Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Fearless and Undaunted

With the great artery severed, blood from Yu Ye’s leg erupted in a near-gushing spray!

Seeing the severity of his own wound, Yu Ye understood that he couldn’t hold on much longer. Three to five minutes at most!

A flash of ruthless, absolute resolve crossed his eyes.

If he was already a dead man, then he might as well take a few more down with him!

Without another thought for the wound on his leg, Yu Ye let out a roar, swung his long blade, and unleashed the full force of his qi. The blade entered from the left shoulder of the warrior before him and cleaved out through the right side of his ribs.

A single diagonal slash — it broke the sternum, shattered the spine, split both lobes of the lung, and cut the man clean in two.

The Eastern warrior had been in mid-movement, only to find that his upper and lower halves had come apart, and then a torrent of blood and viscera came pouring out.

That slash was almost like a waist execution, yet it did not bring instant death. His upper half rolled across the ground, howling in agony, and thick blood had already soaked into the earth — a sight that chilled the soul.

At that moment, the other two senior warriors who had been surrounding Yu Ye froze. They thought themselves cruel men, yet they had almost never witnessed a scene this brutal.

Watching their comrade be split in two before their very eyes — how could they not be filled with rage?

But before they could let that rage carry them any further, Yu Ye roared again, channeling every ounce of his qi into the right arm that held the blade, and with one more slash, two heads went flying.

Knowing he could not last much longer, Yu Ye charged into the crowd after killing three men and began hacking and slashing in a frenzy.

He had always possessed exceptional martial skill, and now, in the explosive state of a man on the verge of death, he was for a moment utterly unstoppable.

A man facing death fears nothing.

Those Eastern warriors were no match for Yu Ye at all. Every move he made was with full force, and every slash claimed a life.

After killing ten men in succession, Yu Ye was finally spent. He could no longer lift the leg whose artery had been severed.

Even as he knelt on one knee, the long blade in his hand still sliced off both knees of an Eastern warrior.

Planting the blade in the ground to prop himself up, Yu Ye bellowed, “Brothers, even in death, we cannot bring shame upon the people of Huaxia!”

With those words, his head dropped and never rose again.

Seeing Yu Ye fall in battle, the Yuanwei Gang brothers around him were overcome with grief and fury, their eyes wide with anguish. They roared and threw themselves at the Eastern warriors without any fear of death.

Tian Bingyi’s heart was equally filled with sorrow and rage. He turned his palms into fists and struck out with both at once, hitting two Eastern warriors in the head simultaneously. Both men bled from all seven orifices and died on the spot.

Yu Ye’s death had greatly galvanized the Yuanwei Gang. Even though the Eastern side had deployed senior warriors, the two sides were still locked in a fierce and indecisive battle.

Though the warriors’ long blades were razor-sharp, the brothers of the Yuanwei Gang refused to yield a single inch. The entire scene was one of extraordinary carnage.

Wanyan Huazhong’s performance was also ferocious. The fighting spirit buried deep in his bones had been fully ignited. When his pistol ran out of bullets, he pulled out a knife and started hacking, his face splattered with blood, giving him a savage and terrifying appearance.

Wanyan Zhengyong, on the other hand, was silent. His body was already covered in wounds of all sizes, yet without exception, every single person who had crossed blades with him was dead.

After striking an Eastern warrior dead with a single palm, Tian Bingyi shouted to Wanyan Huazhong, “Huazhong, we can’t keep holding on like this. Quickly call on the Qinglong Gang for support!”

“Call on the Qinglong Gang for support?” Wanyan Huazhong knew full well that if things continued at this rate, the Yuanwei Gang could not hold out much longer. Even if the other side simply ground them down, they would wipe out the entire gang.

But asking their sworn enemy, the Qinglong Gang, for help — setting aside whether they would even agree to assist, Wanyan Huazhong felt he simply could not bring himself to make that call.

Seeing Wanyan Huazhong standing there in a daze, Tian Bingyi snapped furiously, “What time do you think it is? What are you standing there for? Waste another hour and there won’t be a Yuanwei Gang left in this world!”

A flicker of complicated emotion crossed Wanyan Huazhong’s face. He gave a nod, pulled out his phone, and then realized he didn’t have the contact information of a single person from the Qinglong Gang.

At that moment, Wanyan Zhengyong, who had been silently killing all along, suddenly turned and shouted, “Call Su Rui. Get him to help!”

The bond between men is a strange thing. Just a few days ago, these two had been at each other’s throats — you take my life, I’ll cut off your arm — yet now, faced with mortal danger, the first person they thought to call for help was each other.

Hearing this, Tian Bingyi’s eyes lit up, and he too shouted at Wanyan Huazhong, “Hurry up and call Su Rui. He’s the only one who can save the Yuanwei Gang now!”

Wanyan Huazhong heard this and gritted his teeth once more.

He had thought about killing Su Rui countless times. He had even gone so far as to break the rules and bring Beitang to Ninghai ahead of schedule just to capture and kill Su Rui. His possessiveness was extreme — whoever he set his sights on had to be obtained, or he would never have resorted to such extreme measures.

But now, a former enemy was very likely to become the one who saved his life.

At this moment of life and death, every second of delay could cost another life. Wanyan Huazhong could no longer afford to think too much. He found a concealed spot and dialed Ye Binglan’s number.

