novelraw Chapter 184: Black Tiger Ridge (Part 2)
Chapter 184: Black Tiger Ridge (Part 2)
Duan Rong took out Li Yiyang in just a few breaths.
But in that time, most of the guards were injured, and two were cut down, lying in a pool of blood...
After killing Li Yiyang, Duan Rong’s figure flickered, and in his hand, plum blossoms bloomed, silent felt Willow Leaf Cold Blades shot out...
Those thieves weren’t as perceptive as Li Yiyang; the Willow Leaf Cold Blades hit either their foreheads or their throats, all vital spots...
Soon, one shadow after another fell, as Duan Rong moved through the crowd like a phantom, harvesting the lives of the bandits like the Grim Reaper.
By now, the remaining Black Tiger Stronghold bandits finally realized the situation; Li Yiyang was dead, and their companions were falling one by one as the phantom figure flashed by.
"Retreat!"
Someone shouted, and the remaining bandits of Black Tiger Stronghold scattered, fleeing towards the wilderness on either side of the official road!
Duan Rong’s figure flickered, taking down three more bandits by the roadside, then he leaped into the wilderness!
From the beginning of joining the battle, Duan Rong had already projected his Divine Sense.
The projection of his Divine Sense covered the wilderness, combined with Cloud Serpent Step and Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber, three skills merged as one; in the wilderness, Duan Rong was the Grim Reaper!
The Black Tiger Stronghold bandits scattered and fled, unleashing their Inner Breath, leaping wildly!
Yet, they still fell one by one, stabbed by the Willow Leaf Cold Blades in their throats, at the back of their heads, or their foreheads...
Short cries of agony echoed through the dark wilderness.
The scattered cries of agony sent chills through Ximen Yong, who clutched his injured right shoulder and looked into the dark wilderness from the official road!
A Black Tiger Stronghold bandit leaped into the air, only to have a silent Willow Leaf Cold Blade pierce his brain, falling to his death!
The man next to him saw his companion die tragically, immediately dared not move any further, hiding behind a tree, holding his breath, trembling!
Yet in the next moment, a Willow Leaf Cold Blade came with a thud, piercing through the tree trunk, stabbing into his throat!
How can you escape the Grim Reaper? This was the thought flashing through the mind of the bandit of Black Tiger Stronghold as he died. He knew all his companions would die in the wilderness.
Because the one hunting them was not human! But the real Grim Reaper!
With Duan Rong’s Divine Sense projected, the remaining bandits of Black Tiger Stronghold were completely unable to hide!
Killing these people was effortless for him, pure harvesting!
Soon, under the coverage of his Divine Sense, only more than ten corpses remained in the wilderness, not a single living person!
Duan Rong glanced coldly at Wang Zhaoxuan, who was unconscious on the ground, and tucked him beneath his arm, his figure whizzing, leaping out of the wilderness back to the official road.
More than half of the Ximen family’s guards were dead, the few left were severely injured, Ximen Yong himself also stabbed in the right shoulder, blood soaking his shoulder.
Just now, during the chaos, when Duan Rong killed Li Yiyang, seeing the guards struggling to defend, Ximen Yong joined the battle himself, getting injured but saving a heavily wounded guard.
Duan Rong threw Wang Zhaoxuan, unconscious under his arm, in front of Ximen Yong.
Ximen Yong glanced at Wang Zhaoxuan, seeing him already unconscious with a bloody hole at his right ankle, bleeding.
Duan Rong hoarsely said, "I have abolished this man’s Dantian. Interrogate him thoroughly! He should know who leaked the information to them."
"Hero..." Ximen Yong wanted to say something, but Duan Rong’s figure flickered, heading towards the overturned carriage behind which Yuan Shouzhi and Huang Gaizu were still fighting.
Although they were still entangled, the offensive and defensive dynamics had changed.
