Chapter 620: Killing Zhang Daosheng
Chapter 620: Killing Zhang Daosheng
September 25, 2017
Jiuzhou, Julu, Guangping County Hall.
Seated calmly in the county hall, Zhang Daosheng appeared indifferent as he gazed at Lu HaiKong.
Originally planning to flee in a disheveled state, Zhang Daosheng never expected that Lu HaiKong would actually present him with an opportunity, delivering himself right to his doorstep.
Although this opportunity came with danger, now that it was delivered to him, Zhang Daosheng naturally wanted to take advantage and claim Lu HaiKong's life, especially since he couldn't escape without defeating Lu HaiKong.
As the footsteps of the five thousand Yellow Turban Berserkers drew closer, a faintly cold smile tugged at Zhang Daosheng's lips, attempting to conceal his inner unease.
In reality, Zhang Daosheng lacked confidence when facing Lu HaiKong.
However, at this moment, Lu HaiKong also smiled.
"What are you smiling about?"
Seeing Lu HaiKong's smile, Zhang Daosheng had an indistinctly bad premonition. But after careful thought, he couldn't fathom what Lu HaiKong might do in this situation.
"Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve? If you do, bring them all out. Don't you have Yan Liang under your command? Why not call him out?" Lu HaiKong grinned, his smile causing Zhang Daosheng to feel genuinely chilled.
Hearing Lu HaiKong's words, Zhang Daosheng's heart sank. He did want to keep Yan Liang by his side, but he needed Yan Liang to lead the army out, leaving some backup. He had only intended to grab something and leave, not expecting to be blocked by Lu HaiKong, who forced this unwanted opportunity upon him to kill Lu HaiKong.
Seeing that Zhang Daosheng remained silent, Lu HaiKong's face revealed a hint of realization: "It seems you have no other means. In that case, I'm sorry, but I'll have to take your life!"
Lu HaiKong exchanged a glance with Dian Wei, and the two of them rushed towards the main hall of the county hall.
As Lu HaiKong rushed forward, the Savage Axe in his hand unleashed a purple inner force, and with a casual swing, he executed the Mountain Splitting Axe! Just as Lu HaiKong's Mountain Splitting Axe was about to land on the main hall, a yellow light screen rose, effortlessly blocking the axe.
Although Lu HaiKong's axe was blocked, his immediate action of swinging the axe without a word startled Zhang Daosheng, causing his face to turn pale.
"Don't you know my men are almost here?" Despite knowing that Lu HaiKong couldn't possibly break through the defense in a short time, Zhang Daosheng's heart still trembled, and he couldn't help but remind Lu HaiKong, Male that his men were almost here?
"You mean the five thousand Yellow Turban Berserkers? I know, but do you think my over one thousand Bloodstained Knights are just for show?"
Lu HaiKong swung his axe again at the defensive light screen, and as he stepped aside to make room for Dian Wei, he coldly laughed: "With such a legion, you might be able to command them from a distance, but you'll never achieve the same level of control as if they were your own limbs. Even if you can somehow utilize them, they'll never match my legion in terms of tactical flexibility and adaptability."
"What are you trying to say?" Zhang Daosheng's face paled slightly.
At this moment, Dian Wei had already struck the light screen over a dozen times, and after unleashing his full power, he stepped aside, leaving the position to Lu HaiKong.
Lu HaiKong's eyes flashed with purple light, and he activated Purple Aura, Dragon's Power, Dragon Soul Power, and Savage Power all at once, causing his entire body to seem to grow by a few inches. Lu HaiKong then pounced forward, unleashing thirteen consecutive Mountain Splitting Axes!
The defensive capabilities of the county hall were indeed formidable. After Lu HaiKong's thirteen consecutive axe strikes, the light screen showed no signs of weakening, indicating an incredibly robust defense.
After delivering the thirteen axe blows, Lu HaiKong stepped back, yielding the position to Dian Wei, and he took a moment to catch his breath, saying, "When your Yellow Turban Berserkers are led out by Cheng Lian, they won't make any major moves, but if they disobey and want to return, they'll have to ask Cheng Lian if he's willing or not."
"Besides, even if that group of Yellow Turban Berserkers returns, they still have to see if they can get in!"
It was only then that Zhang Daosheng realized that at some point, only Lu HaiKong and Dian Wei remained outside the main hall, relentlessly striking the defensive light screen.
The several hundred Bloodstained Knights under Lu HaiKong's command had been dispatched by him to block the entrance long ago, and it was clear that Lu HaiKong intended to kill Zhang Daosheng before the Yellow Turban Berserkers could enter.
Zhang Daosheng suddenly understood Lu HaiKong's intention, and his face turned pale for a moment before regaining some color.
After all, he had thousands of Yellow Turban Berserkers under his command, and he truly couldn't believe that Lu HaiKong's force of less than two thousand Bloodstained Knights could hold back the five thousand Yellow Turban Berserkers.
Zhang Daosheng's confidence stemmed from the fact that he hadn't witnessed the scene outside.
