“Watch out!” I couldn’t help but scream.

Right after that, the cannon fired, followed by an ear-splitting boom. The iron shell blew off a column, and pieces of debris were sprayed everywhere.

Chuyi fell to the ground, and I ran to him in a hurry. He didn’t get hurt as his body had managed to tip backward, barely evading that deadly shot.

The cannon’s iron wheels moved, trying to run him over. I jumped and used my hands to pull the wheels. At the same time, I shouted at Chuyi, “Move!” 

The cannon wanted to get rid of me, so it moved backward, almost straining both of my arms. Two of my fingernails were broken, and my fingers bled.

Chuyi rolled away, jumping up to get on his feet like a carp. The steel pipe in his hand pierced through the cannon wheel, trying to bend it. The cannon’s...