Volume 4 Dragon X War Chapter 17 War in the Slums (Part I)
"Are you all ready?" A group of masked black figures in the woods are making the final arrangements.
"When, when, of course. Top dog. A dark shadow replied nervously.
"Nervous fart! It's really useless. The boss scolded dissatisfiedly.
"IāI'm a robber for the first time."
"So what? Lao Tzu was only five years old when he first went to war! Isn't it also an invincible opponent in the world? ā
"Big brother, you're not even ten years old now. And you're just stealing things and not being caught, so it's not like you're on the battlefield at all. The other dark shadow complained coldly.
"Use your kid's mouth." As he spoke, he raised his foot and kicked the black shadow to the ground, then turned his head and continued, "After the carriage came over in a while, Erhei and I rushed to the front to block their way. The two of you are on the left, the three of you are on the right, and the earth eggs are on the rear, surround them together. Do you understand? ā
"Big brother, which side is right?"
"Stupid! Which hand you hold chopsticks, which side is right! ā
"But I haven't used chopsticks."
"You're so stupid, let me tell you, which hand you have is the right one......"
"Alright, alright! Don't talk nonsense, just look at the stand. What so many things! The boss yelled angrily.
"Boss, Boss......"
"What else?"
"I want to pee ......"
"Bastard! It's up to you, hurry up! The carriage will be here in a moment! The boss complained helplessly, "It's some useless guys!" ā
On the road leading from Vigil to Starlis, a convoy of three wagons was moving slowly and methodically with boxes of goods. To the south of the road is a leafy vigil forest, and to the north is a large meadow, which ends in the Sunset River, which flows into the sea. While driving the carriage, the three coachmen leisurely enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sunset, immersed in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, and some even dozed off.
Suddenly, a group of small, black-clad figures with their faces covered burst out of the nearby forest and surrounded the three carriages.
"Put the things down for Lao Tzu, and then get out of here!" The leading figure shouted by the neck, and his voice sounded rather immature.
"Yes, yes! Hurry up and put the boss down! The other figure chimed in nervously.
"Shut up!" The leading figure shouted loudly.
"Bold!" The coachman in the carriage in front of him got up and shouted, "I'm the cargo of the Black Wind mercenaries, and you thieves who don't know the height of the sky dare to rob it?!" ā
"Lao Tzu doesn't care who you are, all the goods that Lao Tzu fancies, even if they are parliamentary, will be grabbed!"
"No, that's right! It's just grabbing, grabbing, what, what! ā
At this moment, the figure at the head pulled out a short sword from his waist that seemed to be a little worn, and the figure next to him immediately took out a rusty kitchen knife and cautiously took two steps towards the coachman.
Since this road is considered a fairly safe thoroughfare in Starlis, it is rare for motorcades to pass through here to hire bodyguards. This time, the convoy was no exception. Knowing that the convoy was not accompanied by bodyguards, and seeing the large number of people on the opposite side, the drivers probably did not want to fight for their lives for these inconsequential goods. So, the leading coachman simply jumped out of the carriage, took the other two with him, threw down the goods, and fled. Let the sudden robbers laugh at three truckloads of goods without much effort.
The next morning, the sun was just shining on the earth. A well-trained and well-equipped team stormed the slums. Led by Xiang Bing, they walked through the streets and alleys and went straight to the largest building in the slum. This two-storey wooden house is also home to the largest guild in the slums, White Dust.
"Is this it?" Xiang Bing turned his head and asked the staff officer behind him.
"Yes, sir." A fleshy man behind him replied in a low voice, "Judging by that kid's description, this is it." ā
Xiang Bing nodded, and then shouted, "The first and second teams are divided into left and right, hold the position." The three teams stepped forward to prepare for the battle. Team 4 was covering in the rear, and Team 5 was following me, ready to rush in with me. Others pay attention to their surroundings. ā
"Yes!" The soldiers behind him replied in unison.
