Comprehending Myriad Techniques as Woodcutter

Chapter 248: Chapter 196: Commencing the Slaughter

He made a snap decision and barked,

"You all go on ahead! I’ll hold them off and catch up!"

"Senior Brother Huang..."

Lin Zhen hesitated slightly, but Huang Zifeng cut her off.

"Go! Have you forgotten what the Outer Sect taught you? Hesitating now will only drag me down!"

"Yes! Senior Brother Huang, be careful!"

The group no longer hesitated, quickly dashing past the two of them. The bandit leader tried to stop them but was forced back by two swift slashes from Huang Zifeng. The leader sneered, gave up the chase, and focused his attention on fighting Huang Zifeng.

Seeing the leader so calm, Huang Zifeng had a bad feeling.

Right now, he only had two choices: either finish this leader off immediately or hold him up for a while until the other four were far away, then retreat himself. As for what the four might encounter on their own, he could only hope their training in the Outer Sect was enough to handle it.

The four of them ran quickly. Just as they rounded a street corner, a dozen or so bandits suddenly charged at them, blocking their path.

The main group of bandits was visible in the distance behind them. They were trapped, with enemies blocking their way forward and pursuers at their back.

Lin Zhen took a deep breath and shouted,

"Brother, Senior Brother Pei, Junior Brother Zhang, we have to fight our way out!"

"Alright!"

The group roared in agreement, raising their swords and charging toward the dozen bandits.

A flurry of flashing blades erupted as they clashed.

Xie Yuan glanced over and saw the three were already giving it their all. Everywhere their swords passed, a spray of blood followed, making the bandits scream in pain.

The West Desert bandits were savage, but in terms of raw power, the disciples of a Major Sect were still their superiors. However, they had far less experience than these hardened cutthroats who lived and died by the sword, and they were also outnumbered.

But the three of them learned quickly after drawing first blood. Even though each was fighting multiple opponents, they didn’t lose an ounce of momentum. Often, an enemy would fall after just a few moves.

But the difference in numbers was still too great. Not to mention the main group chasing from behind, more men constantly poured out from the nearby houses and alleys to join the fray, replacing the fallen bandits.

This Fengsha Collection had already become Lu the Third’s nest.

Xie Yuan estimated the rate at which they were killing enemies versus the rate of enemy reinforcements.

’This isn’t going to work.’

The bandits’ assault had already begun to separate the group, leaving them too preoccupied to help one another. Seeing this, Xie Yuan used the situation to his advantage and deliberately allowed himself to be pushed further and further away from the others.

"Junior Brother Zhang, watch out!"

Lin Zhen cried out when she saw this. Lin Cheng, disregarding his own safety, tried to rush over but was forced back by several scimitars at once, making him frantic with worry.

Seeing this, Pei Yu clenched his jaw and reached for something inside his robes. In a moment of carelessness, a blade grazed his back, and he let out a muffled grunt.

Although it wasn’t a serious injury, he still had to hold his breath for a moment, forced to take a defensive stance to regulate his breathing.

Besieged by several men, Xie Yuan fought as he retreated, gradually turning a corner until he was forced into a dead end.

Seeing that his three companions were out of sight, he stopped retreating. He stood in the middle of the street, watching the enemies before him.

There were four of them in total, their cultivation ranging from Second to Fourth Training. Seeing that Xie Yuan had stopped running, they exchanged a glance and grinned maliciously.

"Good. It’s good you’ve stopped running. Saves me the trouble of chasing you..."

Before he could finish, he suddenly clutched his throat, letting out a choked gurgle.

The other three hadn’t even processed what happened before their vision went black and they collapsed to the ground.

Xie Yuan gave his Long Sword a slight shake, flicking the blood off, and glanced behind him.

A few more bandits arriving as reinforcements froze when they saw the scene, slowly coming to a halt.

"Who are you..."

The lead bandit demanded, but before he could finish, he saw Xie Yuan look up, smile faintly, and then vanish from sight.

The bandit’s heart tightened, and he instinctively raised his scimitar.

His Martial Artist’s intuition was impressively sharp, but unfortunately, compared to Xie Yuan, his movements were far, far too slow.

A series of muffled grunts sounded almost simultaneously as the squad of bandits fell one after another like dominoes.

Xie Yuan reappeared behind them, his Long Sword flicking another blossom of blood from its blade.

With his Cloud Dragon Step active, these External Training bandits were completely unable to react.

His eyes narrowed as he glanced at the nearby alleys and shops. More bandits were trickling in. He snorted softly and vanished from sight again.

A series of short screams and muffled grunts rang out. In just a few moments, Xie Yuan reappeared at the corner.

Behind him, the area had fallen completely silent. Not a single footstep could be heard.

Xie Yuan straightened his clothes slightly, then paused. He took a large step and walked deliberately out of the alley.

SWOOSH—

A sharp sword lunged toward him. Xie Yuan ducked and cried out in alarm,

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, don’t attack! It’s me!"

He poked his head out and saw the three of them approaching together. They were all stunned to see him completely unharmed.

"Junior Brother Zhang! You’re okay?"

Lin Cheng was overjoyed. Just as he was about to leap over for a closer look, Xie Yuan rushed out and stopped him.

"Senior Brother Lin, I’m fine!"

Xie Yuan hugged Lin Cheng tightly. Thinking he was just overwrought with anxiety, Lin Cheng patted his back.

"It’s alright now, Junior Brother Zhang. We took care of the enemies too! It’s alright."

"Hmm, Junior Brother Zhang, those four men just now... you killed them all? You’re not hurt?" Pei Yu, who was usually a man of few words, asked in surprise, seeing that Xie Yuan was completely unscathed.

Lin Zhen and Lin Cheng also stared at Xie Yuan, their faces filled with astonishment at his perfect condition.

Xie Yuan nodded with an honest look on his face.

"I was about to be overwhelmed when I had a sudden flash of insight. My Swordsmanship seemed to get a lot faster, and I barely managed to cut them all down."

The three exchanged a look, a sudden realization dawning on them. ’A breakthrough under the pressure of a life-or-death battle?’ they thought. ’Junior Brother Zhang is truly fortunate.’

Lin Zhen said quickly,

"Even though we’ve killed this wave of enemies, the ones behind us are catching up fast. Let’s go this way..."

"We can’t go that way! It’s a dead end."

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