Collapse of iron, but I am the Supreme Strange

An Yi raised his eyebrows and stared into San Yueqi's eyes.

"Learning magic requires talent. It's not something that can be achieved just by hard work. You need to have a sharp mind, a good memory, and be able to think about problems in different ways. These are the basis."

"Then how do you know I don't have talent?"

San Yueqi asked with her hands on her hips.

So An Yi lowered his head and thought for two seconds.

"What has 128 teeth and a beast locked inside?"

he asks.

"……what?"

"Test your thinking ability and imagination."

"Hmm...eh?" Sanyueqi scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "I...I don't know...what is that?"

So An Yi showed a very nice smile: "If you can't think of it, think about it slowly."

"you--"

Just when March 7 was about to explode, Jeppard's voice suddenly came from the other side.

"Guys, I don't mean to interrupt your conversation, but I may not have much time to spare."

Jeppard said: "I led the Silver Mane Guard here to support the front line. The fighting there is intense, and I must rush to rescue."

"The front line? Who are you fighting?"

An Yi frowned. Could it be that in such an extreme climate, humans still have the mind to start a civil war? !

"And the Rift." Jeppard explained: "The erosion of the Rift is getting worse and worse. In order to prevent the monsters from the Rift from invading our home, we can only fight against them constantly."

His eyes were fixed on the vast snowfield, as if he was thinking about something.

"You all have special status. As a guard officer of the Silver Mane Iron Guard, I have the obligation to escort you to the Great Guardian... But military orders cannot be disobeyed. I can only let a few soldiers lead the way for you. Don't worry, Beloberg is not far ahead and will arrive soon."

He turned around, bowed slightly to everyone in the train crew, and then prepared to call out the two Silver Mane Guards.

"Hey wait——"

Xing's voice interrupted the other party's actions.

"Let's go to the front line with you."

"...You guys...are you coming too?"

Xing turned around and said to the other people on the train: "They just happened to be in trouble. Isn't our train team supposed to establish contact with the people here? Let's help them!"

"Alright." Dan Heng nodded: "Assisting their army may give us an advantage in future negotiations."

"But..." Jeppard frowned, "Some of the Rift Monsters are extremely dangerous. This is a battle, not a joke... It's hard for me to be distracted and protect you in the fierce battle."

Snapped--

This was the sound of An Yi's hand patting Jeppard's shoulder.

He raised his head and met An Yi's smiling face.

"what happened?"

"Sir, I don't think you know us, especially my strength. Look at Sambo, the guy you just captured."

So Jeppard turned around and looked at the handcuffed Sambo with Anyi.

"Eh?"

Sang Bo felt something was wrong when he was stared at by An Yi.

"Brother, I'm already handcuffed. I'm really not going to run away this time!"

"Sambo!"

“Yes, I am!”

"Give the garrison officer a full job!"

"Fuck! Go—ignore—"

Sambo suddenly stood up, walked to an open space nearby, and performed a backflip for everyone.

After landing steadily, Sambo showed the same shocked expression as everyone else.

What am I doing?!

No, why should I do a somersault?

After hearing An Yi's instructions, Sangbo's body seemed to be out of control and he started to move on his own - what was going on? !

"What is he doing?"

Jeppard asked doubtfully.

"Word Spirit Technique." An Yi explained, "The simplest kind of magic."

Jeppard frowned. He knew that An Yi was just showing off his abilities. He didn't know the man's strength, but facing the threat of the world-breaking monster, he shouldn't be in great danger...

"……All right."

Jeppard finally nodded and said, "Let's go, we have to move faster. I hope Lady Bronya can hold on."

After saying that, he turned around and led the team quickly into the depths of the snowfield.

The people in the train crew looked at each other and followed the Silver Mane Guards.

San Yueqi looked thoughtful. She seemed to be still thinking about the question that An Yi had just asked her - if she could answer this question, would An Yi be able to teach her magic?

At this moment, Dan Heng beside An Yi suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"An Yi..."

"Ok?"

"…What is the answer?"

Dan Heng looked straight ahead with no expression on his face.

"what is the answer?"

An Yi blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"What has 128 teeth and a beast locked inside?"

Danheng repeated the question.

An Yi paused and almost fell.

