A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 248 Three Great Protectors

Despite saying that, he was still uncertain. The four ancient guardians worshipped by Western countries were the four guardians of a god named Zeus. Now, William had summoned them all at once, which was truly unexpected. Moreover, Chao Bufan did not know the strength of the four guardians of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Judging from the terrifying aura emanating from them, he was not capable of resisting them at his current level.

It looks like this is going to be a fierce battle!

His extraordinary and domineering aura was on full display, showcasing his mid-stage Yellow Realm strength to the fullest. However, in the eyes of the four guardians, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, it was truly child's play, and the four of them looked at him with disdain.

To reiterate, the reason why Chao Bufan's strength is at the mid-stage of the Yellow Realm instead of the early stage is entirely due to the divine bone entering his body.

"Falcon, I didn't expect you to be a cultivator. If this were in the marketplace, no one could match you. Not bad, not bad. It's just a pity that your abilities are nothing compared to those of my four celestial protectors..."

"Enough with the nonsense, it's not certain who will live and who will die!"

In the past, with his extraordinary temperament, he would have dealt with them without hesitation. But these four Western gods were not to be taken lightly. One wrong move and he would not only die without a burial place, but also implicate so many people behind him. He hadn't even had a proper chat with the women's legion since its formation! If he were to die like this, it would be such a terrible loss.

However, William didn't seem to be in a hurry to give orders. Instead, he looked at each member of the women's corps with great interest. The light in his eyes could almost illuminate half the sky.

Chao Bufan naturally noticed this and pulled William back to reality with a cold snort.

William chuckled and said, "I never imagined that you, Falcon, would be surrounded by so many beautiful women. You truly deserve to be the number one person in HX."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smirked and said coldly, "If you want to fight, then fight. Stop talking nonsense."

He quickly sent a telepathic message to Baihe and the others, saying, "Listen up, I'll hold them off while you run away."

Lily replied, "Young master, I'll stay and help you."

Bai Ling and the others also said without hesitation, "We'll stay too."

Chao Bufan frowned and said urgently, "What time is it? Why are you still arguing? Even I am not confident in dealing with these four people. If you stay, you will only be throwing your lives away. Listen to me, and take this opportunity to escape."

“Extraordinary (young master)…”

"Alright, I know you're all worried about me. Don't worry, even if you can't beat me, you can still escape. On the contrary, with you guys around, I won't be able to go all out."

Upon hearing this, Baihe and the others frowned. After a moment of contemplation, Baihe transmitted her voice, "Young Master, you must be careful!"

"Don't worry! I will."

William nodded slightly, his expression somewhat strange, but he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, "Falcon, how about we make a deal?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself: A deal? What kind of deal? What exactly is William up to? He smiled and said, "Oh? Tell me about it."

William's gaze swept across Lily and the others' faces, then he laughed and said, "A life for a life. I'll let you go, but one of these women behind you must come forward and die in your place."

"puff!"

Chao Bufan chuckled and laughed, "William, are you out of your mind? How could you say something like that? What kind of bullshit 'One World Mercenary Group' is this? Bah!"

William wasn't angry. After all, he believed everything was under his control; whoever he wanted to die, had to die. Therefore, William laughed and said, "So you're unwilling! In that case, then die!"

With that, he waved to the four guardians behind him—Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning—closed his eyes, and said with a helpless expression, "Kill!"

Chao Bufan's expression suddenly changed drastically. He had originally thought that William would send one of the four—Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning—to fight, but who knew that all four of them would come at him together. The gods of Western countries are also gods, and they are not to be profaned. A mortal body cannot withstand them. One of them is enough to give him trouble, but four of them coming at him together... that's truly... a miserable fate!

"Fuck!"

Chao Bufan cursed under his breath, and without hesitation, he swiftly hurled the two yellow lightning balls that had already gathered in his palms toward Feng Po and Dian Mu. At the same time, he pulled his hands out of the air, and a long sword with a cold glint appeared in his hands.

"Come on!"

With a roar, Chao Bufan leaped into the air, hovering about ten feet above the ground. Simultaneously, he slashed his longsword at the four guardians of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning from afar. A single strike unleashed a barrage of sword energy, countless sword energies crisscrossing and shimmering, instantly weaving into a net that encircled the four guardians. At the same time, a defensive barrier gleaming with an earthy yellow light suddenly appeared before him.

Without hesitation, Lily and the others transformed into streaks of light and disappeared from the spot.

"Hmph, a mere grain of rice dares to rival the brilliance of the sun and moon!"

Thor sneered, then casually raised his Mjolnir and smashed it down on the inescapable net that Chao Bufan had created.

"Snapped!"

With a deafening roar, the sword net that Chao Bufan had unleashed, seemingly capable of destroying mountains and severing rivers, appeared utterly vulnerable, shattering and vanishing with a single blow. But that wasn't all. After striking the sword net, Thor's hammer struck it as if hitting glass, continuing its trajectory at the same speed towards the earth-escape artist.

Chao Bufan's expression suddenly changed drastically. Without hesitation, he swung his sword several more times and retreated backward.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, Thor's hammer slammed heavily onto the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of defensive formation), instantly shattering it and causing it to collapse.

Chao Bufan's eye suddenly twitched, and then he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "whoosh".

With a single blow, not only did he shatter Chao Bufan's sword net, but he also broke through Chao Bufan's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of defensive technique). Even Chao Bufan himself was injured by this blow, demonstrating the immense power of Thor's hammer! Moreover, this hammer blow was just a casual strike, and his strength was less than one percent of his peak power.

This is the difference in strength! A god is a god, far beyond what ordinary people can compare to.

Chao Bufan quickly wiped his mouth, the intense fear of death surging within him reaching an unprecedented peak! He had underestimated the strength of the four guardians, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning. The Thunder God had injured him with a single hammer blow, which showed just how powerful they were.

Fear, absolute fear!

Falcon had never felt this way in his life. Even during his final mission, facing hundreds of assassins and being pierced by a hail of bullets, he hadn't been afraid; he had fallen with a smile. Even Tian Yue in his past life, though he cried out "I don't want to die!" in his dying moments, did so out of confusion and resentment. Now, he was afraid, truly afraid. Death itself wasn't frightening, but if he died like this, what would happen to all his loved ones? Who would protect them?