Strike with Overwhelming Force! Like Thunder!

The instant Lin Jie turned around, a cloud of white ash filled his vision.

"Ah—!"

The white ash entered his eyes, and a searing pain instantly swept through them, tears bursting from his eyes!

Lin Jie cried out miserably as he staggered backward.

He knew perfectly well—if this was not lime powder, what else could it be?!

Who was so despicable?!

A sneak attack was one thing, but this was downright sinister!

The other three were equally startled by the sight. Turning their heads, they saw a masked figure in black who had somehow appeared behind them!

Thud!

And at that moment.

The black-clad figure suddenly moved, drawing the Horizontal Saber at his waist and slashing toward them!

"Move! Kill him!"

Gritting their teeth, the three men each drew their weapons and charged forward.

Though they had not entered the ranks, they were still border soldiers. They knew very well that if they showed fear at a moment like this, death would be their only outcome!

Clang!!

Yet the black-clad figure's strength was immensely forceful. One man met his blade with a saber, only to cough blood and be sent flying backward.

"What?!"

The other two men's eyes widened. They had never expected this man to be so powerful!

At this moment.

Lin Jie finally regained some of his vision. His bloodshot eyes instantly locked onto the black-clad figure, killing intent erupting from them!

"You dared sneak up on me? I'll butcher you!"

He yanked the Horizontal Saber from his waist, his body turning into an afterimage as he shot forward.

His speed was incredibly fast!

Jiang Bei's eyes narrowed at the sight.

This was clearly the Cloud Shadow Steps Lin Jie cultivated!

Its speed truly was swift.

But speed alone could not kill him!

He suddenly gripped his Horizontal Saber. The entire blade trembled faintly, taking on a layer of scarlet.

Then he stepped forward, his blade lunging out in a furious strike like a charging wolf!

Blood Wolf Saber Technique! Crescent Moon Drinks Blood!

Lin Jie's Horizontal Saber came down in a furious slash at that same moment.

Clang!!

The two blades collided violently, producing an ear-splitting ring of metal.

The next instant, the Horizontal Saber in Lin Jie's hand flew from his grasp.

The tremendous force of Jiang Bei's Blood Wolf Saber Technique shattered the bones in his arm.

His feet staggered uncontrollably backward!

"Ninth Rank... Ninth Rank Great Training?!"

Lin Jie's face instantly went pale.

He had never imagined it.

The person who had ambushed him was actually a Ninth Rank Great Training expert!

When had he ever provoked such a ruthless character?

Could it be the Barbarians?

But that did not seem right either!

This attire did not resemble that of the Barbarians at all. If they really were Barbarians, they would have swaggered right in and started killing. Why bother with masks?

Sanmen Town had already been invaded by the Barbarians. Why would there be anyone else here?

"Wait! You're... Jiang Bei?!"

A thought suddenly exploded in Lin Jie's mind, and he blurted it out in horror.

"What? He's Jiang Bei?!"

"How is that possible? How could Jiang Bei be this strong?!"

The other three men were likewise filled with disbelief.

"Yes! You have to be Jiang Bei!"

Lin Jie's throat bobbed as he became even more certain.

But he had never imagined that while he was plotting against Jiang Bei, Jiang Bei would turn around and attack him instead!

It was not as though he had never considered this possibility beforehand.

But he had not feared it. He had entered Ninth Rank Minor Training years ago, cultivated the Cloud Shadow Steps, and had three other men following him.

Jiang Bei might have killed Tie Muler, but he must have only recently entered the ranks. Half a month ago, Lin Jie had sparred with Jiang Bei as friends, and Jiang Bei had not yet entered the ranks then.

If Jiang Bei dared make a move against him here, he would still surely die!

But he had never expected it.

Jiang Bei was actually at Ninth Rank Great Training!

This was utterly different from the strength he had anticipated!

Ninth Rank Great Training—what a distant realm that was! He was still far from it. When had Jiang Bei broken through?

Half a month ago, Jiang Bei had not even entered the ranks!

Was he some kind of monster?

How could he advance so quickly?!

Yet no one would answer the doubts in his heart.

The next moment, Jiang Bei charged at him once again.

