Yang Rui and Cai Mao's battle lasted from seven in the morning to noon. It was close to two hours, and they had exchanged more than 1,000 blows. The two of them were still fighting intensely, as if they had no intention of stopping.
Furthermore, the two of them were evenly matched. They did not have much of an advantage, at least on the surface.
However, it was not as simple as it looked. When Yang Rui and Cai Mao exchanged about 300 blows, he could clearly feel the change in Cai Mao's strength. Although it was slow, it continued.
According to Yang Rui's previous evaluation of Cai Mao's combat strength, Yang Rui felt that his strength was most likely at the level of a first-rate historical general. At the very least, he was at the peak of a second-rate historical general.
However, after Cai Mao's attacks gradually weakened, Yang Rui evaluated Cai Mao again and felt that he was about the level of a second-rate historical general. In fact, his strength was still decreasing.
As the party involved, Yang Rui had been cooperating to hide the fact that Cai Mao's strength was weakening. In fact, as the battle progressed, Yang Rui felt that if he added a little more strength between his moves, he would be able to send Cai Mao flying, even if he could not truly injure him due to the existence of the Absolute Defense.
It could be said that if not for the fact that Yang Rui had also activated the Absolute Defense skill, he would have been able to easily defeat Cai Mao. The change in Cai Mao's strength also reminded Yang Rui of a secret technique he had read in an ancient book.
"Bang!"
"..."
Just as the two of them were in the midst of an intense battle, they heard a soft but real sound, as if a glass cover had shattered.
The Absolute Defense halo on Cai Mao's body flashed and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. This stunned everyone, including Cai Mao himself, who had the strength to see everything clearly.
"Hah!"
"Clang!"
"Whoosh? ... "
"..."
Just as everyone was distracted, Yang Rui brandished the Golden Emperor Sword and quickly struck the snake-shaped spear in Cai Mao's hand, successfully knocking the weapon out of his hand.
Not only that, Yang Rui striking down Cai Mao's snake-shaped spear was only one of his actions. Following that, Yang Rui had already placed the back of the Golden Emperor Sword at Cai Mao's neck, ready to end Cai Mao's life at any time.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, causing others to be caught off guard and feel that it was unreal. A moment ago, Yang Rui and Cai Mao were still exchanging blows, yet in the next moment, Cai Mao's throat was already held by Yang Rui and captured in his hand.
Based on his understanding of the Skills attached to Absolute Defense equipment, Yang Rui had actually planned this from the very beginning, which led to the current situation.
After discovering that there was a threshold for the Skills attached to Absolute Defense equipment, Yang Rui had done some in-depth research and discovered that there were two effective ways to break through Absolute Defense — forcefully attacking the user, causing a physical attack that exceeded the threshold, and attacking the Absolute Defense itself.
Yang Rui had encountered the first method when fighting against the generals of the Jinchuan clan and Lu Bu. At first, it was an inexplicable loss of blood. Later on, Yang Rui discovered the existence of Absolute Defense's threshold.
The other method of attack was something that Yang Rui had discovered later on. When he was fighting with his subordinates and exploring the threshold of Absolute Defense, Yang Rui discovered that attacking the Absolute Defense itself was also effective.
Moreover, this method was relatively more covert and would not be discovered by the opponent due to inexplicable loss of blood. It would only weaken the durability of Absolute Defense itself, achieving an unexpected goal.
Most of the Skills attached to Absolute Defense had the same defense duration of six hours. However, attacking the user itself could greatly reduce this duration. Under the circumstances of being able to break through the threshold, the stronger the attack, the more time it would take to break through.
During the duel with Cai Mao, Yang Rui had used this method to continuously attack the Absolute Defense itself without causing any damage to Cai Mao's body. In order to numb Cai Mao, he had finally succeeded in capturing Cai Mao alive.
"Stop!"
"This is bad …"
"How dare you!"
"We will risk our lives to save General Cai Mao. Prepare to charge …"
"…"
Yuan Shao's allies were stunned for a moment and immediately reacted. In an instant, there were loud shouts and anxious emotions spreading. There were all sorts of things being said. Even Cai Mao's subordinates were prepared to charge over to rescue their commander.
"Hoo! Ho! Hoo! Ho! "
"Mighty! Mighty … "
"…"
On the other hand, Yang Rui's subordinates were also shouting loudly. Their morale had reached the peak and their reverence for Yang Rui had also reached the peak.
"Zhang Xiu is here. Take this!"
Just as the shouts from both sides were rising and falling, a shout came from Yuan Shao's allies. A figure had already emerged from the crowd and was almost pouncing over.
This person was none other than the commander of one of the seven vassal armies of Yuan Shao's allies. At the same time, he was also a vassal — Zhang Xiu.
After Yang Rui captured Cai Mao alive, he only stretched out his leg to pick up the serpentine spear that Cai Mao had dropped. Then, without any hesitation, he prepared to return to the ice sand wall.
However, Yang Rui was still carrying another person. Although his movements were fast, he did not immediately enter the ice sand wall. If Zhang Xiu caught up, Yang Rui would probably have to abandon Cai Mao and focus on dealing with Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu was known as the Northern Spear King. Yang Rui had already guessed his strength. Although he could not confirm the game's settings for Zhang Xiu's strength, he was sure that his strength was very high.
"My lord has already fought two people in a row. Let Zhao Yun accompany you. I would like to experience your supreme spear skills …"
Coincidentally, at this moment, a person floated down from the ice sand wall where Yang Rui was stationed. This person was Zhao Yun.
"Ping! Ping! Ping! "
"…"
One person quickly chased over while the other faced him head-on. Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun instantly exchanged blows. Moreover, both of them were spear users. When they looked at each other, there was some appreciation for each other, but more of it was tit for tat.
Putting aside Zhao Yun's strength, Zhang Xiu's title of the Northern Spear King was not undeserved. The great spear in his hand had already reached perfection and was well-known far and near. The Hundred Birds Worshiping the Phoenix Spear was also known as the Golden Spear Zhang Xiu.
Similar to Zhang Xiu, Zhao Yun had already grasped the Seven Snakes Coiling Around the Spear King. It was similar to Zhang Xiu's famous skill.
At the same time, the White Horse and Silver Spear had become Zhao Yun's signature equipment. It was a clear contrast with the Golden Spear Cai Mao. It was a good opportunity to test whether the Golden Spear or the Silver Spear was stronger.
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