Knight-level Powerhouse

"Black Wind Bandit Group? Who are they?" Yang Feng frowned slightly and followed Steward Liu toward the castle walls.

Steward Liu began explaining the origins of the Black Wind Bandit Group to Yang Feng in detail.

The Black Wind Bandit Group was a bandit group active around Giant Stone City. They were entirely made up of cavalry, swift as the wind and extremely cunning, constantly plundering merchant caravans and villages.

Giant Stone City had sent troops to suppress them several times, only for the Black Wind Bandit Group to defeat them each time. After several failures, everyone learned that Balu, the leader of the Black Wind Bandit Group, was a terrifying powerhouse with the strength of a knight.

Knight was the title granted to powerhouses who cultivated the Knight Secret Method and surpassed the limits of the ordinary human body. An ordinary knight could casually wield a weapon weighing two hundred kilograms. Once clad in full-body Knight Armor, they possessed extraordinary combat power like an impervious tank, unmatched by anyone.

Among the several hundred people of Red Leaf Town, there was not a single Knight-level powerhouse.

The strongest person in Red Leaf Fort was Zhao En, captain of the Red Leaf Fort guards, and he was only an Intermediate Warrior. Without the protection of the walls, a single knight could easily slaughter everyone inside Red Leaf Fort.

Generally speaking, powerhouses with the cultivation of a knight would be recruited by the major nobles. However, some knights fell into banditry and crime for various reasons. Those knights who became criminals were undoubtedly the most terrifying of all.

As Steward Liu described the terror of the Black Wind Bandit Group to Yang Feng, he secretly glanced at the four burly bodyguards beside him, a flicker of suspicion passing through his eyes.

Red Leaf Town was a small, isolated town with few inhabitants. The arrival of strangers would inevitably cause quite a stir. Yang Feng had gone out once and returned with four conspicuously burly bodyguards by his side, naturally arousing Steward Liu's suspicions. However, he also knew that this was a dangerous time, so he did not ask any questions he should not ask.

As soon as Yang Feng reached the walls, he saw more than a hundred fully armed cavalrymen wearing black cloaks and riding fine warhorses charging toward them.

At the head of the cavalry, a warrior clad in heavy Knight Armor from head to toe and riding a horned horse advanced like a tank, radiating a powerful sense of oppression.

Yang Feng looked around the walls for a moment.

There were thirty-six warriors on the walls, including ten archers, eight Elementary Warriors, and only one Intermediate Warrior—the guard captain, Zhao En.

That level of strength was more than enough to maintain order in Red Leaf Town, but against the Black Wind Bandit Group, which had a knight, it was like using an egg to smash a rock—a foolish dream.

The warriors on the wall all turned pale as they watched the Black Wind Bandit Group in the distance. Some of them were even trembling so badly that the hands gripping their weapons shook without pause. If not for the six-meter-high walls protecting them, their morale would likely have collapsed long ago, leaving them unable to fight.

All the warriors of Red Leaf Fort had only experienced public-security skirmishes. They could not possibly compare to the Black Wind Bandit Group's warriors, who had endured countless life-and-death battles. Every member of the Black Wind Bandit Group was an Elementary Warrior, and one tempered through innumerable deadly fights at that. In a one-on-one fight, even Zhao En, Red Leaf Town's strongest warrior, might not be able to kill a single Black Wind Bandit Group member.

The hundred-odd members of the Black Wind Bandit Group soon swept up before Red Leaf Fort like a whirlwind.

Balu, clad in black heavy Knight Armor that covered his entire body, casually dismounted. Through the slit in his visor, he coldly stared at Red Leaf Fort.

The hundred-odd members of the Black Wind Bandit Group also deftly dismounted and stood behind Balu, looking at Red Leaf Fort with mocking expressions.

Without a word of nonsense, Balu drew an enormous Knight Greatsword from his back and strode toward Red Leaf Fort.

Behind Balu, the hundred members of the Black Wind Bandit Group followed him as they charged at Red Leaf Fort.

"Fire! Fire! Kill him! Kill Balu!" Zhao En shouted, his face pale.

The ten archers on the wall desperately fired at Balu.

Ten arrows immediately flew toward Balu like raindrops.

The ten archers were clearly poorly trained. Nine of the ten arrows missed, and only one struck Balu's shoulder before bouncing away.

Balu continued charging straight at Red Leaf Fort like a terrifying tank, completely unaffected.

The sight filled every warrior on the wall with terror, and their morale plummeted. The second volley of arrows did not even graze Balu.

"Impressive! So this is a heavily armored knight. Truly impressive!" Yang Feng watched Balu charge recklessly through the rain of arrows, a trace of admiration flashing through his eyes.

Within a few breaths, Balu reached the base of Red Leaf Fort's walls. A terrifying aura erupted from his body as he stomped hard against the ground. He actually leaped into the air, clearing Red Leaf Fort's six-meter-high wall in a single bound and landing atop it. With a casual slash, he cut a warrior cleanly in half at the waist. Blood sprayed everywhere, and organs spilled out.

The Red Leaf Fort warriors on the wall had never experienced such a bloody battle. At the sight of that horrifying scene, their morale instantly collapsed, and they scattered in all directions.

"Balu! Balu!"

"Balu! Balu!"

Below the wall, the members of the Black Wind Bandit Group raised their weapons and erupted into frenzied, excited cheers.

Balu coldly swept his gaze over the fleeing Red Leaf Fort warriors, then waved his hand. Ropes were immediately thrown down from the wall one after another.

The Black Wind Bandit Group's bandits below grabbed the ropes and climbed up with practiced agility.

Steward Liu's legs trembled. He glanced at Balu, who looked like a god of slaughter, and said in a shaking voice, "My lord, let's run!"

"No matter how skilled you are, one bullet will put you down. A mere knight is nothing but trash in front of guns and cannons!" Yang Feng sneered, drew a 9mm pistol from his waist, aimed directly at Balu, and pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The reckless Balu was struck by six bullets in an instant. The large-caliber 9mm rounds pierced through his heavy Knight Armor and blasted six bloody holes into his body, blood continuously gushing out.

"You actually wounded me! You damned yellow-skinned mongrel! You dared to harm the great Knight Balu! I'll crush your bones inch by inch, then chop you up and feed you to dogs!"

Though Balu had been shot six times, his eyes turned bloodshot, filled with boundless savagery. With an enraged roar, terrifying power erupted from his body, and six bloodstained bullets were forcibly expelled from his six wounds.