Chapter 153: Capturing the Butcher Alive

…

“Boss, Xianyu Bao is here.” Actually, as early as hearing Lei Qing’s first shout of abuse, Xianyu Bao had found a horse nearby, mounted it, and galloped over.

These past few days could be considered his most miserable days; he was so worried and afraid. Now it was good; the Boss was back, and he finally had a backbone.

It turned out that wanting to be a boss and guard a region was truly not an easy thing to do.

Xianyu Bao was also an Early-stage Silver expert, capable of fighting and taking hits, very formidable. Although slightly inferior to Lei Qing, he was still a rare and strong general.

Riding a grassland horse beneath him, he waved his long-handled broadsword and joined the battle formation.

He also possessed Fire attribute Fighting Qi. As he waved his broadsword, it trailed streaks of blazing firelight, looking very impressive.

Three war horses circled around Yuwen Hu. Three fierce generals each used their ultimate moves, attacking Yuwen Hu mercilessly.

Clang, clang, clang. Dull sounds of collision echoed in the valley.

Yuwen Hu fought two people and was only at a slight disadvantage. But fighting three at once, no matter how berserk he was, he would eventually run out of strength. He had great strength. Waving his huge long-handled giant axe, Cold Ice aura overflowed. He handled the heavy weight as if it were light, leaving continuous afterimages.

Lei Qing also fought more and more bravely. Stimulated by the Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi, the blood in his body seemed to boil, making his whole body unbearably hot. The long spear Silver Snake danced wildly like the wind, with electric current hissing like snakes. He wished to pour out all his strength so that he would feel satisfied in his heart.

It seemed he hated Lei Qing extremely for insulting his mother. Yuwen Hu was in a state of extreme rage. Suddenly, his figure flashed to dodge Xianyu Bao’s blade, and then he took Gongsun Xu’s spear strike on his back.

A crazy and cruel sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He leaped up, and his long-handled giant axe looked like it was splitting a mountain, striking towards Lei Qing’s head as if to perish together.

That axe strike was cold and imposing. The air let out a sharp, piercing whistle. The air seemed to be frozen. It made Lei Qing feel his breath suffocate, creating an illusion of being invincible.

However, Lei Qing was also a strong man who had walked through adversity. Through life and death situations again and again, his will had been polished as hard as granite.

The opponent’s toughness and sharpness instead aroused his arrogant personality. His eyes showed not fear but joy, blooming with high fighting spirit. His right hand tightly gripped the long spear Silver Snake. The Fighting Qi in his Qi Sea suddenly contracted, then pulsed through his whole body, burning violently.

In an instant, it gave him a continuous stream of power ful strength. He stamped his feet on the stirrups and leaped up like a great roc spreading its wings. The tip of the Silver Snake spear rotated violently. The silver-white Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi attached to the Silver Snake also rotated along with it.

The scattered spots of Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi looked very magnificent as they rotated, like a whirlpool in the starry sky. The spear tip hit the giant axe. Streaks of lightning and silver snakes raged and danced wildly. The rumbling thunder sound made people’s ears go numb.

It was another move, “Thunder Strike Nine Heavens,” directly clashing head-on with Yuwen Hu. The violent impact force formed a wave, spreading in all directions, blowing people’s cloaks to flap loudly.

Both of them flew backward for several zhang before landing. Lei Qing only felt his arms were numb and about to break, and the tiger’s mouth of his hand was dripping with blood. The violent recoil force shook through his arms into his internal organs. He spat out a mouthful of blood wildly, his face as pale as tin foil.

After landing, he still could not stop his momentum. He staggered back three or four steps before stabilizing his figure.

Yuwen Hu was also nearly at the end of his strength. His towering iron-like body also retreated several steps before swaying to a standstill. On his terrifying face, it was flushed red. He refused to spit out blood in death. But his violently trembling right hand holding the axe betrayed the injury he suffered in this attack.

“Enjoyable, enjoyable.” Lei Qing’s whole body felt like it was falling apart, but in his eyes, fighting spirit was still high, and he was very excited.

Gongsun Xu and Xianyu Bao both felt a sense of anger at being ignored. They urged their horses forward from left and right. Each used their unique moves, filling the air with a dense flame aura, attacking Yuwen Hu miserably.

The Butcher Yuwen Hu had long reached his limit. The previous battle with the Gold-rank One-Horned Tiger had consumed eighty or ninety percent of his Fighting Qi. His external and internal injuries were both extremely heavy. He had relied entirely on his berserk state to support himself until now, having long surpassed his limit.

He roared again, waving his giant axe to forcefully take the combined attack of the two.

Boom~

Fire element Fighting Qi and Ice Fighting Qi flew all over the sky. Yuwen Hu’s figure flew out and fell to the ground after two or three zhang. He could no longer hold back the surging blood and sprayed it out wildly.

But his will seemed extremely strong. He forced himself to stand up slowly again. He stared at Lei Qing and the other two with a fierce gaze, looking like a dying beast ready to fight for its life.

“Good man.” Lei Qing also put away his insulting attitude and said with great admiration, “Yuwen Hu, I apologize to you for the words I scolded you with earlier. You are a tough and good man. The mother who could raise a tough man like you must be a great mother.”

Yuwen Hu’s eyes changed slightly, staring fixedly at Lei Qing.

