Clang, clang, clang!
The surrounding horse bandits quickly closed in on Bai Ye, brandishing their weapons and hacking at him incessantly.
However, all their weapons were blocked by seven-colored sword light, the crisp sounds of clashing metal echoing endlessly.
Bai Ye suddenly drew his pulse twin guns and pulled the triggers at the surroundings.
Bang, bang, bang…
Accompanied by the gunshot, streaks of sapphire energy beams continuously shot outwards, easily piercing through the bodies of the horse bandits.
Crimson blood splashed out, falling everywhere on the ground. The smell of blood in the air instantly thickened.
"Make way, let me!"
A robust horse bandit roared, gripping a Xuan Hua great axe. After ordering the surrounding horse bandits aside, he spurred his horse and charged towards Bai Ye.
As Bai Ye watched the opponent approach, he raised the Xuan Hua great axe and brought it down upon him.
Then…
Bai Ye moved swiftly, gripping the axe shaft and with a powerful swing, overturned the horse bandit and his mount onto the ground.
With a bang, the warhorse fell, letting out a loud cry, and clouds of dust billowed.
Bai Ye walked up to the horse bandit, looking down at him from above, then aimed the muzzle of his gun at the bandit's head and pulled the trigger.
With a bang!
The bandit's head was struck by the beam, exploding instantly. Blood mixed with brains splattered all over the ground.
Bai Ye murmured, "Just ordinary horse bandits?"
Horse bandits were not particularly strong; most Chosen could deal with them. Otherwise, so many Chosen would not linger at the Great Wall, join the Great Wall Guard, and accept hunting missions from the quartermaster every day.
However, this was a hidden mission, and Bai Ye felt there might be some difference. But now, it seemed there was nothing special.
On the other side…
"Brothers, kill!"
The surrounding Chang'an soldiers seemed to see hope. Although Bai Ye was alone, his ferocity was impressive. In the blink of an eye, he had eliminated over ten horse bandits, giving these Chang'an soldiers hope that perhaps they could survive if they fought hard.
The sounds of shouting and killing instantly rose. A torn military banner was picked up from the ground and waved vigorously.
Bai Ye looked at the horse bandits and soldiers fighting around him, raising his pulse twin guns.
"No matter what…" Bai Ye aimed forward, pulled the trigger, and said, "I'll complete the mission first."
Bang, bang, bang…
The pulse twin guns continuously charged energy, and then blue beams of light flew out, blasting the heads of the horse bandits.
About fifteen minutes later, figures reappeared on the ancient road.
Bai Ye glanced back. Dozens of Chosen were rushing towards them, likely the first batch of Chosen who had completed their tasks at the quartermaster's.
This made the Chang'an soldiers even more excited.
"It's reinforcements from the Great Wall!"
"Reinforcements are here, it's fine, it's fine."
"Brothers, charge with me, don't let these horse bandits escape."
…
Soon, with the addition of the Chosen to the battle, the horse bandits began to retreat steadily.
Although there were quite a few horse bandits, around five to six hundred, they were no match for the Chosen. The difference in strength was too obvious, far beyond what numbers could compensate for.
However, Bai Ye frowned.
So far, this story seemed to be unfolding in a correct direction.
Horse bandits attacked, plundered provisions, then the quartermaster gave a mission, and the Chosen killed the horse bandits, recovered the provisions, and received their rewards. It seemed like a happy ending for everyone.
But from Bai Ye's perspective, it was different.
This was clearly a hidden mission, yet it only required killing ordinary horse bandits. Furthermore, it overlapped with the missions of other Chosen, effectively giving Bai Ye a large group of helpers…
Since when were hidden missions so gentle?
No matter how Bai Ye thought about it, something felt off.
"Activate it, quickly, activate it for me!"
"Didn't you hear my order?"
"Hurry, or we'll all die here."
At this moment, a horse bandit leader suddenly started yelling, cracking his whip and directing the surrounding horse bandits.
The horse bandits responded with a shout and quickly galloped towards the rear.
In the center of the horse bandits, there was a huge flatbed cart, covered with black cloth and securely fastened with ropes on both sides.
The horse bandits quickly reached the cart, cut the ropes with their knives, and pulled off the black cloth.
On the cart lay a giant wooden puppet, about three and a half meters tall. Reaching the puppet's head, a horse bandit took out a glowing square stone and inserted it into a recess in the center of the puppet's head.
The next moment, red light suddenly emanated from the wooden puppet's eyes. Then, the massive body suddenly sat up.
Bang!
The wooden puppet, now upright, appeared extremely ferocious. It strode forward, bent down, and swung its arm, sweeping two Chosen away almost instantaneously.
By the time they landed, their bodies were twisted in bizarre ways. It was evident that most of their bones were broken, and they were thoroughly dead.
Everyone around was shocked and immediately pulled back.
Bang, bang, bang…
The wooden puppet did not stop, and began to march forward.
The horse bandit leader instantly became excited and shouted, "Kill, kill them all!"
But at this very instant…
A figure suddenly flashed past the horse bandit leader, arriving in front of the wooden puppet. He raised his hand high.
"Phoenix Flame!"
Bai Ye punched forward, and a large area of flames erupted around his arm, burning fiercely. It then transformed into a pillar of fire, rushing forward and striking directly at the wooden puppet.
The moment the flames engulfed the wooden puppet, Bai Ye's hand clenched in the air.
"Flame Burst!"
Boom!
A deafening explosion suddenly occurred.
A massive fireball detonated, and layers of shockwaves pushed outwards, like ripples.
The wooden puppet staggered from the blast but quickly straightened up, raising its fist and charging at Bai Ye.
"Teleportation!"
Bai Ye's figure suddenly disappeared and reappeared directly on the ground.
Looking at the wooden puppet, Bai Ye also became excited.
He knew that a hidden mission couldn't be completed so easily.
It had to be at this level to be interesting!
At the same time…
The wooden puppet quickly located Bai Ye, raised its arm, clenched its fist, and once again smashed down with a fierce punch.
Boom!
The colossal fist hit the ground, shattering it. Spiderweb cracks spread outwards. Large chunks of rock were lifted by the tremor, sending everyone nearby flying!
…