Unfortunately, that band was not the only one that was threatening the Ducal Prince. And Du Yan had to charge into the fray, his double maces spinning as he slammed into one black-garbed, black-masked enemy after another!And given his strength, all of them were thrown aside by just one of his mighty blows!
Qin Feng almost laughed, as he stepped past those that had collapsed onto the ground, as he made an effort to finish off those who clearly still had the strength to move. He didn"t bother to waste any of his effort on those who were obviously no longer in any condition to fight; how could one be a threat, with his skull caved in, or his neck crushed by one of Du Yan"s swings?
That made it so much easier for Qin Feng, so he was more than content to follow after him and the Ducal Prince, finishing off those who needed his attention. No one could say that he wasn"t doing his part, by making sure that none of them were pretending to be injured, so that they could stab one of the troopers, or Li Changhai himself, in the back!
The rest of the troop had already caught their breath, and it seemed they wouldn"t need his help for the moment. The way that the enemy was fighting, on the other hand, made the young man from the Heaven Sword School frown. They seemed to be trying to create gaps in the soldiers" defensive formation, so that they can get at the Second Ducal Prince. Or Captain Wen Xuanran.
Although Qin Feng had his own idea of who their real target was. Which was not that much of a surprise; from the way that they were easing up on the Second Ducal Prince"s position, it was rather obvious who their real target, their real objective, was!
Well, as s.p.a.ced out as they were, he could no longer continue following after Du Yan, now could he? When all the a.s.sa.s.sins seemed to be trying to spread themselves out, to seek an opportunity to take out their primary target. Too bad he was not about to let them get their way that easily!
He lifted the uncomfortably heavy sword, and charged at those who were lingering around the Second Ducal Prince immediately. Du Yan too, had seen the change in their approach, and was altering course in their direction as well, so Qin Feng was not afraid that he would not be supported.
But this was the moment that he had been waiting for! This was his chance to find out just how far his Four Seasons Sword had improved!
[Four Seasons Sword: Blazing Sun of Summer!]
It was the most powerful offensive stance that Qin Feng knew. But only something like that was sufficient to release the anger, the frustration, that he had pent up inside of him. After that fight that he had with Zhou Jinhu, and the amount of pain that he had gone through training after that, the only thing that he wanted to do was to smash somebody"s, anybody"s, face in!
And now, he had his chance!
The sword in his hand was clearly enhanced, just as he had expected it to be. After all, it was the one that the leader of the earlier group of a.s.sa.s.sins had been armed with, during the attack against the Second Ducal Prince. It was sharper and threw out an aura that seemed to slice the very air in front of him, as he thrust the weapon at the closest of the special band of black-clad men.
Something that the a.s.sa.s.sin was clearly not expecting to face! The Harsh Gale Step of his Flowing Wind Movement Technique had also brought Qin Feng right up to his target, before the latter could even consider responding. All he could do was to throw up his arms, to try to protect the vulnerable spots on his body against the swift thrust.
But how could Qin Feng"s attack be blocked by just that? The Heaven Sword School was not a famous Martial School, but its Four Seasons Sword was not made a compulsory technique for nothing!
The [Blazing Sun of Summer] was actually a flurry of attacks, that stopped once it had made contact with its target. Until then, Qin Feng simply continued his thrust, pulling his sword back slightly, and thrusting again! And again!
By the third repet.i.tion, the heavy, uncomfortable sword had already pierced through both of the masked man"s arms, and landed squarely on his now unprotected throat! Which saw the man collapsing onto the ragged dirt field next to the highway, still glaring at the young man who had just slaughtered him!
Not that Qin Feng had the leisure to bask in the warmth of his victory. He was already looking up to seek his next opponent!
"Sanlang!"
Everyone"s eyes turned at the cry, only to see the debonair Lin Liushui swatting at one of the attackers with his fan. The man-in-black crashed down on the ground immediately, and didn"t even have the opportunity to clutch at his ribs, where the blow had landed. From the way that he lay, lifeless on the ground, it seemed rather clear that he was already dead.
But Qin Feng"s eyes followed the line of Lin Liushui"s pointing finger after subconsciously praising the gallant for his merciless fighting style and saw what he was trying to bring to the Ducal Prince"s attention:
Another group of four had just emerged from the forest"s edge, and it was clear from the way that they moved that they were the true experts, the true a.s.sa.s.sins, behind that day"s attempt on Li Changhai"s life!
Du Yan was quicker, despite his larger frame. Perhaps that had something to do with the fact that the Ducal Prince being weighed down by his armor. And the fact that his face was already covered in perspiration. Clearly, it was taking him more effort than the rest of them, to fend off all those attackers in black like that.
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Whatever the reason for Li Changhai"s delay, Du Yan was the first to reach the quartet that were rushing at the side of the troop"s formation. And Qin Feng was quick to follow after the big man. Perhaps he might have forgotten, but this particular trap might be aimed at him, rather than at the Ducal Prince. After all, there was a possibility that he would head to the Shu Capital on his own, rather than traveling in the company of the Ducal Prince.
The moment that the quartet shifted their positions so that they could move to encircle the brawny fellow was also the moment that Qin Feng knew that his suspicions were correct. Du Yan was their target! Du Yan, and not Li Changhai!
Well, the youngest of the group sniffed as he ran a little quicker, to take up a position at his burly companion"s back. Whoever these a.s.sa.s.sins were, they were not going to have an easy time dealing with their target. Not with Qin Feng around.
This was what he had been waiting for, after all. All that training that he did, and all that pain that he had suffered over the last month or so? He was just waiting to show these idiots what he was capable of now!
Let us see who shall be the one who is going to suffer here!
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