Vikings: Journey of the Juggernaut

Chapter 42 Bloody Battle: You die and I die
"Boy, come out and fight openly. The Hall of Valor does not keep mice with their heads and tails exposed."

The Blackfish warrior held the torch and walked extremely carefully and slowly while shouting into the cave, but only his own echo came back in the dark and silent cave.

After walking for more than ten meters, the light of the torch illuminated the cave wall, and countless bats came into view.

These bats seemed to have been disturbed by the temperature of the flames in their sleep, or for some other reason. At this time, they had all woken up and were squirming with their wings spread out.

The next moment, densely packed bats flew out together with a roaring sound. The Blackfish warrior's sight was completely occupied by the bats flying past him.After many years of experience in many battles, he swung his ax forward without any hesitation.

At the same time, the sound of the collision of weapons was heard in my ears, and my vision gradually became clearer as most of the bats flew by, and a long sword was reflected in my pupils in the firelight——

Facing this second attack, due to not being able to resist in time, the leather armor on the arm was pierced through the skin by the long sword.

But it's nothing serious, just a minor injury.

The third attack of the long sword drew a sporadic spark on the cave wall, and then it was belatedly opened by the axe.

"Boy, you are dead."

A flash of victory flashed in the eyes of the Blackfish warrior. The narrow cave could only accommodate two people side by side, which was obviously not suitable for weapons like long swords.

After saying that, he suddenly lunged forward, swung the torch in his left hand and the ax in his right hand, and launched a violent storm of attacks on the person in front of him.

He parried with the long sword left and right, but also had to take care not to get stuck in the narrow cave wall. Soon he couldn't resist and retreated steadily.

Focusing on a solid foundation of defense over the years, Reilly managed to survive this onslaught of attacks unhurt by dodging and blocking.However, I also feel that continuing like this is not an option at all. Unless you go to an open place, it is really difficult to use the long sword.

But facing this black fish man's maggot-like struggle, he had to deal with it with all his strength. There was no time left for him to retreat, otherwise his life might be in danger if he relaxed.

Rayleigh made a decision and cut off the incoming torch with an upward slash with his right hand. At the same time, he grabbed the wrist where the ax had hit with his left hand. With the strong force and inertia, the ax still smashed into the leather armor on his shoulder.

The slight stinging sensation, and the fact that the Blackfish Man was more powerful than him, forced him to immediately abandon his sword and use his right hand to fight for the axe.Holding the opponent's wrist with both hands, he completely crushed it with strength and smashed the opponent's entire arm against the cave wall.

With a bang, mud and rocks fell from the cave wall.

The ax in his hand was still firmly held by the opponent, and he was about to open his fingers. In the dim light of the torch that fell to the ground, a dagger suddenly came into his eyes, heading straight for his abdomen.

Rayleigh's feet suddenly exerted force, and while he moved quickly to the left, he took the black fish man's wrist with both hands and threw him to the right with all his strength.The dagger passed by his leather armor, and the black fish man's face was directly hit against the cave wall.

There was a slight sound of bone cracking...

The Blackfish warrior felt the broken nose bridge and the blood flowing out, with a fierce look in his eyes, and the dagger in his left hand became more and more fierce.Now that he was prepared, he immediately lowered his center of gravity and lowered his steps. His body was no longer thrown out, and the dagger left several wounds on the opponent's body.

For Reilly, it didn't matter either.

Now in a close fight, he couldn't completely dodge the dagger attack.The tough leather armor sewn by his sister-in-law herself and the thick soft inner armor he had been told to wear also played an important role at this moment.

After all, the dagger was too short. Even if it penetrated the body's defense, it would only leave some superficial wounds.As long as the same wound is not stabbed accurately a second time, there won't be much of a problem.

Rayleigh would hide if he could, and resist if he couldn't.Compared to the dagger, the ax in front of him was the most threatening. He smashed the wrist holding the ax against the cave wall several times with both hands, finally loosening his fingers.Without missing the opportunity, he immediately opened his fingers, and the ax instantly fell to the ground.

At the same time, the dagger stabbed towards his wrist.

Rayleigh released his clasped fingers without hesitation, and with the help of the weak light from the torch on the ground, he accurately grasped the wrist holding the dagger. Then, he suddenly lifted his feet and locked them on the black fish man's neck and left hand. Between the arms...

A triangle lock is formed instantly!

With the suffocating pressure exerted on the Black Fish man's neck, he easily broke open the five fingers of the imprisoned arm, causing the dagger to fall off.

In the firelight, the black fish man's face gradually turned ferocious and red as his blood surged due to suffocation.

However, Rayleigh overestimated his own weight due to the sword bone bonus, and underestimated the opponent's explosive power in life and death——

The black fish man burst out with unprecedented strength in the desperate situation. The free hand grabbed the leather armor around his waist, and together with the imprisoned arm, he lifted his body instantly and slammed it into the hole. wall.

bang——

Rayleigh's head buzzed, and blood flowed from the back of his head.But one of the Black Fish Man's arms was still firmly locked, and his feet were not loose. He only needed to hold on for less than 5 seconds, and the Black Fish Man in front of him would definitely die.

