Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Desperate For Survival
When he climbed up the slope and looked down, he realized that something was wrong. Lu Zhen was half-squatting on the ground, so he wasn’t that eye-catching. However, when he saw the knights shoot the fugitives with their bows without blinking an eye, he subconsciously stood up after receiving a heavy blow. This time, his target was completely exposed.

The arrow shot over, scaring Lu Zhen to the point that his entire body was a little wooden. Only when the bone-piercing and painful wind struck did he suddenly regain his senses. At this moment, the arrow had already arrived in front of him. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, it could pierce through his throat and head.

The fear of death made Lu Zhen’s heart tighten. He wanted to dodge, but it was obviously too late. Subconsciously, his hands clenched tightly and his gaze stared at the two arrows without blinking, as if he wanted to see the two arrows end his life with his own eyes.

But at this moment, a scene that shocked Lu Zhen happened. The sharp arrows that were originally like lightning that would shoot at him in the next moment suddenly slowed down their approaching speed, as if they were being pulled by a thin thread, limiting their speed.

What was going on? Was he dreaming?

Amazing arose from Lu Zhen’s heart, but at this moment, self-protection was the only correct choice, so he was stunned for a moment before he turned around and tried his best to dodge to the side. Just as he was flashing past the two arrows in a rather awkward position, he heard two shua sounds. The two arrows, which were still slow earlier, suddenly returned to their original speed and flew close to his body, still shocking him with cold sweat.

This strange change not only surprised Lu Zhen, but also the knights below the slope. They could clearly see the result of the arrow piercing through the human body, but that person actually dodged at an indiscernible speed and movement at a critical moment.

What exactly was this guy’s background? This strange outfit of his did not resemble the people from the south, nor did it resemble the people from the various tribes on the grassland … Many knights began to mutter in their hearts, especially when they saw Lu Zhen’s casual hiking attire clearly. They were even more shocked.

However, they were only stunned for a moment. Immediately after, three riders lined up and rushed to the high slope. They quickly jumped off their horses. Then, they drew their sabers in their hands and surrounded the suspicious person on the top in the shape of a rune.

After escaping the calamity, Lu Zhen, who was still in shock, was shocked again when he saw this scene. At this time, he could no longer think about what was really happening in front of him. There was only one thought left in his mind, and that was to hurry up and flee for his life. Having made up his mind, he did not hesitate to turn around, spread his legs and ran straight down the slope.

However, the speed of the three strong men who rushed over was really fast. The high slope that was a few meters tall was easily jumped up by them, and one of them suddenly pounced over after a loud scolding.

Fortunately, Lu Zhen’s reaction was fast enough and he decided decisively enough to avoid this fatal saber attack before the other party rushed over. Even so, his heart still trembled when he heard the thunderous roar not far from his back. Coupled with the hunger in his stomach and the burden on his exhausted body, he hurriedly wanted to escape downhill, so he put on a garlic fight. With a cry of alarm, his body lost its balance, and he fell down the hill fiercely.

However, his miserable whereabouts had helped him once again. If it weren’t for this strange descent, Lu Zhen wouldn’t have been able to escape the next attack of those strong men. This time, it was a distortion, causing the subsequent attacks of the three of them to land in the air.

But Lu Zhen’s condition was not optimistic either. He slid down a few meters high slope and fell in a head-to-foot posture. This fall was extremely miserable. Not only was his body covered in bruises, there was even a hole in his head. Blood flowed out, but his brain was also dizzy.

However, Lu Zhen was certain that he was not dreaming because the pain coming from his entire body and head was real.

Upon confirming this, his heart became even more nervous. He ignored the pain on his feet and staggered as he struggled to get up. Then, he desperately ran forward.

Those fellows behind him had just shot a person and clearly wanted to take his life. He did not dare to hesitate any longer. It was important to escape first.

However, since he was already not fast enough and was injured, how could he possibly run past those strong men? The other party was also greatly puzzled and furious when he used this method to escape from his palm. He immediately rushed down the hill and chased after Lu Zhen with a few scolds.

In just a few breaths, he could already hear the sound of footsteps behind him, and the sound of pursuing was getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Lu Zhen had no other thoughts left in his heart. All he had left was to do his best to charge forward, hoping to widen the distance between the two sides. However, the reality was so ruthless. Very quickly, he heard shouts and the sound of weapons piercing through the air.

Although Lu Zhen did not have any experience in this field, nor did he have time to look back, he was still able to clearly realize that this was a direct slash at him.

