Chapter 55: Kill!

  Once out of Lain Province in Golden Leaf Empire, it was equivalent to having walked out of the borders of Golden Leaf Empire.

  Further west is the territory of the beastmen.

  Although it was once invincible and unified all the beastman tribes, the Beastman Empire has been fragmented into four or five parts due to internal strife and is unable to integrate its forces to attack the border of the Golden Leaf Imperial Court.

  However, the chaotic beastmen tribes still occasionally raided the border towns of the Golden Leaf Empire, plundering food and weapons.

  There are even more bandits active on the border, doing things like burning, killing, looting and plundering.

  Therefore, the northwestern border was quite unstable.

  Xiling City is located on the northwest border, and since it's still a thousand miles away from the nearest Golden Leaf Imperial Garrison, but only five hundred miles away from the nearest Beastman tribe, plus the north being the adventurer's paradise of the Barbaric Domain, the chaos here can be imagined.

  At first, the Golden Leaf Empire had appointed several city masters, but in the end, these city masters either retreated or mysteriously died in Xiling City. As a result, the vast Xiling City no longer had an actual governing authority.

  And Xiling City became a gathering place for people from all walks of life, and criminals from various countries and ethnic groups who were extremely evil and wanted to escape capture also gathered here. It can be said that this is the most chaotic city among the surrounding dynasties and more than ten kingdoms.

  The sky had gradually darkened, and the howling north wind was incessant, carrying with it flakes of snow that began to fall.

  "Hurry up, we'll be at Windbreak Valley in ten miles ahead, let's set up camp there." Duanyan urged loudly.

  Duanyan is the leader of the Goth mercenary group, controlling a team of over 1,000 mercenaries, often traveling to the northwest and being very familiar with the terrain.

  This time the Goths offered a high price, so Lone Eye decided to lead the team personally.

  Before long, the merchant caravan arrived at the Windbreak Valley as mentioned by Du Yan. By then, the sky had completely darkened and the snow was getting heavier.

  The sheltered valley is actually two adjacent barren mountains surrounded by a man-made hollow at the foot of the mountain, forming a place to avoid wind and snow.

  At this time, there were already three merchant teams stationed in the Windbreak Valley, and more than a hundred people from various tribes gathered together, including beastmen, dwarves, half-elf hybrids, and even three extremely beautiful pure-blooded elf maidens.

  The one-eyed man directed the caravan to set up camp in an open area, his remaining eye also gazing at the focal point of everyone's attention, namely the three elf girls.

  However, after taking a glance, he didn't dare to have any other thoughts.

  As a seasoned veteran who has been around for many years, with one glance I can tell who can be messed with and who cannot.

  These three elf girls wore clothes woven from some kind of plant, one carrying a magnificent long sword on her back, one carrying a large bow emitting green light, and the last one holding an elf magic wand. The three elf girls surprisingly formed the three professions that fit together seamlessly in the elf tribe - Elf Warrior, Elf Archer, Elf Magician.

  And what made the one-eyed man dare not have any other thoughts was mainly because of the emblem on the spirits' clothes, where a sparkling starry sky was embroidered with magical threads.

  Stars!

  Xīng chén zhǐ refers not to the stars in the sky, but rather to a power's name, one of the three largest powers occupying Xī Líng City.

  Don't look at Xiling City's chaos, but the oil and water here are extremely surprising.

  The surrounding area of Xiling City is home to many ethnic tribes, and the tax on transactions here is only one-third of that in Mengcheng, a border city of the Golden Leaf Empire, so the daily transaction volume is extremely large.

  This is also a supply base for adventurers in the Wilderness Domain of Adventure Paradise, and almost all adventurers will set foot here.

  Moreover, various materials obtained by adventurers are mostly traded here, a city that is simply a commercial kingdom.

  And Starlight has almost all industries, merchant teams need escorts, right? Starlight has a stunningly large elite mercenary corps. You have treasures to sell, right? Starlight has a huge auction house. Need various potions, Starlight has the most complete pharmacy. Going on an adventure needs someone familiar with the terrain to guide you, right? Starlight has professional guides. What? You can't understand those beastmen tribes' languages, don't worry, Starlight has the most professional translators...

  So here people just watch three elves and enjoy the view, no one dares to disturb them.

  The Gothic merchant caravan had pitched camp and was starting a fire to roast some food.

  Although the food eaten outside is all dry rations, in the cold and frozen land, the dry rations are even harder than stones. If not roasted soft, even teeth will fall off.

  The guards ate and laughed together, a rare relaxation since entering the northwest border.

  It's not just the Gothic merchant caravan, the guards of the other three caravans are also very relaxed.

  On such a snowy night, there won't be any bandits appearing.

  At this time, outside the Windbreak Valley was a raging snowstorm. From the start of the snowfall to now, it had not been more than two hours, but the accumulated snow on the ground already reached knee-deep.

  Two hundred and thirty Black Armor soldiers stood like pillars in the blizzard, having shed their ordinary guard attire for formal armor and magical weapons. The snowflakes dancing in the sky could not extinguish the raging flames of revenge burning within them.

  Thirteen ghosts suddenly appeared in front of Qi Bei and said respectfully: "Master, we have already investigated the situation inside the Wind Avoidance Valley."

  After waiting for thirteen, the situation inside was described again. Qi Bei already had a plan in his heart. He called Huo Lie and Tie Tou over, instructed them for a while, then gave a stern order: "Take action, don't leave anyone behind."

  Two hundred and thirty Black Armor Troops split into two groups, with one half silently climbing up the mountain, while the other half charged towards the entrance of the Windbreak Valley.

  "Kill!" A cold word burst out of Qi Bei's mouth.

  Suddenly, two hundred crossbowmen shot a sheet of arrows from the top of the mountain and the entrance, wrapping the entire Gothic merchant caravan's camp inside.

  Immediately, Mo Nuo changed his arrow and shot out a magic arrow with explosive penetration.

  In an instant, wails echoed through the night sky, and blood bloomed like flowers on this snowy night.

  The remaining two merchant teams and travelers gathered in terror, forming a defensive formation.

  "The Imperial Army of the Golden Leaf Empire, capture the traitorous spy from Got! Whoever makes a reckless move will be killed without pardon." A cold voice shook everyone's ears.

  At this time, the Black Armor Army appeared in shape.

  "It's the Black Armor Army!" Someone recognized the standard armor of the Black Armor Army and let out a sigh of relief, as long as they weren't charging towards them it was fine.

  Two hundred and thirty elite Black Armor troops against more than three hundred merchant guards, with Jingang and the hidden Thirteen and Xiaojiu, this is simply a one-sided slaughter.

  The tent of Princess Goth was made of some unknown material and was able to withstand the magical crossbow attacks of the Black Armor Army.

  Inside the camp, Mitsumi's face was filled with regret as she said to Princess Got: "It's all my fault. Zin and Nord, they both escaped, I've ruined everything."

  "Shut up." Princess Gottlieb had no idea what Mimi was talking about. She opened a small box.

  There are two metal tubular objects in the box, as well as a piece of sparkling magic crystal.

  The Gothic princess quickly embedded the magic crystal into the recess of the tubular metal, and saw that the tubular metal instantly flickered with a faint light.

  "Take it, let's rush out." Princess Gotte threw another tubular metal to Mims.

  "I'll protect you even if I die," Mitis said with a resolute expression.

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