Both swords swung swiftly.
The gleam of the swords, catching the sunlight, formed a beautiful arc of light.
"TRAAANGGG!!!" The two swords clashed forcefully.
Tu Liong's sword was knocked downward by the powerful strike from the wielder of the sawtooth sword.
He took advantage of this to lift his sword again, swinging it upwards from below.
Once his sword was level with his head, he immediately slashed horizontally at the head of the sawtooth sword wielder.
The sawtooth sword wielder quickly ducked.
Tu Liong's sword nearly struck the hat he wore.
The wielder of the sawtooth sword immediately thrust his weapon back at Tu Liong.
Tu Liong was extremely agile.
He leaped and stepped onto the sword coming his way.
He used this sword as a stepping stone to leap far back.
Tu Liong gracefully somersaulted over the back of the sawtooth sword wielder.
But before Tu Liong could land, the sawtooth sword wielder had already turned and attacked him again.
Just as Tu Liong landed, the man swung the sawtooth sword from top to bottom once more.
Tu Liong felt overwhelmed.
He quickly raised his sword above his head to block this deadly slash.
"TRAAANGGG" The two swords clashed again.
Tu Liong's head was nearly split in two... again....
Yet the attack from the sawtooth sword wielder did not stop there.
He pulled back on the sawtooth sword.
Tu Liong's sword vibrated violently as the sawtooth edges sliced through his sword easily, like a saw cutting through a piece of wood.
The two combatants stood facing each other again.
Tu Liong's sword was deeply notched.
Fortunately, it hadn't split into two.
Both fighters seemed to be breathing heavily.
This was an intense battle that consumed a lot of energy.
They both quickly tried to regulate their breathing.
But the rest didn't last long.
Suddenly, the sawtooth sword wielder shouted at Tu Liong again..
"YOUR SHOULDER!!!...." He charged at Tu Liong once more.
Tu Liong grunted briefly.
The short rest wasn't enough for him.
In no time, the sawtooth sword was thrust at his chest again.
Tu Liong quickly parried the sawtooth sword with all his might.
"TRANGGG!!!" The sawtooth sword was deflected hard to the right.
The alley was very narrow.
The walls of the alley caught the sawtooth sword.
"BRAAAKKK!!!" Dust flew, and fragments of the stone wall fell.
Tu Liong seized this opportunity to quickly charge at him.
He stamped his foot hard and attempted to butt the sawtooth sword wielder.
This was his specialty in close-quarters combat.
However, the sawtooth sword wielder was truly formidable.
He quickly leaped back far enough to evade the attack.
After landing, Tu Liong thrust his sword at the chest of the sawtooth sword wielder.
The man immediately raised his sword horizontally across his chest to block the attack.
Tu Liong saw a golden opportunity.
He immediately took advantage of it.
Tu Liong thrust his sword repeatedly and rapidly forward.
The sawtooth sword wielder quickly jumped back very far to avoid it.
Again, they took a brief rest.
It seemed neither of them had the strength to continue fighting with a cool head.
They were trapped in a difficult situation.
If they wanted to conclude the fight, they would now have to exert all their remaining strength.
Tu Liong panted heavily, cold sweat pouring down his body, his body felt hot, and a mist of white smoke was visible around him as the air was still very cold.
He saw the sawtooth sword wielder lowering his sword to touch the ground.
The fight was about to resume.
"YOUR SHOULDER!!!! ..." the man shouted again while running, dragging his sword along the floor.
The sword sparked small flames on the ground.
"HIAAAAHHH!!!" Tu Liong also mustered his remaining strength to fight back.
Both swords swung simultaneously, crossing each other.
The sound of two metals clashing was deafening.
Tu Liong was thrown back, nearly losing his balance....
The strength of the sawtooth sword wielder was indeed extraordinarily powerful.
Tu Liong quickly steadied himself.
But he was shocked to find that the man was already close to him.
He was leaping and swinging his sword forcefully at him.