Just then, the door of the wooden house suddenly opened. Several burly young men walked out. They all had serious expressions, all kinds of weapons in their hands, and stood at the door without saying a word. The man at the front was particularly tall, a head taller and a lap taller than Xiang Bing. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he carried a black, white-spiked mace in his hand. "Where did you come from?" Any idea what this place is? ā
"Less nonsense! We are the Black Wind mercenaries. You robbed us yesterday. We're here to do things with a mandate! Xiang Bing shouted unceremoniously, "This is a commission from the Guild Alliance, and I am optimistic about it." As he spoke, Xiang Bing took out a commission and showed it to the other party.
But the burly man didn't look at it at all, and said coldly, "No one cares why you came, because you are not welcome here at all, and if you don't want to die here, get out of here." This is not the place where you bastards should be. As he spoke, a number of ragged homeless men with scrap metal as weapons surrounded him. Although they all have yellow faces and thin muscles, their eyes reveal a strong murderous aura, and the number of them is at least twenty or more.
"Humph! Just you rabble? Xiang Bing responded contemptuously, "Who do you think you're talking to, the strength of the three-star guild is not comparable to you trash, it's best to weigh yourself before doing anything!" Hurry up and tell your guild leader to get out of here and come with us to the Guild Alliance. By the way, take the stolen goods. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude! ā
"The president doesn't have time to deal with you. There's nothing you're looking for. If you know what's interesting, get out of here, don't feel uncomfortable. ā
"Then don't blame our men for being ruthless!" As he spoke, Xiang Bing glanced behind him. The two strong soldiers immediately drew their weapons and rushed forward. Without saying a word, the burly man picked up his mace and threw it at the two soldiers. The guards around him and the homeless men who surrounded him later also rushed towards Xiang Bing's team, and the two sides immediately became a mess.
"Frost Multiple Ice Picks." Before he could finish speaking, several sharp ice picks suddenly flashed through the crowd and came straight to the burly man's chest. The burly man hurriedly waved his mace to resist, and while breaking several icicles, he was also stabbed in the left shoulder by an icicle that had no time to dodge, and blood immediately gushed out.
Xiang Bing took advantage of this opportunity to jump up, holding his long sword high in both hands, and slashed towards the burly man. The burly man endured the pain, pulled out the ice pick, took a step forward, raised the mace with one hand to resist, and bounced Xiang Bing back with all his strength, and he also took a few steps back, and a layer of white frost was immediately attached to the black mace.
At this time, the teams on both sides of Xiang Bing also broke through the homeless man's defense line and swarmed up. "Attack, Sweep Impact." Seeing that the situation was critical, the burly man immediately picked up his mace and swept out a powerful shock wave that knocked the rushing soldiers out. The homeless man who was broken through also took this opportunity to move forward, barely holding up the front.
Suddenly, thick black smoke rose from the street in the distance. Countless clouds of black smoke shot into the sky in one or two places, and the surrounding neighborhood turned into a raging sea of fire almost instantly. Cries, howls, cries for help, and a cacophony of voices resounded through the sky.
"You guy!" Looking at the sudden fire, the burly man gritted his teeth and cursed, "Bastard! Kill you! With a roar, the burly man picked up his mace again, unleashing a huge shockwave. The powerful energy immediately knocked the two soldiers who rushed to the front to the ground, and several of the soldiers who were a little farther away were knocked out by the shockwave. The team that beat Xiang Bing in this attack retreated for a while.
However, several sudden arrows flashed through the crowd out of sight, and the burly man was caught by several arrows, so he had to reluctantly retreat under the cover of his teammates. Having lost the defense line of the main general, he retreated again and again under the tidal wave of attacks from the opposite side, almost to the brink of collapse.
"Frost, Frost Wind." As Xiang Bing chanted, in the fan-shaped area in front of him, most of the homeless people had a layer of white frost attached to their bodies, causing their movements to become sluggish immediately. Xiang Bing's team took advantage of this opportunity to rush up, rushed through a gap, and poured into the wooden house.
