The Hun leader's command had been issued, and regardless of any dissenting thoughts, others had no choice but to obey.
Thus, led by their chief, the Hun army began to retreat again.
This retreat made Lin Tian regretful.
He knew that the Hun leader had fled because he had been frightened by him.
If he hadn't shot arrows at the Hun leader, the Hun army might have continued to fight them.
In that case, they could have eliminated some of the Hun cavalry.
But now, the Hun army was escaping again, and they could only continue to pursue and kill them as they fled.
Such a pursuit was undoubtedly terrifying for the Huns.
The fighting spirit they had just mustered vanished instantly.
They no longer had any desire to fight; all they wanted was to escape.
Therefore, as Lin Tian led his army in pursuit, they did not stop, all the way to the Hun royal court.
Upon arriving at the Hun royal court, the Hun leader shouted:
"Guard the king! Quickly come out and protect the king! The Qin army is here!!"
Such a shout caused chaos in the Hun royal court.
Many women in the royal court cried out in alarm.
Fortunately, there were ten thousand elite guards in the royal court. Upon hearing the Hun leader's shouts, these ten thousand men charged out.
This also gave the Hun leader a sigh of relief and renewed his courage to fight Lin Tian.
"Kill! Kill the Qin army! Kill the Qin general and avenge our soldiers!!"
As he uttered these words, the Hun leader turned back to look at the army behind him.
However, the Hun leader was greatly surprised. The army behind him was not as numerous as he had expected.
In fact, it was less than half of what it had been before.
This number greatly exceeded the Hun leader's expectations.
Looking at Lin Tian's army, it remained as numerous as before.
However, these soldiers now carried an even greater imposing aura than before.
"What is going on? Where are our men? Why are there so few left?"
"Your Majesty, our men were all killed by the Qin army during their escape, some died, some scattered, and only this small number remains!"
"Useless! A bunch of incompetent fools! What use is it for me to keep you all?"
Hearing that many soldiers had died on the road of escape, the Hun leader did not see it as his own fault.
He merely felt that his subordinates were too incompetent, leading to such heavy casualties.
This made the Hun leader extremely angry, and he began to berate the soldiers and generals.
However, his reprimand caused discontent among many Hun generals and soldiers.
In such a desperate situation, the pressure on the generals and soldiers was immense; one wrong move and they would die here.
But at this moment, the Hun leader was shamelessly scolding them, which made many feel indignant.
Originally, they had intended to fight Lin Tian's army to the death.
But as they looked around, they suddenly felt that escaping was the best option.
Therefore, while fighting Lin Tian's army, many of them feigned effort, intending to flee and perhaps save their own lives.
It was precisely because they harbored such thoughts that Wang Wu and others found the fighting in the Hun royal court to be surprisingly easy.
Those Hun cavalry soldiers became even more spiritless than before, crumbling at the slightest touch.
Many even turned their horses and fled before the fighting even reached them.
This allowed Lin Tian to easily reach the Hun leader.
"Is this your last resort? It seems rather useless!"
"You, you… what did you do? Why are my soldiers fleeing so quickly!"
"We did nothing. We can only say that you were too cowardly. Otherwise, your Hun army would not have collapsed so rapidly!"
Even Lin Tian hadn't expected this battle to be so smooth.
They had barely fought the Hun army; the Hun army had fled the entire way, and they had pursued.
After pursuing them to the Hun royal court, the situation was already decided.
Although there were still Hun soldiers here, many had already fled, and the remaining soldiers could no longer cause much trouble.
Just as Lin Tian appeared before the Hun leader, even though other Hun soldiers wanted to rescue him, they were utterly incapable.
All of this was thanks to the Hun leader's cowardice. Because he ordered a retreat, the Hun army had collapsed so quickly.
The word "cowardly" further provoked the Hun leader.
He had always considered himself the king of the steppes, and even if not the most ferocious, at least a wolf among them.
He could die in battle, but he could not be called timid or fearful.
Even if he had indeed acted to save himself, he was unwilling for Lin Tian to say it.
This filled him with extreme rage.
The next moment, he drew his curved saber and uttered a sentence that stunned everyone.
"This king will duel you! This king will redeem himself!!"
The Huns were already well aware of Lin Tian's prowess in battle.
They all understood that Lin Tian was not to be trifled with.
Even the most powerful Hun warriors could not withstand a single move from Lin Tian.
Given this, the Hun leader's desire to fight Lin Tian was a testament to a courage that was hard for others to match.
The Hun leader knew that he would not survive this encounter, but he still wished to reclaim his dignity as a king in his final moments.
Therefore, he wanted to die bravely under Lin Tian's sword.
However, Lin Tian gave him no such opportunity.
"General Li, the Huns have harmed our people for a long time, and they are sworn enemies of our people. General Li has dealt with the Huns for many years. Therefore, this Hun leader will be handed over to General Li to resolve!"
"Yes! I shall not disgrace this mission!"
Li Mu understood Lin Tian's intentions. The Huns and the Zhao people had a deep-seated enmity.
Especially for Li Mu, there was a great history; Li Mu had defended against the Hun army for many years.
Therefore, Lin Tian wished for Li Mu to personally settle this ancient feud.
This was also what Li Mu had hoped for.
Thus, after Lin Tian issued his command, Li Mu unhesitatingly raised his treasured sword and fought the Hun leader.
The Hun leader was forced to engage in battle.
After more than ten exchanges, Li Mu's sword was dripping with blood, and he directly killed the Hun leader.
With the death of the Hun leader, the Hun tribe also perished.
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