Chapter 404: Chapter 258: It’s time for her to let it go_3

Why are the soldiers of the North Country so excited?

Chen Wanrong was curious, what exactly had Lu Chen done to train this army that the soldiers harbored no fear of death?

Just as Chen Wanrong was lost in thought, a grandmaster military general from the Tianqi King’s camp led the Barbarian Army in a charge.

As Chen Wanrong watched the Barbarian Army get closer and closer to the walls of Ningbei City, the soldiers of North Country still did not release their arrows.

It was only when the Barbarian Army was almost at the city gates that the drums sounded again, and with the first beat, thunderous blasts consecutively followed.

Chen Wanrong immediately sealed her ears with Gang Qi, puzzled by why these “metal trebuchets” could make such loud noises. It was then that the iron balls erupted mid-flight among the barbarian soldiers.

With each explosion, bodies were torn asunder, limbs flew everywhere, and witnessing this scene left Chen Wanrong completely stunned.

Though the Mysterious Moon Palace had even more powerful Divine Artifacts, after all, a Divine Artifact was a Divine Artifact. Their numbers were limited; not just anyone could create a Divine Artifact.

But these metal trebuchets of the North Country—one could tell they were made by the North Country themselves. And with so many exploding iron balls, it was clear they were mass-produced by the North Country.

The North Country actually possessed so many of these terrifying weapons!!!

No wonder the faces of the North Country’s soldiers showed no fear but excitement instead. With such terrifying weapons at their disposal, what enemies would North Country need to fear?

Chen Wanrong glanced at the soldiers operating the cannons and noticed that most of them were Ninth Grade martial artists, and some were not even martial artists but commoners.

And when those iron balls burst, they could directly blast a high-quality warrior of the Barbarian Army into pieces. Ordinary soldiers easily killed high-quality warriors; it seemed that the future of the Martial Arts World would be upended.

Seeing the scene before him, Mu Changtian and other military generals sighed continuously, just as they had at Tianguang City.

Although Lu Chen had told them that Martial Arts were still important when he equipped the army with firearms, it was hard for them to believe that the Martial Arts World would continue to flourish seeing the way those high-level experts were blown apart in the sky.

The Grandmaster leading the Barbarian Army’s siege was completely dumbfounded after watching the limbs and torsos rain down.

Of course, it wasn’t just him; every barbarian soldier was dumbfounded.

My god!!! What kind of weapon is this???

How can its power be so terrifying!!!

Can such weapons truly exist in this world???

…

Finally, a barbarian soldier in the crowd was so frightened that he turned and fled.

In an instant, the sounds of the cannons and the barbarian soldiers’ screams merged into one.

At this moment, even the Tianqi King himself was stunned.

He watched his defeated Barbarian Army in disbelief, unable to grasp what had just happened before his eyes.

This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a terrifying weapon!

The explosion from those iron balls was almost on par with an attack by a Grandmaster.

The multitude of exploding iron balls was like a multitude of Grandmasters attacking them.

The Tianqi King murmured to himself, “How could this be…”

He had believed that defeating the two hundred thousand North Country soldiers would only take a few days, but their first siege had met with such a blow.

How could Great Sum have such terrifying weapons!

These must be Divine Artifacts already, right?

Could a dynasty possess so many Divine Artifacts?

The collapse of the Barbarian Army was swift, but the Tianqi King soon regained his senses. Since they were Divine Artifacts, their use couldn’t be unlimited. Or perhaps using a Divine Artifact incurred a great cost—he didn’t believe Great Sum could continue using those Divine Artifacts indefinitely.

With this thought, the Tianqi King immediately led the Barbarian Army in retreat, but it wasn’t a true withdrawal. He intended to stabilize the morale of the barbarian soldiers first, let them rest for a while, and then continue the siege.

The scene earlier had terrified the barbarian soldiers. If they were made to attack now, they would surely lack the courage, thus a temporary retreat was the only option.

Seeing the barbarian soldiers had retreated, Xiao Pengthian asked from the sidelines, “Prince, should we pursue?”

Lu Chen looked at the Barbarian Army’s slow retreat in the distance and smiled, “No need for now, the Tianqi King likely hasn’t given up yet—they will attack again.”

The North Country’s cannons were not so easy to transport, especially across the plains.

The main force of the barbarians was still intact; if they pursued now, they could only send the cavalry. If the cavalry caught up and clashed with the barbarians, it would be too much of a loss.

Thus, the Tianqi King’s first siege ended in less than half an hour.

At that time, Lu Chen approached Chen Wanrong and asked, “Master Chen, what do you think of our North Country’s weapons?”

Chen Wanrong inquired, “Were these weapons manufactured by North Country?”

Lu Chen replied, “Yes.”

Chen Wanrong then stated coldly, “Your ambition is too great and will bring disaster to this world.”

Lu Chen chuckled and said, “Master Chen, where did you see that I have great ambition?”

Chen Wanrong responded indifferently, “To possess a sharp weapon is to give rise to the intent to kill. I hope one day you will not make an enemy of the Mysterious Moon Palace.”

As her words fell, Chen Wanrong turned and left.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong realized the complete futility of her dreams of restoring her nation. Firstly, she could no longer separate herself from Lu Chen emotionally. Even if she were to leave Lu Chen, it was unlikely he would allow her to restore her nation.

With such terrifying weapons in North Country’s possession, capable of mass production, Lu Chen must surely harbor strong ambitions.

Perhaps uniting the entire world was this man’s ambition. If that was indeed the case, then under this man’s ambitions, he would never allow her to restore her nation.

If the entire world was united, how could there be a Chen Nation?

Chen Wanrong felt a heavy blow to her heart at this realization.

All her efforts, her preparations over more than a decade, had yielded nothing but a man, and her hopes of a restored nation were now dashed.

Perhaps her master was right, all the pursuits of this mortal world are nothing but illusions, the more one seeks, the less one attains.

It was time for her to let go.