Chapter 366
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Chapter 366: Cavalry Unleashed
The hand crossbow, with its single shot, was merely an emergency measure.
After all, for Luo Ji and his men, it was impossible for them to dismount and re-string the crossbow with a stirrup after each shot, right?
After hanging the hand crossbow back on his saddle, Luo Ji waved the bronze spear in his hand.
Looking at the Kobold that was clearly startled by their attack methods and began to hesitate, he directly spurred his horse and charged forward.
Coupled with the boost from his beloved horse, Liaoyuan Hua, he could at least be considered half a fierce general, and he completely disregarded a mere few Kobolds.
Regarding this, He Liang and the other guards did not further obstruct him.
As long as their Emperor did not charge into the enemy formation again, they had no objection to him casually killing a few Kobolds or Minotaurs.
After all, He Liang and the others were well aware of Luo Ji’s skill.
It was just that on the battlefield, blades and swords had no eyes, and it was best to avoid places with many enemies.
Otherwise, with dozens of blades hacking at once, even the fiercest general would not be able to parry.
After successively killing several Kobolds, Luo Ji was clearly a bit disheartened.
He glanced at the army formation in the distance.
In contrast, his beloved pet Shadow, with its two brothers, was having a grand time.
Each time they swooped past, their powerful talons would mercilessly tear a beastman’s throat or leave several shocking wounds on a beastman.
Their combat power was unexpectedly strong.
Meanwhile, within the battle formation, Bai Ze and Burigude, the charging offensives of their two cavalry units, almost completely scattered the fleeing beastman army.
This time, however, they did not choose the dispersed encirclement tactic again.
It was undeniable that these beastmen’s physiques were indeed strong enough.
A wave of cavalry charge like the one just now, if it were to roll over human infantry, the destructive power would definitely be devastating.
However, crashing into the fleeing beastman army, although they also harvested many beastman lives in the process, the results were relatively limited.
At a time like this, if they were to let their cavalry disperse and adopt an encirclement tactic, there would instead be a risk of these beastmen breaking through the encirclement and escaping.
Continuing to act in a group, playing to their strengths and avoiding weaknesses, was the best strategy.
Amidst the roaring sound of hooves, the cavalry unit, having swept through, in a rapid circling maneuver, once again transformed into a murderous torrent and charged once more towards the fleeing beastmen.
This time, Bai Ze’s target was clear.
His cold gaze directly locked onto Li Ke, who was leading a squad of werewolf warriors to escort Li Yuanjie’s retreat.
Sensing Bai Ze’s lock, Li Ke’s heart tightened.
Even if werewolf warriors were swift, they couldn’t outrun four-legged cavalry.
Li Ke, already realizing he was targeted, waved his hand.
“You take the Great Chieftain and retreat. Leave this place to me.”
It had been mentioned before that within the wolf tribe, due to differing ideologies, they had invisibly split into two factions, namely, the Traditionalists and the Reformists.
This group of werewolf warriors, chosen by Li Yuanjie as his personal guards, were undoubtedly Reformists whose ideologies were more aligned with his.
At this critical juncture, these Reformist werewolf warriors naturally didn’t stand on ceremony with Li Ke.
They quickly protected Li Yuanjie and began to retreat.
Li Yuanjie, standing on the bronze war chariot, looked at Li Ke’s retreating back, and the expression in his eyes was extremely complex.
However, Li Ke, who was currently facing away from them, clearly could not have known the complexity of Li Yuanjie’s emotions at this moment.
His pair of wolf eyes were tightly locked onto the figure charging forward on horseback.
In the blink of an eye, the two figures clashed again.
Li Ke’s blades were as swift as lightning, Bai Ze’s spear was like a cold glint.
Both sides were now wary, and the moment they re-engaged, their first exchange became a fierce struggle, like a violent storm.
The dense sounds of clashing weapons instantly merged into a single continuous roar.
After a round of desperate fighting, the two figures temporarily separated.
Bai Ze’s face was as cold as frost, but he still appeared completely at ease.
In contrast, Li Ke’s breathing had clearly become rapid.
For a moment, the superiority of one over the other was immediately obvious.
“Was it you who killed Liu Zheng?”
The faint killing intent in the voice made Li Ke’s scalp tingle.
The opponent’s killing intent was not strong, but it was exceptionally sharp.
At the same time, that relatively unfamiliar name made him slightly pause.
He then subconsciously associated it with the human who had died in battle.
If that human was the Liu Zheng the opponent spoke of, then Liu Zheng’s death was indeed inextricably linked to him, because the opponent had been stabbed to death by numerous Kobolds with spears while entangled in combat with him.
With this thought, Li Ke immediately replied.
“You could say that.”
“Then pay with your life!”
Before his words had even faded, Bai Ze quickly made his move.
The spear tip suddenly flashed with a cold glint, directly pressing towards Li Ke’s fatal vital point!
That sharp and cold killing intent continuously stimulated every nerve of Li Ke.
Bai Ze’s spear thrust came too fast.
Relying on the wolf tribe’s instinctive reaction, Li Ke immediately raised the twin blades in his hands, attempting to parry the opponent’s attack.
In a flash, Bai Ze unleashed a rapid combo.
Three consecutive spear thrusts all struck the exact same spot!
Facing such a miraculously skilled attack, one of the bronze war blades in Li Ke’s hand immediately let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.
Then, accompanied by spreading cracks, it shattered inch by inch!
In that instant, the shadow of death directly enveloped his heart.
The opponent’s deadly fourth spear was about to thrust out.
Just as Li Ke prepared to close his eyes and calmly accept death, a shout suddenly rang out in his ear…
“General, hurry and go!”
Along with the shout, two werewolf warriors who had arrived just in time simultaneously charged towards Bai Ze.
Upon seeing this, Li Ke’s face showed not a hint of joy, but rather a look of alarm.
Then, before he could even warn them, a cold glint flashed, and two more souls were claimed by Bai Ze’s spear!
The death of his kinsmen brought a trace of sorrow to Li Ke’s face.
Facing this powerful human on a white horse, his two kinsmen charging forward was simply a futile sacrifice.
They couldn’t even buy time.
Reality was this cruel, and he couldn’t deny it.
Gripping the only remaining bronze war blade in his hand, Li Ke let out a roar of grief and indignation, and charged towards that figure whose strength made him feel despair.
The outcome held no suspense.
Previously, even with twin blades in hand, he was no match for that human. How much less of a chance did he stand now?
With just one exchange, the cold spear tip was already pressed against his throat.
Li Ke calmly closed his eyes.
“Do it.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Ze’s mind couldn’t help but recall the opponent’s earlier composure in accepting death.
With this thought, he couldn’t help but frown slightly, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.
Then he reached out and beckoned to two of his subordinates.
“Tie him up and hand him over to His Majesty for disposal.”
