Chapter 372: System rewards arrive at the critical moment!

Chapter 372: System rewards arrive at the critical moment!

When Gao Yao once again turned his gaze to the imperial army outside the city that was ready to launch an attack, his eyes slightly condensed, revealing a hint of coldness and majesty.

Then, he held his head high and chest out, concentrated his energy into his dantian, and then, gathering all his internal strength, he shouted in a deafening voice: "Where is Meng Yi? Come out and answer me as soon as possible!" This shout was like thunder and lightning out of the blue, resounding through the sky and reaching far into the enemy camp outside the city gate.

With Gao Yao's roar, the imperial army outside the city really stopped abruptly. At this time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan who was at the rear of the army was also slightly stunned. After hesitating for a while, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan still stood out from the crowd and came directly to the front of the army.

"What's the matter, Gao Yao? Now that things have come to this, are you beginning to regret the path you took before? Are you willing to surrender?" The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan stared at Gao Yao and asked coldly with a mocking look on his face.

Facing the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's aggressive words, Gao Yao remained calm. He snorted coldly and responded without showing any weakness: "Surrender? Humph! You actually think I would choose to surrender? That's just wishful thinking!"

Hearing Gao Yao's tough answer, Yi Xiaochuan's mouth twitched slightly, but soon returned to his calm and confident look. He smiled and shook his head, saying slowly: "Do you think you can delay time by deliberately dealing with me like this? Haha, with your IQ, you shouldn't do such a stupid and meaningless thing. Not to mention this short moment, even if you are given another day or two, the outcome of this battle is already determined - you will definitely lose!"

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan didn't seem to worry about Gao Yao's delay at all, because he knew very well that the nearby county town was short of troops and there were not many defenders who could come to support Gao Yao. Even if he sent a messenger to ask for reinforcements, it would take at least two days to go back and forth, not to mention that the number of reinforcements that could be mobilized would never exceed 3,000. If he hadn't calculated everything in advance and made foolproof preparations, how could the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan be so confident and sure of victory?

"Okay, since you said so, do you dare to fight with me?" At this time, Gao Yao directly invited Yi Xiaochuan to fight. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was slightly stunned when he heard this. He obviously did not expect Gao Yao to fight him alone at this time.

Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not respond in a hurry. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his mind was spinning like lightning, trying to analyze the real intention behind Gao Yao's move. Although the powerful force displayed by Gao Yao surprised mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, he still firmly believed in his heart that he could firmly suppress Gao Yao with his own strength. What's more, Gao Yao had just experienced a fierce battle, and his physical strength and energy must have been depleted. If the two sides started fighting at this time, mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could not imagine the scene of his defeat.

However, Yi Xiaochuan did not give an answer immediately. Gao Yao was no ordinary person. He was very smart and could often come up with some unexpected tricks to turn the situation around. Therefore, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan thought to himself, could it be that Gao Yao had some unknown plan?

At this moment, Gao Yao on the other side sneered, "Haha, what's wrong? Are you scared? If you are so timid, then you should either order an assault on the city or quickly lead your troops to retreat in disgrace! You have such an obvious advantage, but you are so timid. It's really ridiculous! I want to know, how have you survived these thousands of years? Have you been hiding here and there like a coward? The years are long, could it be that even your courage and spirit have been worn out?"

While the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was thinking, Gao Yao did not miss this opportunity and started to mock the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. In terms of grasping people's hearts, Gao Yao was one of the few areas where he could be compared with the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had indeed lived for too long, and his understanding of all aspects was far beyond Gao Yao's imagination. The only difference was that his grasp of people's hearts had begun to deviate from the essence.

The same person happened over and over again. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan always regarded himself as superior to everyone else, as if he was playing a game with the attitude of a superior. This led to many loopholes when he looked at others, and Gao Yao was one of them. It was because from the beginning, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not take Gao Yao's change seriously. Instead, he always regarded it as a small accident among countless things. This gradually allowed Gao Yao to have his later years. When he wanted to deal with Gao Yao, he found that the power at hand was insufficient. He watched Gao Yao grow step by step.

"Gao Yao, alright, since you are determined to fight me to the end, then let's fight to the end! However, you must think clearly about the consequences and don't wait until later to regret it!"

