Too Brutal, Just Like a Villain

"Seeking death!"

"Insolence!"

"A mere Moti Mercenary Group dares to act arrogantly before our Sand Mercenary Group!"

Before Luo Bu could speak, several captains under his command shouted furiously, their Dou Qi surging.

"Xiao Ding, your Moti Mercenary Group may have outside help, but our Sand Mercenary Group is no pushover either. Are you truly determined to fight us to mutual destruction?"

Luo Bu's expression was as dark as water, his attitude resolute.

The Sand Mercenary Group was his life's work. How could he simply hand it over to someone else?

Besides, although he could not see through Hai Bodong's strength, it was not as though he had no cards left to play.

The Mo Clan was one of the overlords of the three northeastern provinces, and First Elder Mo Cheng was an exceptionally ambitious man. Unwilling to let the Mo Clan remain confined to that small corner of the three northeastern provinces, he had begun secretly expanding beyond them many years ago.

Though the Sand Mercenary Group was the foremost mercenary group in Shimo City, it could not have reached its current position without the Mo Clan of Yancheng secretly supporting it.

Over the years, Luo Bu had also handed over a certain amount of resources to the Mo Clan every year in exchange for its protection.

That was why, despite knowing that Hai Bodong was formidable, Luo Bu still refused to surrender.

"Looks like you've made your choice."

Xiao Ding shook his head calmly and looked at Xiao Ce.

"Cousin Xiao Ce, I'm afraid we'll need you to make a move next."

"Leave it to me." Xiao Ce smiled and stepped forward.

Hearing this, Luo Bu instinctively looked at Xiao Ce, his brows knitting slightly.

He had originally thought Xiao Ding would ask that old man to act, yet he had not expected him to send this young man instead.

Although this man's aura was not weak, he should not have reached the Da Dou Shi realm.

Having him act was simply too much of an insult to Luo Bu!

"But that works too. This man's status is likely not ordinary. If I capture him first, I can buy some time and ask the Mo Clan to intervene."

Luo Bu thought to himself as Dou Qi gathered in his hands and feet, ready for him to spring into action and seize Xiao Ce the instant he moved.

Naturally, his plan could not escape Xiao Ce's senses.

"Looks like you've already made your choice."

"That's fine too. It saves us the trouble of persuading you to surrender."

Xiao Ce smiled calmly, but before his words had even faded, a huge pit exploded beneath his feet. His body shot from where he stood, so fast that he seemed to vanish in an instant.

The moment Xiao Ce disappeared, Luo Bu's pupils constricted sharply, his hair standing on end as an intense sense of danger exploded in his mind.

Not good—

That was his only thought at that moment.

Yet before he could react in the slightest, a gale had already slammed into his face, nearly twisting his entire expression out of shape.

A large, well-defined hand was already pressed against his face, its five fingers nearly sinking into his skull as it lifted him bodily into the air.

Shock!

At that moment, aside from Hai Bodong and Xiao Yi Xian, everyone stared dumbfoundedly at the scene before them.

Even though Xiao Ding and Xiao Li knew that Xiao Ce was a Dou Ling expert, they had never seen him fight and had no intuitive understanding of how strong he truly was. The impact now was more overwhelming than anything they had experienced before.

The person Xiao Ce held in his hand was the leader of Shimo City's Sand Mercenary Group, the only Da Dou Shi in Shimo City!

Yet Luo Bu had no ability to fight back whatsoever in Xiao Ce's grasp.

Had the gap between a Dou Ling and a Da Dou Shi truly reached such a terrifying extent?

The members of the Sand Mercenary Group were even more shocked.

Luo Bu had always been the embodiment of strength in their hearts, yet before Xiao Ce, he appeared so weak. Along with their shock came a despairing sense of utter helplessness.

Among the Sand Mercenary Group's crowd, those most desperate and regretful were undoubtedly the members of the Sixth Squad who had previously chosen to surrender, only to defect again at the last moment.

