(^o^) Blood at the Docks (II)
"?!"
Damn it!
With his life on the line, Linghu Chong had no choice but to grit his teeth and take the attacks head-on.
Then...
He heard three crisp clangs: "Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Although he managed to deflect the three weapons, each imbued with powerful inner strength, someone else stabbed him in the left shoulder. In an instant, half his shoulder was drenched in blood.
But he didn't dare look down or cry out in pain, much less let his guard down. Gritting his teeth, he swung his sword and continued fighting the masked bandits who wanted him dead.
Clang—!
Whoosh!
Clang—! Clang—!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Clang—!
Before long, after some twenty or thirty exchanges, Linghu Chong's forehead was beaded with sweat. His breathing grew labored and ragged, and his sword movements became increasingly stiff and sluggish.
Finally, he abandoned the White Clouds Emerging from the Cavern, a technique he wasn't very familiar with and which offered little variation. Instead, he used Golden Goose Across the Sky to drive back the enemy in front of him, then switched to White Rainbow Piercing the Sun and thrust straight for the bandit leader's throat.
Unfortunately...
The leader remained unruffled. Crossing his twin blades to block, he easily stopped Linghu Chong's sword.
"Hmph!"
"Huashan swordsmanship is nothing special!"
After blocking the sword, the bandit leader sneered repeatedly. Then, with a sudden change of technique, his blade flashed through the air and came crashing down in a Force Splitting Mount Hua strike, aimed at the crown of Linghu Chong's head. He seemed intent on cleaving both his head and his entire body in two.
"!!"
Seeing this, Linghu Chong knew he couldn't withstand the blow head-on, so he hurriedly raised his sword to meet it.
Clang!!!
As expected, the