Chapter 245
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Chapter 245: Fierce Battle and Breakthrough
Weapons constantly clashed.
The rough, bellows-like breathing continuously roared in his ears.
At this moment, Luo Ji, drenched in sweat, felt his mind become somewhat hazy.
Fighting against a fierce general-type player consumed far more energy than he had imagined.
If not for Liaoyuan Huo assisting him, he would have probably been defeated 20 or 30 rounds ago.
As this thought flashed, Luo Ji, seeing Zhou Dongnan spurring his horse to charge again, forced himself to gather some spirit and rode forward to meet him.
Immediately, their figures intersected again!
At that moment, a clang of weapons was heard.
The spearhead of the bronze spear and the crescent blade of the crescent halberd fiercely collided.
Luo Ji was not a fierce general-type player after all.
Even now, Zhou Dongnan’s attacks remained powerful, but Luo Ji was tired.
With one collision, the force transmitted along the spear shaft to his hand made the web between his thumb and forefinger ache, and the bronze spear in his hand was almost knocked flying.
Large beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks.
His 3-star endurance was struggling to keep up with this high-intensity battle.
However, he was unwilling to give up this hard-won opportunity.
After all, his three signature moves would be difficult to execute effectively if he faced Zhou Dongnan again with the opponent now prepared.
With this thought, a ruthless glint flashed across Luo Ji’s stern face.
He bit the tip of his tongue, letting the salty, metallic blood spread in his mouth.
The intense pain continuously stimulated his dulled reflexes.
Then, he resolutely pulled the reins in his hand, turned his horse’s head, and the two figures, having passed each other, began another round of engagement!
Rumbling hoofbeats mixed with shouts of battle continuously assaulted Luo Ji’s eardrums.
He no longer had the strength for another round.
Seizing an opportunity, he repeated his old trick.
With a shake of both arms, the sharp spearhead of the bronze spear once again brought forth specks of cold light, striking towards Zhou Dongnan’s face!
The same spear-thrusting technique instantly alerted Zhou Dongnan.
As he swung the crescent halberd in his hand to deflect this spear thrust, at the moment they passed each other, Luo Ji subconsciously prepared to follow up with a backward spear strike.
However, just as his peripheral vision swept behind him, it directly met with two other gazes!
“Sure enough…”
Sensing Zhou Dongnan’s gaze, Luo Ji’s heart tightened.
The opponent was clearly guarding against his backward spear strike.
If he forced an attack now, there was a high chance Zhou Dongnan would break his technique, or even counterattack.
Thinking of this, Luo Ji had a flash of inspiration.
He suddenly exerted force with a single arm, acting completely unconventionally by throwing the bronze spear in his hand like a javelin!
This move left Zhou Dongnan somewhat dumbfounded.
What general would directly throw their mounted combat weapon like a hidden weapon?
Would he still fight afterward?
With this thought, Zhou Dongnan swung the crescent halberd in his hand, knocking the thrown bronze spear flying.
Then, just as he was about to turn his horse’s head and charge to quickly cut down Luo Ji, the sight that met his eyes instantly drained the color from his face!
Dozens of paces away, Luo Ji, riding on horseback, now clearly held a longbow.
Originally, in a cavalry battle, the rapid back-and-forth charging rhythm of both sides made longbows mostly useless.
But now, the battle rhythm had clearly slowed down.
Additionally, his act of throwing the bronze spear had disrupted Zhou Dongnan’s thoughts, creating an opportunity for him to draw his bow and fire an arrow!
In a flash of lightning, Luo Ji could be said to have put all his remaining strength into this one move.
“Precise Shot!”
“Swish, swish, swish!”
Three arrows in a row shot directly towards Zhou Dongnan, who was dozens of paces away.
Facing this mounted archery technique, Zhou Dongnan in the distance was clearly caught off guard.
As he swung his crescent halberd to knock the bronze spear flying, those three arrows had already reached his eyes.
The bronze arrowheads, gleaming with cold light, continuously magnified in his pupils, almost causing his heart to stop.
“Too, too late!”
The crescent halberd he had just swung out could not be retracted in time.
This weapon was not light in weight.
After dozens of consecutive rounds of fighting, his arms had already accumulated a great deal of fatigue.
At this moment, he felt as if the crescent halberd in his hand weighed 1,000 catties, making it extremely difficult to even swing it.
In a moment of life and death, Zhou Dongnan had no time to think.
He instinctively lowered his head, coordinating with the movement of his arms to protect his vital organs like his heart and head, taking Luo Ji’s three arrows head-on!
The pain caused by the bronze arrowheads penetrating the leather armor and embedding into his flesh continuously stimulated his pain receptors, instantly twisting his entire face.
His luck was also terrible, and the arrows just happened to strike the areas not protected by bronze armor.
Then, accompanied by a mournful whinny, his entire body was instantly thrown off.
With a dizzying spin, before his mind could even react, he had already fallen heavily to the ground.
After rolling several times, Zhou Dongnan, who had managed to steady himself, gritted his teeth and looked up.
He saw that the black warhorse beneath him was now lifeless, instantly killed by one of Luo Ji’s three arrows!
“He’s not dead yet?”
Luo Ji gritted his teeth, his right hand instinctively reaching for the quiver.
However, he failed to draw an arrow several times in a row.
Looking down, he saw his entire right hand trembling slightly.
Firing three arrows consecutively had basically exhausted all his arm strength!
He heavily punched his trembling right hand with his left hand.
Just as he was about to draw his bow and fire an arrow again, he vaguely heard someone calling out.
Not giving it much thought, his only desire at this moment was to shoot Zhou Dongnan in the distance with an arrow.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Liaoyuan Huo, who had always shown perfect coordination with him, suddenly became restless, then unexpectedly ran two steps to the side without warning.
These crucial two steps instantly saved Luo Ji’s life.
Seeing the bronze halberd thrusting past him, Luo Ji immediately knew that the enemy general had charged over!
He quickly spurred his horse to retreat into the distance.
And with the enemy general’s charge, the previously vague shouts became clearer.
“You despicable scoundrel!”
“Have the guts to fight me for 100 more rounds!”
Hearing the voice, the middle-aged man, whose sneak attack had failed, quickly showed a hint of wariness in his eyes.
He stopped pursuing and directly spurred his horse away.
As he quickly swept past Zhou Dongnan, he pulled him onto his horseback.
The retreat horn that subsequently blew temporarily drew the curtain on this battle outside West Plains City.