A huge word flashed through Wen Hao's mind: danger. In his heart, he cursed Xiao Ce, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li ten thousand times.

"Damn it, if you'd told me you had this kind of strength earlier, how the hell would I have dared to defect?"

He suspected that the Xiao Ding and Xiao Li brothers had set him up.

Those two brothers must never have intended to let him live from the very beginning. Otherwise, why had they not told him Xiao Ce's true strength?

But it was obviously too late for regrets now.

Wen Hao's mind spun wildly as he tried to figure out how he could keep living!

At the same time.

Luo Bu's eyes bulged, his pupils filled with nothing but terror and regret.

I should never have considered attacking Xiao Ce!

This guy's aura was clearly not even at the Da Dou Shi level, so why was his strength so terrifying?

With strength like this, people would believe he was a Dou Wang!

Could he have deliberately concealed his strength to lure in his prey?

Damn it, did he even need to conceal his strength to deal with a mere Da Dou Shi like him?

Luo Bu roared inwardly, desperately wanting to kneel and beg Xiao Ce for mercy.

But Xiao Ce was violently gripping his face, and he could not even open his mouth to speak. He could only frantically signal to Xiao Ce with his eyes.

I was wrong!

I'm willing to beg!

Please spare me!

Seeing this, Xiao Ce's lips curved upward as he shook his head slightly.

Only now did he know to beg for mercy?

Too late!

With a thought, Xiao Ce held Luo Bu one-handed and slowly swept him in a circle before the Sand Mercenary Group's members, as though displaying him to the crowd. Then his icy voice rang out.

"The Moti Mercenary Group will absorb the Sand Mercenary Group. Those who submit will prosper; those who resist will die!"

Before every member of the Sand Mercenary Group, Xiao Ce grinned, exposing a row of stark white teeth.

"No, don't—"

Through the gaps between Xiao Ce's fingers, Luo Bu's face could be seen, filled with nothing but twisted terror, as if he had already foreseen his fate.

The next second, under Luo Bu's terrified gaze, Xiao Ce's five fingers suddenly clenched!

Bang!

Before everyone's eyes, Luo Bu's head exploded like a watermelon, bursting into pieces.

His body crashed to the ground. The scene was bloody beyond measure, brains splattering everywhere, only to be blocked by an invisible barrier before Xiao Ce.

Shock!

The entire crowd was horrified!

Everyone present, apart from Hai Bodong, felt sick at the sight of such a bloody scene.

The Sand Mercenary Group's members were even paler than death, their faces filled with nothing but terror.

Some even collapsed onto the ground, their eyes unfocused as they lost control of their bowels and bladders.

They looked at Xiao Ce as though their eyes were asking:

Where had this murderous fiend come from?

Too brutal!

In fact, even Xiao Ce could not help wondering at that moment.

Had I looked a little too much like a villain just now?

But judging from the Sand Mercenary Group members' reactions, the effect was excellent.

Even if he left Shimo City later, they presumably would not dare resist Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

Otherwise, several among them were Doushi. While he was here to suppress them, it was fine, but if he left, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's strength might not be enough to stop them from outwardly obeying while secretly defying them.

Afterward, Xiao Ce casually pointed a finger again.

Wen Hao did not even have time to scream before a bloody hole appeared in the middle of his forehead.

After doing all this, Xiao Ce's expression did not change in the slightest. His gaze was imperious as he swept it across the Sand Mercenary Group's members.

"Is there anyone else who wants to resist?"

Dead silence!

Seeing this, Xiao Ce turned to Xiao Ding.

"Cousin Xiao Ding, I've cleared away the obstacles for you. There shouldn't be any problem leaving the rest to you, right?"

"Rest assured, Cousin Xiao Ce. Leave the rest to me!" Xiao Ding abruptly came back to his senses.

He could tell that the Sand Mercenary Group's members had been scared out of their wits. All he needed to do next was make them a few promises, and he was not afraid they would refuse to submit wholeheartedly.