My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

the next day.

The east gate is still dilapidated, but the influence of the corrupted land has weakened considerably.

However, the mysterious intruder hasn't been appearing as frequently lately.

Occasionally, patrol teams could still be seen chasing after them, but the people had become numb to it.

Anyway, they can't catch me, as long as they don't interfere with my life.

Inside the city lord's mansion, General Horn's brows furrowed even more deeply.

He had a city map spread out in front of him and was analyzing where the other party might be.

He's fine in fighting, but he's really not good at catching thieves.

Now all he wants is to have a good, decisive battle with the demon army.

Just then, a messenger rushed in.

"Report! General! The wartime teleportation array has just activated on its own and completed a small-scale fixed-point reception!"

"What?"

Horn suddenly stood up.

There's no war now, so who would send something over at this time?

This is definitely not normal; it's very likely related to that intruder!

"Let's go take a look!"

He personally led a squad of guards and quickly arrived at the heavily guarded army behind the city lord's mansion.

At the very rear of the army was a massive magic circle covering an area of ​​50 square meters.

This is the wartime teleportation array of Ash Keep.

At this moment, the teleportation array faintly emitted a blue light, a reaction that only occurs when supplies are being delivered.

"Go and fetch the city lord's token."

Horn gave the order to the soldiers beside him.

The supplies can only be retrieved by the city lord's order and with the verification of the identity of 20 local garrison soldiers.

This is also an insurance policy set up by the empire.

If the identities of the 20 garrison soldiers are found to be incorrect, the supplies inside the teleportation array will be immediately destroyed.

So as not to leave it for the enemy.

After nearly half an hour of everyone's hard work, they finally retrieved the supplies from the teleportation array.

Two thick wooden barrels, each about half a person's height and bound with iron rings, appeared in the center of the formation.

The lid of the bucket was not yet open, but the sloshing sound of the liquid inside could be faintly heard.

Horn stepped forward warily and waved for his personal guards to open the barrel.

The lid was lifted, revealing a clear, transparent liquid inside.

"Is this...water? Or some kind of medicine?"

Horn frowned, crouched down, and carefully sensed the surroundings.

"Contains pure life energy... can restore a small amount of stamina. Which city would spread this stuff?"

His doubts deepened; in short, this matter was definitely not simple.

He stood up and sternly ordered his adjutant beside him, "Send men to investigate immediately! Utilize all intelligence networks, analyze the liquid's composition, trace the energy residue, and I want to see which one it is..."

Before he could finish speaking...

A calm, slightly impatient voice interrupted Horn's command:

"No need to check, this is mine."

Everyone in the army, including Horn, froze.

They all turned to look at the source of the sound.

A figure stood not far behind the teleportation array.

He wore a black cloak, with his hard jawline visible beneath the hood.

It was the mysterious intruder that had kept them searching for all day!

He actually dared to show up directly in the most heavily guarded military area!

"Enemy attack! Protect the general!"

After a brief silence, the dozen or so elite soldiers closest to the teleportation array were the first to react.

They roared as they drew their weapons, formed a battle formation, and stood in front of the intruder!

Swords were drawn, their cold gleam aimed at the man.

Facing the oncoming battle formation, Lin Mo didn't even fully raise his head.

He simply raised his right hand, which was holding the black sword, and swung it forward casually.

There was no burst of energy, no grand spectacle.

There was only a pure, unadulterated sword light.

As the sword flashed, the air was compressed, creating visible, transparent ripples.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

A series of dull, cracking sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

The weapons of the dozen or so elite soldiers, whose levels were generally above 30, all broke off.

The fine armor on his body also had the same gaps cut into it.

Blood spurted out, and more than a dozen soldiers were cut in half at the waist.

One move, and the area is cleared!

The pupils of all the remaining soldiers and officers constricted, and they gasped in shock.

They had never seen such ruthless and unreasonable pure force crushing them!

Horn's heart also clenched, but he was, after all, a level 60 garrison general, a powerful warrior who had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The shock was instantly replaced by suppressed anger and fighting spirit.

He could see that the opponent's strength was terrifying, but he was not without the ability to fight back!

"All of you, stand back!"

Horn roared, stopping the soldiers who were about to surge forward.

He knew all too well that ordinary soldiers would only be throwing their lives away if they went up against an opponent of this caliber.

Clang—!

