Chapter 160: Four Heroes Battle Lü Bu? (7/10, Autumn Subscription)
An Shenyi pulled a pair of iron-wire-woven iron gauntlets over both hands.
"Yeye, let's get one thing straight first—if it's dangerous, I'm pulling out."
"Same here."
"Aba aba!"
On this question, the three of them were in rare agreement.
The four of them dismounted. Fang Yue had Niu Niu lead the horses to the back and settle them—these were important means of transport, they couldn't afford any mishaps.
As Niu Niu retreated with the horses, the Sheep Void Ghost up ahead suddenly moved.
Step!
Step!
Step step!
Step step step!
The Sheep Void Ghost's footsteps gradually quickened, the echoes on the village road growing more urgent.
"It's coming! Fight according to plan!"
"Understood!"
"Got it!"
Fang Yue barked low, swallowed the blood-recovery medicine An Shenyi had given him, and pushed his HP back up.
Then with a sharp ring he drew his blade and charged straight ahead.
Step step step!
Boom boom boom!
The two figures drew closer, and the instant they reached the Sheep Void Ghost, Fang Yue struck out with his blade.
"Water Heaven Blade Technique!"
Force Control +0.6!
Force Deflection +0.6!
Under the attribute boost, Fang Yue's Cold Moon Blade flashed like flowing water, cutting through the chaos with three rapid strikes in a row!
Those three strikes seemed to layer atop one another, terrifyingly fast…
Immediately after came…
Clang clang clang!
Three consecutive sounds, like hammering on iron.
Fang Yue saw his three strikes caught precisely by the Sheep Void Ghost's sheep hoof, as though he'd hacked at a slab of iron; the rebound force numbed his hands.
1!
1!
1!
Three shameful damage numbers popped up, making Fang Yue's heart pound.
If he hadn't taken one of this thing's attacks head-on before, seeing this damage on first encounter would have made him think the thing's strength was absurdly overpowered.
But in reality, it really was just that its defense was exceptionally high!
"Baa!!"
The Sheep Void Ghost bared its teeth in a great bleat, and a hoof slammed straight at Fang Yue's chest.
Fang Yue tilted his head and dodged.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The sharp wind pressure that swept past even cut his cheek, leaving four thin, shallow wounds.
1! -
1! -
1! -
1!
Scratching each other?!
Without hesitation, Fang Yue seized the hoof in passing, raised his blade, and hacked again!
Clang!!
Surprisingly, this strike didn't land on the hoof, yet it too produced a metallic crash.
5!
…Armor broken.
Fang Yue was a little stunned, and at that moment the seized hoof swept sideways and smacked into his chest.
The terrifying Supernatural Strength sent Fang Yue flying.
42!
The damage itself wasn't high, but the force was bizarrely great—Fang Yue flew nearly a hundred meters before hitting the ground and tumbling.
This was only a side-on sweep, not a direct frontal hoof strike like before; otherwise, at certain angles, he'd probably have been sent flying even farther.
Fang Yue got up and hurriedly ran forward, and over there, An Shenyi had already engaged the Sheep Void Ghost.
An Shenyi's bare palms rained strikes on the Sheep Void Ghost's body in quick succession.
21!
1!
1!
1!
22!
1!
1!
25!
1!
1!
22!
The damage didn't look high, but mixed in with those normal numbers, a long string of '-1' '-1' numbers would flash rapidly, as if poisoned.
And when the Sheep Hollow Gui was about to attack An Shenyi, An Shenyi suddenly became as nimble as a paper kite, drifting with the wind, dodging the attack along the air currents.
So strong!
An Shenyi is so strong!
Just as Fang Yue was thinking this, he saw the Sheep Hollow Gui's sheep hoof blur for an instant and press directly onto An Shenyi's head.
Terror flashed in An Shenyi's pupils, and the sheep hoof was pressing inch by inch into his head.
This image paused for an instant, and then immediately followed…
Boom!!
An Shenyi was sent flying backward, scraping the ground, leaving a long furrow across the floor!
By the time An Shenyi stopped, the area was already filled with drifting dust.
