[...Those Imperial people who live in big cities can eat hot bread, but why do we only have bland wheat soup and wild vegetables? Yes, the Empire does not discriminate against us. This is beyond doubt. , but our leaders are not mountain people, so in times of crisis, they tend to favor their own people!]

[This is human nature, I don’t mean to criticize the administrators of the empire]

[Therefore, we must adhere to a concept - the mountain people's city and the mountain people's territory should be managed by the mountain people, so as to ensure our lives and safety! 】

During the speech, Martin Xuanfeng was not as calm and confident as when he spoke to his subordinates before.

Even when facing the chiefs of the two major tribes, Shankou and Jiangu, his strength was full of confidence and even more than enough, even though his men had already laid out dense defenses around Lian Castle.

Those fortresses, ditches and horses intertwined with barbed wire and poisonous hooks, as long as there are people blocking the intersection, are enough to prevent the mountain people who are not sublimated from approaching, and can also create an empty safe zone. This prevented the independent mountain people's alchemical artillery from being able to successfully pull it around the castle, so that the residents of Ryan City could get closer and listen to his speech.

Yes. Martin looked at the gathered citizens with numb eyes - now their eyes had color again. When a person is in pain and confusion, as long as anyone is willing to tell him the reason and solution, then they have There is a high probability that he will regard it as a life-saving straw, I have no doubt about it.

And all he needs to do is to arrange some shills to incite the people during his speech, so that everyone's emotions gradually become more enthusiastic and biased towards him.

At this point, those in Ryan's territory who still have the energy to care about who will rule them have basically begun to believe his words. Martine can see the stunned expressions of those people, their closeness to him, and their subconscious dependence on him. .

He was close to victory and could achieve his goal without fighting.

However, this giant mountain man who is more than three meters tall still feels that something is not right.

Because just now, his confidant told him that the secret agent he had placed within the Independent Mountain People discovered that all three patrol teams outside Leian City were missing and could not be contacted at all.

If the communication device given by Feiyandi was not expired, there is only one possible reason why the communication could not be connected in a place like Ryan Territory.

That means they are all dead.

But how is this possible?!

——Who is it that can wipe out the three patrols of the independent mountain people in an instant? Martin thought that he might not be able to do such a thing quietly even if he led the team. His bloodline inheritance was really a bit noisy.

But it doesn't matter.

At this moment, Martin knew that the overall situation was now decided.

Look at the people surrounding the castle, looking at themselves with hope and expectation - now everyone is incited, Yamaguchi and Tsentani do not have the ability to defeat themselves in a frontal battle, and if they defeat themselves, they can What will it bring to the residents of Rhianland? They can only bring destruction and pain with the support of the Firelands, driving people further and further away from them!

You can rely on your own tribe's accumulation over the years to provide enough food. If that doesn't work, you can surrender to the empire. No matter which way you go, there is a way. Even if the empire really wants to parachute a lord over, if he is not a mountain knight, how can you compete with him for mountain people?

popular sentiment?

If he is a mountain man, then why should he fight against himself who has the support of a large tribe?

[Under the guidance of the same blood and faith, let us build future prosperity together! 】

Martin suppressed the anxiety in his heart, raised the giant sword in his hand, and shouted - the dazzling light of thunder flashed on it. This was obviously an extremely powerful sublimated weapon and an ancient treasure of the mountain people.

——He has power and a plan. Neither Feiyan Land nor the Empire care about what the mountain people think. The former only needs chaos, while the latter only needs stability.

He can seize chestnuts from the fire, seize this inheritance, and prepare for more dangerous situations in the future.

But, at this moment.

On the edge of the city in the distance, a violent explosion suddenly occurred.

A thunderous rumble suddenly appeared, and then it quickly approached the center of the city at an unsettling and even frightening speed.

Even Martin, who was giving a speech, couldn't help but pause slightly. He looked at the starting point of the roar in the distance, and then was stunned for a moment.

The black giant is advancing rapidly.

The Avalanche III alchemy furnace inside the Cyclops is being overclocked by 120% under Ian's subtle operation. When the nearly five-meter-tall giant heavy armor is running at full strength, the pressure caused by its own weight and acceleration alone can destroy everything along the way.

The rocky road surface was completely crushed.

The sound of the overclocking of the alchemy furnace heart and the shattering of the ground was the truth of the thunder. The huge armor was heading straight towards its goal, which was the Leian Castle.

No one or thing dares to be in front of it.

"Stop it! Stop this thing!"

"Damn it, where's the patrol?! How on earth did this thing drive into the city and no one reported it?!"

"Go up, block it with barricades and fortifications!"

Both the independent mountain people and the mountain people of the Xuanfeng tribe were horrified by this. Nanling was the frontier of the empire, and Laian Territory was not particularly important in Nanling. After all, it was just an origin of alchemy materials that was managed jointly with the mountain people.

It's not the only one in Nanling. How come a special model of armor that has obviously been modified suddenly appeared?!

But there was no time for them to think. Ian had already accelerated the Cyclops to a speed of one hundred and seventy kilometers per hour. Among earth and land vehicles, this is a speed that can only be driven on the highway, not to mention a speed.

