Mist Lord

"bump!"

"Snap!!!"

Inside the secret passage, just as the two shield warriors were about to take advantage of the situation to attack Xia Yuan, they were restrained and killed on the spot by Satir and the Black Armor, who were already on guard.

Did you really think we weren't on guard at all?

"I, we..."

The remaining two archers were on the verge of tears, trembling with fear.

Elua's expression also turned deathly pale. She never expected that there would be assassins hidden in the team. How could she prove her innocence?

It was destined that they would never gain trust.

It's so rare to encounter a wise ruler, yet there's no way to repay their kindness.

"Don't worry, I won't let a bad guy get away with it, but I also won't falsely accuse an innocent person. Hand over your weapons first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Xia Yuan also wanted to eliminate the threat completely, but since Elua was a third-tier expert and a member of the same clan as Satir, he decided to give her a chance.

He's not some kind of serial killer.

"…here it is?"

Awakened by being splashed with cold water, Chen Wei was terrified to see the dim surroundings and the corpses of two shield warriors lying on the ground. His voice trembled as he spoke.

"Stop looking! Those are assassins Li Mingyu planted next to you. Surprised? Unexpected?"

Xia Yuan wore a mocking expression.

A traitor can never gain the trust of others and is destined to live in the gutter.

"I...."

Chen Wei was rendered speechless by the rebuttal, and his last shred of dignity was shattered.

"Stop staring blankly. If you really want redemption, write down everything you know, sign your name, and put your fingerprint on it." Xia Yuan didn't know if this so-called evidence would be useful, but at least it was better to be prepared.

"Will writing make me live?"

"Writing won't save me, but it can give you a quick death. Don't worry, I have plenty of time and patience."

"I wrote…"

Chen Wei was finally in complete despair, and his gaze toward Xia Yuan was completely unfamiliar.

In just a few days, how did the senior who led them to start a business and was like a gentleman transform into a ruthless and decisive leader?

Or is this Xia Yuan's true nature, and he was just too lenient with them in the past?

Lost in thought, Chen Wei wrote down his last words in fits and starts, recounting how he was turned by Li Aoyu in his hometown, how he was coerced and lured by Zhao Wuwei, and how Li Mingyu personally tried to win him over, as well as how he planned to use underhanded tactics during the sweep.

"Give him a quick death!"

Xia Yuan could not allow this hidden danger to remain.

After Chen Wei's death, the spatial imprint exploded with over a hundred mist bud crystals, along with a camping tent, dry rations, and other miscellaneous items. All of these, including Chen Wei's body, were collected.

Since we've known each other for a while, we can't just leave him to rot in the wilderness. It'll be good for him to keep Li Aoyu company.

.........

Considering that Xiao Xiong and the others would be busy for a while, while waiting, Xia Yuan took out the "Lord's Manual" left by Chen Wei, which was densely covered with the word "kill". It was unclear whether it was to kill him, Zhao Wu, or Li Mingyu.

Or should we kill everyone?

It's clear that his mind was already extremely twisted; even without this incident, he would have gone insane sooner or later.

Besides the "Lord's Manual," Chen Wei also has a martial arts manual that he never had time to practice.

[Title]: *Xin You Knife Technique*

[Quality]: Intermediate

[Training Requirements]: Mastery of basic swordsmanship

[Evaluation]: This work, compiled by the famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang, integrates various schools of thought and is suitable for direct battlefield combat. It emphasizes fierce and practical fighting, and its strong righteous spirit can suppress bloodthirsty demonic tendencies.

The Blood Blade is essentially an enhanced version of the Tang sword, making it a perfect match for the "Xin You Sword Technique".

I never expected Chen Wei to have such an opportunity.

.........

Two hours later, Xiao Xiong and his men finally finished clearing out the outer strongholds and arrived at the south side of the central camp to meet up with Song Jing, who had been waiting impatiently.

Let's begin!

Seeing that Chen Wei and Xia Yuan weren't in the crowd, Song Jing didn't seem too surprised. He just wanted to finish the sweep as soon as possible. The black crystals he obtained this time were enough to upgrade Song Village to level 2 and catch up with Xia Yuan.

"good!"

Knowing they were in the wrong, Xiao Xiong and his group took the initiative to lead the charge.

Compared to the outer outposts, the central camp, being a level 3 territory, is a level above in terms of protection. The entire camp is surrounded by tall, thick wooden walls, and the gatehouse is also built tall and sturdy.