“To show respect for your strength and will.” Lei Qing walked forward step by step with steady footsteps, his eyes sharp and showing killing intent: “I will kill you with my own hands.”

Lei Qing’s figure leaped up again. He swung the Silver Snake like a stick and smashed it down, drawing a fan-shaped silver light curtain. Amidst the fierce momentum, the thunder rumbled.

Under repeated polishing, some of Lei Qing’s moves finally reached great success. This move, Bolt from the Blue, was performed solidly and heavily, domineering and mighty, fully displaying the power of Heavenly Thunder.

Yuwen Hu barely lifted his giant axe to block, but was smashed away by the huge impact force of this move. After falling heavily to the ground, he struggled to get up again.

“Taking advantage of your heavy injury, the three of us fighting one is somewhat disgraceful.” Lei Qing said indifferently: “But the battlefield is so cruel and ruthless. You invaded my Yehe Town for no reason and killed my brothers, so you are my Lei Qing’s enemy. For enemies, I have only one word, kill!”

The long spear Silver Snake once again gathered silver-white Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi. A move called One-Word Lightning Spear was ready to strike, preparing to go straight for Yuwen Hu’s heart.

“Boss, wait.” Xianyu Bao was also a bold fellow. He equally admired Yuwen Hu’s strength and toughness. Seeing that Yuwen Hu was about to die tragically at the hands of his own boss, he hurriedly called a stop and said: “Boss, can we spare his life? He no longer has the strength to fight now. Why not imprison him? A hero like him, it would be a pity to die.”

“Imprison him?” Lei Qing glared angrily: “You bastard. With Yuwen Hu’s skills here, how many of our brothers have died at his hands? And you actually want to spare his life?”

“Boss, you misunderstood. Although Yuwen Hu led the crowd to invade my Yehe Town, under Mr. Hao’s scheme, he didn’t succeed at all.” Xianyu Bao felt a guilty conscience from Lei Qing’s glare and hurriedly said: “From beginning to end, this guy was fighting the Gold-rank One-Horned Tiger. Just after the fight, Boss, you arrived. I guess not a single one of our brothers died at his hands.”

“That’s right, Young General. Just now, Yuwen Hu was eager to lead people to break out. I saw it clearly. He knocked away two of our brothers and left.” Cheng Xiao appeared leading a group of people and cupped his hands to Lei Qing, saying: “I just checked those two brothers. They are not lightly injured, but with careful treatment, they should not die.”

“In that case, then imprison him first.” Lei Qing’s face was not too good either, mainly worried that too many of his own brothers had died. This time, the Blood Wolf Army, instigated by Zong Wuji and Helian Bo, actually invaded Yehe Town, which made Lei Qing both surprised and angry.

“Young General does not need to worry.” Cheng Xiao knew what Lei Qing was worried about and cupped his hands again, saying: “Under Mr. Hao’s planning for this battle, we occupied a great advantage and achieved brilliant results. The loss of our brothers is not too big and is still within an acceptable range.”

“Xianyu Bao, go and tie up Yuwen Hu for me.” Lei Qing’s expression softened a little: “Brother Cheng Xiao, please trouble yourself to calculate the battle situation quickly. If more than thirty of our brothers died, I will take Yuwen Hu’s head to sacrifice to them.”

Next, it was time to clean up the battlefield and calculate various battle situations.

Lei Qing found Mr. Hao. Seeing his face looked tired and weary, it was obvious he hadn’t rested well these past few days. He had calculated too much and worried too much. Lei Qing hurriedly went up, cupped his hands and saluted: “Mr. Hao, thanks to your planning and command this time, Yehe Town was saved from slaughter, and it also brought a brilliant victory to our Black Flag Regiment.”

Mr. Hao hurriedly returned the salute and said: “Lord, there is no need to be polite. Before the Lord left, he trusted his subordinate and entrusted Yehe Town and the Black Flag Regiment to his subordinate. All of this is naturally the duty of a subordinate. I just heard that the Lord displayed great power, defeated the Butcher Yuwen Hu, and captured him alive. This is truly congratulations. I believe after this battle, the Lord’s reputation will increase greatly.”

“Mr. Hao, please don’t flatter me anymore.” Lei Qing laughed: “If Mr. Hao hadn’t used a stratagem earlier to make Yuwen Hu and the Gold-rank One-Horned Tiger fight until both sides lost, and then the three of us besieged one, we wouldn’t have been able to capture this fellow. If I were to duel a fully intact Yuwen Hu alone, I’m afraid I would be far from being a match. This kind of empty reputation, I’d rather not have it. Don’t promote this matter anymore in the future.”

“The Lord’s words are wrong.” Mr. Hao shook his head and said: “For the Lord to become a dominant power in a region and attract heroes from all sides to serve, he must have a resounding reputation. Previously, the Lord’s battle achievements were not very eye-catching, and it was difficult to convince outsiders. But this time, capturing Yuwen Hu alive is a solid and glorious achievement. We must properly promote our Black Flag Regiment to the outside world and promote the Lord’s reputation. In this way, the Lord’s prestige in Yehe Town will also skyrocket, control will increase, and recruiting various talents will come naturally. As for the Lord’s fear that his own strength does not match his reputation, there is no need to fear. I believe this Gold-rank Thunder Element Core will be of great help to the Lord.”

Hearing the Gold-rank Core, Lei Qing’s eyes lit up.

…