Chapter 408
Chapter 408 – Unworthy Opponent
Back in time, April, 191 AD .
Gan Zhou County
Vida had mobilized 8,000 elites, 20,000 militias, and 50,000 slaves here, planning to march west, returning to their hometown, Legio County .
However, they encountered a mysterious army of 50,000 elites, blockading this county . All of them were riding on red warhorses, which were bigger than their warhorses by half a size . Combined with their odd-shaped armors, Vida did not dare to attack this army without a proper tactic .
Still, he had cultivated four demonic wings, and he was confident that his curses and his boosted power could overwhelm these mortals by himself .
’I want these men . Maybe if I kill their generals, they will surrender . ’
Vida licked his lips . He rode forward and yelled .
"I’m Vida of Legio, I challenge your strongest warrior in a fair duel!"
A red knight with the tallest horse rode forward . He did not say anything, but Vida could see four white wings behind his back .
’Oh, shit . He also has wings?’
Vida hesitated . He did not like the fact that this army’s warrior also had a similar power as his .
"I don’t know who you are and why you are blocking our path . State yourself!"
Lu Bu, in the red knight armor, glared at Vida . He snorted, "Lu Bu of Bing Province!"
Vida tilted his head to the side, frowned as he had not heard this name before . However, the name of Bing Province indicated that they were from Tong’s forces, which was terrible news to Vida . As shrew as he was, Vida came up with an excuse, trying to be friendly with this warrior .
"It seems there is some kind of misunderstanding going on here . We would like to pass this territory to return home . Can you let us pass?"
Lu Bu grumbled, "You challenged me for a duel . But when I come out, you want to run?"
Vida’s face twitched, "As I said, it was a misunderstanding . Since you and I are good warriors, let’s not wasting our life on this pointless duel, yes?"
"Oh? Then, if I don’t have these wings, you will fight me? Is this how you describe your "misunderstanding"? I see it as a bully . "
Vida frowned, "I’m being sincere, asshole . Do you think that white wings are stronger than black wings? I’ve killed several angels before, and I don’t mind killing another one!"
"Pointless bluff . I had fought someone with wings before I even had one! Do you think you’re good because you have the same wings as he had!?"
Vida clicked his tongue, "Okay, you brute . Don’t blame me if I go all out!"
The western warrior did not summon his souls like Khan and other immortal fought . Instead, he empowered his real body, enhancing his muscles and nerves, increasing his power, reflex, and speed .
Seeing how Vida utilized his wings, Lu Bu raised his eyebrows . Although his facial expression was hidden under his knight helmet, Gao Shun and all subordinates behind Lu Bu could tell that their lord was amused .
"A worthy opponent, I see . "
Lu Bu also burst his power, doing the same thing with Vida .
Redhare King of Lu Bu and Vida’s warhorse glared into the other’s eyes as if they were predators . They charged at their opponent, aiming to crush their head against the enemy .
Lu Bu raised his steel crescent halberd while Vida slowly locked his lance under his armpit .
Vida chose to joust against Lu Bu’s steel armor .
The power of the 4-winged demon enveloped Vida’s iron lance, amplifying and reinforcing its strength and durability . Had it pierced regular steel, they could penetrate through a thick metal plate as if they were tofu .
Lu Bu’s face was solemn when the lance touched his knight plate armor’s left chest .
*DING*
Vida’s lance was deflected by Lu Bu’s reinforced armor, which the latter had also increased its durability by enveloping his wing power, concentrating on the connected spot .
The jousting stance of Vida was off because of the impact .
At this moment, Lu Bu calmly swung down his halberd, aiming to slice Vida in half .
Vida raised his free hand to punch against the oncoming halberd blade .
*CLANK*
The fist of Vida and Lu Bu’s halberd connected, creating a clanking sound as if two heavy metal hammer hit against each other .
However, the impact went through Vida’s left fist, sending an electric shock through his bone and exited his elbow .
Below his elbow, his skin exploded, creating a round burnt skin .
In the sacrifice of his left fist, Lu Bu’s crescent halberd was deflected, and Lu Bu’s stance was pushed backward .
Both duelists rode past their opponent after they lightly exchanged one blow .
After a contact, both sides managed to gauge their advantages and weaknesses .
Lu Bu’s reach was shorter than Vida, but his power was superior .
As for their speed, they were similar .
Lu Bu pulled his horse, turning around .
Vida did the same with a smile, "Interesting . "
He massaged the fist that punched Lu Bu’s weapon . As for his elbow’s burnt skin, they already healed .
Lu Bu took a deep breath . He kicked his horse again .
’I’ve done warming up . Time to get serious . ’
Both riders charged at each other again for the second blow .
Before Vida’s lance connected with Lu Bu’s chest again, the latter’s brain cells worked at a rapid speed as he activated the skill that he copied from Tong .
[Time Alter: Double Accel]
Time almost came to a stop . Lu Bu swatted the thrusting lance away with the back of his hand while he used the other one with his halberd to slash at Vida’s neck .
