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Chapter 199 Ursus Internal Guard

It takes a lot of courage to stand in front of a creature that is much larger than you, especially when you need to take action against it.

In the border mountains of Victoria, although the blood-red monster that fought a life-and-death battle with Ling was over two meters in size, it did not arouse too much fear of the giant.

Only Ling Dengxian, who was nearly killed by it, had experienced that basic fear of a giant.

And now, when he swung the sword, this feeling was particularly obvious.

The fiery red sword energy flashed continuously, and Ling Dengxian drew his sword to catch the flame-stained sky eyes. He leaned forward and barely avoided the monster's counterattack. When he looked back, he found that the sword mark he had cut was healing in the mist of blood. The blood-colored monster's dense eyes were all locked on him. Ling Dengxian got goose bumps all over his body, and he counterattacked before the monster attacked.

The monster was very strange. Its huge size gave people the impression that it would let out an earth-shattering roar, but it didn't. When it was hurt, it just laughed, with its mouth grinning to the extreme.

The scene was in extreme chaos. The infected bounty hunters who had not had time to escape were the first to suffer. Just as they broke free from their instinctive fear, the fleeing Ursus vanguard reached them. In order to survive and out of contempt for these people fighting for petty profits, they swore a curse and ruthlessly swung their weapons to break their limbs.

The overflowing blood attracted the monsters' attention, and it was at this time that Ling Dengxian and the Snow Monster Squad were completely exposed in the woods.

"*Ursus swear*! It's the Reunion!"

This also triggered a huge melee. Ling and Dengxian were targeted by the blood-colored monster, and the elite Ursus team, which had lost members, showed obvious signs of wanting to escape in the chaos. However, after the blood-colored monster smashed a tree and snow waterfall flew everywhere, they suddenly turned back, catching Frost Star and the others off guard.

Petrova was seriously injured, and Frost Star attacked in anger. Relying on high-quality cold-proof clothing, the battle-hardened elite of Ursus let out a loud battle roar, rushed forward with all their might, and forcibly opened a charge route through the sky full of ice cones.

This is the reason why the Integration Movement and the guerrillas insisted on not engaging in a head-on battle with the large-scale Ursus regular army. It was not that Frost Star was not strong enough, but that the elite of Ursus were too difficult to deal with. The Hundred Battles Vanguard brought up thick water vapor and broke through to the front of the Snow Monster Squad. Frost Star's spell weakened him by nearly 30%. Yangge roared and swung the Frost Sword to meet the blade of the Hundred Battles Vanguard. A metallic explosion sounded, and Yangge was unsurprisingly knocked away by the sword. After a harsh friction sound, the sword in his hand shattered like porcelain with a crash, leaving only half of it.

Yang Ge's own condition was naturally not much better. His right arm had lost feeling and his internal organs were in pain, making his expression grim.

"Looking for death!" The icy hurricane roared and tore off the cold-proof armor. The Hundred Battles Vanguard made a mistake. He underestimated the cold resistance of his friendly forces and the power of the Frost Star. The frost took revenge on Gao Pride, and his legs were frozen in place.

The armor of other Ursus soldiers did not have his advantages, so their charging speed was naturally slower than his. So when they rushed up, they would have to face the thousands of ice falling from the sky together with the Hundred Battles Vanguard.

Froststar has changed her combat thinking. In the past, when she encountered enemies, in addition to being a warlock who controlled the situation, she would also use her hard frost blade to restrain powerful leader-level enemies. However, facing the elite team led by the Hundred Battles Vanguard, she had to give up the melee strategy. She could kill the Hundred Battles Vanguard, but she could not kill it in a short time when her companions were present. Once she was entangled in melee combat, with the quality of the Snow Monster Squad, she would only have a dead end when facing other elite warriors.

Ice falls.

