Chapter 54: Fierce Battle (Part 2)

  Gao Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily scrambled to his feet, although somewhat dazed, still gripping his sword tightly, ready to continue fighting Li Bo.

  At this time, Lie Bufei raised his great sword and chopped down at the high plain again, while also letting out a furious roar. The high plain swung his sword to block it, and with a "ding" sound, he was shaken back several steps. Although his footsteps were unsteady, he managed to steady himself and didn't fall again.

  However, the plateau is still a bit dizzy in his mind, and the whole person is also drowsy, not completely awake. Lai Bo is not much better off, although his brain is clearer than the plateau, but he was stabbed in the abdomen and had three fingers cut off from his left hand. In terms of their injuries, Lai Bo's are more severe, especially the pain in his left hand has not dissipated until now, which also greatly reduced Lai Bo's strength. Therefore, the current situation between the two is still half a catty and eight taels, not much different.

  After this blow, Lü Bu couldn't help but stop and take a deep breath. His eyes were wide with anger as he stared at Gao Yuan, saying: "Although it was my momentary carelessness that allowed you to injure me to this extent, your performance is indeed impressive. However, it will end here. From now on, I won't give you any more opportunities. I'll cut off all your limbs, but I won't kill you. First, I'll kill that child in front of you, and then I'll slowly carve up the flesh on your body, piece by piece."

  The plateau shook his head, letting his mind clear up as soon as possible, and then said: "Less nonsense, from just now to now, you have been boasting all the time, and now it has become this result. If you have any skills, just use them out. However, be careful this time. If I cut off your right hand's fingers again, you will become a useless person."

  Lei Bo heard this and naturally became furious, immediately raised his sword again and walked towards Gao Yuan.

  This is exactly the goal of the plateau, because now the physical injury, Liebu's injury is much more serious than the plateau, and the blood flow does not stop. Therefore, the angrier Liebu becomes, the bigger his movements become, and the consumption will naturally be even greater. If he can consume all of Liebu's energy, it will be his own victory.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, Lie Bu was enraged by Gao Yuan and raised his great sword to slash down at him. Gao Yuan raised his knife to block the attack, but their blades clashed and he felt that this time Lie Bu's strength was much greater than before. He was shaken back several steps and fell to the ground once again.

  Lei Bo hurried up with big strides, and another sword chopped towards Gao Yuan. However, the blood from his left hand flowed even more, dripping down in large drops, and the cloth strip wrapped around his abdomen also seeped out blood.

  But at this time, Gao Yuan had not yet fully stood up, and could only desperately raise his knife to parry, but was knocked down by this sword, and his entire right arm had already gone numb. In Gao Yuan's heart, he couldn't help but secretly lament, although Li Bo had been enraged by him, blood flowing nonstop, but also brought out his potential, could he himself resist until Li Bo's physical strength was exhausted? Gao Yuan didn't have much confidence either. But at this time, Gao Yuan had no way to retreat, and could only grit his teeth and persevere.

  So Gaoyuan also quickly got up from the ground, handed his sword to his left hand, and with all his might, faced Lü Bu.

  The two men exchanged blows again, and Gao Yuan stumbled back more than ten steps, his right hand still not recovered, but his left hand was almost numb and lost its senses. However, Li Bo's physical strength seemed endless, without any weakening. If this continued, it was likely that before Li Bo exhausted himself, he would be the one to drag him down first.

  At this time, Li Bo let out a loud roar again and slashed down with his sword. At this moment, Gao Yuan had no other choice but to grit his teeth, raise his knife with both hands, and slant it upwards to block the attack.

  This time the swords clashed, and Gao Yuan finally couldn't hold onto his military sword, which flew out of his hand and fell more than ten meters away. Gao Yuan also stumbled backward, while Li Bo let out a loud maniacal laugh, raised his great sword high, took several steps forward, and struck down at Gao Yuan with all his might once again.

  Kougen retreated five or six steps, still unable to steady himself, but just as he did, his back suddenly came into contact with a hard object, and he finally managed to stop. Kougen turned around to see that he had actually retreated all the way to the edge of the wooden stage's pool, which had blocked him, but it was precisely this collision that allowed Kougen to barely steady himself and avoid falling over.

  Just then, Lie Bo's big sword had already chopped down towards him. Now that Gao Yuan had empty hands, he certainly wouldn't use his hands to block the sword like Lie Bo did, so he leaned against the edge of the pool and rolled to the right, thus dodging this sword.

  However, Gao had not stood firmly from the beginning. After rolling to the right, he faced the pool water and fell head down, plunging his head into the water. But being soaked in the icy pool water, Gao's still somewhat dizzy mind suddenly cleared up a lot. He hurriedly lifted his head out of the water, turned around, and saw that Lie Bo's large sword had been broken into two pieces. In his hand, he was only holding less than half a meter of the sword.