"An Shenyi!"
"An Shenyi!"
"Woof!"
Fang Yue and the Blood Hunter's voices rang out almost simultaneously. The 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 Da Wang barked once, temporarily entangling the Sheep Hollow Gui.
Surprisingly, despite its massive size, the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 was unexpectedly agile—biting, barking, running back and forth—and actually managed to hold the Sheep Hollow Gui off.
And at this moment, Fang Yue had already rushed to An Shenyi's side.
"An Shenyi! An Shenyi, are you alright!"
Fang Yue shouted, wanting to help An Shenyi up from the ground, but saw that amid the drifting dust, An Shenyi's face was pale, his hands trembling as he frantically popped pills.
Big bottles, small bottles of medicine, shoved into his mouth like his life didn't matter.
"I-I'm… I'm fine…"
This way of eating was even more vicious than Fang Yue's last time, seemingly not afraid of pill-poisoning erupting at all.
An Shenyi seemed to see through Fang Yue's thoughts and gave a bitter smile.
"If your life is gone, everything is gone. I can still handle a bit of pill poison."
As he said this, Fang Yue noticed that An Shenyi's forehead had completely caved in by a chunk, as if part of his skull had been pressed in—looking quite terrifying.
That caved-in portion happened to be in the shape of a sheep hoof, like a brand.
"Yeye, I can't go up. I told you my combat power is no good, I'm simply no match for it."
Seeing that Fang Yue wanted to help him back, An Shenyi shook his head repeatedly.
Fang Yue saw this, gritted his teeth: "Then you stay here and wait for me!"
"Mm."
Fang Yue hadn't expected the Sheep Hollow Gui to be this strong. The sheepskin scroll's prophecy was only a few sentences, but put into practice, any slackening in this fight meant the difference between life and death!
"Blood Fight!"
The Blood Hunter suddenly roared. Fang Yue looked forward and saw that the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 had at some unknown point been kicked flying by a hoof, slamming into a tree, whimpering and crying out in pain.
Compared to Fang Yue and An Shenyi, its combat environment was even harsher—it used smell and hearing to judge the Sheep Hollow Gui's movements and position, so fighting didn't come as naturally to it as it did for Fang Yue and the others.
When two of the main fighters were injured, Niu Niu stepped up.
"Aba aba aba!"
Niu Niu charged in with his eight attribute points!
Niu Niu thrust his spear! He auto-attacked!
Ah! Niu Niu got sent flying!
Niu Niu crashed into a tree!
Niu Niu sent a message!
"Ye Ge… I'm heavily injured, save me…"
Fang Yue: …
Niu Niu really is trash!
Fang Yue, face darkening, walked step by step toward the Sheep Hollow Gui.
"Your opponent is me!"
But the Sheep Hollow Gui ignored him and charged straight at the nearest Blood Hunter.
It seemed that in its view, it had dealt with all four of them already, only the Blood Hunter remained.
"Deputy Captain Ye! Save me!!"
The Blood Hunter's face changed drastically. He himself didn't have much strength—it was only through ghost-hunting that he had risen into the ranks of the strong.
The Blood Hunter retreated violently, but the Sheep Hollow Gui caught up to him in an instant.
The sheep hoof aimed straight at the Blood Hunter's back to strike… but Fang Yue, though acting later, arrived first, charging over, leaping high, and landing heavily, slashing down at the sheep hoof with one blade.
"Water Moon Blade Technique!!"
Clang!!
With a thunderous explosion, the ram's hoof barely shifted its position downward.
11!
Fang Yue's damage finally broke into double digits, but it was useless.
The Blood Hunter used the opening to pull back some distance, while the Hollow Ram Fiend turned its eyes streaming with black blood toward Fang Yue.
The ram's hoof blurred for an instant…
Boom!!
111!
Before he could even react, Fang Yue was sent flying backward.
The surrounding scenery blurred, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, until—
A sudden explosive bang.
23!
Fang Yue slammed into the root of a large tree; the tree behind him let out a crisp crack, split apart, and tilted as it toppled down.
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