It was dark at night, and on the brownstone-strewn plains, a group of cavalry was marching nervously.
As an army, the sixty or seventy cavalry can only be regarded as a small group of cavalry, not even the "centuries" that meet the minimum requirements for large-scale operations. However, their orderly formation, the mental state of the knights on horseback, and the discipline of marching in the dark are all outstanding.
It shows that they are an elite team.
What's even more eye-catching is that at the end of them there is a huge talisman with a square head and a square head. It moves in the dark and rumbles, like a city wall pressing forward, flattening wherever it goes, sweeping away all the way, adding momentum to the cavalry.
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These are the students who were withdrawn from the Pingyuan examination area.
They looked serious and disciplined. The night blurred their facial features and covered up their youth, making them look like brave warriors who had been on the battlefield.
Because Huo Chaoqun was appointed as the main rider, he felt that he had a lot of responsibility on his shoulders and did not relax for a moment. In order to keep the team from being separated during the night march, he took the initiative to slightly shift the route, march along a river, and patrolled back and forth in the team.
Staring at everyone, no one can escape, and every detail must be observed and corrected.
"Follow up, keep up, don't mess up the formation."
"March at night and pay attention to the ground."
"Zhengpao, pay attention to the Zhengpao. It is said to cover the whole body and only expose the head. When the tide comes, you may have to rely on the Zhengpao to save your life. How can you slack off at this time?"
In the dark night, the only sound heard in the team was his shouting. If it weren't for his good internal skills, his voice would have been hoarse by now.
Thanks to his hard work and Ouyang Zhou's finishing, the team moved forward in an orderly manner.
Even though the assessment came to an abrupt end, which was inexplicable, even though the unknown breaking tide was frightening, even though some top students regretted not being among the top students, and even though there were still people like Ouyang Zhou who were surprised and worried that their companions were missing, nothing could be changed.
The team marched forward in an orderly manner.
Because they are well-trained, because they are talented people, because they are undoubtedly the future of Yunzhou.
After several hours of forced march, the intersection leading to the examination room in Area B was already in sight. This marked that their examination was coming to an end.
Huo Chaoqun breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and then he felt excited again——
Will everything go smoothly when we reach the end?
What if the Tinder truck that comes to pick me up doesn’t come?
Waiting in place in the freezing night wind?
If we can't wait, what happens if the tide comes first?
The tides are silent and difficult to observe in the dark, and on the plains there is really nowhere to hide.
If we run all the way back to the starting point, it will take a day or two. Now that the team is short of supplies and has no rest for a whole day, what should we do...
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly a bright light flashed above my head.
It's sword light!
In the night sky, the sword light was bright and dazzling, lighting up almost half of the sky. It didn't look like a fleeting meteor, but more like another sun.
All the students on horseback looked up almost together and let out exclamations of exclamation.
Without him, this glorious light is so bright, especially in the deep darkness on all sides, it almost gives people a feeling of hope.
"This must be the swordsman."
Qu Huan hadn't spoken for a long time. Now he couldn't hold back. When he opened his mouth, he let out a stream of white air.
"Why...oh." The person next to him was not his younger brother, but Qin Yongcheng. He was startled and remembered: In the Broken Realm, swordsmen can't fly with swords randomly, and they can fly like this.
Must be a swordsman.
Moreover, there seems to be only one glorious light just now. In the Broken Realm, swordsmen are also gathered in a pack of wolves. Only swordsmen can be lone tigers and leopards.
"It's the swordsmen from Moyun City who went out to deal with the tide. We can all be saved!" Qu Huan continued, "I just don't know who went out? There are many swordsmen in Moyun City, right?"
In front of him was a young man from the cutting-edge battalion. He turned back and said: "Not many. I can count them with two hands, but not all of them are gathered together. So a swordsman should be dispatched first. I don't know which one will be dispatched."
?Maybe..."
Before he finished speaking, a thunderous roar shook the eardrums, and a monster jumped out of the air.
The monster was only as long as a human being. It was of average height and short, with a body like a tiger and a leopard, a head like a dragon, one horn on its head, and folded wings on its back.
That is……
"brave troops?"
Qu Huan, Qin Yongcheng and others said in unison.
The person from the cutting-edge battalion in front turned back and glared, and shouted in a low voice: "Shut up!"
The Pixiu mouthed human words and shouted: "Who are you? Why are you marching here late at night?"
Huo Chaoqun stepped forward, with a respectful but not shocked look on his face, and said: "Reporting to the general, Huo Chaoqun, who is training in the new battalion, is here to take the assessment. These are the candidates of the same year as me, who are ordered to go to the second position to avoid the tide.
District mountain pass transfer."
When he reported this, Qu Huan and other students from the Human World Yamen immediately realized that this Pixiu was obviously the sword elephant of a certain general in Moyun City. He was a member of the Yunzhou Army. Huo Chaoqun and the others all recognized this person. No wonder they were not surprised at all.
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The Pixiu voice was like a bell, and said: "It seems that there is such a thing. Since you are here to take the exam, you are already more than half of the soldiers. You are about to serve. If you encounter a disaster, instead of rushing forward, will you retreat instead?"
He questioned him directly, and Qu Huan and others felt unhappy, as if they were afraid of danger and avoided fighting.
Huo Chaoqun stood up straight and said loudly: "General, the order we received is to move to the entrance of Area B! If the order changes, the seventy candidates in my group will go through fire and water, and they will die!"
The Pixiu paused for a moment and said: "In that case, you..."
Just as he was about to continue speaking, the river next to him lit up.
It was an ancient river with a very wide channel, but as time went by, the river gradually disappeared into the desert, and now only a dry riverbed and a lingering trickle remained.
