This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 46 - Guns and Vigor
Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Guns and Vigor
On the hillside, the man in the Purple Robe, surrounded by many as the moon by the stars, waved his hand.
With his command, over a hundred believers of the Calming Sect shouted as they rushed down the slopes, surrounding the village below from all directions!
These believers were obviously more elite, and the weapons in their hands were of higher quality.
“Wang Ping?”
At the altar, several certified martial masters looked at Wang Ping, “Shall we retreat?”
“Retreat?!”
Wang Ping pointed at the fallen individuals around them, “If we retreat now, we lose over a hundred Inspectors and dozens of top students from the Martial Arts Hall. How will we ever hold our heads high in Xing City again?”
“What do you suggest we do, Captain?”
Someone asked.
Wang Ping looked up at the man in the purple robe on the hill, his eyes filled with a murderous intent;
“This man must be the Sect Hierarch of the Calming Sect. If we capture him, we might turn the tide of this battle!”
He was very confident in his strength, and together with his three teammates, he didn’t believe the Calming Sect could withstand four certified martial masters.
The three teammates exchanged glances and nodded:
“Alright, let’s gamble!”
“Go!”
Wang Ping took the lead, charging out first with the other three following closely behind.
These four certified martial masters moved as fast as galloping horses, leaping over the wooden wall of the village in a blink of an eye and charging out!
The four headed towards the man on the hillside, suspected to be the Sect Hierarch of the Calming Sect.
The man in the Purple Robe, seeing the four martial masters charging towards him, smiled confidently and raised his hand:
“Ready.”
As his words fell, about twenty believers armed with rifles stepped forward!
The first row knelt, while the second stood, aiming their muzzle at the four martial masters charging up the slope.
The rifles these people held were the Eagle Strike II, which were imported from Western countries during the early stages of the reform. Da Lan Dynasty’s domestically produced Tiger Rifles were modeled after the “Eagle Strike.”
Da Lan Dynasty was established on martial might, and its people were fierce. Initially, armor was banned but not blades, crossbows but not bows.
That is to say, the court wouldn’t interfere with people owning swords, but possessing armor was treated as rebellion!
Similarly, owning bows was fine, but privately owning crossbows was not allowed.
Later, with the initiation of the reforms, Da Lan Dynasty massively imported firearms from the West, and the court raised the prohibition level of firearms to the highest.
Yet, for an empire that had been feudal for over five hundred years, with deeply ingrained problems, the court’s control over local regions continued to weaken. Local powerhouses, Jianghu Sects, and major families almost all had privately-held firearms, some even manufactured their own!
In this context, it wasn’t surprising that the Calming Sect managed to acquire over twenty Eagle Strike II rifles.
“Protect!”
Wang Ping immediately shouted upon seeing this.
The four martial masters quickly changed their charge formation, with one man holding a round shield at the forefront, while Wang Ping and the other two took cover behind him.
The shield-bearing martial master roared, and a jet-black Qi emanated from his skin, enveloping his entire body and the shield he held.
Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang—
A dense volley of gunfire sounded, some bullets striking the shield and being deflected.
Others hit the martial master, sinking in like stones in the sea.
The opponent was completely unaffected, continuing to charge forward against the bullets!
“Mysterious Stele Power? Good.”
The man in the Purple Robe on the hillside smiled slightly, looking unconcerned.
The next second, a three-meter-long Red Snake shot out from behind the shield-bearing man, like an arrow off its bowstring, flying rapidly towards the hillside!
It was Wang Ping’s Chi Lin Power, cultivated from his innate Qi.
This force transformed into the shape of a snake, carrying an alarming high temperature.
Before the Red Snake even approached, the people on the hillside already felt a heatwave sweeping over them.
Standing in the second row, a believer instinctively fired at the Red Snake, but the bullets passed through without any effect, and the Red Snake’s speed did not decrease.
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Just as the Red Snake was only ten meters away from the crowd, a figure rushed out.
