Chapter 254
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Chapter 254: Kill
Luo Cheng’s face couldn’t help but show a hint of awkwardness as he reacted.
After all, Liu Qi was originally his deputy, and both the former Mirror City and the later expeditionary army’s cavalry units were under his command.
So, upon hearing that “General,” Luo Cheng almost instinctively thought it was addressing him, forgetting Liu Kai’s existence.
Fortunately, no one noticed, otherwise, the situation would have been truly awkward.
However, while secretly sighing in relief, Luo Cheng also felt a bit frustrated as he glanced at Liu Qi, who kept calling Liu Kai “General” with such reverence.
He had promised to only acknowledge him as General?
Damn it!
How long had it been, and they had all defected?
Liu Kai became ‘General,’ and he became ‘General Luo Cheng’?
The ship of friendship had practically capsized!
Thinking of this, Luo Cheng felt a bit choked up.
After all, he was still young and cared about such things, unlike Liu Kai, whose personality was mature enough to be open-minded about many things.
While being easy going, he didn’t care what others thought of him.
He only wanted to complete the tasks Luo Ji assigned him properly, and his current task was to lead 300 cavalry to ambush the enemy on the periphery and intercept them when they retreated!
The disparity in their personalities and mindsets was immediately evident.
Liu Kai had already led his 300 cavalry out, while Luo Cheng was a beat slow due to his frustration, causing the members of his cavalry unit behind him to momentarily not know what to do.
Coming to his senses, Luo Cheng also realized he had caused a delay.
Feeling a mix of remorse and shame, he immediately issued the attack order, leading his cavalry to quickly catch up.
Guo Jia, remaining in the rear, secretly shook his head at this scene.
Luo Cheng had strength, and his mind was sharp enough.
He also learned things quickly, even being able to apply things broadly, but his temperament still needed more tempering.
Now, shifting perspective to Zhou Dongnan, who was charging out with an elite squad.
Zhou Dongnan, who had thought he had escaped certain death just a moment before, instantly changed his expression upon hearing the sound of hoofbeats from behind him.
“Damn! They actually specially sent a cavalry unit to wait for me here!”
As he thought of this, the pressure on Zhou Dongnan intensified.
The force with which he swung his horsewhip invisibly increased by a few points.
“Giddy up! Giddy up!”
As a fierce general-type player, Zhou Dongnan’s horsemanship was not bad, and coupled with the initial distance advantage, Liu Kai and Luo Cheng truly couldn’t catch up in a short time.
They pursued and fled.
After an unknown duration, a clap of thunder suddenly echoed from the overcast sky!
The sky, which had been gloomy all afternoon, finally poured down heavy rain after nightfall!
“Damn it!”
Luo Ji, who was riding Liaoyuan Huo and pursuing further behind, felt his heart sink the moment the heavy rain fell.
After half a month, a torrential downpour.
Heaven seemed to have gathered all its might, pouring down with immense force.
Heavy raindrops hitting his face caused noticeable pain.
The dim environment after nightfall, combined with the vast curtain of rain, almost completely deprived Luo Ji of his vision.
This couldn’t help but make him wonder if he had entered a period of bad luck, otherwise, why would he be so unlucky!
At this very moment, Zhou Dongnan’s emotions were clearly at the opposite extreme.
Riding on horseback, he instantly fell into ecstasy the moment the heavy rain fell.
“Hahahahaha, heaven helps me! Heaven truly helps me!”
This torrential downpour lasted for about 30 minutes, not long, but it was enough for Zhou Dongnan to run as far as possible in the 30 minutes they completely lost sight.
Liu Kai and Luo Cheng, leading their cavalry units, searched the vicinity for a long time, but the heavy rain had washed away all traces, leaving them with nothing.
“Your subordinate is incompetent. The enemy leader escaped. Please punish me, Leader!”
After retreating, Liu Kai proactively pleaded guilty.
Luo Cheng also quickly knelt beside him, feeling utterly frustrated inside.
He had rarely returned and wanted to perform well, but unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, he let Zhou Dongnan escape!
Wiping raindrops from his face, Luo Ji let out a long sigh.
“It’s heaven working against us. It’s not your fault.”
After speaking, Luo Ji, accompanied by Guo Jia and the cavalry unit, temporarily returned to the enemy camp in the forest.
The journey was quite somber, as everyone knew Luo Ji was in a bad mood, and those following behind didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
Compared to the cavalry unit’s failure, the battle in the forest went much smoother.
The enemy army’s morale was already low.
Zhou Dongnan leading his men to break through and escape further crushed their morale.
Then, facing Guo Zhen and their two groups’ pincer attack, the army, whose morale had already collapsed, basically surrendered after not long.
During this time, Guo Zhen even captured Zhou Jie, the fierce general under Zhou Dongnan!
To be honest, Zhou Jie’s defeat was somewhat unfair.
His original deceptive fighting style was not suitable for containment.
In order to stop Guo Zhen from pursuing Zhou Dongnan, Zhou Jie, out of helplessness, resorted to an aggressive fighting style he was not proficient in, which led to his disastrous defeat.
He was then tied up and brought before Luo Ji.
His bronze helmet, which was originally on his head, was nowhere to be found.
Zhou Jie was covered in blood and disheveled, appearing extremely disheveled.
Luo Ji dismounted and looked down at Zhou Jie, who was held down by two soldiers.
During this time, Zhou Jie was also observing him.
From Luo Ji’s expressionless face, he gleaned one piece of information, their Emperor had successfully escaped!
Thinking of this, a hint of joy quickly flashed across Zhou Jie’s face.
Then he saw Luo Ji wave his hand, signaling the two soldiers holding him to step back.
As he got up, contemplating how the other party planned to recruit him and how he should play along to buy time, in the next second, his still somewhat joyful face completely froze.
His wide, round eyes in disbelief shifted downwards, only to see that the cold bronze spear in the opponent’s hand ruthlessly pierced his throat!
Large mouthfuls of blood continuously overflowed from his mouth.
As the bronze spear was pulled out, it seemed as if even his life force was completely drained away at that moment.
Zhou Jie’s body fell heavily onto the muddy ground.
Until the moment of his death, his eyes were fixed on Luo Ji, his face filled with disbelief!
