundle of explosives, instead of hitting and detonating upon impact, exploded in mid-air about ten meters above the troops.

"Rumble!"

The sound thunderous, accompanied by even more violent flames and blasts, ravaged everything recklessly.

One hundred kilograms!

The explosive pack weighed a hefty one hundred kilograms!

The energy released by such an amount of explosives was far greater than any single strike from a Hugging Pill practitioner.

The suddenly bursting flames and intense light instantly swallowed dozens of soldiers, with visible white shockwaves spreading out from the fireball at the center, sweeping across all directions with incredible speed, flipping dozens of people nearby.

The shockwave’s residual force swept over the flowers and scenes in the courtyard and even the soldiers, flipping them over and tearing them apart, and even further sweeping up to the distant houses, causing the roof tiles of these houses to whirl and fly off.

It shattered countless glasses and ceramics.

"Heavenly Master Refining Technique!"

From the crowd came Wang Dang’s horrific and enraged howl, "Form the battle formation! Quickly form the battle formation!"

Before he could gather everyone, a figure in super heavy armor, resembling a giant, Gu Jinlai charged forward.

The drifting smoke and rising flames could not hinder his form in the slightest.

He broke through the dust barrier, carrying the momentum of thunderous fury, and pounced in front of Wang Dang. Under the terrified gaze of this Hugging Pill, he swung his sword down.

"Ah!"

Wang Dang let out a wild cry, unleashing a forbidden technique. True Qi boiled within him. His sword of despair, as radiant as the Great Sun Brilliance, nearly overshadowed the brilliance of the surrounding flames.

But it was useless.

The giant sword struck, the Great Sun-like Sword Gang shattering instantly. The exploding force, centered on him, swept recklessly, clearing all the flames and dust within tens of meters.

Even the sturdy ground displayed a web-like series of cracks, with splashing stones and dust rolling out like a dust storm.

Wang Dang’s bones were completely shattered by this violent force, his internal organs blasted into mincemeat by the shocking force.

"My Wang Family..."

His eyes widened. Just as he was about to speak, the words were drowned out by the blood continuously spilling from his mouth.

Immediately after, his form wavered, as if all his bones had been crushed and all his essence drained, and he collapsed.

He died on the spot.

Only then did cries of horrific fear from the Wang Family resound around him.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Fire! Fire! So much fire!"

"I can’t hear anything, I can’t hear anything anymore!"

Flames, screams, and wails filled the Wang Family Mansion, creating utter chaos at the scene.

All preparations and alertness vanished like smoke under Gu Jinlai’s onslaught with a volley of rockets and a bundle of explosives.

At this moment, Gu Chaoyang, Nian Buwang, Su Nanxing, and others also led their forces and charged in from outside.

Leading the charge were eight individuals, including Gu Chifeng and Gu Luochen, their demon bodies forged by the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, each clad in heavy armor and wielding heavy swords...

Though these armors and swords were just deliveries Gu Jinlai made to the Heavenly Grass Pavilion, in terms of defensive power, they were still no less than top-grade Treasure Armor.

With these eight as the forefront, dozens of people stormed into the Wang Family’s confused military formation, slaughtering wildly.

Meanwhile, Gu Jinlai and Su Nanxing turned their attention to the remaining few Hugging Pill, Gang Condensation, and Qi Refinement experts.

After allocating a few Yellow Condensing Gang to Su Nanxing, Gu Jinlai charged again, targeting Wang Zhongye and Wang Ye.

Both were only newly promoted Hugging Pills who had flourished in recent years with the Wang Family. Su Nanxing alone could suppress both, let alone Gu Jinlai, who had activated the Great Sun True Demon Body.

In one encounter, Wang Ye was slain by Gu Jinlai’s sword.

This scene fell into Wang Zhongye’s eyes, filling him with utter despair.

"It’s over! The century-old foundation of my Wang Family... all gone!"

"I recognize you, you were among those who besieged me at the Meteor Star Guard Mansion a few hours ago. You even falsely accused me of being a humanoid devil!"

Gu Jinlai turned dramatically and strode meteorically towards Wang Zhongye.

His armor, not yet co-spirit, looked extremely rudimentary, especially now smeared with blood. Wearing it as he activated the Great Sun True Demon Body, growing to a height of two meters and sixty-six, he exuded a crude, savage, and brutal aura.

"I, a living person, am labeled as a member of the devil race in your mouths, how innocent am I! People like you who fabricate rumors out of nothing..."

"Boom!"

Gu Jinlai suddenly accelerated, wielding his sword for a cut.

Driven by a fear of death, Wang Zhongye desperately retreated.

But Gu Jinlai had already anticipated his movement. The floor he trod on shattered with a loud bang, his speed suddenly increased by fifty percent and in an instant, he appeared in front of him!

Crossing the World·Four Seas!

"Execute!"

"Bang!"

The last Hugging Pill of the Wang Family was cleaved in half.

"Next..."

He shifted his gaze to the high wall, his eyes seemingly transcending space, looking toward the Zhao Family and the Fang Family’s locations.

The battle at the Wang Family could not end so quickly; otherwise, realizing how swiftly the Wang Family had been crushed, they might not rush into the Wang Family Mansion.

Immediately, Gu Jinlai made a gesture.

Gu Chaoyang, Nian Buwang, and Su Nanxing nodded simultaneously.

One prepared explosives, one probed the movements of the Fang Family and the Zhao Family, and one led a force to pursue and slaughter the remnants of the Wang Family in a free-flowing manner.

After this battle, Lingxiao City would thoroughly change its rulership.