Chapter 173
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Chapter 173: A Stroke of Genius
Yan Sheng’s valor level was probably 4-stars.
Otherwise, he couldn’t have tangled with a serious Liu Zheng for so many rounds without falling behind.
The fierce general battle was undecided, and their forces were at a disadvantage.
This was not a good situation for Luo Ji, no matter how he looked at it.
Spotting an opportunity, Luo Ji suddenly spoke to Yan Sheng.
“Brother, I can see you don’t really want to fight either.”
“It’s pointless for the two of us to fight to a mutual defeat over an idiot.”
“How about you turn a blind eye, let me kill that guy, and then we just pretend this never happened?”
“If anyone asks you later, you can just say you didn’t have time to support him before he died, right?”
Luo Ji’s words perfectly expressed Yan Sheng’s inner thoughts.
However, before Yan Sheng could respond, Cao Peng’s voice rang out first.
“What the f*ck!”
“You dog, you’re the idiot!
“Your whole damn family are idiots!”
“I’m telling you, my cousin knows everyone I’ve fought, and if anything happens to me, none of you will get away!”
“Just you wait, you’re dead!!”
They were actually discussing how to kill him right in front of his face?
This guy was way too arrogant!
Cao Peng was clearly extremely enraged, but even more so, he felt a surge of panic.
In the end, he could only vent his emotions and hide his fear by cursing wildly.
Unexpectedly, he was only halfway through his cursing when Luo Ji, standing in the distance, suddenly bent his bow and fired an arrow.
The entire sequence of movements was astonishingly fast.
In the blink of an eye, a sharp arrow had already shot towards the cursing Cao Peng!
Terrified, Cao Peng quickly retracted his head, completely hiding behind the protruding rock again.
“Tsk!”
Luo Ji, having shot an arrow in vain, unhappily curled his lips.
“Are you a turtle? You’re so skilled at retracting your head?”
“Damn you! What kind of skill is a sneak attack?!”
“Have you ever seen a sneak attack where they aim for your ugly face, idiot!”
Luo Ji immediately shot back, truly not having a good temper.
However, there wasn’t entirely no information in Cao Peng’s words.
This guy, before taking action, seemed to always inform his cousin, the Vice-Alliance Master.
This meant that if he died or something happened to him, Liu Ye could roughly figure out which battle Cao Peng died in based on those messages.
This was indeed troublesome.
Thinking of this, Luo Ji couldn’t help but glance at Yan Sheng.
Noticing Luo Ji’s gaze, Yan Sheng responded with a bitter smile.
Did he really think he hadn’t considered this move?
But the problem was it was useless.
Liu Ye knew that Cao Peng was attacking a player named Ye Qingxuan, and he also knew that he had come to support.
Given this premise, if Cao Peng died, even he, the one who came to support, would likely be implicated.
So, this battle would essentially have only three outcomes.
The first outcome is he would defeat the opposing player at the cost of his own soldiers’ casualties, thus allowing Cao Peng to win this invasion battle.
The second outcome is Cao Peng would be killed, and he would retreat after paying a painful price.
Simply put, no matter what, he would have to lose his soldiers, because this was an explanation for Liu Ye, to tell him that he did his best and his soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but still couldn’t save Cao Peng.
As for the third outcome, both he and Cao Peng would be eliminated by the opponent.
Of course, from a practical standpoint, this was unlikely.
Thinking of this, Yan Sheng felt a pang of regret.
He shouldn’t have gotten involved in the first place!
In the end, he ended up with such a character who couldn’t even defeat a newcomer, and then got him into trouble.
Invading a newcomer player actually required bringing in reinforcements, and it would be hard to find a second talent like this in a short time.
The battle continued.
Yan Sheng’s spear technique was tricky.
Although not as good as Bai Ze’s that day, in this heavily wooded and muddy terrain, the flexible spear clearly had an advantage over Liu Zheng’s battle-axe.
The limited space greatly restricted Liu Zheng’s performance, making him feel as if he couldn’t fully swing his weapon.
After thirty rounds, he already had several new injuries.
The injuries were not serious, merely scratches from the spear tip, shallow cuts.
However, this indirectly proved that Liu Zheng was at a disadvantage.
However, Liu Zheng remained composed.
After all, he had experienced countless battles, big and small.
Even knowing he was at a disadvantage, he wouldn’t panic.
He understood very clearly that the more disadvantageous the situation, the more one must remain calm.
Once composure was lost, that would be the moment of collapse.
Facing Liu Zheng, whose fighting style had suddenly become composed, Yan Sheng felt it was tricky.
The opponent’s combat experience was too rich.
During their previous offensive, he had used the flexibility of his spear to establish a slight advantage for himself.
But after that, facing Liu Zheng, who had decisively shifted to a defensive stance, Yan Sheng, unable to break through after prolonged attacks, began to feel a growing irritation.
He was not good at protracted battles.
For a skill-based fierce general who relied on agility, the most taboo thing was to lose their composure, because a change in their mindset would directly affect their performance, causing their entire offensive to become crude.
Sensing that obvious change, Liu Zheng seized an opportunity.
His battle-axe flashed, and at that moment, a dull clang rang out.
The blade of the battle-axe directly struck the spearhead of the long spear.
In a contest of strength, Yan Sheng was no match for Liu Zheng to begin with.
This unexpected strike almost made the spear fly out of his hand, and it also exposed a significant opening!
How could Liu Zheng, who had been waiting for so long, let such an opportunity pass?
After shifting to a defensive stance, the strength he had been silently accumulating erupted completely at this moment!
The battle-axe in his hand, as it thrust forward, let out a whistling sound like the roar of a fierce beast, heading directly for Yan Sheng’s face.
The stance seemed as if he intended to smash the opponent’s head on the spot!
In a flash, the life-threatening danger was almost enough to make Yan Sheng’s heart stop.
The hairs all over his body instantly stood on end.
Without time to think, he decisively activated his life-saving skill.
“Crisis Evasion!”
With the activation of the skill, in that instant, Yan Sheng felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.
The long spear, which had originally been forced open by Liu Zheng’s strike, simply spun around with the momentum.
Finally, by virtue of that high-speed spin, it managed to catch up, and then, with a swing of both arms, he performed a direct diagonal block and parry, striking the battle-axe’s handle with a bang!
Yan Sheng’s move was truly spectacular.
Benefiting from the skill’s effects, the counter-move he executed in that moment of inspiration was simply a stroke of genius!
Using the rotational force of the spear, he directly deflected the thrusting battle-axe, neutralizing that life-threatening blow!