A metal behemoth nearly five meters tall and weighing thirteen tons?

Boom! With wood chips and rock fragments flying all over the sky, the black giant smashed into the barricades and resistance horses of the mountain people. Even the temporary fortifications piled up with cement were completely crushed, leaving nothing but stone on the ground.

A mess of ruins.

The Cyclops moved straight along its goal, even slamming itself into an unoccupied house that stood in front of it.

Accompanied by a tremor and a strong wind, the three-story building seemed to have been cut open by a long knife, leaving a blank trace, and the shattered building fragments had been knocked hundreds of meters away.

, causing the entire city to rain waves of stones.

——Who can stop such a monster?

Everyone watched with fear and disbelief as a black shadow passed through half of the city. Even a hunter who dared to face a three-meter-tall giant bear could only feel his own insignificance in the face of such a civilized creation.

There is also the smell of a fear potion spread quickly by the wind.

——There are too many behemoths in Terra. Even an armored one cannot be blocked by anyone, so it still needs some off-board moves.

"There's a ditch ahead!"

Someone screamed: "Stop him there!"

The struggle fortifications of the independent mountain people and the Xuanfeng tribe are now effective - a three-meter-wide ditch is located in the middle of the street. If the black armor does not slow down and turn, then it will definitely fall into this ditch head-on. If it slows down...

...The alchemical artillery and various conventional artillery that are turning to take aim not far away are already ready to fire!

But this armor is just like its owner.

It never makes sense.

Buzz - Blue light patterns flowed through the thick armor base, and the pumice device inside the Cyclops began to operate.

Then, under the incredible gaze of everyone - it took off!

"We can't stop it! Boss, we can't stop it!"

The mountain people on the street are calling urgently: "He is very fast, and he can switch between flight and land travel at any time. Our artillery cannot aim at someone who maneuvers at this speed and angle...ahhhh! He is coming!!!"

"

Then there was the sound of flesh and blood being crushed by steel.

This is the power of armor as the real main battle weapon of the Terra world army. Its size alone may be no different from ordinary medium-sized armored vehicles, but the alchemy furnace heart and various sublimation modules can give them incredible power.

If the driver is still an ascendant, then this terrifying power will increase several times.

"What the hell?!"

Not far away, the messenger of the Flying Flame who cooperated with the independent mountain people, that is, the observer who collects biological information around the Leian Territory, also saw the black armor breaking through the many obstacles set up by the mountain people as if entering uninhabited territory. He couldn't help but

Eyes wide open: "The Empire actually has extra armored troops to deploy?! And this armor...could it be the Empire's new flight module?!"

Although he is only a biological observer, how could he not know anything about military equipment? An obvious heavy armor can actually fly for a short period of time. This represents great strategic significance. If nothing else, some areas that appear to be Jedi

It becomes passable, and the heavy armor seizes the advantageous high ground and bombards the enemy from a high position. This is enough to directly defeat the huge advantage of the enemy's troops!

How could the rebel mountain people, who had never seen armored troops before, deal with a driver who was obviously an ace?!

However, even if the opponent is a mountaineer and the driver is Ian, it is impossible for the enemy to rush directly to the center of the city without any effective reaction.

When Ian was driving the armor and preparing to rush through a barricade, two Ascendants 'suddenly' jumped out from the top of the houses on both sides of the road.

Kari Yamaguchi, the burly mountain man was roaring and raising the iron rod in his hand to accumulate strength. His iron rod shone with a faint gray light, making it covered with a layer of illusory crystal rock out of thin air.

, this is exactly the power of his bloodline power 'Rock Barrier Tortoise'. For a moment, the rocks that make up the surrounding houses began to shake slightly, trying to gather in the direction of the stick.

If the power of this blow were real, it would be enough to completely collapse a small building. No matter how strong the Cyclops was, it would be impossible for him to remain stable under such a force that he could almost swing a small building.

And if it is impossible to maintain stability, on the other side, a thin mountain hunter has raised his long bow and aimed it. The bright thunder is condensing at the bow string. As long as the opportunity comes, it will burst out with enough power to penetrate the armored defense.

power.

But it was Ian who they ambushed.

Therefore, the light prism cannon on the Cyclops's shoulder had been charged long before the two mountain leader leaders, who thought they were hiding well, popped out.

When Kari tried to swing down the iron rod, a dazzling stream of light poured out.

--Danger!!

The leader of the mountain people who has experienced many battles knows the nature of this warning all too well. The moment he saw the light flame condensed in the prism on the Cyclops' shoulder, he knew that something was going to happen. He immediately activated his spiritual talisman to protect himself.

The various medicines taken before the battle also began to take effect.

Buzz - A pale white shield appeared in front of Kari, and a dazzling stream of golden-red light spurted out at this moment.

Then it penetrated the shield.

It's like cutting through butter with a hot knife.

The scorching light engulfed Kari, and he tried his best to change his body shape. He only lost his right hand and weapon. The molten iron was splashed by the wind, and the mountain man screaming in pain rolled and fell from the air.
To be continued...