Chapter 152: Two Heroes Fight the Butcher

“It’s the Boss back.” Such an excited voice came from the old brothers Lei Qing brought from Fierce Tiger Ridge.

“Regiment Commander, Regiment Commander Lei is here.” These were new soldiers recruited from the Northwest region.

Many people didn’t know where Regiment Commander Lei Qing had gone? Although Mr. Hao’s presence kept morale relatively high, there was still some difference between having a leader present and not having one.

Now that Lei Qing had not only suddenly appeared but also let out such a domineering and power ful shout, the morale of the heavy armored soldiers instantly surged. They filled the gap that had been torn open and continued to block and encircle those Blood Wolf Soldiers.

Those guys, upon hearing Lei Qing had returned, seemed to instantly find their backbone and fought as if they had been injected with stimulants. Lei Qing possessed extremely high prestige in the Black Flag Regiment due to his personal charisma and martial prowess.

At first, everyone was somewhat afraid of Yuwen Hu, but as soon as Lei Qing appeared and shouted such insults, they suddenly felt Yuwen Hu was nothing special. The Boss must be more powerful than him; look, the Boss called Yuwen Hu “Yuwen Cat” and even threatened to violate his mother, truly extraordinary dominance. It’s just that the Boss’s taste was still so heavy…

Another wave of reinforcements from the Black Flag Regiment appeared, making the Blood Wolf Soldiers who were already on the verge of collapse instantly despair. Especially those Blood Wolf Soldiers who hadn’t followed Yuwen Hu in the charge were forced to retreat continuously by gun tips stained with blood, while a steady stream of arrows shot from behind. There were casualties at every moment.

“Brothers, Boss Lei is back, everyone follow me, Xianyu Bao, and kill. Earn some performance, earn military merit.” Xianyu Bao, who had been hiding in the Rocky Ridge shooting arrows, could no longer hold back. After a loud shout, he carried his long-handled broadsword and charged out: “You new recruits listen to me, whoever kills more than three enemies. I, Xianyu Bao, will treat him to a visit to the brothel, order two girls, and you can play however you want.” This guy probably had no other tricks besides this method of boosting morale.

However, this move was truly very effective against some young, strong, and aggressive soldiers. A group of vigorous men howled like wolves, scrambling to charge out from the darkness.

Hundreds of people charged aggressively from the rear, and many of the collapsed Blood Wolf Soldiers no longer had any luck. They shouted one after another: “We surrender, we surrender.” Clanging sounds filled the air as they threw their weapons all over the ground.

The Butcher Yuwen Hu, who was being scolded, was not good with words to begin with. Being scolded like this, his ferocity erupted, and he roared angrily: “You dare insult my mother, I want you dead.”

Ignoring his severe injuries, he carried his giant axe and charged directly toward the direction where Lei Qing was riding his horse.

“Boss Lei, your taste is a bit too heavy.” Zhen Jimu, still lying face down and hanging on the horse’s back, had been tortured to a deathly pale complexion after two days of crazy rushing. But he still teased: “Didn’t we hear from Gongsun Xu on the way that Yuwen Hu was raised by an Ice White Tiger? If you mess with his mother, isn’t that messing with a tiger?”

Lei Qing was stunned for a moment, then turned around in annoyance and gave him two slaps: “I told you to have a vivid imagination, I told you to have a sharp tongue.” Turning back, he had to shout again: “Yuwen Hu, I heard you were raised by a tiger, I wonder if that tiger is still around? Is it dead yet? Do you call the tiger mommy? By the way, asking some personal questions, do you drink tiger milk? Do you feel sexual desire for a female tiger?”

Before fighting, Lei Qing liked to engage in a round of insults to provoke his opponent. Once the opponent lost their cool, they would naturally reveal flaws. He had always been eloquent, often able to strike at the enemy’s vital points, making the enemy furious beyond measure, and also dampening the morale of the enemy army, with absolutely no bottom line.

Before Yuwen Hu could react, Zhen Jimu, who had just been slapped, was dumbfounded. Holy cow, who exactly has the vivid imagination? Who exactly has the sharp tongue? Damn, he can actually say such words, does he have any integrity at all?

Those words fell into Yuwen Hu’s ears, truly like claps of thunder rumbling continuously. Even if he wanted to defend himself, how could he be a match for Lei Qing? The only thing he could do was roar like a mad tiger, shouting things like he wanted to kill him.

“What thick Fighting Qi.”

In just a short while, Yuwen Hu had already rushed with his giant axe to within a few dozen feet of Lei Qing. His stern roar in his anger could make people’s ears go numb from a distance.

“Brother Gongsun, my injuries haven’t healed yet, I’m afraid I can’t beat this guy alone, help me kill him.” Lei Qing turned his head and said to Gongsun Xu who was riding alongside him.

“Hey, hey, why? Gongsun Xu is a retainer of our Zhen Family, he came here under orders to protect me, why should he help your Black Flag Regiment fight?” Zhen Jimu also knew that Lei Qing absolutely dared not kill him, so he said indignantly, very unconvinced.

“How about I count it as me coercing him to fight, okay?” Lei Qing gave a cunning smile, turned around and slapped him again: “Gongsun Xu, listen up, if you don’t help me fight Yuwen Hu, I will cut off one of your Young Master Zhen’s ears.”

“You, you are too vicious.” Zhen Jimu suddenly felt a chill at the root of his ear. He had always been proud of his handsome appearance, if he lost an ear, that would be a disaster.