"Freeze!" With the help of the Frost Star, the dormant severe cold was awakened. The lion-like snowstorm roared and swept past, completely freezing the Ursus army magician who wanted to release the spell. The bloodshot eyes of the Hundred Battles Vanguard climbed up, and he shouted loudly to shatter the ice:

"Damn you infected! You all deserve to die in those garbage mines!"

The armor roared, and the dark red magic ball smashed the falling ice with dangerous waves, and rushed towards the coughing white-haired Carters without slowing down.

The cold air enters the sheath, Frost Star narrows his eyes slightly, and he emerges with a sharp blade!

The cold ice blade brought with it the sound of ice chips flying around, and it hit the magic ball with a loud bang. The explosion of the magic ball raised dust. Frost Star briefly lost awareness of her surroundings, but she stood firmly with a step of her boots, and the cloak made from the patriot's old coat rustled. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, her scarlet eyes flashed. The Hundred Battles Vanguard was already approaching, and the Ursus Lancers also surrounded her.

He's been approached! A few icy explosions and a blood flower bloomed on the snow. The wound on his left arm was the price Frost Star paid for his breakout. At the same time, a wave of cold air bloomed. The big bear found an opportunity to arrange the Originium ice crystals in the advantageous area, and the enemy's actions slowed down!

Ice cracks!

Frost Star froze the wound and threw an ice spear through the spearman's body. The ice knife quickly flashed and blocked the attack of the Hundred Battles Vanguard again.

Another cold wind blew, and the injured Yangge led his men to install the second Originium ice crystal, followed by the third and fourth. All the Originium ice crystal devices they carried were activated, and Frost Star's Originium skills received the greatest increase at this moment.

She raised her head, the ice played music for her, and the wind and snow danced with her where she stepped.

This elite Ursus squad no longer poses a threat.

"*Ursus curse*! These pigs killed our compatriots! Brothers, avenge them!" The Hundred Battles Vanguard roared and released spells at full power unwillingly.

More than ten dark red magic balls rushed over. Carters snorted coldly, and the surging frost engulfed the magic. The whistling sound was also drowned in the wind and snow.

Ling Dengxian also heard the roar and used his sword to break free from the monster. He used the tree that the monster had cut as a springboard to jump up. He looked back in mid-air and saw this scene:

A fight that embraced death came to an end. On the white stage, only a terrifyingly red flower bloomed, and the sculptures were painted snow-white.

Those who mourn fall, and those who mourn stand.

One Ursus fell at the feet of another Ursus.

There might still be Ursus people in the distant other side, but they are enjoying the heating and treasured wine, bowing to each other, chatting and laughing. Outside their door, the Ursus people can only endure the wind and frost.

He fell, and for some reason, he felt calm... no, maybe it was just because he felt sad about it.

Carters turned his gaze to the remaining surviving Ursus people. There was no retreat in their eyes, only anger and curses.

If it weren't for you, the empire would be even more glorious!

If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be desperate!

If it weren't for you, the empire wouldn't be so decadent!

If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be struggling in the mines!

If it weren't for you, the Empire wouldn't charge such high taxes!

If it weren't for you, we would have been working in the fields and singing!

It's all because of you!

It's all because of you!

The soldiers are roaring, the infected are roaring.

Only those in power are laughing.

Frost Star suddenly felt cold.

Yes, she felt the cold. One moment she was still angry at the fickleness of fate, and the next moment, an unknown hand stuffed ice into her heart.

Falling snow... When did it turn black?!

"Hush...huh..."

"Sacrificers, the Empire will remember you."

"Rebels, the Empire will remember you."

“Those who reward should be rewarded, and those who are punished should be punished.”

A dark, ghostly figure appeared on the battlefield, with a destroyed ice crystal at his feet.

"When!?" Yang Ge's pupils shrank sharply. He and others did not notice the enemy's movements at all!

The monster-like figure was standing three meters away from them!

"Those who offend the empire will die." The two members of the Yeti team beside Yangge were instantly beheaded. He looked at his chest in disbelief, and a dark knife mark slowly appeared.

"You are slightly stronger. Die in pain."

