Chapter Fifty-two: Powerful Enemy

  After Liu Yu stopped Fa Di, Fa Di also quickly discovered the problem and stood up from the bushes. The two figures who came face to face with them obviously didn't notice them in the bushes at first and were startled, collectively retreating several steps backward. However, once they saw clearly that it was a group of Meng and Wolf Tribe warriors, both figures ripped off the cloth strips on their heads.

  They were originally a Daichi Bimon and a Rekka Bimon, the latter of which Liu Yu knew as a lieutenant in the Fourth Division, whose family was also very close to the Weilin family.

  "Run fast, the Farnode army is chasing us!" The leading lieutenant shouted. As if to prove the truth of his words, an arrow broke through the air and shot fiercely at his back. This lieutenant was actually quite powerful, with a cultivation base at the peak of the sixth stage of Douzun, but now he seemed very powerless. He dodged the arrow behind him by turning his body to one side, but lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

  "Ah!" A pained groan escaped from Travian's mouth, and Liu Yu took a stride forward to help the two Mongols lift him up. Only then did Liu Yu notice that Travian and the other Mongol had several sword wounds on their bodies, with only simple bandages covering the injuries. The two Mongols were extremely disheveled, their faces deathly pale, and their eyes completely devoid of vitality. Especially Travian, who seemed to be relying on his survival instincts to stay alive, Liu Yu couldn't feel any body heat from him.

  "Quick march," the lieutenant whispered, Liu Yu glanced back at the forest behind him, at least twenty or thirty Farnese soldiers were charging towards them from seventy to eighty meters away.

  "Hmm, hmm." At the same time as seeing the enemy army, Fadi blew the horn to ask for help from the patrol troops not far away. The beast tribe's distress horn was specially made, and its sound could be transmitted several miles away. With the echo effect of the mountains, the horn's voice could be heard even farther away.

  Liu Yu quickly ran towards a small hill behind him with his back turned.

  "Hmm, hmm" Fadi's horn had just fallen when the same horn sounded from the direction of the large troops in the west, and the sound was continuous and deafening, as if they had encountered a strong enemy.

  "Oh no." Liu Yu's footsteps faltered, and he immediately sprinted towards the top of the mountain with all his might. Fadi and the others quickly followed suit. Fortunately, their training in the Blood Refining Camp hadn't been for nothing; otherwise, carrying a giant over two meters tall on this muddy terrain would have made every step a struggle for someone slightly weaker.

  Liu Yu and his men quickly reached the top of the mountain, turned back to see that Fanode's soldiers had also arrived at the foot of the mountain, and more soldiers were rushing towards here from the distant forest.

  "Damn it." Liu Yu and his men ran desperately in the direction of the patrol team, estimating that the distance between them was only two or three mountain peaks based on the sound of the horn just now. If they rushed over with all their might, there should still be a chance to counterattack. After all, all the patrol teams were dispatched today, and the distance they patrolled was reduced by half, making it highly likely that they would encounter reinforcements.

  Liu Yu and his companions' escape route was to continuously cross over small hills in the midst of a mountain range. The flat areas between each hill were scarce, and after crossing one hill, they had to rush down before rushing up again. Carrying someone on his back, Liu Yu naturally walked slowly downhill, so he jumped up and down on the slope to save time, but this made it difficult to maintain balance, and there was always a risk of falling.

  After three consecutive mountain peaks, Liu Yu was already very tired, but the breath of the traveler on his shoulder was getting weaker and weaker, forcing him to hold on desperately. Before the fourth peak, Liu Yu heard a loud roar from the other side of the mountain, mixed with the sound of Fanuo's military horn.

  Liu Yu took a deep breath and rushed towards the top of the mountain, with Fahdi somehow carrying the large Di Meng on his back beside him. The four wolf tribe warriors assisted them in climbing up. When they reached the middle of the mountain, the shouts of the soldiers behind them became clear: "Don't let any of them escape!"

  "Ah!" On the mountaintop, Liu Yu stared at the scene below in shock. In a small basin, their patrol team of Beimong and Wolf Tribe warriors were surrounded by two to three layers of Fano soldiers.

  Under the leadership of several Bi Mong warriors, the remaining wolf tribe warriors and Fanoed soldiers were fiercely fighting each other. Many soldiers from both countries had already died in the battle. The group of Fanoed soldiers all emitted auras of Dou Qi, seemingly all being Dou practitioners.

  "This is not an ordinary Farnese soldier, and the Farnese patrol team does not have such strength." Liu Yu secretly called out in his heart.

