Those who reincarnate must die.

As the insect swarms migrated south, the imperial court moved south, and the main army retreated to the next line of defense, completely abandoning the prosperous Jiangnan region. (Google search for more information)

But the local people didn't have time to evacuate. Faced with the threat of the insects, they were powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as they became prey for the swarm...

But at this time, there were still people of goodwill who could not bear to see the people suffer. Some soldiers defied orders and stayed behind, while others, righteous people from the countryside, spontaneously organized themselves to resist the insect swarm by relying on the strong walls of the cities!

Although they knew that a lone city could not hold out for long under the swarm of insects, they still stayed, for their beliefs and for their hope!

Star City is the most resilient of the isolated cities where humanity was trapped amidst the Zerg tide.

Just as Zhang Lang was wreaking havoc on the insect hive, Star City was also attacked by that wave of insect swarms.

On the city wall, a tall man in his mid-twenties, clad in heavy black iron armor, stood leaning on his sword. Behind him stood a woman in her early twenties, slender and graceful, carrying a large bow, with a long, high ponytail, and wearing silver armor.

The countless officers and soldiers around them all respected these two men and watched the swarm of insects charging from afar!

As the swarm of insects drew closer, the man in black armor narrowed his eyes and nodded to the woman beside him. The woman in silver armor stepped forward, nocked a long arrow with an arrowhead wrapped in oilcloth onto the longbow, and had a soldier light the arrowhead and aim it at the swarm of insects.

This silver-armored woman was extremely tall, even taller than ordinary men. The large bow in her hand was longer than her own height, so the usual way of drawing the bow was to only pull the bowstring to her cheek, which was not enough to draw the bow fully!

The silver-armored woman's bow-drawing posture was extremely unique. Her right hand was pulled all the way to her shoulder, almost at the elbow, making the bow-drawing distance at least half an arm's length longer than the usual posture!

The long arrows nocked on the bowstring were also specially made, almost half the length of ordinary arrows!

A longer draw distance usually means a higher arrow speed, but this posture also requires more arm strength. It's okay to draw thin bamboo bows, but with this posture, even strong men, let alone women, can't hold the heavy composite bow steady!

However, the silver-armored woman held the arrow very steadily, and the arrowhead did not tremble at all!

Judging from this, does this bow only look scary and actually not have much power?

But at that moment, the woman released her arrow!

The long arrow, with a whooshing sound and trailing a long afterglow of flame, shot out like lightning, covering a range of about two hundred paces, and accurately hit the insect at the very front, blowing it off in the head!

Generally speaking, an archer who can hit a target from a hundred paces away is considered a master archer. If one shoots from two hundred paces away, using the height difference of the city wall as a springboard, it is something that ordinary bows and arrows may not be unable to do, but it is basically neither accurate nor powerful.

To kill insects with such precision, it's not enough to just aim accurately. The bow's draw weight and range must far exceed those of ordinary bows and arrows, which also shows the woman's arm strength!

Moreover, the true purpose of this flaming arrow is not to kill an insect, but to serve as a signal arrow!

As the arrow was fired, the heavy crossbows on the city wall opened fire, and thick bolts shot into the swarm of insects, killing anyone who was hit! The shafts of the bolts were also tied with explosives made of gunpowder, and each explosion would take away several insects!

The gunpowder formula that Zhang Lang and his team "invented" in this world last time has been preserved!

Thanks to the archers and city defense equipment, nearly half of the insects were lost before they even reached the city walls! The soldiers' morale soared, but the silver-armored female general on the city wall frowned, looking at the black-armored man beside her: "Brother, why haven't we seen any Purple-Gold War Insects this time?"

Whenever the insect swarm invaded, her divine arrows would be used to kill the Purple Gold War Insects. Although these insects had hard shells, they still had gaps and vital points. With her archery skills, she could often kill one or two Purple Gold War Insects before they rushed onto the city wall. Even if she was unlucky and couldn't kill them, she could always seriously injure two or three, relieving the pressure on the melee battle on the city wall!

But this time, among the tens of thousands of insect swarms, there wasn't a single purple-gold war insect!

"It's good that there aren't any!" Seeing the swarm of insects begin to climb the city walls, the black-armored man kicked up the sword handle leaning against the ground, brandished his crescent-shaped broadsword, and shouted the order: "Prepare for close combat!"

Soon, the archers began to retreat, and a group of strong, heavily armored warriors wielding long swords and axes stepped forward to counterattack the insects that had stormed onto the city wall!

Among these brave warriors, there were many with unusual armor, and some who were not wearing armor at all!

These people usually use various strange weapons, and their footwork and moves are completely different from those military formations and martial arts. They are more like folk masters, weaving through the swarm of insects and killing them with their agile skills and all sorts of strange and wonderful techniques. They are equally active!

Under the counterattack of the soldiers on the city walls, the insect swarm quickly collapsed. But suddenly, for some unknown reason, these insects went berserk, becoming even more ferocious than before, but they couldn't distinguish friend from foe, and even started killing each other!

What's going on?

The man in black armor frowned as he slashed a bug to death with his crescent-shaped broadsword. The sun hadn't even set yet, so why was the bug going berserk?

The insects' madness was actually a good thing for humans. These aimless insect monsters killed each other, and in the chaos, they even retreated from the city walls. Soon, they were all annihilated by the human army!

In this battle, more than 40,000 insects were killed, while the defending soldiers and warriors suffered only a few dozen casualties. It was an absolutely rare and great victory! The troops on the city wall raised their arms and shouted, their morale soaring.

However, the black-armored general at the head of the group had a furrowed brow.

"What's wrong, brother?" The silver-armored woman sheathed her longbow. "Such a great victory, why are you still..."

"The insects are endless, but the soldiers defending the city are becoming fewer and fewer with each death..." The black-armored general sighed. "In my eyes, every one of these soldiers and heroes is extremely important. As long as someone dies, it's not something to be happy about..."

Upon hearing this, the silver-armored woman sighed: "In war, how can there be no deaths... Back then, my ancestor, the Dugu family, was also defeated in the north and had to flee to the south to make a temporary refuge, going from royalty to people of the martial world..."

"Let's not dwell on the past!" The black-armored general sighed, looking up at the setting sun. "At this point, the insects shouldn't be attacking anymore. Let's go, come with me to report to Lord Lin!"

The silver-armored woman nodded, and the two instructed the soldiers guarding the city at night to go out and clean up the battlefield, both to retrieve the arrows and to properly dispose of the insect monster corpses to prevent them from rotting and spreading the plague.

Along the way, both soldiers and martial arts heroes showed great respect to the brother and sister, especially the man in black armor, which showed his high prestige in the city.

With everything arranged, the two descended the city wall and entered Star City.

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