During this conversation, the distance between Yuwen Hu and Lei Qing was only a few feet. Yuwen Hu roared, his bulging muscles suddenly swung, and the long-handled giant axe slashed towards Lei Qing’s waist like a windmill. A force of Ice Power diffused into the air, causing the surrounding temperature to drop significantly.

Even though Yuwen Hu was severely wounded, the power he could unleash in his violent rage was still terrifying. Lei Qing didn’t dare to block it head-on. The Silver Snake in his hand, aided by the horse’s momentum, pointed out like a violent storm, appearing even more brilliant and gorgeous in the dark night.

Clang, clang, clang.

The tip of the spear struck the giant axe repeatedly, unloading the force again and again, until finally, with the last spear strike, the giant axe was halted. As the two passed each other, Lei Qing felt half of his arm trembling uncontrollably, the web of his thumb burst open, and blood dripped down.

At the same time, he gained a very intuitive understanding of Yuwen Hu’s strength; this man was truly born with divine power, fierce and unstoppable. If he dueled him one-on-one, he was definitely no match.

Cultivation strength was indeed influenced by anger and morale to some extent. But if the gap between the two sides was too large, the chance of winning was extremely low. Lei Qing didn’t think that just by exuding his King’s aura, he would be blessed with divine power and easily slap Yuwen Hu to death.

“Surrenderers will be spared.” Lei Qing roared at the fleeing Blood Wolf Soldiers who were dozens of feet away: “Those who don’t want to die, stand still for me.”

After saying that, he turned his horse’s head and charged towards Yuwen Hu who was more than ten feet away.

“Elite Blood Wolf Soldiers and Northern Yan brothers, go capture the surrendering enemies.” Lei Qing shouted again, then tapped his legs on the horse’s belly, causing his mount Wuzhui’s speed to suddenly surge.

If he fought on foot, it would certainly increase his agility, but without the charging momentum of the warhorse, he would probably be beaten away in just a few moves against Yuwen Hu.

Lei Qing considered his strength not bad, but compared to Yuwen Hu, it was far inferior.

Behind him, Gongsun Xu had already obediently engaged with Yuwen Hu. Gongsun Xu was a retainer raised by the Zhen Family since childhood, and the Zhen Family was a place with more horses than people. Gongsun Xu’s horsemanship was truly impressive, even better than Lei Qing’s. Riding his warhorse, maneuvering within a small area, the twelve-foot long spear in his hand stirred up streaks of fire, attacking Yuwen Hu like scattered stars. The red cape on his back was like leaping flames.

Fire-attribute Fighting Qi usually had strong lethality. But even though Gongsun Xu displayed a Fighting Secret Art combat power that amazed Lei Qing, he was still no match for the severely wounded Yuwen Hu.

The Yuwen Hu in his rampage could no longer be judged by common sense. Using the strength of foot combat, relying solely on his own power, he forced Gongsun Xu to retreat steadily, constantly on the defensive.

But Lei Qing was not just watching from the sidelines; inviting Gongsun Xu to fight Yuwen Hu together was a decision to bully the few with many. If it weren’t for the fear that Black Iron-rank experts would be instantly killed by Yuwen Hu, Lei Qing didn’t have the habit of piling up small soldiers to kill a general. So, they had to attack together.

After Wuzhui burst forth at full speed, it was like a ghost in the dark night, inserting diagonally. The tip of the Silver Snake spear was like a roaming dragon and lightning, with dazzling lightning light, stabbing cunningly towards Yuwen Hu’s back.

Borrowing the momentum of the horse moving at full speed, Lei Qing’s “One-Word Lightning Flash Spear” displayed its power to the extreme. The air was pierced with a sonic boom.

Although Yuwen Hu was powerful, he was ultimately human, not a God of War. Sensing the danger behind him, he suddenly spun around and blocked with his giant axe.

“Dang!” A loud sound, muffled and thick, echoed ceaselessly in the valley.

Lei Qing’s spear strike, aided by the horse’s momentum and his own strength, had extremely strong impact. Although Yuwen Hu had great strength, he was caught off guard while standing still to block, so he couldn’t even bring out his full power.

Even with Yuwen Hu’s strength, his tall, tower-like body was knocked back seven or eight steps before he could stop his momentum, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face becoming even more ferocious.

Gongsun Xu had been feeling extremely aggrieved from being beaten by him earlier. Seeing such a good opportunity now, he immediately urged his horse forward, the tip of his spear attacking Yuwen Hu like a rain of arrows.

At the same time, Lei Qing also galloped his horse over, displaying superb horsemanship. Within a small area, he constantly circled, the Silver Snake danced wildly, striking with lightning and thunder.

That Yuwen Hu was truly formidable, using a single long-handled giant axe to fight hard against the two, Lei Qing and Gongsun Xu, and was actually able to defend and even counterattack. Waves of Ice Power intruded into Lei Qing’s body with the shock, making him feel cold. The constant collision of forces also made Lei Qing’s internal organs churn.

Gongsun Xu obviously didn’t feel well either, suffering some internal injuries, his face turning somewhat pale. Two masters joining forces actually couldn’t take down a severely wounded Yuwen Hu.

“Xianyu Bao, come and help quickly.” Lei Qing’s voice echoed continuously in the valley. He cursed secretly, this Butcher was too fierce. Two isn’t enough, let’s have three together.

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