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Chapter 112: Life and Death Battle (4k)

This night's battle was probably the biggest challenge Liu Xian had faced in his life so far.

In the Jingu Garden robbery, although Liu Xian's actions were reckless, he had made considerable preparations and was the active party. Although some accidents occurred in the middle, leading to dangerous situations, he finally escaped successfully under the care of his companions.

The bloody battle in the Eastern Palace was the complete opposite. Liu Xian was passive, forced into a hasty confrontation, on a battlefield not of his choosing, with no escape route, facing an opponent he didn't want to face, and even holding a sword he wasn't familiar with.

But that's just how life is. In the face of fate, we aren't always the challengers, but often the bewildered defenders. Fate's accusations always arrive unexpectedly, and there's no escape. It doesn't even give you the chance to give up.

What people can and should do is to face it and become the masters of their own destiny.

Liu Xian had already prepared for this. When Yang Ji's rebels launched another attack, he had already concentrated all his energy to face the oncoming challenge.

The rebel crowd surged again. Although they moved forward again, they were also afraid of Liu Xian's military power, so they deliberately made room and moved to both sides to attack. The same was true for the palace guards around Liu Xian. They felt that they dared not compete with the giant, so they also took the initiative to move to the left and right.

Although the two sides had not discussed it before, they tacitly formed a two-meter-wide open space in the middle of the steps.

And this open space is where the life and death of this battle is determined.

The giant passed through the people's heads and walked towards Liu Xian step by step. His figure was like Mount Sumeru rising, gradually covering the sky.

Liu Xian gripped the knife tightly in his hand and looked at him with narrowed eyes.

Honestly, when watching from behind, Liu Xian only felt the man's size, but nothing else. After all, no matter how tall he was, he was only about two heads taller than him. But as he watched the giant approach, Liu Xian unconsciously craned his neck. Seeing his body obscuring most of his vision, even gradually blotting out the moonlight, it was only then that Liu Xian understood for the first time what it meant to feel like a mountain pressing down on one's head.

Human eyes are deceptive. People can be blinded by a single leaf, or look down on famous mountains and rivers. When looking at them from a distance, they often think that they are nothing special. Only when they see them in person can they realize that every minute and every inch of the world has its own meaning.

When the giant ran in front of Liu Xian, he raised his halberd high and swung it down boldly. Liu Xian couldn't help but suffocate for a moment just by feeling the oncoming air pressure.

But he was prepared. Facing the giant's determined blow, he quickly dodged to the side, and the halberd struck the ground with a thunderous bang! The bluestone steps were cracked by the human force, and the wind blew away the broken stone.

Liu Xian took the opportunity to take two steps back, cold sweat breaking out on his back. So far, this was the most terrifying and purest power he had ever seen. No matter how thick the armor was, as long as you were hit by it, your bones and armor would be broken together.

If I were to fight this giant, I had to make sure he didn't land a single blow! If he did, I'd be dead.

Fortunately, God was fair. While giving this giant incredible strength, it also brought him a lot of inconvenience. He was tall, with long arms, and wore two layers of thick armor, which limited his vision. This made him less flexible, and it was not easy for him to hit Liu Xian.

After the giant had made his best effort, Liu Xian had already flashed to his right side. He used the same trick again and stabbed the giant's calf at an extremely fast speed. The two were fighting on the steps. As long as he could injure the opponent's lower body first and make him unstable, the advantage would tilt towards him.

Although Liu Xian's idea was good, when his blade touched the giant's trouser folds, it made a crisp "ding" sound, and the blade bent, sparking a spark in the dark night.

This guy has iron shin guards tied around his calves!
In a flash, Liu Xian had no time to think, as the giant's next sweeping attack was about to follow. Liu Xian had no choice but to lean down and change direction again to avoid this powerful attack.

This time, however, there were injuries. As Liu Xian dodged, he heard two indescribable screams. He paused and looked back at where he had been standing. Three feet away, he saw two bodies lying in a horrific state. They had clearly just been enemies, grappling and slashing at each other. But the giant's two-foot-long halberd, like a legendary gale, passed through them with impassive force, tearing through them like paper.

The two men turned into four corpses, separated from each other, and their intestines, lungs and other internal organs flowed out along with the blood. The stench made everyone present feel nauseous.

At this point, the remaining soldiers who were still fighting all paused, completely dropping their efforts and retreating, fearing they would be caught up in this terrifying battlefield. Then, as spectators, they held their breath, anticipating the outcome of the battle, which would determine the outcome of the entire battlefield.

