Chapter 2247 - 2248: Three Heads Are Better Than One
Nowadays, the King seems extremely eerie, just like an ordinary person, yet you cannot feel the slightest aura from him. Moreover, his entire being seems shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see him clearly.
This bizarre change in the King immediately filled Ye Xunhuan, Asmo, and Hubert with solemnity, their gazes towards the King full of vigilance.
Both Ye Xunhuan and Asmo can be considered top warriors of their time, and all three of them have braved wind and rain and crawled out from piles of the dead; their sense of danger far surpasses that of others.
"Today, let me, your King, completely bring an end to you!" The King spoke calmly, without joy or sorrow.
As his words fell, the King moved.
"Swish!"
It seemed like just one step, and the King stood before Asmo, leaving not the slightest afterimage. It was as if he teleported there.
Appearing in front of Asmo, the King didn’t hesitate with the long knife in his hand, directly slashing towards Asmo.
This slash was not only fast and swift but also carried a booming thunderous sound as it swung, as if a muffled thunder clap was echoing in mid-air!
"Screech!"
A piercing sound immediately echoed around, as the lightning-like long knife flashed to Asmo’s front.
Quick as lightning, swift as the wind, the strike caused Asmo’s expression to drastically change, his pupils shrinking to the most dangerous needlepoint shape, while a sense of impending death instantly enveloped him.
The next moment, almost by instinct, Asmo leaned back.
"Whoosh!"
With feet as if cast iron, body upright as a board, tilted like a bridge!
At this moment, Asmo used an iron bridge technique to dodge the King’s fierce and terrifying slash.
Although Asmo avoided the slash, the fierce blade qi hit his face, immediately leaving red scars on his wrinkled, bark-like skin, making them glaringly visible.
Already intimidating, Asmo was completely disfigured at this moment!
His face was slashed by the blade qi, and his eyes stung from the sharpness, forcing him to close his eyes and gasp in pain.
Upon closer observation, one would see that blood was already seeping from the corners of Asmo’s eyes.
Asmo had just dodged that deadly slash and hadn’t yet taken a breath when the King’s right hand shook, and the long knife lifted, poised to slash down at Asmo, intending to cut him in two.
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
With eyes tightly closed, Asmo couldn’t see that the King was reversing his blade to slash again, but he could feel the powerful gust raising all around him, sweeping towards him, prompting Asmo to instinctively lay flat to the ground and quickly roll aside.
In this instant, Asmo paid no heed to identity or image, completely adopting a desperate attempt to dodge!
He knew that if he didn’t desperately evade, what awaited him was death, so he had to dodge with all his might.
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan, sword in hand, leaped like a tiger pouncing on prey, charging directly at the King.
Ye Xunhuan knew that Asmo absolutely couldn’t die, at least not now. Otherwise, dealing with the King would become even more difficult, increasing the danger for him.
Though Ye Xunhuan didn’t know why people from the Tzimisce clan came to help him, he understood that for now, Asmo and Hubert were allies, not enemies.
Therefore, Ye Xunhuan needed to rescue Asmo.
Ye Xunhuan’s speed was incredibly fast, his entire being like a whirlwind sweeping toward the King. In the blink of an eye, he was before the King, his sword like a dragon emerging from the sea, swiftly stabbing toward the King.
"Swoosh!"
Ye Xunhuan’s sword thrust made the air before him shatter, the fierce sword wind like fine rain swiftly moving towards the King.
The sword hadn’t yet arrived, but the fierce wind was already upon the King.
The wind, sharp as an icy blade, hit his body, causing a sting like being cut by a knife.
Ye Xunhuan’s sudden attack forced the King to abandon his thought of killing Asmo immediately, turning his blade to block instead!
"Clang!"
As the sword and knife collided, a crisp sound rang out, extremely piercing to the ears.
The moment the knife and sword collided, they quickly separated. Then, both wielders rapidly engaged in a dance of blades!
In an instant, the place was filled with flashes of knives and swords, and waves of fierce sword and knife qi spread around, making it impossible for ordinary people to get close to Ye Xunhuan and the King.
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan’s eyes had already turned hollow, devoid of joy or sorrow, without any hint of emotion, like a soulless corpse, giving off an aura of a walking dead, or perhaps a human-shaped weapon knowing nothing but killing.
"Clang!"
The sword and knife collided again, both generating terrifying force that clashed fiercely, like two bulls in a head-on collision, canceling each other’s power.
"Crash!"
The next moment, Ye Xunhuan’s sword withdrew, and he immediately retreated, and in the very moment he retreated, his sword swung swiftly towards the King.
"Crash!"
A sword swung like a comet sweeping across the moon, grand and imposing!
The fierce sword light whistled out, yet the King showed no fear; instead, he became invigorated, growing bolder with the fight.
Then, the King’s long knife swung rapidly out!
"Swish!"
Blade light emerged, like a giant dragon fearlessly heading to devour the sword light!
"Boom..."
Two terrifying forces struck each other, releasing a thunderous sound, while the massive aftershock swept to the surroundings, stirring clouds of dust and sand!
Before the aftershock could dissipate, Hubert came roaring in like an arrow shot from a sunset bow, directly heading toward the King. The snake-head cane in his hand seemed alive, the exposed serpentine tongue flickering, giving off an eerie, sinister feeling.
The power the King displayed was too formidable; they must not give him any breathing space. Otherwise, it could spell disaster for them!
Hence, Hubert acted immediately, ensuring that the King had no chance to catch his breath, striving to keep the pressure on the King!
After all, three heads are better than one, and he couldn’t believe that he, Asmo, and Ye Xunhuan together couldn’t be as formidable as three strategists!