Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

"What are we going to do with him?"

So you don't even know why you arrested me?

Fire Lung's face was filled with sorrow. Today was truly his unlucky day. How could he have encountered such a terrible thing!

"Of course it's for the treasure. Without that stuff, how am I supposed to get past that old woman on the island?"

Roy answered, and was about to explain further when a commotion broke out outside the tent.

It seems the howling and wailing earlier had alerted the bounty hunters outside. Although I don't know why they were taking so long, they finally arrived.

A moment later, shouts came from outside the door:

"Listen up, you people inside! You're surrounded! Hand over the Fire Lung Boss now! And then surrender obediently!"

Fire Lung's eyes lit up at the words, but before he could speak, Roy glared at him, and his domineering face immediately pouted in grievance, muttering:

"Go ahead and be arrogant, but only for a short while!"

"Listen up, you people inside! No matter how powerful you are, do you think you two can take us all down? Come out now! We can still negotiate!"

"Should I handle this?" Skadi asked Roy beside her.

Roy shook his head, his face full of confidence: "Leave it to me."

Volume 1: Power outage, taking a break, will make up for it tomorrow.

I don't know why, but the power went out in the middle of the night. Typing on my phone is too slow, and correcting typos is a hassle, so I'm taking a break for now and will finish tomorrow.

Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, oven-baked pork, oven-baked duck, soy sauce chicken, cured pork, preserved eggs, small sausage, dried meat, sausage, assorted cold dishes, smoked chicken belly, steamed eight-treasure pork, glutinous rice stuffed duck, stewed pheasant, stewed quail, braised assorted dishes, braised goose, pheasant

Volume 1: Chapter 123 So shameful, so incredibly shameful

Kazimir, Wilderness, Bounty Hunter "Fire Lung" Camp.

Dozens of people gathered in the tent, the atmosphere somewhat tense.

The lead bounty hunter, codenamed "Warhorse," is the camp's second-in-command, the strategist, and the first to discover the disturbance in the Fire Lung tent. At this moment, he is leading all the bounty hunters who haven't yet fled the camp to gather outside the tent, issuing an ultimatum to Roy and the others inside.

"Listen up, you guys inside! Release Boss Fire Lung right now, or the hundred of us here with our knives aren't just for show!"

"Boss, where did we get a hundred people?" the bounty hunter behind us whispered. "At most, we only have about eighty people. Some of them are out on missions. Not to mention, when they heard that Boss Fire Lung was kidnapped, the brothers ran away long ago. There are at most thirty or so people here now."

The warhorse turned its head, glared fiercely at the henchman who had spoken, and emphasized earnestly:

"What do you know? This is called tactics! It's precisely because we only have about thirty men that we call ourselves a hundred. If we had eighty brothers, I would have called myself an army of five hundred long ago!"

"The important thing isn't the number of people, but to scare them. Otherwise, how can we get them to obediently release the Fire Lung Boss?"

His subordinate looked like he understood but didn't quite, and nodded, but then became even more terrified:

"Boss... Boss, are we really going to go? Even Brother Fire Lung couldn't beat the two of them, how could we possibly win?"

He dared not go. He could understand why the strategist Zhanma would call thirty men a hundred to scare the thieves, but understanding was one thing, thirty men were still thirty men, and they would be exposed as soon as they were touched.

You have to understand, no one becomes the leader of an unruly bounty hunter purely through intelligence or connections. Fire Lung, Yellow Smoke, and even that Sarkaz Torran, they are all top-notch fighters, usually saying "I'll take on ten of them." Even he was captured. For us, with only thirty people here, to go up there is like lighting a lantern in a latrine—it's suicide.

But Warhorse didn't see it that way. He glanced at the tent, half as a show of defiance towards those inside, and half as an explanation to his men, and shouted:

"Come out here right now! Even if you two are incredibly skilled, do you think you can kill us all?"