Seeing the hellish situation, Liu Xian couldn't help feeling dizzy, but he didn't stop. Instead, he kept changing his pace and continued to look for flaws in the giant's armor.

But the result was disappointing. Liu Xian attacked the giant's waist, hip, wrist and ankle in turn, but failed to break the armor. These announced a cruel fact that if he continued to fight in this way, Liu Xian would have no chance of winning.

In this situation, Liu Xian could only change his strategy.

He dodged sideways again, picked up a halberd that had fallen to the ground, found a suitable angle to exert force, and prepared to continue swinging at the giant's lower limbs.

This was a last resort. Since the blade couldn't break the leg armor, he could only hope that the blunt force of the stick would be effective and cause some internal injuries through the armor.

Sword, knife, and staff techniques are essentially the same. This is why Yu Dayou, a famous Ming Dynasty general who fought against the Japanese invaders, wrote a book called "Sword Classic," which focused entirely on staff techniques. Liu Xian, now grasping the halberd and getting a feel for it, launched an attack before the giant could turn.

He planted his feet firmly, assumed a delicate posture, and then suddenly rushed out like a tiger. With the momentum of turning around, he unleashed the strength of his shoulder blades, waist, abdomen, and wrists, and struck the halberd hard.

There was another loud bang, and Liu Xian was startled. Based on the feedback from the feel of his hand, he already felt that something was wrong.

The attack was blocked by the giant. He obviously saw through Liu Xian's thoughts. At the same time as Liu Xian made a move, before the giant turned around, the halberd was already standing upside down on the ground, like an iron wall, firmly blocking Liu Xian's horizontal swing.

The giant turned around, revealing only two fluorescent eyes on his iron helmet, and sneered in a dull voice, "Smart as a nut."

He lifted the halberd upwards, and Liu Xian felt a wave hitting his hand along the halberd shaft. He could no longer hold on to it, so he had to let go immediately, letting the other party lift the halberd away. He then picked up the long sword again, stepped back, and prepared for the next round of life-and-death battle with the giant.

At this time, the giant changed his battle strategy.

His previous attack had been an attempt to crush Liu Xian with a single blow. However, after several missed strikes, he realized that Liu Xian's speed was too fast to be practical. Therefore, he reduced his use of smaller movements like slashes and thrusts, instead employing more sweeping, wide-ranging blows, forcing Liu Xian to retreat.

This turn of events truly gave Liu Xian a headache. The giant's halberd was two feet long, and combined with the giant's long arms, this single swing completely transformed the two-foot area in front of the giant into a forbidden zone. Apart from forcing him to withstand it, there was no way for him to launch a close attack, let alone penetrate his armor. He could only retreat while biding his time.

But that doesn't mean there's no chance of winning.

The giant's strength is indeed incredible, but after all, the giant is also a human being. His strength is not endless. He will also feel hungry and thirsty, and he will also feel tired. The fact that he did not pursue the victory after killing six people in a row is clear evidence that he will also be exhausted.

As long as I can hold on until he is exhausted again, it will be a good opportunity to launch a counterattack!

Liu Xian had already made up his mind. In this life-and-death battle, he was highly focused, staring intently at the giant's movements and observing the gaps between his movements, constantly assessing how much strength was left in the giant's arms.

Just as he predicted, after each powerful sweep, the giant's movements slowed accordingly, and the powerful wind from the halberd gradually weakened. Liu Xian retreated at a steady pace, maintaining a distance within reach of the halberd's attack, but he could also react and dodge in time.

Just as he was concentrating, Liu Xian's back suddenly touched a cold and hard solid object, which was the white stone railing on the left side of the stairs.

This suddenly woke him up: Oh no, he was forced into a corner!
The giant let out an excited roar, because he had been expending all his energy swinging his halberd in anticipation of this moment!
The giant waved his spear again. This time he adjusted the angle and went straight to Liu Xian's waist and ribs, swinging it like a raging storm, vowing to cut Liu Xian in two with one blow!

The halberd came flying at him, still as terrifying as thunder. The moment Liu Xian leaned against the stone railing, he knew that the killing move was imminent. He had nowhere to retreat and the only way was to fight for his life. He rolled forward towards the stone steps in an extremely embarrassed manner.

At the moment when the halberd was flying towards him and Liu Xian was rolling over, his mind went blank. For the first time, he felt that he was so close to death. The shadow of death had once grabbed his ankle, and this might be the last moment of his life, and then his consciousness was wiped out.

