Chapter 94: Retreat

  When Liu Yu drew this sword, he had already estimated that the opponent would have an inner armor as protection in addition to the iron armor outside the body. After all, the opponent was a member of the royal family and should have a set of engraved magic arrays on his body.

  But he didn't expect that the opponent's inner armor would be so high. He stabbed out a sword at such a close distance, and the powerful force of "Breaking Hu's Fighting Energy" plus his own strength advantage, yet the opponent's inner armor could still withstand it, showing that the opponent's body was at least engraved with mid-tier magic arrays on their inner armor.

  The Weilin family has been passed down for ten thousand years, and now there are only about a thousand or so family members. In the face of the extremely poor fertility of the Bimon people, the Weilin family can have such a large population, which is already very remarkable in the Bimon tribe.

  And he, Liu Yu, was the eldest grandson of the current head of the Wei Lin family, Ke Luo Wang, and also Huang Jin Bi Mong. As a treasure in the family, he would definitely be taken care of, and having a set of mid-grade inner armor on him was not unusual.

  But the Peiping family was different, with a strong reproductive ability that was rare on the continent. The Peiping family had also been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and it was said that there were already over 100 million people in the clan. This was still the case even though the Fano Empire had almost never stopped waging war against external enemies over the past ten thousand years, with countless imperial princes dying on the battlefield.

  Such a huge family, with so many treasures that are not enough to be divided. Moreover, as a human aristocracy that values bloodline and origin, they would not treat Prince Bimun like the ordinary Bimun families, starting from being a low-ranking soldier.

  People from a good family in the Fano Empire can easily get high positions. But Darius was just a lieutenant in the Imperial Guard, and being a lieutenant in an army of one million is not particularly impressive, so Liu Yu estimated that he probably had a low-ranking internal armor on him at best.

  It turned out that Darius could put on a mid-tier inner armor set that would make ordinary high-ranking strongmen jealous on the mainland, and it seemed that Liu Yue had misjudged his opponent's identity.

  As for Darius being held back by a single sword, he probably also underestimated Liu Yu's identity and didn't expect him to have mid-tier internal armor on him.

  When both of them were stunned, Liu Yu was the first to react. He didn't hesitate and kicked Darius in the chest with a flying kick, sending him flying five meters away.

  Darius, who had fallen to the ground, let out a pained groan, and even his long sword slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground. Liu Yu's leg strength was naturally greater than that of his hand, and this kick was so solid that it didn't have any room for error. Although he had internal armor to mitigate most of the damage, he was already injured and couldn't withstand it.

  Seeing that his opponent had no more weapons, a fierce killing intent flashed in Liu Yu's eyes. He took two steps forward to a position not far from the opponent, and with a force like pulling out a radish from dry soil, he jumped up to a height of nearly one person, grasping the long sword with both hands, using all his strength to slash towards Darius who had just stood up straight.

  Darius on the ground saw this, his eyes wide with terror. Liu Yu's attack was such that if it hit him, he would be either dead or crippled. Without thinking twice, Darius flipped over and dodged what he imagined to be a powerful sword strike.

  "Ah!" As soon as Darius turned over, he didn't hear the sound of Liu Yu's fist hitting the ground behind him, but instead felt a sharp pain in his thigh and let out a shrill howl.

  Originally, Liu Yu's seemingly powerful blow was actually a feint. He knew that his opponent had been kicked and injured earlier but still had the ability to move and could completely dodge his next attack. Moreover, the high-level internal armor on his body made it very difficult for him to kill himself.

  But the officer of the Fanoir army who pierced his thigh with a sword at the border last time was still remembered. After Liu Yu thought about the grading of the inner armor with magic arrays on the mainland, he found that in addition to the level of the magic array, the protective area of the inner armor was also an important basis for grading.

  Like the one his uncle, King's Guard Captain Louis wore when he fought against the cannibalistic demon lord Kaul, this high-grade inner armor is top-notch even among other high-grade inner armors. It is a treasured heirloom passed down through generations of beastman kings, capable of protecting the wearer's entire body including their head and feet.

  Liu Yu heard his father Gaiya say that below the holy rank, whether it was a martial artist or a magician, it would be extremely difficult to break through the defense of this level of internal armor.

  A slightly better ordinary high-grade inner armor can protect the wearer's upper body and legs, but not their head or feet. A slightly better mid-grade inner armor, which is what Liu Yu is wearing, can only protect the upper body.

