Forward is the 325th chapter of the Kingdom manga.
Summary[]
Shin arrives at the battlefield but is still far away from Duke Hyou. He yells at him that he is here and both the Duke and Ri Boku recognize him. Shin starts coming closer to Duke Hyou who is left alone among the enemy ranks while dueling Hou Ken. Duke Hyou orders Shin that he and his Hi Shin Unit to get out of that battlefield and go forward to Kanyou, because if they stay there, they will certainly meet their end. Shin is confused by his orders when, suddenly, Duke Hyou lifts up his spiked shield and throws it to him.
The Duke attacks Hou Ken right afterwards with savage ferocity. As they both exchange heavy blows, Duke Hyou loses his arm and gets deeply wounded. Despite having only one arm left, he pushes Hou Ken back and almost cuts him down across the shoulder - however, with a supreme effort Hou Ken knocks away the Duke's weapon. At this moment, Ri Boku realizes that the Duke's heroic final strike wasn't aiming to take Hou Ken's life, but instead to create an opening so he could get close enough to grab Hou Ken's left arm, breaking it at the elbow, effectively rendering it permanently useless.
Hou Ken lifts up his glaive to deal the final blow against his foe, but before being cut down the Duke calls out to Shin, saying with his last breath that the youngster should never let his flames die out. The chapter ends with a desperate cry from Shin, as a splash of blood bursts from the Duke's demise offscreen.
Characters[]
Qin[]
- Six Great Generals
- Ou Ki (mentioned)
Zhao[]
High Points[]
- Duke Hyou's Shield becomes Shin's from this chapter onwards.
- Duke Hyou is killed by Hou Ken.