Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 282 Opponent
"Come on, don't hesitate, attack without restraint! Don't worry about your lives or your weapons!"

Li Wei shouted this, but before he finished speaking, he had already rushed forward with lightning speed. The enchanted greatsword in his hand was like an ancient demonic dragon, breaking through the barrier of time in an instant and leaving a mark on the throats of everyone.

There was no physical contact, but that alone was enough to leave Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, Mark, and the others terrified, their minds blank, utterly bewildered, as if their souls had been ripped away by the devil.

This seems even more terrifying than death!
Although it's counterintuitive, it's true.

Several seconds passed before the sound of pattering rain could be heard, and two patrol members had already wet their pants in fright.

The others fared slightly better, but without exception, they were all drenched in sweat and their legs felt weak. It took them more than ten seconds to gradually recover.

Oh, surprisingly, Mark recovered the fastest, which seems good.

Li Wei stood there, holding the enchanted greatsword, a playful look on his face.

Yes, that was his training regimen, and it seems to be Ah Dai's training regimen as well: facing death head-on and confronting fear.

You'll either be crushed by fear or explode from it.

He didn't have much time to improve them little by little.

Moreover, the external environment does not allow it.

Otherwise, if their base is successfully raided, ordinary free citizens might be taken away, but they would be the first to die.

"You have ten minutes to tidy up your appearance, and then we'll continue."

Benjamin and the others felt as if they had been granted a pardon; they certainly needed a good rest.

"Li Wei, I'd like to give it a try. Shall we have a sparring match?"

Thomas, who was not far away, was itching to try it out, or rather, he saw the trick to it and felt that this might be an opportunity to hone his skills.

"Okay!"

Li Wei smiled slightly, and before he finished speaking, he had already started sprinting at full speed. By the time Thomas reacted and raised his shield to block, Li Wei had already used the momentum of the impact to leap up and slashed down at Thomas's enchanted shield with his enchanted greatsword!
They held nothing back!

Go all out!

"No, no, no, damn it—"

Thomas was taken aback and rolled away to dodge Li Wei's full-force attack. What a joke! This wasn't a training wooden sword and shield. If he were to take this hit head-on, although the enchanted heavy shield wouldn't be split in two, it would at least lose 10 points of enchantment durability. His enchanted heavy shield only had 200 points of total durability. This wasn't going to be a joke.

"boom!"

Li Wei's enchanted greatsword slammed into the concrete ground, creating dozens of huge cracks, so he really didn't hold back.

They really went all out.

"Li Wei, damn it, I'm not practicing with you anymore. That attack of yours at least took away some of the enchantment durability. We can't keep wasting resources like this."

Thomas clutched his beloved enchanted tower shield, looking visibly shaken.

Li Wei chuckled and declined to comment.

He Yuying, standing to the side, looked disdainful. She could see the crux of Thomas's problem. In short, this kind of person was easy to use in normal times, and could perform well when someone in charge directed him. But if you wanted Thomas to take charge on his own, he would be the epitome of being timid and hesitant.

"He Yuying, would you like to have a match?"

Li Wei's seemingly casual remark at this moment, with the groundwork laid earlier, was not at all abrupt.

He Yuying was stunned for a moment, because she hadn't expected it at all.

However, she wasn't particularly wary. She was going to be eliminated by the plot at the end of the month, so what was there to be afraid of? Besides, to be honest, she was actually a little itchy to play.

Her earlier mockery and disdain for Thomas proved that she had unique insights and strong self-confidence in combat.

She also wanted to assess Li Wei's capabilities, given his recent rise to fame.

"Why not? But I hope you'll go easy on me and not really kill me." He Yuying stood up, seemingly indifferent, but in reality she cared quite a bit. It wasn't that she was afraid of dying—Li Wei certainly wouldn't kill her—but rather that this level of confrontation was an opportunity for both of them.

Why refuse? It's a freebie, why not take it!
At this moment, Li Wei did not make the first move. Instead, he took three steps back. Just as he took the third step, He Yuying pounced at him with a weapon that looked like an entrenching tool.

