Chapter 92 - Huang Zhong VS Lu Bu (1/2)
Chapter 92 – Huang Zhong VS Lu Bu
Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto
All the experts present are in awe of this battle and continued to observe.
When the Poseidon halberd and golden curved dao collided in air. In their hearts only two words emerged “Really strong!”
It is said that Lu Bu's arms strength can hold up one of Nine Cauldron's tripod by himself and if this strength was used to kill, definitely this Jiangxia army commander-in-chief will die in a matter of seconds, causing Jiangxia's army to gain heavy losses.
TL: Nine Cauldrons of old yonder. It is said, that these cauldron is symbol of Zhou rites. Its weight is around 7,5 ton. And there is a proverb that if a man’s words have the weight of nine cauldrons, then he is a very trustworthy person.
The opposite Huang Zhong is also thinking the same, he fought this battle on his own initiative and even personally took charge in the a.s.sault, so he can kill a senior general in Lu Bu’s army to raise his army’s morale. But he did not think he would have such a big miscalculation. Never in his wildest imagination, did he think that Lu Bu is the one to come out and accept his challenge.
If Lu Bu is a mighty tiger, then Huang Zhong is a ferocious lion.
One is king of the forest and one is king of the savannah. When they meet with each other, naturally they must decide with life or death.
“HAAA!!!: Huang Zhong raised both of his arms with his curved dao on his back and then tried to slash Lu Bu's skull with this posture. If this slash hit, it will be the end of Lu Bu.
“Good move!” Said Lu Bu while looking at this old general. He is only average in appearance but his beard is very long, on his face is a lot of wrinkles but his martial arts is very very strong.
He is able to take on Lu Bu's strength just like Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and other super-cla.s.s generals. Other people who met Lu Bu, will certainly die in one move.
That is, if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are attacking him together.
But this veteran actually can match his strength by himself alone. And the most important thing is this veteran can also counter his attack. Really surprising Lu Bu.
“Interesting, interesting!!!” After Kaiyang breakthrough, Lu Bu has not been in duel for a long time. At Mt. Bagong battle, Chen Lan and Lei Bo can be considered as appetizers.
Now he can do battle because who he fought is a very strong general. So Lu Bu's excitement currently is very high.
Lu Bu does not avoid the overhead slash, but quickly blocked Huang Zhong's slash and added more strength in his hand and countered his attack.
With this burst of strength, Lu Bu is trying to take down Huang Zhong in one blow.
You want to pin me down?! Huang Zhong has acknowledged that Lu Bu's strength is very big. But Huang Zhong's strength is also almost on par with Lu Bu. You want to compare strength with me, huh?
“Neigh, neigh, neigh!!!!” While Huang Zhong can withstand Lu Bu's strike his warhorse however cannot withstand it anymore, it's already kneeling in one leg.
“Hmm??!” Huang Zhong's brow wrinkled. His warhorse already could not withstand Lu Bu's attack, if Lu Bu attacked again, then the warhorse will possibly die from its organ failure due to pressure.
So, Huang Zhong swung his curved dao so that Lu Bu's Poseidon trident halberd had a downward movement was deflected to the other side in order to rescue his warhorse, who is currently unable to stand.
They did the same actions over and over with Lu Bu and Huang Zhong taking turns in attacking, until they spread out.
“G.o.d-of-war Lu Bu, you really live up to your reputation!” Exclaimed Huang Zhong while he redirected his horse away from Lu Bu.
From Huang Zhong's first debut after being scouted by Liu Pan, in all the of the battles he partic.i.p.ated in, no one can survive more than three bouts with Huang Zhong.
Please do not think that Jing Province's soldiers are weak, but Huang Zhong is just simply too strong for them.
Huang Zhong's strength has been refined to the peak of his body, so we can see the result of his training today. It can be said that he has reached the pinnacle of super-cla.s.s generals in terms of strength.
Huang Zhong's age now is not too high. It can be said that he is still at the prime age of his life, so now, he is at his strongest state.
Even when Huang Zhong's was at his old age, Guan Yu still cannot beat him in a fair duel, only after he feint his attack and does his strategy which is, pretend to retreat and suddenly turn back and surprise him, only can he beat Huang Zhong.
