Amidst the slaughter, the sky gradually brightened.
The expeditionary army surrounded Ren Xiaosu, and there were so many of them that when Ren Xiaosu looked out, he felt like he was surrounded by people.
Based on the barbarians' understanding of supernatural beings, even supernatural beings would have times when they were exhausted. If they could rely on their numbers to overwhelm such a powerful supernatural being to death, there would be less resistance for the rest of the army's main forces heading south.
Therefore, even though they were still unable to hurt Ren Xiaosu, they did not let Ren Xiaosu leave nor did they retreat.
These barbarians were split into two groups. One group centered around Ren Xiaosu, while the other group centered around "Old Xu." In comparison, the battle on "Old Xu's" side was more intense.
As "Old Xu" rampaged around, any barbarian who came into contact with its black saber would either be missing an arm or a leg or be left with a huge wound on their body.
It was a bloody scene.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu's side was a lot more peaceful. He just kept activating the Shadow Door and tossing the Explosive Poker cards into the vicinity. The more powerful ones were tossed further away, while the weaker ones were tossed closer.
Outside the encirclement, some barbarians who could not see Ren Xiaosu's actions clearly were killed by the explosions before they could figure out what was going on.
After the Explosive Poker cards were thrown out by Ren Xiaosu through the Shadow Door, the numbers and colors on the cards suddenly erupted with intense light and heat. Following that, a huge shockwave spread out and threw the barbarians into the sky one by one.
After throwing out the low-level cards, Ren Xiaosu looked at the still densely packed barbarians and thought to himself, 'In for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound. I might as well kill some more barbarians.'
Thinking of this, he took out four 10s!
When he threw four 7s earlier, a small mushroom cloud erupted. All the buildings within a 50-meter radius were razed to the ground, and not a single blade of grass grew within a 100-meter radius. Seeing that the barbarian expeditionary army had a large number of people, Ren Xiaosu decided to throw four 10s at the outermost perimeter of the encirclement with his Shadow Door. Then he quickly fell to the ground.
When the barbarians saw Ren Xiaosu suddenly fall to the ground, they were a little confused. But a moment later, a huge heat wave came from the periphery of the encirclement. A visible ring of dust kept spreading out from the Explosive Poker cards, and a transparent halo of light swept out like a ripple against the ground. The huge flames instantly vaporized the barbarians closest to the cards.
The ground where the Explosive Poker cards were was collapsed by more than ten meters. Then, the pressure at the center of the explosion changed, and dust and debris surged into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
Amidst the mushroom cloud, orange-red flames flickered in the grayish-black smoke, and there was a faint rumble of thunder.
Even though Ren Xiaosu had already fallen to the ground, he was still thrown dozens of meters away by the terrifying shockwave of the explosion along with the barbarians beside him.
For a moment, he felt a burning pain all over his body, and there was also a dull pain in his chest.
To be honest, even though he was the one who threw the Explosive Poker cards, he did not expect them to be so powerful!
Just this explosion alone had instantly killed more than half of the expeditionary army's main force. The remaining barbarians were also dumbfounded.
This was the first time Ren Xiaosu saw these elite soldiers in a daze. The barbarians seemed to be shouting something, but Ren Xiaosu's ears were ringing, so he could not hear what they were saying.
Seeing that there were still quite a number of barbarians around him, and that the remaining barbarians who were still alive were preparing to surround him again, Ren Xiaosu could not find where the ear pick the palace had given him had gone!
He said to the communication device he was carrying, "Cover my retreat! If this drags on, the expeditionary army from the north will be here soon! "
But after Ren Xiaosu said that, he immediately realized that the explosion must have affected the wireless communication device, so Yang Xiaojin would definitely not be able to hear what he was saying.
Ren Xiaosu looked around and decisively activated City Crusher in a flash. "Old Xu" took advantage of the time the barbarians were distracted to start a massacre. It killed its way through the crowd to where Ren Xiaosu was, picked up its master, and ran south.
When the barbarians reacted, they wanted to give chase. But a sniper who was hiding somewhere started suppressing them with firepower again, forcing the pursuing troops to hide behind cover.
Although there was no communication device, Yang Xiaojin knew what she had to do at the right time.
One of the barbarians' commanders said coldly, "It's just a sniper. We still have so many people with us. Let's break through his suppressive fire. Go, capture those three people and bring them back!"
But just as he finished speaking, the barbarians rushed out from behind cover only to discover that the gunfire had stopped. Meanwhile, the two people who had run away from them had also disappeared.
The barbarians were stunned for a moment. So Central Plains people could actually run so fast when they were fleeing?!
Everyone turned around to look at their commander and waited for his next instructions. But before the commander could make a decision, he heard heavy footsteps coming from the north!
The commander's expression darkened. He knew very well what the consequences of his failure to stop the enemy would be.
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The 7th Division troops who were retreating also heard the explosions coming from behind them. When they turned around, they could even see the huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky through the gaps in the forest.
A large amount of smoke rose into the sky, so much so that the sky that had just lit up suddenly darkened again.
P5067 watched this scene in a daze. His adjutant said, "I know why he said he wanted to hold off the expeditionary army for half an hour by himself. So it's because he brought explosives with him. Since the explosion was so loud, he must have brought a lot of explosives with him. If he wanted to detonate the explosives in the crowd, he'd have to bear the brunt of it himself. "
P5067 was silent for a moment. "He's a hero. He used his life to buy us time."
In their opinion, Ren Xiaosu must have died together with a large number of barbarians while carrying the explosives. As a result, they felt a sense of sorrow.
Too many people had left this world in a single day.
But while they were silently mourning, they saw a dejected Ren Xiaosu suddenly emerge from the forest behind them. Together with Yang Xiaojin, they sprinted all the way past the 7th Division troops.
When Ren Xiaosu passed by the command vehicle, he even shouted, "What are you waiting for? The expeditionary army is coming from behind. Hurry up and run!"
Due to the ringing in his ears, Ren Xiaosu kept feeling that he was speaking a little too softly. So he had to shout everything he said.
P5067 looked at Ren Xiaosu and nearly failed to react. "Wait, where's the troops that intercepted us?"
"Half of them were killed." Ren Xiaosu said, "I've helped y 'all stall them. Although I only managed to stall them for a little over 20 minutes, I've killed quite a few barbarians, so it's worth it. Hurry up and run."
After that, the soldiers of the 7th Division saw Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin start running again and quickly disappear in front of them.
P5067 continued leading the retreat of the 7th Division. Along the way, he and his adjutant did not speak for a long time.
It was naturally a good thing that Ren Xiaosu was still alive. But they had agreed that he would only be helping the 7th Division stall for time, so why did he end up killing half of the barbarians?
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