In addition, she was not only fast, but also very steady in her steps. She had an excellent grasp of power, and while being agile and flexible, she also had room for maneuver. At this moment, Li Wei even saw his own shadow in He Yuying.

Yes, he is a master of mountain warfare.

With a silent praise, Li Wei immediately wielded his enchanted heavy swords in both hands and retreated instead of advancing. But in just one step, he had already swiftly moved forward again, without any fancy moves, just a straight thrust in a lunge stance.

Of course, due to the excessive speed and core strength, it seemed as if his feet did not touch the ground. His whole body, along with the enchanted greatsword, became a single entity, in an indescribable streamlined posture, like a long spear, locking onto only one point.

At this moment, Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, and others standing to the side were mesmerized, their cold sweat, which they hadn't yet wiped away, started pouring down again, and the urge to urinate surged up.

Even Thomas felt a chill run down his spine and his expression changed. Only then did he realize that Li Wei's powerful move of splitting Mount Hua earlier was still a restraint on him.

Otherwise, even if he activates the Builder codename, he would likely be in serious trouble facing this attack.

Regardless of how the onlookers felt, He Yuying was also terrified at that moment, and cold sweat suddenly broke out all over her body.

If she were at Thomas's level, she would probably have given up immediately.

But just as Li Wei had predicted, He Yuying's fighting spirit was quite resolute. Faced with the power of this sword, she did not choose to withstand it head-on, but immediately retreated. She anticipated that Li Wei would eventually run out of sword energy.

Her judgment was correct; no action can be constant, but rather is organic, fluid, and ever-changing.

Li Wei is human and must follow the same rules, so his Thunderous Strike only lasted for less than a fraction of a second before he changed course. This coincided perfectly with He Yuying's backward jump, demonstrating her exceptional control of rhythm. In the next instant, He Yuying's entrenching tool slammed into the tip of the enchanted greatsword. Even with Li Wei's current strength of 32, the tip of the sword is the easiest place to lose control and balance, especially since the timing of this strike was perfect.

So inevitably, the enchanted greatsword swayed slightly, and then He Yuying had already dashed into Li Wei's arms in a flash. This speed, this agility, this flexibility, truly befits a four-star mountain dweller.

Moreover, she must have also triggered her hidden talent of perception, right?
While inwardly praising her, Li Wei calmly shifted his stance and adjusted his position. The enchanted greatsword he had been wielding in pairs suddenly became a single-handed weapon. With a flick of his wrist, he clashed with He Yuying's entrenching tool seven or eight times in a row. Not only did he block her path of advance, but he also changed his previous style of piercing with the greatsword, becoming more agile and unpredictable, like a viper spitting its tongue, forcing He Yuying back seven or eight steps in one go.

Then, Li Wei took a step back, held the greatsword in one hand, and skillfully performed a perfect sword flourish. With a 'click,' he hung it on the backpack hook on his back. Even then, his expression remained calm and his gaze composed.

In those few short seconds, He Yuying's chest and back were soaked with sweat, she was panting heavily, and her arm holding the entrenching tool was trembling slightly.

It was obvious she wanted to curse.

This is a complete tactical deception!

She shouldn't have been in such an embarrassing situation, but Li Wei had initially given her the illusion that he was skilled with two-handed greatswords.

Whether it's a lunge thrust, a powerful split, or anything else, it's all standard technique with a two-handed greatsword. That's why she dared to seize a slight opening in Li Wei's defenses and close in, hoping to use her agility and speed to outmaneuver him. Once she got the rhythm, victory or defeat would be decided in an instant.

What a fucking result!
Li Wei's perception was stronger than hers, his movements were faster than hers, and the most shameless thing was that he directly used the heavy sword as a one-handed sword!
No, it's practically being used as a dagger!
That kind of flexible, unpredictable, and imaginative attack almost killed her.

She had to exert almost all her strength and use every means to block seven or eight swords.

Then, each time she blocked a sword strike, it felt like being hit by a giant dragon. Damn, Li Wei's heavy sword was so damn heavy, it must have weighed thirty pounds. Every time they clashed, her arm went numb as if she were being electrocuted. By this point, half of her body was numb.

"Concession!"

Li Wei smiled and casually went to explain some combat techniques to Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, and the others.

