Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

"Alright, the eight of you go in first. You have half an incense stick's time to prepare."

As soon as Chen Xuanzhou finished speaking, the eight figures beside him immediately disappeared into the mountains and forests.

The remaining twenty people were not idle either; some of them were talking to each other, their mouths slightly moving.

Of course, Chen Xuanzhou heard all of these exchanges clearly. However, he remained unmoved by them.

What is not prohibited by law is permissible; since he didn't say it, it naturally means it's allowed. Within the Crimson Secret Realm, the members of the seven factions won't listen to rules.

Meanwhile, the eight people who had entered the dense forest did not flee indiscriminately.

At this moment, the eight people were gathered on a huge rock in the very center of the dense forest. One of them, a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy expression, looked around at the seven people and spoke.

"At this point, let's stop hiding anything. If the eight of us want to determine a winner, we'd better eliminate the other twenty good-for-nothings first."

Compared to us, those twenty good-for-nothings have much shorter lifespans. I reckon they're currently discussing how to form a team to plow the fields, all in preparation for Foundation Establishment!

"Chen Houren, stop with the empty talk and just tell me what to do!"

The man with the most powerful aura below frowned slightly and interrupted him directly.

The Chen family member named Chen Houren was not annoyed at all, and calmly said, "We are all members of the Chen clan. We see each other all the time, and we all know our own worth."

It's practically impossible for us to fight those twenty people head-on with our small numbers.

This mountain forest is where we practice our magic and train our combat skills, so it's no wonder that we don't have any advantageous terrain.

Our only chance of winning is to ambush them. If they want to capture us, they will inevitably start by searching in different places. If we concentrate our manpower and eliminate a few people first, the odds of victory will naturally tilt in our favor.

As for the final spots, let's decide the winners after we eliminate those useless ones. What do you all think?

After saying this, his gaze fell on the burly man who had just spoken.

"I'm fine!"

To his surprise, the burly man did not object; instead, he nodded in agreement.

The others silently agreed; none of them were stupid, and at this juncture, they were all in the same boat.

The eight people quickly chose a place, a mountain valley about thirty miles to the left of the center of the mountain range.

This location is surrounded by a group of low hills, with only a small gap about three or four zhang wide.

Given this terrain, logically speaking, let alone ambushing anyone, even a search party wouldn't bother to come and take a look.

. . .

On the other side, the twenty men split into two groups in a short time. When the time came, they attacked from both sides, one from the south and one from the north.

Throughout, Chen Xuanzhou remained suspended in mid-air, not uttering a single word. Only when twenty gazes fell upon him did he gently wave his sleeve.

Twenty figures stood in two straight rows without any attempt to conceal themselves.

Teams of ten unleashed almost indiscriminate spells upon the surrounding woodlands.

It can be said that they don't play any tricks, but simply and directly maximize their human resource advantages.

Such a thorough sweeping process was naturally very fast. In just a short while, both teams had already swept through half of the mountain forest.

Fireballs turned the mountains and forests into a blazing inferno, transforming all hiding places into roasting grounds.

Both teams even deliberately slowed down, casting fireballs slowly, all to keep their mana at over 80% at all times.

On a patch of scorched earth, three fireballs were scattered randomly around several charred tree stumps.

This was an ordinary scene, and no one present paid any attention to it.

But just by chance, at the point where one of the fireballs landed, the soil suddenly rolled, and a figure emerged from it.

Then, with a protective shield in place, it frantically fled towards the outer edge of the mountains.

Among the ten people, the one in the center looked at this scene without any sign of anxiety; instead, a hint of amusement appeared on his face.

"Send the signal! The bait's out; it's time to haul in the net!"

Upon hearing this, the person beside him immediately took out a longbow, a magical artifact, and without the slightest hesitation, raised his head and fired an arrow in the direction of the person who had just fled.

A blue arrow, trailing a long tail, streaked across the sky, making the fiery red sky stand out vividly.

Of the twenty-eight people present, unless they were buried in the ground, it was impossible for them not to be seen.

At this moment, the seven people who were guarding the canyon immediately headed towards the direction of the arrow without anyone needing to speak.

The valley where they trained was not very large, and with all seven of them running at full speed, it took only a short while for both sides to come into view.

Those who had initially gone to act as bait did not rush back to fight, but instead integrated themselves into the team.

At such a time, it is better to unite and fight together than to charge indiscriminately, so as to maximize our combat effectiveness.

Unfortunately, even if the eight people didn't do those shady things, the gap between ten and eight was still too obvious.

It was only with Chen Houren and the burly man who had initially confronted the other side that they managed to hold on somewhat, with one against two.

However, despite this situation, their mindsets were completely different.

The team of ten all used their magical artifacts with seven-tenths of their strength and three-tenths reserved, always on guard against a desperate counterattack from the other side.

The other eight people did the exact opposite, each of them going all out, sometimes even focusing solely on offense and neglecting defense.

"Gentlemen, we are all of the same clan and know each other very well. It is almost impossible to determine a winner in a short time."

There's really no need for us to completely determine a winner and loser, since our goals aren't the same, are they?

The leader of the ten men spoke as he made his move.

And in order to gain people's trust, he slowed down his movements a little.

The men beside him paused upon seeing this, and then, without any warning, suddenly attacked Chen Houren and the men around him.

They ignored the three men, including the burly man.

Upon seeing this, the three of them immediately fled in three different directions. Before leaving, they even threw a bunch of talismans to the three who were most severely besieged.

This move caught the five people off guard. Their magical artifacts were still being restrained by their opponents, and the talismans behind them could only resist with a layer of blood-red shield.

As the fireballs and wind blades formed by the talismans disappeared, a figure stood quietly at the center of the various attacks.

"Master!"

The group instinctively shouted, but suddenly felt a stream of light split into three, heading in three different directions.

"Ah! *3"

Three screams, almost in succession, suddenly rang out.

"Chen Houwu and Chen Houzhe, come with me. The rest of you may disperse!"

Ignoring the reactions of the others, Chen Xuanzhou led the three away.