252 Bandit Leaders Charge (1/2)
The bandit's lair had an oppressive air to it. The gates of the fortress were closed, and formations were covering the entire place, prohibiting entrance from the sky.
Many of the multi-eyed experts were puzzled as to what they should do. If the bandits decided to hole up within their fortress, it was likely that there was nothing they could do.
The gate had been fortified with formations that blocked spiritual energy so that it was impossible to just barge in—or so they thought.
There was one thing which the bandits had not taken into account, and that was the fact that all of the students had increased their Qi level to the Ordinary Knight rank, an increase that could not be disregarded.
Even without martial arts, their strength was now more than double what it had been before. If they each used a basic punch infused with Qi, the gate would crumble under the combined attack.
The first to realize this was Xue Wei and a smile appeared on his lips. On top of the gates, there were bandits jeering at them. They all thought that they were safe and that the ones at their gate were incapable of attacking them.
”All of you, show them what physical strength can do!” Xue Wei called out happily and advanced towards the gate, followed by the many experts from the Garden of Shadows.
They all threw out a punch, one at a time, and before all of them could finish their attacks, the gates emitted a cracking sound as they shattered into thousands of pieces of wood that spread through the air.
The bandits on top of the gates were staring with gaping mouths, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
How could these experts suddenly have such strength?! They specialized in spiritual energy, so why on earth were they suddenly so strong?
The bandits were not the only ones in shock. Although those below had gotten used to their newfound strength, they had not seen their actual strength in an attack. So when they saw it, they were floored with amazement.
Their performance had boosted their morale. The faces of the students were filled with smiles and excitement.
As soon as the gate was shattered, all of them rushed inside the fortress. What met them was a horde of bandits. It was clear that when the students had gathered for the final battle, the bandits had done the same and returned to their lair.
Most of these experts had three eyes. There were a few with two eyes, but there were none with four eyes in the entire courtyard of the fortress.
The bandits had the advantage of sheer numbers, but they were inferior in quality
The experts from the academy were all filled with excitement and intent to do battle and they threw themselves into the fighting the moment their eyes locked on an enemy.
The morale was high in the group. Their bodies were capable of withstanding much more damage than before, and they were all eager to display this change in their bodies.
Xue Wei, Lin Xiao, Hei Gou, and Bai Tianyi were all great at mingling with the rest of the academy students and inched closer to their targets, managing to end their lives with simple attacks.
They were all eager to kill as many as possible to increase their own score.
Xue Wei had promised to focus on the leader of the bandit group alongside his friends. The reason was simple: their leader was a Primordial Beast who specialized in Qi.
Although the students had managed to step into the Ordinary Knight with their Qi levels, many of them would have to sacrifice their lives before they would be able to really cause problems for him.
They would need to hold him in place and have someone specialized in soul attacks attack him. As a Primordial Beast, his weakest point would be his soul, but they needed both luck and skills to get that opportunity.
This was why Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Lin Xiao, and Bai Tianyi were chosen as the ones to face him.
The bandit leader was a high ranked Earth Knight. He was higher ranked than the four of them, but they had the highest chance of success in the entire group of bracelet-wearers—even the other Primordial Beasts could not compare to Hei Gou's strength. His physical strength at the ninth layer of the Earth Knight rank was enough to fully challenge the bandit leader.
Unfortunately, one could not immediately judge another's physical strength levels. When they looked at Hei Gou, they could only sense his Qi level, which was at the fourth layer of the Earth Warrior rank, but this was already enough to cause these students to be in awe.
Hei Gou looked so young, but he was already this strong! Even the Primordial Beasts in the academy were stunned by it.
The Primordial Beasts were also stunned by Xue Wei. They could feel a pressure and danger from his body that made them all have an urge to bow down in front of him, but he claimed that he was no Primordial Beast. Then what could he be? What was nobler than a Primordial Beast when it came to the density of bloodlines?
The Primordial Beats were all slightly uncomfortable around Xue Wei, but they also looked up to him. Still, it was easier to just hide away from him than to actually meet and talk with him.
The multi-eyed cultivators could not sense the same pressure that the beasts could, and thus the beasts knew that there was a pressure solely made for the beasts. Was it someone who had power over beasts?
They somewhat hoped this, as they wished for someone to be able to deal with the bandit leader.
”Hey guys,” Lin Xiao suddenly called out, and not only Xue Wei, Hei Gou, and Bai Tianyi listened in, everyone within hearing range had their ears perked up and was ready to listen to what was being said.