his throat and lungs were being ripped apart like a bellows.Every muscle in my body felt like it was burning, a searing pain.He had already grown accustomed to this kind of pain.Darren turned back an...Charge!!

The mountain blazed, roaring with fury as it flung billows of smoke and fire into the air.

Buzz buzz buzz....

The sharp, piercing sound of the air exploding once again grew infinitely closer, and Kageyama's eyes widened in alarm.

Here it is again!!

The movement of smoke and dust, the boiling of air...

Slightly better!

His eyes widened suddenly, and in the focus of his pupils, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a silvery phantom.

He swung his sword heavily!!

The dazzling blade slashed through the smoke and dust, striking a metallic sphere with pinpoint accuracy.

Clang!!

The brilliant Mars flickered in the dust. The burning mountain's face paled, and Huo Shao Shan felt his entire right arm throb with numbness from the shock. His body was jolted by the recoil force, feeling like it floated in mid-air.

BOOM!!

The slightly off-course metallic sphere slanted into the ground, bursting forth with majestic waves of dust across the schoolyard.

The ground beneath their feet trembled violently, and the sailors, their faces pale with shock, sank to their knees to maintain their balance.

Boots hit the ground again, and the steps of never retreat stepped out once more.

Huǒshāo Shān endured the agonizing pain in his arm and swung his blade again.

Ding!!

The clang of metal was almost deafening.

Another metallic sphere roared in, cleaved off course and seared a blurry, charred bloodstain across the burning mountain's left hip.

A strong tremor ran up his arm, shaking him so violently that he tasted salt in his burning mouth. A shocking gash of blood oozed from the corner of his lips.

He is still moving forward!

The strong wind could not stop his steps.

The howling and roaring yellow sand seemed to be cheering him on.

One after another, the metal spheres struck him relentlessly from the front with terrifying speed.

Every impact sends him sliding back a few steps.

With his strength, he couldn't directly slash the ball away.

Only by relying on his time-honed swordsmanship and fighting instincts was he able to narrowly deflect the trajectory of the metallic sphere, just enough to avoid a fatal blow.

Even so, his body surface was constantly adding new wounds, being scraped by the passing metal sphere and leaving streaks of blood.

From afar,

The figure of burning mountains seems to be marching through a storm, with each step adding a bit more blood color to its surface.

Flecks of white, like bullet trails, flashed and disappeared around him as metal spheres zipped past at high speed. They appeared and vanished in a continuous stream.

...in the ground, buildings and gun emplacements behind him, leaving a series of shocking craters.

The burning mountain was only thirty meters away from Darren.

A short distance, less than thirty meters.

But at this moment, it seems so difficult and long.

It feels like a road that will never end.

...despair.

At this moment, looking at that figure of silent perseverance and arduous progress, everyone fell silent.

Ze Fa's expression was incredibly complex, his teeth clenched tightly, his fists balled up and then unclenched.

Thirty meters!

Twenty meters!

The bloodstains on his body grew more and more numerous. The fine, well-crafted sword that had accompanied him for many years also had increasingly deep cracks appearing on its blade, forming thin lines of fissures.

His footsteps still did not stop.

Ten meters!

After entering a range of ten meters, the speed at which the fire burned the mountain noticeably slowed down.

Everyone could clearly sense that Darren's attack frequency had increased.

A torrential downpour, dense like bullets, completely enveloped the blood-red figure on that fiery mountain.

His sword swings grew faster and more ferocious, each strike sharper and cleaner than the last. The blade itself bore more and more nicks from its relentless use.

Darren couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He truly lives up to his reputation as one of the strongest Rear Admirals in the future Navy.

Just this tenacious will and fighting instinct are enough to stand at the highest rank among all generals!

The mountain fire took another step forward.

Five meters!

Darren smiled faintly, and the void grasped.

The frequency of metallic sphere attacks suddenly surged!

As if a torrential downpour.

The footsteps of the burning mountain could no longer advance!

As if countless silver lights were brushing against his skin, exploding into blossoms of blood that, whipped by the gale, rose in a thick mist.

The sound of clanging blows reverberated at a high frequency, and brilliant sparks shot up incessantly.

Huge plumes of dust exploded across the land, churning up waves of ochre.

The blood at the corner of Huǒshāo's mouth grew increasingly thick and vibrant.

He felt like he was about to lose his grip on the knife.

The entire hand was mangled, flesh and bone nearly exposed.

If it weren't for the cloth strips wrapped around the hilt, the bayonet would have likely flown out of his hand.

Can I only… walk this far

Huǒshāo Shān [difficultly] propped up his heavy eyelids, and the world before him gradually became blurry.

Just then—

"Go! Burn the mountain!"

A deafening bellow, like that of a butcher slaughtering a pig, suddenly and abruptly rang out.

The entire schoolyard fell silent.

Everyone stared in astonishment, following the sound.

Only to see Jiaji standing there, his face flushed with excitement, he gritted his teeth and shouted desperately:

"Get rid of that bastard Darren!!!"

Everyone was stunned.

Then—

"Come on, burn the mountain to ashes!!" Dobberman gripped his sword tightly.

"Up!" Ghost Spider said coldly.

"You have to keep going!" Darmecia gritted her teeth.

"You're working so hard... You're really amazing!!" Koozain pumped his fist with passion.

" ... "

At this moment, everyone present shouted excitedly with fervor.

They cheered him on from the bottom of their hearts for that grit-his-teeth, never-give-up boy who faced his adversaries head-on.

United as one!

'Hey hey hey, how come I feel like I've become the villain...'

Darren's mouth twitched.

Before he could even react,

"Burn the mountain you little brat!! Charge at him!! Give Darren a stab!! Damn it, if you don't give him a stab, I'll have your head!!"

From afar, Ze Fa roared furiously with anger.

Darren: "..."

Under the roar of the crowd, Fire Burn Mountain felt his chest about to explode, filled with waves of scorching heat.

Seizing the brief opening created by Darren's distraction, he swiftly grasped the fleeting opportunity!

Ding!

Martian dust kicked up, crimson mist exploding on his left shoulder.

crackle…

The once blood-stained military knife in his hand finally shattered, leaving only half of it.

Countless glistening fragments scattered.

The fractured blade...due to the violent collision and slashing, it emitted a scorching red glow!

Hoar burned a hole through his cigar with gritted teeth, and roared as he strode forward!

With the last vestiges of his strength, he thrust the broken blade forward... straight ahead!!

The raging yellow sand was cut off.

The raging wind was cleaved asunder.

A spark of light appeared in the midst of the chaotic storm.

faint, dim.

Like the flame at the tip of a cigar when it is struck by wind, or the last flicker of light as a cigar goes out.

A fiery crimson, bursting forth with an intensely hot wave.

Roaring and shrieking fiercely!

Turning into blood-colored radiance that roared, it flashed across the ground and leaped over the distance that seemed like an unbridgeable chasm.

Only then did everyone see clearly……

That was a burning, broken sword!

The violent friction with the air gave rise to blazing flames!

It has already broken,

It is riddled with holes.

Just like its owner,

But it…

Onwards!

Forever forward!

Flames pierced through the howling wind and swirling sand, with a determined bearing.

Charging toward that demonic figure!!!

Tut!

The sound of a blade cleaving flesh echoed, and a jet of flames, ever-flickering and dancing, shot skyward.

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