He Yuying stood there catching her breath for a long time before limping away. Thomas even thoughtfully handed her a chair, looking incredibly impressed.

But He Yuying's mind was completely numb; she was really starting to break down.

And so, that morning, every few moments, Li Wei would call Benjamin and the others up in turn for a short training session, until they were crying and howling in pain.

Li Wei didn't say anything more to He Yuying throughout the whole process, playing the long game to catch a big fish.

Over the next two days, Li Wei will call Lyon over, teach him a lesson, then call Zhao Xuanxuan over for two sparring matches, and even encourage Thomas to practice a match.

Finally, they called on He Yuying again for a fairly enjoyable sparring match.

If He Yuying's fighting spirit wasn't so strong, she would have given up long ago. But in this atmosphere that Li Wei deliberately created, with the idea that it would be a fool not to take advantage of a good deal, she was quite enthusiastic about this kind of sparring.

At first, she was furious, but later she grew to enjoy it.

He had to fight Li Wei every morning and afternoon without fail.

Her progress was rapid, just as Li Wei had predicted. In addition, Li Wei would also deliberately go easy on her, so even though she always crushed her opponent, she crushed her opponent in a very artistic way.

So after a few days, she even became quite obsessed with this kind of sparring.

He also completely abandoned his hostile relationship with Li Wei, treating him as a sparring partner, not discussing anything else, not about friend or foe, and only letting the weapons do the talking.

When Li Wei was occasionally absent, she could even take his place and provide special training for Benjamin, Santiago, Javier, and others.

She beat them so badly they were screaming and in agony. This woman really loves to use dirty tricks.

And so, by the time Li Yue returned and Liang Yuzhi had prepared enough two-star blood resistance medicine to cure all 108 blood plague infected people, it was already the fifteenth day of this month.

She had a great time and gained a lot from the past ten days of matches. There are very few high-level opponents like Li Wei who can give her positive feedback.

No, there aren't any.

Putting aside other things, her destiny in two different professions increased by two points each during this sparring session.

To put it somewhat dramatically, she had never experienced anything like these past few days in her entire life!

This trip was worthwhile, even if the plot gets back at the end of the month.

However, for Li Wei, the time was ripe. He had already learned what He Yuying's four professional cards were, what her future needs were, what her weaknesses were, and what her strengths were.
He even devised three bribery plans, the best of which included a five-star universal gold card.

In short, who would turn down their own interests, right?

Of course, if He Yuying disagrees, that's fine too. Things have to be done step by step, and people have to be cultivated little by little. We should strive to accumulate every advantage.

So he borrowed a one-star conspiracy card from Zhao Xuanxuan and that night, when He Yuying finished her patrol, he cornered her at the corner of the stairs. However, before he could take out the one-star conspiracy card, He Yuying had already activated a four-star conspiracy card.

"I belong to the Ministry of Commerce and was ordered to cause some trouble for your camp, in a subtle way, of course. But obviously I failed. That's all. As for the rest, I know nothing, and even if I did, I wouldn't say."

"and then?"

"What? Nothing more? Do you expect me to grit my teeth and curse you, 'Li Wei, you old scoundrel, I'll never forgive you?' It's not that dramatic." He Yuying smiled. The past ten days of sparring had made her familiar with Li Wei and she had developed a good impression of him, like old friends.

"So, do you want to stay and work for me? But you have to promise not to cause any trouble," Li Wei asked directly.

He Yuying was very surprised, and after a long while she said strangely, "You are really bold and your ideas are outrageous, but I'm sorry, I can only appreciate your kindness. I don't have Widow Yang's extraordinary status and strength to do whatever I want. If I help you next month, I can forget about working in the Ministry of Commerce. But I am still very grateful to you, Li Wei. My sparring with you has been very rewarding, so this is my way of thanking you. Please accept it."

After saying that, He Yuying took out two resource cards, three four-star conspiracy cards, and a total of fifty one-star profession cards and put them all in Li Wei's hands without any transaction.

"This isn't aiding the enemy; it's a personal gift between us. Good luck!"

"You are a worthy opponent."

(End of this chapter)