Bang!
The yellow earth trembled slightly.
Jiang Dali stepped forward, his body shooting out like an arrow. He threw a punch accompanied by a low boom of compressed air, his entire presence fierce and terrifyingly murderous.
"What a fierce man!"
The figure fleeing ahead after being struck by a dart jolted in alarm. With a shout, he lunged forward, his clothes rustling loudly as his body twisted strangely like a swimming fish, suddenly appearing at Jiang Dali's side. Both hands shot out like crane beaks, viciously striking at Jiang Dali's acupoints.
"Courting death!"
A cold gleam flashed from Jiang Dali's eyes. With a furious roar, his muscles, bones, and skin abruptly bulged like inflated tires.
Bang!
His opponent screamed miserably. His two fingers, striking Jiang Dali's body, felt as though they had hit an iron plate fitted with springs, the recoil nearly shattering them.
Before he could retreat, a massive fist tore through the air with an explosive roar.
The man's face changed drastically as he raised an arm to block.
Crack!
Amid the chilling sound of bones breaking, his entire body was sent flying. He crashed heavily to the ground some distance away.
Almost at the same moment, Jiang Dali suddenly turned sideways.
Two crisp clangs rang out.
Sparks flashed repeatedly.
The two darts hurtling toward him at high speed were directly knocked away by the Nine-Ringed Golden Saber on his back.
"Senior Brother!"
A slender female figure swept around the other side of the courtyard wall like a flying swallow, arriving beside the man in an instant.
"Junior Sister, run while you can! This Jiang Dali is too strong. We're no match for him at all. Brother Hu may have already met with disaster."
The man anxiously clutched his broken arm, his expression changing as he growled.
"No, we leave together!" The woman anxiously helped him up, then turned her thin face toward Jiang Dali, hatred filling her eyes. "We're from the Dragon Gate Escort Agency. My father is Du Dajin, chief escort master of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency. If you have the guts, kill us now. Otherwise, let us go."
"People from the Dragon Gate Escort Agency?"
"She's Du Dajin's daughter?"
The bandits and players gathering around, including Second Boss Xiong Ba, were all shocked.
The players immediately became excited.
Damn, the chief escort master's daughter—a proper heroine. Wouldn't it be wonderful to tie her up, lock her in the black prison, and train her?
And from the looks of it, some major Plot Quest had begun?
Dragon Gate Escort Agency—just the name sounded impressive. Was there some conflict between Black Wind Stronghold and the Dragon Gate Escort Agency?
As they thought this, some players immediately began to worry.
The Dragon Gate Escort Agency sounded like a prestigious, upright force, while Black Wind Stronghold sounded like some minor cannon-fodder faction.
Surely they hadn't just joined Black Wind Stronghold only for it to be wiped out by the Dragon Gate Escort Agency?
Just then, Jiang Dali said coldly and calmly, "So what if you're from the Dragon Gate Escort Agency? You climbed into my Black Wind Stronghold without a word and fired hidden weapons at me, yet you still expect to leave safely?"
The woman shrieked, "You bandit leader, my father is coming to deal with you personally this time. Just try touching us!"
"Shut up!" The man immediately stopped her, then looked nervously at Jiang Dali. "Great Mountain Lord Jiang, it was indeed discourteous of us to come uninvited. But this is all a misunderstanding, so please—"
"You shut up too!"
Jiang Dali cut him off and shouted coldly, "Even if Many-Armed Bear Du Dajin came to this stronghold himself, I wouldn't fear him. You two dared cause trouble on my mountain—take them down!"
"Wait!"
The woman shouted coldly and suddenly drew her sword, her willow brows standing upright. "You're merely a bandit leader, yet you dare claim you don't fear my father? Let's see whether you can take ten of my sword strikes!"
"Little girl." Jiang Dali remained calm, his eyelids drooping slightly. "You won't get ten strikes off before me."
"Bastard, take my sword!"