Yelena's roar echoed through the woods.

"*Ursus swears*! You deserve to die!!!"

However, as soon as she moved, another dark figure stood in front of her and shattered her ice blade with a single blow.

"Blood for blood."

The sound of shouting was heard and a stream of flames suddenly broke out. The inner guards noticed the change and immediately fought back, but due to lack of vision, their attacks missed.

The blade's light divided the falling snow into two sides of destruction, and a figure appeared behind him, with white flame chains wrapped around everyone, and swooped down, taking away the corpses and survivors.

"You... are not in the intelligence." The Ursus internal guard saw the man clearly.

"I am your father." (Ursus)

The Ursus internal guard felt cold all over, and after a pause, a dangerous aura flashed across his body: "The weak can only show off their power through words."

"Strong man, that means you don't have this skill?" The young man wanted to laugh sarcastically... but he really couldn't laugh because the third inner guard also appeared.

"Your mother..."

"What? After insulting my mother, you want to insult my father now?" The Ursus guard seemed to be laughing.

"White pigeons... they are so scary..." Petrova couldn't help but grab the hem of his clothes.

"White dove? Good code name. Hiss, huh... Then, do you want it steamed... huh, or braised? You have come from afar, 'guest'?" The inner guard took a step forward. After being provoked, he talked more. "Hiss... huh, by the way, your Ursus language is very poor... You can speak Yan language, I can understand it."

"…Meow, my legs are shaking…" Ling Dengxian coughed, trying his best not to let his voice tremble, "Ursus Internal Guard, right? You should consider that thing behind you first."

A tree was thrown from the air, targeting Ling Dengxian, but it was bound to hit the Ursus internal guards. Ling Dengxian took advantage of his distraction and led his men to distance themselves again.

"Hmph...dirty stuff."

The darkness flashed, with only the scarlet red color visible. The tree trunks rotted away bit by bit and turned into dust and drifted away.

The bloody monster rushed out of the snow forest, a dark knife light flashed, it lost its balance and fell to the ground, but its claws suddenly attacked the inner guards!

Ling Dengxian had never been hit by it before, so he didn't know how heavy this claw was. Judging from the fact that the inner guard was blown away by a slap... he was right to be timid.

"Solve it quickly!" Two inner guards fell on the monster with a dark snowstorm. The monster fought back, but it was in vain.

Ling Dengxian could easily break its defense, let alone the internal guards. Its stubborn self-healing ability became useless when stained by the dark sword light. The bloody monster let out a silent roar, but glanced at Ling Dengxian and gave him a weird smile.

Another inner guard swung his knife at Frost Star. In his opinion, the only two people who could be considered variables on the field were White Dove and Frost Star. The inner guards of Ursus never underestimated their enemies. If that target was not in their sense of crisis, then that individual would definitely not be considered a variable.

Yes, even though Ling Dengxian's performance seemed weak no matter how you looked at it, but within the alert threshold of the Ursus Internal Guards, Ling Dengxian was not like an ordinary person at all.

"Let's go!" Ling Dengxian made a prompt decision and asked the still-moving Snow Monster team to take the wounded away. The white flame swallowed up the black marks on Yang Ge's knife wounds and also initially stopped the bleeding.

"Sister Yelena..."

"I'll let you go, I'll go pick her up!" Ling Dengxian patted Petrova's face, "Trust me, okay?"

"Brother Bai Ge..." Big Bear said worriedly, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"You're going to save your eldest sister. Are you afraid of death?"

"Not afraid!"

"If you understand, leave now. Your brother Bai Ge still has a trump card, but it may hurt friendly forces by mistake."

"Brother Baige...you are not afraid——"

His words were interrupted by a communication terminal thrown at him.

"Listen carefully. I have discovered a very good law, which is 'In the same dangerous or dark scene, there will be at least one or more people who are not afraid.' So hurry up and leave immediately!" Ling Dengxian growled, "Contact Tallulah!"

He didn't want the same scene to happen again.

