53: Chapter 53 The Final Battle (Part 2)

"Stockade Master!"

Seeing Gao Feng in danger, the surrounding Panshi Stockade soldiers rushed forward with bloodshot eyes, using their own flesh and blood to create a moment of respite for him.

"Get lost!"

Bear Overlord roared, his giant axe sweeping horizontally, sending three spearmen flying along with their spears; the sound of shattering bones was clearly audible!

At this moment, he seemed possessed by a god of slaughter, invincible, with no one able to block even a single move from him.

Watching Bear Overlord break through everyone's interception, now only a few steps away from Gao Feng, that giant axe shimmering with a deadly cold light was already raised high, locked onto Gao Feng's throat!

But just then, a bestial roar, coming from the depths of the lungs and sounding nothing like a human, suddenly exploded from the side!

"Ah!!"

It was Big Fool!

This man, with the mind of a child, did not understand what fear was, nor did he understand tactics.

In his world, there was only the simplest logic: whoever wanted to harm the Stockade Master was a bad person, and he had to use his hammer to smash them flat!

On his honest face, there was no anger at this moment, only a stubbornness and anxiety like a child whose toy had been snatched away!

His eyes were wide open, and he let out a low "ho ho" growl from his mouth. Ignoring the trajectory of the giant axe and his own safety, he simply used the most primitive, savage, and unreasonable way to smash his huge, heavy dual hammers fiercely toward Bear Overlord's waist!

This hammer blow had no technique, no structure, only power to the extreme!

"Hmm?!"

Bear Overlord also did not expect that under his Fourth-Rank pressure, there would still be such a reckless "fool" who dared to attack him in such a suicidal manner.

If he insisted on killing Gao Feng, his own waist and ribs would inevitably be struck by this terrifying hammer blow!

"Idiot!"

Bear Overlord cursed angrily. He had to abandon his certain-kill strike on Gao Feng, twisted his body violently, and swung his mountain-splitting giant axe from top to bottom, smashing it violently toward Big Fool's whistling iron hammer!

"Clang—!!!"

A deafening roar, making the entire valley hum, exploded!

It was not the crisp sound of weapons clashing, but the dull and violent sound of two small mountains colliding!

Sparks exploded like fireworks, and the terrifying shockwave blew away the surrounding corpses and rubble!

Big Fool's pure brute force actually managed to match Bear Overlord's Fourth-Rank strength in that instant!

But the next second, the gap became apparent!

Internal Energy ultimately surpassed brute force!

Big Fool only felt an indescribable, massive force traveling up the hammer handle. His arms, capable of splitting stones, instantly emitted "crack" sounds of dislocating bones. Yet, he grinned, seemingly feeling no pain, his feet planted like the roots of an old tree, plowing two deep furrows into the ground, stubbornly not retreating a single step!

He had blocked it!

With his iron-like body, he had withstood a furious blow from a Fourth-Rank expert!

"You're courting death!"

Bear Overlord was completely enraged by this fool's fearless determination. With a backhand swing of his axe, carrying the fury to destroy everything, he smashed it fiercely again onto the iron hammer that Big Fool was desperately holding up!

"Bang—!"

This time, Big Fool could no longer withstand it.

His massive body, like a sandbag hit by a battering ram, flew backward as blood gushed from his mouth and nose. He smashed heavily against the distant rock wall, emitting a chilling dull thud, and then slid down like a pile of mud, his life or death unknown!

However, his two reckless, pure, and savage blows had ultimately secured that priceless, most precious glimmer of hope for Gao Feng!

Gao Feng's eyes were nearly splitting, but he knew this was not the time for sadness!

The opportunity Big Fool had traded his life for must not be wasted!

He took a deep breath, suppressing the roiling blood and grief in his heart.

He knew that relying on duels and close-quarters infantry formations to kill this monster that had gone completely mad would be too costly, perhaps even impossible!

"Retreat! Form a circle! Trap him!"

Gao Feng roared, forcibly issuing the order.

Seeing that Big Fool was dead or alive unknown after protecting the Stockade Master, the surviving spearmen turned red-eyed and executed the order with grief and indignation.

They quickly retreated, using their shields to form a defensive circle, tightly surrounding Bear Overlord in the center.

As Gao Feng retreated, he roared: "Fire arrows!!!"

The archers on the hillside received the order and immediately shifted their targets from the routed soldiers, who were no longer a threat, to Bear Overlord, who was tightly trapped by the circle.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

A new round of arrow rain, even denser and more precise, like a net woven by death, poured crazily down onto that small area!

"Ah! Ah!"

Under such concentrated fire, Bear Overlord's personal guards didn't even have time to scream; they were instantly turned into hedgehogs, falling to the ground one by one.

"Roar!!!"

