novelraw Chapter 122
Chapter 122
The people from Warring States Game Studio, especially reserve team members like Li Zekai, were secretly sizing up Wangchuan.
Wangchuan’s name had long since spread throughout Warring States Game Studio.
The Gold Farming Group was not like the Land-Clearing Team.
The Land-Clearing Team carried itself aloofly, and their news was tightly sealed.
But over in the Gold Farming Group, the slightest stir would spark heated discussions in the cafeteria. By the next day, the news would have spread through every department in the company.
The first time Wangchuan became famous was in Tianshui Village, when he single-handedly shot and killed more than thirty wild wolves.
At that time, he had only been a blacksmith in the Gold Farming Group.
The second time he made a name for himself, he entered Huishui County and became a blacksmith in the Weapon Room of the Yulong Gang. Everyone had been delighted at the prospect of being able to purchase better weapons in the future.
The third time, Wangchuan shot and killed two full-fledged Martial Artists and four Quasi-Martial Artists at the Nu Tao Gang’s Water Stronghold, after which he was promoted to Helm Leader of the dock branch helm.
The fourth time, Wangchuan killed the Third Leader of Blackwind Stronghold, assisted in killing the First and Second Leaders, and helped the Yulong Gang wipe out Blackwind Stronghold. From then on, his fame soared.But what truly shocked everyone was when Wangchuan defended the Yulong Gang’s hall against a night raid by a group of Martial Artists from the Qingyi Sect. He single-handedly killed two First-Rank Martial Artists, and afterward was recognized by the Gang Leader of the Yulong Gang and directly promoted to Hall Master, concurrently holding the positions of branch helm leader and Weapon Room Master.
All the inner and outer disciples of the Yulong Gang in Huishui County had fallen under Wangchuan’s command.
Many believed Wangchuan’s rise was merely luck.
But seeing him today, everyone could feel from this young man that his success was by no means accidental.
Several thousand arrows.
At a price of ten Copper Coins per arrow, that meant he had brought consumables worth dozens of taels of silver.
More than a dozen subordinates, each carrying a Hundredfold Steel saber.
When Monk Dalong had prepared to form ranks to resist the wolf pack, Wangchuan had not hesitated in the slightest to order his men to draw their bows and drive the wolves back.
And that Militia Captain who had leaned in to whisper to him…
Was he truly just an ordinary reinforcement?
Wangchuan had made thorough preparations for this operation.
Before long, the group reached the position of the First Defensive Line once set up by Blackwind Stronghold.
Once they crossed it, they saw large numbers of wild wolves surging up from the foot of the mountain, streaming across the open stretch without tree cover like fish crossing a river.
Everyone drew in a sharp breath.
At a rough glance, there were at least three hundred wolves.
In the forest behind them, vegetation rustled incessantly.
No one could stop themselves from trembling.
At this scale, there were at least eight or nine hundred wolves.
Had all the wolves in the mountain region been stirred up?
Monk Dalong clicked his tongue. “Good thing we did not stay in the forest. Otherwise, we would have been buried in the wolves’ bellies today.”
“Move!”
“The stronghold is just ahead!”
“We will be safe once we are inside!”
The group immediately accelerated into a sprint.
The wolf pack behind them seemed to sense something as well. No longer trailing hesitantly, they picked up speed and gave chase.
Wangchuan activated Lightfoot on Grass, increasing his speed while pulling farther ahead. From time to time, he turned and fired.
TWANG!
TWANG!
Arrow after arrow shot out from the crowd with the force of Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar, piercing straight through the bodies of the wolves.
The power of Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar in the hands of a First-Rank Martial Artist was tremendous.
Wolves with strength comparable to Quasi-Martial Artists either died or were crippled once struck.
The wolves charging at the very front dropped headfirst.
By his strength alone, Wangchuan managed to instill a faint trace of fear in the pursuing wolves, slightly slowing their advance.
Seizing the opportunity, the group finally rushed to the gates of Blackwind Stronghold.
The gates stood open.
Seven or eight men and women stood atop the walls.
“Captain Dalong!”
“We asked you to come help clear out the Snake Den, and you bring a wolf pack to us instead…”
“You are trying to work us to death, aren’t you?”
Someone on the wall teased and jeered in jest.
But jokes aside, their bow-drawing was swift.
TWANG!
TWANG!
The wolves behind them fell one after another.
Under cover of their fire, the group entered the stronghold smoothly.
Monk Dalong turned and stood guard at the gate with his staff, laughing heartily.
“We will roast a wolf king for lunch! Hahaha!”
WHOOSH!
His staff swept out with a howl of wind.
A wolf that had come too close had its skull smashed apart, brain matter and blood splattering across the ground.
BAM!
Another wolf was struck down.
Monk Dalong’s strength was immense. The solid Hundredfold Steel iron staff in his hands carried several hundred jin of destructive force with a casual swing. In the span of a few breaths, he smashed three wolves to death.
He truly had the bearing of one man holding the pass against ten thousand.
Wangchuan led the Yulong Gang disciples straight up to the stronghold walls.
The moment they climbed up, they saw the wolf pack already surging toward the base of the stronghold in vast numbers.
Some agile wolves leapt up the two-meter-high wall head-on, their sharp claws digging into the wooden stakes. They exerted force for a second leap upward, only to be struck by arrows at once, wailing as they fell back into the mass of wolves below.
Thud! Thud!
More wolves flanked to the sides, circling toward both ends of the stronghold.
“Damn!”
“Send some people to guard the left and right flanks.”
“Old Yu! Lin Xun! Take your men to the left.”
“Wangchuan, take the right.”
Monk Dalong shouted from below.
Wangchuan did not hesitate and led his team to the right.
The Yulong Gang disciples carried baskets of arrows. Suddenly, a wolf leapt onto the wall and vaulted inside. The nearest, Bai Yuhui, turned pale in fright and nearly fell from the wall.
Wangchuan spun and threw a flying knife.
Heart-Piercing Dart.
The wolf let out a howl as the blade struck squarely between its brows.
“Retrieve the knife,” Wangchuan ordered Bai Yuhui calmly as he took his position along the right side of the wall, drawing and releasing arrows with unhurried precision.
On the way, he had already shot more than a dozen wolves. The experience values of Archery and Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar had both increased.
Wild wolves and beasts were as good as real combat.
Now, seeing the wolf pack gathering below his feet, he was already eager to enter a state of focused training.
Su Wan had not been wrong.
Blackwind Stronghold was indeed a tremendous opportunity.
He had caught it.
Spending one hundred taels of gold to acquire five Second-Rank martial arts had been somewhat expensive, but gaining such an opportunity to train made it worthwhile.
“Inner disciples, hear my order!”
“You are responsible for guarding the wall with your sabers. Not a single wolf is to enter the stronghold!”
“Ergou, Yuhui, Kaibao! Kill wolves with me. Make the most of this and improve.”
After issuing his orders, Wangchuan suddenly remembered Captain Zhao Heiniu.
“Captain Zhao, please keep an eye on the rear. I am worried there may be danger behind the stronghold as well.”
“All right.”
Zhao Heiniu took his bow and arrows alone and went to the rear of the stronghold.
But he returned quickly.
“The rear is very safe.”
He brought back a piece of news.
“There is a very formidable woman at the back of the stronghold, dressed in white. I feel that she is stronger than any of you. The people beside her are strong as well. They are resting at the rear.”
Wangchuan was startled, and an elegant figure immediately appeared in his mind.
Bai Jingtang, Captain of the First Squad of the Land-Clearing Team?
If she was there, then there would be no problem.
Good.
Focus on killing wolves.
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