He drew the broadsword that he always wore at his waist with a backhand motion.

The blade was dark red, as if it were stained with countless drops of blood.

As power was poured into it, the blade faintly emitted a scorching red light, and the surrounding air was slightly distorted by the heat wave.

This is the combat technique that made him famous.

Lava Slash!

"Whoever you are, since you dare to show your face here today, don't even think about leaving!"

Horn's voice boomed like thunder, unleashing the immense power of a level 60 expert.

His dark heavy armor fluttered without wind, making him look like a volcano about to erupt.

He took a step, and the stone slabs on the ground cracked.

The battle blade was raised high, carrying the heat of melting everything and the power to split mountains and cleave peaks, and it slashed down at Lin Mo's head!

Before the blade even arrived, the scorching heat wave had already caused Lin Mo's cloak to flutter backward.

Faced with this attack, which was enough to severely injure or even kill a powerhouse of the same level, a hint of disdain flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

He did not dodge.

His left hand remained hanging casually at his sides, while his right hand seemed to slowly rise, meeting the battle blade that was burning with a high-temperature red light.

Catching a knife with your bare hands?! You're asking for death!

One of the officers gasped in surprise.

Just as the blade was about to touch his palm—

Lin Mo's five fingers gripped the scorching blade with precision and stability!

clang--!!!

A deafening explosion resounded throughout the military camp!

A violent shockwave exploded outwards from the two of them, making the soldiers in the distance almost lose their footing!

Horn's pupils constricted sharply!

He felt as if his full-force strike had struck a piece of finely forged iron!

The force of the recoil made his arms numb, and the area between his thumb and forefinger split open, from which blood seeped out.

What shocked him even more was that the other party actually caught his Lava Slash with his bare hand!

Moreover, the palm didn't even have a single scorch mark left under the high-temperature blade!

Lin Mo tightened his grip on the blade slightly.

Click...

A soft, yet terrifying cracking sound rang out.

Several fine cracks appeared on the blade of Horn's battle sword, which had accompanied him in battle for many years and was made of extraordinary materials!

"What?!"

Horn was shocked and could hardly believe his eyes.

Lin Mo didn't give him any more time to react.

He suddenly pulled his right hand, which was gripping the blade, to his side.

At the same time, his left foot rose like lightning, delivering a simple and unadorned front kick that slammed into Horn's abdomen!

"puff--!"

Horn felt as if he had been struck by a behemoth.

The protective energy instantly dissipated, and the dark heavy armor groaned under the strain, sinking deeply.

He was sent flying backward, crashing into two tents and overturning them.

Finally, it came to a stop, leaving a deep trench in the ground.

"Cough...cough cough!"

Horn knelt on one knee, using his knife as a support, barely managing to stay upright.

He looked up at Lin Mo with disbelief and horror in his eyes.

The opponent's strength, defense, and speed completely exceeded his expectations!

Lin Mo flicked his right hand as if he had only done a trivial thing.

He didn't even glance at the seriously injured Horn or the soldiers around him who were now silent and dared not approach.

He walked over to the two large buckets of Qingyuan Spirit Liquid.

He bent down to examine the large characters engraved on the outside of the bucket.

[Trade routes are stable, updates every three days, wishing you well.]

After confirming that everything was correct, he waved his hand and put the two buckets of medicine into his spatial ring.

Having done all this, he turned around, ready to leave.

As he reached the door, he paused slightly and turned his head to look at Horn, who was barely supporting himself.

Then he spoke, his voice carrying clearly throughout the silent hall, like a cold declaration of law:

"I will come back to pick up the medicine in 3 days. Please keep it safe for me."

After saying that, he stopped looking at anyone's reaction and disappeared silently, as if blending into the shadows.

Horn's sword was still raised in the air, and the fighting spirit he had gathered had nowhere to be released, making him feel a tightness in his chest.

He slowly lowered his sword, his face terribly grim.

A sense of humiliation welled up inside me.

The other side can come and go freely in the military camp.

They disregarded the formidable defenses of Ash Fortress and the garrisoned general.

They went so far as to blow up the city walls, all for... to take two buckets of potion?

"Damn it..."

Horn squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.

"Pass on the order!" He turned around abruptly and gave the order to the two soldiers who were still standing there looking bewildered.

"Immediately and thoroughly investigate the source of those two barrels of liquid! Increase the number of troops and heavily guard the fortress! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"