He was by no means a coward, but God knows why that guy on the other side was so formidable. Although he didn’t have many troops at his disposal, he could always inflict casualties ten times, even dozens of times, greater than his own numbers.

Although he had only commanded the armies of the Central Plains for a few short years, the number of foreign warriors who died at his hands was equal to the total from the previous several decades!

If it weren’t for the fear of this man, he wouldn’t have been hiding for so long.

“Traitor!”

Charles Bennett stared at that figure, hatred blazing in his eyes. If it weren’t for someone giving them inside information and colluding with them, how could these foreign iron cavalry have caused such massive destruction and conquered so many places in such a short time!

And all of this was thanks to him!

“Heh heh, Charles Bennett, you really do live up to your name as the God of War Strategy in the Central Plains! For a good-for-nothing scion of the Wang family to become the Grand Marshal of all the armies under heaven—truly unbelievable! If those old men had chosen you thirty years earlier, made you their successor, or if the Wang family hadn’t fallen back then, maybe the Central Plains would have had a real chance! But unfortunately, it’s all too late now!”

That figure was full of smugness:

“Charles Bennett, let me give you a word of advice. You’re a talented man! The king has already said, as long as you surrender, you can be spared! And you’ll be made one of them! So, how about it? Think it over carefully?”

But Charles Bennett acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

“Edward Harrington!”

With a single word, Charles Bennett called out his true name, eyes blazing with vengeful fury. After all this time, he had finally waited for this moment. This despicable man had finally shown himself:

“Come with me, and be buried with the Great Tang!”

The earth rumbled. Amid the thunderous noise, rings of overwhelming light burst forth from Charles Bennett’s spear. In an instant, it was as if a dazzling new sun had appeared between heaven and earth, so bright that no one could keep their eyes open.

“Fall back, fall back!”

……

A wild wind swept through. At the sight of Charles Bennett, tens of thousands of foreign iron cavalry were seized by panic, retreating like a receding tide.

“Protect the Divine Envoy!”

Some of the foreign powerhouses snapped back to their senses, quickly gathering around Edward Harrington, unleashing earth-shattering auras and black flames—but it was already too late.

Boom! A blinding light, enough to change the color of heaven and earth, fell from the sky like a meteor, instantly engulfing hundreds of foreign powerhouses and the figure among them.

“You—!”

A single, shrill, but brief and tragic scream rang out. That chubby face twisted in terror within the surging flames, and was quickly reduced to ashes.

Even in death, he never imagined that, cornered as he was, at such a moment, Charles Bennett would still strike at him with all his might!

Resentment, struggle, but none of it could withstand that invincible spear!

“It’s finally done!”

At this moment, Charles Bennett felt an indescribable sense of relief!

Father, mother, and the countless living beings of the Divine Continent, you can all rest in peace now! …

Death rushed toward him. Charles Bennett’s lips curled into a faint smile as he looked serenely at the countless spears, wreathed in flames, thrusting toward him.

Boom! In the final instant, Charles Bennett completely detonated his dantian, dragging thousands of foreign iron cavalry down with him…

It’s said that the moment before death stretches on endlessly—he never thought it would be true!

Charles Bennett gave a bitter smile, but his heart was utterly calm.

After all these years, he could finally be free. Yet deep inside, there was still a profound pain. In a flash, Charles Bennett suddenly thought of his grandfather, third granduncle, parents, eldest brother, second brother, and cousin…

If only he hadn’t been so willful back then!

If only he had come to his senses in time, stepped forward, and used his talent for strategy to protect his family and defend this land!

But now, it was all too late!

Everyone who loved him, and everyone he loved, were all gone!

All those he had once loved, and who had loved him, were all gone.

If life could start over, he would never do the same again. But sadly, it was all far too late!

From now on, the land of China would become the hunting ground of foreign iron cavalry. A thousand years from now, would anyone even know that there was once a people called Yanhuang, or a land called the Great Tang?

Charles Bennett’s heart was filled with regret, despair, and unwillingness.

“It shouldn’t have ended like this!—”

Tears of remorse slid from the corners of Charles Bennett’s eyes. If life could start over, if he could make up for those regrets, he would give anything—anything!

Boom!

As this thought flashed through Charles Bennett’s mind, thunder suddenly rumbled from the depths of the sky. At the very moment his life was about to be extinguished, in the darkness, Charles Bennett suddenly saw a blazing meteor.

Wasn’t this the very meteor that had brought him to this world in the first place?

【Host awakening, activating destiny energy!—】

In the void, a mechanical voice, utterly devoid of emotion, sounded in Charles Bennett’s ear.

“Child of Destiny! He’s the Child of Destiny! Stop him—!”

Suddenly, countless terrified voices of foreign iron cavalry echoed in the darkness. These foreign beings, who had never known fear, for the first time showed deep terror and awe!