Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Not every bandit is loyal.

Under Xia Jian's threats and coercion, the remaining bandits, before Xia Jian could even use torture, cried and begged to take Xia Jian to their hideout.

For mountain bandits, discretion is the better part of valor; they live for as long as they can, in case they are saved.

Led by the bandits, Xia Jian, who originally planned to spend the night there, soon arrived near the bandits' stronghold.

It's called a village, but it's really just a campsite with some sharpened wooden stakes driven into the outside and some simple tents set up inside.

Mountain bandits are universally hated, and they do this to make it easier for them to escape.

After all, the lord of this place is not someone to be trifled with, and this way, the losses can be minimized when escaping.

"uncle……"

Just as the bandit was about to beg for mercy, he discovered that Xia Jian's longsword had already pierced his heart.

"I didn't come here to make you reform your ways."

Xia Jian looked at the fallen bandits and muttered to himself.

Perhaps because he had already prepared himself mentally, Xia Jian didn't feel much after killing the two people. His hand holding the sword trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down.

Now that they had found the bandits' den, Xia Jian began to investigate the surrounding area.

After wandering around the perimeter, Xia Jian calculated that there were probably less than thirty people.

There seem to be quite a few people, but for a knight, no matter how many ordinary people there are, it's useless unless he runs out of energy, otherwise he has no chance at all.

After surveying the terrain, Natsume secretly hid the body, then retreated back into the forest to eat, quietly waiting for night to fall.

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The moon is dark and the wind kills the night.

Looking at the rising moon, Xia Jian took his longsword and quietly approached the foot of the village.

As mountain bandits, they believed in living for the moment, since no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Perhaps they had drunk too much. Apart from a few bandits on night watch who were still relatively sober, the other bandits were staggering and could barely walk. Some even lay down on the muddy ground and fell asleep.

Seeing that the time was right, Xia Jian secretly slipped up behind a bandit who was urinating under a tree.

The longsword was drawn, a flash of light appeared, and the bandit's body slowly fell to the ground, while his head rolled to Xia Jian's feet.

Without time for reflection, Xia Jian swaggered in, following the path the bandits had taken.

Perhaps it was too dark, or perhaps he had drunk too much, but the bandits on night watch didn't recognize him immediately and even waved enthusiastically at Xia Jian.

Xia Jian smiled and lowered his head, then waved back calmly.

It has to be said that things are indeed easier to do at night; I guess no one expected someone to have such good mental fortitude.

The moment he entered the mountain stronghold, Xia Jian turned around and walked behind the night watchman, then covered his mouth and stabbed the bandit in the back with his sword.

After killing the guarding bandits, Natsuma helped the body up and leaned it against a nearby wooden stake.

Looking back at the other drunken bandits, Xia Jian's lips curled into a slight smile.

Next, Xia Jian followed suit, almost always killing the bandits in the camp one by one by stabbing them in the heart.

Before long, only a few bandits remained on the outskirts.

Seeing the drunken bandits sleeping on the ground, Xia Jian didn't let them go either, running over to finish them off one by one.

Turning her head to look at the brightly lit tents, Xia Jian quietly walked towards one of them.

To Xia Jian's surprise, the first tent he entered contained several people bound with ropes.

Among these people were both men and women. Upon seeing Xia Jian wielding a long sword dripping with blood, they all trembled and struggled in fear.

However, because its mouth was blocked by a cloth, it could only make "woo woo woo" sounds.

Xia Jian put his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture, then whispered, "I'm here to save you. Don't make a sound, I'll untie you."

After hearing Xia Jian's words, the group gradually quieted down.

After cutting the ropes binding the group, Xia Jian peeked out of the tent and looked around. Once he found no one outside, he told the group to tiptoe out of the tent.

"Thank you very much, sir. May I ask your name? I will definitely visit you in person to express my gratitude another day."

Just as the group was about to leave, the last middle-aged man who lagged behind whispered to Xia Jian.

"Don't worry about it, I just happened to save you."

Xia Jian waved his hand without revealing his name.

The world is vast, and this departure means we'll probably never have the chance to meet again in this lifetime, so worrying about such trivial matters is pointless.

Seeing that the other person was about to speak, Xia Jian quickly gestured for them to stop talking and leave.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man had no choice but to give up and followed the others towards the outside of the bandit camp.

Just as the group was about to leave, a bandit emerged from the tent while loosening his belt.

"You are...?" The bandits looked at Xia Jian and his group in a daze, but then quickly realized what was happening and shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Seeing that the bandits' shouts had alerted the people in the other tents, Xia Jian kicked the spear next to him, and the spear turned into a point of cold light, piercing through the bandits.

"You guys go first, I'll handle the rest."

After speaking to the people behind him, Xia Jian dashed into one of the tents.

Amid screams, severed limbs flew everywhere, and blood splattered on the tent, creating a bloody scene.

"How dare you! Die!"

Just as Xia Jian was about to go to the other tents, the tent was suddenly torn open by a long sword, and a burly man with a thick beard rushed towards Xia Jian.

Xia Jian remained calm and composed. Through his numerous battles with Hilder, he had gained a general understanding of the strength of a novice knight.

With the added boost of level 10 basic swordsmanship, Xia Jian neutralized all of the big man's moves.

Just as Xia Jian was about to kill the big man, the big man's long sword was enveloped in a white light, and then he unleashed an arc-shaped sword aura at Xia Jian.

"Knight's Skill!"

Xia Jian was startled, not expecting that the other party had mastered knight skills.

With his level 10 basic swordsmanship pushed to its limit, Xia Jian seemed to enter a transcendent state. He simply swung his sword lightly, and the white sword energy was shattered by Xia Jian's longsword.

The big man was terrified when he saw this.

Even his companions dared not take his floating sword strike head-on, but unexpectedly, it was easily neutralized by this unknown kid!

For a moment, the burly man felt a desire to retreat and lost the will to continue fighting.

It's fine to act like a tyrant in the mountains normally, but let someone with the right destiny do this kind of dangerous work.

However, Xia Jian's current state is already beyond what he used to be, not to mention that Xia Jian's attributes are only slightly worse than those of a top-tier beginner knight.

After just a few rounds, the big man had multiple wounds on his body, including a bloody hole in one of his thighs.

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