RBCT Chapter 212 One-on-One Duel on the Battlefield
Chapter 212 One-on-One Duel on the Battlefield
The eldest son of the Sirius King stared at Song Chen for two seconds, his vertical pupils sweeping from top to bottom across Song Chen's Northern Darkness Armor, across the Heavenly Jun Blade in his hand, and finally landing on the dark blue Source Spirit Crystal on his chest.
Its pupils contracted slightly, and the golden patterns within them flashed for a moment.
Then it opened.
"Human, you want to kill me?"
Song Chen did not answer. He held the Heavenly Blade horizontally in front of him, and the Nine Heavens Thunder exploded a second layer of electric arcs on the blade.
The eldest son of the Sirius King did not wait for his reply.
Its mouth is stretched open to the sides, revealing a row of interlocking sharp teeth, giving people a feeling of both vigilance and longing.
To it, the aura emanating from this human made the hairs on the back of its neck stand on end.
Despite only exhibiting the fluctuations of blood and qi at the initial stage of the fifth rank, the sword intent, even through the thirty-meter-long cold wind, felt like an invisible blade pressed against its throat.
It raised its right forepaw and waved it at the surrounding battlefield.
"You may all step back."
The Sirius Royal Guard around them halted their charge.
The twelve fifth-tier celestial wolves, which had already surrounded the area from all sides, braked simultaneously upon hearing the command, their claws leaving long ice trails on the ground.
They looked at each other and let out a low whimper, clearly not understanding why the deputy leader had ordered them to leave.
"I said, step back."
The eldest son of the Sirius King repeated it, his tone now carrying an added layer of authority.
The twelve royal guard wolves lowered their tails and slowly retreated, clearing a space several hundred meters in diameter in the middle of the battlefield.
The eldest son of the Sirius King turned his gaze back to Song Chen.
"I am Solok, son of King Augsa of the Sirius Clan."
It said its name in a human language with a strange accent.
"Human, do you deserve to have me state my name? What is it?"
"Song Chen".
Solock's ears twitched, and a look of realization flashed in his eyes.
Then it raised its head and let out a low howl that rolled across the ice field: "Song Chen, Honorary Councilor of Great Xia, I have heard of your name."
Song Chen tilted her head slightly: "Really? Looks like I'm somewhat famous now."
After saying that, the third layer of lightning lit up on the Heavenly Blade.
Without another word, Solock exerted force with all four claws, shattering the ice and rock beneath its feet. Its massive body transformed into a streak of silver-gray lightning, lunging directly at Song Chen.
Without probing or feints, the Sirius Clan never resorts to trickery; they crush everything with sheer power and speed, resolving all issues with pure violence.
As Song Chen activated his Eye of Truth, Solock's right forepaw, carrying five claw-like energy blasts, slammed into his face.
The claw-like energy blasts were silver-gray, each over three meters long, leaving five parallel trails in the air.
Unlike the claws of ordinary wolves, Solock's claws are wrapped in a very thin layer of frost, which is the bloodline ability of the wolves royal family, the Extreme Cold Domain.
Before the claws arrived, frost came first. A thin layer of ice formed on Song Chen's mask, obscuring a third of his vision with ice patterns.
Song Chen turned to the side, and the Heavenly Blade slashed upwards from below.
The third strike of the Seven Heavenly Thunder Slashes involves a head-on collision between the blade's energy and the claw's energy.
Golden-purple lightning and silver-gray frost exploded in the air, and the shockwave overturned the ice fragments and body parts within dozens of meters.
Using the recoil from the collision, Song Chen drifted backward, leaving two white streaks on the ice surface from the wind-elemental energy beneath his feet.
The difference in base stats between a peak fifth-tier and an early fifth-tier is undeniable, making a direct confrontation unwise.
But the Eye of Truth had already marked out all of Solock's attack trajectories.
Solock's first claw was blocked, and his second claw followed up with a sweeping attack from the left.
Its attack rhythm is extremely fast, with its four claws alternating attacks and its tail also capable of whipping out attacks. Its bite force is enough to crush his skull.
This is a typical all-around attack pattern with no obvious weaknesses.
