Chapter 53: Fierce Battle (Part 2)

  This time, the plateau was unable to dodge and was kicked by Lie Bo with a solid kick on his left rib. The whole person was kicked out of a distance of six or seven meters, then fell to the ground, and rolled over three or four times, until he hit a large pillar and stopped.

  Despite being beaten and injured, Gaoyuan was used to the usual fare of the plateau, having also received special training in withstanding pain. However, Lei Bo's kick still made him feel a piercing pain, and he couldn't help but let out a pained groan. Nevertheless, Gaoyuan remained clear-headed, knowing that the danger had not yet passed, so he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, quickly scrambling to his feet. Fortunately, he had managed to hold onto his military knife throughout, giving him some remaining strength to resist.

  However, Lie Bo did not take advantage of the situation to chase after him. Instead, he raised his left hand in front of himself, licked his wound, and let out a burst of maniacal laughter. "It seems your resistance has almost reached its limit," he said. "But don't worry, I won't kill you just yet." He turned around and pointed at the pool, saying: "That little kid hasn't drowned yet, and before that happens, I can't let you die."

  At this time, Gao Yuan also stood up, panting heavily. The physical pain was secondary, but the current situation put him in extreme danger. Ye Wu Yue had left Lie Bo guarding on the third floor, and it seemed that he had indeed set a trap for himself that he couldn't escape. Lie Bo's strength was astonishing, his swordsmanship was outstanding, and his combat experience and adaptability were also excellent. He didn't rely solely on brute force; perhaps only Zhao Xuan could steadily win against him. Compared to him, Gao Yuan still had a significant gap. But what should he do now? He had no way out anymore. If they continued fighting like this, not only would he fail to save Luo Huan, but he would also lose his own life here.

  So the plateau's mind is also rapidly turning, being weaker than the opponent does not necessarily mean that it must be a defeat, if effective tactics can be adopted, it is entirely possible to achieve victory with weakness, such examples are numerous, from now on, oneself is not completely without opportunity, because Lü Bu at this time is completely in a cat-and-mouse mentality, obviously somewhat underestimating oneself, which is exactly what oneself can take advantage of, the question is what tactics should oneself use to defeat Lü Bu?

  Of course, Gao Yuan also thought of two ways quickly. One was to drag out the time and wait for Zhao Xuan to defeat Ye Wu Yue and come to rescue himself. The other was to hope that his amulet would take effect and bring him another ability, so he could defeat Li Bo.

  But neither of these two methods is reliable, and Zhao Xuan may not be able to defeat Ye Wu Yue, and it's uncertain how much time he has left, and whether Luo Huan can hold on until then. As for the second method, it's even more unreliable, except when they first arrived in this era, the amulet worked once, but since then there has been no reaction at all. Whether this thing is still usable or not, and how to use it, Gao Yuan has no idea, so he can't put his hopes on it now either.

  What other ways can you have besides these two methods?

  At this moment, Lie Bo swung his great sword and laughed loudly: "That little brat is going to drown, but there's still some time left. So during this period of time, you should at least make some sort of move, don't waste this last bit of time for nothing. I'll let you fully experience the feeling of being worse off than death. This kind of feeling, ordinary people can hardly ever experience."

  Gao Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Cut the nonsense, if you've got skills, bring it on."

  Lü Boha burst out laughing, holding a large sword and walking towards the plateau.

  With a mighty kick of his left foot against the pillar, he charged forward, raised his sword and brought it down on Lü Bu's head.

  Lü Bo swung his great sword, "Dang" sound, blocking the knife of the plateau at the same time, and laughed: "Not bad, at this time, you still have such energy, I hope that during this period, you won't make me feel bored."

  Gao Yuan didn't respond, and continued to wield his military saber, hacking at Lie Bo with one slash after another. However, Lie Bo deliberately toyed with Gao Yuan, swinging his large sword only to parry and block each attack without counterattacking. As a result, Gao Yuan hacked seven or eight times in succession, although he managed to create over ten notches on Lie Bo's great sword, he couldn't inflict any damage on him whatsoever.

  Just as the two men had exchanged over a dozen blows, Lie Bo suddenly swung his long sword and chopped down violently. Gao Yuan raised his knife to block the attack, but was shaken back a step. Taking advantage of the momentum, Lie Bo swung his sword horizontally, making a "brushing" sound, and cut out a wound three or four inches long on Gao Yuan's left side.

  The plateau did not make a sound, and again swung his knife to slash fiercely. The two men clashed again for five or six rounds, and Lü Bo caught another gap, cutting out another wound on the plateau's left leg. In this way, the two men fought for more than 30 rounds, and the plateau had already been cut with five or six wounds. However, Lü Bo deliberately wanted to torture the plateau, so he also left some room for maneuver, each wound was not deep, and sometimes even intentionally paused for a moment, allowing the plateau to have time to catch his breath.

