yasinovel Chapter 56 Massacre
Chapter 56 Massacre
Half a mile away, Commander Luo was still dealing with the demonic boar.
The demonic boar was exceptionally ferocious, moving so fast it almost left afterimages. Each charge sent the snow-covered ground trembling, its power astonishing.
In its presence, Luo Yi constantly parried and retreated, rarely taking the initiative to attack, and appeared to be at a disadvantage.
But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that his purpose was not to kill the demon boar at all. Various obstacles completely blocked the demon boar's attack route, and no matter how frantically it charged, it could not break through even a fraction of an inch.
This kind of obstruction is actually more difficult than killing the demon boar. Commander Luo's choice to do this is likely because he wants to capture the demon boar alive.
This is easy to understand. The previous roar was too eerie. If we capture this monster pig alive, we might be able to find some clues on it.
Chen Luo glanced at it briefly, and once he understood the situation, he looked away.
Turning to the mountain guard nearby, Chen Luo saw that the man had taken a hit from the wild boar to buy him a moment of opportunity and was now sitting on the ground, panting heavily. Chen Luo walked over and reached out his hand, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Shan Wei grasped his hand and stood up, grabbing a handful of snow and wiping it on his face to barely remove the beast blood. His gaze fell on Chen Luo, and he said, panting, "Name."
"Chen Luo".
"You're Chen Luo?" Shan Wei was taken aback, clearly having heard of Chen Luo before, but he didn't have time to be surprised. He quickly said, "A lot of wild boars charged past just now. There should be reinforcements to intercept them, but I don't know if they can hold them off. Go and provide backup immediately. I'll remember this favor." After Shan Wei finished speaking, he stared into his eyes, "But you must stay alive. If things get too difficult, run to the county. Do you understand?"
"Understood," Chen Luo replied. After confirming that he was alright, he grabbed his longsword and ran towards the rear.
The wild boars that manage to break through the last line of defense are usually the most ferocious, each one larger than an ox and more powerful than a lion or tiger. Nearly a hundred wild boars had already charged in, and there were likely many more to come; it would be impossible to stop them all. Chen Luo was somewhat anxious at the thought that these ferocious beasts might storm into the county town and cause casualties, but upon hearing that there were reinforcements in the rear, he felt slightly relieved.
He secretly admired the thoroughness of the Mountain Guard's response.
To be able to handle such situations so skillfully in such a short time, the Mountain Guard must have experienced countless monster tides to be able to calculate every possible scenario.
But who knows how many lives were lost behind this skill?
Chen Luo's gaze grew increasingly cold. Unsure whether reinforcements from the rear could stop all the wild boars, he grabbed his long knife and raced through the snow towards the outskirts of the county.
Several more wild boars roared and charged past along the way, but they ignored him completely, focusing only on rushing towards the county town. Chen Luo tried to stop them as much as he could, and with a few flashes of his blade, he killed several more. When he reached the back of West Mountain, which was on the outskirts of the county, he looked into the distance and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was immediately relieved.
There were already quite a few people from the Mountain Guard here, forming a strict formation. Three or four people were assigned to deal with each wild boar, and dozens of wild boars were basically entangled. Further away, there were other teams guarding the rear, seemingly indifferent, but in reality, they were preventing the wild boars from rushing over. Judging from this, there was no way any more wild boars would rush into the county.
Most importantly, he also spotted several carriages and horses parked in the distance, one of which he immediately recognized as the carriage of the Qingyun Martial Arts School.
Someone from Qingyun Martial Arts School has arrived; it's obvious that it's an Inner Realm expert.
With another Inner Realm expert arriving as reinforcements, Luo Yi would have no problem capturing the demonic pig alive. Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned slightly as he thought of the connection between Linzhou and Qingyun Martial Arts School.
But he didn't want to think too much about it, and without any scruples, when he rushed to the outskirts of the county, his eyes locked onto the nearest wild boar.
The wild boar was also enormous, and three mountain guards were engaged in combat with it. Two guards were fiercely defending it from the front, while the third was supporting it from the flank. However, the boar charged with ferocity, and the two guards in front were struggling to hold on. The guard on the flank was anxiously searching for an opportunity, but as time dragged on, the boar noticed the guard on its side. Suddenly, it spun around and kicked backward with its right hind hoof. The guard was caught off guard and was sent flying several meters away. Fortunately, the snow cushioned the impact, preventing further injury.
Even so, he could barely get up. Seeing the wild boar charging at the two men in front of him, he frantically pulled out his horn to call for help.
As long as this horn is sounded, the brothers at the rear will immediately come to their aid, and they will naturally be able to turn the danger into safety. However, this will undoubtedly reduce the strength of the rear garrison. If this leads to wild boars breaking through the encirclement and rushing into the county, causing casualties among the people, he will be a sinner.
His eyes were bloodshot as he struggled with whether or not to blow the whistle.
In a moment of carelessness, a dark shadow flashed through the night. With a flash of light, the wild boar's hind legs were severed. Amidst the boar's painful screams, its flank was pierced through its intestines almost simultaneously, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The other two mountain guards were stunned. Before they could react, Chen Luo had already coldly drawn his blood-stained longsword and charged towards the nearest wild boar.
Thus, this supposedly fierce encirclement and suppression took an unexpected turn. Chen Luo moved with incredible speed, and wherever he went, the wild boars that were originally locked in combat with the mountain guards were basically killed within two strikes.
With the help of his vertical pupils that made movement seem still, these wild boars were like lambs to the slaughter, utterly powerless to resist. Chen Luo felt increasingly exhilarated as he killed them, each stroke of his blade becoming more fluid and graceful, his swordplay flowing like clouds and water. The pent-up frustration in his chest was released through this one-sided massacre, and he almost forgot himself in the killing.
Later, seeing that the number of wild boars on the outskirts of the county had decreased sharply, and that the guards left behind were able to handle the situation, he simply turned back to the middle area between the front and rear defense lines, and single-handedly intercepted and killed the newly charging wild boars, just like Luo Yi, who almost single-handedly became a master.
He killed wild boars for an unknown amount of time and lost count of how many he had killed. When the number of newly arriving wild boars became increasingly scarce, he looked back and saw that the encirclement and suppression behind him was nearing its end, with only a dozen or so wild boars remaining to be surrounded and killed.
Chen Luo finally let out a long sigh of relief. The turbid air turned into white mist and dissipated in the cold night. He looked down at his hands and saw that his tiger's mouth had cracked open at some point. Beast blood mixed with his own blood, and his cotton coat was covered in bloodstains. The bloodstains were almost freezing on his body, and he felt a chill all over his body.
After resting quietly against a broken wall for a while, Chen Luo suddenly seemed to sense something and looked to the side.
But he noticed that someone was looking at him from not far away.