Vol 9 Chapter 167 (1/2)

Chapter 167

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 167: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE SIEGE OF XINYE (16)

Li Dian POV

It was a good thing that I had sent Lu Xiang over before, it should be about time now–

“Lu Xiang, how is it over there?” I yelled to the air. However, even after a long while, there was no reply and I wondered if it was too noisy or if my voice was not loud enough, “Lu Xiang?!”

“P-please wait!” Lu Xiang cried out in an anxious voice.

Eh? I did not dare believe what was happening but I still pushed aside the man in front of me and turned back to take a look. What I saw made me take a deep breath involuntarily.

“Watch this!”

“Wu!”

Lu Xiang was not forced to be on the defensive as Zhang Fei began attacking from every which way. Her attacks were now sharp and there was power behind it. When I looked at her face, I saw that she had an energetic look.

It was as though the Zhang Fei before and the one now were 2 different people. No, the one now is the one I know. And so, Lu Xiang was now being overwhelmed and her situation was now even more perilous than me or even Cao Ren.

“Your opponent is here!” A yell came from behind and I turned to block the oncoming attack from the barbarian.

“How can a warrior try to launch a sneak attack like that?” I said as I readied my stance and looked at him. I could not catch a good glimpse of his face but I could tell from his neck that he was looking at Lu Xiang and Zhang Fei. I could also tell from his wide open jaw that he was surprised to see how Zhang Fei was like now.

Hmph, you are the one who is distracted here.

“Lord Li Dian! Finish it quickly!”

“I know!” I yelled back to Cao Ren and looked over as I brandished my spear and saw that she too was having a tough time.

*Ding* *Ding*!

The man deflected my spear and attacked again. I dodged to the side and attacked his flank but he detected it and turned around and dodged the attack as well.

“What’s your side like?!” I yelled out but the sounds of battle were truly deafening. It was incomparable to the little din that the enemy soldiers were making with the carts earlier.

“I’m fine!” Cao Ren yelled back. She tried to feign it but I could tell from her breath that she was having a hard time, “I can… I can still handle this side!”

If only that were the truth.

“Wu… Ah…”

Just from her moans and grunts, I could tell that she was nearing her limits. But since the commanding officer is being this insistent, I should not doubt her. And besides, I have my own opponent to deal with.

Well then…

“Barbarian! I don’t know who you are but since you have joined their faction, you are my enemy.” I said as I raised my spear and got into my stance, “If you get hurt or die in this battle, don’t blame me!”

*Ta*!

I leapt up and flew for him, eliminating the distance between us in an instant, giving him a shock as he hurriedly raised his sword to defend himself.

This is a battle between a sword user and a spear user. The spear user will have an advantage no matter what. If you are going to try and block this, I will make it so you will not be able to. And so, I twisted in mid-air and changed my attack from a downward slash to a stabbing attack.

“Yaa!” I yelled as I raised my hands slightly to perform a feint.

The barbarian raised his sword to block as expected, exposing his entire front. When I saw this, I put down my hands and immediately stabbed at the man who began to panic when he saw this.

I may not be an exceptional warrio

r and my martial prowess is not that advanced but I cannot possible lose to a nameless individual.

Wu! He seemed to realise my intent and hurriedly withdrew his blade but it was too late! The sharp spearhead had already made contact with his chest plate. My spear will definitely pierce through your body!

…

“Wu!”

Eh?!

In the next instant, my attack was stopped and when I looked down, I saw that the man had lowered his head and was grabbing his abdomen with a pained look on his face. I initially thought that my spear had pierced his abdomen but when I tried to shake the spear out, I found that it could not move at all.

This… Could it be that…

I could not believe it but when he looked up, I saw that he had grabbed my spearhead with a single hand.