Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 257 The Power of Half-Kudzu
Two knights in full armor rode their horses, slowly pacing in place, facing each other coldly.

Lu Mingfei calmly observed the enemy in front of him.

The Night Cavalry truly lived up to their name as "cavalry in the night."

He wore jet-black armor, with faint bloodstains on the tattered outer robe, and a helmet as black as a can, with black hair flowing behind him.

His horse was as large as him, more than twice the size of Lu Mingfei and Torret.

The horse was draped in a black funeral cloth, obscuring its inner features.

At this moment, the knight, who resembled the Grim Reaper of the Night, held a long and heavy halberd with its blade pointing diagonally at the ground. His cold and cruel gaze, visible through his visor, met Lu Mingfei's golden eyes.

"It's not easy to deal with."

Lu Mingfei pondered to himself.

He was very clear about his strengths and weaknesses.

Lu Mingfei was well aware that he was not good at mounted combat.

Despite their name, "Storm Riders" are actually quite few knights.

The Lost Knights are renowned in the Borderlands for their resilience and valiant individual combat abilities. They are skilled in using weapons such as swords and halberds, and the power of the storms grants them high burst damage and high mobility, making them like moving steel chariots when they advance.

Perhaps in the distant past, the Storm Knights also possessed superb horsemanship and mounted combat skills, but...
My master didn't teach me.

The last unit to engage in mounted combat was the Kaidan mercenaries.
Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and gripped the two greatswords in his hands tightly.

He gently tightened his flanks, and Torret, understanding the signal, took two steps forward.

The horses' hooves struck the ground with a crisp sound, clearly audible in the quiet night.

The Night Cavalry on the opposite side moved almost simultaneously.

The tall warhorse began to quicken its pace, the heavy hooves beating like war drums, each step faster than the last.

The halberd blade pointed diagonally at the ground, reflecting a chilling glint in the moonlight.

Lu Mingfei also spurred Torret to start running.

He knew he couldn't afford to be passive; he had to close the distance and negate the length advantage of the halberd.

Although the two swords were not short, they were still inferior to the grotesque halberd.

The two horses charged at each other, their speed suddenly increasing!

A strong wind rushed in, seeping into the gaps in the helmet and making a whistling sound.

Lu Mingfei lowered his body, leaned forward, and locked his golden eyes on his opponent's movements.

Thirty steps, twenty steps, ten steps.

The Night Cavalry has moved!

He suddenly exerted force with his arm, and the heavy sword-bladed halberd drew a cold, crescent-shaped arc of light. With the momentum of the charging warhorse, it slashed upwards towards Lu Mingfei with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!
A close call!
Lu Mingfei used his left-hand greatsword to parry downwards, the blade wedging itself against the shaft beneath the halberd's blade.

He dared not take the sharpest part of the halberd head-on, for the enormous impact would be enough to deflect his sword or even knock him off his horse.

clang--! !

A deafening sound of metal clashing against metal rang out!

Sparks flew everywhere.

An unimaginable force emanated from the sword.

Wow! That's some power!
Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow under his helmet.

This guy, just by his strength alone, already possesses "half the power of Ge"!

If Lu Mingfei hadn't possessed formidable physical strength, this attack would have been enough to disarm him.

Torret let out a neigh, and the momentum of the charge faltered. But the Night Riders' horses continued their charge!
With a twist of his wrist, the knight spun his halberd like a windmill, and the heavy blade smashed directly toward Lu Mingfei's head!
The speed of his tactical changes and the fluidity of his transitions demonstrated his superb horsemanship skills.

Before Lu Mingfei could retract his left-hand sword, his right-hand greatsword was already poised to strike. He squeezed his legs tightly around the horse's belly and swung it up from below!
Clang!
The sword's edge clashed violently with the halberd's blade, producing another ear-piercing noise.

Successfully blocked.

Two horses passed each other.

In the instant the stirrups clashed, Lu Mingfei suddenly twisted his waist and swept his arm backward, attempting to slash at the back of the Night Rider.

But the Night Riders seemed to have eyes in the back of their heads, their bodies moving with incredible agility as they turned sideways on their horses.

The long shaft of the halberd, like a shield, blocked the swift sword strike with a loud "bang".

The first encounter is over.

After galloping more than ten steps, the two men turned their horses around and faced each other coldly once again.

Lu Mingfei gently moved his arm.

His opponent's strength, skill, and control over the horse far exceeded his expectations.

In the opponent's hands, the halberd could be used to stab, chop, smash, and parry, making almost any move possible and fully utilizing its advantages in length and weight.

His two swords seemed somewhat inadequate in the first clash.

His disadvantage in attack range requires him to take greater risks to break into the inner circle.

The Night Rider raised his halberd once more, spurred his horse, and launched a second charge.

This time, he was faster and more ferocious, surging forward like a black torrent!

Lu Mingfei quickly pulled on the reins to try to avoid it, but the tall and strong black horse suddenly turned sideways and rammed into Toret at the moment of passing!
Bang!
A dull thud.

The spirit horse let out a mournful cry, and Lu Mingfei lost his balance on the warhorse for a moment, but still managed to catch the blow.

clang--

The repeated passive attacks, the double suppression of size and weaponry, and Toret's painful screams instantly ignited the suppressed frustration and anger in Lu Mingfei's heart.

The light in his golden eyes became intense and violent.

"Damn it... I'm not playing anymore!"

A crazy and direct idea exploded in his mind.

He turned his horse around, squeezed its flanks with his legs, and gave the command to "charge" to Toret.

With a neigh, Torret's hooves sped up, doubling its speed!
Just as the distance between them reached its limit, Lu Mingfei suddenly lowered his head, revealing the peculiar ring on his finger, and then brought it close to his lips.

"Whoa—!!!"

The sound of horse whistles broke the clamor of the battlefield.

Upon hearing the sound, the spirit horse Torret's figure instantly became illusory, transforming into countless dazzling particles, like fireflies scattered by the wind, suddenly disappearing from the spot and being retrieved into the ring.

Lu Mingfei lost his mount and his body suddenly plummeted!
But that's exactly what he wanted! The height difference from the fall perfectly avoided the second halberd strike from the Night Riders!

The halberd blade, carrying a chilling wind, grazed his scalp and struck empty air!

The Night Riders' movements paused briefly.

Even he couldn't understand why the enemy would suddenly make his mount disappear.

This completely defies common sense.

As Lu Mingfei fell, his golden eyes flashed with light, and his entire body's power erupted.

He twisted his waist, and the two greatswords in his hands, like two whirlwinds, drew two intersecting arcs from bottom to top, slashing fiercely at the black horse's front legs!

(End of this chapter)