The Yeti Squad stopped talking nonsense. Ling Dengxian took a deep breath and looked back. Frost Star was already unable to hold on alone, and the Blood Monster didn't seem to be a match for the Inner Guards at all. It would probably be dealt with soon.

...There's nothing else to do. Fortunately, Frost Star is strong enough. At least I can protect myself later, right?

To be honest, Ling Dengxian felt the situation was a bit risky. He was holding two swords and was not fully conscious. He was not sure if he could fight.

The threat posed by the Ursus Inner Guard to him was extremely high, approaching the hostility of Saria, and had surpassed the Mouth of the Giant Wolf... That's how it felt.

He looked at Sherin one last time, searching for some kind of response.

Finally, the red lotus was sheathed, and he untied the sword belt. The red lotus fell to the ground and stabbed into the snow. Then he grasped the evil-devouring sword and charged again.

"A mantis trying to stop a chariot." This is what the Ursus internal guard said, but his counterattack was not contemptuous at all.

"Yes, Mantis..."

"Of course it's both hands!" Ling Dengxian immediately drew out the white sword. The severe pain in his mind broke out like a storm. Countless fragments of images flooded his vision, and his subjective consciousness fell into it.

At the edge of the battlefield, a small sky blue dragon emerged and was generated from the light spot, with pain remaining in its eyes.

It seems I have to leave his body earlier next time...

The little dragon wagged its tail and turned its gaze away.

Oh no, we need to help rescue that girl first.

With a flash of sky blue, the little dragon dragged Frost Star, who was still in a state of shock and confusion, out of the attack range of the Inner Guards and White Dove.

When Ling Dengxian's pain broke out, from the perspective of the Ursus internal guards, his sword edge was also in full bloom at the same time.

"!"

He sensed a big problem from the first sword clash. Although he managed to gain a foothold, the almost unstoppable chaotic sword energy raged wildly and rapidly on his armor, almost piercing through the weakest point of the armor!

This is just the prelude.

The Ursus Inner Guards retreated to advance and interrupted the enemy's attack with a clear sword, and then decisively released the dark twisted stance. In such a field, speed and strength will be irresistibly weakened, and all lives except the Inner Guards will be affected.

"Hiss, huh...something's wrong with this guy, it's a variable!"

The figure in the middle paused for a moment, and the inner guard drew his knife and cut the afterimage.

"Afterimage?!" The internal guard would not make such a low-level mistake. He retreated immediately. At this moment, a dangerous aura emerged in his heart.

How long has it been since I felt this way?!

Turning back, the determined sword attack was perfectly blocked, and the inner guard immediately made a strong slash, leaving a deep wound on the enemy!

But his face looked very bad. Oh no, his current body no longer had any "face expression" to speak of, but if he still had any expression it would definitely be solemn.

The white dove turned over and fell, then slashed the ground with a sword and rose up again, finally landing steadily.

The feeling that the knife strike just now gave to the inner guard was... it clearly hit the target, but it seemed to have hit empty space.

"But since I was stabbed... that's good—"

The next moment, the white light dispelled the black smoke on the wound. No, it was more like annihilating that power without any hindrance.

What surprised the inner guards even more was that there was something stuck on Bai Ge's sword.

"That's...'the kingdom'!?"

White flames climbed up, and the country disappeared.

"What's going on?" The other two guards saw that something was wrong on his side and asked.

"Unexpected situation. The enemy's mobility is at the same level as the Silver Spear Pegasus, perhaps slightly higher. His attack methods are similar to the Yan Kingdom's Imperial Guards. His strength level is very high and needs to be paid more attention to. Most importantly... he ignores the influence of the country."

"Understood. I'll handle this monster on my own, and you and him can take it down as quickly as possible."

When the two inner guards attacked him together, Ling Dengxian raised his head and asked with a ferocious expression: "Why me?"

"?"

The next moment, sword light flashed, blood flowers bloomed, snow waterfalls splashed, and a bloody battle began again.