Chapter 47

For such a long time, He Boqiang had been seen by the warriors of the second squad as nothing more than a homeless man who received extra care from Suldak.

He had no identity and could not even say where his hometown was.

He Boqiang and Suldak were quite similar in some ways, both with a strong and well-proportioned build, deep-set light blue eyes, and even the lines of their faces were extremely similar. They both even enjoyed sitting quietly on the hillside, gazing at the evening sunset and twilight. The warriors of the second squad even joked that they should be long-lost brothers.

Seeing the swordsman Bajiale in a dilemma, He Boqiang did not think much about it.

Driven by instinct, he ran towards the gate of the demon with his Roman sword in hand.

Although the bone club in the green-faced demon's hand was held by the shadow of the Crusader swordsman behind Bajiale, for a first-rank construct swordsman, the duration of releasing one's 'momentum' in battle is limited, the specific time depending on the strength of the first-rank swordsman's mental power. Once this 'momentum' is involved in the battle, its existence time would drastically shorten.

The existence of 'momentum' provides a certain enhancement to a first-rank warrior (including but not limited to strength, agility, constitution, etc.).

Bajiale, facing the green-faced demon, revealed his 'momentum,' which was a full effort.

During the stalemate, the shadow of the Crusader swordsman pressed down on the green-faced demon, and the two demons did not crawl out of the demon gate. Even Suldak did not realize that Bajiale was already one step away from the gate of death. If he were to slack off even a little, the demons crawling out of the demon gate would tear him apart.

For a swordsman, strength and constitution were Bajiale's weaknesses. His double-bladed greatsword was also locked, leaving him unable to use his full abilities.

The demon gate formed by the green-faced demon's abdominal incision could not support three demons passing through simultaneously. His body was continuously oozing purple-black blood, leaving him in a very weak state.

The three demons were squeezed at the exit of the demon gate. One of the demons had its head cut off by Bajiale, and its corpse was still entangled with the other two demons. The two demons struggled to crawl out while holding Bajiale's double-bladed greatsword with their hands, enduring the corrosion of the Warsaw plane's rule power, making them suffer greatly.

He Boqiang rushed to the front of the demon gate and saw the green-faced demon's face, filled with pain and despair, become even more grotesque.

He raised his Roman sword, took a step forward from the left, and used all his strength to slash at the two hands extending from the demon gate.

The green-faced demon growled and quickly abandoned the bone club, raising his green-scaled arm to meet the Roman sword.

A "ding" sound.

The Roman sword struck the green-faced demon's arm, sparks flying, shaking He Boqiang's hands until they felt numb, and he felt as if the blood in his body was about to burst out. Although He Boqiang was mentally prepared, he was still injured by the counter-shock.

The green-faced demon reached out to grab the guard of the Roman sword, and He Boqiang took a step back, nimbly dodging the demon's claw.

The bone club fell to the ground, and the shadow of the Crusader swordsman behind Bajiale returned to its original upright state, though the shadow had become much fainter.

In every battle, He Boqiang had a strong intuition. He did not need to deliberately swing his sword; he could make the best judgment based on his body's instincts. At such times, his combat movements were as precise as a textbook, as Augustus, who had received professional training in this area at the War Academy, said.

The 'momentum' that appeared behind Bajiale was like a hammer, shattering a fragment of memory in his mental world.

It gave him a sense of familiarity, yet he could not grasp anything.

In He Boqiang's mental sea, there was such a shadow, but this shadow was more like himself. Inside the shadow in his mental sea, there were countless dim stars, only two of which were lit, continuously emitting warm and holy light, though the light was very weak, he could still feel the faint power.

At this moment, a faint glow appeared on his right arm, though it was so weak that it was almost invisible.

He Boqiang thought this might be his 'momentum,' but this faint light did not turn his Roman sword into a divine weapon that could cut through iron like butter. At least, it could not cut through the green-faced demon's arm.

Although He Boqiang did not injure the green-faced demon, he helped Bajiale forcibly pull out his double-bladed greatsword from the two demons' hands, severing several fingers in the process.

Bajiale, gripping the greatsword with both hands, saw a layer of blue light spread from his construct leather armor, the magic runes coming to life.

"Cut off their heads!" Bajiale said urgently.

He then swung his sword at the green-faced demon, leaving the two demons stuck in the demon gate to He Boqiang. These two demons were trapped, unable to retreat or escape, and their fingers were severed by Bajiale, their exposed skin corroded, emitting thick green smoke, making them suffer greatly.

Bajiale's heavy slash was blocked by the green-faced demon's arms. Taking advantage of this gap, He Boqiang, holding the Roman sword in reverse, lunged forward, thrusting the heavy sword into the necks of the two demons, ignoring their howls, and decisively cutting off their heads.

He then felt a large foot kick his chest, an invisible force sending him flying, and he was thrown into the bushes...

Bajiale roared in anger, and the double-bladed sword took the opportunity to sever the green-faced demon's head...

...

Suldak straddled the neck of a demon, pressing its jaw with his knee.

A native hunter, covered in black magic runes, lay on the ground, tightly hugging the demon. The other warriors of the second squad held down the demon's limbs, firmly pinning it to the ground, making it unable to struggle free.

Suldak first stabbed the demon's chest with his long sword, then took a short-handled axe from a second squad warrior, swinging it with all his might at the demon's neck, trying to cut off its head as quickly as possible, like a lumberjack in the forest.

The other demon's battle was much more brutal. Although the demon was entangled by two black-rune native hunters, the other native hunters did not manage to hold down the demon's wrists in time, allowing the demon's claw to stab over a dozen holes in the two black-rune native hunters. The hunters struck the demon's head with stone axes, but found the demon's head harder than stone.

Seeing the native hunters lying on the ground, gutted by the demon, Suldak quickly led the squad warriors to support them.

The 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment had participated in several battles against the demon army. The second squad warriors had the advantage of excellent weapons and equipment, rich combat experience, and their own methods for dealing with demons. With Suldak leading the second squad, they finally managed to subdue the third demon.

When Suldak, holding the demon's head, stood up to celebrate with He Boqiang, a figure flew from the demon gate and fell into the bushes, looking familiar to Suldak.

The second squad warriors ran over, helping the person up from the bushes, and found it was He Boqiang...