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No sooner had City Lord Griffin finished speaking than Su Qing made his move.

He never waits for both sides to finish their trash talk before taking action, unlike in novels.

The musket, already prepared, was quickly drawn, the muzzle aimed at the fully armed figure on horseback, and the trigger was pulled.

He fired the shot without hesitation.

The lead bullet hurtled through the air, heading straight for Griffin's face.

With a distance of less than thirty paces, given Su Qing's accuracy, this bullet would surely hit its target.

But Griffin didn't dodge; he didn't even raise his hand to block.

When the lead bullet struck half an inch in front of his breastplate, the air suddenly distorted.

A layer of pale golden light visible to the naked eye emerged from his body. The lead bullet embedded itself in the light membrane, its speed suddenly decreased, and finally it bounced off and fell to the ground with a "ding".

Su Qing frowned; this was the first time he had ever seen something like this in this instance world.

This was also the first time his usually invincible bullets had been blocked.

Griffin glanced down at the shallow dent on his chest plate and tapped it with his finger.

Then a look of doubt appeared on his face, clearly the impact of the shot had exceeded his expectations.

"Good marksmanship." Griffin's voice was steady, but his hand holding the reins shifted. "If I hadn't activated my battle aura beforehand, that shot would have indeed killed me."

As expected of an old fox, he took precautions in advance.

Su Qing quickly made a judgment: his current attack strength was among the lowest of all captains at this stage.

Although the opponent was able to block the shot, it must have taken a lot of damage.

He wanted to see just how many peanuts this city lord could eat.

But Griffin gave Su Qing no second chance to fire, spurring his horse backward and retreating into the enemy formation.

At the same time, he pointed his longsword forward, and the soldiers in the front row stepped forward simultaneously.

The shield was raised, and a spear emerged from the gaps in the shield, slowly retracting like a steel hedgehog.

More than two hundred soldiers advanced in a semi-circle, their steps perfectly synchronized, moving slowly forward.

Su Qing took two steps back and quickly surveyed the battlefield, the rhythmic clanging of metal ringing in her ears.

Surrounded on three sides, with camps behind them, their space was being compressed, leaving them with less and less room to maneuver.

Can't sit still.

"Everyone, prepare to charge!"

Without saying a word, Wang Yao held the dented iron shield in front of him, his whole body rooted to the spot like a wall.

He didn't need to know what Su Qing was going to do; he just needed to protect her.

Selena's hand was already inside the pink handbag at her waist.

Su Qing pulled out five iron lumps from his pocket.

[Tier C Consumable: Hand Grenades x5]

Want to make dumplings? Then let's see how good your teeth are!

Instead of immediately using the grenade, he placed his hand on Wang Yao's shoulder.

Without needing to say more, Wang Yao already understood the meaning.

Su Qing pulled the pin on the first grenade, but instead of throwing it directly, he held it in his hand for two seconds before throwing it.

The grenade traced a low, flat arc and precisely penetrated the formation of the troops in front.

The soldiers looked down on the iron lump they had never seen before and simply ignored it.

I was still wondering how a "hero" so highly regarded by the city lord could only resort to such petty tricks as throwing stones.

Then, the next second, right before their eyes, the lump of iron burst into a dazzling flash of light.

"boom!"

The shockwave from the explosion knocked several soldiers to the ground, their shields flying out of their hands, tearing a gap in the formation.

Su Qing didn't stop, throwing two grenades at the same time.

The second one is still the shield bearer in front, and the third one is the spearman behind the shield formation in the middle.

Two consecutive explosions completely ripped apart the previously impenetrable formation.

The soldiers' formation broke down; some rolled on the ground trying to put out the fire, while others clutched their wounds from shrapnel and screamed in agony.

"Now!" Su Qing shouted.

Upon hearing the command, Wang Yao pushed his iron shield forward, transforming himself into a humanoid war machine as he charged toward the breach that had been blasted open.

The C-grade iron shield slammed into the first soldier who was trying to regroup, sending him flying three steps away, shield and all.

Wang Yao continued his march, sweeping his shield to widen the gap further.

Su Qing followed closely behind, and the muskets had already been reloaded.

He did not fire at the wailing soldiers; his target remained the same throughout.

The city lord hiding in the back.

Take him down, and the war will be over.

Selena followed beside Su Qing, carrying a small bottle in her hand.

She smashed the bottle to the ground, and a large blob of viscous liquid instantly spread out. Several soldiers chasing behind her slipped and fell flat on their faces.

"Captain, cavalry at twelve o'clock ahead!" Selena's voice was calm.

Su Qing turned her head and saw cavalry flanking from the side, their hooves thundering.

The fourth grenade.

This time, Su Qing did not choose to launch the ball high, but instead rolled it directly onto the path that the cavalry would inevitably take.

Amid the explosion, the warhorses neighed in fright, reared up, and threw their riders off their backs.

Just then, Su Qing heard the sound of wind behind her.

Arya Griffin rushed out from the direction of the camp.

Her injuries were still severe, and the bloodstains seeping from the bandages on her chest were particularly noticeable in the wind.

The longsword in her hand no longer trembled.

She stopped a soldier who tried to flank Su Qing from the side, and with a swift and precise flick of her sword, she severed the soldier's spear shaft.

He then swung the hilt of his sword backhand, striking the soldier in the chin and knocking him to the ground.

The movements were clean and efficient, without a single unnecessary action.

This is the strength of the former patrol captain of Redstone City; even with injuries, her swordsmanship remains sharp.

Su Qing turned around and glanced at her.

Arya gritted her teeth, a fire burning in her eyes, "My good father isn't as intractable as you think."

"You need help!"

Su Qing withdrew her gaze, said nothing more, and calmly uttered two words.

"Keep up."

The four men fought their way through the defensive line that had been torn apart by grenades.

Wang Yao led the way, Su Qing directed the firing from the center, Selena created chaos on the flanks with various bottles and jars, and Arya brought up the rear, blocking all the soldiers who tried to flank from behind.

The last grenade.

Su Qing gripped it in her hand, pulled the ring, silently counted to one, and then threw it towards the last obstacle in front of her: Griffin's elite guard of more than ten men.

The explosion shattered the Royal Guard's formation.

Through the smoke and dust, Su Qing saw Griffin.

He had dismounted, his feet firmly on the ground, his longsword held horizontally in front of him. The pale golden battle aura reappeared on his body, but it was much dimmer than before.

Griffin watched Su Qing emerge from the smoke and dust, and then watched his daughter behind him, covered in blood but still holding a sword, and remained silent for a few seconds.

His expression remained calm, even tinged with a hint of regret.

"You actually managed to fight your way here."

Su Qing raised the musket, aiming the muzzle at Griffin's forehead.

"I've said it before, I'm not a lackey."

Griffin gripped his longsword tightly, his fighting spirit surging, and the plate armor on his body hummed.

"Then let me see just how much this 'hero' really weighs."

He took a step, and the ground shattered.

He transformed into a golden afterimage, his longsword aimed straight for Su Qing's throat.