Let alone thirty bounty hunters, even thirty fanged beasts would take the two bandits a whole day to capture. Warhorse guessed that the fact that they could pull off a double-rider raid on a bandit camp meant they weren't confident in their own abilities. Otherwise, why would they resort to such a shortcut—why not just drive a road roller all the way through the main gate?

If all else fails and the situation turns unfavorable, this strategist can simply make a run for it. The world is vast; where can't he go? If Fire Lung falls, he can just go and throw himself into Yellow Smoke or Tolan.

Having a backup plan gives you guts. Though it's the most cowardly thing to say, it didn't stop the warhorse from roaring it out in the fiercest tone. Behind him, the group of bounty hunters, probably infected by this courage, didn't even bother to think carefully about the meaning of his words before loudly repeating them:

"Exactly, even if you're powerful, can't you kill us all?"

"There are over a hundred of us, you'll be exhausted!"

"Brothers, where did we get a hundred or so people?"

"Didn't the strategist say there was one? I can't count, so did you count it?"

"Uh... I can't count either."

"That's settled then! A hundred of us can't be afraid of two. At worst, we'll all hold hands and charge together. Iron Hands Linked, We Can Defeate the Male and Female Thieves!"

For a moment, everyone was in high spirits, the atmosphere was lively, and the air was filled with a sense of prosperity.

At that moment, the tent, which had been silent for so long, finally moved.

Roy pressed the knife against Fire Lung's back, using it as a shield in front of him, and walked out step by step. This was mainly to prevent the bounty hunters outside from being organized and getting him caught in a hail of arrows as soon as he came out.

Theoretically speaking, given his current physique, even without Flash, he could withstand a volley of arrows without much problem. The issue is, while the damage wouldn't be high, being riddled with arrows would still cause considerable pain. He's not Skadi, who has undergone professional training and modifications to be virtually immune to this level of pain. Moreover, if Skadi were to be the one in charge, it wouldn't just be a matter of being riddled with arrows.

When Roy comes out to collect the body, he'll probably be able to use the pit Skadi dug, so he can take care of both killing and burying the body.

But he clearly overestimated the organization of these bounty hunters. When he was ready to order the archers to stop firing, he discovered that not only the archers, but most of the bounty hunters gathered around the tent hadn't even drawn their swords yet. Moreover, for every step Roy took forward, they took a step back, as if they were the ones being surrounded, not Roy.

I was thinking I hadn't uploaded the mod yet...

"Mama mama..." The lead warhorse looked at Roy's face and felt that it looked familiar, but it couldn't remember who he was. It could only stammer out the name that An had reported.

“My mother gave birth to me,” Roy replied.

"Marna!" the warhorse finally called out, though its expression still held some hesitation.

This is normal. Roy's reputation in Kazimierz is not exactly unknown, but at least it is well-known. Even if you randomly go to a small village and show Roy's picture to the children, they can still name him by his titles such as Knight of the Eternal Horse and Knight of the Pegasus.

So here's the question: why does Warhorse look familiar, but I can't recall Roy's name?

Oh, because bounty hunters don't have homes.

Moreover, it's hard for people to connect the high-ranking champion of the Great Knights with the notorious bandits who roam the countryside of Kazimierz. In fact, most people would think that Roy is currently on his way to find the Radiant Knight.

The Radiant Knight's features are too obvious; everyone knows she's definitely not the white-haired witch from Bonnie and Clyde, she's blonde.

As for Manna, who is also from the Linguang family, the older generation definitely remembers him, but the younger generation...

Excuse me, who are you?

"Release Boss Fire Lung at once!"

After retreating ten steps, the warhorse finally stopped, raised its great axe, and roared:

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite. Let me tell you, the Supervisory Council has been monitoring bounty hunters all along. If we all die at once, you'll be targeted by the Supervisory Council too! Then, the Conquering Knights won't be as easy to deal with as we are!"

Roy: "Huh?"

Look at you, you pathetic sight.

