Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 48 Sense of Oppression

Heishan Town is not far from Fenglei County, only about a hundred miles away.

If it were an ordinary city guard, it might not even take a whole night to get there.

However, Lu Ming's men were different. Almost all of them had reached the Body Tempering Realm, and with days of training, their endurance was astonishing.

When it runs, it may not be as fast as a wild horse, but it is definitely not slow either.

Therefore, a strange scene appeared on the roads of the county town.

The people in front were riding horses, numbering probably several dozen.

The soldiers behind them ran with torches in hand, their speed almost matching that of the warhorses.

The long queue stretched out like a fiery dragon in the night.

Lu Ming looked back and couldn't help but think that it would be nice to have a cavalry force.

But I also understand that you have to eat one bite at a time and do things one step at a time. Even now, a Mo Dao soldier cannot be fully equipped with armor.

Not to mention the cavalry, who spend even more money.

Meanwhile, outside Black Mountain Town, the town was already surrounded by bandits.

Heishan Town is nestled against Heishan Mountain. Most of its inhabitants rely on hunting for a living and live alongside wild animals year-round, resulting in a very fierce and rugged local culture.

That's why, when they discovered the bandits coming down the mountain, someone dared to light the beacon tower directly.

However, this did not cause the abbot of Baiyun Temple much concern.

Because this place is quite a distance from Fenglei County, even if they really came to provide assistance, it would be impossible for them not to travel overnight.

That's enough for us to plunder grain.

After entering the mountains, he planned to lead his men deeper into the Black Mountain. At that time, no matter how fierce the Cloud Banner Captain was, he would be unable to do anything to him.

However, the abbot of Baiyun Temple only made this inference based on the strength of the city guards. The elite troops under Lu Ming's command were far superior to those city guards.

Therefore, the current abbot of Baiyun Temple sat leisurely on a warhorse, his dead fish eyes scanning the Black Mountain Town in the night. His thin lips involuntarily curled up as he saw shadowy figures in the darkness of the town.

The north wind was quite strong at night, making his Taoist robe flutter loudly.

"Old Taoist priest, are you going to come up or not? If you don't, I'll lead my men and charge in." A deep voice rang out, and there was actually another man standing shoulder to shoulder with the abbot of Baiyun Temple.

His skin was dark all over, his body was very strong, and his face was long.

It even looked somewhat strange; it was none other than Black King Kong from Cave Mountain.

It turns out that the two of them had arranged to go down the mountain together today.

After all, everyone knows that a formidable figure has emerged in Fenglei County, so they're avoiding him.

I also felt unsafe leading people down the mountain alone.

Moreover, in the past, when there was a poor harvest and the people were unwilling to hand over grain, the three villages would come out together to suppress them, and then the grain would be divided up.

So the two villages agreed to go down the mountain to rob grain, and once they got the grain, they would go back up the mountain and run far away.

"Let me ask first whether Black Mountain Town is willing to voluntarily hand over its grain this year. Going in to rob it would be too time-consuming," said the abbot of Baiyun Temple calmly.

Then he shouted inside.

"Head of the Sun family, I know you're here. Come out and tell me, are you going to pay the grain this year or not!" The head of the Sun family was a powerful figure in Black Mountain Town, with a cultivation level at the late stage of Bone Forging, so his strength was not bad.

In the past, he would have handed over the grain without hesitation.

But things are different now. The county is now under the command of the Yunhui Colonel, and the most powerful Moyun Village has been destroyed.

Therefore, he didn't want to pay the grain tax.

After all, someone who can dominate a region is not necessarily incredibly powerful, but at the very least, they are not someone who can be easily manipulated.

Under the tranquil night sky, after the abbot of Baiyun Temple finished speaking, only the howling of the north wind could be heard.

Until Black King Kong got a little impatient.

A strong, resonant voice finally broke through the darkness.

"Two chieftains, as you know, General Yunhui is currently stationed in the county town, and grain tax was collected some time ago."

We simply don't have any extra food right now.

If we really need to borrow grain, we should go to Fenglei County; they have the most grain there right now.