"what……"

The black fish man's eyes were completely red, and with a loud shout, he used his hands again to grab the body of the person in front of him, hung him upside down, and slammed it down to the ground.

Rayleigh raised his head in time, and his back hit the ground violently, as if his internal organs were hit by a boulder.Before his brain could recover, the black fish man had already lifted his entire body and smashed it against the cave wall.Large pieces of mud and stone shimmered down from the cave wall, and he felt his brain shaking violently, and the scene in front of him became blurry.As soon as his hands and feet became weak, the black fish man broke free.

As the whole person slipped from the cave wall, the black fish man also exhausted his strength and staggered to the ground, sucking in the air.

Rayleigh shook his head and struggled to get up. Without the bone density bonus of the sword bone, this blow would probably have damaged his head and made his vision blurry.

Seeing the enemy getting up, the Blackfish man didn't care about anything else. He picked up a dagger on the ground and stabbed the opponent in the neck.

With many years of combat experience and several life and death experiences, he understood that at this time, no matter how exhausted he was, he would not be able to slow down his opponent.

If he had only regarded this young warrior of Mist Crow as his prey during the previous pursuit, then now, this genius of Mist Crow was indeed enough to become his life-and-death rival, and he could not be underestimated in the slightest.

go to hell! !

The dagger brought out a sharp cold light in the dark cave.

……

violent!open!

At the age of 13, after his strength broke through the Raiders, Rayleigh once again received a talent, an ability that was supposed to symbolize the Raiders' Berserker level.

This talent is violent, and the activation condition requires a certain degree of physical injury.

After it is turned on, it ignores pain and muscle fatigue, and the spirit will become excited. The cost in the process is that it will continuously consume mental energy.

The source of the rage comes from the potential energy that maintains the human body's basic survival threshold. The side effects after the end, whether it is mental fatigue value or physical muscle fatigue value, as well as making up for the consumed potential energy, require at least several days of recovery.

This ability can also be simply understood as an explosive state. If we use the language of later generations, it can also be understood as adrenaline.

Fighting is very physically demanding, and your muscles will enter a state of fatigue within a short period of time. At that time, both strength and speed will inevitably be reduced.

When in battle, the opponent's speed and strength have been greatly reduced, and with this ability, one can directly bring one's own state back to its peak and maintain it, which shows how much advantage it will take.

This is also the new trump card that Rayleigh has been hiding since he gave up weight-bearing half a year ago.

It's now a life and death moment, and it's time to use it. The opponent in front of you at least has the strength of an elite raider warrior. Otherwise, it won't be enough to break his own triangle lock jujitsu strangulation. In terms of pure strength, even with the help of Hawkeye There are certain gaps.

Not to mention that this cave with only a small amount of torch light was not suitable for Hawkeye to perform, and the gap in strength was even greater.Without rage, the chance of winning was slim, so he couldn't gamble.

Moreover, the situation of Jerkham and Kayson is probably even worse. If he cannot use the advantage here to go to support, it is conceivable that he may only see two corpses again.After all, they have grown up together since childhood. Even if the two are not as good as their younger sisters, they still have a lot of affection.

He would feel uneasy if he didn't give it his all.

After turning on the rage, Rayleigh's eyes turned scarlet.The dizzy head that had been thrown just now recovered in an instant, and even became more energetic. At the same time, he felt an extremely majestic force surge through his body.

He even had the illusion that he could kill a cow with one punch.

Facing the oncoming dagger, Rayleigh raised his left hand, and the dagger completely penetrated his palm with a pop. His five fingers immediately grasped the opponent's fist and locked it firmly.

The Blackfish warrior found that he could not withdraw his hand for a moment, and his expression flashed with surprise. When he noticed the scarlet eyes in front of him, his expression changed from surprise to complete horror.At this moment of sluggishness, from the corner of his eye, he saw a fist with protruding bone fingers hitting his wrist heavily.

With a click, the wrist was hit on the wall of the cave and bent at an exaggerated angle, breaking directly.

The Blackfish warrior grunted in pain, but between life and death, he knew he could no longer be distracted.The left hand quickly attacked the opponent's chin in return, and the opponent's fist came again. The two exchanged several punches in an instant.

When he noticed that the Mist Crow Warrior suddenly let go of his severed hand, he was about to pull out the dagger with two fingers...

The Blackfish warrior was horrified. He kicked hard towards the wall of the cave and used the force of the rebound to throw himself backwards.When he fell to the ground, he picked up the long sword on the ground, raised his sword upright, and stabbed forward with the sword.

Rayleigh accurately deflected the sword with his dagger. He dived and rolled towards the ground, and at the same time picked up the ax that fell on the ground.

At this time, the resin and cloth at the torch had burned out, and gradually went out, and the cave instantly became pitch black.

In the silence, the sound of intensive clashes of weapons suddenly sounded.

The long sword and ax collided, creating sparks one after another until a line of fire was drawn on the cave wall. With the sound of weapons falling to the ground and human bodies falling to the ground, the cave became quiet again.

(End of this chapter)