Clang, clang, clang!
The surrounding horse bandits quickly surrounded Bai Ye, wielding their weapons and hacking at him.
However, all their weapons were blocked by the seven-colored sword light, and the crisp sound of clashing weapons was incessant.
Bai Ye suddenly drew his dual pulse guns and pulled the trigger around him.
Bang, bang, bang…
As the gunshots rang out, streaks of azure energy beams continuously shot out in all directions, easily piercing the bodies of the horse bandits.
Scarlet blood splattered everywhere, and the smell of blood in the air instantly thickened.
"Move aside, let me!"
A burly horse bandit roared, holding a Xuanhua great axe, and after driving away the surrounding bandits, he spurred his horse towards Bai Ye.
As Bai Ye watched the opponent approach, he raised the Xuanhua great axe and brought it down towards him.
Then…
Bai Ye moved swiftly, grabbed the handle of the great axe, and with a forceful swing, knocked the horse bandit, his horse, and all to the ground.
With a bang, the warhorse fell, making a loud noise, and dust billowed.
Bai Ye walked to the horse bandit's side, looked down at him, and then aimed his gun at the bandit's head and pulled the trigger.
With a bang!
The bandit's head was hit by the beam, exploding instantly, and blood mixed with brain matter splattered all over the ground.
Bai Ye murmured, "Just ordinary horse bandits?"
Horse bandits were not very powerful; most chosen ones could handle them. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many chosen ones lingering at the Great Wall, joining the Great Wall Guard, and accepting hunting missions from the quartermaster every day.
However, since it was a hidden quest, Bai Ye felt there might be some difference, but it didn't seem special at the moment.
On the other side…
"Brothers, kill!"
The surrounding Chang'an soldiers seemed to see hope. Although Bai Ye was alone, his ferocity was impressive. In the blink of an eye, he had taken down more than a dozen horse bandits, giving these Chang'an soldiers hope that they might survive if they fought hard.
The shouts of killing instantly erupted, and the broken military flag was picked up from the ground and waved vigorously.
Bai Ye looked at the horse bandits and soldiers fighting around him and raised his dual pulse guns.
"No matter what…" Bai Ye aimed forward, pulled the trigger, and said, "I need to complete the mission first."
Bang, bang, bang…
The dual pulse guns continuously charged, and then blue beams of light flew out, blasting the heads of the horse bandits.
About fifteen minutes later, figures reappeared on the ancient road.
Bai Ye looked back. Dozens of chosen ones were rushing towards them, likely the first batch of chosen ones who had received their quests from the quartermaster.
This made the Chang'an soldiers even more excited.
"It's reinforcements from the Great Wall!"
"Reinforcements are here, it's okay, it's okay."
"Brothers, follow me and kill, don't let these horse bandits escape."
…
Soon, with the addition of the chosen ones to the battle, the horse bandits began to retreat.
Although there were quite a few horse bandits, around five to six hundred, they were no match for the chosen ones. The gap in strength was too obvious, exceeding what numbers could compensate for.
However, Bai Ye frowned.
So far, the story seemed to be unfolding in the right direction.
Horse bandits attacked, plundered the supplies, then the quartermaster gave a quest, and the chosen ones killed the horse bandits, recovered the supplies, and received their rewards. It seemed like a happy ending for everyone.
But from Bai Ye's perspective, it was different.
This was supposed to be a hidden quest, yet it only required killing ordinary horse bandits, and it even overlapped with other chosen ones' quests, effectively giving Bai Ye a large group of helpers…
Since when were hidden quests so gentle?
No matter how Bai Ye thought about it, something felt wrong.
"Activate it, quickly, activate it for me!"
"Didn't you hear my order?"
"Hurry, or we'll all die here."
At this moment, a horse bandit leader suddenly started shouting, whipping his horse and directing the surrounding bandits.
The horse bandits responded and quickly rode towards the rear.
In the center of the horse bandits, a huge flatbed cart was placed, covered with black cloth and securely fastened on both sides with ropes.
The horse bandits quickly reached the cart, cut the ropes with their knives, and then pulled off the black cloth.
On the cart lay a giant wooden puppet, about three and a half meters tall. Approaching the puppet's head, a horse bandit took out a glowing square stone and inserted it into a groove in the center of the puppet's head.
The next instant, the wooden puppet's eyes suddenly emitted red light, and then its massive body suddenly sat up.
Bang!
The rising wooden puppet appeared extremely fierce, taking steps forward, bending down, and swinging its arms, instantly sweeping away two chosen ones.
When the two landed, their bodies twisted unnaturally; it turned out that most of their bones were broken, and they were completely dead.
Everyone around was shocked and immediately retreated.
Bang, bang, bang…
The wooden puppet did not stop and began to march forward.
The horse bandit leader instantly became excited and shouted loudly, "Kill, kill them all."
But at this moment…
A figure suddenly darted past the horse bandit leader and appeared in front of the wooden puppet, raising his fist high.
"Phoenix Flame!"
Bai Ye punched forward, a large area of flames burning fiercely around his arm, then transforming into a pillar of fire that shot forward, directly striking the wooden puppet.
The moment the flames engulfed the wooden puppet, Bai Ye clenched his fist in the air.
"Flame Burst!"
Boom!
A deafening explosion suddenly occurred.
A huge fireball exploded, and layers of shockwaves pushed outwards, like ripples.
The wooden puppet staggered from the explosion but quickly straightened up, raising its fist and smashing it towards Bai Ye.
"Teleportation!"
Bai Ye's figure suddenly disappeared and reappeared on the ground.
Looking at the wooden puppet, Bai Ye also became excited.
He knew that a hidden quest couldn't be completed so easily.
It had to be at least this level of challenge to be interesting!
At the same time…
The wooden puppet quickly located Bai Ye, raised its arm, clenched its fist, and again smashed down with a powerful punch.
Boom!
The giant fist hit the ground, shattering it. Spiderweb cracks spread outwards, and large pieces of rock were shaken loose, flinging everyone nearby away!
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