Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2182 Four Strikes Kill Fang Guozhen, Where to Bury Loyal Bones in the Green Hills?

Since their army set out, Alcyoneus has not encountered any truly impressive opponents.

After all, there were only a few god-level generals in the Great Yan Dynasty, and most of them were gathered in Yue Fei's camp.

In Heyang Road, there are only Li Mu and Fei Dan.

Moreover, because they focused their attack on the south side of Heyang Road, they didn't run into these two people at all.

Of course, he would be very willing to fight Li Mu if asked to.

If he were to fight Fei Dan, he might not be so willing.

Fei Dan is famous throughout the world.

Because many people on both the Four Directions Killers List and the Dragon and Tiger Wind and Cloud List have turned to the path of poison.

However, the strength of these people is hard to define. Their raw strength may not be stronger than others, but they rely on their poison skills, so those stronger than them have to avoid them.

People like Yu Yuan and Yu Hua of the Great Qian Dynasty are not to be trifled with. A single blow from them might not be fatal, but if they were to be accidentally stabbed by one of them, it could truly be fatal.

Therefore, who would want to encounter these people on the battlefield?
It is precisely because the strength of these people is difficult to define that, in addition to the Four Directions Fiends and Dragon Tiger Storm, a new list was created: the World's Hundred Poisons List.

Jormungandr, Yagyu Muneken, Yu Yuan, Yu Hua, Fei Dan... these people are all on the list!

However, because the number of people on this list is still small, they have not yet been removed from the Dragon and Tiger Storm and Four Directions Fiends lists.

Someone as slow as Alcyoneus is even more afraid of someone like Feidan. Even if he considers his defenses strong enough, he still doesn't want to deal with such a person.

Of course, if he were to actually encounter the other party, he wouldn't be afraid of them.

"Boy, I'll fight you!"

"If you can withstand thirty of my moves, what harm can I do if I let you go today?" Alcyoneus said in a deep voice, holding a long staff.

"Is what you say true, General?" Fang Guozhen, who had been in despair, suddenly brightened up.

“Who am I, General? Would I lie to a little fellow like you?” Alcyoneus said, somewhat annoyed.

Compared to Alcuonius, Fang Guozhen is actually not young anymore, already in his early twenties. After all, Alcuonius is only in his early thirties, less than a decade older than him.

However, Alcyoneus still treated him like a little guy. After all, Fang Guozhen did indeed have thin arms and legs, which was completely different from the burly Alcyoneus.

"Ding! The skill effect of the Arceus the Charlatan has been activated. After this skill effect is activated, the user's attack power increases by 5. Base attack power is 108, equipment +1, martial god +4, and the current attack power increases to 118."

Arkuonius attacked without hesitation and immediately began to take action.

No probing, no fancy tricks!
Arkuonius rose up like a beast, his arms bulging with muscles, and an iron rod, accompanied by a terrifying shriek that tore through the air, slammed down on Fang Guozhen and his horse like a giant axe!

Before the stick even arrived, the pure, violent, and destructive wind pressure had already pressed a few strands of hair on Fang Guozhen's forehead hard against his face, and the white dragon horse under his horse was so startled that it let out a long neigh and stood up on its own!

Fang Guozhen's pupils constricted sharply! The power of this blow far exceeded his expectations! Too fast! Too fierce!

He gave a sharp shout, and the White Dragon Steed swiftly retreated half a step to the side and back with great agility. At the same time, the White Dragon Spear emerged from its cave like a venomous dragon, so fast that only a silver afterimage remained. The spear tip accurately struck the iron rod seven inches from its shaft!

"Ding! Fang Guozhen's Divine Spear skill activated."
Divine Spear is the top-tier skill for spear-wielding generals. It can be upgraded from the Spear Courage and Spear Might skills. The effect of activating the skill varies depending on the individual.

Effect 1: When fighting with firearms, if you are holding a powerful weapon, the weapon's enhancement effect will be doubled; if you are holding an ordinary weapon, you will still receive 1 point of attack power bonus.

Effect 2: When facing an enemy, your own attack power increases by 2. After that, your attack power increases by 1 for every five rounds of battle. This effect can be activated up to 5 times.

Effect 3: When fighting against spear-wielding generals, if their base strength is lower than yours, suppress their strength by 2 points.

Fang Guozhen's Divine Spear skill effects one and two activate, increasing martial prowess by +1 and +2 respectively, bringing the base martial prowess to 103 (peak 104). White Dragon Spear +1, White Dragon Steed +1, current martial prowess rises to 108.