TL: For reference Guan Yu vs Elderly Huang Zhong /watch?v=YQ9RlaVgYaY
“Huang Zhong of Jiangxia, you are also very strong!!!” Lu Bu suddenly discovered that he cannot underestimate this veteran. Since Lu Bu has refined his strength to be pinnacle of super-cla.s.s generals, he is unmatched by anyone.
His prowess is so strong that when at Hulao Gate, he was able to kill enemy generals in one bout, even when Guan Yu and Zhang Fei attacked him, he is able to fight to a draw. But he really did not expect this veteran can take on himself alone.
That veteran, Huang Zhong, do not just have the capability to follow Lu Bu's rhythm but also able to counter his attack to a stand-still.
“Why did I not meet this person sooner?!” Thought Lu Bu who then began to be aware that he should never ever underestimate this world.
“But, I will stop you right here and now!” Exclaimed Huang Zhong coldly. He had drawn his long bow from his horseback.
“Eh, that general is using a gold curved dao and a long bow?! And that general is also old, his hair is all white and has a long beard??? f.u.c.k is that really Old Huang Zhong, why did I not realized it sooner!!!!!”
Seeing the three signs, Liu Mang's eyes almost fell out of its socket. It is really he, Huang Zhong. One of Shu Country's Five Tiger Generals, Huang Zhong.
If you ask, who in the Five Tiger Generals has the most skill in wushu, they will say Huang Zhong without a doubt. The reason why he is not as famous as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, is because when Liu Bei recruited Huang Zhong, he was already at old age of 65 years.
That veteran who can cut down Xiahou Yuan personally in Mount Dingjun, that veteran also was counted among Five Tiger Generals along with youngsters like Ma Chao and Zhao Yun. So you can measure how fierce Huang Zhong is.
“Honorable Father-in-law, be careful!!!” Shouted Liu Mang, really worried.
“Eh?!!!” Chen Gong raised his eyebrows while looking at Liu Mang. In Chen Gong's eyes, Lu Bu could be said as the strongest man in the world, a G.o.d-of-war. He does not believe that Liu Mang doesn't know that, but this.
Liu Mang showed a worried look unexpectedly. Is this Huang Zhong really that strong?
“STRONG!!!” Gao Shun’s compliment is short but straight to the point.
“We are not a match for him!” Zhang Liao who commanded the Bing Province Heavy Cavalry also have a.n.a.lyzed Huang Zhong. Zhang Liao's strength is actually a first-cla.s.s general and now almost reaching super-cla.s.s, but he still cannot see Huang Zhong's depth.
“How can this be!!!!” Zang Ba stunned and could not close his mouth. In his eyes, Lu Bu is the strongest man alive and now there is a man who is equally matching his strength. Zang Ba's character is very arrogant and full of pride of his strength. He was beaten by Lu Bu until his pride is gone, before he pledged his allegiance to him.
Now there is another person who is as strong as Lu Bu who may take him down at any time, how can he not be stunned the entire time?
“Old General Huang, you are really strong!!!” Su Fei knew that Huang Zhong is strong, but he didn't think it to this extent. Huang Zhong's strength is almost equal to Lu Bu’s.
He also knows Lu Bu's reputation in Hulao Gate, when he deadlocked 18 warlords to a state where those 18 warlords did not dare to do anything. One person with one horse shook the whole nation, but that person right now is evenly matched with Huang Zhong.
Lu Bu who heard Huang Zhong exclaim earlier, suddenly become uneasy. “Hard longbow!!!” Lu Bu looked at Huang Zhong's bow. That bow Huang Zhong drew is absolutely a hard longbow.
A normal person can only draw a 1-dan bow, a person who can draw 2-dan bow can be said exist in only one in a hundred people. But this Huang Zhong's longbow is at least 5-dan.
TL: 1-dan = 50 kg
TL: Hard longbow, was used by archer at that time and only an expert using it. The stiffer bow, the better its arrow penetrating power will be.
If this type of arrow was launched by this longbow and hit a human target, it will pierce through the body immediately.
Possibly there will be no arrow wound, but it will be like Cao Chun who was pierced to the ground and stuck like a statue.
“Come on then!!!” Lu Bu dispelled his uneasiness and built up his confidence again, because that longbow previously gave him a feeling of a threat.
That is correct, it threatened Lu Bu. As if it is a predator who is lurking, trying to ambush its prey. That longbow has chosen Lu Bu as its prey and now it wanted to swallow Lu Bu.