Chapter 826: Killing and Saving

The general from the Central Plains wore bright silver-white armor, standing out sharply among the crowd. He was now completely surrounded and, with the help of his last three guards, was desperately resisting the attacks of the Mongol cavalry. His situation seemed dire—capture or death was only a matter of time.
“This guy has quite a few guards with him, and they’re skilled. He must be a frontline general! Haha, don’t try to compete with me—I want to capture him alive to claim credit before the Great Khan and marry Princess Wusang.”
Amid the sound of horse hooves, a path suddenly opened up among the cavalry. A man wielding a over-two-meter-long golden staff, with a face filled with ecstasy, charged at the general at incredible speed. His gaze suggested that he already considered the general his prey.
The three guards beside the general immediately sensed the threat. Without hesitation, one of them rushed forward with agility. When they were just five meters apart, he suddenly rolled on the ground and swept his long sword, severing the four legs of the Mongol warrior’s horse in an instant.
With a shrill cry, the warrior slapped his horse, causing it to crash to the ground. He himself soared several meters into the air, holding the staff in both hands. With a force that seemed to tear through the air and crush everything in its path, he smashed the general’s guards into bloody messes, sending them flying far away…
“Oh no!”
“General, run! We’ll hold him off!”
As the man with the golden staff kept charging toward them, the last two guards beside the general resolved to die fighting.
The general, protected behind them, stabbed repeatedly with his long sword, killing several Mongol warriors. But more enemies kept surrounding them, making escape impossible.

Bang! Bang!!
The giant with the mixed-metal staff clearly possessed the strength of a thousand-or even ten-thousand-man commander. He didn’t even glance at the two guards approaching him; with a single swing of his staff, he effortlessly sent them into the crowd and continued chasing his prey.
Hearing the screams of the last two guards, the middle-aged general in shiny white armor finally showed a deathly gray expression. Gripping his long sword, he prepared for a final stand.
At that critical moment!
The giant suddenly stopped his attack…
A brilliant sword beam shot out from among the crowd on the side.
A Mongolian cavalryman, along with his horse, was split in two. The intense sword light, along with the falling corpse, stopped at his feet. At the same time, this sword strike created a small gap in the tightly enclosed encirclement.
“Who!”

The giant with the mixed-metal staff frowned, but noticed a young figure wearing a conical hat rushing in quickly through the gap. None of the cavalry around could stop him, and as sword lights flashed, people kept falling off their mounts from time to time. The appearance of this mysterious expert carried the same unstoppable momentum as the Mongol cavalry charging through enemy lines! The giant also sensed a strong sense of crisis from this newcomer. He quickly grabbed someone, dismounted, and mounted the horse himself. “Go kill the general! Bring back his head!” The giant realized that the attacks from both fronts had been halted—the more than two thousand troops behind them were trapped in a fierce battle, while their own vanguard was also hindered by the arrival of skilled warriors from the Central Plains on the flanks. With no time to delay further, he abandoned the idea of returning alive to claim credit. As soon as he spoke, the Mongol cavalry surrounding the general immediately attacked! The giant continued to urge his men to regroup and launch another charge. Clang! Clang! The general, clad in bright silver-white armor, was skilled but, completely surrounded, suffered numerous wounds after killing over a dozen enemies. His situation grew increasingly desperate. Thud! Thud!! Two Mongol cavalrymen raising axes from behind the general had blood holes in their foreheads; their life force drained rapidly as they fell behind him along with their weapons. More and more people died one after another! Hearing the commotion behind him, the general turned to see the young expert in the conical hat charging forward, using his sword to clear a path while eliminating the nearest and most threatening enemies. The pressure lessened instantly. “Thank you.” “Stop talking and get out of here first.” Forced into this task without explanation, having to protect a poorly skilled imperial officer and using all his skills—sword techniques and finger techniques—Happy had no reason to be kind to the general. With a cold remark, he unleashed his sword strikes, forcing his way through the enemy ranks. Seeing his opportunity slip away, the giant refused to agree. “Don’t let those two escape!” The cavalry behind him drew their axes and threw them at him. Unaware of this, Happy was already struggling to fight—although his sword and finger techniques were deadly enough to kill a Mongol cavalryman, dodging attacks from all sides while targeting their vital points and keeping an eye on the general’s safety was indeed too much to handle.

Hearing the continuous sharp sounds of air being torn apart, Kai Xin felt rather pleased rather than surprised. Just when he was drowsy, someone brought him a warm pillow! “It would be rude to refuse!” Without hesitation, Kai Xin quickly activated “Arhat Style” and “Stars in Motion.” While withstanding the attacks of several Mongol cavalrymen, dozens of axes flying at him deviated from their intended paths and struck different targets. Ah! Ah!!! The Mongol cavalrymen standing in front of Kai Xin instantly suffered greatly—any part of their body hit by those incredibly powerful flying axes was unbearable. Their metal armor couldn’t stop the axes from piercing through, leaving them covered in blood as screams echoed everywhere as they tumbled off their horses one after another. Points updates kept coming. What had once been an impenetrable crowd was now split open by Kai Xin… “Quick!” “The general isn’t dead! Protect him quickly!” The large group of infantry at the periphery became emboldened and rushed in recklessly. After knocking over dozens of enemies, they formed a standoff with the Mongol cavalry. Having lost their initial advantage, the Mongol cavalry found it hard to utilize their strengths against the spear-bearing infantry. Seeing his prey escorted back to the infantry by the mysterious expert and once again protected, with more martial artists flocking over, the man with the conical hat realized the situation was hopeless. Gnashing his teeth, he glared at the man and shouted loudly to gather his troops for a breakout—if they continued fighting, all these cavalrymen would be lost in the quagmire of the spear soldiers. Ding! System notification: “General rescued successfully! +1,000 combat points!” “Thank you, brave sir.” Dozens of meters away, the blood-covered general safely dismounted and hurriedly thanked Kai Xin, “May I ask your name and surname…” With no one around, Kai Xin lowered his voice to reveal his identity, then ignored the general’s thanks and dashed away among the soldiers. He wasn’t here to chat with the general—more martial artists were approaching the battlefield. If he didn’t speed up, he might not earn many more points. Time was of the essence!