The Brazen Bandits

"Brother Feng, how about Miss Jenny? Pretty good, right?" Lanz chuckled softly. "Very good." Lin Feng nodded in praise.

Lude, standing nearby, said, "Not only is she great, I've been out here for a few years now and seen my fair share of beautiful women. But Miss Jenny, wow, she's absolutely stunning. Feng, do you have a thing for Miss Jenny?"

Lin Feng was taken aback. He certainly had feelings for Jenny, but he would never admit it.

Lanz gave Lin Feng a knowing look. "Brother Feng, it's normal for strong men to have beautiful women. If you don't seize this opportunity now, you might not have another chance after leaving this caravan."

"You two." Lin Feng was both amused and exasperated. After spending half a day with Lanz and Lude, Lin Feng realized that the two of them were nothing short of a joke.

Of course, most mercenaries know how to entertain themselves, after all, they are a group of people dancing on the edge of a knife, and they might die at any moment. If they didn't know how to entertain themselves, their mental state could easily collapse.

"Miss Jenny and her siblings are out," Lude said in a low voice.

Lin Feng turned his head and saw that, sure enough, Miss Jenny and her brother Keane were walking towards a campfire, and their old servant was standing by the campfire.

The noble boy, "Keane," couldn't resist his curiosity and looked at the Black-Striped Cloud Leopard again.

The Black-Striped Cloud Leopard immediately bared its cold fangs, and Keane was so frightened that he grabbed his sister's hand tightly. Miss Jenny also seemed to sense something and looked in Lin Feng's direction.

Miss Jenny nodded slightly, looking a little embarrassed, and then took her brother to sit down by the campfire.

"Sister, that magical beast is so cool!" Keane's Jingjing eyes were full of longing. "I hope one day I can have a powerful magical beast too."

The old servant beside him chuckled and said, "Young Master Keane, subduing magical beasts isn't that simple. To subdue a powerful magical beast, you must make it truly submit. To make a magical beast submit, you must defeat it head-on. As far as I know, the weakest leopard-type magical beasts are all Seventh-Level Magical Beast. That Lord Feng is a true powerhouse."

"Even the weakest is Seventh-Level Magical Beast?" Keane gasped. "Grandpa Lambert, is that as powerful as you, Grandpa Lambert?"

In Keane's heart, the person he admired most was actually this Grandpa Lambert.

When he and his sister were in the Holy Union, they had no one to rely on. It was all Grandpa Lambert who protected them. If it weren't for Grandpa Lambert, that nobleman in the town would have sent men to kidnap his sister long ago. He personally witnessed his Grandpa Lambert smash the nobleman's guard's shield with a single punch and easily defeat more than a dozen soldiers.

"Me? With my meager skills, someone could easily kill me in one move." Lambert chuckled and patted Keane's head. "Young Master Keane, you'd better be careful when you get to the O'Brien Empire. There are many experts in this world. I can only protect you in a small town, but in a big city..."

"It's alright, this time I'm going to inherit the position of city lord." Keane proudly raised his little head. "Once I become the city lord, what am I afraid of?"

Seeing Keane like this, Jenny happily and affectionately patted Keane's head. "Keane will be a great city lord someday."

"Of course," Keane said confidently.

Gradually, most people went back to their carriages to sleep, with only a few mercenary guards patrolling the area. Lin Feng, on the other hand, sat cross-legged on the ground, his Black Obsidian Heavy Sword resting flat on his knees.

The third level of heavy sword cultivation, "momentum," is something Lin Feng doesn't know how his family ancestors cultivated, but Lin Feng 'Lin Feng method is the same as the one in the original book: the mind and soul resonate with the earth and the boundless wind.

The earth has its own unique Pulsation.

That unique pulsation and rhythm also immersed Lin Feng in it. The wind that fills the boundless world is the most closely related to space. The wind that fills the space is also a key part of understanding "potential".

Immerse yourself in nature, appreciate nature

Under these circumstances, Lin Feng was completely unaware of the passage of time. By the latter half of the night, most of the people in the convoy were fast asleep, with only a few mercenary guards maintaining their vigilance.

"Shh~"

In the dead of night, a cold wind blew, ruffling Lin Feng's hair. Lin Feng abruptly opened his closed eyes and then sheathed the Black Obsidian Heavy Sword behind his back.

"Get up." Lin Feng patted Lude and Lanz twice.

Lude and Lanz were both mercenaries who risked their lives on the edge of a knife; they were heavy sleepers and woke up instantly. Lanz and Lude checked the time—it was only the middle of the night.

"Brother Feng, why aren't you asleep so late at night?" Lude was dissatisfied, but dared not complain aloud.

"Robbers are coming," Lin Feng said casually.

"Oh."

Lude's drowsy eyes seemed to be closing again, but he suddenly opened them, staring at Lin Feng in shock, and said, "Brother Feng, what did you say? The bandits are here?"

"A group of bandits, probably around a hundred strong, is slowly approaching us from about three hundred meters ahead," Lin Feng said directly.

