Chapter 345: Chapter 294: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land
"Boss, are these people really worth robbing?"
On the distant sand dunes, a bandit was whispering to his leader.
"They aren’t carrying any goods, just three people and a dog. Plus, one of them is armed and looks like a warrior... Do we really need to rob them?"
"Nonsense, if we don’t rob them, who do we rob?"
The bandit leader sneered.
"Even the smallest piece of meat must be eaten. That’s what we should do, not to mention their clothes, the cut, the fabric... Just these clothes are already worth quite a bit, not to mention the weapons they’re carrying. As for the dog, it can be eaten. Isn’t it worth robbing them?"
The bandit who raised the question said nothing more, obviously agreeing with this idea. This is why the leader can be the leader; those eyes able to spot value are not something ordinary people possess.
"But the problem is that warrior..."
The bandit was still somewhat hesitant, as the warrior carrying a weapon seemed excessively strong, a head taller than ordinary people, standing there like a Little Giant. Is such a warrior really easy to take down?
"And, Boss, have you noticed that these three people and a dog dared to come out of the desert? It already shows they have some skill. In this situation, is it really wise to act?"
"So what if they have skills?"
The bandit leader sneered again.
"We have more people!"
Saying this, the bandit leader pointed around him.
On the sand dune, there lay over a hundred bandits, each wielding sticks for robbery, like hungry jackals.
Having over a hundred subordinates with him gives the bandit leader confidence to rob anyone—even though a hundred against three is somewhat bullying, but as bandits, isn’t bullying what they want?
Overpower the weak and deprive them of everything, that’s what bandits do and their way of living.
"Hand over everything! Or die here!"
Shouting this, the bandit leader shot an arrow.
Technically, this kind of call is useless, as there’s a warrior among the three and a fight is inevitable, but what if the opponents are secretly afraid?
Even if strong and armed, they might not want to fight. Many targets of robbery prefer to resolve disputes peacefully—but that’s what the bandits want. If there’s no fight, then the bandits can act as they please, whether taking possessions or killing, the initiative is all with the bandits.
"So what if you’re big... What can you do?"
Watching as dozens of arrows followed his, pinning the yellow dog in the distance into a sieve, the bandit leader grinned fiendishly.
"Will you be afraid? Will you be terrified? You’re alone, how many people can you fight... Huh?"
The bandit leader suddenly felt something was wrong.
Because, in his sight, the three people in the distance also revealed smiles.
Even the yellow dog pinned into a sieve by dozens of arrows seemed to smile.
For the first time, the bandit leader saw what could be called a smile on a dog’s face.
"What are they smiling about?"
The bandit leader was momentarily dazed.
He was smiling because he was the one robbing, he would take everything, so of course, he smiled—but why are those being robbed smiling? What’s funny about this situation?
But soon, the bandit leader couldn’t smile anymore.
Because those three people and a dog were charging forward against the wind, sand, and rain of arrows.
Facing sharp arrows, yet the faces of those three people and the dog showed no fear, even the dog pinned full of arrows ran wildly—another bandit drew his bow and shot at the dog, but this time, the yellow dog easily dodged the fierce arrow.
"This dog can dodge arrows?"
The bandit leader felt his mind couldn’t comprehend.
If the dog can dodge arrows, why was it shot into a sieve? But what’s more absurd is, why can a dog dodge arrows?
But the strange thing is, this absurd situation appeared right in front of him.
If a dog can dodge arrows, people certainly can. Facing about twenty archers’ shooting, those three seemed to stroll forward, easily dodging the incoming sharp arrows—their casual steps were less like evading and more like strolling.
Something is wrong, this is not an opponent to be dealt with using arrows.
"Close combat! Use melee weapons!"
As the bandit leader shouted, he drew a heavy bronze falchion, and the other bandits also drew their swords, spears, and sticks—unable to take them down with arrows, they might not fare well in close combat either, but this was their only way to fight back now, the only way they could survive.
Yes, fight back, though they were the robbers, once those three and a dog charged at them, they inexplicably felt they were the ones being robbed.
However, what would be robbed from them wasn’t just money, but also their lives, everything they had.
So, fighting back was necessary, was the only option.
It’s quite tricky, they couldn’t escape now.
Just three people and a dog made them feel surrounded, though the surrounding desert stretched endlessly, they couldn’t get anywhere—run anywhere and they’d be caught, being alone would mean death, at this moment they had become trapped beasts, a group of cornered prey.
"Kill!!"
The bandit leader swung his falchion, rallying loudly, watching as his fellow bandits rushed forward first.
Yet facing the desperate charge from the bandits, the warrior, who looked like a Little Giant, didn’t even reach for the handle of the weapon behind him.
Just simply, three punches and two kicks.
It’s something the bandit leader couldn’t understand; he couldn’t imagine, just three punches, and two kicks, could take down over thirty armed bandits—one encounter reduced their numbers by a third, the bandits ready to fight immediately scattered and fled.
But, two legs still couldn’t outrun four legs.
That yellow dog, full of arrows, precisely intercepted every running bandit.
"Ah, I’m beginning to enjoy this job a bit."
While saying this, Du Chengfeng single-handedly lifted the pretending-to-be-dead bandit leader from the sand.
"These robbers are better at finding people than us, always getting help from them is a bit embarrassing... So,"
Holding the bandit leader aloft with one hand, Du Chengfeng looked into his eyes.
"Tell me where is this place, what’s around, what people, and everything you know."
"Woo woo woo woo—"
The bandit leader struggled hard, seeming to say something.
"Woo woo woo woo—"
Du Chengfeng could confirm that the bandit leader was indeed saying something.
But the problem was, he could not understand a single word.
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