Chapter 72

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Chapter 72: Luo Ji’s Foresight

In terms of combat experience, ten Luo Jis stacked together probably wouldn’t compare to one Luo Yong, after all, Luo Yong was the expert here.

Just like when he fought the young leader before, when Luo Ji asked him if he could beat that young leader, Luo Yong could confidently state that he could cut down the young leader with an axe within five rounds.

Why was he so confident back then?

This was the difference in experience.

At that time, Luo Yong had clearly seen the depth of that young leader’s strength, which was why he could speak with such certainty.

And this time, Luo Yong said that unless he entered his peak condition, he would only have a 50% chance.

Then it was highly likely that it was true, and this judgment couldn’t be wrong.

In terms of judging strength, Luo Ji had nothing to teach him, and the ‘Growing Braver in Battle’ skill depended on luck to trigger.

Obviously, he couldn’t put his chances of victory on a skill that might not even trigger.

However, there was one thing he could surpass everyone in this otherworldly realm, and that was foresight!

Below, on the snow, the Mirror Tribe warriors instinctively formed a circle, watching the two men confronting each other in the center.

Without any wasted words, as soon as the battle began, Black Jackal, driven by a strong desire to win, decisively used the battle axe’s length advantage to launch a preemptive strike, attacking Luo Yong with three consecutive thrusts.

That incredibly swift offensive made Luo Ji, as a bystander, feel a pang in his heart.

If he were standing there, he would probably have three more holes in his body after one exchange.

Facts proved that Luo Yong could take down several people like Luo Ji with one hand.

The three consecutive thrusts that was a fatal threat to Luo Ji was completely ignored by Luo Yong.

He nimbly leaped diagonally backward, easily neutralizing Black Jackal’s preemptive strike.

Then, with a burst of speed, accompanied by the swinging of his twin axes, he intended to charge forward in one go and neutralize the length advantage of the battle axe in Black Jackal’s hand.

Long-handled weapons are difficult to use in close quarters.

As someone who wielded the battle axe as if it were an extension of his arm, Black Jackal certainly understood this weakness of the battle axe.

Why would he give Luo Yong a chance to get close?

With a spread of his arms, he suddenly swung it, unleashing a horizontal sweep that forced Luo Yong back!

A fierce battle was unfolding.

Luo Yong and Black Jackal, both going back and forth, fought with great enjoyment.

The two was evenly matched, which made this fight exceptionally exciting.

Luo Ji instinctively opened Luo Yong’s attribute panel and secretly clicked his tongue.

His bravery level was only 3 stars.

The difference in each star was too obvious.

A regular warrior with only 2 bravery stars, facing these 2 when they were serious, would probably not even last one move in a 1-on-1 fight and would die on the spot!

Just when everyone thought this evenly matched fight would eventually turn into a battle of attrition, Luo Yong, who had been fiercely attacking and aiming for Black Jackal’s life with every move, suddenly changed his offensive!

His twin axes spun, and the stone axe, which should have been aimed at Black Jackal’s head, neck, and other vital points, instead struck hard at the handle of the battle axe.

In that instant, Black Jackal’s face changed dramatically.

He already knew what was going to happen next.

Sure enough, the sound of wood breaking unexpectedly echoed in his ears.

The section of the battle axe that held the heavy axe blade and spearhead was instantly chopped off by Luo Yong’s axe.

The once formidable battle axe now only had a wooden stick in Black Jackal’s hand.

Black Jackal, realizing the situation, twitched his facial muscles.

However, his offensive didn’t stop.

Wielding the wooden stick in his hand, he continued his attack without pause.

Black Jackal’s action directly caused Luo Yong, who originally intended to stop, to change his mind.

His twin axes swung again, and after only two rounds, with a snap, the long stick in Black Jackal’s hand broke into two pieces.

“Still fighting?”

Upon hearing this, Black Jackal’s facial muscles twitched again.

He furiously threw the two broken pieces of the stick onto the ground.

What was he going to fight with?

With these two broken short sticks, what else could he do?

The true victory had already been decided the moment Luo Yong chopped off the section of the battle axe that held the axe blade and spearhead.

The two rounds that followed were merely because he couldn’t swallow his anger.

However, at this point, could he call Luo Yong despicable?

Obviously not.

On the battlefield, there’s no such thing as despicable or not despicable.

His battle axe wasn’t sturdy enough and was cut into three pieces by his opponent’s two axes.

This was reality.

And this was clearly Luo Ji’s foresight.

The words he whispered into Luo Yong’s ear were “cut his axe handle.”

It was that simple.

Since Luo Ji had already made stone spears, why didn’t he then proceed to make long-handled axes?

The reason was simple.

The axe blade of a long-handled axe was too heavy, and ordinary axe handles simply couldn’t withstand that kind of swing.

Given this premise, a battle axe that had both an axe blade and a stone spear attached would be even worse.

How heavy would that section be?

When Black Jackal swung the battle axe, the stick that served as the handle was already exaggeratedly bent, wasn’t it?

Coupled with the previous intense battle with Luo Yong, Luo Ji could almost conclude that the stick would definitely not last much longer.

Once Black Jackal’s weapon broke, no matter how strong he was, did he still think he could beat Luo Yong, who wielded twin axes, empty-handed?

That was simply dreaming.

“How about it? Convinced now?”

After Luo Yong won, Luo Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while on the surface, he pretended to be at ease as he looked at Black Jackal.

Black Jackal opened his mouth upon hearing this, and finally, quite straightforwardly, said.

“I’ll honor the bet.”

“From now on, you’re the new chief.”

“Whatever you say, goes!”

Watching Black Jackal surrender obediently, Luo Ji’s mouth curved up, and the system notification sounded promptly, announcing his complete victory.

[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for successfully annexing the ‘Black Jackal’ tribe. Tribe population +53]

The reminders for acquiring various points had been filtered out by him before, so this time the system only notified him of the increased population.

But it didn’t matter. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Luo Ji eagerly opened Black Jackal’s attribute panel.

[Name: Black Jackal

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Status: Hungry, fatigued

Loyalty: 86

Bravery: ★★★★☆

Intelligence: ★★

Spirit: ★★★

Endurance: ★★★

Leadership: ★★★

Talent: Breaking Through Encirclement: When surrounded by enemy forces, personal combat power increases by 50%.

Skills: Battle Axe Mastery (Passive): When the weapon in hand is a ‘battle axe,’ combat power increases by 30%.

Tactics: None]

After reading this attribute panel, Luo Ji felt his heart rate accelerate.

“Damn… damn!!”

“My first 5-star maximum general has appeared!”

“By the way, Black Jackal’s bravery is already 4 stars?”

“How did Luo Yong manage to fight him until now?”

“Wait!”

“The status bar shows his status as ‘hungry’ and ‘fatigued’…”

Thinking of this, Luo Ji immediately turned his head and asked Black Jackal.

“How many days have you not eaten?”

Black Jackal didn’t think much of it upon hearing this.

He licked his chapped lips and replied.

“Three days.”

“Damn!!”