608 Total Success (1/2)

Hua Li shouted a battle cry and unsheathed his blade. He had been a level twenty-one warrior before he joined Patroclus. He was convinced that Wang Tong would be spent after unleashing such a deadly coup de grace, and therefore, would not be able to defend his level twenty-one attack.

He was right in thinking that the soul essence attack was draining. However, he had no idea just how much power there was in Wang Tong's system; he would never be able to comprehend that.

”Too slow! Is that what you got for giving up your soul?” Wang Tong flicked a finger and sent a pack of energy at Hua Li from the tip of his finger.

Bang!

Hua Li's blade shivered into hundred pieces. He looked down at a giant hole in his chest as old memories flooded his mind. The monster inside his chest plopped out of the hole and slumped on the ground in its death. Hua Li didn't die right away; he struggled to stand still, but failed. Looking around him, none of the immortals seemed to care about his demise. Was this what he had become?

”General Xie Su, we need to join the forces. Otherwise, we will both die here!”

”Very well! Move!”

Xie Su snarled and charged at Wang Tong while brandishing his long bone blade. He was taken aback by Wang Tong's power; it was at least level twenty-four. He regretted not charging with the golden dark ones when he still had the chance. Now, all his elite dark ones were reduced into ashes, and he had no other option but to work with immortals.

Harmon uttered a command, and the rest of the immortals charged. Some of them were after Wang Tong, and some were after Yin Tianzong.

Xie Su charged up his soul energy, tapping deeper into the energy crystal for power. Overloaded, the crystal shone with a bright purple cover. Wang Tong remained calm and unflinching. Before he was about to attack, he closed his eyes, opening them at the very last moment.

KOM!

The immortals and the dark ones heard a deep boom, and then they saw Wang Tong's attack coming at them.

Wang Tong attacked his enemy with the Layered Fist of Tong at full force. This was a battlefield, not a sparring stage; therefore, he wouldn't waste time on frivolous move sets. Every attack should make his enemy hurt.

KOM!

The blow landed on Xie Su, who had never felt so much pain in his life before. The blow was tearing his body apart, sinew by sinew. He felt his life ebbing away as he caught a glimpse of Wang Tong.

The immortals attacked Wang Tong with abandon. Although their aim was right, their blow wasn't able to reach him as they were blocked by a mastery shield.

It finally occurred to the immortals that Wang Tong was not only a METAL warrior but also a mastery caster. The mastery shield eventually crumbled. But, its protection had given Wang Tong enough time to gather himself and strike back.

Wang Tong was determined to achieve a decisive victory in this battle. He would make himself an exemplar of valor, and use his actions to encourage the human soldiers fighting at the front line. He didn't come here for the city of Kashan; he was here for Xie Su. Killing Xie Su would be another loud and clear message to the world: humans would win the war in the end!

The dark ones had overlooked one important fact about themselves. They were no longer the simple and primitive Zergs; they had a full range of feelings and emotions like a human did. Just like in the human society, once the leader of the pack was gone, the rest would disband and give up the fight easily.

The Zerg society was still undergoing drastic changes to catch up with their human counterparts. It had taken humans thousands of years to transform from a slavery society to a modern one, and Zergs would have to achieve that in a matter of a couple of years. The Zergs' backward social system had given the humans a chance.

They had to kill Xie Su, for once he was gone, the people of the northern front would finally be liberated.

Wang Tong didn't attack the immortals, instead hurling the fist toward Xie Su. Fear flickered in Xie Su's eyes as death claimed him.

Any intelligent creature who was capable of feeling would fear for their lives in danger; it was their instinct. Ever since human soldiers discovered that the dark ones' innermost feelings were not that much different from theirs, they were no longer afraid of them. As the soldiers grew bolder, the dark ones started to fear the humans.

Once Xie Su was killed, the knee-jerk reaction of those immortals was to run away. They didn't want to get involved in this fight from the outset. They joined the fight thinking they held a decisive advantage in numbers. However, Wang Tong's level twenty-five—or above—power was way beyond their pay-scale. So, they decided to turn on their heels and bolt.