251 Bandits Lair (2/2)
As the sun rose in the sky the next day, Xue Wei finally stood up and stretched his body. He was sore in every inch of his body as he handed the final pills over to the Primordial Beast. Afterwards, he found a few spiritual fruits that had been stored in snow jade boxes.
Although they were months old, they were all fresh and juicy. He picked a few and started eating them before sitting down and cultivating.
These spiritual fruits had the ability to restore spiritual energy and physical strength. That was the reason he had picked especially these fruits.
As the time neared lunchtime, everyone had awakened from their cultivation. All of them were now Ordinary Knights in terms of Qi cultivation level, which was something that made Xue Wei gape in astonishment. These multi-eyed experts were truly god's favorite children.
All the experts present were in high spirits. Their bodies were bursting with a strength they had never felt before, and on the way towards the bandit lair, they all tried to get used to their newfound strength.
Although they now had much more physical strength than in the past, they also understood that they could only use this physical strength defensively.
They had no martial arts that could make them use their physical strength in battle, but now that their bodies were stronger, they would be able to sustain more damage before drawing blood.
”On behalf of our group, I would like to thank you for your assistance,” one of the four-eyed experts went next to Xue Wei and nodded his head.
”We were originally expecting at least half of us to leave our lives behind in this assault on the bandit lair, but with your assistance and our newfound strength, we might be able to leave less than one third behind.”
”Are the bandits truly that much of a challenge?” Xue Wei could not help but ask. He knew nothing about the actual strength of the bandit leader and his top people.
”There are seven four-eyed cultivators beneath the bandit leader. The bandit leader is a Primordial Beast. He is a ninth layered Earth Knight, and his original shape is an Ivory Blight Boar and it's not to be slighted. His bloodline is incredibly pure and he has some outstanding physical strength.”
”Although he does not focus on spiritual energy, he is considered a very dangerous foe. He has a movement technique that allows him to teleport, and as soon as he gets close to your body, you are likely to die.”
”He has innate abilities, something that is able to make him even stronger. I know you have quite some strong experts on your side, but do you think you can hold him down?”
Xue Wei pondered for some time and then nodded his head. ”If all four of us go together, we can take him down,” he agreed. ”But if we do that, we will lose out on merits, and merits are very much what we need right now.”
”The merits from taking down the leader of the bandit group surpasses the sum of taking down the rest of the bandits,” the four-eyed expert assured Xue Wei, who then nodded his head.
”Since that is the case, just leave the boar to us. You guys can focus on taking care of the small fries then. Try to not let anyone die,” Xue Wei said.
While they spoke, they had been marching at a fast pace deeper into the grassland. However, even though they had encountered corpses on the way, they had not seen anyone alive.
The tension in the atmosphere intensified as they came closer and closer to the bandit lair. It was clear that every bandit had been called back to their lair.
”What is the lair like?” Xue Wei could not help but ask. The four-eyed expert by his side answered honestly.
”It is an old castle. At the very end of the grassy expanse is a mountain, and the castle is carved out from the mountainside. It is indeed a fortress and breaking in will be difficult. That is also why I expect we will lose quite a few men in the process.”
Xue Wei nodded his head. It made sense that they would have some strong foothold.
They marched a full two days and two nights before they finally reached the end of the grasslands. Being this deep in, everyone was tense and worried, but the long travel had also allowed them to become much more familiar with their newfound strengths.
The sun was rising on the horizon, casting its rays upon the grassland and the mountain wall in the distance.
A large fortress had been carved into the mountain wall itself. It looked dominating and overwhelming, its sheer size so magnificent that it could take the breath away from anyone who saw it.
This was the bandit's lair. This was where Xue Wei's and his friends' first real battle in Yan Dalu would be held.
Looking at the magnificent sight, Xue Wei felt his blood boil. Thinking about having to fight against an expert a whole realm and one layer above himself made his blood run cold, but at the same time it also made him excited.
He could not wait to see what the Qi levels of this world were like. Was that Primordial Beast really as dangerous as they said? He wanted to find out, but he also knew that he was likely to be seriously injured, if not dead, if he underestimated his enemy.
When the many experts looked at Xue Wei, they saw a bloodcurdling smile on his face, a smile that made them shiver.
This bloodthirst that suddenly seeped out from Xue Wei was quickly spreading amongst the many experts that were traveling with him. At first, they were slightly frightened, but soon it affected them into releasing their own killing intent.
The battle was beginning!