In an instant, the instinct to survive stimulated his body’s limits. He took a single arrow step. He rushed forward at twice the speed he had just used. He actually flashed through the saber once again. However, he still felt a burning pain on his back. It was a mark left behind by the wind sweeping through the saber.

The sturdy man who was chasing after him at the front thought that he would be able to slash someone to the ground with this saber strike, but he still failed. This made him involuntarily let out a soft sigh. But then, the killing intent in his eyes became even more intense. In the past, no one had been able to escape from his saber time and time again. For the sake of his reputation, he had to take the life of this strange fellow.

After making up his mind, he moved three points faster. With a long howl, he had already arrived at Lu Zhen’s side. Then, he swung the saber in his hand and slashed straight at the other party’s waist. This meant that he was going to cut off the other party’s waist with a saber.

Lu Zhen’s heart tightened once more when Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the enemy pressing on him. When he saw the broken scimitar blocking his chop, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley, “It’s over …”

But at the same time as he was in despair, a desire to survive burst forth in his heart. Without thinking too much, his body twisted to the side with all its might, wanting to dodge this fatal saber strike. At the same time, the engineer shovel that he still held tightly in his hand even as he was fleeing for his life was decisively waved by him.

A part of the past quickly flew into Lu Zhen’s mind–

Because his parents were intellectuals, Lu Zhen had been a good student with good character and learning since childhood. He had never had a dispute with anyone, let alone a fight.

However, when he was in junior high school, he was repeatedly humiliated and beaten up because he refused to help a student cheat in the exam. At this time, his best friend stood up for him and fiercely fought against these bad students.

After driving those fellows away, the friend wiped the blood off his forehead and said to Lu Zhen, “If you encounter such a fellow in the future, you should fight back bravely. As long as you can knock him down, no one will dare to bully you anymore!”

These words touched Lu Zhen very much. He did have a fight with him afterwards. Even though he didn’t really knock him down, the other party didn’t dare to underestimate him anymore.

At this moment, a similar thought flashed through Lu Zhen’s mind-since this fellow wants to chop me down, I will be even more ruthless than him and fight him!

In an instant, the engineering shovel that he had been holding tightly was tightened by his hands. With a roar, Lu Zhen brandished the engineering shovel and slashed towards the other party’s neck.

However, the sturdy man was the first to attack, and his speed was not a bit faster than his. Even if Lu Zhen wanted to risk his life at this time, it was still too late. The saber in his hand could only cut him in half faster than his shovel.

In fact, even Lu Zhen himself could easily make this judgment. He was just struggling to the death.

But right at this moment of life and death, something strange happened again. When the knife was thirty to forty centimeters away from Lu Zhen, it suddenly stopped. Then, it pressed forward at an extremely slow speed, as if that person’s hands were being dragged by something.

But Lu Zhen didn’t care about this change at all. The engineer shovel in his hand had already slashed forward quickly, hacking into the other party’s neck with a whoosh.

The sharp, serrated engineering shovel sliced through the man’s skin, cutting through the great arteries hidden beneath his skin.

With a loud crash, large amounts of blood were forced out by the pressure and sprayed into the air. Many of them sprayed onto Lu Zhen, who was completely stunned, and his head turned him into a bloody man.

Then, a hoarse scream sounded, and with a clang, the bend towards Lu Zhen had already landed. This strong man failed to kill his target, and instead put his life in it.

At this moment, Lu Zhen was completely stunned. His heart seemed to be about to jump out of his mouth, and his legs were as soft as noodles. He immediately knelt on the ground.

He had never expected such a result. To think that he would actually kill someone, this was something that he had never dreamed of in the past.

Although the fugitive who had been shot just now had given him a great deal of excitement, it was still a few miles away after all, so it wasn’t that clear. But now, everything was happening in front of him, and he had personally killed him. The impact of this change on Lu Zhen was too intense, so intense that he almost collapsed to the ground, so intense that he even wanted to vomit.

The two people who were chasing after the strong man were also stunned. They did not expect such a result. Just now, he had clearly seen that his own people could cut this fellow into two pieces, so why did a 180 degree transformation occur in the blink of an eye?

But then, the two of them regained their senses, and killing intent immediately appeared in their eyes. With a shout, they waved the saber in their hands and rushed forward, hacking towards Lu Zhen, who had already lost his soul.

This time, he didn’t even seem to be able to react in a dodging manner.

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