"Wangwu, you quickly organize people to put out the fire, bring more people, don't let the fire expand further. Ge Liu is going to enter the house, it is important to protect the president. Li Jian, hurry up and find Mai Long, it's too late! The burly man was covered in blood, barely supporting his upper body, and commanded with great difficulty.
"Oh no! There's a fire on the other side of the white dust! Aegean, who was about to go out for a walk, slammed open the door of the conference room and shouted in a panic.
"What?!" At this time, Lei Luo, Gao Ming and several teenagers of the same age were studying the commission they received in the conference room, and everyone was taken aback when they looked at Aiqin who rushed in in a panic, and hurriedly rushed out of the room to watch.
I saw that the sky in the distance had been rendered by thick black smoke and red firelight, and the fierce flames were raging the entire neighborhood, and the noisy sounds of fighting and crying for help were constantly coming from the streets and alleys.
"This ...... This...... What's going on?! Looking at what happened in the distance, Lei Luo muttered to himself in disbelief.
"Don't think about it so much, let's quickly organize everyone to put out the fire! With such a big fire, if you don't indulge it, the whole slum will be burned to ashes! Gao Ming shouted anxiously.
"Good! That's it! With that, Lei Luo and the others hurriedly turned around and ran upstairs, shouting loudly, organizing everyone to gather urgently. Andy, Li Gu, and many other teenagers who came to visit, all of them rushed out immediately after hearing Lei Luo's shouts. They didn't bother to tidy up their things, and hurriedly ran downstairs, ready to rush to the scene.
At this moment, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed in front of them, all of them tall and large, with swords and lances, and surrounded Lei Luo and his small building. Lei Luo, who didn't know what was going on, was so frightened that they didn't know what to do, and they were stunned on the spot.
"Are you members of the Little Starlight Guild?" An unusually thin man in the team stepped forward, looked Lei Luo up and down, and said softly, "What, are they all hairy children who are powerless?" ā
Lei Luo still didn't understand his intentions, and replied cautiously, "Exactly." Who are you and what are you doing here? ā
"Hehehe." The man smiled weirdly, "That's good." We were commissioned by the Guild Alliance to wipe out you junk guilds? Hehehehehe. ā
"The ...... of the Guild Alliance," Aegean muttered in disbelief.
"What did you say?!" Gao Ming stepped forward and asked loudly, "Don't talk nonsense there." We haven't done anything to violate the rules of the Guild Alliance, so why should we be eliminated? ā
"Hehehe. Why? You robbed us of our goods! Why, can't it? ā
"Less blood! What evidence do you have? ā
"That's it, don't talk nonsense!"
"Evidence? Hehehe. When we destroy you, we will have proof. You can only blame yourselves for your stupidity! With that, the man drew a black staff, commanded the soldiers behind him, and rushed forward, "Enjoy this final battle to the death, my sweet little ones." ā
In the face of the swarming soldiers, the unprepared Lei Luo hurriedly retreated, hurriedly took out their weapons, and barely responded to the battle. A few of the friends who came here as temporary guests also grabbed their weapons and joined the battle.
"Aiqin, you hurry up and protect them, don't let them come out! Fast! Lei Luo shouted.
"Good!" Receiving the instructions, Aegean hurriedly turned around and ran to the backyard. However, she had barely taken two steps when she suddenly felt a figure from behind her lunge towards her. She hurriedly turned, drew her dagger to resist, and a scimitar slammed into her dagger, knocking her to the ground. This person is none other than Andy.