It was already deep in the night. Ye Binglan was sound asleep. Police officers never turn off their phones, so when a bleary-eyed Ye Binglan saw the caller ID, she couldn’t help but frown.

She had never had a particularly good impression of Wanyan Huazhong to begin with, and on top of that, he was a mole planted by the Yuanwei Gang inside the Ninghai City Bureau. Ye Binglan had even less interest in dealing with him. She hesitated for a moment, and in the end did not answer.

But the moment the first call ended, a second one followed right on its heels.

“Pick up, pick up…”

Listening to the ringtone coming through from the other end, Wanyan Huazhong was burning with anxiety. He was certain this was the most desperate moment of his entire life.

So when Ye Binglan’s voice finally came through from the other end, Wanyan Huazhong let out a long breath.

“Captain Li, is something the matter?”

“Binglan, contact Su Rui right away. The Yuanwei Gang has been attacked by a large number of Eastern warriors — there are hundreds of them. We’ve taken heavy casualties. The engagement is near the border of Ninghai and Qingzhou, somewhere around Xiaosong Mountain.”

Wanyan Huazhong’s mind was remarkably clear. The moment the call connected, he didn’t waste a single word — he laid out the situation plainly and gave the location.

“Understood. I’ll contact Su Rui immediately.” Ye Binglan could clearly hear the sounds of fierce fighting through Wanyan Huazhong’s words, and she no longer dared to take it lightly. Still, before hanging up, she added one more question: “How long can you hold out?”

“Half an hour at most. There are simply too many Eastern warriors.” With that, Wanyan Huazhong ended the call.

A large-scale attack by Eastern warriors was no small matter. Ye Binglan’s expression turned grave, and she hurriedly called Su Rui. Fortunately, his phone was on.

“Brother, where are you?” Ye Binglan asked urgently.

“I’m out for a drive with a beautiful woman.” Su Rui glanced at Zhang Ziwei beside him and said with a grin, “What’s up — can’t sleep in the middle of the night, so you’re checking up on your brother?”

Zhang Ziwei’s pretty face flushed slightly, and she turned to look out the window.

“Brother, Li Huazhong just called. The Yuanwei Gang is being attacked by a large number of Eastern warriors near Xiaosong Mountain. They’ve taken heavy casualties and can hold out for half an hour at most.”

“Xiaosong Mountain? A large number of Eastern warriors? I’m already heading that way. I’ll be there in five minutes!”

Su Rui had never expected something like this to happen.

Eastern warriors daring to appear openly in large numbers on Huaxia soil — did they have a death wish?

A dangerous light blazed in Su Rui’s eyes. He floored the accelerator, and the car shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, hurtling into the vast darkness of the night.

Zhang Ziwei’s expression also turned serious. “Eastern warriors attacking — do you need me to mobilize the Zhantang to help?”

“They’re too far away. They won’t make it in time.”

As he spoke, Su Rui took out his phone and made a call.

Zhou Xianwei’s lazy voice came through from the other end: “Boss, having a great time cruising around with a pretty girl, huh?”

“I know you’re not far from me. Everyone get to Xiaosong Mountain. These damned Eastern people dare to come and violate my Huaxia — I’ll make sure not a single one of them goes back. Every last one of them stays.”

Beside him, Zhang Ziwei watched the fierce resolve blazing in Su Rui’s eyes and felt as though something inside her was about to ignite as well.

“Are you going to kill them all?” Zhang Ziwei’s heart gave a faint tremor as she asked the question. Even after all her years in the gang world, she still couldn’t quite picture the bloody scene of hundreds of people being cut down all at once.

Su Rui narrowed his eyes. “Kill them all? That’s not even close. When dealing with wolves like these, how can you afford to be so gentle? I want these Eastern people to understand one thing — those who violate Huaxia shall be punished, no matter how far they run.”

Killing several hundred people at once and calling it gentle?

Zhang Ziwei didn’t dwell on it too much. Sitting beside Su Rui, she could already feel clearly the resolve and killing intent radiating from this man.

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Even after the senior warriors had been deployed, the battle on the ground remained at a stalemate — something that greatly displeased the black-clad figure leading the Eastern side.

Watching his own casualties mount, the man standing atop the treetops could no longer hold himself back. He launched himself into the air, leaping from branch to branch and flying forward.

The movement looked effortless and light, yet it was in fact blindingly fast — an exceptionally refined form of qinggong.

The lead warrior had only one target: Wanyan Zhengyong, dressed in his pale gold long robe.

What should have been an easy encirclement and annihilation was progressing far too slowly for his liking. Cut off the head and the body will follow — as long as Wanyan Zhengyong was taken down, the entire Yuanwei Gang would have no choice but to submit.

With just a few simple leaps, the lead warrior had already closed in on the center of the battlefield.

Wanyan Zhengyong cut down one attacker with his blade, and in the same moment, a warrior who had crept up behind him slashed a horrifying gash across his back. The pain would have been unbearable for any ordinary person, yet Wanyan Zhengyong didn’t make a sound. He bit down hard, spun around, and drove his long blade straight into the warrior’s chest.

But before he could even pull the blade free, a sense of extreme danger suddenly surged in his heart. He spun sharply — and saw a black figure plummeting from midair like a great bird, diving straight toward him.

At this distance, at this speed, Wanyan Zhengyong had nowhere to dodge.