Chapter 60: Kill Them All

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“Whoosh!” Lei Qing made his move, but he did not use the Treasure Sword Ice Flame. Instead, he used a javelin that was only about half a Zhang long. The Fighting Qi in his body burned up, and he injected the Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi into the javelin. The power of thunder and lightning crackled and popped lightly, just like playing a cheerful movement of slaughter.

He swung his right arm and threw it with great force. The javelin flashed with electric light, sizzling as it flew away like a bolt of lightning. An agile Entry-rank Bronze expert scrambled up a high rock in just a few moves, but his chest met that javelin.

Puh~

With a slightly dull sound of penetration, the thunder javelin directly pierced through his chest. The huge impact force took his body, which was already in the air, and flung it violently backward, sending it straight down.

Two other Bronze-rank fighters took this chance to climb onto the rock Lei Qing occupied. But while their bodies were still leaping and their heels had not yet stood firm, a loud thunderclap exploded right above their heads.

Lei Qing had already leaped up half a Zhang, using his sword as a blade, and executed the move “Clear Sky Thunderclap”. From his high position, Ice Flame emitted a fierce glow, drawing a dark blue streak of light from top to bottom. His momentum was fierce and violent, possessing an unstoppable stance that seemed capable of splitting mountains and earth.

That Entry-rank Bronze expert was also quite impressive. Although his figure was unsteady, he reacted very quickly in his haste, raising his blade to block.

With a loud “Clang” of metal striking metal, Ice Flame, filled with Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi, was incomparably sharp. It directly cut his war blade into two pieces. The sword glow grazed past his head and slashed heavily onto his shoulder. The force was great and sharp, splitting his shoulder armor and cutting the blade three inches into the bone. The thunder-attribute Fighting Qi that penetrated his body surged within him, causing his whole body to fall into paralysis in an instant. His originally unsteady footing stumbled.

After landing, Lei Qing spun his body and pressed close to his side. Borrowing a rush of momentum, he slammed his shoulder heavily into the man’s chest, executing a “Iron Mountain Lean”.

With a loud “Dong” of impact, that Bronze fighter, who was trying to stand firm while injured, was violently knocked away. He fell alive from the rock, which was three or four Zhang high.

Lei Qing could successively defeat two Entry-rank Bronzes, but the third one managed to stand firm on the rock.

“Ha!” A war blade drew an arc, mixed with a sharp, pale golden glow, and slashed diagonally at Lei Qing. Those eyes revealed a trace of madness amidst their fierceness. Clearly, seeing his comrades successively beaten away with their lives unknown had driven him into a berserk state.

But Lei Qing’s Fighting Qi was also in a state of burning fiercely. His whole body was filled with powerful strength, possessing an explosive force just like the Heavenly Thunder.

He did not retreat or dodge. Instead, he took quick, small steps to rapidly charge forward. With a flick of his wrist, the Treasure Sword Ice Flame bloomed with a brilliant light like fireworks. The sword glow was layered and overlapping, burning with sizzling electric intent. Like a dreamy shadow, it looked beautiful, but it exuded a deadly aura.

Clang, clang, clang~ In an instant, the blade and sword collided seven or eight times. That ferocious Bronze fighter was forced back four or five steps. A sword point struck his chest. The force was not great, and the thick war armor blocked the vast majority of the impact, so the sword glow only pierced an inch or so into his chest.

However, the powerful Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi suddenly erupted the moment the sword glow invaded his body. While blowing open his wound, it instantly surged and traveled throughout his body.

Although this was far from enough to electrocute him to death directly, it was naturally to be expected that it would paralyze him for a breath or two. Before Lei Qing could make another move, Jiang Yu and Yang Tieshan had already pressed forward. Their blades and spears rained down mercilessly on him, hacking and stabbing until he fell down the cliff face again.

Under normal circumstances, a height of merely three or four Zhang would be a small matter to these Bronze-rank experts. But if they were injured and fell heavily, even a distance of a few Zhang was reached in an instant, leaving no time to react much. They were heavily smashed onto the stones, unable to get up for a long while.

The first Bronze who was stabbed by the javelin was the most unlucky. His body was heavily injured, and his body was also paralyzed by the power of thunder and lightning. With very bad luck, the back of his head hit a protruding stone.

“Bang!” Along with his helmet, a sound exploded, and that Bronze expert directly lost his voice. It was unknown if he was dead or had just fainted.

