Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#252 - A last resort

Focusing his eyes, he saw that it was Zhao Min. She had changed into women's clothing, dressed elaborately, and was stunningly beautiful.

On her left and right sides stood a man wearing a bamboo hat and a gloomy old man.

Besides them, there were many soldiers on the city wall, and the Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows were also present.

At the same time, lighting up the entire street below were no fewer than a hundred Yuan Mongol soldiers, all wearing armor, holding long sabers, and carrying bows and arrows, fully armed.

After appearing, they held torches and walked out from their hiding places with sabers in hand, standing on both sides of the street, looking quite imposing.

Xiao Zhao, Yang Buhui, and Nana, the three girls, were tied up in front of Zhao Min, each with a worried look on their faces. The little girl Nana was already tearful.

There were many people in the entire area at this time, at least four or five hundred. Apart from the soldiers below responsible for holding torches for lighting, most of them were concentrated on the city wall.

Among them, the one who gave Liang Yue the greatest sense of threat was the gloomy old man next to Zhao Min.

His face was full of wrinkles, but his complexion was very pale. He was thin and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow him over. He had no beard, and whether it was his clothing or appearance, he looked like an old eunuch.

Secondly, there was the man with a bamboo hat and disheveled hair standing on the other side of Zhao Min. With his extraordinary eyesight, even through the veil, Liang Yue could clearly see the old, scarred face of the other party.

"Liang Yue... long time no see~"

Zhao Min slowly walked to the crenelation, placed a hand on the city wall, looked at him below, her eyes flickering, and then said with a confident look on her face.

"Heh~"

Hearing this, Liang Yue's mouth suddenly curved slightly.

With a flip of his sleeve, two long swords instantly appeared in his grasp. With a light tap of his feet, his figure instantly became a blur.

"Hum~"

Accompanied by a crisp sword sound, in a flash of light, the bright sword blade had cut through most of the street.

In just a breath's time, the street that was originally lit by torches suddenly dimmed significantly.

However, Liang Yue didn't care about her words. Only after another breath, when he had killed almost all the soldiers on the street, did he stop.

With a light leap, he instantly stood on the roof not far from the city wall.

Looking up at the scene on the city wall, Zhao Min was now holding a knife against Xiao Zhao's neck with a gloomy expression.

The man with the bamboo hat and the gloomy old man, who had been standing behind her, also stepped forward, looking at him solemnly, their eyes full of caution and a hint of shock.

The Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows all drew their bows and aimed their arrows, together with hundreds of elite soldiers around, waiting in full battle array, staring at him intently.

"You seem to be very afraid of me?"

Looking at the situation on the city wall, Liang Yue naturally understood that with his current abilities, it was absolutely impossible to rescue the three girls unharmed under the encirclement of so many people.

At least, conventional methods wouldn't work.

So, this guy decisively adopted a chatting strategy to delay time.

In his heart, he was still hesitating whether he should do that...

However, this hesitation only lasted for half a second before he suppressed it.

...

"System, after this stronghold world is upgraded, will there be no new villager slots issued?"

The moment he summoned the villager invitation interface, Liang Yue also questioned the system in his mind.

That's right~ Recruiting the three girls on the city wall as his villagers, and sending them directly to the stronghold world at the moment of rule fusion, seemed to be the only reliable way he could think of at present~

After experiencing multiple heavens worlds before, Liang Yue happened to have three villager slots left in his hand.

What made him hesitate was that it seemed a little unworthy to spend such precious slots on the three people in front of him, and apart from Nana, he didn't have much interaction with Xiao Zhao and Yang Buhui.

However, since it was to save people...

"Ding~! Matters regarding the stronghold world upgrade will begin after the host returns. Please check it yourself at that time."

"Okay..."

...

"Afraid of you? Hmph~ The majestic Bloodbath Shura! Easily annihilated thousands of elite soldiers of my Great Yuan, yet remained unscathed! I ask you, in this world, who can let their guard down against you!"

Continuing to the crenelation, looking at the young face below with handsome features, who had just killed dozens of soldiers without changing his expression, Zhao Min gritted her teeth and shouted at him.

"Then what are you going to do now? Threaten me?"

Looking up at Zhao Min on the city wall, Liang Yue continued to fiddle quickly on the light screen in front of him, and soon summoned the character bars of Xiao Zhao, Yang Buhui, and Nana.

Then, he unhesitatingly clicked the send button on the invitation button behind them. Almost in an instant, the three people tied to the wooden poles felt something and looked up at him.

"I want you to join my Great Yuan camp! Otherwise, I will kill them!"

"Do you think that's possible? Quickly accept the invitation~"

"What are you saying? Are you agreeing or disagreeing!?"

"Using their three lives to make me join your Great Yuan, what kind of logic is that? Can a princess be so childish?"

"Don't you want to ask about my conditions?"

"It's nothing more than wealth and glory. Those things are readily available to me and have no meaning."

"If it's~ Huh?"

...

Just then, when Zhao Min wanted to continue to negotiate terms with Liang Yue, a soft white light suddenly rose behind her, immediately scaring the princess to fly to the side.

The man with the bamboo hat and the gloomy old man also instantly guarded her in front of her.

Only to see at this time, the bodies of Xiao Zhao, Yang Buhui, and Nana on the wooden poles were quietly covered by a layer of white halo, which was subtle but exceptionally dazzling in the current environment.

Needless to say, the three had naturally accepted Liang Yue's villager invitation at this moment and were undergoing the transformation of the stronghold world's rules. Unconsciously, they all began to slowly close their eyes, feeling the mysterious changes in their bodies.

"Kill them! Quick!"

Seeing the appearance of the three girls now, Zhao Min subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and after a little hesitation, she immediately ordered the two beside her.

However, at this moment, before the man with the bamboo hat and the gloomy old man could act, a circular opening suddenly appeared behind Xiao Zhao, Yang Buhui, and Nana.

The edge of the opening was irregular and wavy, cyan and dim, floating constantly. On the other side of the opening was a scene of idyllic paradise with singing birds and fragrant flowers.

Looking at it, vaguely, there were also several beautiful women sitting opposite, chatting and enjoying refreshments.

Accompanied by a soft "Woo~" sound.

In an instant, the opening swallowed the three girls on the city wall at once, leaving only a mottled and abrupt dent on the originally flat and solid ground.

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