This person was shrouded in a black robe, tall, wearing a mask, and wielding a Nine-Ring Great Sword.
He swung his sword at the Red Snake, the sword emitting an astonishing chill, frosting the air where the blade passed!
Puchi—
The frost-covered blade struck the Red Snake, and a large plume of white steam rose, whipping up a fierce wind on the level ground!
The masked man was pushed back several steps, but he had dispersed Wang Ping’s Red Qilin Power.
“A Refining Strength Martial Master?!”
Wang Ping, standing behind his companions, showed a surprised expression.
After reaching the Innate Qi Change Stage, one can be called a martial master. Those who can refine Innate Qi into special forces are Refining Strength Martial Masters, considered experts within the Qi Change Stage.
Wang Ping hadn’t expected that there would be a Refining Strength Martial Master inside a mere Cult. With the man’s capability, he could completely pass the assessment to become a martial master officially recognized by the court; there was really no need to mingle in a small Cult.
It felt as if he had gone hunting for rabbits only for a wild wolf to leap out of the rabbit hole!
As his Red Qilin Power was dispersed, his other two companions burst out from behind the shielded man, holding revolvers, and shot at the armed believers on the hillside.
Formerly, officially recognized martial masters of the court might have been specially trained in archery and hidden weapons, but with the introduction of gunpowder weapons, everyone now practiced marksmanship.
Unless specifically cultivating hidden weapons, a revolver was more useful than any hidden weapon.
The two martial masters were holding ‘War Axes’, a type of double-barrel revolver that could shoot two bullets simultaneously.
The two martial masters continued shooting while charging up the hillside.
Their intention was to use the pistols to distract the armed believers on the hillside, securing a chance to engage them up close. However, they didn’t expect these believers to be fearless in the face of gunfire, remaining steady, pulling the bolts back, loading bullets, then raising their guns to shoot.
Bang bang bang bang—
A series of gunfire sounded off, several believers were shot and fell, and the two martial masters were also hit.
However, they were wearing protective clothing made of Exotic Beast Skin, which, while not entirely deflecting rifle bullets, reduced the impact; coupled with the protection formed by the Implant in their bodies, the bullets were stopped in their muscles.
Without hitting any vital parts, being shot several times was not a serious issue.
The two martial masters took this opportunity to leap the last distance and charged into the crowd!
It was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. The two exhibited immense power with every move, easily crushing bones and decimating the armed believers one by one!
Just as the two planned to rush toward the man they suspected was the Calming Sect Hierarch in the Purple Robe and capture him, another two figures in black robes and masks leapt out, each confronting one of the martial masters.
The two sides quickly engaged in a fierce battle.
Watching this scene from a distance, Wang Ping finally panicked.
Because these two suddenly appearing men in black robes were also Refining Strength Martial Masters!
There weren’t just one, but three wolves that had leapt out from the rabbit hole!
The Zhi Ge Court had records of all the martial masters and Refining Strength Martial Masters within the boundaries of Xing City and kept a close eye on them, so Wang Ping could not understand where these three Refining Strength Martial Masters had come from.
Three Refining Strength Martial Masters plus one Divine Transformation Stage Mage, surrounded by so many believers, this shook Wang Ping’s resolve.
Facing a small, local Cult like the Calming Sect, the Zhi Ge Court had dispatched four officially recognized martial masters, over a hundred inspectors from the Inspection Bureau, and several ‘A-ranked’ students from the Martial Arts Hall along with a few special instructors with martial master strength. It was an overwhelmingly powerful force.
Normally, it was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
But nobody expected such a small Cult to have this kind of strength.
Although a Divine Transformation Stage Mage couldn’t overpower a martial master in a direct fight, being a support from the side was extremely tricky.
“Retreat!”
Wang Ping shouted loudly.
He finally gave up on trying to capture the Calming Sect Hierarch and turn the tides in one fell swoop, planning to leave with his teammates.
As for the inspectors and Martial Arts Hall students passed out in the village, they could only leave it to fate now.
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