When that Xiongnu Centurion wielding a Wolf Tooth Mace appeared on the ramparts, the air around him seemed to freeze.
His name was Gu Lige, a renowned fierce warrior under the Right Wise King. He was blessed with natural divine strength, and the Qin Army soldiers who had died beneath his Wolf Tooth Mace numbered at least eighty if not a hundred.
The moment he vaulted onto the city wall, he let out a heaven-shaking roar. His massive Wolf Tooth Mace swept horizontally outward, directly sending three dodging-too-slow Qin Army soldiers flying. Their bones snapped and shattered, and it was clear they would not survive.
"Qin Army brats, who dares to fight me!"
Gu Lige laughed hideously, his gaze searching the chaotic battlefield before quickly locking onto the youth with the highest killing efficiency.
"You, you're that little bastard?" He pointed his Wolf Tooth Mace at Wei Zhe, his eyes filled with cruel mockery. "You look all soft and tender, just right to be a snack for my battle wolf!"
When the surrounding Xiongnu soldiers saw their leader arrive, their morale surged. They scattered to both sides, clearing out a dueling space for their centurion.
On the Qin Army side, Qian Hu and Hu Lei's expressions changed drastically when they saw this scene.
"Squad Leader, be careful! This guy is a Xiongnu centurion, and his strength is boundless!" Qian Hu called out in a hurried voice to warn him.
"Fall back, all of you!"
Yet Wei Zhe showed not a shred of fear. He thrust the long halberd in his hand into the ground, hooked his finger toward Gu Lige, and beckoned.
This action was filled with the ultimate provocation!
" Courting death!"
Gu Lige flew into a great rage. He put strength into both legs, his bulky body resembling a cannonball fired from a tube as he charged fiercely toward Wei Zhe. The Wolf Tooth Mace in his hand carried a whistling sound that tore through the air as it smashed down overhead!
This strike possessed immense momentum and weight, enough to shatter a boulder into powder!
Facing this thunderous and mighty blow, Wei Zhe's body sank slightly, his feet seeming to root themselves into the city wall.
The instant the Wolf Tooth Mace was about to connect with his body, he abruptly raised his right arm, using that arm of his which had undergone several enhancements to forcefully parry this strike!
"Clang—!"
A deafening metal-on-metal ringing sound echoed out.
Everyone thought Wei Zhe would be smashed into minced meat by this blow.
However, the scene they anticipated did not happen.
Wei Zhe's body only sank slightly before he steadied his stance. His seemingly unthick arms acted like the sturdiest city wall, halting that unstoppable Wolf Tooth Mace dead in midair!
"What?!"
Gu Lige's eyeballs almost popped out. His blow, strong enough to split stelae and fracture stone, had actually... been blocked by a youth using a single hand?
How could this be possible!
"Is your strength really only this much?"
A cold arc curved the corner of Wei Zhe's mouth.
He abruptly poured strength into his arm, and a terrifying giant force far exceeding Gu Lige's erupted outward!
"Get up... for me!"
He let out a low roar, actually forcefully heaving Gu Lige, man and mace together, and flipping him upward and away!
Gu Lige's bulky body lost its balance in midair. He was struck with sheer terror and wanted to adjust his posture, but Wei Zhe's attack followed like a shadow.
Wei Zhe plucked the long halberd from the ground, channeling his inner force into it as the killing moves of the Wind Piercing Spear Technique instantly lashed out!
A streak of black light flashed past!
Splrit!
The incomparably sharp halberd tip encountered no obstruction as it stabbed in through the gaps in Gu Lige's thick leather armor, pierced his heart, and jutted out from his back.
Gu Lige's body shook violently. He lowered his head to look at the bowl-sized bloody hole in his chest, the brilliance in his eyes rapidly dimming away.
"I..."
He only managed to spit out a single word before he crashed heavily to the ground, dead as dead could be.
"Ding!" "Killed one Xiongnu centurion, obtained 100 Tempering Points." "Ding! Congratulations to the host for accumulating over one hundred enemy kills, unlocking the 'Hundred-Man Slayer' achievement!" "Obtained title: [Hundred-Man Slayer]." "[Hundred-Man Slayer]: Passive title. Equipped with this title, the host will emit an intangible aura of slaughter, producing a deterrent effect on enemies of a lower tier than oneself and causing all their attributes to decrease by 10%."
A rapid succession of system notification sounds caused Wei Zhe's spirit to soar.
He pulled out the long halberd, letting the warm fresh blood splatter across his face. He slowly raised his head, his gaze like lightning as he swept it across the surrounding Xiongnu soldiers who had been thoroughly terrified out of their wits.
An intangible, terrifying murderous aura originating from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood diffused outward from his body.
Those Xiongnu soldiers who met his gaze felt a chill shoot straight from the soles of their feet to their crowns, as though they were being stared at by an ancient ferocious beast. Their grips on their weapons grew somewhat unsteady, and they involuntarily retreated backward.
"The leader is dead!"
"Centurion Gu Lige has been killed!"
"Run away! That's a devil!"
Gu Lige's death was like a basin of ice water, extinguishing the fighting spirit of all the Xiongnu soldiers. They let out a terrified scream, no longer caring about the siege as they turned around and slid back down the scaling ladders. Some even jumped directly down from the ramparts, breaking bones and shattering tendons.
The power of an example is infinite, whether for good or for bad.
Once this defense sector of the Xiongnu routed, it immediately triggered a chain reaction.
"Kill!"
The morale of the Qin Army, meanwhile, reached its peak at this very moment!
They roared as they launched a desperate counterattack, hacking the Xiongnu soldiers—who had already conceived of retreating—into a crushing, panicked rout.
Beneath the city wall, that Xiongnu Chieftain saw his capable favorite general get slain in a single exchange and grew furious enough to jump with rage. Yet he also saw the declining momentum of the battle; continuing to fight would only result in needless casualties.
"Woo—woo—"
A desolate horn sounded; this was the signal for the Xiongnu to retreat.
The Xiongnu who had surged forward like a tide now retreated like a tide, leaving behind utter chaos and thousands of corpses beneath the city wall.
The first defense battle of Eagle Beak Cliff was won!
On the city wall, heaven-shaking cheers erupted.
The soldiers hugged one another, celebrating their survival of a catastrophe.
As for Wei Zhe, he stood alone, holding his halberd.
He stood amid the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, his body stained with the enemy's blood as he resembled an Asura walking out of hell.
Behind him, the twenty brothers under his command had not a single casualty; only a few had sustained minor, harmless injuries. They looked at the back of their leader, their eyes filled with fanatic worship.
Shi Meng rushed down from the watchtower. He strode over to stand before Wei Zhe, looking at the youth drenched in blood. He was too excited to speak, only heavily patting Wei Zhe's shoulder.
"Good! Good! Good!"
He repeated the word "good" three times, already containing a thousand words.
Wei Zhe did not respond. His gaze crossed the cheering crowd, looking toward that distant receding black tide of people beneath the city.
He knew this was only the beginning.
More cruel, more intense battles still lay ahead.
And he was already prepared.
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