"Whew..."

"Everyone, return to your positions and heighten your vigilance!"

The numbness had eased quite a bit, and Qiu Gaoxuan struggled to stand up, his voice somewhat weak.

His upper body was still a bit stiff, his face ashen.

With his hands, he tore open his clothes, revealing a purplish-black area on his chest spreading outward, already void of sensation.

The zombie had been lured away by Lord Ren Jie, and the reinforcements had finally arrived, allowing Qiu Gaoxuan to breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, a flare rose up not far away in the sky, and fireworks exploded in the air.

"It's the eastern defense, there's a powerful enemy at the eastern defense too!"

Qiu Gaoxuan's expression changed drastically.

He looked at the reinforcements and said, "The zombie here has been lured away by Lord Ren Jie, you guys support the eastern front line."

"Yes, my lord."

"My lord, let me handle things here first, you should attend to your wound."

A man pointed to the wound on Qiu Gaoxuan's chest and said.

Qiu Gaoxuan didn't argue, nodding expressionlessly, and walked toward the camp.

...

South of White Stone Mountain.

Lin Zheyu squinted as he watched the agile dozen or so bandits below.

It seemed like the bandits in Lion Valley had formed an alliance, otherwise, they couldn't have mobilized so many Bone Forging Realm experts.

Just here alone, there were so many experts, combined with other places, perhaps the number of Bone Forging Realm experts exceeded a hundred, almost twice that of the Feihong Gang's Bone Forging experts.

Swish, swish, swish—

Arrows shot towards the bandits below, who were agile and concealed themselves in the darkness.

They moved as if there were no obstacles, and the various traps and mechanisms set below didn't trigger even once.

"Is there a traitor?"

Lin Zheyu frowned.

To know the traps and mechanisms so well, surely there must be a mole leaking information.

In his mind, the image of Xu She involuntarily appeared.

This guy gave him a bad impression, but usually behaved moderately. Lin Zheyu had no evidence, it was just a suspicion.

"Ah... ah..."

Several screams came from below; a few bandits were shot with arrows and fell rolling down, but more people charged out of the woods.

Tweet, tweet.

Two more flares rose into the sky in the distance, fireworks blooming in the night sky, indicating that strong enemies were encountered at two other locations.

Lin Zheyu looked up at them, his expression grave.

Everywhere was calling for aid, the bandits couldn't possibly be this strong. Perhaps the Nine-Star Gang and Wuding Gang had also joined in.

"Hold this place as best as you can, retreat if the situation turns bad!" Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

More bandits surged down below, starting to break through the defensive line.

They had just sent people to support other places, now manpower was somewhat lacking.

Moreover, the traps and mechanisms were ineffective, and there were too many bandits for the Feihong Gang members to handle.

"Ha ha, your grandpa is coming up!"

"Grandpa's here!"

Two robust men broke through the defense line, leaping out with gleaming blades in the moonlight.

They laughed wildly, waving their swords, ready to charge forward in an attack.

Swish, swish.

Under the moonlight, two arrows shot out like lightning, piercing the throats of the two robust men with a "puff" sound.

The two robust men's eyes widened in shock, their bodies not yet steady before being carried down by the force of the arrows.

"Grandpa's coming..."

Puff—

Another figure leapt out, before he could finish his bold declaration, an arrow pierced through his throat.

Lin Zheyu stood behind the Feihong Gang brothers, a barrel of arrows by his side, gripping an arrow in his right hand, coldly eyeing the front.

When any bandit broke through the line and charged up, Lin Zheyu's arrows shot out, piercing their throats in a single shot.

Lin Zheyu didn't use throwing knives.

Firstly, because there were too few throwing knives, not enough to use. Secondly, using them was too obvious, it would be easy to identify who was attacking.

Using arrows was nearly the same as throwing knives, and after killing the target, it could be perceived as dying in a barrage of arrows.

Lin Zheyu wasn't skilled in archery; using a crossbow was less convenient than just throwing arrows as projectiles.

The power of Qi Blood surged through his arms, giving his arrows power comparable to a strong crossbow.

Swish, swish, swish.

Feihong Gang brothers held the line, unable to divert their attention from the bandits continuously charging up, not noticing the arrows flying from Lin Zheyu behind them.

Bandits kept breaking through the line, charging forward.

Those who survived the Feihong Gang's arrow assault hardly had time to rejoice before being pierced by Lin Zheyu's arrows.

He didn't aim solely for the throat.

Some were shot in the head, others in the heart, all targeting critical spots.

Swish, swish—

Two arrows fired in succession: one shot an eye, another pierced a heart, causing yet another bandit to scream as he tumbled down the slope.

"Are these guys not afraid of death?"

Lin Zheyu grew somewhat numb from the killing.

In less than five minutes, he had killed at least twenty-seven people, including two Refining Internal Organ Realm experts, who came rushing non-stop as if they were free.

In the dense forest below, a burly man watched his continuously slain brothers, his face extremely grim.

"Retreat, retreat!"

"Damn it, that Xu She deceived us, there's an ambush up there!"

The burly man shouted loudly, commanding the others to retreat.

This place was naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it couldn't be seized by numbers or strength alone.

Their original plan was that even if Xu She deceived them, it wouldn't matter, as long as the traps and mechanisms' positions were accurate.

This night, they planned to launch attacks from various defending lines, drawing people south to support, leaving fewer behind, making it a good time to strike.

But the plan failed!

They had just sent out two Refining Internal Organ Realm experts and more than a dozen Bone Forging Realm experts, charging up under cover of night and numerous brothers.

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