The unmanned drone approached the pig-headed man from above. Suddenly, a small hole opened at its base, and then, one by one, metal blocks the size of a thumb, resembling spiders, began to fall downwards.
Immediately after...
Boom, boom, boom!
Explosions sounded continuously. The falling metal blocks were all miniature bombs, detonating with a roar the moment they hit the ground.
Flames and smoke mingled together.
The pig-headed man at the center of the explosions was instantly blown away, crashing into the distance, its body scorched black.
As their companions fell, the pig-headed men became chaotic. Some even crouched beside their fallen comrades, beginning to feed, using their consumption ability to enhance their strength.
Meanwhile...
Before the shockwaves of the explosions had even subsided, gunfire suddenly erupted.
Bai Ye followed the sound of the gunshots and saw Jin Xiangchuan emerging from the forest, holding a machine gun in one hand and supporting a glittering ammunition belt with the other, spraying bullets towards the pig-headed men.
Bai Ye blinked and murmured, "It's this guy?"
Jin Xiangchuan was a master!
Bai Ye was absolutely certain of this, even though he had never seen Jin Xiangchuan fight before.
The reason was simple: without considerable skill, how could the man have obtained so many scepters?
Bai Ye himself had the mission for the Ruby Scepter and knew its difficulty. While not extremely high, it was by no means easy.
Li Jiayi was an anomaly; his appearance had nothing to do with the Ruby Scepter. It was likely a conflict with the mission of the demon Kruminth.
However, the fact remained that Bai Ye had encountered a pig-headed general. Without sufficient strength, a pig-headed general was not easy to deal with. Therefore, the scepter mission was indeed challenging, and not everyone could complete it with just average strength.
And Jin Xiangchuan had obtained five scepters on his own!
In addition, there were the Pulse Twin Guns!
Regardless of whether these were the lowest-tier weapons in future technology, they were still black-quality firearms, not something easily obtainable at this stage. Yet, Jin Xiangchuan had acquired them.
Looking at the current situation, Jin Xiangchuan clearly intended to force his way through the canyon alone. Facing over a hundred pig-headed men, Jin Xiangchuan showed no fear, indicating considerable confidence in his own abilities.
At the same time...
While Bai Ye was observing, Jin Xiangchuan had already emptied one ammunition belt, leaving seven or eight pig-headed corpses in front of him, riddled with bullet holes. Jin Xiangchuan then quickly retrieved a new ammunition belt and began reloading.
Watching Jin Xiangchuan resume firing, Bai Ye also sprang out from the bushes.
If he didn't act soon, Jin Xiangchuan would kill all the pig-headed men!
"Justice!" Bai Ye roared, then leaped forward with his greatsword, soaring seven or eight meters high before descending towards the pig-headed men. He swung his greatsword with force, shouting, "For Demacia!"
Boom!
The moment Bai Ye landed, he forcefully slammed his greatsword forward.
With a deafening roar, the ground instantly collapsed, and large, web-like cracks spread outwards in all directions. Countless stone fragments flew up, pelting the surroundings.
Layers of sword energy fluctuations appeared. Then, a circle of pig-headed men around Bai Ye instantly fell, killed the instant the sword energy swept past.
Jin Xiangchuan frowned. "Bai Ye?"
"What a coincidence, you're taking this route too?" Bai Ye looked at Jin Xiangchuan, grinning, "Want to cooperate? I need to get through the canyon as well!"
If he had a choice, Jin Xiangchuan would rather not cooperate with Bai Ye, and ideally, never see this dark-hearted fellow again.
However, Jin Xiangchuan couldn't stop Bai Ye from entering the battlefield. Moreover, if their routes were the same, joining forces would also have benefits, allowing them to pass through the canyon faster and reach the main battlefield sooner.
As for the kill count of pig-headed men, neither Jin Xiangchuan nor Bai Ye were particularly worried.
With their strength, unless all the pig-headed men were wiped out, accumulating a kill count of one hundred would not be difficult for either of them.
Therefore, after a brief moment of thought, Jin Xiangchuan nodded. "I'll cover you!"
Bai Ye smiled and nodded, then brandished his greatsword and charged forward.
Clang!
Meeting a pig-headed man, Bai Ye forcefully swung his greatsword, shattering the opponent's battle axe. Then, the greatsword danced again, transforming into a silver streak that swept across Bai Ye's front.
Pfft!
A pig-headed man's head flew off, tumbling through the air. Bai Ye then leaped forward, stepping on the still-standing corpse for leverage, and sprang forward again. He brought his greatsword down with force, cleaving the pig-headed man behind him in two.
With the enhancement of Demacia's power, Bai Ye's physical attributes were now close to two hundred points. Therefore...
He didn't need any fancy techniques; relying solely on brute force, Bai Ye could easily slay those pig-headed men.
The only thing to be wary of were the corpses!
The pig-headed men's consumption ability allowed them to grow stronger through continuous feeding.
Thus, dead pig-headed men became food for their companions, and as they were consumed, the surviving pig-headed men would grow stronger.
Eventually, through constant evolution, they would become elite pig-headed men, or even pig-headed generals!
Therefore, while fighting, they also had to be careful not to let the living pig-headed men consume the corpses, otherwise, the battle would become increasingly difficult.
However, Bai Ye didn't need to worry about that; Jin Xiangchuan would handle it!
The moment a group of pig-headed men surrounded the corpses, Jin Xiangchuan immediately pulled the trigger.
Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew...
The machine gun continuously spewed fire, and shell casings ejected, falling to the ground with a "ding-ding-dang-dang" sound. He sprayed bullets towards the surrounding pig-headed men, instantly shooting them dead.
Simultaneously, the unmanned aircraft in the sky flew overhead, targeting the piles of corpses, and began another airdrop of miniature bombs.
Boom, boom, boom!
Explosions sounded one after another, flames and black smoke swirling as they detonated.
These explosions not only blew away the approaching pig-headed men but also the resulting flames would incinerate the pig-headed men's corpses. Once the corpses were completely burned, they could no longer be consumed.
It had to be said that for their first cooperation, Bai Ye and Jin Xiangchuan were quite in sync.
Bai Ye was responsible for the charge, while Jin Xiangchuan provided cover and used the corpses to lure the pig-headed men before shooting them, preventing them from consuming the fallen.
Although it seemed like they were fighting independently, they were actually fulfilling their respective roles.
Jin Xiangchuan, using his guns, feared the pig-headed men charging too close. Bai Ye's appearance compensated for this weakness.
Bai Ye, who would normally have to worry about how to deal with piled-up corpses to prevent pig-headed men from consuming them during his charge, found that Jin Xiangchuan had solved this problem for him.
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