Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 861 - 862: Xu Hao’s Triple Kill

Chapter 861: Chapter 862: Xu Hao’s Triple Kill

Xu Hao landed a successful move, which greatly energized him, but he did not pounce on the relatively weaker Shen Ning. He was well aware that Shen Ning could still hold on for a while, and even if they teamed up, it would take quite some time to defeat the opponent if they were solely focused on defense.

Instead, he went straight to help Song Xiaodong.

What they needed to do now was to break the weakest point with the strongest, and Song Xiaodong was stronger than that person. Plus, with Xu Hao’s help, they naturally could settle the issue quickly.

By now, Song Xiaodong was no longer concealing his strength, and his offensive power surged. With Xu Hao’s assistance, their opponent started to be driven back step by step.

The remaining three Family Guards of the Zhou Family all wanted to come to the rescue, especially the one facing Sun One; because Sun One had been evading, he didn’t feel a strong pressure.

But just as he harbored this intention, Sun One suddenly changed his fighting style, closing in suddenly with an arsenal of exquisite moves, each more dangerous than the last, causing the opponent’s pressure to suddenly skyrocket. In such a situation, he couldn’t even think about getting distracted to help, for if he was careless for just a moment, he might even fall himself. So he quickly refocused his mind to fight Sun One with all his might.

The one engaged with Su Zhentian was even less able to withdraw. Su Zhentian’s offensive power was formidable, and while the pressure wasn’t enough to defeat him immediately, trying to overcome Su Zhentian was still exceedingly difficult.

At this point, the only one who seemed able to offer help was Shen Ning.

But Shen Ning also erupted with a strong will to fight, and now she was not seeking victory, only to entangle the opponent. The more anxious the opponent got, the more helpless they were against Shen Ning.

Cao Fengqing, Zhou Zhengfang, and Zhao Wenqiang, the three of them had faces that had turned green. This situation was completely beyond their expectations.

It was clear that their side had a stronger overall strength with five people, but now it was one of their own who had been taken down first.

"Shameless!" Cao Fengqing roared in anger, pointing at Song Xiaodong in the arena and shouting, "Song Xiaodong, this is cheating!"

The Patriarch of the Sun Family, who had been tense all along, relaxed his expression and said with a light smile, "Master Cao, did you think before you spoke?"

Cao Fengqing’s eyes spewed fire as he said, "Nonsense! Such behavior by Song Xiaodong is simply shameless, a sneaky attack, what else if not shamelessness?"

The Patriarch of the Sun Family commented indifferently, "It was agreed to be a five-on-five melee. Who set a rule that you could only fight one-on-one or that you couldn’t use strategy? What we’re doing is superior strategy."

Cao Fengqing opened his mouth, wanting to argue back but finding no words to refute at a moment’s notice. The rules were set thus, and the other side was completely exploiting these rules. It’s just that people on his side were somewhat rigid in their thinking.

The Patriarch of the Sun Family shook his head again, saying, "It seems you’ve never played ’Honor of Kings.’ Look at how the game is played, it’s all about strategy, not just matching numbers. With such intelligence, I really don’t understand how the Cao Family can develop any further."

All the spectators were left speechless as the Patriarch of the Sun Family actually brought up a game in his argument, but it seemed to make a lot of sense.

While the two sides were quarreling, the situation in the arena changed once again. With Song Xiaodong and Xu Hao joining forces, the Zhou Family Guard was in dire straits.

When Song Xiaodong saw an opportunity, his fists turned into palms, and as soon as they made contact with the opponent’s palms, he immediately grabbed hold of them.

The Zhou Family Guard was alarmed, trying to withdraw his palms, but a powerful force completely controlled him. If it had been just a fight between him and Song Xiaodong, he wouldn’t be afraid, as it was just a matter of controlling each other.

But the situation was not favorable now, as there was another, Xu Hao.

Xu Hao shouted loudly and threw a heavy punch that landed on the opponent’s back.

This heavy blow scattered the opponent’s True Qi and inflicted a severe injury. Song Xiaodong then forcefully flung his hand, throwing the opponent’s body directly towards Shen Ning’s opponent.

Then Song Xiaodong and Xu Hao immediately followed in pursuit.

The opponent of Shen Ning, who had already been distracted and unable to help, then saw his teammate thrown towards him.

Normally, the best thing to do would have been to simply strike and repel the incoming person, but since that was a fellow Family Guard of the Zhou Family and they had a good relationship, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Instinctively, he attempted to catch his teammate, trying to protect him and not wanting his teammate to be hurt.

This was exactly the lack of real combat experience, leading him to make the worst possible decision at that moment.

As soon as he caught his teammate, a strong force collided and scattered his stance. Shen Ning immediately launched an aggressive attack on him.

At the same time, Xu Hao was already pouncing and struck with a palm.

The individual was already confused, holding a teammate in his arms, and was completely unable to use even a third of his usual strength. Without the need for Song Xiaodong to make a move, Shen Ning kicked him in the thigh, causing him to stagger, followed by Xu Hao’s palm hitting his back, making the Zhou Family Guard spit out blood, cradling his teammate, lying on the ground limply.

"Roar!" Xu Hao let out a long howl into the sky, his spirit unmatched.

In today’s battle, three experts were injured at his hand, as if he had taken three kills in a game, against formidable opponents—such excitement was simply beyond description.

And Song Xiaodong today seemed to have earned three assists, but what did that matter? Their goal was to triumph, and it didn’t really make any difference who struck the blows.

Shen Ning felt somewhat exhausted now; the pressure she faced in this fight was considerable, but it must be said, she was equally excited inside. To spar with an opponent stronger than herself, the improvement from withstanding the pressure is invaluable for a lifetime.

On the field, only two of the Zhou Family’s guards could still fight.

And none of Song Xiaodong’s side was injured, the outcome was already clear without saying.

The expressions of Zhou Zhengfang, Cao Fengqing, and Zhao Fangqiang were indescribably ugly, like ash. They couldn’t have imagined such a result. They were unwilling and dissatisfied, but the outcome could not be changed.

The other families watching were on an emotional roller coaster. Before, they were considering how to deal with the Su and Sun families, but now they were thinking of how to ingratiate themselves with the two families.

They had been regretting that they had tried to cozy up to both families just a few days ago, but now they realized how wise that move was.