Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 154 148. In the Governor's Mansion
"Ahem...what...what happened?"

The Fancheng prefectural government, which was brightly lit and bustling with people just now, has now become a ruin. A voice that was lucky enough to survive uttered a voice of doubt and fear from an unknown corner after a while.

Just now, a burst of light and heat gushed out from the ground and instantly destroyed the governor's mansion above. No matter whether it was a brave general like Wen Pin with high martial arts skills or a general like Cao Zhen with a delicate mind, they had no time to react.

The huge fireball instantly condensed into a semicircular "egg", destroying most of the building structures of the prefectural government with dazzling light.

The floor tiles collapsed due to the underground vibration and explosion, and a huge and dark pit appeared in the middle of the whole prefectural government, and a raging fire was burning at the bottom of the pit;

The walls and pillars of the prefectural mansion, which had been quite elegant and majestic, disappeared due to the collapse of the floor, or simply broke directly, fell to the ground in two, or fell into the deep pit together.

The expanding air directly pushed a big hole into the ceiling of the prefectural government's mansion, and tiles and soil kept falling from the hole due to the collapse of the load-bearing beams, pillars and walls below, making the mansion look very dangerous.

The sound just now was like an opportunity, a switch, and soon several other sounds were heard one after another in the ruins that were bright due to the burning flames.

Even in this natural disaster-like disaster, there are still many people who are lucky enough to survive.

"Ahem... Generals? I'm Cao Zhen. Is everyone safe?"

The voice at the beginning quickly calmed down, coughed a few times because of the smoke and dust in his mouth, and then began to ask other people.

"I'm fine..."

"I'm here!"

A few scattered voices were heard, and the situation was better than Cao Zhen had imagined.

"General? General!"

But Cao Zhen soon realized that he seemed to have not heard the voice of the most important person from beginning to end.

Cao Ren, the absolute backbone of Cao Wei's Nanyang region.

"General! Are you okay?! General... cough cough cough..."

Cao Zhen crawled out from under the rubble, not caring about his own safety, and shouted a few times towards the main seat where Cao Ren was just sitting. Because of his rapid breathing and inhaling a few puffs of smoke, he choked and coughed continuously.

Unfortunately, the calm and old voice that Cao Zhen was familiar with did not sound, which made Cao Zhen panic.

Cao Zhen didn't care about anything else. He wiped his cheek with his hand to wipe off the blood and dust, revealing an anxious and worried expression underneath.

"Generals, can you please stand up on your own? Leave here quickly. I'm afraid this place may collapse at any time."

Cao Zhen first took the time to give a few words of advice to the others, then he stumbled over the broken walls and ruins on the ground, carefully avoiding the crumbling floors and ceilings, and came to the main seat where Cao Ren had been.

The situation at the main seat was not optimistic, because the main seat was in the middle of the hall, so there were more collapsed parts than other places. Even the small table where Cao Ren had served food just now was missing.

"General! General!"

Cao Zhen called out to Cao Ren several times, but unfortunately there was still no response. Cao Zhen could only be patient and risk the collapse of the prefectural government to search carefully. Hard work pays off, and Cao Zhen finally found a clue. He found a half hand stretched out from under a collapsed piece of soil tile. Cao Zhen was suddenly shocked and hurriedly walked over carefully.

Cao Zhen pulled away the covering on his palm and saw an old, heavy hand with thick fingers. Without thinking too much, he knew that the only person present who met these requirements was General Cao Ren.

Cao Zhen was overjoyed and quickly used both hands to try to move the rubble that was pressing down on Cao Ren. Unfortunately, Cao Zhen was only one person, and compared to the mountain of rubble, his efforts were just a drop in the bucket. Cao Zhen was panting and exhausted, and could only dig out Cao Ren's head and neck.

While Cao Zhen was catching his breath, he gently shook Cao Ren's head and called out to Cao Ren a few times, but Cao Ren had his eyes closed and did not respond at all.

Cao Zhen's face was filled with fear, and he had already thought of the worst possible scenario. He stretched out his trembling hand to Cao Ren's mouth and nose, and tentatively checked Cao Ren's breathing. Cao Zhen could still feel a slight airflow on his hand, which calmed his violently beating heart a little.

"General Zidan, I'm here to help you."

Just when Cao Zhen felt slightly relieved, another voice came from behind him, equally steady and powerful.

Cao Zhen turned his head and saw that it was Wen Pin. Although he was also covered in dirt and looked disheveled, he did not seem to be injured and still had some strength left.

"General Wen is alright? God really loves us. Thank you General Wen for helping me rescue the general."

Cao Zhen was slightly surprised at Wen Pin's luck, and then accepted his kindness. The two of them dug out Cao Ren's upper body together, and then worked together to pull him out from under the rubble.

"It is not advisable to stay here for long. There is a risk of collapse at any time. We should leave here quickly."

Cao Zhen carried Cao Ren on his back and quickly gave Wen Pin some instructions. Wen Pin nodded, and the two of them quickly left the hall of the prefectural mansion, which was already somewhat unable to hold on, while ensuring their own safety.

When they arrived at the open space outside, Cao Zhen saw that many generals had escaped safely, but almost everyone had wounds on their faces and bodies, and everyone was covered in dust and dirt.

"General Zidan! Are you and the general okay?! That's great..."

When many people saw Cao Zhen carrying Cao Ren out, they suddenly felt relieved, as if they had found a backbone, and hurried over.

"You don't have to do this, but the general is already unconscious. We can't stay here for long. What happened tonight is too strange. We'd better go find General Xiahou and join him."

Cao Zhen thought about it. He couldn't explain what happened in Fancheng tonight, but what happened in Fancheng was too shocking and weird, so he instinctively didn't want to stay here any longer and hoped to leave here quickly.

"How are the other troops? What's the situation outside now?"

Wen Pin on the side kept asking questions. After all, the generals didn't know what the current situation was.

"There seems to be a fire outside... Oh my God, what on earth happened..."

Several young generals could no longer bear the unexpected events of tonight. They were in turmoil and seemed to be showing signs of hysteria.

"Don't panic! Calm down, we are all still alive, the general is safe, let's retreat to a safe area first and then consider it!"

Cao Zhen shouted a few words loudly before he managed to calm the people's hearts. The generals then staggered out of the governor's mansion, ready to gather the troops.

(End of this chapter)