Seeing his teammates in front of him suddenly draw their knives and face each other, Aegean was at a loss for a while. However, Andy didn't give her the slightest respite, and stepped forward with a stride, raising his knife and slashing. In her frustration, Aegean rolled and dodged, and the scimitar grazed Aegean's back, leaving a shallow blood groove. The injured Aegean immediately let out a scream, and large drops of sweat poured down his forehead. Without giving Aegean a chance to get up, Andy rushed forward again, brandishing his scimitar and slashing diagonally. At this critical moment, a gray-black dagger held the scimitar, and Lei Luo's back appeared in front of Aiqin in time.
"Are you crazy?!" Lei Luo roared angrily.
However, Andy ignored Relo's roar, and immediately withdrew his scimitar, clasped his hands horizontally, and swept towards Relo again. "Comprehensive Acceleration and Rapid Speed." Casting the skill, Lei Luo immediately retreated to dodge the scimitar, and then quickly appeared in front of Andy, raised his kick, and kicked him out hard.
At this time, the defense line centered on Li Gu in the distance had retreated one after another, and several soldiers forcibly jumped over Li Gu in front of them, holding their swords and rushing towards Lei Luo.
"Run!" Lei Luo turned his head again and yelled at Aegean.
Li Gu, who was at the forefront, was constantly brandishing his big sword to stop the enemy's advance. At this time, he was already covered in blood, if it weren't for Mo Li's desperate support from a distance, he must have fallen long ago. However, Mori's situation may be even worse, as she dodges sudden arrows, fireballs, and ice spears, constantly being attacked by onrushing soldiers, and doing her best to support her seriously injured teammates. Gao Ming, Anqi, and all the other teammates are all in the same situation, and some of the temporary guest partners have fallen one after another, and the whole team is on the verge of collapse.
"Don't run yet!!" Looking at the stunned Aegean, Lei Luo, whose face was covered in blood, roared hoarsely.
Having never seen such an angry Lei Luo, Aegean was so frightened that she got up and ran desperately towards the backyard. Seeing Aegean in the distance, Andy was about to step forward to stop him, when a gray-black steppe wolf instantly appeared behind Aegean and pounced on Andy with teeth and claws. Andy had no choice but to retreat, temporarily giving up the idea of pursuing Aegean, and fought the steppe wolf.
While fighting bloodily, Lei Luo commanded everyone, using the narrow passage and familiar terrain to block the soldiers' attacks, and buy more time for Aegean behind.
Aegean ran to the backyard and hurriedly took the children hiding in the corner to the secret room below the base.
"Stay here and don't go out. Got it? Aigean said softly to the children with the pain in his back.
"What's going on out there?" A little girl with pigtails asked timidly.
"It's nothing, I'll go out and I'll be back shortly. You're going to lock the door when I go out, and you don't want to go out, you know? ā
"You're bleeding." A little boy next to him pointed to Aiqin's back and said tremblingly.
"Ah, no, it's okay." Aegean held back tears and continued to smile and said, "I accidentally fell just now. I have to go out to do something now, obviously the most well-behaved, help me take care of everyone, and wait for me to come back. Good no good? ā
"Hmm!" The little boy named Ming Ming nodded.
"Remember, when I go out, I must lock the door and never open it!" Aegean admonished again.
After receiving the children's affirmative answers, Aigean hurriedly walked out of the room, closed the stone door hard, and after hearing the sound of the lock inside, he also hit it hard, and after confirming that there was no problem at all, he immediately ran out of the basement and ran along the path to the outside as hard as he could. At this time, she couldn't care about the fireworks around her, the people who were crying for help, and the bleeding knees that fell continuously, and kept running desperately forward.
Aegean had just rushed out of the slum when he saw a man of medium stature riding a horse out of a nearby stable as if he had just finished his errands. At this time, Aegean couldn't manage so many etiquettes, and a brisk step rushed forward, "Sorry, the horse is borrowed!" Without waiting for the man to reply, Aegean jumped high, kicked the man off his horse, and then rode away without looking back.
"Bastard! Come on! Guardsman! Guardsman! There are robbers! There are robbers here! A series of shouts rang out behind Aegean, and then faded away.