Fang Guozhen has not yet reached his peak, but he has already been forced to face an opponent like Alcuonius.

Of course, even if he reached his peak, it would only be a peak Heaven-level, which wouldn't make much difference to Alcyoneus.

"clang!!!"

A deafening metallic clang rang out, and sparks flew like fireworks!

An overwhelming force surged through the gun barrel, and Fang Guozhen felt his arms tremble violently. His tiger's mouth split open instantly, and a metallic taste rose into his throat!
However, Alcyoneus gave him no extra time to react.

He twisted his waist sharply, and the iron rod in his hand changed from smashing to sweeping!

The staff swept horizontally across the ground, stirring up clouds of dust and rubble, like a mad black dragon, with the domineering power to sweep away thousands of troops, heading straight for Fang Guozhen's horse leg!
This strike covered an extremely wide area, completely blocking any space to dodge to the left or right!

Fang Guozhen's face paled slightly. Even with his lightning-fast marksmanship, he could hardly protect everyone at this moment! In fact, the soreness in his arms sometimes made it impossible for him to muster any strength.

He suddenly pulled on the reins, and the white dragon horse, as if guided by a spirit, raised its front hooves high!
The heavy iron rod swept past the horse's hooves with a fierce wind!
"hide!"

"Let's see how many more times you can dodge this!"

"Ding! The effect of the Arceus Brute Force skill has been activated. He is born with superhuman strength. After this effect is activated, his strength will directly increase by 10, and his current strength will rise to 128."

Alcyoneus exhaled and, using the force of his rotating waist, his arm muscles bulged like iron once more!

The iron rod in his hand drew a sharp arc from bottom to top, like a black dragon emerging from the sea, viciously slashing towards Fang Guozhen's waist and abdomen from bottom to top, the speed was even three times faster than the previous two blows!
Fang Guozhen was on horseback, his old strength had just been exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated. He hastily spun around with his White Dragon Spear to parry, blocking horizontally with the shaft of the spear!

"clang!"

Another loud bang! The gun barrel, pressed down by the immense force of the club, slammed hard into Fang Guozhen's bright silver breastplate at the waist and abdomen!
The force struck Fang Guozhen as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He groaned and his body leaned backward uncontrollably. He could no longer suppress the mouthful of blood, which spurted out onto the silver breastplate with a "plop," staining it red!
This blow felt as if Fang Guozhen's internal organs had exploded; the single blow had severely injured him, rendering him unable to fight.

After all, just now, their combat strength differed by a terrifying 20 points. Let alone serious injury, it would be normal for them to die on the spot.

"die!"

Arcyonius showed no mercy, gripping his staff with both hands and raising it high above his head, pouring all his strength into this final blow!
The iron rod tore through the air, emitting a shrill, ghostly howl, and crashed down towards Fang Guozhen's head, which was already severely injured and powerless to resist!
Four blows, just four simple blows, and Fang Guozhen was killed by Alcyoneus with overwhelming power. He didn't even have time to fully unleash his strength before being killed so easily by Alcyoneus.

At the same time, Shi Yongkai's various pursuers also returned victorious one after another, and Pan Feng, Wu Anguo, Nan Jian, Bei Qi and others were all killed on the spot by the pursuers.

Zhang Guiba almost escaped the pursuit of the Flying Feather Legion. Instead of running towards Chengyuan, he ran north, heading straight for Zhang Liao's defense zone.

It would be one thing if he ran away alone, but he was accompanied by hundreds of cavalrymen.

Several hundred cavalrymen is not a small force. In addition, Zhang Liao's side is also deploying defenses on major and minor roads for Xuanyuan Changyi. It is difficult not to leave traces along the way.

Therefore, with blockades ahead and pursuers behind, Zhang Guiba was eventually surrounded by several thousand cavalry. After a bloody battle, he finally died in a charge by the Flying Feather Legion.

In comparison, Fei Dan is much smarter, but of course, he is also much less authentic.

Similarly, instead of running east towards Chengyuan, he ran north, but like Zhang Churang before him, he had his soldiers draw attention to him while he ran off alone, disappearing to who knows where.

This action completely disregarded the lives of his own troops, treating them as mere pawns. In order to protect himself, he showed no regard for their survival.

When Shi Yongkai personally led a large cavalry force to catch up with the Great Yan cavalry, he realized he had been tricked and turned his horse back, but Fei Dan had already disappeared without a trace.

One person and one horse, if they want to hide, it's much easier than with hundreds of people.

