It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 616 Single Blade Against Spear: Nine Dead, One Wounded

"Aren't you coming out yet? You're all going to freeze to death!"

Liu Zheng shouted.

The darkness under the car offered no response; it was unclear whether it was too good at hiding or had already frozen to death.

"Forget it. We won't need to protect the armored vehicles for a while. Let's see how patient they are."

he ordered.

"Yes, boss."

"Oh."

Niu Daji and the panda responded.

The Nile doctor did not answer, because he was busy confronting Snow Horse.

At this moment, he had once again raised the sun disk, and it was even more dazzling than before, like the midday sun.

Liu Zheng felt the yang energy within his body begin to stir, burning his bones with both pain and itching.

He opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of black smoke.

"Goodness, I hope I don't get sunburned to death later."

Liu Zheng couldn't help but complain.

"Sir, since you have already imprisoned us, why don't we have a chat first?"

The Nile doctor glanced at the already sealed ice cage and spoke to the snow horse.

"What's the point of talking to thieves like you?"

Xuema chuckled.

"What thief? That cave was clearly unclaimed. If you had occupied it first, you should have come out to stop us. Now you show up and then attack us without saying a word, what's the meaning of this?"

Bai San said angrily.

"I've occupied this cave for hundreds of years, and I usually just sleep in this secret chamber. Did you think I didn't know you came to steal water from the spring? I just couldn't be bothered with you."

"But since you've seen through my intentions, I can't let you live."

"Snow Horse said."

"So you weren't afraid of people finding out where your cave is, you were just afraid of people finding out you exist."

Liu Zheng suddenly realized.

"That's right. You're one of them. Hmm? What are you?"

Xue Ma was somewhat puzzled.

"Hahaha!"

The panda couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hey sir, what is this horse asking you?"

"Shut up, or I'll turn you from a black and white cat into a yellow poop cat."

Liu Zheng glared at it.

"whispering sound."

The panda pursed its lips.

"With your strength, are you afraid of people finding out?"

He then spoke to Xue Ma.

"No matter how strong you are, there will always be someone stronger than you. As long as you expose your wounds, there will always be flies trying to suck your blood. Even if you do nothing, there will be inexplicable people who want to subdue you, just like him."

The snow horse raised its hoof and pointed at the Nile Doctor.

"Ahem, Your Excellency, things are not actually as you imagine."

The Nile doctor gave an awkward smile and tried to use persuasive language.

"Further words are useless. Today, you will either defeat me or die by my hand."

"Snow Blinding Technique!"

Suddenly, Xue Ma's white eyes emitted needle-like light, and then every piece of ice in the entire Frozen Prison reflected a blinding light.

"what!"

Caught off guard, everyone was instantly blinded by the bright light, their vision plunged into darkness, with only a pink halo visible at the edge of their field of vision.

"Snowflake Dance!"

The snow horse neighed loudly, and snowflakes peeled off the ice and drifted down towards the crowd, as if to dress them in a soft veil.

However, the seemingly quietly falling snowflakes are actually spinning wildly at a speed of 10000 revolutions per minute.

And those seemingly fragile snowflakes are harder and sharper than steel.

These snowflakes are actually industrial-grade chainsaws, capable of cutting anything they touch.

"Boss, don't move!"

Niu Daji was also blinded, but its attention was always on Liu Zheng, so it remembered his location.

Hearing the buzzing sound in the air, he knew something was wrong and immediately rushed towards him.

Liu Zheng cooperated by hiding under Niu Daji's belly, then groped around and used his tentacles to protect its head.

"Boss!"

Upon noticing his actions, Niu Daji was moved to tears.

"Shut up, stop crying and wailing like a baby, aren't you ashamed?"

Liu Zheng said impatiently.

"hey-hey."

"Abao, it's time to get to work."

he shouted.

"I would have made my move a long time ago, otherwise you guys would still be chatting here."

"I'm annoyed," the panda said.

Above the heads of the three "people," auspicious clouds, resembling cotton candy, were floating.

The snowflakes fell onto the auspicious clouds and disappeared without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

Although Niu Daji and Liu Zheng couldn't see, they could hear the buzzing sound above their heads had clearly diminished, which put them at ease.

However, the panda only protected the three people; it didn't care about the armored vehicle or the Nile doctor at all.

Anyway, the master told it to follow Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng didn't say it was to protect anyone else.

In fact, there was really no need for the panda to take action.

The Bai family members are naturally timid and cautious. Bai San, having spent years gathering herbs in the Ten Thousand Mountains, had long since developed a knack for self-preservation; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape from the snow horse's hooves.

