Hu Xiaodong advanced a step further, directly stepping on the target, thinking: ****, let’s see how you dodge this time!
As his thoughts settled, Hu Xiaodong raised the cleaver again and slashed down with all his might.
The blade borrowed the wind, and the wind boosted the blade’s power. Hu Xiaodong’s strike was even more powerful than before.
Hu Xiaodong was determined to kill the target zombie with one strike.
"Uh ah!" Frustrated to death, Huo Yuankai felt burning pain in his abdomen. He just couldn’t understand why the man in front of him was acting so crazy.
From his perspective, he didn’t think Hu Xiaodong’s actions were unintentional.
Given the close distance, he couldn’t believe the other person didn’t see his face clearly.
But in reality, Hu Xiaodong truly hadn’t seen Huo Yuankai’s face clearly.
To be precise, he hadn’t even looked.
The sole thought of ’kill’ occupied Hu Xiaodong’s mind.
This couldn’t be blamed on Hu Xiaodong’s carelessness; after all, he bore the responsibility for his entire team’s safety.
In the current snowstorm, the situation was unclear, and no one knew how many creatures lurked behind the seemingly calm snow curtain.
So, if the target zombie isn’t dealt with quickly, making noise and attracting more would be problematic given the current bad weather; they couldn’t even escape.
Huo Yuankai’s abdomen was stepped on, and his body was controlled. The chance for him to dodge sideways was completely blocked by Hu Xiaodong.
With no other choice, he could only brace his blade to block.
The air echoed with the sound of metal clashing.
"Dang!"
Nima!!
A simple collision block, yet to Xuan Zhanxiao’s ears, it was incredibly shocking.
Especially when he saw the origin of the sound, caused by blades clashing, leaving his mind in turmoil.
Zombies using blades was something Hu Xiaodong had never seen before.
This abnormality was akin to aliens landing on Earth.
But soon, Hu Xiaodong was at ease since zombies can evolve into "Runner," "Jumper," and other adaptive species.
It’s not strange that they would learn human abilities and use tools.
But the zombie’s surprises for Hu Xiaodong were far from over.
In just a few seconds while Hu Xiaodong was stunned, a further anomaly occurred!
Huo Yuankai raised his hand and struck Hu Xiaodong’s calf. Somehow he hit a pressure point, causing the latter to cry out and kneel to the ground.
This frightened Hu Xiaodong. These zombies know martial arts; nobody can stop that!
How can this be!? If the zombies’ blade swing could be considered unconscious action.
Then the hand strike was certainly the move of a practiced fighter.
Hu Xiaodong was dumbfounded. He could accept zombies using tools, but martial arts was just...
He hesitated, but Huo Yuankai did not pause, directly executing a carp jump to rise and aimed a flying kick at Hu Xiaodong.
The stunned Hu Xiaodong couldn’t dodge, and he got hit again, falling directly to the ground.
Luo Baochun saw Hu Xiaodong in distress, immediately charged forward with his long blade, yelling wildly.
Sadly, despite his momentum, his belly full of fat led him to fall face-first into the snow before reaching the battlefield.
Humiliating! Absolutely humiliating! That wasn’t the end; as Luo Baochun fell, a cloud of snow rose, and he ended up swallowing a mouthful of white snow.
Attempting to rescue but instead swallowing snow, what a ’tragic’ encounter.
Now, Luo Baochun’s reckless actions only confirmed to Huo Yuankai that the others truly wanted him dead.
No wonder they kept persuading him to wait; it turns out they wanted to trick him into this remote place to kill him.
But why do they want to kill him? He has nothing, is poor and empty-handed.
But during the critical moment of battle, even a slight distraction could be fatal.
Taking advantage of Huo Yuankai’s distraction, Hu Xiaodong quickly stood up, and to prevent another attack, he slashed out.
The blade edge brushed against snowflakes, aiming for Huo Yuankai’s ear, his long-practiced sword skill came into play.
With a casual lift of his hand, two steel blades crossed, shining with spark points upon closer inspection.
The Tang Blade, renowned worldwide, Huo Yuankai’s weapon was equally remarkable.
At least compared to Hu Xiaodong’s replica weapon; during this encounter, its blade was sliced with a long nick by the Tang Blade.
As the situation developed to this point, focused on the battle, Hu Xiaodong still hadn’t seen the enemy’s true appearance clearly.
He had always thought he was fighting zombies.
Formidable! The zombie in front of him was indeed formidable!
This impression was left with Hu Xiaodong after several exchanges.
Consequently, Hu Xiaodong even started to fear that similar zombies might be nearby.
If so, they would be in trouble...
It seemed necessary to use firearms.
His left hand instinctively reached for his waist, where Hua Biao left him a Type 54 for emergencies.
But Hu Xiaodong’s subtle action was entirely seen by Huo Yuankai.
As a trained fighter, any unusual movement from the opponent during combat was a warning signal.
Thus, without hesitation, Huo Yuankai directly attacked with his blade.
Seeing the long blade coming at him, Hu Xiaodong didn’t dare to be negligent, stopping his left hand motion to counterattack with his right hand.
How was Hu Xiaodong’s sword skill? It wasn’t bad.
But this "not bad" was relative to zombies, and against Huo Yuankai, a real expert, it wasn’t enough.
As the saying goes, when an expert steps out, you know their skill level. Muscle man Hu Xiaodong might have a slight edge in strength, but even so, his strikes couldn’t match.
Why? Simple, Huo Yuankai’s sword technique involved precise advances, striking different parts of the blade to achieve various effects.
Similar to Four Catties Move Thousand Pounds in Tai Chi, relying on skill to overcome strength.
But mastering this seemingly simple technique takes decades of practice.
Easily deflecting Hu Xiaodong’s defense, Huo Yuankai followed up aggressively, thrusting the blade like a yellow dragon.
This strike aimed at Hu Xiaodong’s chest, clearly determined to settle the opponent.
This couldn’t be blamed on Huo Yuankai being ruthless, as he was unaware of Hu Xiaodong’s situation.
In his view, since the enemy wanted to kill him, he could only strike first.
The blade was quick; moreover, the connection between Huo Yuankai’s moves was extraordinarily fast, seemingly arriving at the legendary level of flowing like water, man and blade in harmony.
This half-competent Hu Xiaodong simply couldn’t cope. He wanted to retract his blade to block,
but his sword couldn’t keep up with Huo Yuankai’s speed.
Thus, Hu Xiaodong could only watch as the blade tip slowly moved closer to his chest, while he had no way to respond.
Dammit, is old me really going to be slaughtered by a beast’s blade!!