In order to gather his troops, Huo Chaoqun marched along the river bank, but he never cared about what was in the water. Even if there were piranhas in the water, it had nothing to do with the situation at hand.
However, at this time, the river turned bright.
It wasn't a drop of water that lit up, nor a section of the river that lit up, but the entire river that lit up. In the night sky, it was like a brilliant Milky Way falling on the dark and endless desert. Compared with the stars that just illuminated the sky
The light is not much different.
A ray of light shot out from the river at a very small angle and hit the river bank diagonally. Everyone's eyes followed the light and stared at the end of the light.
The next moment——
Someone suddenly appeared in the light.
Nine people suddenly appeared at the end of the light and crashed to the shore.
If you look at the light as a track, they seem to be coming along the smooth surface, but they are moving too fast and no one can see clearly. Everyone just thinks that the person appears with a swipe, and then hits the shore due to inertia.
At the critical moment, the boy at the front pushed back with his hand, and a sword hit the shore, which immediately gave the force of the backlash. The nine people stopped their impact, twisted ninety degrees in the air, and flew upside down to the shore.
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When the nine people fell to the ground in a mess, Qu Huan recognized the young man at the front and said in surprise: "Tang Jiaoyu!"
Of course these people were Tang Zhao and several students who came out of the underground cave through the river, or Fan Huanyu. He did not expect that the end of the light would coincide with the students. He couldn't help but said with joy: "Ah, what a coincidence? Everyone.
are you OK?"
Although there was Pai Yao blocking the road in front of them, the students from the District Prosecution Department who had the deepest affection for Tang Zhao still cheered: "Jiao Yu, we are all good! No one is missing!"
When Pixiu saw Tang Zhao appear, he was also surprised, but then he began to look at this "Jiaoyu". At this time, the light in the river was not extinguished, and he could clearly see Tang Zhao's facial features. He couldn't help but look at it in surprise.
Looking at this young and outrageous swordsman even in the Broken Realm.
At the same time, after Tang Zhao said hello to the students, he saw Pixiu at a glance. Although this mythical beast was exquisite in stature, it was alive and well-furred. It was a real body rather than a phantom. It was clearly the sword elephant of a swordsman. He said politely: "
I wonder if this senior is..."
Huo Chaoqun hurriedly wanted to introduce him, and the Pixiu sword said: "I am Pixiu Jian Cui Yinsheng, the deputy governor of Yunzhou, and the guardian of Moyun City."
Tang Zhao said "Ah". Because of the difference between the front line and the human world, he had limited knowledge of Broken Territory, so he didn't know exactly who the big shots were in Moyun City, but he understood the official position:
This is the talker of Moyun City, the commander-in-chief of the Yunzhou front line, the second-in-command after Gao Yuanhou, and has a very high status.
These days, except for the emperor, high status means strong strength, and Pixiu Sword is definitely the most outstanding swordsman.
He saluted and said, "Teacher Yu Tang Zhao from the training camp of the Procuratorate Division has met General Cui."
Cui Yinsheng's sword resembled Pixiu and nodded, saying, "Was it your swordsmanship just now? Was it teleportation or escape?"
This was a slightly rude but normal question, and Tang Zhao replied: "It's an escape technique."
Pixiu said: "What a speed. Your sword is like 'light'? How fast is the light, how fast is your speed?"
To be honest, he didn't notice Tang Zhao's speed just now. He behaved just like the students. In the blink of an eye, people suddenly appeared. After all, the speed of light cannot be recognized by the human eye, not even a swordsman.
Tang Zhao explained: "I dare not say that the speed of light is far behind. It cannot even be called sub-light speed."
Not to mention that he couldn't reach the speed of light now, even if he could reach it, he wouldn't dare to try easily.
According to Mr. Chen's teachings, once the speed reaches the speed of light, something magical will happen.
Pixiu said: "That's not bad. After all, no one can say how fast the speed of light is. Can your escape technique lead people?"
Tang Zhao said: "Yes. But at most one team."
His swordsmanship is that wherever the light shines, he can take people to escape. As long as the medium is transparent, he can ignore obstacles.
In fact, the upper limit of the number of people he can lead should not be that low, but he does not have enough sword energy, so it is very tiring to lead people.
Pixiu said: "It's quite useful. You can fight and escape. I've never seen you before. Are you a new swordsman? Where are you going now?"
Tang Zhaodao: "I haven't joined the army yet. I just came from the human world. I was ordered by the army to send these children back to a safe area."
Pixiu pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine. They are all children with yellow mouths and their teeth are not fully grown, so what's the use?"
If Tang Zhao did not have that prestige, someone would secretly murmur at this time: Tang Jiaoyu is about the same age as us, and our teeth are not fully grown, so he is?
No one would think so now. At most, it seems that Pixiu wanted to recruit them just now, but now he seems to have changed his mind?
I just said that they don't seem to know the general situation and should rush forward, and now it seems that they should stay because they are only in the way. How can it change so quickly?
The Pixiu said again: "You already know the Broken Tide. You are a swordsman and you are already on the front line. How can you be alone?"
The tone of this question was even more familiar.
Tang Zhao had the same reaction as the student just now. There was no room for other expressions on the battlefield, and he immediately said: "When you are on the front line, you should take military orders first. If you are sent, you must obey orders. However, as a teacher, you should protect the safety of these children.
It’s safe, I want to send them to a safe area first.”
The Pixiu glanced at the sky. His sword light had already flown far away, and he had no intention of saying anything more. He said, "Forget it. The fire truck has arrived in front, and I think it's here to pick up the students. After you send them there, you can report back to the Tide Break. You
Take my token as a recruitment order. If you meet other swordsmen who can't catch up in time, take them along."