  Liu Yu speculated that Darius' identity was even higher, and just wearing a top-level mid-tier inner armor would be enough to break through the sky, and he would never wear a high-tier inner armor to run around. Therefore, after Liu Yu made a fake move, he launched a sneak attack on his opponent's thigh, wanting to first render his opponent powerless, completely disarm him, and then kill him steadily.

  Darius let out a miserable cry, and instantly understood Liu Yu's intention. He grasped the ground with both hands, using his body to propel himself forward, sliding several meters away on the ground. With great force, he pulled out the long sword that had already pierced his thigh, although this left another wound of several inches on his thigh.

  At this critical moment, this Guards lieutenant was very decisive and didn't care about the physical pain at all.

  Half-cooked duck Liu Yu, how could he let him escape? Darius leaned forward and sent his body forward with a jerk, pulling out his long sword. Liu Yu took another step forward, raised his long sword and chopped towards Darius' legs. The "Golden Marrow Sword" emitted a burst of golden light again, and with Liu Yu's cultivation of Dou Qi, this sword would have no problem cutting off both of Darius' legs if it hit its mark.

  Unfortunately, Liu Yu's long sword was blocked by a blue aura-emitting long sword that stretched out from the side when it was less than half a foot away from Darius' legs. As soon as this long sword blocked Liu Yu's attack, he felt another wave of aura fluctuations coming from the other side, and his long sword instinctively swung sideways while retreating several steps back.

  A crisp metallic collision sound "Dang" rang out after Liu Yu swung his long sword, and when he stopped, he found that two more Farnese officers holding long swords had appeared beside Davide.

  They were also dressed in blue military uniforms, with green cloaks draped over them, and wore iron helmets adorned with red fur, similar to a cockscomb style, these two Pharnacid officers, who were similarly attired to Darius, were obviously also Imperial Guard officers.

  "A duel between noble warriors, will you intervene?" Through the simple exchange of blows just now, Liu Yu clearly felt that both of these two Fano De military officers had the cultivation of a 5th rank Dou Jiang's later period.

  The one who just blocked the sword that saved Darius is a practitioner of the wind and thunder mixed "Garolin Battle Qi", and it's likely that he is also a member of the Fanoed royal family, the Piping clan. The other officer who ambushed him has battle qi power that is clearly inferior, feeling like a single-system wind-type battle qi.

  With the strength of these two, Liu Yu knew that it was unlikely to kill Da Luosi today, unless he also rushed over a few more powerful than Meng Zhan.

  "This..." was beyond Liu Yu's expectations. The two officers of the Farnese Guard were taken aback by Liu Yu's words and were momentarily stunned.

  "Your Excellency, we were just..." The officer who was practicing "Gallagher's Fighting Spirit" stuttered and started to speak, but stopped halfway, clearly unsure of how to explain his actions.

  "Hmph" Liu Yu suppressed the laughter that was about to burst out, he didn't expect these royal princes to have received such a deep education in noble etiquette, on this battlefield where life and death were at stake, what etiquette could be discussed?

  Hmm

  Just as Liu Yu and the two Fandor military officers were at a stalemate, a beastly horn sounded from the west, followed by a Fandor horn sounding from the east. The beastly horn was thick and heavy, while the Fandor horn was sharp and piercing.

  "Hmm" Two military bugle calls sounded, and both Liu Yu and two Fanuo De officers were slightly surprised.

  "Sorry, sir, military orders are like mountains." The imperial prince of Fanoed slightly bowed to Liu Yu and turned around to pick up the one lying on the ground. The tense Darius immediately ran eastward. Another officer pointed his long sword at Liu Yu, cautiously retreating eastward, obviously taking on the task of covering their retreat.

  As for Liu Yu, he didn't move from his original position. The somewhat short military horn sound from the Beastmen was an order to retreat and regroup. With the order to withdraw troops and two Farnode Imperial Guards protecting Darius, Liu Yu also didn't bother to waste energy chasing after them.

  At the same time as the two Imperial Guard officers retreated, the Farnese cavalry, who were fighting against the tribal cavalry, also began to retreat on a large scale. The tribal cavalry, which had received orders to regroup, did not block their opponents but instead started to withdraw westward.

  "Damn it, my military achievements!" He stood still for a moment, and when the two Farnese officers were gone with Darius, Liu Yu suddenly stomped his foot and roared on the spot.

  The First Watch