The instant he was blinded by the bright light, he immediately dove into the ground, and now he has no idea where he has dug to.

It's not that he's disloyal, but the current situation is beyond his control. Rather than staying on the field and causing more trouble, it's better to leave and look for opportunities later.

As for Shi Tiantian, she did nothing at all; the snowflakes didn't even fall on her.

It seems that although this snow horse has been staying in its cave for most of the year, it is aware of the rules of the Stone Spirit Clan.

As for Doctor Nile, with the sun disk above his head, all the snowflakes that came near turned into rain and fell, posing no threat whatsoever.

"You've got some skill, no wonder you dare to spout such nonsense. It just so happens that I haven't fought in hundreds of years, so I'll loosen up my muscles with you today."

"Condensing snow into armor!"

The snow horse stood upright, and snowflakes from the air clung to its body, transforming it into a full suit of armor with animal-patterned markings.

The beast pattern looked about 70% similar to it, but with exposed fangs and a ferocious expression, it had a more savage and brutal feel.

A pair of icy handguards appeared on its forehooves, with ten lifelike fingers and even the fingerprints were incredibly clear.

"Turn ice into a gun!"

Xuema reached out and grasped, and a silver-white spear appeared out of thin air in its hand.

The spear was a long, fire-tipped spear, with an ice spike ball resembling a sea urchin beneath the blade.

Clad in armor and brandishing a spear, the snow horse, which had just been in the form of a divine beast, immediately transformed into a fierce general who had been through many battles.

"It's going to be difficult."

Having regained some of his vision, Liu Zheng looked at Xue Ma and shook his head.

"Boss, what's the problem?"

Niu Daji asked.

"Once it becomes a general's warhorse, would it still be willing to become someone else's mount?"

Liu Zheng asked a question in return, then shouted at Xue Ma.

"State your name! My father-in-law is the head of a clan, and he does not kill nameless people!" There are now only four descendants of the Ra in the metropolis. Two are under the command of the Nile Doctor, and one has been expelled from the Ra clan and will soon be expelled from the human clan. It is not wrong to call him the head of a clan.

"I am the snow of Changshan Cangzhi!"

Snow Horse replied loudly.

"I am the Nile of the Ra clan."

The Nile doctor also gave his name.

"Nobody here, take this!"

Xue Ma shouted and thrust his spear forward.

With a flick of the spear, the surrounding wind and snow were immediately enveloped by the force of the spear and began to dance.

The spearhead was hidden in the wind and snow, its shadow flickering, making it impossible to know where it would strike.

"Well done!"

The Nile doctor, undaunted, drew his knife and plunged into the snowstorm.

"Are we going to go in alone with a sword?"

Liu Zheng frowned.

Although he had never practiced combat sports, he had at least heard of some things in the combat sports circle.

The single-edged sword against the spear is the most classic offensive and defensive routine in weapon routines, and it often appears in movies and martial arts performances.

In reality, the success rate of a single-handed attack is only around 90%, but it's more like a 90% chance of death and a 10% chance of injury.

The "single sword against spear" technique recorded in all swordplay manuals is not intended for you to use in actual combat; it's just to tell you that such a move exists.

If you really encounter a suitable scenario, the first thing to do is to run away if you can. If you really can't escape, then use it. At least you can die with some dignity.

However, Metropolis is a world of the extraordinary, and with the help of supernatural abilities, the situation might be different.

"I hope the doctor wasn't just acting impulsively."

Liu Zheng secretly took out the dragon fishing rod.

If things go wrong later, he might have to resort to underhanded tactics as well.

"Click!"

The Nile doctor was not fooled by the gunfire and the snowstorm; his blade struck precisely an inch below the spearhead.

However, the spear tip shifted by only a fraction of a second, changing its aim from his heart to his lung.

If he is stabbed, he will still not escape death.

"With such meager skills, you dare to claim you won't hurt me? It's laughable."

Seeing this, Xue Ma smiled contemptuously.

Then, just as the spearhead was about to pierce the breastplate, a golden scorpion tail emerged from under the Nile doctor's crotch, its stinger springing out like a spring and piercing directly through the spearhead.

The snow horse was startled, its hooves sinking as it tried to wield its spear, but was held firmly in place by the scorpion's tail.

"My scorpion tail venom is so potent that even a god would suffer greatly from it. If I didn't want to make friends with you, it would be stabbing your neck right now, not the spearhead."

"The Nile doctor said neither humbly nor arrogantly."

