Chapter 1463: Chapter 1157: The So-Called Elite
Elite warriors, the best among fighters, the strongest of the strong. They were battle-hardened, experienced, and ruthless—only these were considered true elites.
And now, three elite warriors had appeared here.
There was no need to guess, no need to ponder; everyone knew what was happening.
"Henki."
The three elite warriors arrived at the Eighth Battalion and completely ignored the group leader, directly calling out the name.
"Who are you, shouting around here!" the Eighth Battalion leader bellowed.
"Henki, are you planning to hide behind your leader, or will you come with me like a warrior?" the speaking elite warrior disregarded the leader, still addressing Long Yi.
"I’m actually wondering, who are you, and who do you think you are? Just because you call me, must I agree? If you call me, must I follow you? What if I ignore you, what can you dare do to me?" Long Yi asked in Henki’s honest tone of voice.
"You don’t necessarily have to come with me, but in the eyes of your teammates, you’ll turn into a coward," the elite warrior said.
"Group Leader," Henki almost immediately turned to the leader, "Considering these guys ignored our leadership to challenge me, I think I might be in danger, so I killed them all. Won’t bring any trouble to me or you, right?"
Henki’s voice remained honest and sincere, with no detectable fluctuation in tone. However, the content described tightened every warrior’s heart around him.
It had been a very long time since the last civil war between the Emperor and the Prophet had ended, so long that no one of this generation had actually experienced real war. Thus, most warriors only understood battle as a matter of victory and defeat, not life and death. But this Henki talked about killing right off the bat, even startling the warriors of the Eighth Battalion.
"We are all warriors of the Emperor. Harmony is most important," the leader said, but he then switched his tone, "However, if you find your life in danger, I permit you to kill any of your enemies!"
Heeding this, Long Yi drew his Alloy Greatsword.
"Come on, let’s have a chat. A battle where you can’t kill isn’t interesting." Saying this, Long Yi headed straight for the Arena, completely turning his back on the three elite warriors. One of the elites tried to make a move but was stopped by the other two.
"No need to waste our reputation on such a fool," the leading warrior stated.
It was their break time, the Emperor and the group leader were not present, but there were still many warriors in the stands. After all, they had to resume watching the battles in the afternoon, and it didn’t make much difference to them whether they were in their cabins or elsewhere.
What was expected to be a tedious lunch break turned into a surprise, as Henki, who had just cut down the Gu Fei and Gu Bo brothers, reappeared, this time with three elite warriors!
"Hey, wake up! Look who’s behind Henki?" one warrior tapped another’s armor.
"Huh? Who? Oh my god, isn’t that the Imperial Guard insignia from the Imperial City? What are they doing here?" the awakened warrior exclaimed.
"You don’t get it, do you? Many from the Gu family serve in the Imperial Guard," a third warrior explained.
"Are these three here for revenge?"
"What else could they be here for?"
In the arena, Long Yi turned around, holding the sword with one hand. He beckoned the three men in front of him, saying, "I reckon one of you isn’t my match, but three together might stand a chance. Come on."
The three of them snickered simultaneously and quickly surrounded Long Yi from three sides.
"Hey now, that’s not playing fair. My words were just taunting you, meant to provoke you to come at me one by one. How can you have no sense of honor?" Long Yi asked earnestly.
"Hahaha! Henki, oh Henki, I’ve heard you were thick, but I didn’t think you were this dense to actually say such a thing! But since you’ve said it, I’ll let you die knowing better. Hopefully, in your next life, you’ll be born smarter! On the battlefield, only victory matters, and only the living deserve honor!" laughed one of the warriors.
"Oh, is that so? Well then, I can rest easy," Long Yi said, and drew another Greatsword.
"Attack!"
The three charged simultaneously, but Long Yi stood his ground, fearlessly meeting their assault head-on.
These warriors were clearly stronger, stronger than anyone Long Yi had encountered before, but Long Yi’s strength was no less impressive. The two Greatswords gave him an extensive attack range, and although the opponents were stronger, energy swords were just energy swords; as soon as they met the Alloy Greatsword, the energy swords crumbled.
The trio had planned to close in quickly and end the fight swiftly, as this wasn’t an ideal battlefield. However, they did not expect that after clashing, they found themselves evenly matched!
"Stop wasting time! Kill him with all you’ve got!" the leading warrior shouted.
They immediately retreated and unleashed various powerful combat techniques, while Long Yi countered in the middle without dodging, using his two Greatswords to block. Every time a combat technique was deflected, his weapons grew brighter.
"It’s happening! It’s happening!" the watching warriors grew excited.
At this moment, the Emperor and group leader were not away but were resting and chatting in the back area of the stands.
"What’s going on out there? Sounds like they’ve started fighting again?" the Emperor asked.