  "Alexander!" Fadi's loud shout reminded Liu Yu, who was stunned. He turned his head to see five or six Fanuo military officers walking over from the south side of the mountain. These officers wore iron helmets and blue uniforms with armor on their bodies that were much more exquisite than those of ordinary soldiers.

  They walked very slowly, seemingly not afraid that Liu Yu and his men would run. Indeed, in front of the mountain was a besieging patrol team of Farnese soldiers, behind the mountain were the soldiers who had just chased them, and to the north of the mountain top was a small cliff, so Liu Yu and his men were surrounded on all sides.

  "Surrender, you are no match for us." The leading officer, who was clearly the leader of this group, walked to within a few steps of Liu Yu and the others, and said with a scornful face in the beast language.

  "Is that so, have you ever seen a Bimon surrender?" Liu Yu responded with a hint of sarcasm, despite being surprised that the officer could speak the beastman language. The Bimons were raised from a young age to cultivate their fearless and death-defying spirit, as well as their hatred for the Fano Empire, so it was unthinkable for any Bimon to surrender rather than die in battle.

  "Good, killing Huang Jin Bei is also a great achievement." The officer said with a smile as he looked at Liu Yu.

  At this time, the pursuing soldiers at the foot of the mountain had already caught up, but they saw their officers hesitating and did not directly rush forward to surround Liu Yu. In the desperate situation, Liu Yu suddenly felt a rare calmness in his heart, as if he was fearless of death. He gently put down the travel officer who had fainted on his back, pulled out the "Golden Marrow Sword" from his back, and waited for the arrival of the bloody battle.

  "As a powerful nation, I respect your strength which is more formidable than that of the Mongols. With noble courtesy, I will give you an honorable way to die." The officer waved his hand and another officer walked out.

  Liu Yu knew that some of the nobles in Fandor were poisoned by the noble etiquette and liked to find a sense of superiority in dueling with each other before the war. In previous wars between the two countries, there have been many such cases, and Father Gaya had also dueled with the strong men of the Fandor imperial family on the battlefield.

  Fadi also put down the large earth shield on his back and drew out a long sword to prepare for battle.

  "Alexander, come on, this one you can't handle." Fadi volunteered to switch opponents with Liu Yu.

  The two officers led by the officer opposite them have the strength of a six-stage early martial master, and the other has the strength of a five-stage late martial general. Liu Yu's side had four wolfmen who were all three-stage martial masters, while the other two, including Meng, were severely injured and couldn't fight, so it was up to him and Fadi to take on one each.

  The officer who led the charge was ready to take on Liu Yu, but Fadi knew that Liu Yu's five-stage Dou Zhang at the beginning was far superior to the six-stage Dou Shuai strongman, and it could be said that he had no chance of winning.

  And he himself was at the peak of the fifth-grade Dou Huang's strength, and with the "Broken Hu Dou Qi" his power far surpassed ordinary Dou Qi methods, perhaps he still had a few chances of winning.

  "In this situation Liu Yu knew it wasn't a time for showing off, so he exchanged positions with Fa Di."

  "You are not allowed to intervene, this is a duel between nobles." The leading officer took off his helmet and threw it aside, while giving orders to the soldiers beside him. This sentence was spoken in the human common language, and Liu Yu, who understood the human language, secretly laughed in his heart, as he had always been disdainful of such noble etiquette.

  The leading officer finished speaking and raised his long sword to stab directly at Fadi's chest. Fadi, who had been prepared early, dodged the sword by shifting his body to one side, while simultaneously slashing his own sword towards the officer's head. The officer also dodged the sword by shifting his body to one side. Both of them were just probing and hadn't used their full strength yet, so they responded relatively calmly.

  At the same time that Fadi and the officer were fighting, Liu Yu also made his move. He swung his long sword heavily at his opponent. Just now, this officer was attracted by Fadi and the leading officer's fight, so Liu Yu took advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on him. His reaction was not timely, and he naturally became somewhat flustered.

  In the chaos, this officer clashed swords with Liu Yu. Huang Jin's body was not comparable to that of a human, let alone Liu Yu who had specially trained his physical strength. After a fierce exchange of swords, the officer retreated several steps before stabilizing himself. He originally held the sword in his right hand but immediately switched to his left hand, and his right hand shook as if it had gone numb.

  Liu Yu, who had already gained the upper hand, showed no mercy and struck again with all his might. He knew that he had been running for several miles while carrying Ruan Yun on his back, and his strength was almost exhausted. His opponent, on the other hand, was well-rested and had a higher cultivation level than him by two small realms. Therefore, he had to end the battle quickly in order to have any chance of survival.

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