The only way to break into the camp is through a direct assault.

"Grac!!!"

In addition to ordinary goblins, the central camp is also home to many second-tier bear goblins.

The Goblin King is at the peak of the third tier.

Seeing the enemy approaching, the goblins in the camp were filled with righteous indignation and kept gathering near the city gate, determined to chop up these hateful invaders and boil them into soup.

For the lords present, this was destined to be a tough battle.

But the thought of the spoils after breaching the camp gave them renewed motivation. As long as they could gather enough black crystals to upgrade their territory to level 2, any sacrifice would be worthwhile.

.........

"Master, the fighting has already started outside."

At the end of the secret passage, Satir pressed her ear to the top of the cover and, with her elf's hearing far exceeding that of ordinary people, heard everything that was happening outside.

"Charge out!"

Without further hesitation, Xia Yuan immediately led his team to attack.

The other end of the secret passage led to the Goblin King's camp. Rather than saying that this secret passage was used by the Goblin Chieftain of Outpost 3 to escape, it would be more accurate to say that it was an escape route prepared in advance by the Goblin King.

The camp was quiet.

Xia Yuan only conducted a brief search, picked up some slightly valuable spoils, and then left the camp, leading his troops straight towards the Black Stone Altar.

It's not that he didn't care about looting. It's just that both the goblin leader and the goblin king of Outpost 3 hid their most precious treasures in a secret room connected to the secret passage.

The two secret rooms had long been looted by Xia Yuan, so there were no valuable treasures left.

[A black stone altar in the wild has been encountered. It has been detected that the camp has not yet been fully occupied. The altar can be forcibly destroyed by force...]

As a core building of the territory, the Blackrock Altar can be secretly destroyed.

It also comes with a built-in early warning mechanism.

With a single strike from the black-armored warrior, flames shot into the sky from the black stone altar, illuminating half the heavens.

"???"

The Goblin King, who was overseeing the battle at the front, was the first to realize that rats had broken into his base. The mention of stealing immediately brought to mind secret passages and the treasure hidden within them.

"roar!!!"

The Goblin King instantly turned red and led a squad of elite bear goblins toward the altar.

"not good!!!"

Near the city gate, Song Jing and his men, who were still directing their troops in a fierce attack, also noticed the strange changes in the sky and realized that someone was sabotaging the Black Stone Altar.

"It's Xia Yuan!!!"

It was obvious that Xia Yuan, whom everyone thought had already left, was the one who attacked the camp. Unexpectedly, Xia Yuan not only hadn't left, but had somehow managed to sneak back into the camp.

Isn't this making a fool of them?

"Speed ​​up and launch a fierce attack!!!"

Even Song Jing, who was usually calm and collected, was starting to lose his composure. If Xia Yuan were to keep the Black Crystal all to himself, wouldn't they all become a laughingstock?

"roar!!!"

To the Goblin King, this fierce attack from the front lines was clearly a coordinated effort between the two groups.

This is a coordinated attack from both inside and outside.

Once he calmed down, the Goblin King immediately dispatched a squad of bear goblins back to defend the city gates, determined to stop the despicable humans. He himself led a small elite squad of bear goblins to continue towards the altar to catch the rats.

.........

"when!"

[Altar durability -0.1%]

In order to shatter the Black Stone Altar as quickly as possible, Xia Yuan also stepped forward to help, wielding his Blood Blade. However, after a powerful strike, everything went black. This was only a level 3 altar, and it was already this difficult to deal with; high-level altars were almost impossible to destroy by surprise attacks.

It's too hard!!!

"You scoundrel, you're asking for death!!!"

While they were still struggling to break through, the Goblin King had already led his troops to arrive on horseback.

On Xia Yuan's side, Black Armor was the main force responsible for destroying the altar, while Satir had to stay by Xia Yuan's side. So, the question arose of who would deal with the Goblin King.

"My sword and shield!"

Blade & Shield One was as brave as ever, volunteering for the mission.

Xia Yuan shook his head firmly. What a joke! With the strength of Blade & Shield No. 1, it would be difficult to deal with an ordinary Tier 3, let alone a Tier 3 peak Goblin King. It would probably be cleaved in two by the giant axe.

"Master, I can take care of luring the Goblin King away."

At the critical moment, Elua stepped forward. Her injured arm had been treated with wound medicine and bandaged in the secret passage, and she was ready to return to the battlefield.

Xia Yuan then turned to look at Satir.