Chapter 54 What is the value of life?
The fingers holding the arrow feathers slowly loosened, and the silver arrow shot straight into the face of the black soldier lying under him.

Snapped!
With a dull sound of bones breaking, red and white brain matter splattered all over the ground like spilled paste.

Wang Yao stared at the body of the young black soldier at his feet, who was twitching continuously due to nerve reflex. His deep black eyes, without blinking, flashed with a trace of determination and helplessness.

"Don't blame me." With a light sigh, Wang Yao retracted the armor-piercing bow and looked back at the desolate battlefield.

At this time, the sky was covered with smoke and the huge battlefield was as dark as before a heavy rain. What met the eyes were corpses everywhere, human body parts, and rivers of blood; what met the ears were desperate moans and heart-wrenching calls for comrades; what filled the nose was the rich and choking smell of blood, smoke, and burning.

Standing in the sea of ​​blood and corpses, the young man suddenly recalled a line of poetry he had read a long time ago: Don’t laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield, for how many men have ever returned from the battles in history?

The battle to attack the tower was over; the towering enemy defense tower fell down along with hundreds of lives, turning into a pile of messy debris on the ground.

In the past, Wang Yao had never imagined that the dilapidated tower that he was tired of seeing in the game would be so cruel here!
But whose fault was it that caused such a tragic scene?
is it him?
Wang Yao turned his gaze to the body of the black soldier named "Yu Jin" on the ground.

Maybe it wasn't his fault.

The black soldier's eyes, filled with desire for life before his death, made Wang Yao feel an irrepressible sadness in his heart. Life is so precious, yet so fragile. But even so, Wang Yao still chose to end his life; just like this "Yu Jin" on the defense tower would point the gun at him without hesitation.

They had no grudges against each other, and if they had met in another place, they might even have become friends. However, in such a canyon, they abandoned everything and fought for their lives until they died!
Maybe they are both right.

No matter whether it was the black soldiers who first invaded Shu, or the blue soldiers who came to counterattack and attack the tower, they were fighting hysterically just to survive.

But whose fault is it?
Neither for land nor for money.

Why did the rulers launch such a cruel war?

These countless lives that died also had their own dreams, ambitions, and aspirations, but they threw their lives away here just for the sake of "becoming the next hero". Isn't this the most ridiculous joke in the world?
Did this war make the serving heroes successful, or did it make the soldiers who longed to be heroes successful?

After inexplicably "crossing over" to this strange world, Wang Yao began to question the system and environment of this world for the first time.

Wang Yao suddenly felt dizzy and staggered to the ground.

Maybe it’s because of the aftereffects of being attacked by the defense tower just now!

Thinking of the unexpected blue bombardment, Wang Yao still couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end.

If it weren't for the defense bonus of Shadow Ninja Foot and the health bonus of Red Agate, Wang Yao's body would not have been able to withstand the powerful aftermath of the explosion when the first shot came. It was because of these two pieces of equipment that Wang Yao was able to avoid fatal damage. If it weren't for this, it would probably be him lying on the ground at this moment, instead of the black soldier named "Yu Jin".

"Ayao, you're here!" Luna's voice came from behind, and she sounded relieved because she finally found her lost beloved thing.

"Yeah." Wang Yao responded, but did not turn around or stand up. He just stared blankly at the debris of the defense tower that fell to the ground.

"I'm so glad you're okay. At the last moment, I seemed to see the defense tower was attacking you." Luna walked over with a concerned look on her face, and then saw Wang Yao's absent-minded look, and couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Wang Yao put away his confused thoughts and shook his head. Seeing Luna's beautiful eyes staring at him without blinking, with a hint of a smile, he couldn't help but touch his face: "Is there something on my face?"

"Your face now looks like those coal carriers in Jingzhou!" Luna chuckled softly, then knelt beside Wang Yao with her legs together, and used her soft sleeves to gently wipe off the black dirt on Wang Yao's face. "Maybe it's because you fell a few times after being blown up by the defense tower." Wang Yao smiled awkwardly.

Luna's soft sleeves brushed gently across his cheek, followed by the faint fragrance from the girl's white jade fingers. Wang Yao felt very comfortable, but also felt an inexplicable itch in his heart.

I couldn't help but secretly glance at Luna who was so close. Her pretty face was still fair. I don't know if it was because girls were more tidy and had wiped it beforehand, or if it was because for them heroes, such a seemingly huge battle to attack the tower could not even affect their appearance in the slightest.

Just as Wang Yao was secretly looking at Luna, Luna's clear eyes suddenly turned and looked into Wang Yao's eyes.

The moment their eyes met, Wang Yao subconsciously turned his gaze away, and Luna's pretty face quietly showed an alluring blush, and she silently withdrew her little hand that was wiping Wang Yao's face.

Just when the atmosphere became awkward and the two suddenly didn't know how to start the conversation, a rough voice came to the rescue in time.

"Brother Yao!"

He was a captain of a thousand men, and although he had some knife wounds on his body, judging from his happy expression, these wounds were probably not a big deal for him of such a sturdy build.

"Captain, I'm so glad you're okay." Although he didn't know why he was inexplicably called "brother", Wang Yao still stood up with a smile.

"You're so awesome!" Unexpectedly, the centurion came over and gave Wang Yao a warm hug. The strength of his hug almost suffocated Wang Yao.

"Your archery skills are simply at the level of a master archer! I saw it all when we attacked the tower. Even from a distance of 100 yards, you were able to accurately shoot and kill the turret operators on the defense tower one by one. You even repeatedly dodged the attacks of the defense tower, attracting the tower's firepower and buying us a lot of time to destroy the foundation of the defense tower. It's really amazing! Young and promising!"

"Captain, you are too kind. This, this, this little thing is nothing!" Wang Yao finally broke free from the captain's embrace, with a look of both amusement and tears on his face.

This guy is worthy of being a general commanding a force of a thousand men. His arm strength is simply terrifying!
"No, no, no! This is absolutely not an exaggeration!" The centurion was so happy that he didn't care about these details. Instead, he said seriously: "Do you know? Because of your sniping, our main force broke the record of tower attacking in history. Not only did we destroy the enemy's defense tower in just half an hour, but we only sacrificed 400 soldiers and a siege artillery vehicle. You know, in the past, it was common for the main force attacking the tower to be completely wiped out! Well done!"

400 people? !

Wang Yao was stunned. Although he had a rough idea in his mind, he was still moved when he heard the specific number.

Including the black soldiers, more than 500 lives were lost in less than half an hour? So far, how many soldiers have died in this canyon? Why is precious life so cheap?
"Attention, all troops——!"

Just when Wang Yao was still immersed in sentimentality, the centurion suddenly turned around, raised the long sword in his hand, and shouted to the main force!

"All soldiers, cheer for one of the heroes of our tower attack battle, Wang Yao——!!"

"Roar!!"

"Wang Yao! Wang Yao!! Wang Yao!!!"

Hundreds of soldiers began to shout the same name in unison and excitement. The roaring sound, like a burst of thunder, broke through the smoke and haze that enveloped the canyon, and it lasted for a long time!

(End of this chapter)