Chapter 178 - 170: The Wanted Criminal with a Bounty of
Chapter 170: The Wanted Criminal with a Bounty of
Several Hundred Thousand Soul Sand (4K)_1
Translator: 549690339
North of Shiling Town, as usual, the unimpressive Guangyuan Merchant Group exited the North City Gate and headed north along a dirt road littered with rubble, wheel tracks, and paw prints.
The Slimes bounced along, their bodies encapsulating various goods.
Leader Lu Six walked at the very front, his gaze frequently sweeping the surroundings.
After a certain distance, they turned off the dirt road and entered a rugged primitive forest. The area gradually quietened down, with only the sounds’of their swift strides, the hopping of the Slimes, and the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Half an hour had passed without encountering any player squads. Nevertheless,
Lu Six furrowed his brows and scanned the area behind them. The trees were lush and sturdy, the occasional sunlight filtered through, casting dappled shadows below. Every once in a while, ordinary birds and beasts could be seen flitting through the woods.
This scene was quite ordinary.
General Lu, do you also feel as if we’re being watched?”
Sophia asked.
Lu Six nodded, “Possibly, we might have attracted someone’s attention when we were in Shiling Town.”
He summoned a Storm Falcon, which soared into the sky, but everything was obscured by the dense trees. Even with the falcon’s sharp gaze scanning around, it was difficult to detect any anomalies.
So, Lu Six continued onwards.
Another ten minutes passed when he raised his right hand in a gesture for everyone to halt and be on guard.
“They’re here.”
Leaves and bushes began to rustle, revealing the fangs of numerous ambush soldiers who had been lurking.
“It’s Goblins!”
Sophia recognized these repulsive green creatures at a glance.
Big Goblins burst out from the bushes, while small Goblin Spearmen hid in the trees, hurling spear after spear. Each sharp and powerful steel spear brimming with energy. 6
These green-skinned Goblins were different from the ones they’d encountered halfway through their previous journey. All of them were equipped with weapons created by humans.
Controlled by players hidden within the woods.
“Formaline, shield wall.”
Lu Six commanded.
Ten members of the Royal Guard immediately formed a circle, raising their sturdy +3′ shields. As they channeled their power into the shields, they easily deflected the thrown spears. The spears could only scrape the surface, not even a Big Goblin’s iron fist, clad in sharp claws, could do more than make the shields shudder slightly.
The Big Goblin froze.
The player controlling him froze. This wasn’t going according to the plan.
From the surrounding bushes, other types of troops jumped out, including savage giant wolves, ugly jackal Men, and Zombies covered in death stains.
As soon as they appeared, they were met with a barrage of arrows.
Triple Shot!
Triple Shot!
Without using Charging Arrows, the God Archers could effortlessly pierce through the armour of the Jackal Men and Zombies, straight through their hearts or skulls.
Also making short work of the Professional-level Spearman hiding in the trees who had just thrown a round of steel spears.
At the same time, an opening in the shield wall revealed a sharp and heavy Long Halberd piercing out, blasting the neck of a Big Goblin into pieces.
Screams echoed from everywhere.
Several players hidden a hundred meters away, who had been silently directing the ambush, froze. 5
“My, my Goblin!”
A few seconds later, a player snapped out from his stupor, letting out a heartwrenching scream.
His comrades were startled, “You idiot.”
Before the words fully fell, Lu Six, like a bulldozer, crashed through a number of big trees. The Big Halberdiers followed closely.
The ambushing party still had a few Trump Cards up their sleeves, but under the combmed assault of the Big Halberdiers and the dominant Combat Power of Lu Six, they fell within twenty seconds.
Lu Six frowned, “Too weak.”
To be precise, they were pushovers.
Thinking that they could dare to cross them, did they appear to be easy targets?
Sophia was puzzled by this, she didn’t understand. The most important thing was she still felt the lingering sensation of being observed from deep within the forest.
Could there be more bandits?
“Found you!”
Lu Six, the sturdy man with big eyebrows and large eyes, learned to utilize tactics early on. While he was encircling the bandit players, his field of vision was already shared with the Storm Falcon- the skill of the Camera Falcon could also be shared with other units, but with distance limitations, and it wasn’t as convenient.
At this moment, Lu Six noticed an unusual area hundreds of meters away. Following the principle of ‘better safe than sorry’, he used the Lord’s Spiritual Link Channel to command the Battle Falcon hidden in the canopy.
The very next moment, the gathered winds condensed into a violent tornado and blasted towards the unusual spot.
Boom !
Countless leaves and branches were blown into the air, then shredded into fragments by the violent winds. Even the sturdy tree trunks were whittled down by the wind, resembling blades, and collapsed loudly.
Amid the smoke and dust, several figures gradually emerged.
Despite the wind and flying debris, their collars weren’t ruffled in the slightest.
“A-Ah, we’ve been discovered. Well, the little lamb has some skills, huh.”
Or maybe it’s that these pawns are just too useless.”
Among the group, a young man chuckled while adjusting his glasses, still exuding a confident demeanor despite their hiding place being exposed.
After all, they never intended to rely on surprise attacks.
With their strength, there was no need to ambush a naive young female Leader.
The youth only wanted to have a bit more fun. He wanted to see the ups and downs of the Female Leader’s expressions-from panic to calm, then to despair.