Chapter 57: Gorse's Counterattack
Blood splattered as streaks of slashes appeared on the Longblade Wielder: Void. Su Xiao was too fast; although the Longblade Wielder: Void was not without the ability to counterattack, its retaliation could only temporarily force Su Xiao back.
Large cracks spread across the stone wall behind the Longblade Wielder: Void, blood seeping into the rock crevices like a gruesome mural, the content of which was Su Xiao's brutality.
Swish.
An ear was severed. The enraged Longblade Wielder: Void let out a furious roar, swinging its long-handled blade at Su Xiao.
His Instinct ability captured the trajectory of the long-handled blade's slash. It was a powerful horizontal cut, the most common slashing method for cavalry, but without the cooperation of a warhorse, this move appeared quite clumsy.
Su Xiao did not choose to evade. Although he could dodge this strike, doing so would inevitably force him back. Currently, he had the Longblade Wielder: Void pinned against the wall; once he retreated, it would have a chance to catch its breath.
Moreover, Su Xiao's strength surpassed that of the Longblade Wielder: Void. He had no need for a direct clash of force.
Su Xiao positioned the Dragon-Slaying Flash vertically at his side, slightly leaning his body toward the direction of the incoming strike.
Boom! The weapons clashed.
Fine gravel sprayed from beneath Su Xiao's feet. With one hand gripping the hilt and the other pressing against the spine of the blade, he exerted force with both hands, beginning a contest of strength with the Longblade Wielder: Void.
As the struggle began, Su Xiao bent one leg forward and delivered a straight kick aimed at the Longblade Wielder: Void's lower abdomen. Having already endured over a dozen of Su Xiao's kicks, the Longblade Wielder: Void was prepared. It immediately bent its right leg, blocking the kick with its thigh.
Bang!
A trace of blood spurted from the Longblade Wielder: Void's mouth. After being subjected to numerous straight and side kicks from Su Xiao, the organs within its chest cavity were riddled with injuries.
Compared to the organ damage, the deep, bone-reaching slash wounds on the Longblade Wielder: Void's body were more lethal. A large amount of Cyan Steel Shadow Energy invaded its body, and despite its thick hide and sturdy build, it could barely withstand the True Damage of the Cyan Steel Shadow.
Su Xiao glanced at the Longblade Wielder: Void's data. Its health had dropped to 46%. This creature was indeed tough; if it were any other type of enemy, it would have already been chopped into a pile of minced meat by Su Xiao.
"Ba'etu tan (Unknown Language)."
The Longblade Wielder: Void raised its head and roared, again in that unknown language. Every derived world or Primordial World contained many languages. The ones Su Xiao had mastered by spending Paradise Coins were the more mainstream and commonly used ones. Clearly, the language the Longblade Wielder: Void was now using was ancient or long-lost.
"It's summoning soldiers."
A timid female voice came through—it was the naive and sweet princess, Alisa Herbert.
Su Xiao's brow furrowed. While slashing at the Longblade Wielder: Void's throat, he glanced at Alisa Herbert out of the corner of his eye.
"What did it say at the beginning?"
Su Xiao shouted, the edge of his long blade slicing across the Longblade Wielder: Void's throat. A gush of blood sprayed out, and the creature's health plummeted significantly.
"Invader."
Alisa Herbert clearly understood the language used by the Longblade Wielder: Void. This was good news, but for now, ending the fight was more important.
According to Alisa's translation, the Longblade Wielder: Void was summoning soldiers. Yet the surroundings were empty; it had only roared once, with no chance to use a summoning ability.
Judging by this, the Longblade Wielder: Void was not using a summoning ability to teleport soldiers in, but rather calling upon soldiers already stationed within the tomb.
Pfft, pfft…
Blood splattered. Su Xiao delivered three consecutive slashes to the Longblade Wielder: Void's chest, abdomen, and shoulder. If he had just a few dozen more seconds, he was confident he could kill it on the spot.
Rumble.
Dense footsteps came from the stone corridor guarded by Bubu Wang and Amu. The sound rapidly approached, and in less than a few seconds, over two hundred dead spirits clad in blood-colored armor charged in.
They did not swarm all at once but maintained a neat square formation.
The front row consisted of over fifty dead spirit soldiers wielding heavy shields. They stood about three meters tall, with robust bodies beneath their armor—these were shield infantry.
Behind the shield infantry were over a hundred dead spirit spearmen holding long spears. They were the most numerous, over a hundred in total.
Further back were dead spirit soldiers wielding longbows, wearing light blood-colored leather armor, arranged in a small independent square formation. These were the least numerous dead spirit unit.
From the charging formation of these dead spirit soldiers, they were clearly not a ragtag group but a small elite force.
Bubu Wang, Amu, and Gorse were blocking the path of these dead spirit soldiers. The soldiers were in the corridor the group had come through. As long as Bubu Wang, Amu, and Gorse could hold them off, the soldiers would be unable to join forces with the Longblade Wielder: Void.
If Bubu Wang, Amu, and Gorse cooperated, blocking these dead spirit soldiers would not be difficult.
But at that moment, Gorse, who had been standing shoulder to shoulder with Bubu Wang and Amu, suddenly stepped back. He rushed quickly to Alisa Herbert's side, intending to protect her.
Gorse appeared to be protecting Alisa Herbert, but in reality, he wanted to doom Su Xiao and the others. Or rather, Gorse had no intention of venturing deeper into the tomb.
If only Bubu Wang and Amu were left, they could handle the dead spirit shield infantry and spearmen, but the dead spirit archers in the rear posed a significant threat. If not dealt with, even Amu would be shot full of arrows like a pincushion.
Su Xiao was curious about where these dead spirit soldiers came from. Though he had a vague suspicion, if that were the case, it would be due to his own negligence.
Fortunately, the situation was not dire. Su Xiao slashed at the Longblade Wielder: Void, which immediately raised its giant blade to block. The moment the weapons clashed, Su Xiao's side kick was already incoming.
Bang!
The Longblade Wielder: Void was sent flying. This was the power of Blade Master Lv.40 combined with Melee Combat Specialization Lv.40. Su Xiao could kill not only with his blade but also with his legs, which were equally lethal weapons.
As Su Xiao kicked the Longblade Wielder: Void away, he gave Bubu Wang and Amu a signal. The one man, one dog, and one ox had fought countless battles together, so their coordination was exceptionally tacit.
Almost simultaneously, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu charged toward Gorse. Gorse, who was standing in front of Alisa, was visibly stunned.
"Moo!"
Amu lowered its head, horns pointing forward, and charged at Gorse. Gorse had not expected Su Xiao and the others to be so decisive.
Compared to Amu's charge, Su Xiao was faster. A black blur flashed, and he was already in front of Gorse.
The Dragon-Slaying Flash clashed with the knight's sword in Gorse's hand. Although Gorse was arrogant, he did have some skill. The moment the longsword and blade met, Gorse's body leaned slightly forward.
Clang! Sparks flew. Gorse felt a tremendous force from his hand. Just as he prepared for a brief contest of strength with Su Xiao, Su Xiao suddenly vanished before his eyes.