"You're just putting on an act. If you want to subdue me, then show me what you've got."

Xue Ma shouted and spun the gun barrel. The ice ball on the gun immediately expanded and shot out countless ice needles.

"Very well, since you won't listen to words, then let's settle this with swords and spears."

The Nile doctor also lost his temper, and his tone became more murderous.

He wielded his scimitar in a dazzling display of light, deflecting all the ice needles, while with his other hand he raised his scepter and smashed the ice spear in half.

Dual-wielding? I can do that too!

Xuema released one hand, conjuring two short spears that swayed left and right like a two-headed snake, lunging at Doctor Nile.

"How about we try this move?"

The light from the solar disk dimmed, and a faint solar disk emerged.

Just like the solar disk, Doctor Nile himself also diverged.

Since Xue Ma has the advantage of superior strengths, he will use his superior numbers to defeat Xue Ma.

"Even if you split into countless forms, what do I have to fear? Hahaha."

Xue Ma laughed heartily, and doubled his speed again. Now, without the need for wind and rain to conceal it, the trajectory of the spear tip was impossible to discern.

That being said, when the two are evenly matched, one can hold out for a while in a two-on-one fight, but as time goes on, Xue Ma's marksmanship gradually becomes scattered.

If this continues, it will likely show signs of defeat within ten moves.

"There must be a lie between the two of them."

Xuema thought to himself.

Once the real body is killed, the illusion will naturally crumble.

But which one is the real entity?
It glanced at the two sun disks and had already made up its mind.

"Go!"

With a flick of his wrists, Xue Ma unleashed a shower of ice needles from both ice balls.

While the two Nile doctors were struggling to parry, it combined its two ice spears into one, turning it into an extended spear that it thrust into the chest of one of the Nile doctors.

The Nile doctor was caught off guard and was shot through the chest.

Thick layers of ice spread from the wound to his entire body, freezing him into an ice sculpture in an instant.

The snow horse shook its spear, and the ice sculpture immediately shattered into a pile of ice blocks, while the sun disk above the Nile doctor's head also went out.

And the sun disk above his head was the brighter one.

"As the art of war says, 'Make the deceptive appear real, and the real appear deceptive.' I don't care which one is real and which one is fake; I only care which one is stronger. As long as I kill the stronger one, even if the remaining one is real, I have already won."

Xuema thought smugly.

As it expected, although the remaining Nile doctor did not disappear, he still had a solemn expression on his face.

"Today I will take your head!"

With unrestrained spirit, Xue Ma slightly tilted his spear tip, deflecting the curved knife from the Nile Doctor's hand, and then pressed the scepter under his spear with another horizontal strike.

The golden scorpion's tail suddenly stabbed at its horse's leg, but the horse saw through it and trampled it underfoot.

"You dare to show off your meager skills before an expert? Let's see what else you can do now."

Xue Ma said proudly.

"You have been in the secret chamber for too long, and you underestimate those outside."

"The Nile doctor said calmly, the seriousness on his face long gone."

Xue Ma sensed something was wrong, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

However, how could the Nile doctor's carefully prepared trap allow it to escape first?
He immediately discarded his weapon and grabbed Xue Ma's icy hands with both of his.

The sapphire scarab and the black scorpion simultaneously emitted a dazzling light, and the two forces poured into his body.

"drink!"

The Nile doctor used all his strength to crush the ice shell and grab the snow horse's front hooves.

"boom!"

He lifted the snow horse up and then slammed it heavily to the ground.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of slamming sounds rang out, and within a few seconds, the snow horse was hit more than a dozen times.

The ice surface it used to trap everyone has now become its own execution platform. Its ice armor cracks and shatters as it collides with the ice, ultimately crashing into the ice with its own flesh.

"puff!"

The snow horse was struck hard in the breastbone and spat out a mouthful of blood that was emitting a chilling aura.

"Your Excellency, how are things now?"

The Nile doctor released it, panting heavily.

He had no choice but to loosen his grip. His physical strength was already weaker than when he was alive, and now he was bearing the power of two sacred objects at the same time. Even with the bandages helping to stabilize his body, he couldn't hold on any longer.

If it falls again, it's hard to say whether Xue Ma will be crushed to death first or his physical body will collapse first.

Xuema did not respond.

Just as the Nile doctor was worried that he might have gone too far, Xuema's body slowly merged into the ice.

"not good."

The Nile doctor was startled and, disregarding the fact that his own body was already overwhelmed, reached out to grab the horse's head.

(End of this chapter)