Having thoroughly read "Coiling Dragon", Lin Feng possesses the ability to "predict the future". Moreover, Lin Feng has already reached the Saint Realm, and his spiritual power can easily cover a radius of hundreds of meters around him. Even ants laying eggs cannot escape the perception of Lin Feng's spiritual power.

Lude was terrified.

"Stop standing there like an idiot, wake the brothers up." Lanz was quite calm.

"Oh, I see." Lude immediately went to call out to the mercenaries, while Lanz went directly to remind the mercenary guards on guard.

The mercenaries, who were sound asleep, were naturally unhappy to be woken up in the middle of the night.

"The robbers are here!" Those words alone startled them so much they immediately jumped to their feet.

"Where are the robbers?" The mercenaries, now awake, looked around at the pitch-black surroundings, but there wasn't a soul in sight. They grew increasingly dissatisfied.

The mercenary leader, a bearded man, grabbed Lanz by the collar. "You said there were robbers. Where are they?"

"It wasn't me, it was Brother Feng who said it," Lanz quickly replied.

"Oh?" The bearded man was startled. He hadn't dared to offend Lin Feng, this expert who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, since he hadn't even seen the black panther before. If an expert said this, he certainly wasn't joking.

At that moment, the bearded man also heard very faint, dense footsteps in the distance.

With the bearded man's strength, he had already heard clearly.

"Robbers! Get ready, get ready!" The bearded man's terrifying voice immediately alerted everyone, even waking up many sleeping merchants and hitchhikers.

The nearly one hundred mercenaries lined up in a very orderly fashion.

"Haha, Bearded Malone, I didn't expect you to be so alert. It's been years, you've improved. Looks like a sneak attack won't work, so we'll have to go for a direct assault." A loud laugh rang out, and then figures dressed in black appeared in front of the convoy.

"It's you?" The bearded man's expression changed when he saw the one-eyed blond man at the head of the group.

One-Eyed Snake "McKinley" was quite famous in this lawless area along the hundreds of miles of road. He was known for his ruthlessness and strength.

A baby's cry rang out from the convoy.

"They're robbers!" Many people panicked.

"Quiet!" the bearded man roared. Many people in the convoy immediately organized and arranged for everyone to gather together, and some adults picked up weapons to prepare for resistance.

The bearded man looked at the one-eyed blond man and said, "One-Eyed Snake, don't go too far. How about this, brother, I'll offer you five thousand gold coins. Get out of my way, okay?"

"Five thousand gold coins?" The blond, one-eyed man sneered. "Malone, do you think McKinley is a beggar's den? One word: one hundred thousand gold coins, and I'll let you go. Otherwise..."

All the mercenaries' faces darkened.

100,000 gold coins? They only received 60,000 gold coins in total for this protection mission. If they gave 100,000 to the other party, they would have to pay out of their own pocket. After all, according to mercenary rules, once a protection mission is accepted, even if it involves dealing with some bandits, the mercenary team is responsible for paying.

"One-Eyed Snake, don't go too far. You should be satisfied with five thousand gold coins if you survive." The bearded man gripped his giant axe. "Otherwise, we'll see who's stronger." The bearded man, "Malone," was still somewhat confident. He had fought McKinley before, and their strengths were about the same. He believed that since McKinley hadn't succeeded in his sneak attack, he wouldn't dare to launch a reckless assault.

"That's how it should be, brothers, let's do it!" McKinley suddenly shouted.

Suddenly, a group of bandits, each wielding a weapon and roaring angrily, charged forward. This scene truly astonished Malone.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Both sides' archers drew their bows without mercy, but in this battle of a hundred against a hundred, the effect of a small number of archers was really not significant.

"Malone, die!" McKinley charged forward wielding a sharp longsword, leaping more than ten meters into the air before slashing down at Malone with tremendous force.

Malone also grabbed his giant axe and swung it back defiantly.

With a "hum," the surface of the long sword shone brightly with a dark black light.

"Peng."

Malone felt his hands tremble, and he involuntarily took several steps back.

"You?" Bearded Malone stared in astonishment at the one-eyed McKinley. He knew McKinley's strength well. In a head-on confrontation, his heavy weapons would have the advantage. But now, the opponent actually held the upper hand. This...

"You're right, I've already reached the level of Eighth-level Warrior." McKinley's face was full of pride.

"No wonder you attacked without hesitation." Malone finally understood.

"Boss, there's a beautiful woman here." Suddenly a voice rang out.

McKinley immediately turned his head and saw Jenny, who was panicked and pale. Jenny was frantically protecting her younger brother, and her pitiful appearance was indeed very touching.

"Haha, that girl is mine now!" McKinley immediately became excited.

"Court death!"

Lin Feng instantly drew his Black Obsidian Heavy Sword and slashed at McKinley with it.

"Boom!"

The Black Obsidian Heavy Sword's terrifying weight and force instantly turned the Eighth-level Warrior McKinley into a bloody pulp. His soul was also instantly swallowed by the Netherworld, leaving him utterly dead.