nownovels Chapter 40 Melee
Chapter 40 Melee
"Hongling, sit down and don't make a sound."
Hongling covered her mouth, her shoulders trembling, and shrank into the corner of the carriage like a frightened quail.
Cui Xijun lifted a corner of the soft gauze curtain and looked out, only to see the magnificent mountain scenery in front of the carriage.
The incident occurred at the rear of the convoy.
Shouts of killing, screams, the clash of swords... all sorts of sounds mingled together, but she couldn't see anything.
Cui Xijun tried to push the car door, but found it wouldn't budge.
I don't know when, but the car door was jammed shut and I couldn't open it at all.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Outside the train carriage.
Archers kept firing arrows from the dense forest on both sides of the narrow path.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Arrows rained down like raindrops, arriving in the blink of an eye.
The guards and servants at the rear of the convoy screamed in agony as they fell, struck by arrows.
Some unfortunate individuals were shot into a pincushion by a hail of arrows before they could even scream, becoming corpses.
Cai He crouched in the jungle, his eyes fixed on the convoy in the ambush circle.
After several volleys of arrows, Cai He looked toward the rear of the Cui family's caravan.
However, as far as he could see, there was no one at the end of the mountain path.
The Liu family's carriages did not appear at the designated location.
As the leader of the group, Cai He seemed to have sensed something, and a surge of wild joy appeared on his face.
He had been living on the edge for over a decade and knew all too well the true nature of those powerful families.
If they wait for the Liu family to give the signal before making their move, and after they deal with the Cui family's guards, the Liu family's private soldiers will then attack from behind.
They won't be able to escape then; the Liu family will definitely kill them to silence them.
So he made preparations in advance, cutting down trees to stop the convoy and create chaos.
We'll rob the Cui and Liu families of all their valuables and then leave.
This was a plan they had made from the beginning.
I just didn't expect that plans would change.
Surprisingly, the Liu family didn't follow!
Several of his old comrades were already looking in his direction, and Cai He knew he couldn't control them anymore.
He immediately stood up and roared, "The Liu family is untrustworthy, we won't wait any longer. We'll act now, rob them and leave, leaving no survivors!"
"Shout!"
A dozen men drew knives from their waists and charged out of the dense forest like tigers descending a mountain, rushing into the Cui family's convoy.
The shouts of battle were deafening.
A Transcendent Realm guard charged toward Cai He, shield raised.
Cai He casually slashed horizontally with his sword, the blade striking the shield and splitting it in two.
The guard, shield and all, was sent flying by the blow, crashing into a rock wall three zhang away. His head slumped down, and he was instantly lifeless.
Another guard attempted to attack from the side.
Cai He swung his knife backhand, the back of the blade striking the guard's shoulder blade, shattering it instantly. The guard shrunk halfway and collapsed to the ground.
He rushed forward at a leisurely pace, as if taking a stroll in a garden.
There are no moves, no stances, just one slash and one kill.
These martial arts masters, transformed from ordinary people, were no different from cats and dogs in his eyes; they could all be dealt with in a single strike.
Yin Xiaoran, standing at the rear of the carriage, saw this scene and his expression changed slightly.
This vicious bandit was actually a Dragon Elephant Martial Master!
He gripped the knife tightly in his hand and charged towards Cai He without hesitation.
boom!
The two knives clashed, sparks flew, and the ear-piercing sound of the impact was so loud it hurt one's eardrums.
The hard ground beneath their feet shattered simultaneously, and the impact radiated outwards from them.
The surrounding rubble was swept away by the invisible shockwave, crashing against the rock wall with a crackling sound, as if a rain of stones had fallen.
Cai He glanced down at the tiger's mouth and saw blood seeping from the wound.
He twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression immediately turning serious, and he dropped his previous contempt.
As Yin Xiaoran swung his sword for the second time, the wind from the blade had already scattered the rubble on the ground.
