Chapter 20 Black Tide
He killed someone!

In just less than ten minutes, he killed two people in succession!

In the critical moment, Wang Yao did not think too much and just fought according to his instinct. After he calmed down, he suddenly felt a strong sense of fear.

When is killing the most frightening?

It's not when your sword pierces the enemy's body like a piece of foam, nor is it when the boiling blood splashes all over you. These will only shock you at the time and even arouse your bloodiness, but will not make you feel afraid, just like when you playfully use boiling water to pour into an ant nest.

The real fear actually comes after the fact.

Looking at the gradually cooling corpses, Wang Yao discovered that these people were also living people like him. Looking at their painful deaths, he subconsciously imagined the pain they felt when the swords cut through their bodies. No matter how small an ant is, it is still a life. Cracks began to appear in his sense of morality. He was stunned, panicked, blamed himself, felt guilty, and felt unreal. All these thoughts finally converged into fear, which defeated his spirit.
"Are you okay?" Looking at Wang Yao's extremely pale face, Maomao walked over and gently stroked his back.

Wang Yao did not respond, but just wiped the stomach acid from the corner of his mouth, but he still felt cramps in his stomach.

"Is this your first time killing someone?" Maomao asked softly.

Hearing the word "murder", Wang Yao suddenly turned his head to look at Maomao. His eyes, as dark as the night, could not hide his full panic.

Maomao sighed and whispered, "It's okay. There's a first time for everything. Besides, they are invaders. You killed them to protect your home. No one will blame you."

Wang Yao knew that Maomao was trying to comfort him, so he still didn't answer.

For Maomao and his friends, they may have seen life and death, but he is different. Not long ago, he was just an ordinary young man with good moral values. The cruelest thing he had seen was just some videos of killing wild animals on the Internet. He thought he should be able to adapt to blood, but as the saying goes, "Dreams are full, but reality is skinny", it was not until now that Wang Yao realized that he had overestimated himself.
"Hey, new recruit, are you okay?" Shi Liang walked over and patted Wang Yao's shoulder with concern.

Ono also gave a thumbs up and said, "Well done, the terrified look on the black soldier's face just now was really satisfying!"

"Thank you for blocking the arrow for me, and thank you for standing up to protect me in the critical moment!" Maomao also smiled with his white teeth bared. Even Erda, who never spoke to Wang Yao, nodded at him.

After everyone dispersed, Su An also came over: "They have begun to accept you. You protected Maomao, who they cherish very much, and showed them your strength. Well done, recruit!"

Wang Yao looked at Su An's kind eyes with a complicated expression and nodded silently, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Finally recognized by his teammates, Wang Yao did not feel warm. On the contrary, his heart was cold, simply because in this world, mutual trust must be based on killing.

"Good! Everyone performed well in this battle, but this is just the beginning. Now wipe the blood off your body, drink some water to replenish your strength, we still have to hurry!" Su An gave orders again.

The team quickly packed up and began to move forward. Wang Yao also followed Maomao. The strange thing was that after the venting battle just now, he was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning. Maybe this is why humans can stand at the top of the food chain. Although they are weak, they have top-notch adaptability!

After walking for about two more hours, Wang Yao had basically gotten rid of the fear of killing people. After calming down, some strange thoughts began to linger in his mind.

"What's wrong? You look absent-minded. Are you really scared for so long?" Maomao asked beside him.

"No, I'm much better." Wang Yao looked up at the canyon in the distance on the side of the road: "Just... a little uneasy."

"Why are you uneasy?" Maomao asked curiously.

"According to what you just said, our current location should be between the second defense tower and the highland defense tower, right? Then why are there black soldiers ambushing here?" Wang Yao expressed his doubts.

"Do you mean that the second defense tower has been destroyed?" Su An's voice suddenly came from behind, scaring Wang Yao.

"I didn't say that!" Wang Yao shook his head, hesitating to speak.

"Tell me what you think." Su An's voice sounded more like an order than a question.

Wang Yao felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to scratch his head, but his fingers touched the cold helmet instead: "I'm just guessing. Rather than saying that the second defense tower has been destroyed, I would rather believe that this group of black soldiers may have bypassed the second defense tower to get here."

