"You treacherous rebel!"
Xu Rongyou looked at Lin Hao, his expression gradually twisting with savagery.
He would never forget that this was the man who had murdered his son!
But looking at the hundreds of Imperial Guards behind Lin Hao, Xu Rongyou knew the situation had taken a drastic turn for the worse.
Even with him, their commander, present, he could feel the military force behind him wavering.
Without their commander holding the line, wouldn't they simply lay down their weapons and surrender on the spot?
If these hundreds of Imperial Guards were allowed to rampage through the Capital City, they might even start absorbing scattered units of the Tiger Guard Army and Dragon Martial Army instead!
This made Xu Rongyou push aside his personal guards and stand before his army, staring fixedly at Lin Hao. "Since you claim to have defeated the Golden Guard, you must be quite capable. Do you dare face me in single combat?"
This was the best way Xu Rongyou could find to break the impasse!
Here and now, only by killing his son's murderer and all the Imperial Guards behind him could he break out of this predicament!
One side wore gleaming golden armor; the other wore bloodstained silver armor steeped in the battlefield's air. Coupled with Xu Rongyou's challenge, this moved the Dragon Martial Army behind him.
Those opposite us are lofty and out of touch, but our general fights alongside us!
Xu Rongyou's words actually salvaged a little of their crumbling morale.
But when he finished speaking, an inexplicably strange atmosphere hung over the other side.
The Anxi Army soldiers, somewhat exhausted after their fierce fighting, were still panting nearby, but the Imperial Guards and Wang Yang all seemed to wear rather odd expressions, their gazes seemingly tinged with pity.
"Hao, don't