civilwarnovels Chapter 480: Can't Win, Absolutely Can't Win
Chapter 480: Can't Win, Absolutely Can't Win
The pain in Vice Monitor Yu Xiaobo's foot should have eased quite a bit.He turned over and stood up.
His right foot wobbled.
He heard Li Hu and Xia Long talking, and he saw the cold indifference of the people in the distance.
So,
to the Armored Man, who was currently locked in a duel with Jiang Ran, he said:
"Hey, the one in armor, I'll just call you Armored Man!"
"How about we make a deal?"
The Armored Man turned his head, as if curious about Yu Xiaobo's proposal.
Seeing that the man opposite him showed interest, Yu Xiaobo continued, "You saw it too. If you keep fighting us, even if you kill us all, can you guarantee you won't get hurt? No way."
"So, I suggest you go eliminate those people over there. We definitely won't help them. It's up to you."
Those people he meant were the bystanding former classmates and the people they brought along, watching from the other side.
Li Hu and Xia Long were shocked.
Vice Monitor Yu Xiaobo was still as despicable and shameless as ever!
Selling out classmates, just like that?
They were stunned.
Back in high school, Yu Xiaobo had been pretty despicable. Of course, his nastiness was always aimed at outsiders.
Otherwise he wouldn't have ended up as vice monitor.
They remembered an incident at a school sports meet when he secretly laced other classes' competitors' water with laxatives so his class could win…
That stunt made him notorious, earning him a severe punishment!
Now, nothing had changed.
"What's there to look at? Since they won't help and can be so heartless, selling them out is just payback."
Vice Monitor Yu Xiaobo snorted.
The other two even felt there was some logic to it.
They had been unkind first, so don't blame them for being unjust.
The offer had been made; now it all depended on what the Armored Man decided.
The Armored Man planted the blade of his long-handled iron axe against the ground.
Finally, he spoke his first human words:
"I admire you few."
"After all, everyone else ran away, yet you stayed and dared to fight me."
"I admire you, and I like warriors like you."
"But we are enemies."
"Those who just run and hide are, to me, a rabble. Even if there are many of them, they are not as big a threat to me as you few are."
"If I kill you few, I can sleep with ease."
"Don't worry, once I finish you, none of the others in this estate will escape."
"I will use their blood to temper my armor."
His accent was very typical of Hua Country.
After he finished speaking, he drew a sword from his waist that he had not used until now.
He swung it toward Jiang Ran,
forcing him to loosen his grip on the iron axe.
As he drew his sword and slashed forward,
Li Hu and Xia Long sprang into action.
They performed the same left-and-right flying kicks as before.
Although they couldn't inflict real harm, they could create a distraction.
That distraction caused the Armored Man's slash to miss, and his footing faltered, making him release the axe.
Jiang Ran, having evaded the sword, seized the chance to reclaim the long-handled iron axe.
"If I were you, I'd choose to flee with them."
Steadying himself, the Armored Man spoke calmly as he sheathed the sword back at his waist.
Vice Monitor Yu Xiaobo, thinking the man reached for the bow and arrow on the ground, quickly grabbed it and clenched it in his hands.
But to everyone's surprise, the Armored Man had no interest in the bow and arrow.
Instead, he reached for his lower back.
He lifted a spiked iron ball that had been hanging at his waist, taking it into his hand as a weapon.
This iron ball, bristling with spikes, is called a caltrop head.
It was about the size of two adult fists combined.
An iron chain connected to the ball. The chain was not long, about the length of an arm.
The other end of the chain was attached to a metal iron rod.
This weapon is not called a meteor hammer but a chain flail.
When used, you grip the metal rod and swing, smashing the iron ball into opponents.
The chain flail hits hard; as a blunt weapon it can damage and penetrate heavy armor.
So this weapon is effective against armored foes, and if it hits a person solidly,
that person would feel it painfully.
Now, the Armored Man kept swinging the chain flail,
walking step by step toward Jiang Ran.
Seeing this, Jiang Ran showed no fear at all.
Chinese martial arts are profound; even if he didn't practice them,
an inch of length brings an inch of strength!
That much was certain!
With the long-handled iron axe in his hands being so long, why should he be afraid?
So, imitating Cheng Yaojin, he brought the axe down in a forward chop.
This time, the Armored Man did not avoid the attack, he merely swung the chain flail.
The spiked iron ball collided with the incoming iron axe and actually knocked the axe aside,
forcing it to veer sharply to the left.
The next moment, the Armored Man continued swinging the chain flail toward Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran released his grip with both hands and staggered backward. Although he retreated in time, he was still scratched.
He peeled open his clothing and saw several deep bloody gashes across his chest and abdomen…
Those were only light grazes; if he had taken a full strike, his life might have been in danger.
Seeing Jiang Ran's situation,
honestly, Li Hu and the others were at a loss.
They had no weapons and no armor.
And their opponent was fully armed and armored — how could they fight?
They couldn't!
They couldn't break his defense at all!
While the few of them were thinking of their next move,
Vice Monitor Yu Xiaobo shouted, "Take this arrow!"
Unexpectedly,
Yu Xiaobo seemed to know something about archery; he actually could shoot.
The Armored Man turned, saw an arrow flying at him, and did not dodge. He stood in place and let the arrow strike his armor.
Then the arrow slid off the side of his armor… as if it were a joke…
"Heh heh heh."
He sneered three times, sheathed the chain flail at his back, and picked up the long-handled iron axe from the ground.
"Next, the Dark Killing game officially begins."
…
Blue Forest Castle Estate, on the lawn near the castle.
"Heh heh heh heh, heh heh heh heh heh."
Hunter No. 2 Andro emitted hoarse low snarls from his throat.
Like a shepherd driving his flock,
he gripped his trident bayonet tightly and pursued a girl relentlessly.
The girl kept glancing back as the distance closed; tears streamed down her pure, pretty face.
This girl was Explorer No. 2 Never Forget the Original Intent.
After being swept into the crowd, she had thought she was safe.
She didn't expect to become the target of a chase.
Among the five Explorers, the other female, Explorer No. 5 Kaitou Kid's Older Brother, was being chased persistently by Hunter No. 1, the Hook Murderer.
Hunters No. 1 and No. 2 had clearly used some thinking when choosing targets.
Just like in Identity V, when you play as the Hunter you target the weaker Survivors first; if you meet a strong one, you switch.
Right now, that's exactly what's happening.
Out of the five Explorers, two were female.
Compared to males, females are at a disadvantage in stamina and physicality.
So targeting them first made sense.
"Ahhhh! Help! Help!!!!"
Never Forget the Original Intent ran across the green lawn, shouting for help.
But unfortunately, no one wanted to meddle and risk getting involved to save her.
Even though Never Forget the Original Intent was very pretty,
the fool who wanted to take advantage of her had already been betrayed by her and died for it.