Cai He rolled to the side, then swung his twin blades and slashed forward with tremendous force.
Yin Xiaoran raised his sword to parry.
The impact of the Dragon Elephant Realm's combined strike was like a giant wave crashing against the shore, traveling along the blade and making his arms go numb.
He unleashed his full power.
Cai staggered back several steps before regaining his balance, the ground beneath his feet cracking and leaving a series of deep footprints.
He raised his head, his face filled with murderous intent, and pounced again without saying a word.
The speed at which the dual swords were drawn increased rapidly, each strike deadly, every move a killing blow.
Yin Xiaoran seized an opening and slashed down with his sword.
Cai He dodged to the side, the blade sliding down his chest, and he took the opportunity to strike back with his wrist.
Instead of retreating, Yin Xiaoran advanced, using his shoulder to withstand the blow.
puff.
Blood mist sprayed out from the crack, exploding into a blood flower in the air.
Instead of retreating, Yin Xiaoran advanced, taking advantage of the opportunity to exchange his injury for another, slashing Cai He's arm with a single blow.
Ignoring their injuries, the two then unleashed a flurry of attacks, like two ferocious beasts locked in combat.
The precious sword, originally forged from refined steel, was chipped and dented by the two men's ferocious strength, with countless iron filings falling between them.
However, a moment later, the knives in their hands were completely turned into scrap metal, the blades shattered and unusable.
The two men almost simultaneously discarded their useless swords and exchanged blows with their fists and palms.
Each punch and palm strike carries the force of a thousand pounds.
The air was compressed, producing a muffled, explosive sound, like thunder.
The rubble on the ground around them kept cracking and flying everywhere.
A gust of wind from a deflected palm struck the carriage wall behind Yin Xiaoran, leaving a shallow dent in the Zhenyue Shenmu (a type of wood) panel, with wood chips flying everywhere.
boom!
Both of them were hit by the other's attack at the same time and were sent flying backward.
Yin Xiaoran crashed into the carriage and collapsed.
He tried to stand up, but found that he couldn't muster any strength and could only kneel on one knee, blocking the carriage.
When he opened his mouth, blood and foam kept oozing out from between his teeth and dripping down his chin.
It mingled with the blood flowing down his shoulder blade, forming a pool of dark red on the ground.
Cai He was much better off than him, and his health was not fundamentally damaged.
He swallowed the sweetness that rose in his throat, forcibly calming the churning within him, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes cold.
At this moment, the guards' shouts of battle grew increasingly faint.
Someone was begging for mercy, but the pleas were cut off with a single stroke of the sword, and the scene fell completely silent.
By this time, the guards were almost all dead or wounded, and those who survived were all injured and lying on the ground. No one could stop them anymore.
Cai He stood beside the carriage, turning his head to look at the other side of the mountain road.
The Liu family should be arriving soon.
Not wanting to be cornered by the Liu family, he ordered, "Take it and leave quickly. Leave no survivors."
Hongling, already in tears, clutched Cui Xijun's sleeve, trembling all over: "Third Miss, what do we do?"
"Don't panic." Cui Xijun pulled her to her side, letting her lean on her shoulder, and whispered, "Don't cry. No matter what happens later, don't make a sound."
Hongling covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, but she didn't make a sound.
Cui Xijun pulled a skirt-pressing knife from her calf, gripped it in her palm, and tucked it behind her back.
Just then, Cai He, who was outside the carriage, suddenly smelled a faint scent of rouge.
He paused, as if he had noticed something, and looked down at the back of his hand.
I noticed that the blood vessels on the back of my hand seemed to come alive, starting to wriggle wildly, like earthworms crawling under my skin.
Deep in the dense forest, Chen Ye raised his crossbow.
The crossbow string snapped back with a muffled thud.
The arrow flew out of the bow like a thunderbolt.
"call!"
The arrow flew straight toward Cai He's location, striking him precisely on the back of the neck with lightning speed.