Of course, although Fei Dan escaped, in this battle, through besieging the stronghold and attacking the reinforcements, tens of thousands of troops of the Great Yan were wiped out, and Li Mu, an important general of the Great Yan, was killed, and several counties were gained.

Although the most important thing, Xuanyuan Changyi, didn't get a living one, the gains this time were still enormous.

On July 11 of the same year, after more than half a month of siege, Li Jing's army entered Pingyuan, and Zhu Zhao, a senior general of the Great Yan, was killed in battle.

From then on, Pingyuan Commandery fell entirely into the hands of the Han Dynasty.

Of the ten prefectures of Heyang, a full half fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty.

Li Jing's military force was aimed directly at Chengyuan County.

If Chengyuan County falls into the hands of the Han Dynasty, it means that the northern part of Heyang and Guangyang County will be cut off, and Li Jing's troops will be able to directly penetrate into the southern part of Qingnan Road.

If Li Jing's army advances south of Qingnan Road, and if Li Jing moves south, it will directly threaten Donghai Road; if he moves north, it will directly threaten the rear flank of Xuanyuan Huang.

It can be said that Seongwon County will be directly related to the strategic initiative of both sides.

Upon receiving the news from the Heyang Road, the Xuanyuan camp, already heavy with grief due to Xuanyuan Changyi's martyrdom, was now plunged into a state of oppressive gloom.

For many years, Xuanyuan Huang had always presented a perfect image to his ministers. However, when the news of Xuanyuan Changyi's suicide came, he showed a loss of composure for the first time.

A dignified high-ranking general-level martial artist seemed to have all his strength drained away, collapsing to the ground. Even the military report in his hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he could no longer hold it.

"Father!"

"Father, please take care of your health!" Xuanyuanba hurried forward and helped Xuanyuan Huangdao up.

Xuanyuan Huang did not respond, but gripped the edge of the desk tightly, his knuckles turning a frightening bluish-white from excessive force, as if he wanted to crush the imperial desk.

"My son Changyi..." A broken sob finally escaped from Xuanyuan Huang's tightly clenched teeth.

The courtiers all turned away, refusing to look at the emperor's most vulnerable side.

I don't know how much time passed; it might have been just a moment, or it might have been eternity.

Xuanyuan Huang's violently trembling shoulders finally calmed down.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to inhale all the air in the hall into his lungs and then transform it into flames that would burn everything to ashes.

Using his arms to support himself on the imperial desk, he painstakingly and in great difficulty lifted his heavy body back up.

"Your Majesty..." Empress Feng was in tears, her voice filled with a cautious probing.

Feng Hou was not only Xuan Yuanhuang's right-hand man, but also the mentor of Xuan Yuanhuang's sons. Xuan Yuanhuang entrusted his most outstanding sons to Feng Hou for instruction.

"Your Highness Changyi... Your loyalty and bravery will last forever, your heroic spirit... May you rest in peace. May I ask Your Majesty, shall His Highness's remains be brought back for a grand burial in the ancestral mausoleum, or shall they be laid to rest in a nearby auspicious burial site?"

People with integrity will always be treated kindly by others.

Therefore, after he committed suicide, Li Jing did not intend to desecrate his body. Instead, he ordered his body to be sent to Da Hong by fast horse.

"Buried?" Xuanyuan Huang spoke, his voice hoarse as if sandpaper were being rubbed. "Where will he be buried?"

"My son!" Xuanyuan Huang's voice suddenly rose, booming like thunder in the sky, making the eardrums of all the civil and military officials ache.

"He fought to the last moment! His blood stained the battlefield! He committed suicide to prove his loyalty! He never disgraced the spirit of the Xuanyuan clan! He never disgraced the honorable names of his teachers and elders!"

"Where in the green hills can loyal bones be buried? Why must they be wrapped in horsehide to return home?"

"Preach my will!"

"Xuanyuan Changyi, my prince, a loyal soul of the Great Yan! Since his body is buried in Heyang, then let him be buried in the land of Heyang!"

"A man fights on all sides, for home is everywhere; he will be buried wherever he dies, for all the green mountains under heaven are the same!"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Prince Changyi went to Linshui to oversee the battle. He kept his whereabouts secret all the way, and even his guards knew very little about him!"

“But Guo Ziyi’s cavalry attack is too suspicious!” Feng Hou stepped forward again and said.

The news of Xuanyuan Changyi's suicide has just arrived. Emotionally speaking, Feng Hou shouldn't be discussing this issue so soon.

However, with a formidable enemy at hand, the situation has become extremely difficult.

If this issue isn't resolved quickly, it might not be the end, but just the beginning!