"You old dog, you fool who doesn't know your own death, you've really gone against the heavens!"

As Black King Kong spoke, he raised the bronze cudgel in his hand and charged forward on his warhorse.

He has a violent temper and dislikes it most when others contradict him.

Moreover, the way the head of the Sun family spoke was sarcastic and unpleasant.

As he charged forward, the people of Kulong Mountain followed.

The abbot of Baiyun Temple shook his head and said, "Kill them! Let's finish this quickly, seize the grain, and then leave." As he spoke, he rushed in.

The two teams, like two fiery dragons, sliced ​​through the streets under the cover of night, rampaging through the town.

In the dark streets and alleys, someone shouted.

"The general is on his way. Stop them, protect our food supplies, and kill these damned bandits."

As the shouts faded, a dense rain of arrows began to fall.

Heishan Town may not have much else, but it has a lot of hunters.

There are naturally many people who are good at archery.

In the past, they were afraid of the suppression of the three strongholds, and with the imperial court not intervening, they naturally dared not fight back. Now it's different. General Yunhui has destroyed Moyun Village, so they don't believe they are afraid of these two strongholds anymore.

As a result, the dozens of bandits at the forefront were shot and instantly fell to the ground, howling in pain.

Black King Kong and the White Cloud Temple Master were unharmed, but when they parted the rain of arrows, they discovered that their henchmen had not followed.

Therefore, the only option is to return it.

The usually arrogant Black King Kong was in the worst state, even his warhorse was shot dead.

To be honest, even without Moyun Village, given their strength, they could have taken over Heishan Town.

But that's under the condition of no external pressure.

But things are different now; the people from General Yunhui's mansion will definitely arrive after dawn.

The people in the village didn't need to defeat these bandits; they just needed to hold them off and delay them for a while.

They had already left, so both the abbot of Baiyun Temple and Black King Kong looked very grim.

The two realized that, despite their caution, they had underestimated the Yunhui Captain's standing among the people.

Black King Kong looked at the abbot of White Cloud Temple, clearly seeking his opinion.

"Charge in!" The latter's fair face was contorted with rage, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He brandished his longsword, ready to charge into the town.

"Tap!"

Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats echoed in the night sky. The bandits turned around and saw dozens of riders galloping towards them in the darkness, with faint firelight behind them.

A moment later, the thin mist was torn apart.

In the darkness, there was a group of elite warriors clad in armor, wearing iron hats, and wielding long swords.

Their cold gazes were fixed on the bandits ahead, as if they were looking at a dead man.

A suffocating sense of oppression surged forth.

Leading the group was Lu Ming, who was clad in a full suit of fine iron armor.

At this moment, his gaze also fell on the bandits in front of him.

The system data appeared in my mind.

Name: Black Stone (Black King Kong)

[Cultivation Level: Peak of Bone Forging]

[His life story: He was born in a remote mountain village. When he was fifteen, he watched helplessly as his dead parents were eaten by the villagers because of a severe drought. This drove him to madness. He killed three villagers with a wood-chopping knife and then ran away from the village.]

That year, he discovered the knife, which seemed to solve many problems, so he became addicted to robbery. Using various means, he killed and injured more than a dozen people, and after robbing enough silver to enroll in a martial arts school, he began to practice martial arts.

At the age of twenty-five, having mastered martial arts, he left the martial arts school and resumed his life of robbery. At the same time, he gathered a group of equally ruthless people and massacred more than three hundred people from his former village in one night, leaving no survivors.

At the age of thirty, he joined the outlaws in Kulong Mountain and has killed nearly a thousand civilians to date.

Mission: Raid Black Mountain Town and seize their food.

[Overall brutality level: 60000 points]

Killing it will grant 60000 Chaos Points.

At the same time, the abbot of Baiyun Temple also had 60000 points, a sight that ignited a burning desire in Lu Ming's eyes.

If we kill all of these people.

My points are enough for the whole winter.

Thinking of this, his killing intent intensified.

The two village chiefs no longer had the ferocity they once had; instead, they were frighteningly pale.

They didn't expect Lu Ming to arrive so quickly.

(End of this chapter)