Chapter 131
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Chapter 131: Luo Yong’s Weakness
Luo Ji hadn’t expected Guo Zhen to speak so bluntly, without a hint of hesitation.
“Tell me specifically.”
“What exactly are Luo Yong’s shortcomings in terms of strength?”
After all, Luo Yong was his first fierce general and a trusted subordinate, so Luo Ji highly valued him.
Hearing this, Guo Zhen pondered seriously.
He wasn’t someone good with words, so he couldn’t just blurt out Luo Yong’s weaknesses.
After a long moment of thought, he slowly began.
“That guy Luo Yong is naturally very strong.”
“This makes him particularly reliant on this advantage in combat.”
“He likes to use a head-on fighting style, using brute force to suppress opponents, but he lacks a bit of… lacks a bit of…”
At this point, Guo Zhen’s eyebrows furrowed, seemingly unsure how to describe it further.
Luo Ji thought for a moment, then spoke up timely.
“He lacks a bit of flexibility and technique?”
“Yes, yes, that’s it!”
Guo Zhen slapped his head.
“He lacks a bit of flexibility and technique, and also, his combat heavily depends on his state.”
“When he’s in good form, he can fight me for fifty rounds with no clear winner.”
“When he’s in poor form, he’ll be defeated in less than thirty rounds.”
Luo Ji’s eyes flashed with understanding upon hearing this.
This was clearly the difference of whether the ‘Growing Braver in Battle’ skill effect was triggered or not.
He now had a clearer idea.
Meanwhile, as the two spoke, the battle at the city gate underwent new developments.
After enduring continuous impacts from the battering ram outside, the connections of the entire city gate finally gave way under the immense pressure, showing obvious fractures.
Luo Ji’s face slightly changed at this sight.
“The city gate is about to fall!”
“Everyone, fall back!”
Luo Ji had insisted on killing Zhou Kai earlier because he was confident of victory.
But once this city gate collapsed, that would truly be deadly.
Luo Yong and the shield-axemen unit, upon hearing the command, decisively retreated.
This action gave Zhou Kai an opportunity.
At this very moment, after enduring continuous intense fighting, the blood-soaked Zhou Kai seized an opportunity.
He lifted the axe in his hand, making a motion as if to throw it.
“Luo! Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me!!”
Hearing this declaration, which sounded like a mutual destruction, combined with the motion of throwing the axe, Luo Yong and others, who were retreating according to Luo Ji’s command, instantly changed their expressions.
“Protect the Chief! Quickly protect the Chief!!”
Everyone, having already foreseen what the opponent intended to do, shouted and stepped forward to protect their leader, wanting to block Zhou Kai’s attack for Luo Ji, who was at the rear of the formation.
However, Luo Ji, the main target, standing at the rear of the formation, subtly sensed that something was amiss.
With a quick glance, Luo Ji immediately shouted.
“Don’t fall for his trick! He’s trying to find a chance to escape!!”
At this moment, he had a fierce general guarding him closely.
Zhou Kai should have experienced Guo Zhen’s strength.
Did he think he could kill him under Guo Zhen’s very nose by just throwing an axe?
That thought was far too naive.
Furthermore, if Zhou Kai truly wanted to die with him, his eyes should have been fixed on him.
Yet, the truth was that the guy’s gaze had been constantly shifting, clearly checking for an escape route.
Combining these two reasons, Zhou Kai’s true objective was already obvious.
But by the time Luo Ji shouted this, it was already too late.
Luo Yong and the others, in their concern, hastily retreated to protect their Chief, causing the entire battle formation to instantly collapse, and also giving Zhou Kai space to act.
Zhou Kai, whose intentions had been exposed by Luo Ji, was startled, but his movements didn’t stop for a moment.
He fiercely swung his axe, using the momentum to leap up.
Before the city gate behind him had even fully collapsed, he intended to jump through the collapsing crack and escape.
Knowing that Luo Yong and the others couldn’t catch up to stop him, Luo Ji’s face darkened.
He snatched the bow and arrow from a nearby archer.
Without time to aim, he directly activated his ‘Precise Shot’ skill and quickly fired an arrow by feel!
The arrow, released from the string, flew straight towards Zhou Kai’s defenseless back.
In that instant, without even turning his head, as if he had eyes on the back of his head, Zhou Kai, maintaining his airborne state, fiercely swung the axe in his hand, directly batting away the incoming arrow.
At the same time, his peripheral vision caught Luo Ji, still in his bow-drawing posture, causing his pupils to constrict slightly.
Now, he finally understood who had shot that arrow last time!
“Retreat!!”
The moment his toes touched the ground, his scarred body swayed uncontrollably, almost making him collapse.
With the city gate fallen, only he had escaped alive.
The few shield-axemen who had been trapped inside with him had already died under the enemy’s chaotic axes.
With heavy losses in his melee units, fighting with only the ranged archer unit was simply unwinnable.
As for playing tactics, that Luo guy on the other side was much more ruthless than him!
This battle, he had lost again…
“Chief, what about our battering ram…”
“Forget it!”
Zhou Kai, saying these three words, clearly showed a pained expression.
He was running for his life now.
Running while pushing a battering ram?
Did he really think the enemy troops wouldn’t catch up to them?
At this moment, he was unusually decisive, he meant it when he said “forget it.”
He directly led his remaining subordinates and quickly fled into the forest.
The Mirror Tribe’s pursuit was swift.
The surrounding forest, for the Mirror Tribe’s warriors, was like their own backyard.
Trying to shake off their pursuers in this forest was simply too naive.
Chasing and fleeing all the way!
Zhou Kai dared not look back.
In the previous battle, facing the enemy warriors’ encirclement, his stamina consumption was severe, and he had used his skills many times.
At this moment, he was pushing his limits, and his body’s burden had reached a critical point, making him clearly realize he couldn’t stop.
Once he stopped, he would likely collapse on the spot, with absolutely no strength to get back up.
“Damn it! He can really run!”
Luo Yong, leading the shield-axemen unit in pursuit, had a slightly grim expression.
Strength was his advantage, but comparatively, his own speed and flexibility were not as outstanding, not to mention he was carrying a single-handed great axe custom-made for him.
Based on his own requirements, the weight of that axe was not light.
Watching Zhou Kai and the other invaders flee out of the forest area, Luo Yong gritted his teeth and stubbornly chased for a bit longer before finally stopping, his face full of unwillingness.
At this point, he was already drenched in sweat and panting heavily.
The exhaustion of battle was mutual, the previous fighting hadn’t been as easy for him as it looked.