Such a domineering and blatant threat left Roy momentarily speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

It's embarrassing, it's really embarrassing.

"Disgraceful! Get out of the battlefield!"

Volume 1: Chapter 124 Be Polite to the Forest Guardians

Kazimir, Grand Knight Command, New Supervisory Council (because the old one was demolished), Grand Knight Commander's Office.

Since Roy left, the Unarmored Alliance disappeared, and the Business Federation was in turmoil, Kazimierz has now stabilized again. On a calm day, sitting in his new office, which is almost no different from the past, Russell, as usual, read through the recent documents.

Report on Recent Bounty Hunter Activity in Kazimierz (Issue 113)

"Recently, the activity of bounty hunters in Kazimir has noticeably decreased, suspected to be due to the impact of the Bones and Clyde's crackdown. Most notably, the Fire Lung bounty hunter group has disbanded. As one of the three largest bounty hunter groups in Kazimir, the Fire Lung group's disbandment is the only known major event confirmed to be related to the Bones and Clyde, directly causing the balance of power among bounty hunter groups in Kazimir to shift from a three-way standoff to a two-way struggle. A large-scale clash between the two groups could occur at any time. To maintain the divided state of the bounty hunter community, it is recommended that the Oversight Council take appropriate measures."

"At the same time, this incident is the only one that has been officially confirmed and revealed the identity of one of the Avex Brothers. We have officially learned the identity of the male member of the Avex Brothers gang."

"Its lineage is—Marna."

The Grand Knight's eyebrows furrowed, looking as if they were knotted together. His face showed a complex expression that mixed disbelief and my disbelief at the sight. He slowly uttered a surprised "Hmm?" from his throat.

.......

"Marna! Stop chasing!" Warhorse, the strategist of the Fire Lung gang, took the lead in the escape. He strode forward, dust billowing from his feet, as if he were about to take to the air and ascend to heaven on a cloud.

Not far behind him, Roy, equally surprised, quickly said upon hearing this:

"Okay, okay, I won't chase you, just stop."

"You're talking nonsense! You've been chasing me the whole time, you haven't stopped!"

Nonsense, what does it have to do with me that you told Marna not to chase after him?

Roy pursed his lips and replied:

"Then don't run away! I promise I won't kill you!"

He genuinely had no intention of killing these bounty hunters, but they were faster than anyone else, and he couldn't stop them at all, giving him no chance to explain.

All of this is thanks to that roar. [Sonia's Roar] has a stunning and fear-inducing effect on all enemies weaker than oneself. Roy has not officially used this module since obtaining it.

There was no other way. In the Great Knight Territory, there weren't many stronger than him. Xuan Tie was his boss, Skadi was his good brother, and Marna had drawn her sword. Not only would it be inappropriate for her to storm into the Supervisory Council and yell at Russell, but she might also be caught and forced to pay for the reconstruction of the Supervisory Council building. As for those weaker than him, he couldn't bear to part with Viviana, nor could he bear to part with little Maria, Aunt Zofia was a good person, and Monique and Hinterlea had been diligently handling the affairs of the Unarmored Alliance for so long. How could Roy possibly yell at them?

Now that he had no more shouts to give, he took this opportunity to yell at the bounty hunters.

But who would have thought that the effect of this shout was not just good, it was too good!

Perhaps Roy used too much force, or perhaps these bounty hunters were simply not very skilled; with a single command from Roy, "Disgraceful! Get out of the battlefield!" the army of thirty, though claiming to be a hundred, instantly collapsed without a fight. They weren't particularly aggressive in the fight, but when it came to running, they were incredibly efficient. One after another, they surged forward, supporting the old and carrying the young, using every trick in the book to get the rest of them moving. Not a single one dared to stay and confront Roy.

Roy and the Fire Lung in his hand stared in astonishment. Roy even asked the Fire Lung a question out of curiosity:

"Why don't you run?"

Then he was glared at by Huofei.