Chapter 283 - 283. Death (1) (1/2)

Chapter 283. Death (1)

The scene was of a battlefield. Countless soldiers and mercenaries were fighting each other, blood was spilt everywhere and the whole ground was filled with a distinct smell.

It was a familiar smell to Cao Xu.

'The smell of death...!'

Cao Xu thought as he gripped his sword in his hand. There was an old saying - The more you get accustomed to the smell of death, the closer you are to death!

It was a disgusting smell and soldiers and mercenaries would often be wary of it, but it gave a strange comforting feeling to Cao Xu.

Inhaling the strange smell, Cao Xu's grip on his sword - Blade of shadow became tighter.

”Do you have the same feeling?”

He muttered and lowered his head to look at his sword. The blade of shadow was a legendary sword filled with the aura of darkness.

The only person who can wield it was Cao Xu and there were many legends about his sword, some even saying that the soul of an ancient wolf resides within the sword.

But his sword didn't react to his words and Cao Xu again raised his head, but this time, there was a slight smile on his face.

The sword hadn't reacted or even tilted a little, but he seemed to have understood what it meant.

At that moment, he heard some voices drawing close to him.

”I will kill you and get the position of Duke!”

”No, he's mine!”

”Die you evil wrench! We will purify the Liang empire with your blood!”

Three soldiers were coming towards him with their swords in their hand. They were ready to slash off his head, but Cao Xu merely smiled at this sight.

It was like he was looking at a prey that was drawing close to him on his own.

'My brother sure is foolish...'

Everyone knows that Xu Tingsheng has promised that position of Duke to the person who would kill Cao Xu. It was a chance for a common person to attain the prestigious position of the Duke.

But was it that easy to kill Cao Xu?

Even the main character of the story, Xie Xian was not sure if he could kill Cao Xu in a one on one fight. How could mere soldiers or mercenaries be able to kill him?

They were just blinded by greed and the only thing in their mind was the countless riches they can obtain after killing Cao Xu.

For fools like them, Cao Xu didn't need to move much.

”Stupid, greedy, fools...”

Cao Xu murmured under his breath and glanced at the three soldiers coming his way. He didn't even need to think about how to kill them.

”Die!”

The first soldier shouted and slashed at Cao Xu, but he easily dodged his attack and took a step forward. In that one instant, the blade of shadow has already slashed through the first soldier.

But it hasn't ended yet.

There were still two soldiers coming his way.

The second soldier tried to directly plunge his sword at Cao Xu's neck, but his sword stopped in the middle. A painful groan leaked out of his mouth as he puked out blood.

”Gawk!”