Chapter 174
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Chapter 174: Morale Suppression
After being parried by this diagonal block, the battle-axe, diverted from its original attack trajectory, grazed his forehead.
Along with a burning sting, blood splattered, and Yan Sheng’s entire forehead instantly became a bloody mess.
However, being able to evade that almost fatal blow at such a small cost was already something to be thankful for, and he couldn’t ask for too much.
Taking two steps back, Yan Sheng intended to adjust his state and regroup, but Liu Zheng, having finally seized an opportunity, gave him no such chance.
He pressed his advantage, relentlessly charging and forcing the attack.
With a raised hand, he delivered a powerful chop, disrupting Yan Sheng’s unadjusted state and stance with another hard blow.
Faced with this situation, he no longer cared about his dignity.
Since the opponent wouldn’t give him a chance to adjust, he simply performed a clumsy roll, landing in the muddy water all over the ground, and rolled backward, attempting to escape Liu Zheng’s continuous pursuit in this manner.
After a few rolls, covered in mud, he became increasingly disheveled as the fight continued, and his mood was utterly terrible.
He felt that he must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to run into such a mess.
This opponent was simply too difficult to deal with!
Now that he thought about it, it was no wonder that among so many players in the alliance, no one took on such a good opportunity that could make Liu Ye owe them a favor.
It turned out that those scoundrels had already known Cao Peng was a troublemaker!
And no one even warned him, truly he regretted it now!
Just at this critical moment, an unexpected situation occurred again.
Accompanied by a rustling sound from the bushes behind, a nimble figure suddenly burst out, a stone spear in hand, thrusting directly towards him!
“Damn! What’s going on?!”
As the saying goes, ‘An expert reveals their skill with one move.’
Looking at the person who burst out, Yan Sheng was completely stunned the moment he caught a glimpse of them from the corner of his eye.
Where did another fierce general come from?
Without time to think, he swiftly swung the spear in his hand, performing a wide circle.
While forcibly pushing the opponent back, he didn’t forget to quickly confirm their identity.
From the animal hide clothing and the stone spear in hand, it was clear that Liu Zheng and this charging youth were not on the same side…
“Is it that player Cao Peng invaded?”
“Talk about things getting worse!”
After realizing this, Yan Sheng couldn’t help but secretly complain.
He never expected that the opposing newcomer player would also have a fierce general under their command.
On the other side, facing this suddenly appearing stranger, Liu Zheng didn’t recognize them.
However, Luo Ji had explained certain things to them beforehand, so with a little thought, he was able to guess the opponent’s identity with considerable accuracy.
He didn’t rush forward, but instead allowed Yan Sheng and the charging out Ye Feixing to lock in battle.
On one hand, the previous series of fierce attacks had placed a considerable burden on him, and he needed a moment to catch his breath.
On the other hand, he was unfamiliar with this newly emerged youth.
If he rashly intervened and they couldn’t coordinate, they might just get in each other’s way.
Therefore, he decided to observe first.
Ye Feixing’s strength was actually inferior to Yan Sheng’s.
Although he possessed strength, his overall fighting style showed a certain immaturity, essentially a lack of experience, far less seasoned than Liu Zheng.
Normally, against an opponent of this level, Yan Sheng could establish a clear advantage within ten rounds and completely suppress them within twenty rounds, deciding the outcome!
However, the current situation prevented him from doing so.
Liu Zheng, standing on the periphery, was like a fierce tiger waiting for an opportunity to strike, forcing Yan Sheng to remain wary and unable to focus completely on Ye Feixing in front of him.
The two exchanged blows for nearly ten rounds in the blink of an eye.
Liu Zheng could see that it was impossible to expect this youth to cooperate with him, Ye Feixing lacked the experience and strength.
Since that was the case, he would just have to cooperate with him himself.
On this point, Liu Zheng didn’t really care.
He was just about to make his move when Luo Ji stopped him with a glance.
Luo Ji’s meaning was very clear.
As a fierce general under Ye Qingxuan’s command, Ye Feixing was clearly still too green.
“Helping someone to the end, escorting the Buddha to the West.”
Since it had come to this, it was a good opportunity to let the other party gain some experience.
With Liu Zheng supporting from the sidelines, in a two-on-one situation, could Yan Sheng really turn the tables?
At the same time, Luo Ji also had a new idea.
After seeing that Liu Zheng understood his meaning, Luo Ji quickly turned his attention back to the current battle.
He then decisively activated a skill to boost morale.
“The enemy leader is about to fall! And our reinforcements have arrived! It’s time to launch a counterattack and crush them in one go!!”
“Roar—”
A war-filled roar almost echoed throughout the entire mountain forest.
Under Luo Ji’s encouragement, the morale of his shield-axe soldiers instantly approached full value.
In contrast, Yan Sheng, who was at a disadvantage, with his disheveled appearance, caused a clear blow to the morale of his entire unit.
The uneasiness in their hearts made their previously aggressive offensive weaken somewhat.
Luo Ji, witnessing this scene, secretly rejoiced.
He had guessed correctly.
Yan Sheng’s leadership level was probably not high.
With just a slight setback, morale would clearly drop.
This kind of thing would absolutely not happen in a high-leadership unit.
The most direct example of this was the 15 shield-axe soldiers commanded by Luo Ji.
Before the reinforcements arrived, they had almost continuously maintained a defensive stance, being pushed back by the opponent’s numerical advantage.
Yet, their morale had shown virtually no significant fluctuations.
Why?
Because under Luo Ji’s high leadership, their military discipline was stable and their will firm, and the soldiers naturally wouldn’t waver due to a slight disadvantage!
On this side, Luo Ji seized the opportunity and immediately launched a counterattack in coordination with the reinforcements charging in from the periphery.
On the other side, Yan Sheng, noticing the change in the battle, felt his heart clench.
His first instinct was to quickly force back the Ye Feixing in front of him, and then rush back to his troops to stabilize the situation.
Faced with this suddenly intensified offensive, Ye Feixing decisively suffered from his lack of experience, being caught off guard on the spot.
Just as Yan Sheng was about to disengage, at the crucial moment, Liu Zheng swung his battle-axe and powerfully charged out!
With just a single move, the difference in strength between Liu Zheng and Ye Feixing was immediately apparent.
In that instant, the series of attacks unleashed by Liu Zheng was terrifyingly fierce, forcing Yan Sheng to respond with all his might.
At the same time, his face turned grim as he realized he couldn’t disengage.
“Everyone, hold your formation, don’t panic!”
“Those reinforcements are nothing to fear!”
Helpless, Yan Sheng could only attempt to stabilize the situation in this manner.
However, his approach could only be described as having little effect.
Yan Sheng’s leadership level was too low.
Against someone like Luo Ji, who specialized in striking at others’ morale, he simply couldn’t control the current situation.
Once they fell into a disadvantage, his subordinate troops’ morale would begin to drop.
As morale dropped, the soldiers would start to panic.
Once they started to panic, they wouldn’t listen to his commands.
This was a complete vicious cycle!
It was also another disadvantage of low leadership, which was that they basically couldn’t fight losing battles.