As he spoke, Wang Yao pointed to the canyon on the side of the road. In fact, he himself was not sure, because the canyon was endless and the road was dangerous. He doubted whether it was possible to climb over it by manpower alone.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Maomao exclaimed in surprise: "You mean the Black Armored Army of Wei bypassed the second defense tower and wanted to attack our high ground?!" "No, although the ability to set up double traps shows that the Black Armored Army just now are a group of battlefield elites, it is unreasonable to attempt to capture our high ground with such a weak force." Su An was still experienced and hit the nail on the head with one sentence, but he was even more confused because of this: "What exactly is the intention of the Black Armored Army?"

The team stopped at some point and everyone was looking at Wang Yao. It turned out that they had been listening attentively.

Wang Yao was a little nervous at first, but seeing his teammates' expectant and puzzled eyes, he took a deep breath and mustered up his courage and said, "My guess is this. It's exactly as the captain said. The other side shouldn't be here to attack our high ground. So I personally think that they should be here to stop our subsequent support troops. Without the support from the rear, it should be easier for them to capture the second defense tower."

Actually, what Wang Yao said is not without basis. To put it simply, this is the so-called "cutting off the military line". He did this when he played King of Glory before. He cut off the enemy's military line by going around behind, so that his own military line can enter the enemy's defense tower unimpeded. However, analyzing the real situation from the perspective of the game, it seems a bit unreliable, just like Wang Yao thinking that he is not afraid of killing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Su An's face changed drastically: "Everyone speed up and quickly go to the second defense tower to gather with the main force!"

Wang Yao was startled and said quickly: "Captain, this is just my guess. Maybe I'm thinking too much! It may not be reliable!"

"The reason why someone can become a counselor who is second to none is because they have more ideas than others." Su An looked at Wang Yao with a complicated expression: "I hope you really think too much."

Wang Yao was speechless.

Could it be that I really got it right?!
Everyone ran non-stop for an hour as if they were being chased by a Godzilla. Wang Yao was actually already exhausted and out of breath, but seeing the anxious looks on the captain's faces, he did not dare to fall behind and managed to hold on.

Soon, the majestic figure of the second defense tower appeared on the distant horizon. There was no sound of fighting, no smoke, and the blue flag on the top of the tower was still fluttering lazily in the wind.

Wang Yao subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had been thinking too much.

At this time, soldiers from the rest of the vanguard unit also began to appear from some small paths one after another. But when Wang Yao saw the friendly forces gradually gathering together, he immediately took back the breath of relief he had just breathed.

The soldiers all had blood and scars on their bodies!
Wang Yao and Su An subconsciously looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.

It wasn't just their 17th Squad that was attacked by Wei's Black Armored Army!

More and more soldiers began to gather under the second defense tower. They all had the same characteristics: blue armor, the same sword and shield, and glaring scarlet bloodstains!
A preliminary calculation showed that there were less than 200 soldiers in total. You have to remember that there were 600 soldiers when they first came out of the high ground! Some soldiers had even lost their ability to fight and lay on the ground as soon as they arrived under the tower. The scene was a bit chaotic for a while, with painful groans and anxious roars of people shouting for help everywhere.

"What's going on?!" Captain Shangguan appeared in the crowd at some point in time. The team led by Captain Shangguan was one of the very few that arrived at the gathering place unscathed like Wang Yao's Team 17. However, his face looked very bad, and he was roaring angrily at the other captains.

"The black-armored army of Wei State ambushed and attacked us halfway." Su An reported the situation relatively calmly.

"How the hell is this possible?!"

When Shangguan Wei was about to explode——

"Tsk, why are there still so many rats? It seems that the King of Wei is not as wise as we thought!"

A voice, an extremely arrogant voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the angry Captain Shangguan.

Although the volume was not very loud, it was strangely heard by all the soldiers present and attracted everyone's attention. Afterwards, everyone saw a suffocating scene.

Amid the "crackling" sound of armor and swords rubbing against each other, countless black soldiers appeared densely in front of the second defense tower. From a distance, they looked like a surging black wave, the momentum was chilling!

But the most eye-catching thing is the figure in front of the black tide, which seems to come from hell.

The man had a pair of strange red eyes, his facial features were as sharp as a knife, and he was wearing a black ghost face armor. On his hairpin, two thick red feathers almost hung down to his ankles.

He was more than two meters tall, much taller than the average soldier. What was even more terrifying was that the three-meter-long spear in his hand emitted a faint dark red glow. Combined with his burly figure, he was surrounded by a terrifying aura that seemed to swallow up the world.

Looking at the suffocating figure, Wang Yao took a breath of cold air.

The unrivaled demon Lu Bu!

(End of this chapter)