Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 966: Defeating the Invaders (Part 2)
Gazing ahead at Wang Chen, who had hoisted the burly man high with the long spear in his hand, Zhao Quan, standing at the end of the wooden walkway, felt his entire body stiffen and his limbs go ice cold, nearly losing his grip on the strongbow he held.
As the leader of the Qingfeng Bandits’ archer squad, Zhao Quan not only possessed exceptional archery skills but also wielded the strength of a fourth-tier Martial General in Cultivation Level.
A person like him could stand out anywhere, but after having offended the powerful and facing a manhunt, he had no choice but to become a bandit and join the Qingfeng Bandits, scratching out a living in the vast Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Zhao Quan didn’t feel that leading the archer squad was beneath him because the Qingfeng Bandits had two leaders at the Cultivation Level of fifth-tier Martial Ancestors, which made them the foremost power among the numerous bandits in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
This time the two great leaders had personally led the team and set up an impenetrable trap to deal with a Blood Cloak Guard at the Thousand Household rank.
Zhao Quan’s initial thought had been that this was overkill, akin to using a cleaver to kill a chicken. A mere Thousand Household could be taken care of by his elite archers without causing such a great stir and devising such a detailed plan.
Only now did the archer squad leader realize that their preparation was not excessive but rather significantly underestimated the opponent.
The burly man who had just been skewered by Wang Chen’s spear was the second-in-command of the Qingfeng Bandits.
A fifth-tier Martial Ancestor!
With just one strike, merely one move, and that too when the second-in-command had launched a surprise attack first and got counter-killed, Zhao Quan felt like he was in a dream—a terrifying nightmare!
How could this be possible!?
His heart echoed the same cry as the burly man.
Such a young Thousand Household of the Blood Cloak Guard, alone with a single spear against an elite ambush by the Qingfeng Bandits, had managed to gain an overwhelming advantage.
Zhao Quan sincerely wished this was just a dream, that he would wake up and everything would be fine.
However, when Wang Chen turned around, his piercing gaze falling upon the archers blocked at the end of the walkway, Zhao Quan jolted awake with a shock, without a second thought he screamed, "Retreat!"
Such a powerful foe was not someone they "small fry" could handle!
Whoosh!
As soon as Zhao Quan’s words fell, the archers beside him hadn’t even reacted when they saw Wang Chen fling the second-in-command’s corpse toward them.
The body of the Qingfeng Bandits’ second-in-command was extremely burly, weighing over 300 pounds, and as it was thrown, it looked like a dark cloud bearing down, accompanied by the whistling of the wind, and smashed into the middle of the archers.
Screams suddenly erupted!
Several archers who couldn’t dodge in time were crushed, their bones broken and tendons torn, struggling on the ground.
The archer squad formation was instantly thrown into chaos!
And at this very moment, Wang Chen had already spurred his horse forward.
A hundred steps were crossed in the blink of an eye.
The bandits finally snapped out of their stupor and scattered in all directions, fleeing without the courage to engage in battle.
However, their reaction was still a bit too slow. Wang Chen charged forward, his spear sweeping out like a dragon, casting out bursts of cold light, and in an instant, he had stabbed four or five archers to death.
The efficiency of the slaughter was chilling to the core!
Zhao Quan reacted the fastest and ran the quickest, desperately fleeing deep into the dense forest, only to hear a "bang" behind him as though he had been struck by a hammer weighing thousands of pounds, his body involuntarily flying forward.
He crashed heavily to the ground a dozen steps away, his back already torn open by a huge bloody hole!
Wang Chen, positioned at the entrance of the walkway, put away the flintlock rifle he had just drawn and in an instant, replaced it with another one that was loaded.
Most of the bandits ambushing Wang Chen had escaped into the forest, and it was impractical for him to pursue them on horseback, so he switched to a firearm.
The same flintlock rifles, Wang Chen had stored a hundred of them in his storage space, all loaded and primed.
These rifles were something he had custom-built continuously over the past six months, not taking much of his time, but now they were perfectly suited for the current situation.
Although with Wang Chen’s current Cultivation Level and strength, the firearms carried little significance.
Yet it wasn’t because Wang Chen had too many silver notes burning a hole in his pocket that he had invested a considerable sum in these firearms.
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gunshots echoed nonstop, one bandit after another who burst into the dense forest was killed on the spot, each death more gruesome than the last.
Wang Chen’s self-made flintlock rifle was of exquisite craftsmanship, with a large caliber, ample charge, long range, and powerful killing force. Not to mention these low-tier bandits, even a fourth-tier Martial General wouldn’t be able to take a direct hit.
Furthermore, he had a storage space to cheat with, turning the flintlock rifle into a volley gun!
Most importantly, these bandits had never encountered such a weapon from another world and naturally had no way to defend or dodge.
As a result, Wang Chen had consecutively picked off more than a dozen men.
Only when no more fleeing bandits were in sight did Wang Chen put away his flintlock rifle and continued on his way riding the Yellow Fatty Horse.
Intuition told him the battle was not over yet.
As Wang Chen continued along the Heavenly Road, he came upon a broad slope a distance ahead and, sure enough, spotted new enemies ahead!
A dark mass stretched across the hills, at least three to four hundred strong, completely blocking the passage of the Heavenly Road.
These bandits, dressed in cyan-grey tunics, not only arranged their formation but also displayed their banners, with the conspicuously written character "Qing" on each flag.
Standing at the forefront was a fierce-looking man, mounted on a war horse, armored, and wielding a Fangtian Halberd.
These bandits were in full readiness, with an air of solemn killing that pierced the firmament, almost possessing the majesty of thousands of troops and horses!
Separated by about a hundred paces, Wang Chen reined in his horse and stopped, watching the bandits ahead impassively.
The fierce man spoke in a heavy voice, "Wang Chen, I truly underestimated you!"
Wang Chen replied with a smile, "Who are you?"
Taking a deep breath, the fierce man declared, "I am Dan Taixiong, the leader of the Qingfeng Bandits!"
"I’ve never heard of you."
Wang Chen said indifferently, "But, isn’t it good to be alive?"
The leader of the Qingfeng Bandits, Dan Taixiong, was taken aback, but soon got the gist of Wang Chen’s words and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"You’ve got guts!"
The next moment, he shouted fiercely, "You killed my second brother and more than a dozen of our brothers. Today, it’s either your death or mine!"
The bandit leader harbored an extreme hatred for Wang Chen in his heart.
His biggest regret was setting the ambush on Wang Chen along the path, thinking that relying on the second leader and a team of elite archers would ensure an easy capture.
With himself in command here, the plan was foolproof.
Yet the first step of this plan went disastrously wrong, costing the life of a fifth-tier Martial Ancestor!
Dan Taixiong realized he had severely underestimated Wang Chen’s strength, making a grave mistake.
But precisely because of this, his determination to kill Wang Chen grew even stronger. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
If he couldn’t capture Wang Chen to avenge his second leader, Dan Taixiong’s prestige accumulated over many years would take a severe hit, and he wouldn’t be able to explain to the higher-ups of Hidden Dragon Hall.
Therefore, Wang Chen must die today!
As soon as his words fell, the leader of the Qingfeng Bandits fiercely waved his arm, and the bandits behind him immediately raised their longbows.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, a torrent of arrows flew towards Wang Chen.
And this was just a warm-up before the grand battle!
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Here comes the second update.
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