But that didn't happen. After he rolled over, before he could even land, he heard an extremely piercing sound of metal scraping against stone, which then abruptly stopped. Then, the people around him exclaimed in surprise. Liu Xian stood up and looked back, and was immediately shocked: the giant's halberd had actually cut more than an inch into the stone railing! If it had hit him, the consequences would be unimaginable!
The giant was too greedy, intending to kill Liu Xian in the darkness, but he miscalculated the distance, and his inevitable strike ended up getting stuck on the stone railing. Now, exhausted, pulling the halberd out again was no longer easy.

This is the chance! Liu Xian was the first to react. If the giant didn't take action without his halberd, what was he waiting for?

After the roll just now, he and the giant were only five feet apart. Liu Xian was on the steps and the giant was at the bottom, and their eyes were at eye level.

Liu Xian immediately jumped up. In the moonlight, he was like a moth, flying towards the giant's upper body without hesitation. In the other party's astonished eyes, his shoulder and elbow hit the giant's chest hard, just like hail hitting sycamore leaves. Liu Xian successfully broke the giant's balance, causing him to fall backward, and he himself was pressed on the giant's chest, and fell down along the stairs.

This blow caused everyone present to exclaim again, though the exclamations were the same, the emotions differing. The palace guards had been disheartened by Liu Xian's dodging and lack of attack, while the rebels, seeing the giant's imposing presence, were filled with fighting spirit. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly reversed, and so did the morale of both sides.

But Liu Xian had no time to worry about this. He and the giant tumbled down more than ten steps before finally coming to a stop. The palace guards behind him had already taken advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack. But he knew the giant beneath him was not dead yet, and he had not yet achieved a decisive victory. He had to get up quickly and put an end to the giant's life as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Liu Xian supported himself with his long sword and groped for the gap in the giant's armor with his left hand. However, just as his palm just touched the giant's neck, a big hand suddenly emerged from the darkness and grabbed his arm.

"Oh no!" Liu Xian cried out inwardly, but it was too late to break free. He could only thrust forward with his knife, stabbing it into the giant's iron helmet.

And this time, he did not fail. The touch and the muffled groan from his body told Liu Xian that he probably had pierced the giant's eye. If he went another inch lower, he would have directly penetrated the giant's brain and killed it like cutting tofu.

Unfortunately, the giant's other big hand also came back and pressed down on Liu Xian's forearm like a huge rock. He was only an inch away from victory, but the strange strength of the opponent's hands told Liu Xian that this inch was as far away as a chasm.

The giant effortlessly pulled out his long sword, slicing the blade into his own eyeball. Blood streamed from his eye socket, a terrifying sight in the moonlight. Simultaneously, he broke Liu Xian's arm, as easily as snapping a bamboo stick.

He threw Liu Xian to the ground. Liu Xian was no longer able to fight back. The severe pain from his broken bones made him sweat all over, and then he felt weak all over.

Next, Liu Xian saw the giant stand up with a sharp knife in his hand, blocking all the moonlight above his head, and staring at him with murderous intent with his remaining right eye. It seemed that the winner had been decided.

This is not a human at all! Liu Xian groaned and complained in his heart. He couldn't imagine that someone could endure such severe pain and launch a counterattack. What kind of belief was this giant fighting with?

And what about me? Was I going to die? In my first battle, dying in such a miserable state?
No, I still have so much to do! I still have so many places to go! Is this the end of my mother's expectations for me? This is impossible! If I had acted a moment faster, I would have won. I should still have a chance, I can still fight!

In that split second between life and death, countless thoughts raced through Liu Xian's mind, ultimately condensing into one thought:
How could I die here?!

He struggled to get up and fight back again, using all his movable limbs to fight for even a shred of life.

But this struggle was doomed to be futile in front of the giant. The giant sneered and raised the blade high, as if to end everything in the next moment.

However, at this moment, a white feather arrow whistled and flew through the crowd swiftly and accurately, hitting the giant easily at a speed that almost no one could see.

The arrow pierced through two layers of thick armor and pierced the giant's heart.

This blow was so incredible that it directly shattered the giant's murderous intent. He put down his sword in a daze and looked around with his only remaining eye, as if he didn't understand what was happening.

But it can be seen that his body is a little shaky.

The giant staggered around and saw Meng Guan about a hundred steps behind him. Meng Guan was standing on a rockery, holding a three-stone ox horn bow in his hand, looking at the giant coldly.

Then the giant slowly sat down holding the long knife, little by little, and gradually stopped moving.

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