Outside the county hall, Zhang Daosheng's force of nearly five thousand Yellow Turban Berserkers was rushing here in a hurry, with Cheng Lian's Blood Bath Army relentlessly pursuing them from behind.
At this time, the Blood Bath Army didn't employ their usual tactics but borrowed the kite strategy from the Black Wind Army, using archers to shoot down the Yellow Turban Berserkers from a distance.
The Yellow Turban Berserkers were all five meters tall, with incredibly resilient skin, making it difficult for ordinary arrows to inflict any significant damage.
Cheng Lian and his men, however, were not using ordinary arrows. They were equipped with elite-level arrows, which, combined with the Bloodstained Knights' strength of over 50, made it relatively easy to breach the defenses of the Yellow Turban Berserkers.
Although they could break through their defenses, killing them was not an easy task. Therefore, Cheng Lian's men intentionally aimed for the ankles of the Yellow Turban Berserkers to impede their movement as much as possible.
While Cheng Lian's actions slowed down the Yellow Turban Berserkers' approach to the county hall, they could only delay them. With their limited numbers, it was impossible to completely stop the Yellow Turban Berserkers, who continued their advance toward the county hall.
As they drew closer to the county hall, Cheng Yi, who had been sent by Lu HaiKong to block the entrance, took out a token and threw it without hesitation.
This token was the Advanced Yellow Turban Legion Summoning Token that Lu HaiKong had obtained after slaying Zhang Bao.
After Cheng Yi threw the token, a hundred Yellow Turban Berserkers and a Yellow Turban Divine General appeared outside the county hall.
Despite being only a hundred strong, each Yellow Turban Berserker had a strength of over 70, and the Divine General's strength was an astonishing 89. Moreover, they were all immortal, and this elite group of Yellow Turban Berserkers effectively blocked Zhang Daosheng's Yellow Turban Berserkers.
Lu HaiKong's strategy of using Yellow Turbans to counter Yellow Turbans was indeed ingenious.
Outside, the Blood Bath Army, with the help of the Advanced Yellow Turban Legion Summoning Token, managed to temporarily hold back the Yellow Turban Berserkers.
Inside the county hall, Lu HaiKong and Dian Wei were attacking the defensive light barrier with all their might.
In the first ten minutes of their assault, the light barrier showed no signs of weakening, as if Lu HaiKong and Dian Wei's terrifying attacks had no effect on it.
During this time, Zhang Daosheng remained relatively calm. With his life guaranteed and the Yellow Turban Berserkers approaching from outside, the situation didn't seem too dire for him.
However, after another ten minutes, Zhang Daosheng's composure began to falter. The light barrier in front of him started to flicker and waver, and the Yellow Turban Berserkers outside showed no signs of breaking through. Zhang Daosheng grew increasingly anxious.
"Lu HaiKong, let's make a deal, shall we?" Zhang Daosheng shouted, his eyes fixed on the wavering light barrier.
Lu HaiKong ignored him and continued to strike the light barrier. Zhang Daosheng seemed to anticipate this situation, perhaps never expecting Lu HaiKong to respond. Instead, he spoke to himself.
"Can you let me go? If you spare my life, I can tell you a shocking secret about this world, a secret that concerns the life and death of everyone here!"
Lu HaiKong paid him no heed and kept attacking the light barrier. By now, the barrier had grown significantly dimmer, and each swing of Lu HaiKong's axe caused it to flicker.
Zhang Daosheng gritted his teeth and said, "This secret is about this world, about the most fundamental secret of this game that affects the lives of every one of us. Don't you want to know it?"
Just as Zhang Daosheng finished speaking, Lu HaiKong's final axe swing shattered the light barrier outside the county hall with a thunderous crash.
"Finally, I managed to break through!" Lu HaiKong struck his Savage Axe on the ground, stretched his back, and walked into the county hall with his axe in hand.
As Lu HaiKong approached, Zhang Daosheng stood there, mouth agape, about to say something.
At that moment, a sudden, inexplicable heart palpitation gripped Lu HaiKong. Instinctively, he swung his Savage Axe, cleaving Zhang Daosheng in two and effortlessly dispatching the Yellow Turban Monarch.
[Congratulations on completing the mission "Root Eradication." You have obtained a Mythical Chest and a random mission reward!]
The mission was successfully completed, and Zhang Daosheng was effortlessly slain by Lu HaiKong. However, Lu HaiKong furrowed his brows.
Just as Zhang Daosheng was about to speak, Lu HaiKong felt an intense sense of crisis. He clearly sensed that if he had listened to Zhang Daosheng's words, he would have faced tremendous trouble and possibly even death.
Lu HaiKong wasn't sure if this sense of crisis was his own intuition or Zhang Jiao's doing, but he knew that his action of killing Zhang Daosheng wasn't entirely of his own volition.
However, it was too late to discuss this now, as Zhang Daosheng was already dead.
Lu HaiKong could only shake his head and proceed to smash the Yellow Turban Altar within the county hall.
After Lu HaiKong destroyed the altar with a few axe swings, the system notifications rang out, indicating that Guangping had been easily conquered by Lu HaiKong.
(End of Chapter)
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