  Originally, just now Lü Bó struck a sword towards Gāo Yuán, but Gāo Yuán turned to the right, and the sword struck empty air. However, it happened to strike the edge of the pool, which was made of whole blocks of bluestone. Although Lü Bó's sword was wider and thicker than ordinary swords, it was still a bronze sword with great brittleness. After colliding with Gāo Yuán's military strength dozens of times, although it hadn't been cut off, there were already several dozen notches on the blade, with cracks appearing. At this time, another solid strike hit the bluestone edge of the pool, and naturally, it was shaken into two pieces.

  And after the sword broke, Lü Bo also instinctively froze for a moment, which was also a normal human reaction. But just as he hesitated for a moment, Gao Yuan also lifted his head from the water.

  Although the plateau has not reacted yet, how did Li Bo's big sword break, but also knows that this is a good opportunity for himself. His head was soaked in the pool water and he became much clearer and more agile. He immediately used his hand to scoop up a handful of pool water and poured it onto Li Bo's face.

  Because at this time the plateau is unarmed, Lü Bu has no defense against him either. He was not prepared and only instinctively swung his broken sword to block the water, but it was impossible to defend against the water that poured in from all directions. As a result, most of the pool water splashed onto Lü Bu's face, and his eyes were also splashed with water.

  Anyone's eyes would instinctively close when splashed with water, and Lei Bo was no exception. And Gao Yuan, of course, wouldn't let go of this opportunity. Although he was now unarmed, he had also undergone rigorous hand-to-hand combat training, and whether it was grappling or boxing, he was extremely skilled. At this moment, his right hand clenched into a fist, and with a swift motion, he threw a powerful right uppercut that landed squarely on Lei Bo's left temple.

  Although the plateau's physical strength has now been reduced to only twenty or thirty percent, the temple is one of the most vulnerable and deadliest parts of the human body. Therefore, this blow was enough for Lie Huo to suffer, being hit and letting out a miserable cry, stumbling two or three steps to the left, and falling head-first to the ground, even dropping the broken sword from his hand.

  However, the plateau had already suffered greatly, so the power of this blow was greatly reduced. If it were in its heyday, this punch would have been enough to take Li Bo's life. Although he knocked Li Bo to the ground, he rolled over on the spot and struggled to get up immediately.

  But Gaoyuan would not let go of this opportunity, he also knew that it was not easy for him to seize this advantage. If he didn't take the chance to kill Liebo while he had the upper hand, and waited until Liebo caught his breath, then the outcome of this battle would be hard to predict. Therefore, Gaoyuan immediately rushed forward a few steps, and before Liebo could even get up, he kicked him fiercely.

  This kick just happened to hit Li Bu's wound on his abdomen, and the pain of the injury was added to the wound in his abdomen. The intense pain also made Li Bu let out a mournful cry, and he was kicked over and fell face up, landing on the ground.

  At this time, Lü Bu's physical strength had almost been exhausted, and this blow had completely dispersed the last bit of his strength. He lay on his back on the ground, no longer having the energy to climb up, but his chest was still heaving, and he still had a breath left.

  However, Gao Yuan did not dare to be careless. Although Li Bo had become a "fallen dog", he still had to thoroughly beat him to death. If Li Bo were to recover, Gao Yuan would be in danger. Amidst the chaos, Gao Yuan also took a glance at the poolside. Although the water had already risen to Xiao Luo Huan's chest, she could still hold on for a while. Therefore, Gao Yuan climbed up, straddled Li Bo's body, swung his fists wildly, and punched Li Bo's face dozens of times, causing fresh blood to seep out from Li Bo's mouth, nose, eyes, and ears, ultimately leading to his death.

  Gao Yuan finally got up from Lie Bo's body, only to find that he was already covered in bruises and his limbs were weak. All he wanted to do was lie down and take a good nap. After all, winning this battle wasn't easy, and he had also relied on a great deal of luck.

  But Gao Yuan also knew that he couldn't sleep yet, because Luo Huan was still soaking in the pool, and the battle between Zhao Xuan and Ye Wu Yue downstairs had not yet been decided. If Ye Wu Yue won, even if he saved Luo Huan, it would probably be of no use.

  So Gao Yuan hurriedly came to the edge of the pool, using all his strength to pull Luo Huan out of the water. He removed the cloth that was covering his mouth and untied the ropes. At this time, Luo Huan had been soaking in the icy cold water for several dozen minutes, his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and Gao Yuan hurriedly held him in his arms, looking around to find something warm for little Luo Huan.

  Just then, the sound of footsteps was heard, and someone had already come up. Gao Yuan's heart also tightened, only to realize that he had forgotten to pick up his military knife earlier, and now he didn't even have any resistance left. But at this moment, Zhao Xuan's tall figure appeared from behind the curtain. Gao Yuan's heart relaxed, and he immediately said: "Quickly, quickly change him into dry clothes, otherwise..." Before he could finish speaking, his eyes turned black, and he fainted to the ground.