Chapter 1149: Chapter 1118: Twin Swords Duel (Part 1)
"Smooth talker!" Lucifer snorted coldly. He raised his right hand, pointing forward twice with his fingers as if making a beckoning gesture. Instantly, shadows emerged from all directions, converging toward the same spot, and shortly brought back the fat man who hadn’t managed to run very far, guarding him strictly in the corner.
Yelu Shou exhaled a breath, dismissing his lazy demeanor, rallying all his concentration to face the formidable opponent before him. "I advise you to bring Xiao Lin over. I don’t want to take advantage of you. You’re not my match to begin with, let alone now that you’re injured."
Quite humane! Yelu Shou thought inwardly, yet he shook his head. "My boss doesn’t have time to bond with you; that person is a crucial witness in Cross’s death. A CIA agent died in Sicily, and this matter must have a resolution, with Wang Weibo unlikely to escape involvement. By helping Shao Weihua, you’re dragging yourself into the mess."
Lucifer’s lips curled up, a surge of murderous intent rising on his usually emotionless face. Drawing a long sword from behind, he slashed a cross in front of his chest, pointing it diagonally at the ground with his feet apart, his long hair tied back hanging behind him. He was waiting, as Yelu Shou said, perhaps Xiao Lin hadn’t come at all, and the crisis he deliberately created failed to force him out. Based on his understanding, Xiao Lin wouldn’t just watch his companions fall into crisis without showing up.
His pupils contracted, appearing like a lurking leopard in the night. Suddenly, he stomped hard on the ground, his entire body leaping into the air, fiercely slashing his longsword toward Yelu Shou in midair.
With no time to think, Yelu Shou also drew his own pair of hooked swords to meet Lucifer’s attack.
Clang clang clang... The longsword clashed with the dual blades, the fierce exchange of blows immediately piercing the sky, creating a resonant sound. Yelu Shou’s sharp and ruthless dual swords erupted into sparks against Lucifer’s longsword as they exchanged dozens of moves in an instant. Even without warning, Lucifer lived up to being the second figure of ’Black Crow,’ possibly matching or even exceeding Wing’s skills. The rapidly wielded longsword completely blocked Yelu Shou’s dual swords and, just before landing, forced Yelu Shou back with a fierce stroke.
Although Yelu Shou appeared to be at a disadvantage to outsiders, Lucifer was aware that his body was already obstructed, his retreat path completely sealed off. Yelu Shou, deftly landing, chuckled slyly, offering no time for Lucifer to think as he suddenly darted forward. His uniquely shaped dual swords skimmed the ground, coldly sweeping toward the just-landed Lucifer with a shower of sparks swirling around.
Once again gripping the longsword tightly, it then sliced a horizontal arc to fiercely meet Lucifer’s sword edge. As he swung the sword, his left hand flicked, releasing no less than ten throwing knives that flew swiftly toward Yelu Shou.
Clang! The dual swords clashed abruptly, sending sparks flaring against the dark night, following closely on the heels of the falling throwing knives. Both fighters’ legs were ceaselessly shifting as they attacked, leaving Yelu Shou struggling as he had to dodge the oncoming knives while guarding against Lucifer’s cunning attack angles, a bit overwhelmed.
One wielding unconventional swordsmanship, the other attacking at sharp angles.
One agile in movement, the other with formidable Inner Strength!
In sheer strength, Lucifer held a slight edge. However, leveraging strengths and compensating weaknesses was an experience Yelu Shou had gleaned from combat. In facing a superior opponent, recklessly fighting to the death was foolish.
As dozens of rounds passed, a crisp clashing sound rang out once more as Yelu Shou forcefully blocked Lucifer’s powerful strike, refusing to retreat to dissipate the sword’s force. Instead, he let out a low roar, suppressing the surging qi and blood within him, with the dual sword edges tightly pressing against the longsword’s edge, blasting out sparks as he fought back.
Lucifer’s gaze tightened, gripping his longsword and intensifying his force. Despite the explosive power contained within his robust physique, Yelu Shou’s relatively frail body also concealed latent energy poised to burst forth at any moment, especially being trained for explosive force and speed in sudden situations, securing life-saving strikes in battle.
Clang clang! As his dual sword edges rotated, they struck heavily upon the raised guard of the longsword, their forms abruptly halting from the sudden resistance. The lightning-fast offensive, swift as a flash, highlighted the terrifying reflex abilities setting the strong apart in the rapid exchanges.
Upon sensing Yelu Shou’s sudden flipping move, Lucifer’s attack didn’t waver a bit. Swinging his right leg, he fiercely kicked at Yelu Shou’s knee.
However, Yelu Shou’s nimble footwork, guided solely by instinct, allowed him to deftly evade Lucifer’s kick, his body slightly lunging forward, tightly gripping his dual swords to increase pressure. For Lucifer’s reflexive heavy pressure in response to Yelu Shou’s abrupt counter-force, Yelu Shou slightly smiled, his eyes filled with a sudden intense gray glow, fixed on Lucifer’s eyes with a chilling grin: "No matter how strange this fight seems, it doesn’t change the fact that I’ve come for your life for Lin’s sake. ’Black Crow’ suffices with Wing, it doesn’t need a traitor like you."
Before Lucifer could react to Yelu Shou’s sudden words, or grasp what was meant, Yelu Shou’s dual swords abruptly tilted left, discharging their force. With Lucifer adding force, he couldn’t halt the uncontrolled hilt, his sword scraping along Yelu Shou’s dual sword edges before sliding down.
At the same time, as Yelu Shou successfully discharged force, he snorted coldly. His hands abruptly relaxed, and his dual swords were shockingly let go...
In the instant of release, his hands suddenly stiffened, turning inward into claw shapes before sinking ferociously toward Lucifer’s throat.
The moment his hands, previously gripping the dual swords with extreme force, let go was like a highly compressed spring suddenly unbound, creating a terrifyingly powerful close-range ejection force.
Particularly in such an unexpectedly close range—Lucifer never anticipated Yelu Shou would adopt such a method, casting away his dual swords. After all, in the minds of assassins, a weapon is essentially their second life or could be deemed a life partner. In close combat, its role is especially critical. Human flesh, no matter how hardened, cannot withstand the ravages of sharp weapons.
For ordinary people, or perhaps even for normal-thinking people, discarding their close-weapons casually is unthinkable unless absolutely necessary. However, in that moment, Lucifer suddenly realized who he faced was no ordinary individual..but a beast—a beast that could become uncontrollably wild at any moment. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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