Chapter 229: Maggot Of The Prince’s Bone
I thought killing two Mad Ox Knights would make the remaining guy take the big guys and run away, but I didn’t expect this guy to have gone mad long ago. Not only did he ride a frenzied ox to charge at Yun Ce, but he also ordered the cavalrymen who had already dodged away to charge together, preparing to hack Yun Ce into mincemeat.
A madman as a general—if it’s a downwind battle, it would absolutely be a series of exhilarating great victories; if it’s an upwind battle, perhaps relying on the general’s madness, the situation could be turned around. However, such a person can lead at most a Centurion. If leading a force of a thousand or more, his madness would very likely send this group into an abyss of eternal damnation. After all, on the battlefield, there are too many traps that can target madmen.
It just depends on whether it’s worth it or not.
Yun Ce was engulfed by the crowd, his figure invisible, only the whirling Meteor Hammer and the enemies flying backward could be seen. The Mad Ox Knight became even more frenzied, only because his entire lower jaw was smashed off by the Meteor Hammer, making him look less human. Even so, he still swung the wolf-tooth club in his hand vigorously, smashing at Yun Ce one strike after another.
The more Yun Ce killed, the more alarmed he became—not because these people were formidable, but because after suffering heavy casualties, they still continued to surround and kill him relentlessly. Even watching their companions’ bodies being smashed to pieces by the Meteor Hammer, they would still ferociously fill the gaps, creating opportunities for their companions to kill Yun Ce.
Seeing the encirclement around Yun Ce growing sparser, the jawless Mad Ox Knight raised his wolf-tooth club and smashed it onto the horn of the mad ox beneath him. One horn was immediately smashed off, a spurt of blood erupted from the ox’s head, and the mad ox bellowed “moo,” its two blood-red eyes like glowing charcoal fire, charging unhesitatingly toward the Red Date Horse.
The Red Date Horse neighed once, arched its waist and back fiercely, sending Yun Ce into midair. It took the chance to kick a Great Horned Horse to death with its hooves, and while that guy hadn’t fallen yet, it squeezed through a gap beside it and ran.
That Great Horned Horse already kicked to death by the Red Date Horse didn’t have time to collapse before it was pierced through the stomach by the remaining horn of the frenzied mad ox, then flung high into the sky.
The jawless Mad Ox Knight fixed his blazing gaze on Yun Ce who was about to land, gathering strength in the wolf-tooth club in his hand to sweep horizontally at Yun Ce’s chest and abdomen.
Just as the wolf-tooth club was about to touch Yun Ce’s body, a horse descended from the sky, blocking between Yun Ce and the wolf-tooth club. With a dull “bang,” the Great Horned Horse was smashed with broken bones and snapped tendons, massive blood spurting from ruptured major blood vessels, forming a blood rain in midair.
1 Yun Ce’s body landed on the still-bleeding ox head. The Chain Hammer whirled, binding the Mad Ox Knight’s body. Yun Ce grinned ferociously, seized the long-handled wolf-tooth club, gathered strength again, and swept it out in all directions.
1 Doggy howled madly in Yun Ce’s mind, and immediately eight tentacles drilled out from the Bracer, plunging into the Mad Ox Knight’s tattered body.
1 The Mad Ox Knight, for once, regained clarity and roared silently at the cavalrymen still lunging at Yun Ce, signaling them to run quickly. Unfortunately, he forgot he had no jaw and couldn’t shout, only emitting hissing sounds from airflow hitting his throat. He watched helplessly as his loyal subordinates were smashed to death one by one by Yun Ce, who kept emitting mad laughter, with the wolf-tooth club.
1 When the last terrified Gui Fang Cavalryman fled the battlefield on his mount, a long, thick, heavy wolf-tooth club chased from behind, smashing him in half at the waist. Only then did the chaotic battlefield quiet down.
1 Only the Red Date Horse was still busy on the battlefield gathering the scattered Great Horned Horses.
1 Yun Ce stood on a mountain of corpses made of severed limbs and arms, howling loudly.
1 Zhao Qi remembered what Yun Ce had said and did not head east to Iron Enclosure Pass, but went south all the way. They ran from morning until noon. Seeing the warhorses exhausted, Zhao Qi finally stopped.
1 Not only the warhorses were exhausted; the people on them were too. Seeing a clear, winding Small River not far away, that naive young girl jumped down from the horse, her legs went soft, but she quickly stood up, ran to the Small River’s edge, and plunged her head into the icy river water, gulping it down recklessly.
1 “After running a long way with your body overheated, you can’t drink cold water like that.” A warm, gentle voice came from not far away. The young girl lifted her head in bewilderment and looked vigilantly at the young man by the shore whose smile was very warm.
1 “Xiao Man, fill the water pouch with water. We’re leaving immediately.”
2 Zhao Qi spotted this Man in White first. This person seemed harmless, and Zhao Qi had no intention of making friends, planning to fill the water pouch and continue on their way.
2 “Are you Wandering Knights among the Han People?”
2 That Man in White rose from the grassland, smiling at Zhao Qi as he said.
2 Before Zhao Qi could speak, Xiao Man let out a howl, thrusting her Horse Spear straight at the Man in White. The man reached out from his long sleeve and grabbed the Horse Spear. Xiao Man tried to yank it back but couldn’t; after trying again, her body spun along the Horse Spear, drawing her saber with one slash at the Man in White. She remembered Yun Ce’s words firmly: facing devils, hack people with full force.