"DANGER!!" Tu Liong leaped back far to avoid this deadly slash.
The sawtooth sword struck the ground with tremendous force.
Stones and dust scattered everywhere.
"Great, another golden opportunity," Tu Liong thought.
He stomped his right foot and immediately launched forward to attack the sawtooth sword wielder.
, But how shocked Tu Liong was..
The sawtooth sword wielder had vanished.
Tu Liong was momentarily bewildered.
Suddenly, he heard a sound from above.
He immediately looked up.
The sawtooth sword wielder had jumped high and was plunging his sword down again.
"TRAAAANNGGG!!!" Fortunately, Tu Liong managed to lift his sword to block.
His head was nearly split for the third time in a row.
The man landed smoothly and pulled back his sawtooth sword again.
Tu Liong thought it was time for another break.
But the man did not stop his attack.
He charged at Tu Liong again, slashing his sawtooth sword horizontally at Tu Liong's sword.
This time, the sword Tu Liong held broke into two from the last slash.
The slash from the sawtooth sword was so powerful that Tu Liong's sword slipped from his hand.
The sawtooth sword thrust toward him again.
Tu Liong tried to leap back.
But the opponent's sword still grazed his left waist, causing a minor wound.
Fresh blood stained his clothes.
"Hahahahahahaha!" The sawtooth sword wielder laughed, seeing Tu Liong now powerless.
Without delay, he charged at him again.
The sawtooth sword pointed forward, flying swiftly.
This time Tu Liong had to use his grappling move.
When close enough, Tu Liong's body twisted to the side to avoid the sword, and his right wrist snaked like a dragon, reaching for the right wrist of the attacker.
PLAK! The wrist holding the sawtooth sword was gripped tightly.
Who would have thought that the left hand of the man, also holding the sawtooth sword, suddenly produced a small knife no longer than thirty centimeters?
With lightning speed, the knife lunged at Tu Liong's vital spots.
This attack was truly unexpected for Tu Liong.
Not even a renowned warrior in the martial world would expect to be attacked like this.
In such a critical situation, Tu Liong could only release the grip of his right hand and immediately leap back to avoid the flurry of knife attacks.
Although he managed to avoid most of the small knife attacks, his right shoulder was now severely injured, a chunk of flesh sliced from it.
Tu Liong was already in a dire situation before, now fresh blood flowed from his shoulder.
The situation was becoming increasingly urgent.
"Brother!" all along this person had never shown his true face, "extend your right shoulder, I promise that besides taking your right shoulder, you will not suffer any more injuries." Tu Liong swallowed hard, his brain quickly spinning, thinking of how to overcome the problem now unfolding before him.
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From a distance, someone stood watching.
He observed all the events happening in the narrow alley.
He seemed to be contemplating whether he should intervene in this matter or not.
He did not look like someone who would just watch a fire (not willing to help during a crisis), as he appeared very tense throughout the incident.
Finally, he slowly walked closer.
The sawtooth sword wielder heard the approaching footsteps.
He immediately shouted in a high voice, "Passerby, please stop!" "Why? Do you want to ask me to leave?" The sawtooth sword wielder spoke indifferently...
"Apologies!" amidst the swing of the sawtooth sword, his movement stopped in mid-air, "here we are settling a personal vendetta between two martial-world warriors, I hope you do not interfere."
When the sawtooth sword paused in mid-air, the guard of the sawtooth sword wielder was very weak, it was actually a golden opportunity for Tu Liong to counterattack.
But he did not do this.
Tu Liong was indeed a true gentleman warrior.
The person continued to walk closer.
As he drew nearer, it seemed he had no intention of stopping his steps.
He kept moving forward.
The sawtooth sword immediately reversed direction, its speed undiminished in the slightest, the sawtooth sword was soon slashed towards the waist of the approaching person.
Glossary:
- Tu Liong: A character's name.
- Pedang gigi gergaji: Sawtooth sword.
- Pendekar: A term referring to a martial arts hero or warrior.