Repelling the Attack

Bang, bang.

Wu Ming swept his weapon twice, forcing the other two back. He then took a step forward and thrust his spear.

The last person fighting Sun Wang, who had intended to quickly finish Sun Wang off while he was heavily injured, was now in shock. Wu Ming, along with a few others, had killed one and repelled two in just a few moves. However, Sun Wang, now in a blood-fueled frenzy, was wildly swinging his sword, and the man found himself unable to disengage.

As Wu Ming's spear struck from behind, he could only awkwardly twist to dodge. But facing Wu Ming's spear, even a direct dodge was often difficult, let alone a dodge from behind. This time, his lower back was directly pierced by Wu Ming's spear!

"Good!"

"Haha!"

Seeing this, Sun Wang, covered in blood, grinned and let out a loud laugh.

He had already resigned himself to death that night, but Wu Ming's spear technique was god-like. After powerfully killing several people, even a Second Blood Forging expert had carelessly died by Wu Ming's spear. Furthermore, the attackers surrounding him were now one dead and one heavily injured. He felt an immense surge of satisfaction. Even if he succumbed to his injuries later, he had at least taken a few down with him!

Wu Ming ignored the man he had pierced in the lower back, who was now heavily wounded, and turned back to face the other two. Under the night sky, the moonlight glinted off his spear, casting sharp, cold light. In just a few moves, he killed both of them on the spot!

At this point, Six of the twelve bandits who had night-attacked the pharmacy were now dead, one was heavily injured, and only five remained in the fight.

Without any delay, after consecutively killing several bandits, Wu Ming immediately charged towards the west wing of the building. Ma Liu had already retreated into the building, wielding his Zhanma Blade and relying on the complex environment to barely fend off three bandits, though he too was not lightly wounded.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Wu Ming arrived in a few steps, swinging his spear and drawing the three bandits into the onslaught of his weapon.

Although Ma Liu was in a perilous situation, constantly on the brink of danger, he had already noticed the situation in other parts of the courtyard. Seeing Wu Ming arrive, he let out a "Heh," his eyes filled with killing intent, and swung his Zhanma Blade, cooperating with Wu Ming to attack from both sides.

The three bandits' faces were filled with horror and panic. Their movements became increasingly disorganized. Facing Wu Ming's spear, after only a few exchanges, their throats, chests, and foreheads were pierced in vital spots, and they fell to the ground, dead.

In the main hall.

The two bandits who had been attacking Hu Yong had also long since noticed the commotion behind them. Especially when Liu Chuan had disengaged to attack, only to die by Wu Ming's spear, their hearts sank, and they knew something was wrong.

Although they didn't know how Wu Ming had killed Liu Chuan, there was no doubt that the seemingly youngest junior was the most difficult opponent among the four in the field, even more troublesome than Hu Yong. This was completely beyond their expectations!

"This is bad, let's go!"

Seeing Wu Ming, cooperating with Ma Liu, eliminate the remaining people one by one, the two exchanged glances and made a decisive move. After forcing Hu Yong back with a combined attack, they immediately rushed to the courtyard wall, flipped over, and leaped out of the courtyard.

After all, they were skilled experts of Second Blood Forging. Although the courtyard wall of the pharmacy's backyard was high, reaching seven feet, they easily scaled it. Hu Yong, in pursuit, couldn't catch up. He leaped onto the wall, but could only see two figures quickly disappearing into the darkness.

At this moment, Wu Ming had also finished off the last bandit. He arrived with his spear, used it for leverage to leap, and climbed over the courtyard wall. He cast his gaze into the distant darkness, vaguely looking at the two rapidly receding black figures.

"Don't pursue a cornered enemy."

Hu Yong reached out and stopped Wu Ming.

Wu Ming also had no intention of pursuing them deep into the night. Stopped by Hu Yong, he calmed his breathing and, together with Hu Yong, leaped down from the wall back into the courtyard.

The courtyard was now a mess, with bodies strewn everywhere. The scene was brutal, the blood having almost completely stained the bluestone flagstones of the entire courtyard. Of the twelve bandits who had attacked the pharmacy, only two had managed to escape!

"Brother Wu, excellent spear technique, truly excellent!"

Sun Wang, still covered in blood, staggered over with his sword and spoke to Wu Ming with great satisfaction.

The spear was known as the king of weapons, possessing extraordinary power. At the same skill level, it was often difficult to contend with spear techniques. They were also well aware of Wu Ming's spear skills, which had reached an extremely refined level. The only drawback was his youth; he hadn't experienced true combat. They hadn't expected that in this night's assault, Wu Ming would wield his spear almost divinely, killing or heavily wounding a total of ten people!

Both Sun Wang and Ma Liu had witnessed Wu Ming's actions up close. To them, his spear technique was truly ghost-like, far more refined than when Wu Ming sparred with them. It was almost impossible to resist. If it were them facing it, they admitted they probably wouldn't have lasted more than a few moves before being killed by the tricky and unpredictable spear techniques.

It was no wonder that those martial artists of First Blood Forging were quickly eliminated by Wu Ming, and even one expert of Second Blood Forging had carelessly died by Wu Ming's spear.

While it was uncommon for someone of Second Blood Forging to die at the hands of someone of First Blood Forging, it did happen occasionally. After all, swords and blades have no eyes. Although those of Second Blood Forging had greater strength and tougher skin and muscles, they were still flesh and blood and couldn't withstand sharp blades and spears. Moreover, in the martial world, there were thousands of ways to kill, including poison and hidden weapons, and it was common to capsize in a ditch.

Of course, For Wu Ming to be almost unharmed himself and to directly kill an expert of Second Blood Forging with the sheer subtlety of his spear technique was a very rare situation. If Wu Ming were a "seasoned veteran" over fifty, whose physique could still maintain its peak, the saying "the stick fears the old man" would apply, and such a situation in actual combat wouldn't be considered bizarre.

But Wu Ming hadn't even reached adulthood. Facing such a dangerous situation tonight, being able to remain calm in the face of bloodshed, acting decisively in the midst of life and death, truly made him an exceptionally rare hero among the youth.

If not for Wu Ming tonight, it was likely that no one would have survived!

"Brother Sun, your injuries..."

Wu Ming stood with his spear lowered, looking at Sun Wang, who was covered in blood, and spoke out. Although he had exerted his full strength, the opponents were numerous, and he could only deal with them one by one, unable to cover everything.

"I won't die, it's nothing."

Sun Wang grinned, unconcerned about his injuries. Although he had just experienced a life-or-death struggle, as a martial artist, this wasn't the first dangerous situation he had encountered in his life.

Ma Liu was the same. He tore off a piece of his clothing, temporarily bandaged his wounds a few times, and was unconcerned about his injuries. Only when he looked at Wu Ming did his eyes still hold a trace of awe.

Hu Yong looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, his heart churning.

His strength was actually considered quite high among those of Second Blood Forging. Against bandits like Liu Chuan, he was confident he could kill them one-on-one, but he certainly couldn't finish them off in just a few moves.

He had only caught a brief glimpse of the battle here earlier. He saw Liu Chuan facing Wu Ming, seemingly intending to use his superior realm to suppress Wu Ming and break through directly. However, he failed, his swordsmanship revealed a flaw, resulting in a swift defeat, and Wu Ming seized the opening to kill him with a single move.

While the advantage of spear techniques was certainly a factor, it was more so that Wu Ming's spear techniques were more unpredictable and varied than what he had displayed before!