Bear Overlord swung his giant axe frantically, dancing it into an impenetrable black iron curtain, blocking all the arrows.

But he did not stay in place to defend passively; he knew that being trapped meant death!

Braving the arrow rain, he launched a violent charge toward a relatively weak point in the circle that he had just charged through.

He had to break out. As long as he could rush out of this damned valley and enter the forest, with his Fourth-Rank strength, no one could stop him!

"Block him! Absolutely do not let him escape!"

The Panshi Stockade spearmen held firm with their shields, spears thrusting crazily through the gaps, attempting to block his path.

But Bear Overlord's strength was too terrifying. He completely ignored the spears stabbing into his body, letting the tips create sparks and shallow bloody scratches on him, and swung his giant axe frantically, forcibly smashing a gap in the shield formation!

He was about to break out!

In his eyes, he could already see the dawn of victory!

He could even imagine how, after escaping, he would make a comeback and tear everyone in Panshi Stockade to shreds!

Gao Feng's gaze sharpened; he knew the most critical moment had arrived.

Once this fierce tiger, Bear Overlord, returned to the mountains, the future troubles would be endless!

"Beast! Don't even think about it!"

At this critical juncture, Gao Feng once again headed toward Bear Overlord, who was about to break through the encirclement!

He could not let him escape!

"You're courting death!"

Seeing that Gao Feng actually dared to take the initiative to intercept him, a flash of wild joy and ferocity crossed Bear Overlord's eyes.

He sneered, temporarily abandoning his attempt to break through, and instead turned his giant axe, bringing all his fury and Internal Energy down fiercely toward Gao Feng, who had delivered himself to his doorstep!

He wanted to kill this major threat first!

As long as Gao Feng was killed, Panshi Stockade would be leaderless and would naturally collapse!

Gao Feng's goal had been achieved!

He had used himself as bait, successfully forcing Bear Overlord's unstoppable "momentum" of breaking out to a halt right there!

Creating a unique and fatal killing opportunity for the archers on the hillside!

At the very moment Bear Overlord unleashed his full-power blow, the giant axe swung out, old strength exhausted, new strength yet to be generated, leaving his whole body wide open!

"Fire!"

Luo Qin, who had been closely watching the battlefield, used all her strength to issue the crispest and most fatal order!

On the hillside, dozens of the most elite sharpshooters, who had been waiting for a long time, simultaneously released their fully drawn bowstrings!

They had been aiming this wave of arrows for too long!

Fast, fierce, and accurate!

The target was aimed directly at Bear Overlord's chest and face, which were completely exposed due to his full-power strike!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Bear Overlord, who was enjoying the pleasure of being about to kill his great enemy, suddenly felt a chill in his chest and face. Several piercing pains followed, and dozens of sharp arrows, as if they had eyes, nailed fiercely into his body!

He looked down in disbelief at the blood holes emerging on his chest and throat!

He couldn't understand why he had stopped!

He was clearly just one step away, about to break out!

Why had he given up his only path to survival just to kill a Third-Rank ant?!

"Ho... ho..."

He looked with venom at that young figure who had forced him to stop with the most despicable scheme, his eyes filled with unwillingness and regret!

Finally, his knees went weak, and his massive, once-arrogant body knelt heavily to the ground, splashing up a spray of blood mixed with dirt.

The Dushan Stronghold overlord, Mountain-Splitting Bear, Bear Overlord, had fallen!

When Bear Overlord's corpse collapsed to the ground.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone who was fighting subconsciously stopped their movements and looked over here in disbelief.

When they saw clearly that Bear Overlord, who was like a demon god, had become a cold corpse.

The Dushan Stronghold bandits' psychological defenses, which had already been on the verge of collapse, completely disintegrated at this moment!

"The... the Chief Leader is dead!"

"The Chief Leader has been killed! Run!"

They no longer had any will to resist, dropping their weapons, crying out, and fleeing in all directions.

Seeing this scene, the strategist Liu Chengfeng had a hint of relief in his eyes, but also a hint of... bitterness.

He knew that Dushan Stronghold was finished.

The battle no longer had any suspense.

What remained was just a one-sided pursuit and harvest.

As the setting sun dyed the entire valley in a layer of tragically beautiful blood-red color.

This decisive battle that determined the future fate of the Gui Jian Chou Mountain Range finally came to an end.

Gao Feng leaned on his blood-stained overlord spear, standing on the battlefield covered in corpses.

Looking down at the surrendering Dushan Stronghold soldiers kneeling on the ground.

And then looking at the brothers of Panshi Stockade beside him, who were exhausted but had the light of victory shining in their eyes.

He knew.

From today on.

This Gui Jian Chou Mountain Range would have only one voice.

That was his, Gao Feng's, voice.

A new era had quietly arrived.