  However, the plateau was also covered in bloodstains and had retreated to the edge of the pillar, leaning against it with his back, panting non-stop. It seemed that he was already exhausted.

  "Good, you've managed to hold on for so long. Your tenacity is indeed impressive. Let's see how much strength you have left, can you take another sword from me?" With that, he raised his greatsword and swung it down towards Gaoyuan's head.

  But just as he did, Gaoyuan's body suddenly shortened, and he slid down along the pillar. If it were normal times, this would be useless, because Lü Bo's sword was chopping from top to bottom, and even if he ducked, he wouldn't be able to avoid it. But now Gaoyuan had his back against the pillar, so when he ducked down, Lü Bo's sword suddenly chopped into the pillar instead.

  The pillars of this era were all made of large logs, and although Lie Bu's sword had not been used to its full potential, it still took a considerable amount of force. In an instant, the sword cut into the pillar by more than two inches. Due to the quality of the wood, pulling it out was not easy, requiring some effort. And this was exactly the opportunity Gao Yuan had been waiting for - he was still half-crouched on the ground, but immediately swung his knife towards Lie Bu's waist and abdomen with a fierce slash.

  One sword chopped empty, the tip of the sword sank into the wooden pillar, and Lü Bu knew that things were not good. In a hurry, he didn't even bother to pull out his sword, and hastily bent down to collect his abdomen, hoping to dodge this knife.

  Fortunately, Liebu's reaction was extremely timely, and the high plain's military knife was also a little shorter. Therefore, the high plain's knife only scratched a wound of more than four inches long on Liebu's lower abdomen, but it did not penetrate deeply into the flesh and did not damage the internal organs.

  And Gaoyuan also knew that just this one wound would not be enough to turn the tide, so after cutting out with a knife, he immediately changed his cut to a stab and stabbed fiercely towards Lijun's left ribcage.

  This left Lei Bo with only two options: one was to retreat and drop his sword, the other was to take this blow head-on. If Lei Bo dropped his sword, Gao Yuan would naturally gain a great advantage, while if he took this blow, although the left flank wasn't a fatal spot, Gao Yuan's military knife had blood grooves on both sides and serrations on the back; once stabbed straight through, it was bound to cause unstoppable bleeding until death. This was also part of Gao Yuan's premeditated counterattack plan.

  But unexpectedly, Lie Bu did not dodge or evade, instead he stretched out his left hand and grabbed the blade of the sword, although it did not stop the sword from piercing in, but only managed to pierce a few inches into his left side, unable to cause much harm. However, fresh blood also dripped down from Lie Bu's left fingers.

  Lei Bo's counterattack was also beyond Gao Yuan's expectations. In his haste, General Gao abruptly withdrew his sword, its blade extremely sharp. This withdrawal naturally caused Lei Bo to lose his grip, and along with his left hand's index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, were all severed.

  It was as if the ten fingers were connected to the heart, and suddenly three fingers were cut off. Even a fierce person like Lie Hu couldn't bear it, and immediately let out a beast-like roar, suddenly lowering his head and violently colliding with the highland with his own head.

  At this time, the two were almost face to face. Gaoyuan naturally dodged too late and was hit right on. Gaoyuan only felt a "buzz" in his head, and except for the twinkling of golden stars in front of him, he couldn't see anything else. It seemed like there were hundreds of bees flying around his ears, all making a "buzzing" sound. His whole body also stumbled backward several steps, almost falling down several times. Luckily, thanks to strict balance training, he managed to stand up with difficulty.

  It wasn't until much later that the golden stars in front of him had almost completely disappeared, but everything was still blurry and unclear. The buzzing in his ears had also gradually faded away, but all sorts of chaotic sounds continued to ring out nonstop. His head was splitting with pain, and wave after wave of dizziness washed over him, making him want nothing more than to close his eyes and sleep for a while. Fortunately, he still retained a shred of clarity in his mind, knowing that now wasn't the time to fall asleep. So, relying on the unyielding willpower he had cultivated through his strict training, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

  Just then, amidst the dizziness, the plateau seemed to see a figure waving a long strip-like thing, striking towards himself. Although at this time, the plateau's mind was still dizzy, but years of strict training had almost formed a kind of conditioned reflex, and he immediately raised his right hand, swinging his sword to block. In fact, at this moment, the plateau did not feel whether the military knife was still in his hand or not.

  "Then!"

  The plateau only felt a huge shock in his right hand, and the whole person retreated several steps, also finally grasping the balance, and fell to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, his military knife was still tightly held in his hand, not thrown away, so it managed to block Lie Bo's this move, otherwise now probably the whole person would have been cut in half by this sword.

  However, this blow also made the plateau's mind clear up a lot, although it was still a bit dizzy and seeing things with two or three overlapping shadows. It could still be seen that Lü Bu was holding a large sword in his hand, walking towards himself step by step. His left hand had already been wrapped in cloth, but fresh blood was still seeping through the cloth, dripping to the ground with a "drip drip" sound.