These things happened in a flash. In just a few short breaths of time, Lei Qing had forced three Bronze-rank opponents out of the battlefield. On the other side, due to the crossbow bolts and falling logs and rolling stones, the rest of the mountain thieves not only held back that group of powerful Iron-Armored experts from climbing the rocks but also gained quite a few kills in the chaos. They left another seven or eight enemies with unknown lives. Speaking of which, Lei Qing was still very grateful to that guy, Backing Tiger. Although he was a bit slack later on, at least in the beginning, he left behind some war tools at several dangerous ambush points. For example, those rolling stones and falling logs. The quantity was not large, but it was enough to handle a small battle.

The entire battle situation, although it had only started for a mere few dozen breaths, had already decided the winner. The opposing side had been fiercely beaten by Lei Qing and his group using the advantage of the terrain in a very short time. They lost seventeen or eighteen people, three of whom were Bronze-rank. In addition, since the start of the war, the opposing High-stage Bronze captain had taken two other Bronzes and seven or eight elites to not participate in the war, protecting Li Baobao. This also caused the opposing side’s combat power to not be fully displayed.

Li Baobao had never dreamed that her side’s strength was clearly much stronger than the opponent’s. Why, upon the first exchange, did her personal guard suffer such heavy losses? The Li Clan’s Imperial Guard was the elite army of the Li Chamber of Commerce and also their signature. How could they be defeated by a group of small mountain thieves?

Her face was pale, and her heart ached endlessly. Every death caused her to tremble. It was indeed as that guy had shouted; it was her stupidity that killed these brothers. Knowing full well they were in unfavorable terrain, she still ordered a strong attack.

The tragedy and cruelty of the battlefield could be seen in this small battle at Tiger Leap Canyon.

The opposing High-stage Bronze captain obviously had more combat experience than Li Baobao. Knowing that they had lost and the battle situation was irreversible, even if everyone fought to the death now, they would at most kill a few dozen mountain thieves. The only plan for now was that it did not matter if the brothers all died, but they must ensure the Miss withdrew safely.

Otherwise, he dared not imagine what tragic end would befall the incredibly noble Miss once she fell into the hands of these audacious thieves.

That man raised his war blade and shouted wildly: “Brothers, leave ten to cover the rear. Protect the Miss, we are retreating. As long as the Miss lives, she will definitely avenge us.”

“Roar!” One of the Entry-rank Bronzes immediately personally led ten Iron-Armored Personal Guards to form a human wall, blocking the front. Waving his war blade, he constantly deflected those arrows and javelins. It had to be admitted that the loyalty of this Li Clan’s Iron-Armored Personal Guard was extremely high.

The High-stage Bronze captain led the group to protect Li Baobao and retreated along the mountain road.

“Want to run? Brothers, kill! Don’t let a single one escape.” Lei Qing sneered. From his high position, he threw another javelin, mixed with the power of lightning, piercing through the chest of an Iron-Armored soldier. He leaped down from the rock and again used his sword as a blade. From his high position, he executed a fierce move, Clear Sky Thunderclap, slashing towards that Entry-rank Bronze covering the rear. His cape was lifted high by the air, making him look like a fierce bird swooping down from the sky to hunt.

Although the Entry-rank Bronze fighter tried his best to resist, he could not match Lei Qing’s rainbow-like momentum. He was directly slashed apart, along with his blade and helmet, by the sword. The sharp Ice Flame cut into his skull a full three inches.

One slash, instant kill.

Lei Qing’s cultivation base was a full three small stages higher than his. Whether it was momentum, Fighting Technique, or combat experience, he was far above him. Achieving such a result with one slash was only natural.

Such a mighty and domineering boss, plus a hearty battle of the weak defeating the strong, was enough to make the mountain thieves’ blood burn. Amidst a loud roar from Lei Qing, a rush of hot blood went to their heads. Waving their weapons and shouting, they leaped down one by one to fight.

On one side, morale was high, and they were bullying the few with the many; on the other side was a death squad left behind to cover the retreat. Among Lei Qing’s subordinates, not all were lowly soldiers; scattered here and there, there were over ten Black Iron-rank fighters.

Besides, there was Lei Qing, a Bronze Peak, a fierce dragon like a god of slaughter. With Lei Qing’s current cultivation strength, even if he faced these ten Iron-Armored soldiers alone, given some time and the cost of some injuries, he could wipe them out one by one.

For a time, screams were endless, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. The tragedy of war was fully revealed here.

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