He looked at Dan Heng's profile with a smile that he could hardly suppress.

"You really want to know?"

"……never mind."

"Come on, let me tell you."

An Yi waved to Dan Heng and then leaned close to his ear.

“—my zipper.”

"?"

"Ah."

“?!…You…tsk.”

Dan Heng first showed a thoughtful expression, and then immediately frowned.

He sighed, then said very speechlessly: "My problem. I should have thought of the time when you were not serious."

Dan Heng glanced sideways, looked at San Yueqi who was still thinking, and shook his head.

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"Disperse! Everyone disperse! Don't fight to the death, retreat as quickly as possible!"

In a valley covered by a blizzard, Bronya was loudly commanding the army.

Monsters from the Rift Valley continued to emerge, and all kinds of powerful species appeared. This was completely unexpected...

boom!

Bronya raised her gun, took quick aim, and killed an enemy next to an injured Iron Guard.

Their enemy is the phantom that lingers in the rift after the cold wave arrives.

The monsters were distorted imitations of the Silvermane Guards, their armor and attire were as neat as those of Beloberg's warriors, but their heads were replaced by featureless embers or solid ice.

At the beginning, Bronya only treated this battle as a normal attack, destroying all the Rift Monsters in the area, and then preparing the team to return to the city.

But the information sent by the scouts seemed to be wrong, which caused Bronya's judgment to be problematic - the original battle to encircle and suppress the monsters of the Rift Realm turned into an encirclement and suppression of them by the monsters.

Bronya carried her rifle and moved through the battlefield in two steps at a time. She grabbed the arm of an iron guard and pulled him out of the rubble.

"Rescue the wounded, save ammunition, and look for opportunities to break out!"

She didn't bring many Iron Guards with her this time, only two teams, and more than half of them were injured, which made her palms sweat.

"…It was my mistake in command. If I had discovered the problem earlier… Tsk."

She held the gun with a serious expression.

The Iron Guards were running low on ammunition and were now engaging in close combat with the Rift-Bound monsters, which made the battle significantly more dangerous.

Bronya swept her eyes across the battlefield, then quickly came to the small open space where the wounded were being treated, picked up her gun and killed two Rift Monsters that were about to launch a sneak attack.

Her arm that was holding the gun was a little sore, and it seemed that she had little strength left.

Was the rescue information successfully delivered? ...Is the main force of the Silver Mane Guard on the way?

She couldn't help but think about this question.

As the successor to the "Great Guardian", she believes that she still needs to hone herself... If she can return to Beloberg safely, she must reflect on the reasons for the failure of this operation and must not let so many Iron Guards get hurt again because of her mistakes.

"Lady Bronya! Be careful!"

The words of an Iron Guard soldier suddenly rang out behind her.

So she quickly came to her senses, turned around, raised the gun, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

It was a Rift Phantom that tried to sneak attack Bronya, its burning axe blade was raised high, but the girl's gun was almost stuffed into the opponent's mouth.

It's impossible to miss at this distance.

pat-

This is the sound made when the hammer is released from the control of the trigger.

The expected scene of sparks flying and bullets flying did not appear. At this critical moment, Bronya realized that she had just fired the last bullet in order to save others.

She was stunned for a moment, then tried to quickly step back to avoid the attack.

But the Rift Monsters were not the old grandfathers in the city of Beloberg—their movements were precise, swift, and powerful, and before Bronya’s body could move, the flaming axe had already chopped down.

"Lady Bronya!"

The injured guard wanted to rush over to help her block the knife, but the wound on his leg made it almost impossible for him to stand up.

Bronya stared with wide eyes, watching the blazing axe chopping down. At that moment, time seemed to slow down. She could see the dancing flames on the axe tip, the reflection on the Rift-World Phantom Armor, and even the sparks scattered behind her in the reflection.

Can't escape...

There was a hint of fear in her eyes.

If this blow hits hard, he will be seriously injured if not killed...

……and many more.

No, sparks?

At that moment, Bronya thought she had seen it wrong.

Why do sparks appear? Why do bright sparks appear in a circular shape, emitting light and heat, just like welding...

Everything around was moving slowly, including myself, the axe blade, the burning wind... everything was moving at a slow pace.

How is this going?