Chapter 1861: Chapter 1861 Chance Encounter With Garrison Troops
"Defend!"
He Lianxiu ordered her troops to form a defensive line immediately.
"Hahaha, it’s futile!" A young man in the mid-stage of the Third Realm sneered as he approached, flanked by two mid-stage Fourth Realm martial practitioners.
The soldiers around them stepped into view. Most were in the mid-to-late Second Realm, with a few in the early Third Realm.
The two martial practitioners’ Divine Soul powers were much stronger than He Lianxiu’s, allowing them to detect and surround the group early.
He Lianxiu wasn’t worried about the soldiers or the man in the mid-stage of the Third Realm. What concerned her were the two mid-stage Fourth Realm martial practitioners.
These two were beyond what they could handle.
She quickly took out a Sound Transmission Talisman to call for help from Yu Xiaofeng.
"Hey, girl, which unit are you with? How did you end up here?" the man asked.
"Why do you care? Do you own these mountains?" He Lianxiu shot back.
"Oh, feisty, aren’t you?" the man chuckled.
He continued, "These mountains aren’t mine. But this is the border garrison’s territory. We’re in charge here!"
"So what? We’re from the Western Region’s army, too. If you can be here, so can we!" He Lianxiu tried to buy some time.
The young man snickered, "Who can prove you’re from the Western Region? Who knows if you’re spies from the South?"
"And how do you plan to prove that?" He Lianxiu asked.
"Drop your weapons and come with us for an investigation. We’ll let you go once we confirm your identity," he said casually.
"Why should we drop our weapons? Maybe you’re the spy here!" He Lianxiu wasn’t buying it.
"You’ve got some nerve! This is Meng Changxing, the garrison commander’s son! How dare you call him a spy? You’re digging your own grave!" the captain snapped.
"Easy there, don’t startle her." Meng Changxing interrupted him, flashing a grin as he turned to He Lianxiu, "Tell you what, I’ve got my eye on you. Come with me, and I’ll make sure you live comfortably."
"In your dreams! Do you think you can win over someone like me?" He Lianxiu looked at him disdainfully.
"Ha, think you can refuse me?" Meng Changxing sneered. "Think twice. Either your men die here, or you come with me willingly."
He Lianxiu glanced at the golden-armored soldiers and dismissed them with a mock, "You think these guys can take us down?"
Knowing a fight was inevitable, He Lianxiu taunted the soldiers, hoping to provoke them into making the first move and buy time for Yu Xiaofeng to arrive.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang, along with two squads of soldiers, were rushing to their location.
But with the dense forest and mountains, it would take some time for them to get there, despite Helian Xiu having a rough idea of their position.
"Sir, let us Metal Guards handle these pests," the captain requested indignantly.
"Alright then! Since they look down on you, show them what you’ve got. But leave the women alive!"
"Yes, sir!" the captain replied before ordering his soldiers to charge.
The golden-armored soldiers were no pushovers, with their third-tier equipment and weapons on par with He Lianxiu’s men. They were elite troops of the garrison.
Despite their prowess, they were no match for Helian Xiu’s troops’ battle formation.
As the soldiers charged, over thirty of them were taken down by He Lianxiu’s team in a flash. Her group then launched a counterattack, wiping out half of the hundred-plus soldiers in moments and scattering to hunt down the rest.
He Lianxiu seized the opportunity to absorb the Divine Souls of a few soldiers.
"Well, well! Looks like you’ve got some skills! Even the elite Metal Guards couldn’t stand against you!" Meng Changxing exclaimed, shocked at how his strongest soldiers were being decimated.
He began to worry about the background of these invaders.
But now that they had started the fight, Meng Changxing couldn’t let them escape.
"What are you two standing around for? Get in there!" he barked at the two mid-level martial practitioners behind him.
"If you don’t act now, all our Metal Guards will be wiped out!"
But the two martial practitioners didn’t respond.
"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Meng Changxing turned angrily towards them.
He noticed that both practitioners stood still, staring blankly ahead.
"Huh? Are they dead?" Meng Changxing used his Divine Sense to check their vitals and confirm that the two martial practitioners were indeed dead.
He pushed them slightly, and the two collapsed to the ground.
Examining the bodies hastily, Meng Changxing found one had a stab wound in the heart, while the other had no visible injuries.
By then, Helian Xiu and her team had finished off the Metal Guards, including their captain.
"Captain, you and the female soldiers should retreat for now! We’ll cover you!" one of the male soldiers suggested.
"There’s no way I’m letting you die for me. I’m the captain. Besides, with those mid-fourth-level practitioners around, we can’t escape even if we try. If we get captured, remember to give us a swift end!"
Helian Xiu said and drew her blade. She rallied her soldiers and charged back into the fight.
When they returned, they saw Meng Changxing inspecting the wounds of the two fallen practitioners.
He Lianxiu was even more determined not to let Meng Changxing escape upon witnessing those powerful guys defeated.
There was no time to figure out how those martial practitioners had died. He Lianxiu quickly gathered her men and surrounded Meng Changxing.
Meng Changxing finally realized what was happening and knew there was no way to escape.
"I’m the garrison commander’s son! If you kill me, you won’t get away with it either!" Meng Changxing tried to use his father’s position as a shield.
"Kill him!" He Lianxiu ordered her soldiers to attack without hesitation.
Even though Meng Changxing was at the mid-stage of the third realm, he couldn’t fend off attacks from all sides and got stabbed a few times.
But his protective gear was a high-grade Divine Weapon, so the stabs barely scratched him.
"You can’t kill me anyway. How about I leave you my Interspatial Ring and you let me go?" Meng Changxing tried negotiating with He Lianxiu.
"Hmph, there’s no way your protective garment is invincible! Keep attacking!" He Lianxiu remained unmoved.
Meng Changxing was getting desperate, realizing he wouldn’t last much longer at this rate.
"I must take out the leader!" With that in mind, he released his Divine Soul and sent it into He Lianxiu’s Ocean of Consciousness.
At the same time, his clone did the same and followed him into He Lianxiu’s Ocean of Consciousness.