The slow-motion movement was smooth, and Vida’s eyes did not react to Lu Bu’s sudden burst of speed . In Lu Bu’s mind, his opponent should be dead with this strike .
As soon as the halberd came to the point where it touched Vida’s neck, the four-winged demon’s eyes shifted as he glared at Lu Bu .
*DING*
The feedback force was sent back to Lu Bu’s arms . It was not a feeling of his weapon cutting through his enemy’s flesh .
Similar to what Lu Bu had used before, Vida also concentrated all of his force around his neck, making it more resilient to Lu Bu’s reinforced physical attack .
Vida opened his mouth while Lu Bu was in the middle of his Double-Accel mode .
’Wrath Curse . ’
A sinister air enveloped Lu Bu, yet he smiled .
’Idiot . Immortal skills won’t work against me!’
As Lu Bu had fought with Khan and Tong’s share of experience, the god of war understood the limits of immortal’s skills .
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Still, the curse hindered his movement for a split second .
As for Vida, he also received a system warning .
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Vida snorted as he was aware of this fact . However, his aim had been accomplished with this skill as he managed to escape from Lu Bu’s ambush .
Both riders passed each other again . The second blow was still a draw .
Lu Bu did not pull his horse to turn around . This time, he leaped backward from his horse, rotating his body in mid-air .
He jumped from Redhare King to attack Vida from behind .
Vida sensed Lu Bu’s killing intent . He jumped off his horse, escaping to the side .
*BOOM*
Lu Bu cleaved Vida’s horse in half!
’Again, Double-Accel!’
Lu Bu could feel his blood pressure pulsed heavier than the previous skill usage . His body told Lu Bu that he would reach his limit if he used this skill in a succession . However, if he delayed the usage a bit, he could keep using it indefinitely .
’I’ll regen after I used the [Triple-Accel] . For now, I have to bear with it!’
Without waiting for Vida to regain his stance, Lu Bu rushed before his enemy .
The crescent halberd slashed sideway .
*DONG*
An odd sound resonated the air . Lu Bu felt like someone had rung a giant bell .
Also, Lu Bu did not feel feedback from his third strike . Instead, he sensed that something had pulled his weapon, stopping it from cutting Vida in half .
As Lu Bu focused his sense, he found that Vida stared at his crescent halberd with his bloodshot eyes .
Below Vida’s nostrils, blood dripped as if someone had not turned off a faucet properly .
He managed to stop Lu Bu’s strike again, using his invented skill [Soundwave of Defense] . It nullified the strength behind all physical attacks, which forced Lu Bu’s crescent halberd to stop mid-swing .
However, he had to pay the price similar to what Lu Bu had experienced .
Still, Lu Bu had battled Tong years ago, and he understood what he had to sacrifice for the supernatural power . As a result, he had trained to the point that his body could handle [Double Accel] as his second nature .
This was the difference between Vida and Lu Bu . Vida kept this as his trump card while this was Lu Bu’s typical moves .
Lu Bu pulled back his halberd, and he tried again .
Fourth strike!
*DONG*
Fifth strike!
*DONG*
Six
*DONG*
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Tenth Strike!
*DONG*
Vida was on his knees as he had done nothing but parrying Lu Bu’s reinforced blows . Blood flowed out of his facial orifices as he had gone beyond his body limit could handle .
Before Lu Bu hit him the eleventh time, Vida collapsed on the ground .
"I ... give ... up . "
Vida fainted .
Lu Bu looked at the demon and snorted in disappointment . This person did not understand the basic concept of superpower and could not utilize them like Tong or himself .
There were more than just relying on the power of wings . Their bodies had to be trained to withstand the backlash of the special ability, or else, this happened .
Vida’s followers were speechless . From a mortal’s point of view, these two exchanged their blows at lightning speed . Although their eyes could follow their horses, they could not see Lu Bu or Vida’s movements . After Vida and Lu Bu got off their horses, the god of war struck the former ten times within less than one seconds, sending odd sounds of a ringing bell .
Now, their strongest warrior was out of commission . None of them had the confidence to fight this four-winged angel .
"What should we do? Retreat?"
"R-R-Right . Let’s go back to Wuwei . "
"But we don’t have enough provision . "
"We can plunder the locals!"
Lu Bu had a deep frown when he overheard the conversation . After he had looked at the militias and the army of captured slaves, his anger went through the roof .
With a soft voice, Lu Bu uttered, "Kill them all . Save the slaves . "
Gao Shun got the order .
*BWOOOO*
50,000 Redhare knights raised their weapons as they charged at the mercenary army .
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Without a leader or a general, Vida Army fell apart even though they had heavy armors and good weaponry .
Lu Bu Army rescued all 50,000 slaves, but he did not spare the militias who were driven by greed . As for the cataphracts and hoplites, these unorganized men were slaughtered by Gao Shun .
As for Vida, he was captured and interrogated by Lu Bu .
In an isolated cave, Lu Bu splashed a bucket of water at the chained Vida .
The prisoner woke up with crushing pain all over his body . He felt nauseous that he could pass out again at any moment .
"I’ll let you rest if you answer all of my questions . "
"..."
"First, where are you from?"
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