At this moment, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan suddenly waved his hand, and the mighty imperial army behind him began to slowly retreat like a receding tide. At the same time, the mysterious figure did not forget to call his confidant beside him, and quickly told him a few important words in a low voice. After everything was arranged, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan led a dozen elite cavalrymen, and rode to the city gate like an arrow from a bow, and stood there quietly, patiently waiting for Gao Yao to show up.

On the other hand, Gao Yao did not seem to be wasting time at this moment. After just a few minutes, a dull sound was heard from the city gate, and the heavy city gate slowly opened. Then, Gao Yao also led a small group of cavalry to appear in front of everyone, and quickly galloped towards the city gate. Soon, they arrived at the designated location.

At this moment, Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao showed no hesitation. They sat upright on their horses, and sparks seemed to fly when their eyes met. As the distance between the two sides kept shortening, first 100 steps, then 80 steps, and then 50 steps... When the two were only 50 steps away from each other, suddenly, their faces changed drastically almost at the same time, and their tense expressions were instantly replaced by a fierce murderous intent. The next moment, the two men kicked their horses' bellies at the same time, urging their horses to gallop towards each other like a storm.

"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding..." A crisp and rapid collision sound suddenly rang out, accompanied by the instant contact between the two people, like a continuous storm. They swung their weapons almost at the same time, and the fierce movement brought a gust of wind, whistling through the air.

In an instant, the two weapons collided violently at an astonishing speed, and each collision emitted dazzling sparks, like gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky. These sparks were not only visually shocking, but also a powerful release of energy generated by the interaction of the strength and friction of both sides. They flew in all directions, illuminating the tense faces and murderous eyes of the two men.

Surprisingly, in such a fierce confrontation, the air around the two seemed to freeze, as if time had also stopped. The originally flowing wind quietly stopped, leaving only a dead silence, with only the constantly flashing sparks and deafening collision sounds filling the entire space. At the same time, a strong smell of gunpowder gradually spread, irritating people's nasal cavities, indicating that this life-and-death contest was about to enter a white-hot stage.

"Dong-dong-dong-dong... Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong..." At this moment, waves of passionate war drums suddenly came from the city wall, resounding through the sky like thunder. The powerful drum beats seemed to cheer for this thrilling battle, giving people an impulse to boil their blood and move forward courageously.

In a blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than a dozen moves. Gao Yao's attack was as fierce as a storm, showing his might and dominance in his opening and closing moves; but the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan took a different approach, his moves were as dense and long as the gurgling stream, seemingly soft and weak, but actually hidden mysteries, firmly suppressing Gao Yao's fierce attack.

Both sides drove their horses and galloped past like the wind. Then, they quickly pulled the reins, turned the horses' heads, and re-positioned themselves, ready to start a new round of fierce battle.

At this time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had calmed down a lot. Although he was a little surprised that Gao Yao recovered so quickly, this situation was still within his understanding. From Gao Yao's series of actions just now, Yi Xiaochuan had roughly seen through the other party's intentions - Gao Yao was going to fight to the death with him, using a ruthless move of destroying both sides!

However, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan knew that he was far superior to Gao Yao in terms of combat experience and skills. Since he had already guessed his opponent's purpose, he would not let Gao Yao succeed easily. Not only that, Yi Xiaochuan looked at Gao Yao with a hint of sarcasm, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said with a sneer: "Humph, with just your ability, you dare to dream of fighting to the death with me? Gao Yao, Gao Yao, you are really overestimating yourself!"

After saying that, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan swung his arm violently, with great momentum. With this action, the imperial army behind him was like a surging tide, and instantly took action again. But surprisingly, the imperial army's attack target this time was not directly aimed at Gao Yao, but launched a fierce attack on the city gates in other directions. For a time, the shouting and killing were deafening, the dust was flying, and the whole battlefield fell into chaos and tension.

"You..." Gao Yao was slightly startled when he heard the noise, and looked at the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan with anger.

"Why, are you scared? Don't worry, we won't attack. But you will definitely lose this battle. Do you think I don't know what you want to do? When you dug a tunnel and disappeared from under Xiang Yu's nose, don't you think I don't know?"