The woman shouted in fury. Her feet slid, and she moved like an agile wildcat, then like a swimming fish. The instant she stepped forward, she suddenly shifted through the trigram positions and changed direction, her sword flashing toward Jiang Dali's Tanzhong Point.
The Tanzhong Point was the middle dantian, the central sea of qi. If pierced by a sword, even the strongest Iron Cloth Skill would be broken, leaving one crippled and severely wounded.
The woman had used an exceptionally sophisticated sword technique from the very first move, striking directly at a vital point.
Seeing the flashing sword light, the players all shouted and cried out, their eyes nearly popping out. Everything before them was a blur of white.
Yet Jiang Dali remained standing calmly in place. Only when the sword light reached him did he suddenly turn sideways. His large hand appeared slow but was actually swift as it shot out, his palm closing like an ox tongue curling grass.
Clang!
The sword was caught in his hand, its blade pinned by his thumb while his other four fingers curled around its edge like an ox tongue.
"What?!"
The woman could not believe it. She tried to twist the blade and sever his palm, but Jiang Dali snorted coldly and abruptly exerted force, borrowing her strength against her.
A sharp metallic twisting sound erupted as the blade was wound and twisted into a horrifying spiral.
The woman's expression changed. Even the arm holding the sword was forced to turn, and her face reddened.
Jiang Dali's palm erupted with immense strength. "Let go!"
Bang!!
The sword trembled violently, then snapped under the enormous force, breaking into several pieces that flew through the air.
"Ah!"
The woman's cheek was sliced open. She screamed as the web between her thumb and forefinger split apart.
Jiang Dali moved, closing in like a fierce tiger leaping across a ravine. He drove a heavy punch into the woman's chest.
Bang!
A dull, violent impact suddenly erupted.
The woman's beautiful face changed drastically. With a "wah," she spat out blood, her body flying away like a rag sack. She crashed heavily to the ground, coughed up more blood, and her face twisted in pain.
"Junior Sister!"
The man cried out in alarm and lunged toward her despite his injuries, his expression furious and agitated.
Jiang Dali calmly withdrew his hand and ordered, "Take them down! Get Many-Armed Bear to ransom them."
"Hahaha, brother, that's a good idea! I was somewhat wary of Many-Armed Bear's reputation before, but now this is perfect. Two fools actually delivered themselves to us as hostages! Hahahaha!"
Xiong Ba laughed heartily and surged forward with a group of bandit underlings.
"Great Mountain Lord is mighty!"
"Stronghold Master is domineering, his divine skill is invincible!"
The players also cheered and shouted, excitedly crowding over.
They had discovered that even beating a dog when it was down counted as a quest, earning them Cultivation Points and Potential Points.
Staying in Black Wind Stronghold was far too wonderful. Just following the Great Mountain Lord around, slacking off and tagging along, already meant enjoying the good life. It could not get any more comfortable.
Watching the two bound members of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, Jiang Dali was somewhat speechless at how brain-dead these natives were.
Before Many-Armed Bear Du Dajin had even appeared, his former subordinate, escort Hu Ling, had come knocking and delivered himself to his death. Now this self-assured man and woman had actually sneaked up the mountain to fire hidden arrows at him and offer up their heads.
Did they really not consider the Black Wind Stronghold Master a BOSS?
But on second thought.
Du Dajin clearly did not know about these two groups of pig teammates offering themselves up. Both groups had acted on their own clever little schemes.
From Hu Ling to this man and woman, they had all underestimated him, the Great Mountain Lord of Black Wind Stronghold.
But neither group had truly been wrong. If he had not suddenly emerged, and Black Wind Stronghold's Great Mountain Lord had still been Xiong Ba, Hu Ling might well have fought Xiong Ba to a standstill.
And if this man and woman joined forces, Xiong Ba truly might not have been able to handle them. Even if he could, he would not have been able to keep them there.
Jiang Dali's expression turned playful as he thought, "So I can't blame these two groups for being too stupid. I can only blame myself for being too strong. I wonder whether Du Dajin will also underestimate me, the Black Wind Stronghold Master?"
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