However, from the perspective of the discerning eye, shortcomings are not entirely absent.
Solok's left hind leg pauses for a very brief moment, less than 0.02 seconds, with each turn.
That might be an old injury, a muscle strain hidden beneath the skin, which can be seen from the path of psionic energy flow.
There is a very slight break in the psionic circuit in the middle of the left hind leg, which causes a 0.02-second delay every time psionic energy flows through it.
Song Chen did not retreat further. He activated the Soaring Strike skill, and his figure transformed into a streak of wind as he cut into Solock's inner circle.
Engaging in close combat with the giant wolf seemed like suicide, but the Eye of Truth told him one thing: Solock's attack radius was between one and eight meters in front of him.
Within a meter is its blind spot; its claws are too long to retract.
He slid in along the inside of Solock's right foreleg, reversed his grip on the Heavenly Blade, and stabbed it towards his ribs.
Solock's ribs were covered in extremely thick fur, and the Heavenly Blade encountered resistance after cutting in only three inches.
But the moment the blade pierced through, he unleashed a bolt of lightning from the heavens. The lightning flowed along the blade, penetrating the skin and exploding in the muscle layer.
Solock let out a low groan, his massive body twisting violently as he forcefully squeezed the Heavenly Blade out of the wound using his muscle strength.
It pushed off the ground with its hind legs to create distance and glanced down at its ribs.
The fur was charred, revealing dark pink muscle underneath, with blood seeping out.
The injury wasn't serious, but it was the first time it had been injured by a human at the initial stage of the fifth rank today.
It raised its head, and a layer of blood appeared in its vertical pupils.
Meanwhile, in the sky above the ice sheet, satellites are transmitting images in real time to various parts of the Earth.
Not only is the Great Xia Dynasty watching, but the entire world is watching. This civil war between alien beasts is extremely important to humanity.
In the studio of the Daxia Military Channel, a retired general with gray hair sat in the guest seat, and a holographic screen in front of him was playing footage of battles on the ice field.
When the director cut the camera to a close-up of Solock's face, the old general subconsciously leaned back.
He had served in the military for forty years and had seen countless strange beasts, but the gaze of the Sky Wolf royal family, the oppressive feeling that could be felt even through the screen, made him grip the armrest tightly.
"Solock, the eldest son of Sirius King Augsa, possesses the bloodline of a fifth-tier peak royal family." The commentator's voice came from off-screen, speaking at an extremely fast pace.
"Dear viewers, we are witnessing an unprecedented battle! Song Chen, an honorary councilor of the Great Xia Dynasty and a fifth-tier martial artist at only eighteen years old, is engaged in a one-on-one duel with the deputy leader of the Sirius Clan on the Greenland ice plains!"
In the scene, Song Chen's Heavenly Blade and Solock's Claw Force collide once again.
Golden-purple lightning and silver-gray frost exploded on the ice field, and the shockwave blew the surrounding ice fragments into white ice mist.
The comments were scrolling wildly, so much so that the staff in the studio could no longer see the content clearly.
"General Wang, what's your opinion?" The host turned the microphone toward the retired general.
The old general did not answer immediately. He stared at the screen, watching the dark figure weave through the giant wolf's claws, the frequency of the blade light and claw energy clashing so fast that the naked eye could hardly keep up.
He slowly began to speak: "The close combat ability of the Sirius royal family ranks among the top three among beasts of the same level. Solock is the successor personally trained by the Sirius King, and he has been on the battlefield since birth."
"Song Chen's ability to fight it head-on without being at a disadvantage shows that his combat skills and fighting awareness have exceeded the scope of the fifth rank."
"So, do you think Song Chen has a chance of winning?"
The old general thought for a few seconds.
"I don't think it's going to work. Your blood and energy are too weak. You're still too young."
Just as he finished speaking, in the scene, Song Chen sliced open the fur on Solock's shoulder blade with a knife, and blue blood splattered on the ice.
Solock's attack was dodged by Song Chen at an incredible angle.
No matter how you look at it, Song Chen has the upper hand.
His lips twitched, as if he were laughing, or perhaps sighing.