"Quick! Stop him!"

Lin Jie hurriedly shouted.

Gritting their teeth, the other three men charged at Jiang Bei together.

But how could their speed possibly compare to Jiang Bei's?

Jiang Bei clenched his Horizontal Saber and slashed diagonally!

He cleaved one man into two on the spot.

Then one hand abruptly seized the head of the man attacking from his left, and suddenly exerted force.

Crack!

A crisp sound of breaking bone rang out.

The man's skull shattered.

Blood streamed down from his forehead.

Jiang Bei then released his hand, and the corpse collapsed limply to the ground.

The last man was so terrified that his legs went weak. Even with Lin Jie's orders, how could he possibly dare step forward?

Yet as he stood there helplessly, Jiang Bei's hand shot out like a venomous snake, gripping his throat before hurling his entire body into the air.

Jiang Bei's Horizontal Saber followed with a furious downward slash!

Splat!

Blood sprayed everywhere.

The body split into two and fell to the ground.

Three men had been killed in the blink of an eye!

Lin Jie's face was drained of all color. He had planned for the three men to hold Jiang Bei back briefly, then find an opportunity to strike himself.

It might not have been impossible to kill Jiang Bei in return!

But he had never expected it.

Jiang Bei had killed all three with the force of thunder!

He did not dare think further. Activating the Cloud Shadow Steps, he turned and ran.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

But at the instant he turned to flee.

Several throwing darts shot toward him from behind, accurately piercing his abdomen and legs!

His body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground in unbearable pain!

Jiang Bei's gaze was ice-cold.

Both the lime powder and these hidden weapons had been specially prepared for Lin Jie!

This beast had formed a mortal grudge with him. Once he acted, he had to be absolutely certain of victory!

"Brother Jiang... Brother Jiang! Spare me! I don't want that transfer slot anymore. Yesterday, I was blind to my own place!"

Lin Jie lay on the ground, watching Jiang Bei approach. His heart pounded wildly as he begged for mercy again and again.

Where had his earlier arrogance gone?

Even now, he could not accept the fact that Jiang Bei had broken through to Ninth Rank Great Training!

Had he known Jiang Bei had reached Ninth Rank Great Training, even if he had been given ten times the courage, he would not have dared touch Jiang Bei!

But now, it was too late for anything!

"How did you know all the Barbarians were at the temple in the east?"

Jiang Bei stared coldly at Lin Jie on the ground.

He was very curious about this question.

When he had followed them here earlier, he had discovered that these men had also asked Lin Jie about it, but Lin Jie had not revealed anything.

"This... this... I..."

Lin Jie stammered for a long time without managing to form a complete sentence.

Seeing this, Jiang Bei directly drove his Horizontal Saber into Lin Jie's thigh, then gripped the hilt and twisted it continuously.

"Ahhh!!!"

Lin Jie immediately let out a shriek as miserable as a pig being slaughtered.

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Lin Jie hurriedly shouted.

Only then did Jiang Bei stop.

"It was my brother-in-law! My brother-in-law told me! Dingzi Camp had already surveyed Sanmen Town thoroughly and passed the information to me. They planned to make a move here today, so I came up with the plan of killing with a borrowed knife!"

Lin Jie answered.

"As expected..."

Jiang Bei's pupils contracted slightly. He had suspected as much. Lin Jie, merely a soldier of Death Squad Camp, could never have known all of this on his own.

Having a brother-in-law who was a battalion commander was certainly useful.

"Where is your brother-in-law now? When will they come over?"

Jiang Bei continued asking.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Jie said, "He... they should be waiting on a nearby hill right now. I planted one man on the eastern side of town. As soon as he hears the sounds of fighting, he'll fire a signal flare. Then my brother-in-law and the others will charge in!"

At those words, a flash of cold light passed through Jiang Bei's eyes.

Given the number of Barbarians in Sanmen Town, if they fought them, they would surely die without even a burial place in moments.

By the time Lin Jie's brother-in-law and his men arrived, all they would see were their corpses.

Lin Jie's original plan had been to escape amid the chaos and luckily save his own skin!

What a fine little scheme he had worked out!

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