2 The Man in White looked displeased, extended his palm to parry Xiao Man’s incoming long saber, and took advantage to wrap his arm around Xiao Man’s waist, steadily placing her on the ground. He then retreated a step, frowning as he said: “We met by chance, why did you, little lady, develop killing intent toward me?”
2 Zhao Qi, who had charged halfway, saw Xiao Man defeated and abruptly halted, pulling the dazed Xiao Man behind him. He cupped his hands toward the Man in White and said: “It was my little sister’s rudeness. Please don’t take offense, kind brother. We’ll leave now.”
2 Xiao Man said angrily: “He’s a devil. Brother Liu said that upon seeing devils, hack them to death—kill them wherever you find them!”
2 Hearing this, the Man in White smiled and said: “Brother Liu, who is Brother Liu?”
2 Zhao Qi stared at the Man in White’s hands and said: “An Old Soldier.”
2 The Man in White continued smiling: “Old Soldier—could it be Liu Chang’an?”
3 The leather-armored woman Sheng Rong said: “You know Brother Liu Chang’an?”
3 The Man in White’s smile seemed etched on as he continued: “Liu Chang’an slept with my sister and used over twenty Large Fish Maws. I’m planning to go to Han Land to find Liu Chang’an’s wife and see if I can use up thirty Large Fish Maws at once.”
3 Zhao Qi knew the opponent’s martial art was superior, yet he couldn’t endure Liu Chang’an being slandered like this. His Horse Spear thrust out like lightning straight at the Man in White’s face. At the same time, another Horse Spear thrust out from under his ribs toward the Man in White’s waist and ribs.
3 The red tassel on Zhao Qi’s Horse Spear unfurled like a big red flower. The Horse Spear thrusting from under his ribs was pale yellow overall, similar to the ground’s color, indistinguishable without close inspection.
3 A Great Axe suddenly appeared in the Man in White’s hand. One axe chop split Zhao Qi’s Horse Spear, he raised his knee to block the other Horse Spear, then leaned back. Sheng Rong’s Horse Spear was also lifted high, stabbing toward the sky, simultaneously ending the pair’s follow-up attacks.
3 The Man in White sighed and said: “This world is just so unreasonable. Liu Chang’an can sleep with my sister, so why can’t I sleep with Liu Chang’an’s wife?”
3 “Gui Fang and Great Han—though not of the same race or origin, after thousands of years of mutual fusion, if I don’t say I’m a Gui Fang person, how can you tell the difference between us?”
3 “Pah! Brother Liu would never sleep with your Ghost Women.” Xiao Man jumped in anger from behind but didn’t attack again. Among the seven, these three had the highest martial arts, and they’d all tested him, finding they were far from his match. They could only escape this man’s clutches by other means.
3 The Man in White said very seriously: “He did sleep with her, and used over twenty Large Fish Maws. Moreover, my sister has heavenly beauty, fully worthy of him using a full twenty-plus Large Fish Maws.”
3 Xiao Man felt this guy’s head wasn’t quite right. Who goes around boasting about their sister’s affair, repeatedly emphasizing the over twenty Large Fish Maws, as if it wasn’t dirty but something glorious.
4 However, thinking that this guy’s sister was a Gui Fang person, and Brother Liu was a top-notch hero, it was common for those seductive Ghost Women to entangle him for seed.
4 Remembering Brother Liu’s life and death now uncertain, her eyes reddened involuntarily. She said to the Man in White: “If Brother Liu is alive, you bullying his wife could make him suffer his whole life. But now there’s no need—Brother Liu has already fallen in battle today. You’re also a hero among the Gui Fang people; running off to bully a widow would make people laugh.”
4 She thought her words would please the Man in White, but unexpectedly, this Gui Fang person not only didn’t cheer up—his face suddenly darkened severely. Without visible movement, he passed over Zhao Qi and Sheng Rong, arriving before Xiao Man, pinching her neck as he said: “Where is Liu Chang’an fighting?”
4 Xiao Man was lifted single-handedly by the Man in White. No matter how she struggled, bit, clawed, or kicked, she couldn’t make his hand loosen even slightly.
4 Zhao Qi roared in fury and attacked first, but was kicked in the stomach by the Man in White, flying over a zhang high. Before landing, he vomited large amounts of blood. Sheng Rong’s Horse Spear just reached the Man in White when it was smashed away by his fist, followed by a kick to her stomach too. Both fell to the ground, rolling, clutching their stomachs with no combat power left.
4 The other four lunged next. Xiao Man watched wide-eyed as they were sent flying all over by the Man in White’s seemingly slow fists and feet, finally collapsing like Zhao Qi and Sheng Rong, only able to pant heavily to ease the pain.
4 “Let them go, and I’ll take you to find Brother Liu.”
4 Seeing the Man in White become uncontrollable, Xiao Man hurriedly shouted.
4 The Man in White whistled, and Xiao Man saw a red Thunder Smoke Beast run over from the wasteland. It was a very majestic Thunder Smoke Beast, even more beautiful than Brother Liu’s black Thunder Smoke Beast.
4 The Man in White tossed the other six onto their warhorses, took only Xiao Man onto the Thunder Smoke Beast, and said to her in the most sinister voice: “If you point out the wrong road once, I’ll kill one.”