Initially, Huang Gaizu prevented Yuan Shouzhi from joining the battle to protect Ximen Yong. But now Yuan Shouzhi was engaging Huang Gaizu, preventing him from escaping.
The bandits of Black Tiger Stronghold had been completely exterminated, leaving Huang Gaizu in despair.
The echoing cries of agony from the wilderness were heard by him too, ghostly and unbelievable!
The Ximen family harbored such a master. Li Yiyang dared to target Ximen Yong, truly unknowing of his own limits. Unfortunately, he was swayed easily for small benefits, embroiling himself in this conflict, risking dying on Black Tiger Ridge.
Though his lightweight skill was good, and his Sword Technique elusive, the Dragon Elephant Saber Technique from Yuan Shouzhi swung with grand movements; his figure flickered in four directions, intercepting Huang Gaizu’s positional gap, preventing escape.
Duan Rong swept his Divine Sense and discerned the status of their combat; in Yuan Shouzhi’s meridians, his Inner Breath surged like a tide, rapidly running layer by layer; while Huang Gaizu’s Inner Breath was sluggish and intermittently halted, indicative of his techniques being suppressed and interrupted by Yuan Shouzhi, forced to constantly change his moves defensively.
Ximen Yong and the guards were already injured, their cultivation at best at the Inner Breath Realm Second Level.
They were unable to intervene in the duel between two masters at Great Success Realm.
Yet Duan Rong felt that even without his intervention, Yuan Shouzhi could take down Huang Gaizu!
A life-and-death battle between Great Success Realm masters was rare, perfect for him to observe and comprehend.
Duan Rong projected his Divine Sense, unwilling to miss any detail. Suddenly, his expression changed, shouting: "Watch out!"
The next instant, Huang Gaizu’s sleeve flicked, and from the upwind position a cloud of black mist dispersed before Yuan Shouzhi.
"Poisonous Powder!" Yuan Shouzhi immediately held his breath and retreated, while Huang Gaizu seized the chance, his figure flickering towards the wilderness by the official road.
Huang Gaizu’s lightweight skill was excellent; once freed from Yuan Shouzhi’s entanglement, escaping into the wilderness was almost equal to escaping to freedom.
But just as his figure moved, Duan Rong’s Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber shot forth like pursuing maggots from behind!
With his Divine Sense projected, Duan Rong was aware as Huang Gaizu’s left hand entered his sleeve, breaking the Poisonous Powder bag, prompting him to warn Yuan Shouzhi. At the same moment Huang Gaizu moved, Duan Rong’s hand emanated a Plum Blossom shadow, from which a Willow Leaf Saber silently shot out.
Despite Huang Gaizu being a master in the Great Success Realm with excellent lightweight skill, Duan Rong’s Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber naturally couldn’t harm him, but did slow his speed.
And Duan Rong’s figure flickered, three successive Plum Blossom shadows blossomed from his hand, three Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Sabers shooting towards Huang Gaizu’s vital points from different angles.
Huang Gaizu’s figure stalled, and Yuan Shouzhi came attacking, engaging him once more.
As Duan Rong joined the battle, Plum Blossom shadows intermittently blossomed at his hands, his timing precise enough to astonish even Yuan Shouzhi!
With Duan Rong’s support, Huang Gaizu quickly found himself overwhelmed, getting stabbed repeatedly by Yuan Shouzhi on his shoulder and thigh, then hit by a Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber on his forearm.
Seeing himself at a disadvantage, fear grew in Huang Gaizu’s eyes, and Yuan Shouzhi’s saber flashed, cutting open the major artery on the side of his neck, blood gushing out, Huang Gaizu froze, Yuan Shouzhi flicked aside his longsword, the saber tip piercing Huang Gaizu’s chest.
The longsword flipped in the air, landing at Duan Rong’s feet.
Drenched in blood, Huang Gaizu stared at Yuan Shouzhi, seemingly trying to remember the image of the man who killed him, but his excessive blood loss caused his vision to darken...