Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1856: Chapter 1708: The Resolve to Face Death

”General Cheng, General Ling, step back, leave this to me!” Xu Huang immediately roared, activating his Legion Talent, and charged directly towards the main formation of Kun Wan. Kun Wan watched Xu Huang with a cold smile, knowing that his Legion Talent feared not when the numbers were many, but when they were few.

However, in the next instant, Kun Wan witnessed an astounding scene. Xu Huang’s army directly charged into his own headquarters, and his once-proud ability had no effect on Xu Huang’s troops.

Of course, if that were all, it wouldn’t matter. Kun Wan’s Legion Talent’s splash effect was indiscriminate toward friend or foe, while Xu Huang’s Legion Talent only benefited his own side. This resulted in Kun Wan’s talent having no effect against Xu Huang; instead, it harmed his own forces.

Startled, Kun Wan immediately halted his Legion Talent. As soon as he did, Cheng Pu capitalized on the opportunity with numerous mid-to-lower-level commanders, launching a counteroffensive that threw Kun Wan’s main formation into chaos.

Bearing the Wheel Great Axe, Xu Huang resolutely executed his plan to eliminate three hundred men. The whirling Great Axe was simply unstoppable by the ordinary soldiers of the Northern Huns.

Kun Wan struck Ling Cao and Cheng Pu away with a single blow and immediately led his trusted aides toward Xu Huang. He was acutely aware that as long as Xu Huang was there, his Legion Talent was useless. Without it, once Xu Huang joined forces with the two previous Inner Qi Manifestation Generals, even his secret techniques had no escape route.

Honestly, of all the generals he had seen capable of single-handedly facing three adversaries in a large army, Kun Wan knew Zhao Yun was the only one. As for himself, he knew it was beyond his abilities.

Seeing Kun Wan charging toward him, Xu Huang wasn’t particularly surprised. Even in Kun Wan’s position, he would make the same choice.

At this time, the most correct course of action should be ignoring Kun Wan, continuing to harass with the troops until Kun Wan’s formation was completely disrupted, followed by a full army encirclement to trap Kun Wan.

However, every military general had their own pride. Just like Zhang Fei, who, instead of waiting for Zhang Liao and Pang De for an easy victory over Xubo Cheng, preferred to risk his life for a duel with him.

Similarly, Xu Huang knew the optimal choice but preferred taking down an enemy general himself rather than cooperating with others.

Thus, seeing Kun Wan charging with a Horse Lance, Xu Huang lifted his Wheel Great Axe and rushed toward him. With the Great Perfection of Inner Qi Manifestation, what was there to fear?

As Xu Huang and Kun Wan faced off, their headquarters guards collided directly, diving into a fierce battle without a word.

Since Xu Huang’s axe was a heavy weapon, it required little finesse. With his practiced cuts, chops, and blocks, Xu Huang forced Kun Wan into a tight corner, unable to execute his maneuvers or techniques under the oppressive force of Xu Huang’s axe.

Seeing Cheng Pu and Ling Cao, among others, steadily pressing down the troops guarding his rear, Kun Wan realized that lingering would mean his formation would soon be breached. Once the opposition joined forces with Xu Huang, escape would be impossible.

At this moment, Kun Wan, by all reason, should lead a retreat and regroup with Qiu Linbei, the Lan Clan, and Xubo Cheng.

Unfortunately, previously manipulated by Zhou Yu, an error in judgment led Kun Wan to believe that activating his secret technique could defeat Xu Huang in a few breaths. This miscalculation directly resulted in his demise.

Xu Huang’s strength slightly surpassed Kun Wan’s, but having witnessed the might of Lyu Bu in Luoyang and Chang’an, Xu Huang forsook all secret techniques and forbidden arts to focus solely on enhancing his strength. Therefore, as Kun Wan activated his secret technique, Xu Huang maintained his prior stance.

After three strikes with his secret technique, Kun Wan gauged Xu Huang’s strength. Now feeling stronger, his confidence surged, and with full force, he unleashed a wild and fierce assault, successfully pressuring Xu Huang. Xu Huang, however, waited for his moment.

Enthralled, Kun Wan burst into laughter by the fiftieth move, using his Horse Lance to brush aside Xu Huang’s Great Axe, then leveraging his momentum to thrust directly at Xu Huang’s left chest. The spear tip’s chill seemed poised to pierce Xu Huang in an instant.

Yet the next moment, Kun Wan’s Horse Lance involuntarily veered left. Reacting immediately, Kun Wan forced a thrust to the right, aiming the lance tip again at Xu Huang’s left chest. But as he pushed right, an immense force simultaneously pressed right.

In that instant, the Horse Lance, which had touched Xu Huang’s left chest skin, carved a large, deepening wound across Xu Huang’s chest as Kun Wan pushed right with his might and the sudden force aligned.

At that moment, Xu Huang appeared as a composed hunter, watching coolly as Kun Wan, exhausted from his powerful strike, left an opening. Xu Huang’s right hand swiftly hurled the Great Axe, and in the blink of an eye, Kun Wan’s upper body was severed.

Exhibiting no dazzling technique, Kun Wan died simply and unceremoniously under Xu Huang’s axe. By the time Cheng Pu, Ling Cao, and others arrived, Xu Huang had already swallowed a prepared pill, lifted his Great Axe, and prepared to charge directly into the mixed army of Northern Huns and Miscellaneous Huns.